圖表作文是考研英語寫作中較為常見的題型之一，也是難度較大的一種寫作題型。從寫作類型來看，基本上屬于說明文。要求考生圍繞題目將有關信息轉化為文字形式，考生應該具有一定數(shù)據(jù)分析和材料歸納的能力，同時會運用一定的寫作方法，同時要求考生在復習的過程中掌握一些常用的句型。

　　1.As can be seen from/in the chart/diagram/table/graph……

　　從表格/圖形中我們可以看到……

　　2.As can be seen from the graph, the two curves show the fluctuation of……

　　如圖所示，兩條曲線描述了……的波動情況。

　　3.According to/As is shown in the Table/Figure/Chart……

　　如表格/圖表中顯示……

　　4.The number is 5 times as much as that of……

　　此數(shù)字是……的5倍。

　　5.It has increased by three times as compared with that of ……

　　同……相比，增長了3倍。

　　6.It can be seen from the chart/diagram/table/graph/figures/statistics that……

　　從表格/圖表/數(shù)據(jù)中我們可以看到……

　　7.There are a lot of similarities/differences between……and……

　　……與……之間有許多相似（不同）之處

　　8.A has the highest sales figure in the three departments, followed by B and C.

　　在3個部門中，A的銷售額比較高，其次是B和C.

　　9.The figure of A is about twice as much as that of B.

　　A的數(shù)字是B的兩倍。

　　10.The rise lasted for two weeks and then began to level off in August.

　　上升兩個星期后，8月份開始平穩(wěn)。

　　11.It accounts for 30% of the total population.

　　占到總人口的30%.

　　12.The pie charts show the changes on…… in some place in 2000.

　　此餅形圖顯示了2000年一些地方……的變化。

　　13.from this year on, there was a gradual declined reduction in the……, reaching a figure of……

　　從這年起，……逐漸下降至……

　　14.From the table/figures/data/results/information above, it can/may be seen/concluded/shown/estimated/calculated/inferred that……

　　從以上的表格/圖表/數(shù)據(jù)/結果/信息中，我們可以看到/總結/預測/計算/得出……

　　15.It can be drawn from the chart that the proportions of A and B are going down, though the falling level of the latter is a lot lower/higher than that of the former.

　　盡管B的下降速度比A要慢/快，從表中我們可以看到A和B的比例都在下降。

　　16.The increase/decrease is more noticeable during the second half of the 5 year period.

　　在5年期限的后半段，增長/降低比較明顯。

　　17.The table shows the changes in the number of……over the period from……to……

　　該表格描述了在……年之……年間……數(shù)量的變化。

　　18.The table shows a three times increase over that of last year.

　　表格顯示比去年上升了3倍。

　　同學們在復習過程中，不僅要熟練背誦這些常用的句型，同時要學會靈活運用，這樣才能取得高分。