2012年雅思写作机经1月7日政府类双边讨论题型Some people think developing countries should invite large foreign companies to open offices and factories to grow their economies. Others think the developing countries should keep large companies out and develop local companies instead.Discuss both views and give your own opinion1月12日政府类双边讨论题型Some people think that the government should establish free libraries in each town. Others, however, believe that it is a waste of money since the public can use the Internet at home to obtain information. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion1月14日政府类利弊分析题型Some people think that good health is a basic human need，so medical service should be run by the government instead of profit-making companies.Do you think the disadvantages of private health care outweigh the advantages?2月4日抽象类双边讨论题型Some people think that young people should follow traditions from their society; other people think that young people should be free to behave as individuals.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion2月9日社会与国际问题类同不同意题型Some people think the spread of multinational companies and globalization produce positive efforts to everyone.Do you agree or disagree?2月18日科技类同不同意题型Some people think that the development of technology has made our life more complex, and the solution is to live a simpler life without thattechnology.To what extent do you agree or disagree?2月25日教育类同不同意题型Full-time university students need to spend a lot of time studying, but it is essential to involve other activities.To what extent do you agree or disagree?3月8日社会与国际问题类原因+对策题型Many people fail to achieve a balance between work and the other parts of life.What causes the situation? How to overcome this problem?3月10日社会与国际问题类利弊分析题型It is expected that there will be a higher proportion of older people than young people in many countries in the future.Do you think it is a positive or negative development?3月17日媒体类利弊分析题型News media are important in modern society.Why are they so important? Are their influences generally positive or negative?3月31日社会与国际问题类双边讨论题型In some cultures the old age is highly valued; while in some cultures youth is highly valued.Discuss both and give your opinion4月12日抽象类利弊分析题型Ambition is being emphasized i n today’s society.How important do you think it is for those who want to succeed in their life?Is it a positive or negative characteristic?4月14日媒体类同不同意题型A tendency that the news reported in the media focuses on problems and emergencies rather than the positive developments is harmful to both the individual and our society.Do you agree or disagree?4月21日抽象类同不同意题型Someone thinks time waste of individual plan and that is important to focus on the present.Do you agree or disagree?4月28日环保与动物类同不同意题型It is no longer necessary that animals should be slaughtered and made into either human foodstuffs or non-foodstuffs, such as fur and medicine.Do you agree or disagree?5月10日媒体类同不同意题型Today, consumers are facing an increasing amount of advertising from competing campaigns.To what extent do think consumers are influenced by advertisement? What measures can be taken to protect them?5月12日犯罪类同不同意题型Some people think sending criminals to prison is an effective way to deal with them; others think education and training are better.To what extent do you agree or disagree?5月19日社会与国际问题类同不同意题型Food has become cheaper and food production has increased, thanks to enlarged manufacturing capacity, the use of fertilizer and better machinery. However, some believe this will do harm to the health of humans and local community as a whole.To what extent do you agree or disagree?5月26日政府类双边讨论题型Some people argue that the government should support the funds for the arts, while some other people suggest that the money should be used for public health and education. Discuss both views and give your opinion6月9日媒体类同不同意题型Some people think news have no connection to people's lives, so it is a waste of time to read the news in the newspaper and watch television news programs.To what extent do you agree or disagree?6月14日政府类同不同意题型Scientific research should be carried out and controlled by governments rather than private companies.To what extent do you agree or disagree?6月16日社会与国际问题类原因+对策题型There is an increasing number of people who do not know their neighbors.What causes this situation? How to solve?6月30日社会与国际问题类原因+对策题型Some visitors can learn can accept local culture well when they travel to another country.How do they do that?Why some people cannot?7月7日媒体类同不同意题型Advertising encourages people to buy in quantity rather than promoting its quality.To what extent do you agree or disagree?7月12日教育类同不同意题型It is better for students to live away from home, while studying at university than living at home with parents.Do you agree or disagree?7月21日社会与国际问题类原因+对策题型In