1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 162及答案与解析 1 Tourism is a multibillion-dollar industry that supports economic development. However, some people think that it causes too much damage to the local environment and culture. What do you think? 2 Does the lottery do more good than harm? What is your opinion? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 162答案与解析
2、 1 【正确答案】 Tourism, as a multibillion-dollar business, is booming everywhere. Some people, labouring under the belief that tourism serves as an engine of economic growth, seem to ignore its negative effects on the environment and culture. But I think that these are not concerns that we can shrug off
3、lightly. Over the past century, with the development of new transportation means, travel has become easier than ever. Many popular places are flooded with visitors, who spoil the beauty of nature by creating and leaving behind God-knows-how-much trash. In addition, a lot of unsightly artificial faci
4、lities have been and continue to be built in order to promote tourism, with disastrous effects on the environment. Another drawback of tourism is the conducted tour, which greatly restricts the exposure of tourists to local culture, and contributes little to mutual understanding between nations and
5、cultures. On the contrary, the superficial impressions tourists get during such tours only intensify their stereotyped ideas about other cultures. On the other hand, the foreign ways introduced by travelers may well have an adverse impact on the local people, who tend to be susceptible to the influe
6、nce of more advanced cultures. In the long run, the uniqueness of individual cultures will be wiped out by such homogenisation. But dont get me wrong. I am not saying that the tourism industry shall be banned in any country, as it does help to shore up the economy in places which offer few sources o
7、f income, the significant point is that the unchecked growth of the travel business may render the development of an economy unsustainable. So steps have to be taken to prevent the iocal culture from being “contaminated“ or even engulfed by other cultures. It is high time that we did something to re
8、ctify this by taking the environment and cultural protection into account. 2 【正确答案】 For better or worse, the lottery has become a part of our life. There are, it is true, people who worry about the negative effects the lottery may have, but I believe it does more good than harm. First of all, the lo
9、ttery is an effective way to raise money for welfare programmes and other public projects. Although taxes have traditionally been the main source for such undertakings, people pay taxes grudgingly, and increasing taxes is time-consuming and may result in increasing popular discontent. However, peopl
10、e eagerly buy lottery tickets, and so, so long as it is well regulated, the lottery can serve as an important source of state revenue. For average people, especially those who have no salable skills, the lottery might be the only opportunity for them to get rich-even to become a millionaire overnigh
11、t. For instance, a friend of mine has been in financial trouble for many years. The other day, he hit the jackpot by selecting the winning number in the lottery. Now he is the richest guy in our community, and is leading a life he never even dreamed of before. With some people, their enthusiasm fa t
12、he tottery is not about money but about fun. They dont care about winning or losing; they just like to choose numbers and watch the results. They enjoy the excitement of analysing the possibilities. For them, buying lottery tickets is just one of their hobbies. Some people are concerned that the lot
13、tery may encourage laziness and gambling. But evidence from the countries where public lotteries are legal does not justify this worry. In fact, in China the lottery has turned out not to be a monster but something beneficial. In conclusion, experience has shown that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
