2017年雅思A类写作大作文真题范文.docx

2017雅思A类写作大作文真题范文1.07教育类Task：Artclasses,likepaintinganddrawing,arenotasimportantasothersubjects,sosomepeoplethinkthatitshouldnotbeacompulsorysubjectathighschool.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Schoolsareplaceswherestudentsacquireknowledgeandskillsneededforfurtherachievements.Giventhepressurethatstudentsarefacing,somecannothelpwonderingwhetherartclassesshouldstillbecompulsory.Thoseholdingtheviewthatartclassesshouldnotbecompulsorymightthinkthatartconsumestoomuchofstudents'time.Fiercecompetitionsstudentswillfacewhenapplyingforuniversitiesnecessitatetotaldevotiontoacademicsubjects.Collegestudentswhointendtotakescienceastheirmajorareevenexpectedtobefluentinforeignlanguagesnowsothatessayswrittenbyforeignscholarsarenotbarriersintheiracademicpursuit.Inotherwords,highschoolstudentsaresupposedtoshowhigherlevelsofacademiccompetence,whichseeminglymakesartunessential.However,artclassesarebynomeansonlyintendedforentertainment.Childrenevendabblinginarttendtobemorecreativeinmind.Thoseskilledinmusicorpaintingcaninterprettheworldinawaythatwecannotexpectfromalayman.Thiskindofingenuityisalsoararequalityconstantlyfoundingreatscientists,whosecontributionshaveservedtocreateatotallynewfieldforthelattergenerations.Inhisreplytoaquestionaboutdeath,AlbertEinsteinconsideredhisdeparturefromthemortalworldtobeforeverfarewelltoanothergreatmusician.WithasighheanswereduIcannotlistentoMozartanymore.Thus,canwesimplyregardartclassestobeselective?Inconclusion,althoughstricteracademicrequirementsareimposedonstudents,thiscannotbeanexcuseforexcludingartsubjectsfromtheircurricula.Whateverkindofartcanstimulateandinspirestudents,pavingwayfortheirfutureacademicattainment.1.12城市类Task：Somecitieshavevehicle-freedays,whenprivatecars,trucks,motorcyclesarebannedinthecitycenter.Publictransportationslikebuses,taxisandmetrosareadvised.Towhatextentdoyouthinktheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages.Insomecitiesaroundtheworld,peoplearenotallowedtouseprivatevehiclesonsomeparticulardaysandonlypublictransportsareavailable.Frommypointofview,thispracticebringsmorebenefitsthandrawbacks.Thisapproachdoesleadtosomeinconvenienceforcitizensespeciallyforworkingpeople.Comparedwithtakingbusorsubway,itismoreconvenientandcomfortabletodriveone,sowncar.Withmorepeopletakingbusesormetrosonvehicle-freedays,itwilladdtotheburdensofthealreadyoverloadedpublictransportsystem.Thebusterminalmaybejam-packedwithcommuters,whichwillmakepeoplemorediscontent.Nevertheless,wecannotdenythecontributionitbringstopollutionreductionandenergysaving.Asweknow,airpollutionhasbecomeasevereproblem,sinceitiscausingirreversibledamagetotheenvironmentinmanycountriesandtheexhaustfumeemittedbyvariouskindsofvehiclesisoneoftheculpritsofairpollution.Inthissense,iftherewerefewvehiclesontheroad,itwillrelievethisproblematsomeextent.Intermsofenergysaving,fuelsareinsuchshortsupplythatwehavetodoeverythingwecantosaveenergy.Apartfromthis,anotherbenefitliesinthefactthatitwillremindpeopletotakepublictransportationinsteadofusingprivatevehicles.Definitelymoreattentioncouldbepaidtotheadvantagesbroughtbyusingpublictransportswiththeimplementationofthismeasure.Allinall,itisawisepracticesincealltheinconvenienceanddiscontentistemporaryaslongasgovernmentsinvestmoremoneyonthedevelopmentofpublictransportinfrastructure.Andwhatismoreimportantisthatlesspollutionwillbeproducedandmoreenergywillbesaved,whichwillbenefitthehumanbeingsinalongterm.(299words)1.14社会类Task:Somepeoplesayjobsatisfactionismoreimportantthanjobsecurity,othersthinkpeoplecannotalwaysenjoytheirjobs.Sohavingapermanentjobismoreimportant.