1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 159及答案与解析 1 What are the purposes of places such as museums and how should they be funded? Do you think the government should fund these places? 2 Should a country invest huge amounts of money on the research of weapons? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 159答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 Over the past several years, through th
2、e painstaking joint efforts by the government and citizens, our city has taken on a new look. People praise highly the beautiful environment and cityscape. Currently, the city government is planning to allocate more funds on the construction of museums, with an aim to upgrade the artistic taste of t
3、he citizens. Museums can enrich peoples cultural life. First, by visiting museums, people can cultivate a better taste for arts and enhance the sensitivity to beauty, thus enriching their spiritual life and upgrading their quality. Second, museums provide a kind of place of entertainment and recreat
4、ion for common people to spend their leisure hours. Most important of all, they are an essential part of spiritual civilization construction. Do remember that a man does not live only by bread. Museums help boost the local tourism. Most museums are symbols of the city as well as the country, which a
5、ppeal to visitors from home and abroad. For instance, when foreign friends are visiting Beijing, apart from the Great Wall, they are bound to have a tour in the Forbidden City, the most famous museum in China. Visiting a museum is one of the best ways to learn the local culture and touring through a
6、 museum provides visitors with a pleasant experience. Museums also play a vital role in education especially to students and children who will learn a lot of knowledge from them. By visiting the historical museum, they can learn the tradition, history and culture of the country and the world, the na
7、tural museum can arouse their interest of science. By visiting it, they can find how interesting the nature is. These activities are much more meaningful and valuable than playing video games. Museums are indispensable for the people as well as the country. Therefore, the whole society should take e
8、ffective efforts to subsidize the construction of museums. It is the governments duty to invest more money in the building and maintenance of museums. Sometimes the governments budget is limited, so attracting the foreign investment is also a sensible way. The profitable enterprises and wealthy indi
9、viduals should also give their hands. 2 【正确答案】 With the development of world peace and the process of globalisation, the aspiration for peace becomes very keen. But there are still some countries, which carry out experiments with advanced and mass-destructive weapons. From my point, it is against th
10、e trend of our world and peoples will. Firstly, the development of weapons can cause instability and chaos of our world. The people who love peace are keeping an eye on the conflicts between India and Pakistan. Many people and soldiers become cannon fodders every day. Many soldiers and civilians are
11、 wounded in the battlefields, which is a misery in the current world. Secondly, large amounts of investment on the research of weapons will decelerate the development of other aspects, such as education, economy, industry and infrastructure. The arms race between USA and former USSR is a very vivid
12、illustration. Now, the economy of both countries is seriously affected by the Arms Race, especially the former USSR. Finally, some weapons are mass destructive and catastrophic, one of which is atom bombs. People in Japan still remember the nightmare when two atom bombs exploded over Japan. Many peo
13、ple died and disabled, which is a tragedy of our world. Of course, it is understandable and reasonable for a country to keep some weapons for the purpose of self-defense rather than invasion. We are in favour of peaceful solutions to the disputes between countries, because every country enjoys independent sovereignty and equal rights with others. Any invasion and threats to a country are against the international laws and peoples aspiration.
