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1、Chart1*Averageannualexpendituresoncellphoneandrescdentialphoneservices,2001-2010SOURClUSBureauofLborSUtistics.ConsumerExpenditureSurveyThelinegraphcomparesaverageyearlyspendingbyAmericansonmobileandlandlinephoneservicesfrom2001to2010.Itisclearthatspendingonlandlinephonesfellsteadilyoverthe10-yearper

2、iod,whilemobilephoneexpenditurerosequickly.Theyear2006marksthepointatwhichexpenditureonmobileservicesovertookthatforresidentialphoneservices.In2001,USconsumersspentanaverageofnearly$700onresidentialphoneservices,comparedtoonlyaround$200oncellphoneservices.Overthefollowingfiveyears,averageyearlyspend

3、ingonlandlinesdroppedbynearly$200.Bycontrast,expenditureonmobilesrosebyapproximately$300.Intheyear2006,theaverageAmericanpaidoutthesameamountofmoneyonbothtypesofphoneservice,spendingjustover$500oneach.By2010,expenditureonmobilephoneshadreachedaround$750,whilethefigureforspendingonresidentialservices

4、hadfallentojustoverhalfthisamount.NymphitkhlHa3iinits齡itsThediagramillustratesthevariousstagesinthelifeofahoneybee.Wecanseethatthecompletelifecyclelastsbetween34and36days.Itisalsonoticeablethattherearefivemainstagesinthedevelopmentofthehoneybee,fromeggtomatureadultinsect.Thelifecycleofthehoneybeebeg

5、inswhenthefemaleadultlaysanegg;thefemaletypicallylaysoneortwoeggsevery3days.Between9and10dayslater,eachegghatchesandtheimmatureinsect,ornymph,appears.Duringthethirdstageofthelifecycle,thenymphgrowsinsizeandshedsitsskinthreetimes.Thismoultingfirsttakesplace5daysaftertheegghatches,then7dayslater,andag

6、ainanother9dayslater.Afteratotalof30to31daysfromthestartofthecycle,theyoungadulthoneybeeemergesfromitsfinalmoultingstage,andinthespaceofonly4daysitreachesfullmaturity.(169words,band9)(EE)co一登dwffdJAMFEBMAR*PAMAYJSJUL4UGS£POCThOVDECMonthMonthlyT«mp«mur*intiPreWThechartcomparesaveragefi

7、guresfortemperatureandprecipitationoverthecourseofacalendaryearinKolkata.ItisnoticeablethatmonthlyfiguresforprecipitationinKolkatavaryconsiderably,whereasmonthlytemperaturesremainrelativelystable.RainfallishighestfromJulytoAugust,whiletemperaturesarehighestinAprilandMay.BetweenthemonthsofJanuaryandM

8、ay,averagetemperaturesinKolkatarisefromtheirlowestpointataround20Ctoap&akofjustover30C.Avergerainfallinthecityalsorisesoverthesameperiod,fromapproximately20mmofraininJanuaryto100mminMay.Whiletemperaturesstayroughlythesameforthenextfourmonths,theamountofrainfallmorethandoublesbetweenMayandJune.Fi

9、guresforprecipitationremainabove250mmfromJunetoSeptember,peakingataround330mminJuly.Thefinalthreemonthsoftheyearseeadramaticfallinprecipitation,toalowofabout10mminDecember,andasteadydropintemperaturesbacktotheJanuaryaverage.(173words,band9)PostedbySimoninIELTSThechartsbelowshowthemainreasonsforstudy

10、amongstudentsofdifferentagegroupsandtheamountofsupporttheyreceivedfromemployers.utikf2b26-J930-394049over49Af*MjpfMirhbyM(eEiip(liim.-flffundhHpwithfed)Thebarchartscomparestudentsofdifferentagesintermsofwhytheyarestudyingandwhethertheyaresupportedbyanemployer.Itisclearthattheproportionofstudentswhos

11、tudyforcareerpurposesisfarhigheramongtheyoungeragegroups,whiletheoldeststudentsaremorelikelytostudyforinterest.Employersupportismorecommonlygiventoyoungerstudents.Around80%ofstudentsagedunder26studytofurthertheircareers,whereasonly10%studypurelyoutofinterest.Thegapbetweenthesetwoproportionsnarrowsas

12、studentsgetolder,andthefiguresforthoseintheirfortiesarethesame,atabout40%.Studentsagedover49overwhelminglystudyforinterest(70%)ratherthanforprofessionalreasons(lessthan20%).Justover60%ofstudentsagedunder26aresupportedbytheiremployers.Bycontrast,the30-39agegroupisthemostself-sufficient,withonly30%bei

