1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 55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 shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the informat
2、ion shown 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 about 40 minutes on this task. You have been asked to write about the following topic. It is generally accepted that families are not as close as they used to he.
3、Give some reasons why this change has happened and suggest how families could be brought closer together. Include any relevant examples from your experience. You should write at least 250 words. 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 55答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 According t
4、o the results of the labour-force research published recently, the following conclusions can be drawn from it: In March, 1993, United States had seven percent of their workforce which might not seem disastrous until compared with Japan, where 2.5% were unemployed. However, the unemployment rate in U
5、nited States began declining slowly since March 1993, and reached 5% mark in the middle of 1996. Japan turned out to be less lucky, as their unemployment rate doubled in three years. From then on, the percentage of unemployed workforce in United States remained roughly the same about 5% until March
6、99, although there were minor falls and rises in the unemployment rate. As for Japan, the percentage of unemployed fell rapidly by 0.5 0.6% after March 1996. but from summer 1996 and onwards it grew steadily and without any falls to reach 5.0% boundary in March 1999. The major conclusion that Ive dr
7、awn using the graph, is that number of unemployed in USA decreased by about Z.0% in the course of six years, while in Japan it actually increased by Z.5% percent. As a result, in March 99. both Japan and US had about 5% of their work force unemployed. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minu
8、tes on this task. 2 【正确答案】 The todays family-life changed a lot. Many parents are divorce, a lot of mothers and fathers have their jobs far away from home. The children are often alone and lonley . but what are the reasons for this happening? First of all, I think that the modern technology is one o
9、f the main reason for this problem. Many parents work in their nearest cities from their home. They work with computer in big offices and came home late at night. However, they have no time to look after their children. In the past, families used to work “as a family“. Every member worked hard and h
10、elped the family to survife, for example farmers. Furthermore, the education used to be controled by the parents, not like todays day-schools with teachers and professors. On the other hand, there must be a solution to bring separeted families together. At my point of view, families should spend the
11、ir free time together. I am thinking about weekends or the time after work. Children need their parents even when they are older. To give a reasonable example: I often go out with my parents, mostly for a dinner. Then my brother and I speak about our future plans or something else. An intensiv conve
12、rsation is a possible solution. A similar way is, to divide your job Into half-part work-times and spend your free time leftover with your loved persons. A point against this statement is to have financial problems. To sum up I wish that every family is as close as possible with each other, if they like that.
