2016年11月5日雅思写作考试真题回忆

小作文

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线形图（双图）

题目

The first graph below shows the number of train passengers from 2000 to  2009. The second graph shows the percentage of trains running on time from  2000 to 2009.

范文

The line graphs provide information about the number of train  passengers from 2000 to 2009 and the proportion of trains running on time  during the same period.

As can be seen from the first line graph, the number of trains’ passengers  almost remained stable with some ups and downs within the range of 37  million-47 million from 2000 to 2009.

From the second line graph, we can see that the percentage of trains  that ran on time experienced a upward trend from 92% in 2000 to 96% in the middle  of 2004, although in the first half period the figure kept below the standard  line (95%). Then the proportion of trains running on time declined  dramatically to the lowest point of only 92%(the same figure in 2000) in the  middle of 2006 before increasing to the highest point(97%) in the middle of  2008. After that the trend kept steady.

It is clear that the number of train passengers were around 40 million  and despite some dramatic fluctuation, the percentage of trains running on  time finally reached 97%, which was a little higher than the standard line.

大作文

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社科类

题目

Some people think individuals are more and more dependent on each  other. Some people think individuals are more and more independent. Discuss  and give your opinion

范文

People hold divergent opinions about whether we rely on others than  usual. As I see it, the pressure of increasing living cost and the  development of specialization make people more dependent on others.

Probably the most obvious reason why people believe we are more independent  is that nowadays many people live by themselves. In the past, extended  families were commonplace while core families are more prevalent in modern  life. In this case, instead of relying on family members, individuals have to  handle trivial chores such as laundry and cooking by themselves. However,  dealing with these trifles is just a small part of daily life. Regarding to  significant issues like buying a house, the living cost is so high that a  large number of people, especially young people have to count on their  parents.

When considering this question in a macroscopic manner, we can find  more evidences of an increasingly dependent world. A leading factor driving  this trend is the development of specialization. People in the old time  usually do their job on their own. For example, a carpenter can make a set of  furniture easily without help from others. By contrast, in terms of some  situations in workplace in modern society, people have to collaborate to  accomplish a task. That is to say everybody in a team specializes in their  own field and then work together to achieve a shared goal and it is easy to  understand when thinking about the assembly line.

In conclusion, while there are some situations that people cope with  things on their own, the development of specialization has made teamwork a  tendency and because of this, people will depend on other people at a large  extent.