1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 150及答案与解析 1 Several languages are dying out every year. However, some people do not think it is important and claim that our life will be simpler with fewer languages. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2 What are the reasons for losing a variety of languages and cultures? 雅思（写作）模拟试
2、卷 150答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 Language extinction is so alarming that it has elicited a heated discussion. As for me, I doubt that our life will be simplified and beautified as some languages lose popularity. Admittedly, various communication tools have inevitably posed a severe threat to a smooth and harmoni
3、ous exchange among distinct countries where languages are differentiated. As a result, maybe misunderstanding or even conflict will ensue due to lack of a thorough understanding. However, resorting to depriving some languages of existence to solve that problem of communication is far from a perfect
4、methodology. As we know, language is the representative of a nations particular culture, so the disappearance of the former will lead to a void culture. A language, no matter orai or written, is a definite carrier of fantastic and shimmery civilisation accumulated after a series of generations of a
5、country, hence certifying the substantial power of culture. How can we tolerate the extinction of language, or specifically culture? Moreover, what culture signifies is the characteristic root of a nation. Language dying gradually out means a rootless culture, so a nation will be not an entity in a
6、true sense. Furthermore, if there are only a small number of languages in the world, how monotonous it is! Each language is the embodiment of the essence of a race, which is absolutely distinctive from others. It is the charismatic attraction of various languages that spice up the whole world and th
7、us traveling to the different is the favorite to modern people. Lets imagine what will happen if several or only one language can be heard wherever we go. It is terrible indeed. From the above-mentioned discussion, it is conceded that language dying out is beneficial to our life to some extent, yet
8、I am convinced that the drawbacks of the phenomenon have overshadowed the advantages offered. It is not, or will not be reasonable to sacrifice language to attain a smooth communication. 2 【正确答案】 Nowadays people all over the world, especially the young people seem to live in the same way. They drink
9、 Coco-Cola, eat McDonalds hamburgers, and see the movies such as Star Wars, made by Hollywood. Instead of their own countrys traditional festivals, they even celebrate the Christmas. It is an undeniable fact that we are losing the variety of language and culture. In my opinion, there are two main re
10、asons. The alarming increase of peoples enthusiasm of learning English accounts mainly for this issue. In China, the number of people who study English is on the rise. For going abroad or seeking for a good career, some university students even spend more than half of their studying time on this for
11、eign language. As a result, they neglect the learning of their own countrys language and culture. They have little time to read books, magazines and newspapers written in Chinese, their own national language. No matter whether their English is fluent or not, they cannot express their ideas in Chines
12、e very well. I am one of them. When I prepare for IELSTS writing, faced with some topics, within 40 minutes, I even fail to write them in Chinese. The loss of variety of language and culture also attributes to the development of tourism. The tourist trade is booming. Superb systems of communication
13、by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each others countries at a moderate cost. What was once the “grand tour“, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybodys grasp. Therefore, a greater understanding develops between the nations of the world. That is to say, while the foreign ways introduced by travellers have a deep influence on the local people, the visitors are also deeply influenced by the local culture. Flowers with different colors make a garden more beautiful. Thus, effective measures must be taken to deal with the loss of variety of language and culture.