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Inmodemsociety,therehasbeenagrowingawarenessamongmanypeople,especiallytheyouththatundertakingajobwhichenablesthemtoachievesatisfactioncountsmore.However,othersadvocatethatitiswisetodoonejobaslongastheycan.Itisunderstandablethatpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsputdifferentinterpretationonthesameissue.Ononehand,thereareseveralmainreasonsapprovingofthesignificanceofjobsatisfaction.Thefirstoneisthatemployeesaremorelikelytodevotethemselvesinworking.Asisknowntous,onlywhenpaintersarefondofdrawingcantheycreatemasterpieces,sodoesthejob.Providingthatstaffsarediscontentedwithsalaries,regulationsofcompaniesorthebonussystem,howcouldtheysparenoefforttodealingwithtoughproblemsarisingfromwork.Inaddition,itisobviousthatself-motivationisnotonlybeneficialforachievingpersonalpotential,butalsomakescontributionstotheincreaseofcompany'sprofits.Sincepersonnelarewillingtotackletheirtasksactivelyandtimely,evendoextraworkvoluntarily,theworkingefficiencyhasbeendrasticallystimulated,inwhichcase,thereisnodoubtthattheiremployerscouldearnalargefortunate.Inthisscenario,thesocietymaygaineconomicbenefitsfromtheboomofindustries.Conversely,thosewhoprefertodothesamejobmaintainmoreadvantagescanbeobtained,amongwhichtherelativelystableincomeandlesscompetitivenessstressarethemostpivotal.Inpursuitofjobsatisfactionsometimesisattheriskoflackingmoneyformealsorcompetingwiththousandsforonepositionoradeal.Besides,astheirworkingexperienceincreases,itismorepossibleforthemtoacquirepromotionorhavetheirpayraised.What,smore,someenterprisesprovidespecialpensionforlifelongworkersasarewardfortheirloyalty.Inconclusion,asfarasIamconcerned,whethertopursueapermanentjoborasatisfactoryjobdependsonjobseekers,ambition.Ialsobelievethatpeoplehadbettertodosomethingthatreallyintereststhemandregarditasalifetimecareertoearnbothreputationandwealth.(353words)1.21社会类Task：Thebestwayforthegovernmenttosolvetrafficcongestionistoprovidefreepublictransport24hoursadayand7daysaweek.Doyouagreeordisagree?Aneffectivewayforthegovernmenttoeasetrafficcongestionistoencouragethepublictotakemorepublictransport,butIdoquestionthefeasibilityofofferingitfree24hoursadayand7daysaweek.Theoretically,providing24/7freepublictransportcouldproducesomedesirableoutcomes.Morepeoplewouldchoosetotakethesubwayorthebusandtheremightbelessdependenceonprivatevehicles.Also,itcouldmakeitespeciallyeasiertothosefinanciallydisadvantagedpeople.However,thevalidityofthepolicyneedtobechallenged.Mostcountriesareoperatingpublictransportsystemasapublicservicewithgovernmentalsubsidy,andthereforefreepublictransportwouldbefinanciallyimpossible.Besides,theefficiencyofthesystemcouldsufferinearlymorningsandatIatenightsforveryfewpeoplewouldactuallyusepublictransport,whichisagreatwasteofpublicfunds.Tosolvetrafficgridlock,reasonablesupportforthepublictransportsystemisneeded.Butinsteadofmakingit24/7freeofcharge,theavailabilityofconvenientandreliabletransportoptionscouldbepromotedandpeopleneedtobeabletoaffordthem.Inaddition,certainrestrictionsshouldbeputonunnecessarycaruse,forinstanceshortjourneyswithinalreadycongestedareas.Moreimportantly,thegovernmentneedtoimplementreasonablecityroadplan,becauseabigproportionoftrafficjamsarecausedbyinappropriateroadconstruction.Toconclude24/7freepublictransportisfarfromavalidsolutiontoresolvetrafficcongestioninthelongrun,thusotheralternativestrategiesneedtobeconsidered.(260words)2.11社会类Task：Inmodernsociety,ambitionismoreandmoreimportant.Howimportantisambitionforbeingsuccessfulinlife?Isambitionapositiveornegativecharacteristic?