1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 166及答案与解析 1 In some countries, sports and entertainment personalities earn higher salaries than professionals like doctors, nurses and teachers. Why do you think this happens in some societies and do you consider it is good or bad? 2 Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal m
2、ore money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 166答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 Nowadays, sports and entertainment personalities have increasingly higher value than profe
3、ssional workers. As society progresses, consumers will place higher value on leisure and fitness, and they spend more money on entertainment and sports, which is the major reason for those people to enjoy higher salary and more popularity. In addition, the media and advertising industry give them gr
4、eat publicity to bring them even higher value. However, in my opinion, the escalation of the high value on sports and entertainment personalities is not a good development. Some professional workers actually create more value than the sports and entertaining personalities. The teachers will educate
5、many individuals; perhaps through their influence, some students may change the destiny of mankind. The doctors will save the lives of hundreds of people. A physicist will gain a better understanding of the nature of reality, and perhaps contributes to the advancement of technology in order to make
6、life better for all the humanity. However, those professional workers might receive only 1/10, or 1/100 of the money that sports or entertaining personalities obtained and they attract only slight attention from people. If professional workers achieve higher value than sports and entertaining person
7、alities, it will motivate young people into making science a career choice and drive human knowledge to new heights. Sports and entertaining programmes, on the other hand, are quite inadequate for people who want to meditate and look for deeper meanings of life. The destiny of our children and ourse
8、lves is a concern that requires foresight. There is something lacking in our culture. It is time that we value more of the professional workers for the well-being of the society. 2 【正确答案】 As a result of constant media attention, sports professionals in my country have become stars and celebrities, a
9、nd those at the top are paid huge salaries. Just like movie stars, they live extravagant lifestyles with huge houses and cars. Many people find their rewards unfair, especially when comparing these super salaries with those of top surgeons or research scientists, or even leading politicians who have
10、 the responsibility of governing the country. However, sports stars salaries are not determined by considering the contribution to society a person makes, or the level of responsibility he or she holds. Instead, they reflect the public popularity of sport in general and the level of public support t
11、hat successful stars can generate. So the notion of “fairness“ is not the issue. Those who feel that sports stars salaries are justified might argue that the number of professionals with real talent is very small, and the money is a recognition of the skills and dedication a person needs to be succe
12、ssful. Competition is constant and a player is tested every time they perform in their relatively short career. The pressure from the media is intense and there is little privacy out of the spotlight. So all of these factors may justify the huge earnings. Personally, I think that the amount of money such sports stars make is more justified than the huge earnings of movie stars, but at the same time, it indicates that our society places more value on sport than on more essential professions and achievements.