13、nggiventimeoffandhelpwithfees.Thefiguresriseslightlyforstudentsintheirfortiesandforthoseaged50ormore.(178words,band9)Incidentandiniuriesper100MiltionPMTf2002Thebarchartcomparesthenumberofincidentsandinjuriesforevery100millionpassengermilestravelledonfivedifferenttypesofpublictransportin2002.Itisclea

14、rthatthemostincidentsandinjuriestookplaceondemand-responsevehicles.Bycontrast,commuterrailservicesrecordedbyfarthelowestfigures.Atotalof225incidentsand173injuries,per100millionpassengermilestravelled,tookplaceondemand-responsetransportservices.Thesefigureswerenearlythreetimesashighasthoseforthesecon

15、dhighestcategory,busservices.Therewere76incidentsand66peoplewereinjuredonbuses.Railservicesexperiencedfewerproblems.Thenumberofincidentsonlightrailtrainsequalledthefigurerecordedforbuses,butthereweresignificantlyfewerinjuries,atonly39.Heavyrailservicessawlowernumbersofsucheventsthanlightrailservices

16、,butcommuterrailpassengerswereevenlesslikelytoexperienceproblems.Infact,only20incidentsand17injuriesoccurredoncommutertrains.(165words,band9)Proportionofpopulationaged65andoverJapanSwedenUSAThelinegraphcomparesthepercentageofpeopleaged65ormoreinthreecountriesoveraperiodof100years.Itisclearthatthepro

17、portionofelderlypeopleincreasesineachcountrybetween1940and2040.Japanisexpectedtoseethemostdramaticchangesinitselderlypopulation.In1940,around9%ofAmericanswereaged65orover,comparedtoabout7%ofSwedishpeopleand5%ofJapanesepeople.TheproportionsofelderlypeopleintheUSAandSwedenrosegraduallyoverthenext50yea

18、rs,reachingjustunder15%in1990.Bycontrast,thefiguresforJapanremainedbelow5%untiltheearly2000s.Lookingintothefuture,asuddenincreaseinthepercentageofelderlypeopleispredictedforJapan,withajumpofover15%injust10yearsfrom2030to2040.By2040,itisthoughtthataround27%oftheJapanesepopulationwillbe65yearsoldormor

19、e,whilethefiguresforSwedenandtheUSAwillbeslightlylower,atabout25%and23%respectively.(178words,band9)Ptreentageofnalioialconsumerexpenditureb)category-2002Thetableshowspercentagesofconsumerexpenditureforthreecategoriesofproductsandservicesinfivecountriesin2002.Itisclearthatthelargestproportionofconsu

20、merspendingineachcountrywentonfood,drinksandtobacco.Ontheotherhand,theleisure/educationcategoryhasthelowestpercentagesinthetable.Outofthefivecountries,consumerspendingonfood,drinksandtobaccowasnoticeablyhigherinTurkey,at32.14%,andIreland,atnearly29%.Theproportionofspendingonleisureandeducationwasals

21、ohighestinTurkey,at4.35%,whileexpenditureonclothingandfootwearwassignificantlyhigherinItaly,at9%,thaninanyoftheothercountries.ItcanbeseenthatSwedenhadthelowestpercentagesofnationalconsumerexpenditureforfood/drinks/tobaccoandforclothing/footwear,atnearly16%andjustover5%respectively.Spainhadslightlyhi

22、gherfiguresforthesecategories,butthelowestfigureforleisure/education,atonly1.98%.Globalvvaterusebysector1900191019Z91530IW195019W19TO1TOO19K1加WitrrrodtuniptkninBnuitandCODaId2<MM)CoantnPfrpkibfelion.IrHgalrdUodWHlrrc&nptioapct口中Brazil176milfion359m、jDemwRticRepublicOfCongo1山一,-1$9nulltonJThec

23、hartscomparetheamountofwaterusedforagriculture,industryandhomesaroundtheworld,andwateruseinBrazilandtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Itisclearthatglobalwaterneedsrosesignificantlybetween1900and2000,andthatagricultureaccountedforthelargestproportionofwaterused.Wecanalsoseethatwaterconsumptionwasconsidera

