Directions:
Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should
(1)interpret the chart, and
(2)give your comments.
You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
Clearly indicated in the bar graph are the investigation results concerning changes in China's express business volume from 2018 to 2020. According to the given data, we can see that both the total volume of express delivery and that in rural areas have experienced an increase. Among them, the total volume of express delivery services have jumped significantly, from 51 billion pieces in 2018 to 83 billion pieces in 2020, while that in rural areas has also witnessed a rise, though more moderate, from 12 billion pieces in 2018 to 30 billion pieces in 2020. Clearly, it reflects the trend that express delivery service has been increasingly popular in China.
What may account for this phenomenon? In my view, there are mainly two reasons that take the lead. For one thing, the development of e-commerce platforms has greatly increased people's demand for express services in both urban and rural areas, resulting in the increase of total express business volume. For another, although rural areas have experienced great progress in infrastructure in recent years, there is still a big gap in transportation and living standards compared with cities. Therefore, the volume of express delivery business in rural areas has increased, but the growth rate is relatively slow.
Taking all these factors into consideration, it can be concluded that the tendency above will sustain for a period of time in the foreseeable future. Therefore, significance should be attached to the development in rural areas.
