1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 153及答案与解析 1 International tourism has become one of the biggest industries in the world. Some people think it unfortunately causes a lot of tension rather than understanding between people from different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2 Sports events such as the World
2、Cup may help reduce the tension between and bias towards countries. Discuss this phenomenon and give your own opinion. 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 153答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 The ever-increasing living standards make it possible that people can travel abroad, appreciating fascinating exotic cultures. Some people, however, poi
3、nt out that this exchange exerts a more negative impact on the relationship among people with different cultures and people tend to be more hostile towards each other. As for this assertion, I am rather doubtful. It is generally agreed that the booming tourist industry can boost local economic devel
4、opment considerably. When people travel to a place of attraction, they will visit local shops, dine in restaurants and seek accommodations, which not only provides opportunities of making money, but also improves employment rate. If tourists can bring such benefits to host countries, then there is n
5、o doubt that they are warmly welcome, and a mutual understanding is likely to be established. Moreover, through international travel, the platform of exchange can further tolerate feelings among different people. For example, when foreigners come to China, perhaps they will be startled when people g
6、reet each other with “Have you dined?“, but gradually they know the true meaning is nothing more than a common concern showing social politeness. If similar phenomena occur frequently, so-called misunderstanding or culture shock will definitely come into non-existence. Granted, international travel
7、contains the potential threats such as environmental pollution and violation of cultural tattoos, which maybe tarnish tourist images. It is true that some travellers lack the awareness of environmental protection, throwing away rubbish anywhere they go. Meanwhile, due to being blind to local traditi
8、onal customs, some people even arouse strong enmity from people in destination. Those undesirable practices, nevertheless, can be corrected through suitable education. Overall, with the need to know more about the rest of the world and the high mobility modern transportation ensures, more people lov
9、e international tourism. After all, travel is an indispensable part of human life. 2 【正确答案】 There is no doubt in my mind that sports events which pit one countrys athletes against anothers can promote world peace. For one thing, they channel aggressive instincts into harmless competitions. For anoth
10、er, the spirit of sportsmanship dictates that ones opponent is not ones enemy, but a partner whose opposition helps to raise the level of ones skill. Moreover, a defeated opponent is not to be despised but to be honoured, so long as he or she has played the game fairly and made every effort to win.
11、However, there is a dark side to international sports events these days. Many such competitions are funded by giant corporations, who regard them simply as advertising vehicles for their products. In addition, the pressure on top-class athletes to win is so great that they frequently resort to takin
12、g stimulants and other illegal drugs to enhance their performance. Another unfortunate result of this domination of sports by big money is that athletes from the poorer countries are seldom represented at the major world competitions. This leads me to the conclusion that we should strongly support t
13、he Olympic Games, and make sure that money does not corrupt this international goodwill sports gathering. Everyone agrees that the Olympics are a shining example of how friendly rivalry can dissolve tensions between countries and promote harmony between their peoples. In this regard, it is important that the Games should be distributed more fairly among the countries of the world.
