1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 47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 table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information show
2、n below.You should write at least 150 words.二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic. Some governments say how many children a family can have i
3、n their country. They may control the number of children someone has through taxes. It is sometimes necessary and right for a government to control the population in this way. Do you agree or disagree“? Give reasons for your answer. You should write at least 250 words. 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 47答案与解析 一、 WRITING
4、TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 The table shows that the figures for imprisonment in the five countries mentioned indicate no overall pattern of increase of decrease. In fact there is considerable fluctuation from country to country. In Great Britain the numbers in pr
5、ison have increased steadily from 30,000 in 1930 to 80,000 in 1980. On the other hand in Australia, and particularly in New Zealand, the numbers fell markedly from 1930 to 1940. Since then they have increased gradually, apart from in 1980 when the numbers in prison in New Zealand fell by about 30,00
6、0 from the 1970 total. Canada is the only country in which the numbers in prison have decreased over the period 1930 to 1980, although there have been fluctuations in this trend. The figures for the United States indicate the greatest number of prisoners compared to the other four countries but popu
7、lation size needs to be taken into account in this analysis. The prison population in the United States increased rapidly from 1970 to 1980 and this must be a worrying trend. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 【正确答案】 It is certainly very understandable that some gove
8、rnments should start looking at ways of limiting their populations to a sustainable figure. In the past, populations were partly regulated by frequent war and widespread disease, but in recent years the effects of those factors have been diminished. Countries can be faced with a population that is g
9、rowing much faster than the nations food resources or employment opportunities and whose members can be condemned to poverty by the need to feed extra mouths. They identify population control as a means to raising living standards. But how should it be achieved? Clearly, this whole area is a very de
10、licate personal and cultural issue. Many people feel that this is not a matter for the state. They feel this is one area of life where they have the right to make decisions for themselves. For that reason, it would seem that the best approach would be to work by persuasion rather than compulsion. Th
11、is could be done by a process of education that points out the way a smaller family can mean an improved quality of life for the family members, as will as less strain on the countrys, perhaps very limited, resources. This is the preferred way. Of course, if this does not succeed within a reasonable
12、 time scale, it may be necessary to consider other measures, such as tax incentives or child-benefit payments for small families only. These are midway between persuasion and compulsion. So, yes, it is sometimes necessary, but governments should try very hard to persuade first. They should also remember that this is a very delicate area indeed, and that social engineering can create as many problems as it solves.
