1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 185及答案与解析 1 Todays children are living under more pressure from society than children in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion? 2 As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual well-being.
2、What factors contribute to job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction for all the workers? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 185答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 Nowadays children are growing up in more favourable conditions than ever before. However, they are also faced with much greater pressure than children i
3、n the past. Firstly, the burden with academic learning has become extremely heavy. It has become a trend for kids to take extra courses beyond their normal school curriculum, for parents believe that this can ensure their children a chance to a better university. And only a better university can ens
4、ure their kids a good job in the future. This would no doubt bring huge pressure to their children, affecting their health both physically and mentally. Secondly, the pressure of employment is becoming greater and greater. Statistics show that in 2007 about one million college graduates failed to fi
5、nd jobs. Most of them held bachelors and even masters degrees. The fact that even well-educated people are confronted with unemployment problems urges children to obtain more skills and become more versatile so as to stay competitive on the job market. From the above discussion, we can easily come t
6、o a conclusion that children do live under more pressure than ever before. Under so much work and pressure, it is difficult for them to develop good personalities and interpersonal communication skills. They may become more solitary and even suffer from certain mental illnesses. Therefore, our gover
7、nment and society should create opportunities and reform our educational mechanism to let our kids enjoy their supposed happy childhood. 2 【正确答案】 Nowadays many adults have full-time jobs and the proportion of their lives spent doing such jobs is very high. So feeling about ones job must reflect how
8、an individual feels about his or her life as a whole, and because of this, job satisfaction is indeed very important for the well-being of that person. Employees get job satisfaction in a number of ways. Firstly, a person needs to feel that they are doing valued and valuable work, so positive feedba
9、ck from superiors is very important in this respect. A sense of fulfilment is also encouraged if a worker feels the job is worth doing because it contributes to the society or the economy as a whole. Secondly, when someone feels they are improving or developing their skills through training opportun
10、ities, for example, then there is a sense of progression and purpose that rewards a worker. The sense of belonging to a team or a working community also contributes to job satisfaction because colleagues help each other to enjoy their working lives. Satisfaction is also increased by the sense of res
11、ponsibility for and loyalty to a team. Of course not everybody enjoys their work. Hard economic realities mean that many people have little choice in the kind of job they can get. In some cases an employee is working in a job that suits neither their skills nor their personality. Some jobs are repet
12、itive and boring, and labour relations may be poor and lead to resentment and insecurity rather than to job satisfaction. However, even though it is unlikely that all workers do feel happy in their work, I think it is not unrealistic to promote more job satisfaction in any job. If the factors identified above are implemented, then any job can be improved and more workers can feel greater degrees of job satisfaction.
