先看1997 年试题：

    Directions:
    A.Study the following set of pictures carefully and write an essay in no less than 120 words.
    B.Your essay must be written clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.
    C.Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below:
    1.Interpret the following pictures.
    2.Predict the tendency of tobacco consumption and give your reasons. (15 points)

    这是近年来第一次出现的图表作文，主题较往年隐含，审题难度加大，需要更加细心。首先还是充分利用文字信息：考题第二条要求提到了tendency of tobacco consumption, 烟草消费趋势；下面的图画、数字及中文也表明，本文主题即“世界烟草消费趋势”。这里有一个误区：第二组图画配上数字，形象具体，使人深感吸烟危害之大，提笔之后容易批评起吸烟的害处，而忽视对数椐的理解，不知不觉离题远去。因此，一旦确定了主题就要紧紧围绕着它去写，不为其他因素干扰。此外，对首段的描述不能只停留在图画、数字的表面，要发掘内涵。比如柱状图数字显示，烟草消费94年143.64亿磅，95年是142亿磅，说明有下降趋势。

    参考作文：

    Smokers appear everywhere, in the streets, shops, even on college campuses. There are 5.8 billion people in the world, among which about 1.1 billion are smokers, making up 20 percent of the world’s total population.

    Smoking is very harmful. It consumes a great deal of money. As is shown in the pictorial graph, smoking takes up 200 billion dollars around the world each year. Moreover, smoking does harm to the health of smokers, and it is the principal cause of lung cancer. About 3 million people die because of the relevant diseases resulting from smoking every year.

    Because more and more people are aware of the harm to humans, the amount of tobacco consumption is on the decrease. From the following figures we can clearly see the tendency. The total amount of the world’s tobacco production added up to 14.364 billion pounds in 1994, but it dropped to 14.2 billion pounds in 1995. At the same time, many countries call on people to give up smoking. So it is certain that the number of smokers is to decrease in the years to come.

    再看1993 年试题：

    Directions:
    A. Title: ADVERTISEMENT ON TV 
    B. Time limit: 40 minutes
    C.  Word limit: 120 — 150 words (not including the given opening sentence)
    D. Your composition should be based on the outline below and should start with the given opening sentence: “Today more and more advertisements are seen on the TV screen.”

    OUTLINE:
    1. Present state 
    2. Reasons 
    3. My comments  (15 points)

    这一年作文所给提纲较笼统，留出较多的发挥空间，但能否发挥好也是挑战：广告多了是好还是不好，作者需要根据自己的认识来判断。

    这种题材容易写偏题。按照一般人的印象，电视上的广告是多而滥，审题不仔细的人可能一上来凭直觉就批评广告太多，破坏了电视节目的连贯和整体效果，有些产品广告还会误导消费者等等。但文章主题却是“分析电视广告多的现象”，评论也是在此之后的事。根据篇首句和提纲，第一段应描述电视广告多，多到什么程度。第二段分析广告越来越多的原因，比如厂家要推销产品，电台要营利，百姓也需要了解产品便于购物。最后一段才发表自己见解，广告多是好还是不好，理由是什么。

    参考作文：

    Today more and more advertisements are seen on the TV screen. It is difficult to find a program without insertion of ads on TV. Food, clothes, books and so on are presented on television. From time to time, we can also see some public welfare ads, appealing to people to protect the environment. No matter you like it or not, TV advertisement has become an efficient means of information dissemination in our market economy.

    There are several reasons contributing to this increasingly prosperous advertisement industry. Because of the rapid development of economy, many manufacturers have realized the important role of advertisements in that they can stimulate production and win the market. In our competitive society consumers usually have the choice of several brands of the same product. Moreover, some advertisements are so attractive that they can not only provide lots of first-hand information about new products, but also channel the viewer to the pleasure of watching TV.

    As we know every coin has two sides, so does the advertisement on TV. For one thing, high quality TV advertisements bring the viewers not only vast information but also sensuous enjoyment. For another thing, too many advertisements in low quality may spoil both the TV program and viewers mood. However, the viewer has the right to switch the channel if he does not like the program.