最新雅思考试题目及参考范文.docx

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最新雅思考试题目及参考范文

2011年雅思考试题目及参考范文

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2011年雅思考试题目及参考范文

2011.1.8

Somepeoplethinkthatrobotsareveryimportantforhumans'futuredevelopment.Others,however,thinkthatrobotsareadangerousinventionthatcouldhavenegativeeffectsonsociety.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.

Forcenturies,peoplehavefantasizedthatsomedayrobotscouldhaveintelligencelikemankindandworkasfaithfulservants.Todaythisdreamhascometrueinmanyfieldsthankstotherapiddevelopmentofartificialintelligenceresearches.However,theissueofthewideapplicationofrobotscanbedeemedasbeneficialasdetrimental.

Ontheonehand,thereisnodenyingthatrobotsbringaboutanarrayofpositiveaspects,suchashighworkefficiencyandlowworkrisk.First,theworkloadthatcouldtakemonthstofinishbymanuallaborcouldbedoneflawlesslybyrobotsinminutes,whichallowsindividualstobeinvolvedinotheractivities.Second,itiswidelyacknowledgedthatrobotscoulddodangerousjobsinsteadofpeopleinhighriskbusinesseslikeminingandconstruction;therefore,ahostofpeople’ssafetycanbeensuredtoaconsiderabledegree.

Ontheotherhand,agreatnumberofpeopleholdanoppositeopinion,assertingtherearenumerousdemeritswhichshouldnotbeneglected.Tobeginwith,peoplelosejobswhenmachinestaketheirplaces,especiallyinthemassproductionindustrysuchasautomobilebusiness.InfactoriesofthefamouscarcompanyFord,almosteverystepofcarmakingisdonebygiantrobotsthatworkfasterwithhigherreliabilityandprecision.Asaconsequence,employeeswillhavegreatpressure.Admittedly,thereareindeedsomeoccupationsthatrobotsmightperformmuchbetterthanhumanbeings,buttheycannotworkinaflexiblewayaspeopledo,andtheyarelesslikelytomakecorrespondingchangesoncesomethingunexpectedhappens.Thenhumanbeings’supervisiontendstobecomeimperative.

Takingallfactorsintoaccount,robotshavemanymeritsthatmakeourlifeeasierandmoreconvenient,butworkersmaysufferfromunemploymentstress.

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2011.1.15

Nowadays,someworkplacestendtoemployequalnumbersofmenandwomenworkers.Doyouthinkitisapositiveornegativedevelopment?

Thegenderimbalancehaslongbeenageneralphenomenoninthelabourmarket.Someanalystsarguethatitisimpossibletoeliminatetheunderrepresentationofwomeninjobmarkets,whileothersproposethatwomenshouldbeentitledthesameopportunitytobeengagedinaposition.Theessaywillcomparethesetwoopinionsbeforegivingmyownopinion.

Fromsomepeople’spointofview,thepracticethatequalnumbersofmaleandfemaleworkersshouldbeemployedisunreasonable.First,thepacked-scheduleofcertainpositionsislikelytomakewomensobusywiththeirjobsthattheirfamilylifeisneglected.Anotherpointisthatitismucheasierforfemaleworkerstobeinfluencedbymarriageandmotherhood,andtheirjobsareofteninterruptedbydailydomesticevents.Tokeepthecontinuityofwork,employersaremoreinclinedtoputmaleworkersintotheirtoppriority.

Opponentsofthisissueholdthatthepositiveaspectsofthepracticearemoreinfluential.Firstofall,employingequalnumbersofmaleandfemaleworkerscanhelpcreatepositiveworkingenvironment,foritisusuallythecasethatmenorwomenperformlessaggressiveinthefaceoftheoppositegender.Second,thereisalargepossibilitythatmenandwomenworkersbringtheirrespectivetalentsintofullplaysincemenaremoredeterminedandlesslikelytobeaffectedbyexternalinfluenceandwomenaregenerallymorecarefulandpatient.Finally,themovecouldberegardedasasignofequality,forinmanyworkplaces,employersusedtolimitthenumbersofwomenworkersandwelcomeasubstantialpercentageofmalestojointhem.Thepracticethatequalnumbersofmenandwomenworkersareacceptedindicatestherealisationofwomen’svalue.

Tosumup,itdoesbringdrawbackstosomeworkplacesifequalnumbersofmenandwomenworkersareemployed,butthiscannotdenythebenefitsofthepractice.Thisessayisinclinedtomaintainthatequalnumbersofmaleandfemaleworkerscanbeemployedinthesameworkplacegiventhatthereisarationaldivisionoflabour,withallemployeesdevelopingtheirownparticularadvantagesformutualbenefits.

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2011.1.22

Nowadayssomepeoplehavetheanti-socialbehaviorssuchascommittingcrimes.What arethereasons?

Whoshouldtakeresponsibilityfordealingwithit?

Adramaticriseincrimerateduringthepastseveralyearshasbecomeamajorconcernamongthepublic.Itisurgenttoidentifytheunderlyingrootcausesandadoptproactiveapproaches.

