1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 85及答案与解析 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You want something that you cant buy in your own country. You decide to ask an English friend to help you. Write a letter to the friend. In your letter say what you want, explain why you want it, suggest how the friend could help.
2、 Write at least 150 words. You do not need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear_, 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think that there are now too many cars on the roads, and that they are spoiling our towns and cities.
3、 Do you agree or disagree? 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 85答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 Dear Alice, I hope youre well and enjoying being back at university after the holiday. I wonder if you could do me a
4、 favour. Would it be possible to buy some books suitable for a 14 year old boy? My friend(Jasmine)has a son who is not doing particularly well in his English classes at school. His English is actually quite good, but hes lost motivation and Jasmine wondered whether it might help if he could be persu
5、aded to do some more reading in the language. As you know, its very difficult to get hold of English books here and the ones in the bookshops are rather boring for a teenage boy. As you have two younger brothers, I thought you might have some suggestions about what he would enjoy. If you could choos
6、e a couple of books, Jasmine would be very happy to send money to cover the cost of the books and postage. I hope you dont mind my asking you to do this and do let me know if theres anything I can send you from here to say thank you. Best wishes, Sasha 2 【正确答案】 Unquestionably there are many more car
7、s on the roads now than there were even ten years ago but whether there are too many, and they are ruining our urban areas, is a matter of some dispute. The main arguments against this point of view are as follows. Firstly, we cannot claim that there are too many cars in a given place if the majorit
8、y of people there feel the numbers are acceptable. Secondly, it is wrong to deprive people of the right to drive their own cars. Public transport is often so poor that it is not a realistic option. Only private cars can enable people to go about their daily lives efficiently and comfortably, for exa
9、mple, commuting to work and going shopping. Thirdly, in most urban areas, even the most congested ones, it is still possible to drive round fairly easily. Buses and bicycles often have special lanes so all forms of transport can co-exist happily together. However, I feel strongly that there are too
10、many cars in our towns and cities. Roads are becoming more dangerous, with many more serious road accidents occurring, affecting everyone, including those in cars. Pedestrians and cyclists have less and less space and freedom to move safely. Another point to consider is that large numbers of cars ar
11、e causing severe pollution, making the air of our cities unpleasant; at times, almost unbreathable. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people suffering from respiratory diseases, and old and valued buildings are being destroyed by chemicals from car exhausts. Thus, although many people fiercely defend the right of choice to drive cars in cities, I believe steps should be taken to reduce their number before they end up taking over and ruining our urban environments.