24、blyhigherinBrazilthanintheCongo.In1900,around500km3ofwaterwasusedbytheagriculturesectorworldwide.Thefiguresforindustrialanddomesticwaterconsumptionstoodataroundonefifthofthatamount.By2000,globalwateruseforagriculturehadincreasedtoaround3000km3industrialwaterusehadrisentojustunderhalfthatamount,anddo

25、mesticconsumptionhadreachedapproximately500km3Intheyear2000,thepopulationsofBrazilandtheCongowere176millionand5.2millionrespectively.WaterconsumptionperpersoninBrazil,at359m3wasmuchhigherthanthatintheCongo,atonly8m3andthiscouldbeexplainedbythefactthatBrazilhad265timesmoreirrigatedland.(184words,band

26、9)PcceiiEagechangeinhouiepricesinfivecities1990-2002comparedwith1989)990-199519942002avenge:averageBA-»>i<to，.LNew'hrli(lSA)Madrid(Sp;un)巨Tokyo(Japan)FnnkAirt(Germany)LoMon(UK)Thebarchartcomparesthecostofanaveragehouseinfivemajorcitiesoveraperiodof13yearsfrom1989.Wecanseethathousepric

27、esfelloverallbetween1990and1995,butmostofthecitiessawrisingpricesbetween1996and2002.Londonexperiencedbyfarthegreatestchangesinhousepricesoverthe13-yearperiod.Overthe5yearsafter1989,thecostofaveragehomesinTokyoandLondondroppedbyaround7%,whileNewYorkhousepriceswentdownby5%.Bycontrast,pricesrosebyappro

28、ximately2%inbothMadridandFrankfurt.Between1996and2002,Londonhousepricesjumpedtoaround12%abovethe1989average.HomebuyersinNewYorkalsohadtopaysignificantlymore,withpricesrisingto5%abovethe1989average,buthomesinTokyoremainedcheaperthantheywerein1989.ThecostofanaveragehomeinMadridrosebyafurther2%,whilepr

29、icesinFrankfurtremainedstable.(165words)ThetablegivesinformationaboutpovertyratesamongsixtypesofhouseholdinAustraliaintheyear1999.FamilytypePropcruonpe-opkfromeachhouseholdtypeIhvinginpovertysingle哪dperson6%54.000)郵dcoup恤4%48.000)single,nochildren19%(359.000)couplebnochildren7%(21LOGO)soleparent21%c

30、ouplewichchildren12%933.000)allhouseholds11%(1337,000)Itisnoticeablethatlevelsofpovertywerehigherforsinglepeoplethanforcouples,andpeoplewithchildrenweremorelikelytobepoorthanthosewithout.Povertyrateswereconsiderablyloweramongelderlypeople.Overall,11%ofAustralians,or1,837,000people,werelivinginpovert

31、yin1999.Agedpeopleweretheleastlikelytobepoor,withpovertylevelsof6%and4%forsingleagedpeopleandagedcouplesrespectively.Justoveronefifthofsingleparentswerelivinginpoverty,whereasonly12%ofparentslivingwithapartnerwereclassedaspoor.Thesamepatterncanbeseenforpeoplewithnochildren:while19%ofsinglepeopleinth

32、isgroupwerelivingbelowthepovertyline,thefigureforcoupleswasmuchlower,atonly7%.(150words,band9)Themapshowstwopotentiallocations(S1andS2)foranewsupermarketinatowncalledGarlsdon.LTownCcnire(natraffic£Ofie>oahlxuon嘴55*00b:|CounlryidciHmisingIikIuio1Mrimrmdk25-kniK©Crmidnopopulralinn20*f<

33、MM>16kmcoDran訝onpipiilniimiI5JW1ThemaindifferencebetweenthetwositesisthatS1isoutsidethetown,whereasS2isinthetowncentre.Thesitescanalsobecomparedintermsofaccessbyroadorrail,andtheirpositionsrelativetothreesmallertowns.Lookingattheinformationinmoredetail,S1isinthecountrysidetothenorthwestofGarlsdon

34、,butitisclosetotheresidentialareaofthetown.S2isalsoclosetothehousingarea,whichsurroundsthetowncentre.TherearemainroadsfromHindon,BransdonandCransdontoGarlsdontowncentre,butthisisanotrafficzone,sotherewouldbenoaccesstoS2bycar.Bycontrast,S1liesonthemainroadtoHindon,butitwouldbemoredifficulttoreachfrom

35、BransdonandCransdon.BothsupermarketsitesareclosetotherailwaythatrunsthroughGarlsdonfromHindontoCransdon.Amount呻柑onccns-umtThebarchartcomparesconsumerspendingonsixdifferentitemsinGermany,Italy,FranceandBritain.ItisclearthatBritishpeoplespentsignificantlymoremoneythanpeopleintheotherthreecountriesonal

