1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 129及答案与解析 1 Some programmes on TV are full of violence. This is having quite some negative influences on individuals and even on society. How far do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give your reasons. 2 Some people think the media should not report details of crimes to the public
2、. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 129答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 With the rapid development of science and technology, television, as a powerful invention in the 20th century, is becoming an indispensable tool in peoples life. People can learn about what is happening around the world simultan
3、eously by watching TV. However, at the same time, some programmes with shots or scenes of violence begin to flood the TV screens. Young individuals, as well as the whole society, are unavoidably affected. In my point of view, most of these impacts are negative. To begin with, youngsters will imitate
4、 the scenes and actions of violence and crimes in TV programmes, thus becoming criminals. No one would ever deny the inclination and ability of the youth to imitate. Seeing such kind of shots, especially when they are exposed to too much of such scenes, they would think that these are commonplace th
5、ings in real life. As they know little about the law, they wont be able to know that these are crime committing and hence, they will just copy what they see and eventually break the law. There are simply too many such kind of examples in our actual life that we can just save the trouble to list any
6、here. Likewise, such kinds of programmes have negative influence on adults as well. Although adults possess higher ability to distinguish right from wrong and they have a stronger awareness of law, to any person, once he or she is exposed to something too much, he or she will just become numb and wi
7、ll only take it too much for granted. In this way, the seed of danger is sowed. Indeed, many cases of adult crimes were the result of film or TV influences. After we have discussed the negative influences of such programmes on people, their impact on our society is all but too obvious. Because socie
8、ty is made up of people who are negatively influenced, we simply cannot bear to imagine what the entire society will be like. In fact, many real-life cases reveal that a lot of criminals learned how to rob a bank, burglarize a household and even commit a murder from TV. To prevent such things from h
9、appening, security department of the government has to hire more policemen to maintain order, thus aggravating the financial burden of the country and the government. Apparently, scenes and shots of violence in TV programmes are indeed harmful to individuals and society; therefore, they should be st
10、rictly censored and controlled. 2 【正确答案】 With the crime rate hovering at high levels, the print media as well as the electronic media dedicate large proportions of their space or airtime to detailed crime coverage. Whether the media shouid present detailed accounts of crimes has caused serious debat
11、e. Many people believe that the news media shouid stop giving details of crimes. I totally agree with their view. In the first place, given the mercenary motives behind most detailed crime coverage, it is imperative that we discourage such coverage. The principal purpose of reporters covering crimin
12、al acts is to boost newspaper circulations or television ratings. Consequently, much detailed crime coverage is biased or exaggerated, it oniy serves to leave a multitude of citizens constantly fearful about crime. In the second place, detailed reports of crimes by the press afford the potential cri
13、minals very useful learning materials. Reporting crimes in graphic detail helps those who are in the process of planning some criminal act to perfect their plans. Drawing on the well-documented crime stories in the media, would-be criminals learn how to avoid the mistakes in their crime, which may a
14、ggravate the already soaring crime rate. In the third place, detailed reports of heinous crimes may traumatize the victims of the reported crimes. The reporters rarely consult the victims before they describe details of horrific crimes to the public. Hence, such reports become nothing more than an a
15、ttempt to satisfy the curiosity of some base minds. Without the victims consent, graphic accounts of crimes may become nightmares to them. In summary, detailed crime coverage in the media undermines our lives in several ways. I firmly believe if such reports continue to go uncontrolled, it will exert even more baneful influence on individuals, communities and societies.
