1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 119及答案与解析 1 “Telecommuting“ refers to workers doing their jobs from home for part of each week and communicating with their office using computer technology. Telecommuting is growing in many countries and is expected to be common for most office workers in the coming decades. How do you t
2、hink society will be affected by the growth of telecommuting? 2 Some people think that the use of computers should be restricted in the primary schools. Do you agree or disagree? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 119答案与 解析 1 【正确答案】 The spread of telecommuting is sure to have far-reaching effects on society. But itself, te
3、lecommuting refers to office workers spending much of their employers. The broader implications of telecommuting, however, may involve changes to corporate structure, workers lifestyles and even urban planning. The most obvious changes may be apparent in the “normal“ offices of companies, government
4、s and other organisations. If even half the working week is spent telecommuting from home, then we would initially expect many empty desks in the office. As offices grow smaller, workers coming in for the day would be expected to share desks with their absent colleagues. This, in turn, may affect th
5、e social atmosphere of an organisation. However, less social contact with ones colleagues could harm morale and loyalty. For the individual office worker, telecommuting would mean spending more time at home. For a parent with young children, this may be a blessing. Moreover, many telecommuters would
6、 be able to work the hours they wished: having a nap in the afternoon, for example, but working some hours in the evening. One substantial benefit for all telecommuting workers is that there will be no need to travel to work, allowing more free time. The structure of urban life is also likely to be
7、affected by telecommuting. We would expect to see fewer cars on the road during peak hours and, eventually, a smaller concentration of offices in cities central business districts. In short, people will have fewer reasons to travel to city centres from outlying areas. As more people work and live in
8、 the same location, shops and cultural events will likely relocate themselves out of the city centre. In sum, telecommuting will serve not only to change the way we work but also the way we live. 2 【正确答案】 In this IT age, computer literacy has become a skill required of workers in practically every f
9、ield. In some countries, computers have even been introduced into the classrooms of primary schools. However, some people advocate limiting the use of computers in such classes, arguing that they might retard childrens ability to read, write and calculate. In my opinion, such restriction is totally
10、unnecessary. Two or three decades ago, when pocket calculators were popular, people were concerned that their use by primary school children might hamper their ability to calculate. But this was not the case, and it was the children who learned to use pocket calculators at that time who grew up to d
11、esign personal computers (PC). As a result, the PC-based Internet has increasingly become an integrated part of the world, and people can no longer afford to be computer-illiterate. Therefore, it is clear that the more skillful you are at computer use, the more competent and efficient you will be. I
12、t is imperative to arm young people with computer knowledge as early as possible. To limit the use of computers by pupils in primary schools is to limit their access to a powerful tool. This will put these children in an unfavourable position in the future job market when they compete with others wh
13、o had been given free access to computers earlier. It is foolish to insist on using shields and spears when you have guns and tanks, due to the mere concern that soldiers will be physically less strong. You can still use your mind to think when you have a computer, and the use of computers and training in writing and calculating are not mutually exclusive. We have always worried about the potential harmful impact on people, especially children, posed by the introduction of new technologies. But time after time, such worries have proved to be unfounded.
