2001年6月四级第四篇

　　We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, Instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline(衰退)when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).

　　第一段中有三个句型可以在图表作文中应用：

　　1. instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity.

　　我们可以这样模仿：the mobile phone has grown rapidly in popularity.

　　2. sales leveled off.

　　或者也可以这样说:sales remained constant / steady / stable / much the same

　　3. sales went into a slight decline.

　　或者也可以这样说: sales declined slightly / 如果下降幅度大可以说sales declined dramatically / substantially / sharply / greatly / hugely.

　　第四步：总结文章主要讨论对象、关键词，作者、专家的观点以及语篇及段落发展模式。对考试类文章而言，还要总结文章的考点、题目的定位、答案的替换、正确和干扰项的规律、特征。例1：请大家参考我对2005年1月六级阅读第三篇的解析：