36、lsixgoods.Ofthesixitems,consumersspentthemostmoneyonphotographicfilm.PeopleinBritainspentjustover£170,000onphotographicfilm,whichisthehighestfigureshownonthechart.Bycontrast,Germanswerethelowestoverallspenders,withroughlythesamefigures(justunder£150,000)foreachofthesixproducts.Thefiguresfo

37、rspendingontoyswerethesameinbothFranceandItaly,atnearly£160,000.However,whileFrenchpeoplespentmorethanItaliansonphotographicfilmandCDs,Italianspaidoutmoreforpersonalstereos,tennisracquetsandperfumes.TheamountspentbyFrenchpeopleontennisracquets,around£145,000,isthelowestfigureshownonthechar

38、t.TTlcrm?!t)V'd>ngmiEcr也Ventilation*storedhclremovednihtCoo)Climate&Lnrdingmceril-healstooge*hrTsuNationheatlossroducsierkHiroo!5時岫XSUTLWarmChmateThediagramsshowhowhousedesignsdifferaccordingtoclimate.Themostnoticeabledifferencebetweenhousesdesignedforcoolandwarmclimatesisintheshapeofther

39、oof.Thedesignsalsodifferwithregardtothewindowsandtheuseofinsulation.Wecanseethatthecoolclimatehousehasahigh-angledroof,whichallowssunlighttoenterthroughthewindow.Bycontrast,theroofofthewarmclimatehousehasapeakinthemiddleandroofoverhangstoshadethewindows.Insulationandthermalbuildingmaterialsareusedin

40、coolclimatestoreduceheatloss,whereasinsulationandreflectivematerialsareusedtokeeptheheatoutinwarmclimates.Finally,thecoolclimatehousehasonewindowwhichfacesthedirectionofthesun,whilethewarmclimatehousehaswindowsontwosideswhichareshadedfromthesun.Byopeningthetwowindowsatnight,thehousedesignedforwarmcl

41、imatescanbeventilated.(162words,band9)Thepictureillustratesthewayinwhichwaterpassesfromoceantoairtolandduringthenaturalprocessknownasthewatercycle.Threemainstagesareshownonthediagram.Oceanwaterevaporates,fallsasrain,andeventuallyrunsbackintotheoceansagain.Beginningattheevaporationstage,wecanseethat8

42、0%ofwatervapourintheaircomesfromtheoceans.Heatfromthesuncauseswatertoevaporate,andwatervapourcondensestoformclouds.Atthesecondstage,labelled'precipitationdiagram,waterfallsasrainorsnow.Atthethirdstageinthecycle,rainwatermaytakevariouspaths.Someofitmayfallintolakesorreturntotheoceansvia'surfa

43、cerunoff'.Otherwise,rainwatermayfilterthroughtheground,reachingtheimperviouslayeroftheearth.Saltwaterintrusionisshowntotakeplacejustbeforegroundwaterpassesintotheoceanstocompletethecycle.(156words,band9)Thefirstpictureshowsthelayoutofanartgallery,andthesecondshowssomeproposedchangestothegallerys

44、pace.Itisclearthatsignificantchangeswillbemadeintermsoftheuseoffloorspaceinthegallery.Therewillbeacompletelynewentranceandmorespaceforexhibitions.Atpresent,visitorsenterthegallerythroughdoorswhichleadintoalobby.However,theplanistomovetheentrancetotheParkinsonCourtsideofthebuilding,andvisitorswillwal

45、kstraightintotheexhibitionarea.Inplaceofthelobbyandofficeareas,whichareshownontheexistingplan,thenewgalleryplanshowsaneducationareaandasmallstoragearea.Thepermanentexhibitionspaceintheredevelopedgallerywillbeabouttwiceaslargeasitisnowbecauseitwilloccupytheareathatisnowusedfortemporaryexhibitions.The

46、rewillalsobeanewroomforspecialexhibitions.Thisroomisshowninredontheexistingplanandisnotcurrentlypartofthegallery.(178words,band9)Thetableshowsdataabouttheundergroundrailnetworksinsixmajorcities.UndergroundRailwaysSystemsCityDateopened如翩ofroutePassengersperyear(inmillions)London1063394775Paris1900199

