1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 154及答案与解析 1 Some people propose that smoking should be banned. Do you agree or disagree? 2 Some businesses now say that no one can smoke cigarettes in any of their offices. Some governments have banned smoking in all public paces. This is a good idea but it also takes away some of our fre
2、edom. Do you agree or disagree? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 154答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 Smoking is a social problem we are trying to solve. Some people suggest that the government should ban smoking. Indeed, smoking is detrimental to peoples health and it violates the rights and freedom of nonsmokers. However, in my opinion,
3、smoking should not be banned for the following reasons. First of all, tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. It contributes much to the governments revenue. For example, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. If smoking is banned, there
4、 will be a great drop in the governments income. In addition, more serious social problems will arise, such as unemployment, because tobacco industry employs a lot of workers. Those who strongly approve of the ban lay too much emphasis on the rights of nonsmokers. They ignore smokers rights. Smoking
5、 is just a personal hobby and amusement. It is a kind of lifestyle. It is a stress reliever and can bring great pleasure to smokers. On the contrary, for smokers, nothing seems more difficult and painful than giving up the habit. We must admit that smoking is harmful to peoples health. However, the
6、harm that smoking brings to peoples health is exaggerated. As long as we smoke in moderation, it will not cause great harm to our body. Take Mr. Churchill as an example. He both smoked and enjoyed a long life. To sum up, I do not think that smoking should be banned. The tobacco industry makes a larg
7、e contribution to the governments economy. Smoking also brings smokers many psychological benefits. Moreover, there is no evidence showing the direct link between smoking and any fatal diseases. 2 【正确答案 】 Currently, many governments have taken the lead in campaigns to eliminate smoking by banning sm
8、oking in public places, including restaurants, buses and trains. Now, an ever-growing number of private businesses are issuing regulations forbidding smoking by their employees in their offices. However, some sections of the populace say that, although they approve of the antismoking drive, the bann
9、ing of smoking in offices is an attack on their freedom. It must be borne in mind that smoking is a health hazard which affects not only the smoker himself, but also all the people around them. In fact, doctors tell us that almost as many peopie contract diseases even fatal ones from breathing “seco
10、nd-hand“ smoke, as smokers do. I am sure that I am not alone in stating that the hallmark of a civilised society is the willingness of citizens to give up some of their freedom for the common good. We all give up our freedom to walk in the roads which vehicles use, and the freedom to make loud noise
11、s at midnight which might disturb our neighbors. How much more sensible it is to give up the freedom of polluting the air that we must all breathe! The critics may be right, but is it necessarily a bad thing to surrender some of our freedom in this case? To my mind, the ban on smoking must be made as total as possible to have a positive impact on the health of the general public. Therefore, although the critics of the office smoking ban may be right logically, they are certainly wrong morally.
