1、雅思（写作）历年真题试卷汇编 8及答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both these views
2、and give your own opinion. 2 Research shows that overeating can be just as harmful as smoking. Thus the advertising of certain food products should be banned as cigarette advertising is banned in many countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2014-11-13) 3 Some people say that its better
3、to teach students language in small classes, while others think the number of people does not matter. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (2014-12-04) 4 Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists, not local people. Why is this the case and what can be done to attract
4、local people? (2015-02-07) 雅思（写作）历年真题试卷汇编 8答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 There are many good reasons which can explain this phenomenon. First, in the market economy once successful sports stars gain their popularity and become the idols of the publi
5、c, many companies want them to be the image agents for their products; as a result, their income is soaring. Second, it is also the reward of the efforts and sacrifice sports professionals and their family members pay for their success. Sports stars are those out of thousands who work the hardest an
6、d also the luckiest. From the perspectives of free market economy and sports themselves, it seems fair. However, the healthy and fast development of society can only be achieved on the foundation that different fields develop and make progress together in harmony. Some other essential professions, s
7、uch as science, medicine, education and so on, play an equal, perhaps even more significant role in promoting the development of society. For instance, what great contributions Newton and James Watt made in the first industrial revolution! Therefore, based on a wider horizon, it seems unfair. 【知识模块】
8、 大作文 2 【正确答案】 Overeating can lead to obesity, being seriously overweight, and this is an increasing health problem, which is as serious as the effects of cigarette smoking. The latter has become less fashionable, partly due to bans on advertising and smoking in public places, but there is still a lo
9、ng way to go to stop it altogether. Obesity has not been seriously addressed. Obesity leads to all manner of difficulties for the individual. Finding outsize clothes, not fitting into airline and bus seats, and discrimination in the job market are all problems faced by such people. Far worse is the
10、threat of serious health problems, such as diabetes, strokes and cancer, which all have a huge cost to the individual, their family and the community as a whole. One suggestion as to a solution for this problem is to ban advertising of certain foods, mainly junk or unhealthy food, and this could be
11、done either voluntarily or as a result of legislation. If advertising encourages people to buy, which it must do, a ban would help, but this alone is likely to be insufficient to prevent obesity. It is important to consider why people overeat, or eat unhealthy food, and try to address these problems
12、. This may well be difficult as there are many causes. For some people a limited budget means they need to buy cheaper food, which might not be healthy. Lack of time to shop properly and prepare food is a difficulty, especially in cities where people live a long way from good food shops. Ignorance o
13、f cooking methods and nutritional needs are cited by others and seem to be a problem. Parents taking the easy way out and giving their children food that they know they will eat rather than providing healthy, nutritional food is another. TV dinners, fast food and not eating together as a family all
14、encourage this. Portion sizes in restaurants and takeaways all contribute, as do supermarket buy one, get one free offers. All these things need to be discouraged. To balance this, there needs to be a huge campaign to get children to accept healthy habits, knowing about growing food and keeping anim
15、als and reducing waste are all part of it. Adults need to know how to prepare and cook nutritious food. Food labelling is important, but people need to know what to look for. There are a number of pressure groups that try to persuade people to eat properly and this is probably more effective than le
16、gislation, although this really can help. An alternative view is that such a ban on advertising, which would probably have to be brought about by enforceable government legislation, is not acceptable. People should be responsible for their own health and wellbeing. There is information available fro
17、m a wide range of sources and there is really no excuse for ignorance of it. However, because of the huge cost to the community in terms of days lost at work, incapacity and serious illness, perhaps the government has to take action and banning the advertising of such undesirable food would be a sta
18、rt. It would have to be done alongside other measures to educate people about food choices and encourage them to eat healthily, whilst at the same time making supermarkets and food outlets take greater responsibility for the effects of their sales methods on their customers. 【知识模块】 大作文 3 【正确答案】 Acqu
