1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 73及答案与解析 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.The diagrams below show the development of a small fishing village and its surrounding area into a large European tourist resort.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where rel
2、evant.Write at least 150 words. 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. Music is played in every society and culture in the world today. Some people think that music brings only benefits to individuals and societies. Others, however, think that music can ha
3、ve a negative influence on both. Discuss both these views and give 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 73答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 The two plans illustrate how a small coastal village in Eur
4、ope grew into a large tourist centre between 1974 and 2004. The figures show that over these thirty years, the local population increased dramatically from only 12,000 to 80,000, swelling to a possible 130,000 during the tourist season. During this period large numbers of high-rise hotels were built
5、 along the coastline on both sides of the original village. The harbour and coastal woodlands were replaced by a sandy beach and a golf course for the tourists. Similarly, the olive groves inland were replaced with fruit and vegetable farms for the tourist market. The original village and those furt
6、her inland on the hillsides were developed with more homes for locals and more shops for the tourist trade. A main road leading from the hills to the coast was built to cope with the increased traffic to the village. In conclusion, not only the original village, but also the whole surrounding area h
7、ad been transformed into a well-populated tourist resort by 2004. 2 【正确答案】 Generally, music is considered to be one of the most popular and ancient modes of human expression. It features largely in all histories and all cultures and indeed has been one of the main ways of passing on cultural traditi
8、ons to new generations. Because of this, many people view music as a positive influence for societies. They also believe that the influence on individuals is wholly beneficial as it is a long-established way of communicating and helping us to understand the whole range of human emotion and experienc
9、e in a more spiritual language than words can represent. However, there are different kinds of music and the qualities of classical music traditions are not necessarily part of the music many people experience today. In the modern world there is a huge music industry that sells piped music to superm
10、arkets and advertisers. We are also constantly exposed to loud, modern music from peoples CD players, iPods or car radios. So the view of music today as a kind of noise pollution produced by selfish people, is also a common and negative one. But it is difficult to think of a world without music. Cer
11、tainly there is bad music that may have negative influences, particularly on the young. But peoples taste in music tends to change as they get older, and it would be difficult to find someone who had no positive musical associations at all. In conclusion, I think that music can have both positive and negative influences on people and society, but it is an integral part of human expression that we cannot really separate from our lives.
