1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 202及答案与解析 1 Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map below shows the development of the village. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the development of the village. 2 The map below is o
2、f the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket S is planned for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the supermarkets. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 202答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 This map illustrates in four stages the
3、 development of Chorleywood, a small London village, from 1868 to 1994. According to the map, the first period was from 1868 to 1883. At this time, Chorleywood only had one small area and two crossing main roads. The next period was from 1883 to 1922. During this time, there emerged another habitati
4、on to the south of the original small area, which was almost twice bigger than the former one. In 1909, a railway, parallel with the eastbound main road, came into being. It went through the new habitation and formed an intersection with another main road as well. Next, from 1922 to 1970, along the
5、western part of the newly-built railway, two large areas took shape. Finally, 1970 saw another great change in Chorleywood. A southbound motorway was built linking the railway and the eastbound main road. Since then, another five living areas were founded, scattering along the motorway. Therefore, t
6、he map shows that thanks to the construction of the railway and the motorway, the land of Chorleywood expanded significantly from 1868 to 1994. 2 【正确答案】 The map displays two possible locations for the construction of a new supermarket in the town of Garlsdon. As is indicated in the map, the first po
7、tential site for the new supermarket is located in the countryside. This site is 12 km to Hindon, an area with a population of 10,000, and lies between the railway and main road linking the city center. Therefore, it is quite convenient for people to do shopping at S by taking trains or driving cars
8、. Moreover, S is in the outskits of Garlsdon, people doing shopping there will have no trouble with parking. Conversely, the second suggested site is just in the center of Garlsdon and this will pose great challenges to parking. However, it has its advantages: as it is surrounded by residential area
9、s and there are mature railway and mainroad system connecting Hindon, Bransdon and Cransdon, it is none the less an ideal choice. Bransdon is 16km from the city center, with a population of 15,000 while Cransdon is 25km from the city center and has 29,666 residents. In addition, lying in between Bransdon and Cransdon is an industrial zone. All these imply that the potential customer group is huge. In conclusion, the two suggested sites both have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is better to take all these factors into consideration when making the final decision.
