1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 9及答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 0 WRITING 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 describin
2、g the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increa
3、sing. Does this trend have positive effects or negative effects on society? 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 9答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 二、 WRITING T
4、ASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 Discussion about the effects of an aging population has become topical in many countries, including my own, in recent years. Many people are concerned about the relative increase in the number of people who have retired and therefore hav
5、e to be supported by a relatively smaller number of working people. I think that this trend has both positive and negative effects on society. The main negative effect is that supporting retired people, either through direct financial support from children or through the tax and benefits system, wil
6、l become more expensive. This means that either financial support for retired people has to be cut or more money has to be found, either through workers paying more or by finding more workers. In Europe and the trend is towards importing workers from other countries. This has led to heated debates a
7、bout whether the immigrants can, or even should, integrate fully into European society. Some people believe that allowing mass immigration will undermine the values of the host country whereas others believe that having a variety of cultures aids social development. Japan has decided to import worke
8、rs, but has also invested a lot of money in developing robots that can take over basic jobs done by humans. This, they hope, will reduce their reliance on foreign workers and avoid any cultural problems. There are also advantages to having an older population and these are often overlooked. Older pe
9、ople in developed countries where the proportion of the retired population is increasing fastest, are generally healthier than even This means that one way of increasing the number of workers and reduce the costs of having a large retired population is to increase the retirement age. A recent report
10、 in Britain suggested that the retirement age for men be increased from 65 to 68. One result might be more respect for older workers, who are also more experienced, particularly in dealing with people. Another way of increasing the work force is to get more women into full-time employment. Most British women work, but less than half work full-time. Using this resource would increase the status of women in society. In conclusion, an aging population can have both positive and negative effects on society, largely depending on how we react to it.