Avarietyoffactorsareresponsibleforthesurgeofanti-socialbehaviorssuchascommittingcrimes.Thepredominantfactorresultinginthisproblemisthelackofeducation.Peoplewhofailtheirschoolorknowlittleaboutlawshaveamuchhigherlikelihoodofcommittingcrimes.Excessiveexposuretoviolenceisanothercausethatleadstoanti-socialbehaviors,especiallythejuveniledelinquency.Withouttheproperparentalguide,someyoungadultswillprobablybecomeaddictedtotheInternetandbecomeheavynetusers.Somecontentsarecontaminatedbyonlineviolenceandpornography,whichiscloselylinkedtoyoungsters’aggressivebehaviors.

Accordingly,thecrimepreventionrequiresthejointeffortsfromboththegovernmentandparents.Thegovernmentshouldincreaseitsintervention,includinglaunchingpublicanti-crimecampaigns,enforcingnewlawsandpopularizingeducation.Acivilizedsocietyischaracterizedbyahighliteracyrateandalowcrimerate.Thenegativerelationshipbetweenthesetwoparametersimpliesthatonewillbeawayfromalifeofcrimeifgiventheaccesstoeducation.Totackleyouthcrimes,parentsshouldplayamoresupportiveandlovingrole,attachingmoreimportancetotheirchildren’semotionalneeds,limitingtheiraccesstounfavorablecontentsontheInternet,andcreatingmoreinterestingafter-schoolentertainment.

Assuggestedabove,thisunpleasantphenomenoncanbeattributedtoseveralfactors,includingpooreducationandlackofparentalsupervision.Thegovernmentshouldtakemoreeffectivemeasurestocurbcrimesandparentsaresupposedtogivecorrectinstructionstotheirchildren.

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2011.1.27

Somepeoplethinkthatitisnecessarytotravelabroadtolearnaboutothercountries,butotherpeoplethinkthatitisnotnecessarytotravelabroadbecausealltheinformationcanbeseenontelevisionandtheInternet.Discussbothopinionsandgiveyourownopinion.

Thereisanewtrendthatanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosetotraveloverseastoformaglobalperspective.Thisissueisfullofcontroversy,withconcernsbeingexpressedoverwhetheritisnecessarytogooverseastoknowmoreaboutothercountries,sincealltheinformationcanbegainedthrougheithertelevisionortheInternet.

Aserialofbenefitscanbebroughtbytravelingabroadtolearnaboutadifferentcountry.Initially,itisamemorablelifeexperiencethatwecannotacquireinourdomesticcountry.Asaresult,onlyinreallifecontextscanpeoplecomprehendtheculture,customs,oritspeopleetc.Soundastheabovestatementseems,therearestillagroupofpeopleholdingtheviewthatthereisnoneedtotravelabroad.Themainfactoristhattheadvancedtechnology,suchastelevisions,theInternet,canprovidepeoplewithalmostanyinformationaboutotherplaces.However,itisunpracticaltorelyonthemediaexcessivelytogetanynewstheywanttoobtain.SpreadingrumorsontheInternetarealwayshappeningaroundus.Therefore,onlywhenweexperiencethempersonally,canweconfirmtheaccuracyoftheinformation.

Tosumup,itisimperativeforpeopletotraveloverseastolearndifferentnations.TelevisionsandtheInternetare,tosomeextent,afeasiblewaytoobtaininformation,buttherealexperienceoftravelingabroadlargelyoutweighsthedependenceonthemediatolearnaboutadifferentcountry.

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2011.2.12

Tourismisanexcellentwaytodevelopcountry,butitalsocancausesomeharm.Howcanacountryensuretourismbenefitthedevelopment?

Themarketofinternationaltourismisflourishingasneverbeforeandisplayingavitalpartinthedevelopmentofonecountry.However,thisboomingisaccompaniedbythesoaringnumberoftourists,whichmaybringaboutasubstantialnumberofdemerits.Therefore,howtoguaranteethesustainabledevelopmentoftourismanddevelopourtourismvigorouslywillbeanalyzedinthisessay.

Themeritsoftourismtoonecountry’sdevelopmentarebeyonddoubt.Foronething,tourismcanattractahostofforeignerstovisitandconsumeduringthetour.Foranother,theexcellentimpressionoftheplacesofinterestswillenhanceonecountry’sinternationalimageandthenstimulateinternationalinvestmentsinnotonlytourismbutalsootheressentialsections.

Meanwhile,thedemeritsofunguidedtourismcanneverbeignoredandwillberepresentedasfollows.First,asizeablepercentageofpeoplemayposeathreattothehistoricalbuildings.Second,trashproducedinanastonishingamountgoeswiththesuperlargeflowofpeople,particularlyduringthepeaktouristtime.Third,avastnumberofpeoplefloodintooneplace,whichaggravatesthetrafficpressuregreatly,contributingtoomuchinconveniencetothelocaldwellers.

Tohandleaboveproblemsandensuretourismcanattractpeoplecontinuouslyandbenefiteconomydevelopment,thefollowingmethodsarestronglysuggested.Initially,governmentshouldpaycloseattentiontotheprotectionandrenovationofhistoricalbuildings.Subsequently,theawarenessofenviro