most cities and towns, the high volumes of road traffic become a problem.What are the causes of that and what actions could be taken to solve the problem?7月28日政府类同不同意题型Some people believe that arts, such as painting and singing, do not directly improve the quality of people's lives that therefore government's money should be spent on other things.To what extent do you agree or disagree?8月4日媒体类利弊分析题型In some countries, TV programs are transmitted throughout the day and night.Is it a positive or negative development?8月11日教育类原因+对策题型A large number of young people cannot find a job after leaving school. What problems will youth unemployment cause for individuals and society? What measures should be taken to reduce the level of unemployment among young people?8月25日政府类利弊分析题型Admission to the museum should be free.Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?9月1日政府类利弊分析题型Many countries are spending a huge amount of money on supporting their competitors to take part in some worldwide sports competitions. Others argue that it would be better if these countries can spend the money on children to take part in sports.To what extent do you agree or disagree?9月6日政府类同不同意题型Some people believe everyone has the right to get university education, so government should make it free to all people no matter of their financial background.To what extent do you agree or disagree?9月15日政府类同不同意题型Money for postgraduate research is limited. Therefore some people think financial support from governments should be only provided for scientific research rather than research for less useful subjects.Do you agree or disagree?9月22日抽象类原因+对策题型In some countries, Young people are not only richer but also safer and healthier than ever before. However, they are less happy.What are the causes and what measures could be taken?10月11日抽象类双边讨论题型Some people think personal happiness is directly related to economic success, while others believe this depends on other factors.Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.10月13日社会与国际问题类原因+利弊分析题型We have a mixture of people from different culture and ethnic groups in a country.Why?Is this a positive or negative development?10月20日社会与国际问题类利弊分析题型Nowadays it is more convenient and easier for people to travel to other countries. (International travel)Is it development a positive or negative effect?10月27日媒体类同不同意题型Advertising discourages us from being different individuals by making us all want to be and look the same.Do you agree or disagree?11月3日犯罪类双边讨论题型Many people are afraid to leave their homes because of their fear of crime. Some people think that more actions can be taken to prevent crimes; while others believe there is little that can be done.Discuss both sides and give your opinion.11月8日科技类同不同意题型We have three important parts of education: reading writing and Math. Some people think every child will benefit from a fourth skill added to the list: computer skills.Do you agree or disagree?11月24日科技类同不同意题型With the increasing use of mobile phones and computers, fewer people are writing letters. Some people think that the traditional skill of writing letters will disappear completely. To what extent do you agree or disagree? How important do you think is letter-writing?12月1日社会与国际问题类利弊分析题型More and more companies are allowing employees to work from home.Do you think this is a positive or negative development?12月6日社会与国际问题类利弊分析题型Nowadays, people always throw old things away and buy new things, whereas in the past, old things were repaired and used again.What factors cause this phenomenon? What effects does the phenomenon lead to?12月8日社会与国际问题类原因+对策题型In most parts of world, men and women are deciding to have children later in life.Why do you think this is happening? What effects does the development have on society and family life?12月15日社会与国际问题类We live in cities or towns which have museums displaying objects of artistic, historic and cultural value, but people do not visit them. How do you think people do not visit museums in their local areas? What is the importance of museums to the society?。
