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剑1 T3 W1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

The chart shows that high 高收入的人最大值income earners consumed considerably more 比较fast foods than the other income groups, spending more than twice 两倍as much hamburgers汉堡 (43 pence per person per week) than on fish and chips or pizza (二者低both under 20 pence). Average

income earners also比较 favored hamburgers,中等收入spending 33 pence per person per week, followed by f ish and chips at 24 pence, and then pizza at 11 pence. Low income earners appear to 低收入spend less 比较than other income groups on fast foods,though fish and chips remain their most popular fast food, 没写数值followed by hamburgers and then pizza.

From the graph we can see that in 1970, fish and chips were开头最大值 twice as popular as burgers, 比较pizza being at that time the least popular fast food. The consumption of hamburgers and pizza has risen steadily 上升over the 20 years period to 1990 while the consumption of fish and chips has been 下降趋势in decline over that same period with a slight increase in popularity 虽然中间有上升since 1985.

剑1 T3 W2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic:

News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?混合类,媒体

You should write at least 250 words.

Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

It has often been said that‘Good news is bad news’ because it does not sell newspapers. A radio station that once decided to present only good news soon found that it had gone out of business for lack of listeners. Bad news, on the other hand, is so common that in order to cope with it, we often simply ignore it. We have become immune to bad news a nd the newspapers and radio stations are aware of this.

While newspapers and TV stations may aim to report world events accurately,be they natural or human disasters, political events or the horrors of war, it is also true that their m ain objective is to sell newspapers and attract listeners and viewers to their stations. For this reason, TV and radio stations attempt to reflect the flavor of their station by providing news broadcasts tailor-made to suit their listeners’preferences. Programmes specializing in pop music or TV soap operas focus more on local news, home issues and up-to-date traffic reports. The more serious stations and newspapers like to provide “so called”objective news reports with editorial comment aimed at analyzing the situation.

If it is true, then, that newspapers and TV stations are tailoring their news to their readers’and viewer’s requirements how can they possibly be reporting real world events in an honest and objective light? Many radio and TV stations do, in fact, report items of good news but they no longer call this news. They refer to these as human interest stories and package them in programmes specializing, for instance, in consumer

affairs or local issues. Good news now comes to us in the form of documentaries the fight against children’s cancer or AIDS, or the latest developments in the fight to save the planet from environmental pollution.

GENERAL TRAINING WRITING MODULE

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You have had a bank account for a few years. Recently you received a letter from the hank stating that your account is $240 overdrawn and that you will he charged $70 which will he taken directly from your account.

You know that this information is incorrect.

Write a letter to the bank. Explain what has happened and say what you would like them to do about it.

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write your own address.

Begin your letter as follows:

Model answer 186 words

Dear Sir,

I am writing in reply to a letter I received from you a few days ago. In your letter you state that I am $240 overdrawn and that you will be charging me $70.

I would like to point out that the reason I am overdrawn is because of

a mistake made by your bank. If you look through your records you will see that I wrote several weeks ago explaining the situation. For the last twelve months, I have been paying $300 a month for a car I bought last summer. The monthly payments were taken directly from my bank account. However, two months ago I sold the car and I wrote to you instructing you to stop paying the monthly installments. I received a letter from you acknowledging my request, but, for some reason, nothing was done about it. Another $300 installment has been paid this month and this is the reason why I am overdrawn.

I would like you to contact the garage where I bought the car explaining your error. I would also like you to ask them to return the money.

Yours faithfully,

P Stoft.

Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic: We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in businesses, hospitals, crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used for in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more auspicious of their benefits?

表态混合,科技

You should write at least 250 words.

Model answer 287 words

Computers ar e a relatively new invention. The first computers were built fifty years ago and it is only in the last thirty or so years that their influence has affected our everyday life. Personal computers were introduced as recently as the early eighties. In this short time they have made a tremendous impact on our lives. We have been so dependent on computers that it is hard to imagine what things would be like today without them.You have only got to go into a bank when their main computer is broken to appreciate the chaos that would occur if computers were suddenly removed world-wide.

In the future computers will be used to create bigger and even more sophisticated computers. The prospects for this are quite alarming.They will be so complex that no individual could hope to understand how they work. They will bring a lot of benefits but t hey will also increase the potential for unimaginable chaos. They will, for example, be able to f ly planes and they will be able to coordinate the movements of several planes in the vicinity of an airport. Providing all the computers is working correctly, and nothing can go wrong.

There is a certain inevitability that technology will progress and become increasingly complex. We should, however, ensure that we are still in a position where we are able to control technology. It will be all too

easy to suddenly discover that technology is controlling us. By then it might be too late. I believe that it is very important to be suspicious of the benefits that computers will bring and make sure that we never become totally dependent on a completely technological world.

