1、雅思写作（综合）模拟试卷 6及答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 In many cities, planners have separated schools, homes, shops and offices into specific areas which are widely separated from each other. Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh the disadvantages for
2、 city residents? 2 People receive plenty of information from news reports presented by journalists. However, some people claim that we cannot believe the news that is presented to us. What is your opinion on the issue? What qualities do you think journalists should have? 3 Advertising encourages con
3、sumers to buy in quantity rather than promoting quality. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 4 It is generally acknowledged that families now are not as close as they used to be. What are some possible reasons for this and what can be done to reverse the trend? 雅思写作（综合）模拟试卷 6答案与解析 一、 WRITING TA
4、SK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 In this essay, I will look at whether situating schools, homes, shops and offices far away from each other in cities is advantageous or not. One reason that city planners locate these places away from each other is to create zones which a
5、re residential, for business and for industry. To a certain extent, I think this is a good idea. For example, most people would prefer not to live near an industrial area. Also, having shops located in a particular area (e.g. the centre of a town) has the advantage of allowing people to go to severa
6、l of them at one time. However, there may be situations where this is not such a good idea. For example, most people would probably like to be relatively near to schools especially primary schools so that their children do not face long journeys. In addition, having shops near ones home is very usef
7、ul if you suddenly need an item such as bread or milk. Another reason for locating these places far away from each other is so that particular areas (e.g. town centres) do not become overcrowded and have traffic jams during rush hours. Solving this problem is not as easy as positioning shops, office
8、s and homes far from each other. People often do not like to travel far to work. Moreover, if big employers are located near to each other, this is likely to result in traffic jams as people go to and from work. Overall, I think that such a policys disadvantages outweigh the advantages. If people ha
9、ve most of the facilities they need nearby, it is likely to make an area more desirable to live in and reduce the amount of time people spend travelling. 【知识模块】 写作 2 【正确答案】 We are living in the age of information where people get the information they want by various means, such as radio, TV and of c
10、ourse the Internet. Some people claim that it is necessary to consider the source of the information first when deciding whether to believe the news, because certain news organisations today have reputations for not presenting the news objectively, while some others are under the control of the gove
11、rnment or certain organisations that seek to manipulate the media. Some others think that a more important but difficult thing that recipients of information nowadays need to do is to separate facts from opinions, which means the necessity to be critical readers or audiences. This is simply because
12、that in an age where various technologies and techniques are available to almost every individual, some news providers might tailor facts with cameras or some computer software to cater for the appetite of more viewers so as to maximise profits, which will mislead the publics opinion and mood. Journ
13、alists, as the main providers of news and information, should be more reasonably objective, disciplined and determined for the core value of their profession and the trust of the general public. They are expected to make more news reports to reflect happenings from all walks of life with as many per
14、spectives as possible so as to remind people of what is going on with their lives and of course to push and monitor governments to handle the newly found problems properly and shortly. To sum up, generally, I think people should be more careful and critical of the news presented by the media, since
15、a large amount of information we receive today is not objective and impartial enough, and journalists should try harder to live up to the hope of the public. 【知识模块】 写作 3 【正确答案】 Today, many people are becoming convinced that advertising is more concerned with encouraging bulk purchases than with enco
16、uraging the production of quality goods through competition. Advertising can be viewed from two standpoints. One is that it is primarily concerned with getting people to purchase items that they would not otherwise buy. The other is that it continues to inform consumers, thereby promoting competitio
17、n between producers and service providers. I believe that the truth lies somewhere between the two. Many kinds of advertising nowadays clearly encourage large purchases, in particular through offering consumers such deals as “two for the price of one“, offering large containers at a lower cost, or t
18、hrough offering substantial discounts for purchasing several of the same products at once. Such items could include everyday household goods, washing powder for example, or items that are regularly consumed more than one at a time, such as cans of drinks. In fact, many enterprises successfully speci
19、alise in supplying goods in bulk to consumers. The idea is that people will consume more quickly if they have many of the items at home rather than having to go out and buy the items individually every time they need it. On the other hand, some products are naturally not available for bulk purchase.
20、 This is especially true of items that are particularly expensive or items that a person is unlikely to change for new ones in a relatively short period of time, for example cars and houses. Advertisements for such products are more likely to stress the quality of the product than its price, since m
21、ost people will not simply go for the cheapest one, but for one that meets their expectations in other ways. To conclude, I believe that advertisers should take the market for their products into consideration when advertising and decide accordingly whether they wish to focus on selling in bulk or o
22、n competing on the basis of the quality of their products. 【知识模块】 写作 4 【正确答案】 With the ever-increasing pace of modern life, the bonds within families have suffered dramatically in recent decades. There are many ways in which this could have occured, and it is high time that people should be aware of
23、 it and actually do something to minimise the side effects on their own families. The primary factor leading to the significant reduction of family closeness, I believe, is the intrusion of technology into family life. In the past, there were much fewer technological diversions in daily lives. For e
24、xample, people did not have computers to play with or cell phones to chat on; instead they communicated with each other in person, and the more they communicated, the closer they might have become. Conversely, parents and children nowadays are constantly using different kinds of communication tools,
25、 with which they have sacrificed their limited time at home to work on building up relationships with people they barely meet in real life on social networking websites. Although they do spend some time together, they may just rush through things so that they can get back to their technological prod
26、ucts. Obviously, this will reduce a large amount of quality family time. Additionally, more and more working parents tend to spend the majority of their time in the office or even work overtime at home, as they want to ensure an advantageous position in the face of stiff competition. Consequently, t
27、hey have little time to be with their children, which may easily result in an increasing sense of alienation in the family. A similar case happens to children who are often sent to boarding schools and return home once a week, or even a month due to many working parents not having enough time to loo
28、k after their children after school. To solve this problem, I think, a crucial factor is to ensure families spend sufficient time together and enhance communication between their members. For instance, parents should set a good example by cutting down the time spent on technological devices at home,
29、 such as placing restrictions on internet usage and finding more chances to regularly talk to their children. A very good way for family members to have more quality time together is to find or create an activity or a game that all members will take part in and do that once every week as a family tr
30、adition, or parents and children could also choose a special day every month as their family day, so they could secure a moment to visit museums or have a picnic somewhere in the park. More importantly, parents should always remember that they are working for a better life with their families, not l
31、iving to work, and as for children, some more traditional values about family closeness should be imparted to them whether at home or school so as to help them shape a correct attitude towards family. Overall, I believe that great efforts from both parents and children are necessary to reverse the trend. 【知识模块】 写作
