图表分析－面包的选择

　　comparative ratings of four brands of bread

	Quality of Taste	Nutritional Rating	Cost per Pound
Brand A	****	****	$0.86
Brand B	***	***	0.79
Brand C	**	****	0.41
Brand D	*****	**	0.40

Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fare	Poor
*****	****	***	**	*

　　You have been asked to recommend a particular brand of bread for use in elementary schools in a small city. Which of the four brands of bread described in the chart would you recommend? Support your choice with information from the chart above.

　　试题分析来源：考试大

　　一 条件: 一张表/四种面包/口味,营养和价格三项评估结果/表示五个评估等级的图例/小城市的小学

　　二 要求: 从表中的四种面包中为该市的小学推荐一种,根据表中的信息说明理由.

　　三 写作分析: 本题不是只传达表中信息, 而是根据表中信息谈自己的意见,因此,应写成议论文.写作时,应考虑面包食用者和面包价格,营养,口味等因素.确定时可能会有一定困难,因为四种面包各有优缺点,应根据食用者和自己的意见确定一种,然后说明自己的决定为最佳选择.写时不必将表中的信息一一叙述,而应为自己的写作目的服务,有所选择.来源：考试大

　　To reecommend a bread from the four brands, we have to consider all the factors involved. If only the four factors in the chart are to be considered, it is not difficult to come to the conclusion that I should recommend Brand A. The reasons are as follows.

　　First of all, whoever is asked to recommend some food has to consider the characteristics of the users. In this case, the users will be mostly school children who need nutrition. So we must put emphasis on the nutritional ratings of the four brands of bread. Furthermore, we must be aware of the fact that children are not as rational as adults. They will not like a particular food simply because it is nutritious. Usually they choose food according to taste. Therefore we also have to consider the rating of taste of the food we are to recommend.

　　Nutritiously, the rating of Brand A is the same as Brand C, but higher than Brand B and Brand D. So the choice will be between A and C. But Brand C should be excluded because it is rated the lowest in the quality of taste. In terms of taste, Brand A is better than both Brands B and C, but not as good as Brand D, which is rated "Excellent". But, Brand D must be excluded because its nutritional rating is the lowest. So Brand A should be recommended when both nutrition and taste have to be ery good.

　　The remaining factor to be considered is whether the price of Brand A is good or not. it appears that this is a drawback because its pricee is the highest of the four, but I don't think it is a problem.No matter who is going to pay for the bread, the cost will not be much. First of all, children do not eat a lot of bread. Secondly, parents are usually willing to pay any price for the benefit of their children. Thirdly, if it is the schools that are going to pay for the bread, they are unlikely to sacrifice quality or taste for a small sum of money unless they have fiancial diffficulties. It is possible that the standard of living in the small city is so low that the parents nor the schools can aford the most expensive bread. But this is only speculation. Unless the conditions of the city prove to be very poor, I think I should recommend Brand A.

　　范文写法说明:来源：考试大

　　文章在总体上采用演绎法,但在第二,三段中用了归纳法.全文的主题观点在第一段表明,然后全部围绕主题具体说明选择的正确性.

　　第一段: 提出自己的推荐

　　第二段: 面包食用者需要营养与口味都好

　　第三段: A 面包符合要求来源：考试大

　　第四段: 有关面包价格的考虑

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