剑2T1 W1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

The chart shows that the percentage of British households with a range of consumer durables steadily increased 总体上升between 1972 and 1983. The greatest increase最大变化 was in telephone ownership, rising from 42% in 1972 to 77% in 1983. 接着Next came central heating ownershi p, rising from 37% of households in 1972 to 64% in 1983. The percentage of households with a refrigerator 第三变化rose 21% over the same period and of those with a washing machine by 14%. Households with vacuum-cleaners, televisions and dishwashers increased by 8%, 5% and 2% respectively.In 1983, the year of their introduction, 18% of households had a video recorder.

The significant social changes reflected in the statics are that over the period the proportion of British houses with central heating rose from one to two thirds, and of those with a phone from under a half to over three-quarters. Together with the big increases in the ownership of washing machines and refrigerators, they are evidence of b oth rising living standards and the trend to lifestyles based on comfort and convenience.

剑2T1W2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.

“Fatherhood ought to be emphasized as much as motherhood. The idea that women are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea that they are also responsible for bring

the children up. ”表态,家庭教育

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

You should write at least 250 words.

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

I believe表观点二者一样重要that child-rearing should be the responsibility of both parents and that, whilst roles within that relationship may be different, they are nevertheless equal in importance. In some societies, it has been made easier over the years for single parents to raise children on their own. However, this does not mean that the traditional family,with both parents providing emotional support and role-models for their children, is not the most satisfactory way of bringing up children.

Of crucial importance, in my opinion, is how we define‘responsible for bringing the children up’. At its simplest, it could mean giving the financial support necessary to provide a home, food and clothes and making sure the child is safe and receives an adequate education. This would be the basic definition.

There is, however, another possible way of defining that part of the quotation. This would say it is not just the father’s responsibility to provide the basics for his children, while his wife involves herself in the everyday activity of bringing them up.Rather, he would share those daily duties, spend as much time as his job allows with his children,

play with them, read to them, help directly with their education, participate very fully in their lives and encourage them to share his.

It is this second, fuller concept of ‘fatherhood’ that I am in favour of,although I also realize how difficult it is to achieve sometimes. The economic and employment situation in many countries means that jobs are g etting more, not less, stressful, requiring long hours and perhaps long journeys to work as well. Therefore it may remain for many a desirable ideal rather than an achievable reality.

剑2 T2 W1

The chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment status.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

The chart shows the number of hours of leisure enjoyed by men and women in a typical week in 1998-9, according to gender and employment.

Among those employed full-time, men on average had fifty hours of leisure, whereas women had approximately thirty-seven hours. There were no figures given for male part-time workers, but female part-timers had forty hours of leisure time, only slightly more than women in full-time employment, perhaps reflecting their work in the home.

In the unemployed and retired categories,leisure time showed an increase for both sexes, as might have been expected. Here too, men enjoyed more leisure time --- over eighty hours, compared with seventy hours for women, perhaps once again reflecting the fact that women spend more time working in the home than men.

Lastly, housewives enjoyed approximately fifty-four hours of leisure on average. There were no figures given for househusbands. Overall, the chart demonstrates that in the categories for which statistics on male leisure time were available, men enjoyed at least ten hours of extra leisure time.

剑2 T2 W2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no

specialist knowledge of the following topic.

“Prevention is better than cure.” Out of a country’s budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and prevention measures.表态,医疗

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

You should write at least 250 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your argument with examples and relevant evidence.

Of course it goes without saying that prevention is better than cure. That is to say, in recent years, there has been a growing body of opinion in favor of putting more resources into health education and preventive measures. The argument is that ignorance of, for example, basic hygiene or the dangers of an unhealthy diet or lifestyle needs to be combated by special nationwide public campaigns, as well as longer-term health education.

Obviously, there is a strong argument for catching any medical condition as early as possible. There is also an economic argument for doing so. Statistics demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of treating a condition in the early stages, rather than delaying until more expensive and prolonged treatment is necessary. Then there are social or economic costs, perhaps in terms of loss of earnings for the family concerned or unemployed benefits paid by the state.

So far so good, but the difficulties start when we try to define what

the ‘proportion’ of the budget should be, particularly if the funds will be ‘diverted from treatment’. Decisions on exactly how much of the total health budget should be spent in this way are not a matter for the non-specialist, but should be made on the basis of an accepted health service model.

This is the point at which real problems occur---the formulation of the model. How do we accurately measure which health education campaigns are effective in both medical and financial terms? How do we agree about the medical efficacy of various screening programme s, for example, when the medical establishment itself does not agree? A very rigorous process of evaluation is called for, so that we can make informed decisions.

剑2 T4 W1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980. Write a report for a unive rsity lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

The table shows that t he figures for imprisonment in the five countries mentioned indicated no overall pattern of increase or decrease. In fact there is considerable fluctuation from country to country.

In Great Britain the numbers in prison have increased steadily 增长from 30,000 in 1930 to 80,000 in 1980. O n the other hand in Australia, and particularly in New Zealand,the numbers fell下降 markedly from1930 to 1940. Since then they have increased gradually接着上升, apart from in 1980 when一个特例the numbers in prison in New Zealand fell by about 30,000 from the 1970 total. Canada is the only country in which the numbers in prison have decreased一直下降的 over the period 1930 to 1980, although there have been fluctuations in this trend. T he figures for the United States 美国的数量最多i ndicate the greatest number of prisoners compared to比较 the other four countries but population size needs to be taken into account in this analysis. The prison population i n the United States increased rapidly增长的快 f rom 1970 to 1980 and this trend

must be a worrying trend.

