1、雅思（写作）历年真题试卷汇编 16及答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 There are more new towns nowadays. It is more important to include public parks and sports facilities than shopping centres for individuals to spend their free time. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (
2、2016-04-23) 2 Peoples shopping habits depend more on the age group they belong to than any other factors. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2016-04-30) 3 Some people think secondary school students should study international news as one of their subjects. Other people say this is a waste of
3、valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (2013-06-22) 4 It is better for people to be unemployed than to be employed without a job they enjoy. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2014-11-01) 雅思（写作）历年真题试卷汇编 16答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes o
4、n this task. 1 【正确答案】 With the development of new areas, some people feel that it is more important to build sports facilities as well as relaxation areas and greenery, such as parks, rather than places where people can shop in order to pass away their free time. When a new town is developed, it is
5、important to cater for a wide range of people that all might have different ideas on how to spend their weekends or other downtime. Sports facilities can enable people to maintain their health and also interact with their friends when they are playing football for example. These days, certainly in C
6、hina, more and more people are getting fitter and wish to have the ability to maintain their fitness wherever they live. There are also a lot of people, and Im referring to the older generations, that would be more content to sit in a park, read a book or maybe have a picnic than anything else. Publ
7、ic parks not only are useful socially, but also contribute in a small way to breaking up the mundane colours of buildings as well as helping the environment. Shopping centres would also be an essential addition to any town. If they were not to exist in the area being created, no one would be able to
8、 buy the essentials for their day-to-day requirements. It is also well-known that window shopping is actually a relaxing way to spend time, especially for women. Overall, I would have to say that I disagree with the statement because, I believe, they have an equal level of importance due to the fact
9、 that although they might be used by different people, they would be required by all. 【知识模块】 大作文 2 【正确答案】 It is thought that people of different ages have different shopping habits and these habits are dependent on which age group they fit into rather than any other demographic factors. For me, it w
10、ould really depend on what the definition of shopping habit is, as well as how the age groups are defined. I understand “shopping habits“ to be any time you go out and spend money for whatever reason, not necessarily purely for clothes or food. This would include going to restaurants and perhaps the
11、 cinema or KTV as well as sports activities. I would probably define the age groups in blocks of 10 years. If this were the case, I can see some arguments that might support this statement due to the fact that people of different ages will buy different things and at different times, but I dont beli
12、eve it is solely due to their age. For instance, some of my older friends, by about 5 years, are now married and some of them arent. Although they are the same age, their shopping habits are completely different. The ones that are married and are now living with their husbands rather than their pare
13、nts are quite often going shopping for food or other things to do with home life, whereas my friends that are unmarried mainly shop for clothes. Another example of why it is not the unique decided, is the recreation activities that different people do. I am thinking of my friends that play sport wit
14、h me, sometimes twice a week. Our squash club is made up of entirely different people, with age ranges from 16 to 70. There are both women and men that play from all parts of the world including England, America, South Africa and China. So again, this “habit“ has nothing at all to do with age. In co
15、nclusion then, I totally disagree with this statement, as although age might be a small contributing factor, it is certainly not the most important. 【知识模块】 大作文 3 【正确答案】 When I was a secondary school student, I started to be interested in what was happening in the world. However, my accelerating inte
16、rest to the world was not encouraged by my teachers who thought the only job for a secondary school student was to study the designated courses, such as science and arts . From my judgement, those people who claim it is a waste of school time to study international news were wrong and it is essentia
17、l for secondary school students to know about the world . First of all, secondary school students are at a crucial stage of change, when their physical power is fast growing and their mental attitude is dramatically developing .At this period of time, their interest and curiosity about the world bey
18、ond their “comfort zone“ are increasing. Unfortunately, they do not have money to travel to other countries, so learning about the news on media , such as from television, is one option for them to meet such a demand. The international news programmes on the media are a window from which students ca
19、n have a broader perspective of the society in which they live. However, students may have difficulties in understanding the news, so they need help from school teachers, whose duty is to cultivate students to become a responsible person and qualified citizen. Secondary school students are young, an
20、d to some extent, naive. When they are exposed to media coverage, they might lack the ability to understand the complexities of the world. Furthermore, very often, there are distorted reports or misinterpretations of news in the media. Without necessary support and appropriate guidance from teachers
21、, students may be misled and sometimes go astray; thus, secondary school teachers are actually in an important position to help them distinguish between right and wrong. All in all, to understand the world is essential for secondary school students, which can be through learning about international
22、news, which, therefore, is not a waste of time. The time of adolescence is valuable, so it should be spent with informed guidance. 【知识模块】 大作文 4 【正确答案】 People work for different reasons. Some work for fun, because they get an enjoyable job; however, some others have to do a job for a living. Some peo
23、ple have come up with the idea that it is better not to be employed than if they do not enjoy doing the job. Personally, though this idea sounds attractive, it cannot bear closer analysis . First of all, everybody has to make a living which requires earning enough income to cover daily expenses. Doi
24、ng a job and getting paid provides such financial resources for most people. For example, living in cities can be expensive, not to mention big cities, such as London and New York. Even if you are living in a small town, yon have to buy the basic necessities of life. To afford to live in this world,
25、 you have to be employed, so it is not a matter of personal choice. Secondly, since one must be employed by others or self-employed, why not work with a positive attitude? Everybody has the right to choose what kind of job he/she does, so first choose a job you enjoy, if you can. If you have to do a
26、 job that you dislike, try to see the positive sides and think what this job can bring to you. As a result, you often may find the happiness in the job. The statement to be unemployed because of not enjoying doing a job is more about escaping. Thirdly, it happens in some countries that some people d
27、o not get employed and use the excuse of not being happy doing their job. These people rely on the money from their parents or the welfare of the government. For example, some young people do not go to work and live a luxurious life in China, because they are from a rich family. These people have ea
28、rned a nickname of “the rich second generation“ , and they are actually avoiding their responsibility as a responsible member of the society. Furthermore, because they do not have regular work to do, their life is more hopeless than those poor people who work hard with low pay. In conclusion, I disagree with the idea to choose to be unemployed just because of not enjoying doing a job. Having a job and making a contribution to the society is the responsibility for every citizen to do . 【知识模块】 大作文