19、isition of language is a very complex phenomenon. A small child absorbs its native language, or if two languages are spoken to it simultaneously (for example by the mother and the father), it can learn two. It is also known that young children learn more easily than adults, which is why Dutch and Ge
20、rman children start foreign languages when they start school at 6. For adult learners it is usual to divide the skills required into four groups, reading, writing, listening and speaking. The method of teaching usually depends heavily on the money available, so what is best often means what can be a
21、fforded. Reading skills could be taught initially to a larger group of about 30, because a student has to recognise and remember words. Once a higher level is reached where expression is important this is far better achieved in a small group and individually, where the teacher can listen to and corr
22、ect the reader. Fast, fluent reading can be learnt as a group of about 30 as technique is involved and competent readers can practise themselves. Writing, the actual putting pen to paper, is a motor skill and some students find it easy whilst others find it difficult. It is important that the teache
23、r can see that the letters are properly formed and in the right way, otherwise fast writing is difficult, so a small group is ideal. Once students have mastered the mechanics of writing, they need practice and that can be done at home. The higher skill levels need teaching, and group size is limited
24、 by the time available to the teacher to correct and comment on work. Working in a group can make discussion about good words and phrases useful. Listening skills depend on what is available. Listening to a teacher is easier than listening to plays, television programmes or a discussion. More can be
25、 achieved with a smaller group because the teacher can judge the level of understanding much better. All these three could, if necessary, be at least introduced to a lecture theatre full of students, but, at a higher level, especially for students who are struggling, much smaller groups, even one to
26、 one, is ideal. Speaking is different. A student cannot learn to hold a conversation in a huge group. At a very basic level students can chorus sentences and replies, but real conversation which needs quick thinking is just not possible. It is important that young people learn languages and motivati
27、on is a vital key. How they are taught depends on what is available such as language laboratories, computers, books, or native speakers of the target language. In an ideal world teachers would have all this at their disposal and could teach some aspects, like watching a play on video to a large grou
28、p, but having time and resources to teach very small groups. It is those countries that have most incentive and the best resources who produce the best linguists. 【知识模块】 大作文 4 【正确答案】 Local people will visit museums and historical sites in their area if they are interested in what they have to offer,
29、 and they will probably visit them once, perhaps paying a return visit years later. Tourists, on the other hand, are usually looking for interesting things in the area they arc visiting, and each year there will be different people visiting an area. Inevitably, especially in tourist areas, more tour
30、ists than locals visit. Museums and historical sites can do many things to encourage more people, local people and tourists alike to visit. One important factor is appeal to children. If children in a family are happy and occupied, the adults will be too. Museums can put on all sorts of activities,
31、from looking for things and ticking them off on a sheet, dressing up in period costume, hands on science activities, craft activities, activities based on the natural world. Historical sites often feature re-enactments and such age-old skills as weaving, pottery, hawking, cooking and so on. If the s
32、ite was used to film a well-known series, such as Harry Potter, that increases its appeal. Adults too are often attracted by re-enactment days and the opportunity to try new activities. Museums sometimes have additional exhibitions, especially of items loaned from other countries or areas, such as t
33、he exhibition of terra cotta warriors from China that came to London. People who would not normally have gone to the British Museum would go to see such an exhibition. Historical sites can do such things as re-enact a battle or siege, or sometimes use the ruins as an interesting backdrop for a play
34、or concert. These special events often make provision for older people, such as reduced prices, and sometimes chosen themes are chosen that appeal especially to older people, such as Loughboroughs Main Line Steam trains 1940s days. English heritage sites offer free visits to groups of older people a
35、nd school groups too. Facilities such as buggies to transport people less able to walk will also attract people, as will good quality teashops! Using the museum or site for other cultural events such as concerts, lectures, plays or a meeting space for local groups can also help maintain interest and increase footfall. The key to increasing local interest for both museums and historical sites is to have a good number of regular well publicised, varied additional activities and events that will appeal to as wide a range of people as possible, and encourage others to visit. 【知识模块】 大作文