47、1191Tokyo1927|1551927WashingtonDC1976126144Kyoto19811145LosAngeles20012050Thetablecomparesthesixnetworksintermsoftheirage,sizeandthenumberofpeoplewhousethemeachyear.Itisclearthatthethreeoldestundergroundsystemsarelargerandservesignificantlymorepassengersthanthenewersystems.TheLondonundergroundistheo

48、ldestsystem,havingopenedin1863.Itisalsothelargestsystem,with394kilometresofroute.Thesecondlargestsystem,inParis,isonlyabouthalfthesizeoftheLondonunderground,with199kilometresofroute.However,itservesmorepeopleperyear.Whileonlythirdintermsofsize,theTokyosystemiseasilythemostused,with1927millionpasseng

49、ersperyear.Ofthethreenewernetworks,theWashingtonDCundergroundisthemostextensive,with126kilometresofroute,comparedtoonly11kilometresand28kilometresfortheKyotoandLosAngelessystems.TheLosAngelesnetworkisthenewest,havingopenedin2001,whiletheKyotonetworkisthesmallestandservesonly45millionpassengersperyea

50、r.(185words)CambridgeIELTSbook7,page101:VnilsofelectricitybyfuelsourceinAusUalta1980TotalPmduction:100units2000IntaiPrtvhKtion:i70unitsiQAOTotalProduction：90unib2000TotalPivduction.ISOHintsI|CwlOilNudearPowerUnitsofdectricitybyfuelsourceinFrancejNaiuralGas昌HydroMowerThepiechartscomparetheamountofele

51、ctricityproducedusingfivedifferentsourcesoffuelintwocountriesovertwoseparateyears.Totalelectricityproductionincreaseddramaticallyfrom1980to2000inbothAustraliaandFrance.Whilethetotalsforbothcountriesweresimilar,therewerebigdifferencesinthefuelsourcesused.Coalwasusedtoproduce50ofthetotal100unitsofelec

52、tricityinAustraliain1980,risingto130outof170unitsin2000.Bycontrast,nuclearpowerbecamethemostimportantfuelsourceinFrancein2000,producingalmost75%ofthecountryelectricity.Australiadependedonhydropowerforjustunder25%ofitselectricityinbothyears,buttheamountofelectricityproducedusingthistypeofpowerfellfro

53、m5toonly2unitsinFrance.Oil,ontheotherhand,remainedarelativelyimportantfuelsourceinFrance,butitsusedeclinedinAustralia.Bothcountriesreliedonnaturalgasforelectricityproductionsignificantlymorein1980thanin2000.(170words)LongTermInternationalMagrafion,UK*15992008ThechartgivesinformationaboutUKimmigratio

54、n,emigrationandnetmigrationbetween1999and2008.Bothimmigrationandemigrationratesroseovertheperiodshown,butthefiguresforimmigrationweresignificantlyhigher.Netmigrationpeakedin2004and2007.In1999,over450,000peoplecametoliveintheUK,whilethenumberofpeoplewhoemigratedstoodatjustunder300,000.Thefigurefornet

55、migrationwasaround160,000,anditremainedatasimilarleveluntil2003.From1999to2004,theimmigrationraterosebynearly150,000people,buttherewasamuchsmallerriseinemigration.Netmigrationpeakedatalmost250,000peoplein2004.After2004,therateofimmigrationremainedhigh,butthenumberofpeopleemigratingfluctuated.Emigrat

56、ionfellsuddenlyin2007,beforepeakingatabout420,000peoplein2008.Asaresult,thenetmigrationfigurerosetoaround240,000in2007,butfellbacktoaround160,000in2008.8一onps二E旻SnetitlfUandlachnkcsnaperiGOOprapte1湖1990Itisclearfromthechartsthatthefiguresfordevelopedcountriesaremuchhigherthanthosefordevelopingnation

57、s.Also,thechartsshowanoverallincreaseinparticipationineducationandsciencefrom1980to1990.Peopleindevelopingnationsattendedschoolforanaverageofaround3years,withonlyaslightincreaseinyearsofschoolingfrom1980to1990.Ontheotherhand,thefigureforindustrialisedcountriesrosefromnearly9yearsofschoolingin1980ton

58、early11yearsin1990.From1980to1990,thenumberofscientistsandtechniciansinindustrialisedcountriesalmostdoubledtoabout70per1000people.Spendingonresearchanddevelopmentalsosawrapidgrowthinthesecountries,reaching$350billionin1990.Bycontrast,thenumberofscienceworkersindevelopingcountriesremainedbelow20per1000people,andresearchspendingfellfromabout$50billiontoonly$25