Write an essay based on the chart below. 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)
As is shown in the chart above, we can learn some information about college students’ reading intentions with mobile phones in a certain university. Generally speaking, with the help of cell phones, the proportions of college students who spend their most time on study take a lion’s share, accounting for up to 59.5%. Then those who would like to spend more time on goofing, obtaining information and others take up approximately 20%, 17% and 2% respectively.
There are diverse reasons contributing to the above trend, but generally speaking, they may put down to the following two aspects. Initially, with the rapid development of economy in recent years, people’s living standards have been improved remarkably. As a result, an increasing number of parents are likely to buy a smart phone for their children, which may provide possibility for students to apply more advanced equipment into study so that their learning efficiency and reading horizons would be improved. At the same time, along with the technology development and Internet advancement, a growing quantity of college students’ reading habits have been changed because of the convenience of mobile phones during their study.
Based on the discussion above, it can be obviously concluded that college students’ reading habits adhere to youngsters’ characteristics and comply with the trait of the new era. According to the data above, it is well predicted that this trend as reflected by the pie chart will continue for a while in the near future. Nevertheless, there are also some potential risks if college students are too addicted to mobile phones; therefore, it is advisable for youngsters to arrange time reasonably when they use cell phones.