1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 39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 pie charts below give information about the household expenditure of two average U.S. families in different years. Summaries the information by selecting and re
2、porting 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: Some people believe that using animals to test the safety of h
3、uman medicines is cruel and unwarranted, whereas others feel it is a medical necessity. Discuss both views and state your own opinion. 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 39答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1
4、You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 The pie charts compare the expenses of an average American household in 1970 and in 2004. The most significant change that can be seen was in the proportion that went towards paying the mortgage; and the other increase was in the outlay for ch
5、ildcare. In 1970 about a quarter of the household income was spent on mortgage payments whereas, by 2004, this had doubled to account for half of all expenditure. The 1970 family spent only one percent of income on childcare while the 2004 family allocated ten times more of the budget to this. Expen
6、diture on entertainment remained the same at 13% but the percentage spent on food halved from 25% to 12%; and 8% less of the total income was taken up by transport costs in 2004 (only 5%). Clothing costs consumed more of the budget in 1970, at 22%, but this fell to only 10% in 2004. 二、 WRITING TASK
7、2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 【正确答案】 Animal testing has become a highly controversial debate in recent years, with strong and emotive arguments presented on both sides. The view that testing medicines on animals is necessary is supported by those who argue that if not animals,
8、then who? Animals are seen as the only logical testing population close enough to humans to accurately identify and test the efficacy of different types of medicines, including those involved in cancer treatment, and other potentially life-saving drugs. Furthermore, there is the notion that animals
9、do not feel or experience pain and suffering in the same ways that humans do, and that all research on animals is ethically conducted to minimize any pain that is felt. However, the other side of the debate revolves around the argument that animals do experience pain and suffering, and it is simply
10、unacceptable to subject them to medical testing. Also, opponents of medical testing on animals point out that the results are not necessarily reliable when applied to human populations: even though as mammals we might be very similar, we are not the same. This brings into question the entire philoso
11、phical base behind testing medicine on animals. There is also the moral question of whether we humans actually have the right to subject animals to testing and inhumane experiments against their will. In my opinion, the use of animals for medical testing should be avoided at all costs, as I feel that animals deserve humans respect and kindness. Alternatives to medical testing on animals must be sought.
