1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 223及答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.The graph below gives information about how much people in the United States and the United Kingdom spend on petrol.Summarise the information by selecting and repor
2、ting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Write at least 150 words. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: In the past, shopping was a routine domestic task. Many people no
3、wadays regard it as a hobby. To what extent do you think this is a positive trend? 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 223答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 【
4、正确答案】 The graph compares the percentage of their income which people in the UK and USA spend on petrol. From the data, we can see two clear differences. Firstly, the difference between the poorest 10% and the richest 10% is greater in the UK than in the USA. In the former, the poorest spend less tha
5、n 0.5% of their income on petrol, suggesting that they do not use cars very much, and the richest spend around 3%. By contrast, in the US, the poorest spend around 4-5% while the richest spend between 2 and 3%. This suggests that virtually everyone in the USA uses a car sometimes. Secondly, in the U
6、SA it is also noticeable that the percentage of income spent by the poor can be twice that spent by the rich. However, in the UK, the percentage spent rises quite steeply for the poorer members of the population but then remains almost constant apart from the very richest, where it falls again. In b
7、oth countries people on middle incomes spend about the same percentage. Overall, the percentage of income spent on fuel generally gets higher in the UK, the more you earn, whereas it decreases in the US. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 【正确答案】 Going shopping used t
8、o be a chore, but recently it has become a leisure activity or a pleasant outing. To my mind, it is debatable whether this can be regarded as a wholly positive development. For earlier generations, buying food or consumer products involved visiting several shops, each with the same limited range on
9、offer. Customers had less money and credit was not widely available. By contrast, shoppers nowadays can find almost anything in the supermarket or shopping mall. The comfortable environment, the variety of goods and attractions such as cafes and cinemas make spending money enjoyable. Nowadays, with
10、many parents working full-time, families have little time together. In my experience, it is normal to see families in the local shopping mall at weekends. Undoubtedly, one of the benefits of this is that they are together as a family. Nevertheless, this is not ideal, especially if it leaves no time
11、for other activities, such as sport. Another negative result of this change in attitudes is the effect it has on young people all over the world, who spend time in shopping malls. The reasons for this are the influence of advertising and the availability of credit cards. On the one hand, they are wi
12、th friends in a safe environment, but on the other, it can tempt them to buy things they do not really need and may cause them to get into debt. Moreover, it would be better for their health if they met friends to go swimming. In conclusion I would like to suggest that although shopping now is less tedious, this is not necessarily a positive trend. It may be good for the retailers, but not for consumers if it replaces other, healthier activities.