Test 1 ···························································································1Test 2 ·························································································15Test 3 ·························································································29Test 4 ·························································································44Test 5 ·························································································59Test 6 ·························································································74真题解析·····················································································89Answer Keys ··········································································240Test 1The Impact of the Potato2014年6月28日Ancient Chinese Chariots2014年3月15日 2012年6月30日Stealth Forces in Weight Loss 2014年5月24日 Test 2Andrea Palladio: Italian Architect2013年5月16日Corporate Social Responsibility 2015年3月21日 2014年5月15日The Significant Role of Mother Tongue in Education2012年5月26日Test 3V oyage of Going: Beyond the Blue Line 2 2012年5月26日Does IQ Test Prove Creativity?2009年12月5日Monkeys and Forests 2012年10月11日Test 4T-rex: Hunter or Scavenger?2013年11月16日 2012年4月12日Leaf-cutting Ants and Fungus2013年5月18日 2012年4月28日Honey Bees in Trouble 2015年5月30日 Test 5Ants Could Teach Ants2014年7月19日The Development of Plastics2014年7月26日Global Warming in New Zealand 2014年7月12日Test 6Computer Games for Preschoolers: Nintendo’s Research and Design Process2014年7月19日The History of Pencil2014年8月2日Motivating Drives 2014年8月21日TEST 4READING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.44TEST 445Questions 1-7Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?In boxes1-7 on your answer sheet, writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information in this passage1J ack Horner knew exactly that the bone picked up in his father’s ranch belonged to a certain dinosaur when he was at the age of 8.2J ack Horner achieved a distinctive degree in university when he graduated.3J ack Horner believes that the number of prey should be more than that of predators.4T-rex’s number is equivalent to the number of vulture in the Serengeti.5T he hypothesis that T-rex is the top predator conflicts with the fact of preda-tor-prey ratio which Jack found.6J ack Horner refused to accept any other viewpoints about T-rex’s theory.7J ack Horner is the first man that discovered T-rex’s bones in the world.46TEST 4Questions 8-13Complete the sentences below.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet.Jack Horner found that T-rex’s 8 __________ is shorter than the thigh bone, which demonstrates that it was actually a 9 __________, unlike other swift animals such as ostrich or 10 ____________ that was built to 11 ____________. Another explanation supports his idea is that T-rex’s teeth were rather12 ____________, which only allowed T-rex to 13 ____________ hard bones instead of tearing flesh like Velociraptor.474849Questions 14-19Use the information in the passage to match the options (listed A-C) with the activities or features of ants below.Write the appropriate letters, A-C, in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.NB You may use any letter more than once.A Leaf-cutting antsB Lower attine antsC Both leaf-cutting ants and lower attine ants14can use toxic leaves to feed fungus15build small nests and live with different foreign fungus16use dead vegetation to feed fungus17raise a single fungus which do not live with other variety of foreigners18normally keep a highly dangerous parasite under control19use special strategies to fight against Escovopsis50TEST 4Questions 20-24Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs, A-H.Which paragraph contains the following information?Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 20-24 on your answer sheet.20Dangerous outcome of Escovopsis21Risk of growing single fungus22Comparison of the features of two different nests for feeding gardens23Discovery of significant achievements made by ants earlier than human24Advantages of growing a new breed of fungus in the ant farm51Questions 25-26Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.Write your answers in boxes 25-26 on your answer sheet.25W hat does the author think of Currie’s opinion on the saying “ants keep their gardens free of parasites”?A His viewpoint was verified later.B His earlier study has sufficient evidence immediately.C There is no detail mentioned in the article.D His opinion was proved to be wrong later on.26What did scientists find on the skin of ants under microscope?A some white cloud mold embed in their skinB that wax is all over their skinC a substance which is useful to humansD a substance which suppresses growth of all fungus525354TEST 4Questions 27-30Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?In boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet, writeYES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writerNO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writerNOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this27I n the United States, farmers use honeybees in a large scale over the past few years.28C lean farming practices would be harmful to farmers’ health.29T he blue orchard bee is the most efficient pollinator for every crop.30I t is beneficial to other local creatures to protect native bees.55Questions 31-35Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.Write your answers in