1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 217及答案与解析 1 Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2 The charts below give inf
2、ormation on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 217答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 It has been suggested that high school students should be involved in
3、 unpaid community services as a compulsory part of high school programmes. Most of the colleges are already providing opportunities to help students gain work experience, but these are not compulsory. In my opinion, sending students to work in community services is a good idea. Life skills are very
4、important and by doing voluntary work, students can learn not only how to communicate with others and work in a team but also how to manage their time and improve their organisational skills. Nowadays, unfortunately, teenagers do not have many after-school activities. After-school clubs are no longe
5、r that popular and students mostly go home and sit in front of the TV, browse Internet or play video games. Given compulsory work activities with charitable or community organisations, they will be encouraged to do something more creative. Skills gained through compulsory work will not only be an as
6、set on their CV but also increase their employability. Students will also gain more respect towards work and money as they will realise that it is not that easy to earn them and hopefully will learn to spend them in a more practical way. Admittedly, unpaid jobs for charity organisations take up some
7、 time of students who need to spend more valuable time on their study. Namely, in a short term, this activity cannot bring any reward for those participants. However, any kind of charity work in spare time will prevent them from sitting and doing nothing. Furthermore, with sufficient social experien
8、ces and working skills, students may be more competitive in the job market after graduation in the foreseeable future. In conclusion, I think this is a very good idea, and I hope this programme will be put into action for high schools shortly. 2 【正确答案】 The four pie charts illustrate information on t
9、he ages of the population of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and predictions for 2050. We can see from the first two pie charts that in Yemen, people under 14 years occupied the first position in 2000, while people from 15 to 59 years will have the highest percentage in 2050. There will be a growth in the p
10、ercentage of people from 15 to 59 years and over 60 years from 2000 to 2050. However, the percentage of people under 14 years will decrease over the 50 years. It can be seen from the second two pie charts that in Italy, people from 15 to 59 years have the highest percentage in 2000 and 2050, and the
11、 percentage of people over 60 years was higher than that of people under 14 years. There will be a rise in the percentage of people over 60 years from 2000 to 2050. However, the 50 years will witness a decrease in the percentage of people under 14 years and from 15 to 59 years. In 2000, in terms of people under 14 years, the percentage of Yemen was higher than that of Italy. However, in 2050, as for population over 60 years, the percentage of Yemen will be much lower than that of Italy.
