1、雅思(写作)模拟试卷 31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 bar graph below shows the amount of carbon emissions in different countries during three different years. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting t
2、he main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 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 topic. Write about the following topic: Nowadays, celebrities increasingly have the status of role models, in
3、particular for younger people. Do you see this as a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience. Write at least 250 words. 雅思(写作)模拟试卷 31答案与解析 一、 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 1 【正确答案】 The b
4、ar graph illustrates the quantity of carbon emissions produced by six countries in 1975, 1990 and 2005. The USA emitted the largest amount of carbon for all three years, showing an increase from slightly over 1,200,000 thousand metric tones in 1975 to nisus under 1,600,000 thousand metric tones in 2
5、005. Chinas level of carbon emissions more than doubled from 300,000 thousand metric tones in 1975 to over 600,000 thousand metric tones in 1990, before more than doubling again to approximately 1.6 million thousand metric tones in 2005. In contrast, Germanys carbon emissions reduced slightly from a
6、pproximately 250,000 in 1975 and 1990 to roughly 200,000 in 2005. The only other country to reduce emissions was the United Kingdom between 1975 (approximately 180,000) and 1990 (about 160,000), although this was quite slight and rose again in 2005 to 170,000. Canadas level increased slightly each y
7、ear to match the UK in 2005 and carbon emissions in India jumped from approximately 80,000 in 1975 to 380,000 in 2005. On the whole, the two largest contributors to carbon emissions were the USA and China. 二、 WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2 【正确答案】 International celeb
8、rities come from many different fields these days, with a considerable number of them famous for little more than good looks and expensive fashion. However, they all serve to act as role models for society. There are positive and negative aspects to this phenomenon, but on the whole I see it as a de
9、trimental development. First of all, many celebrities have achieved their fame not through admirable behavior but for public misconduct. For instance, many young pop stars with very little talent have exploited media focus on their party lives, courting photographs of them with little clothing or in
10、volvement in drags or alcohol. Affairs and celebrity scandal provide young people with poor examples of how to conduct themselves morally and with integrity in the public eye, which is an extremely worrying trend, given the following some of these celebrities have with young generations. In addition
11、, marketing celebrities these days has become a billion dollar industry. Social networking pages such as Face book and Twitter ensure that people can focus on and obsess about their idols twenty-four hours a day. This constant following of celebrities only serves to perpetuate the idea that their sh
12、allow lives are worthy of this constant attention, when in reality decisions about which jeweler to wear and which premiere to attend distract young people from the real issues facing modem society. All in all, being a celebrity comes with the responsibility of having others look up to you. Unfommately, in my opinion, too few celebrities take this responsibility seriously, which has corresponding negative effects for those who choose to adore them.