1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 21及答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 The table shows household spending on various items as a percentage of the total in a Chinese city in 1990 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and by making comparison
2、s where relevantWrite at least 150 words. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 Write about the following topic: In order to learn a language well, we should learn about the country as well as the cultures and lifestyles of the people who speak it. To what extent do you
3、 agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. 雅思（写作）模拟 试卷 21答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 The table indicates household spending (as percentages of
4、 the total) in eight areas in a Chinese city in the years 1990 and 2005. Spending rose, as a percentage, in four areas medical services (from 1% to 67o - the largest relative increase), transport and communications (from 27o to 9%), recreation, education and culture (from 12% to 15%) and accommodati
5、on (from 5% to 8%). The rise in relative spending on transport ant communications moved that item from the second-smallest one to the third-largest. Spending remained the same, as a percentage, in two areas. The percentage spent on household appliances remained at 7% and the percentage spent on othe
6、r items remained at 67. Spending fell, as a percentage, in two areas food and clothing. Expenditure on food took over hall (56%) of household spending in 1990. This dropped to 43% in 2005, remaining the largest item Relative expenditure on clothing fell by almost half, from 11% in 1990 to 6% in 2005
7、. Overall, it can be seen that there was a shift in the way that household income was spent between 1990 and 2005 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 【正确答案】 For a person like myself who has lived abroad for a long time and learnt foreign languages, this is a very inte
8、resting question. In this essay, I will give examples from my own experience that show that learning a language well does not depend on learning about the culture and lifestyles of the people who speak it, though I do believe that such knowledge can help in the language learning process. At Schools
9、in many countries around the world, language teachers develop lessons and use materials that teach language and introduce the culture and lifestyle of countries where that language is used. A perfect example is “Family Album USA“. These materials help students to see how the language they are learni
10、ng is used in real life situations. This often inspires students to learn a foreign language. These materials also help to introduce vocabulary that students can later use when discussing different topics. Sometimes, however, the materials purport to give information about countries where the foreig
11、n languages are spoken and claim to give information about the lifestyle and culture of the people living there, but in fact they do not. I have noticed this in many countries, including China. For example, these materials often state that most Englishmen walk around with umbrellas and wearing hats.
12、 This may have been true for many Englishmen some decades ago, but it is quite funny when people suggest that it is still the case. Clearly, what has happened is that the materials used by students have not been updated. One result is that some students learn English or other languages to a very hig
13、h standard whilst knowing little or nothing about the country where the language is spoken or about its culture and the lifestyle there. I do not think that this is a big problem. When the student eventually gets the chance to visit a country where the language he/she has learnt is spoken, they can get their facts in order and sort out any misconceptions. In conclusion, I think that it is certainly very useful to learn about the culture and lifestyle of a country where the language you are learning is spoken, but it is not essential.