剑2 T4 W2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.

The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years. Many of the problems young people now experience, such as juvenile delinquency, arise from the fact that many married women now work and are not at home to care for their children.

To what extent do you agree of disagree with this opinion?表态,犯罪You should write at least 250 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

It is certainly true 开头背景句that t he position of women in society has undergone a dramatic change in the past twenty years but开头表达

I do not feel that this 代词is the direct cause of t he indisputable increase in juvenile-related problems during this代词 period.

It is now accepted主语从句 that young women should work on leaving school; indeed to rely totally on their parents’ financial support第一个经济原则：结婚前不依靠父母 is no longer an option in many families. Likewise, once一旦代替if they get married结婚后, the majority of women continue working since代替because the financial pressures of setting

up a house and establishing a reasonable standard of living often require two incomes第二个经济原则：生活要求双薪.

Twenty years ago 对比it was common过去在家里 for women to give up work once they had children and to devote their time to caring for their children. This代词 is no longer the general rule and the provision of professionally-run child care facilities and day nurseries现在不用have removed much of the responsibility for child rearing that used to fall to mo thers.However, these facilities代词 come at a cost and often require two salaries coming into a family to be afforded.

I do not believe再次表达观点 that t he increase in the number of working mothers has resulted in children非谓语being brought up less well than previously.Indeed it could be argued让步承认 that by giving mothers the opportunity to work and earn extra money children can be better provided for than previously.There is more money for luxuries and holidays and a more secure family l ife is possible. Of course there are limits as to the amount of time that ideally should be spent away from home, and the ideal scenario would 可能be for one of the parents (often the wife) to have a part-time job and thus连接副词前加连词 be available for their children before and after school. 建议It is important to establish the correct balance between family life and working life.

剑2 General Training Test A

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task.

You borrowed some books from your school or college library.

Unfortunately you have to go away to visit a sick relative and cannot return the books in time.

Write a letter to the library. Explain what has happened and tell them what you want to do about it. You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write your own address.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to explain why I have been unable to return the three books I have out on three-day loan, which are now overdue. After taking the books out on 16th March, I had an urgent phone call from my aunt’s neighbor to say that my aunt had had a fall and had been taken into hospital. I am her only surviving relative in this country, so I felt I had to go and see her immediately. I travelled down to Surrey the following morning, thinking I would stay for only two or three days. Unfortunately, my aunt’s condition has only improved very slowly, so I have had to stay here longer than expected. However, the hospital says that if all goes well, she should be able to go home in two or three days’time, in which case I will be back at the beginning of next week.

Bearing in mind the circumstances, I trust you will kindly waive any fines that may have accumulated.

Your sincerely,

Writing Task 2

You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task.

As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic.

Some governments say how many children a family can have in their country. They may control the number of children someone has through taxes.It is sometimes necessary and right for a government to control the population in this way.表态,政府控制人口

Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer. You should write at least 250 words.

It is certainly very understandable (主语从句)that s ome governments should start looking at ways of limiting their代词 populations t o a sustainable figure.In the past, (过去)populations were partly regulated by frequent war and widespread disease,(时间对比方法) but in recent years(现在) the effects of those(代表前句中的frequent…) factors have been diminished. Countries can be faced with a population that i s growing much faster than the nation’s food resources or employment opportunities and whose members can be condemned to poverty by the need to feed extra mouths. They identify population control as a means of raising living standards.

But how should it be achieved? Clearly, this whole area i s a very delicate personal and cultural issue. Many people feel that this is not a matter for the state. They feel that this is one area of life where they have the right（权利原则） to make decisions for themselves.For that reason, it would seem that the best approach would be to work最好说服by

persuasion rather than不是强迫compulsion. This could be done by a process of education教育 that points out the way a smaller family can mean an improved quality of life for the family members, as well as less strain on the country’s, perhaps v ery limited, resources.

This is the preferred way. Of course, if this does not succeed within a reasonable time scale, i t may be necessary to 也可以采取其他consider o ther measures, such as tax incentives or child-benefit payments for small families only. These are midway between persuasion and compulsion.

So it is sometimes建议 necessary, but governments should try very hard to 首先persuade first. They should also remember that this is a very delicate area indeed, and that social engineering can create as many problems as it solves.

剑3 T2 W1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart shows the amount spent on six consumer goods in four European countries.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The chart shows that Britain,最大值 among the four European countries listed, has spent heavily on the range of consumer goods included. In every case, Britain spending is considerably higher than that of other countries;only in the case of tennis racquets dose another country, Italy, comes close.

In contrast,Germany is generally 最小值the lowest spender.This is most evident on photographic fi lm, where Germany spends much less than Britain. Germany only spends more than another country, France, in two cases: tennis racquets and perfumes.