boxes 31-35 on your answer sheet.31 T he example of the ‘Fruitless Fall’ underlines the writer’s point aboutA needs for using pesticides.B impacts of losing insect pollinators.C vulnerabilities of native bees.D benefits in building more pollination industries.32 W hy can honeybees adapt to the modern agricultural system?A The honeybees can pollinated more crops efficiently.B The bees are semi-domesticated since ancient times.C Honeybee hives can be protected from pesticides.D The ability of wild pollinators using to serve crops declines.33 T he writer mentions factories and assembly lines to illustrateA one drawback of the industrialised agricultural system.B a low cost in modern agriculture.C the role of honeybees in pollination.D what a high yield of industrial agriculture.34 I n the 6th paragraph, Winfree’s experiment proves thatA honeybees can pollinate various crops.B there are many types of wild bees as the pollinators.C wild bees can increase the yield to a higher percentage.D w ild bees work more efficiently as a pollinator than honeybees in certaincases.56TEST 435 W hat does the writer want to suggest in the last paragraph?A the importance of honeybees in pollinationB the adoption of different bees in various sizes of agricultural systemC the comparison between the intensive and the rarefied agricultural systemD the reason why farmers can rely on native pollinators57Questions 36-40Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 36-40 on your answer sheet.36Headlines of colony collapse disorder state that37Viewpoints of Freitas manifest that38Examples of blue orchard bees have shown that39Centris tarsata is mentioned to exemplify that40One finding of the research in Delaware Valley is thatA native pollinators can survive when a specific plant is supplied.B it would cause severe consequences to both commerce and agriculture.C honeybees can not be bred.D some agricultural landscapes are favourable in supporting wild bees.E a large scale of honeybees are needed to pollinate.F an agricultural system is fragile when relying on a single pollinator.58167Test 4Reading Passage 1. T-rex: Hunter or Scavenger?词汇详解imprint n . 印记；痕迹；特征；版本说明（作动词时，意为“加特征；刻上记号”；作名词时，近义词有：mark ，print ，characteristic ，trace 。
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1201雅思考试 儿童教育 有狼孩儿卢梭幼儿园？中秋版大机经又可以去掉一篇了。
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阅读S1education philosophy'S2 有关animal 阅读S3难爆了，讲的一个人的艺术定义
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阅读第一篇记得是教育问题吧什么孩子死得多不受家长重视然后颁布了新的政策开办了幼儿园什么的阅读第二篇好像是动物自己找那些有药用价值的植物正积极医治自己身上的问题如肠胃里的寄生虫吧第三篇没看懂……
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阅读第一篇是education philosophy 小孩子的教育问题，第二篇是the wellanimal 九分达人里的，第三篇是讲一个什么人的艺术标准
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阅读第一篇是关于孩子教育的，有个叫R 什么的人认为孩子能通过教育来改变他，最后说的是幼儿园的建立；第二篇说动物可以通过吃某些植物来缓解病痛；最后一篇是一个T 什么的人对艺术的定义，还有其他人的反对他的
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阅读，一个是动物的，还有一个艺术的，第一个啥不记得了。
8月1日雅思阅读真题及答案本次考试又有一篇文章话题与语言类有关，可见最近语言学文章是大热。
第一篇 Dust and American，与地理环境类有关，剑桥真题中类似话题可参考C5T4P1和C6T1P3;第二篇与人类嗅觉有关，可参考C8T2P3;第三篇探寻语言意义的文章，可参考C5T1P1和C9T3P1。
Passage 1题材：环境类题型：判断7+填空6文章大意：美国西南沙尘的.起源，历史，调查对大平原地带的影响，产生的问题部分答案回忆：判断题1.The dust had shot up dramatically since the second half of 19 century true2.The Aztec civilization disappeared due to the dust in the atmospheres false3.Before people bringing castles southwest has a lot of basinsin great plain false4.Basins number decreased since European settlers found them are easy to be hunt not given5. Railway building used more money than expected not given6. &&&hand railway company work hard to protect the land they own false7. Until today the land belongs to company still infertile. true填空题1930s law Limit 8 cattle herbsToday BF research where the dust comes fromAnalysis components and 9 size From southwestBN soil cannot be destroyed by high 10 windSoil can be destroyed by cattle hooksAnalyzing 11 lake sedimentsDiscover. 12 nutrientsDust cannot be blamed for gradual disappearance of. Snow and 13 glaciers(仅供参考)Passage 2题材：医学类新旧情况：旧题题目：Follow Your Nose题型：段落信息匹配5+人名配对 6+选择2文章大意：类似原文及题目仅供参考部分答案：14-18 heading14 A conflicting views15 C original alarm16 D 实验 painful experience17 E 实验气温疗法能够缓解painful18 G great effect when combine more than more senses19- 24 人名配对A M&&&B E &&&C G &&&D two persons19 b smell can be influenced by pictures or verbal20 a smell cannot bring sharper memory21d combine of two or three senses22 b smell cannot isolated from others23 a smell is in the same section of memory in the brain24 c25-26 单选题25 气味疗法的现状是 it is helpful to those who believe it26 M&&&认为气味不可靠的原因是it can be affected by written and verbal factors(仅供参考)Passage 3题材：语言类新旧情况：新题题目：What is meaning?题型：选择4+判断4+完成句子6文章大意：不同类型的人取决于他受传统教育产生的反应划分，依次提出字典不能给出明确定义，因为他用很多词解释，是一个数学的误解题一样。