范文一Inthecurrentera,manyindividualsshowtheirambitiontosuccess,suchasgainingpowerorearningalotofmoney.Inmyopinion,ambitioncancontributetosuccesstosomedegree,butitoftenturnstobeanegativecharacteristic.Ambitioncanassistindividualstofulfilltheirtargetsasoneofthemostsignificantmotivationfactors.Everyoneusedtohaveorhastheirlifetargets,butonlyafewofthemarepotenttoreallyachievetheirdreams.Itisbecausethereexistalotofobstaclesthathinderpeoplefromconcentratingontheircareers,suchaslackingmoneyorlackingtime.Strongambitionforcareerprogressioncouldservetospirituallysupportpeopletoovercomedifficultiestheyencounter.Nevertheless,admittingthesignificanceofambitionisnotassumingthatitispositivetoindividualsinallconditions.Tobeginwith,beingambitiousinsuccessmayleadtoimbalancebetweenworkandpersonallife.Itistruethatambitioncanmotivateindividualstoworknonstop,butworkisnottheonlycontentoflife.Whenworkaholicsspendalloftheirtimeonwork,otheraspects,suchasexerciseorfamilymembers,willbeinevitablyneglected.Eveniftheyachievetheirdreams,theymaygetsomediseaseslikeobesityorhypertensionorfeellonelysincetheyhavenotimeforfamilyactivities.Thus,ambitionmaymakepeopleoccupiedbyworkallthetime.Inaddition,peoplewhoareambitioustobesuccessfuloftendonotcaredetails.Alotofpeople,especiallyyoungsters,intendtobecomeleadersoforganisationsorenterprises.However,suchpositionsrequirecandidatestonotonlyhavestrongambitionbutalsohaveabundantworkingexperience.Manyleadersoffamousenterprisesusedtobesalesmenwhohadtopromotetheirproductsbutnoteveryambitiouspersoniswillingtocarryoutsomebasictasksatthebeginning.Thus,ambitiouspeoplemayloseinterestsinperformingsomeseeminglytrivialtasks,whichinturndeprivesthemoftheopportunityofsuccess.Tosumup,itistruethatpeoplecannotlackambitionasamotivationfactoriftheyintendtobesuccessful,butmoreoftenthannot,ambitionimpactsnegativelysinceambitiouspeoplemayignoreotheraspectsoflifeanddislikedoingbasictasks.范文二Inthiscontemporaryerawhichfeatureshighpressureandfiercecompetitions,ambitionisapowerfuldrivingforceonmodempeople,swaytosuccess.Astheproverbgoesthatmostpeoplewouldsucceedinsmallthingsiftheywerenottroubledwithgreatambitions.Itisbelievedthatambitionisputtingaladderagainstsky.IfNewtonhadnoambitiontofigureoutwhyapplesfalldownontheearthratherthanflyingtothesky,gravitycanneverbediscovered;IfSalvadorDalihadnoambitiontodrawwhatisinhismindordreamsnomatterhowdistorteditis,surrealismcanneverbethoughthighlyof;IfthealliednationsinWorldWarTwohadnoambitiontodefeattheNazismledbyHitler,massiveslaughterwouldberecordedinhumanhistory.Itisambitionthatenablesindividualstoequipwithself-motivationandself-disciplinethataredeemedasindispensablefactorsforovercomingbarriersaswellasresistingtemptationwhendevotingtoworkorstudies.Unfortunately,peoplewholoseambitionsarehardlytopursuetheirgoalsormakethemselvescomeoutonthetopeveniftheirinspirationspringupeverysecond.Althoughaheavyambitionisoftenthoughttobeconnectedwiththegreedoranaddictiontopower,itisnotthecase.Ambitiouspeoplehavecourageandpersistencetochallengetaskswhichcannotbecompletedbyordinarypeople;haveaspirationtobreakdowntheroutineaswellastofightforwhattheybelievein.Inalargescale,thecivilizationofmankindwouldnotthrivesupposingthathumansrefusetoadmitorachievetheirambitions.Inaword,ambitionisoneofthemostcrucialcharacteristicsforhumanbeings.Itgivesusgoalsandpushesustoleadalifefilledwithsatisfactionandglory.However,itisworthmentionthattherealizationofpersonalambitioncanneverattheexpenseofviolatingothers,interest.(320words)2.16城市类TaskzSomepeoplethinkit,sbesttoliveinthe4verticalcitywheretherearealotoftallbuildings,otherpeoplethinkweshouldliveinthehorizontalcitywheretheyarefewtallbuildings.Peopleholddivergentopinionsaboutwheretolive.Somecitizensprefertoliveincitieswithhigh-risebuildingswhileothersbelievecitieswithmoreflatbuildingsarebetterforus.Muchspacecanbesavedifpeopleliveinskyscrapers.Asweallknow,thereisarisingdemandforhousinginmanycountries,especiallyincountrieswithlargepopulationlikeChinaandIndia.Thelandissolimitedthatpeoplemustmakethebestofit.Inthiscase,constructingmoretallbuildingsisaperfectwaytoachieveefficientlanduse.Apartfromthis,italsoaddstotheappearanceofacity,creatinganimpressiveskyline.CitieslikeNewYorkandShanghaiarefamousfortheirlivelyskyline.Ontheotherhand,itisalsounderstandablewhysomepeopleprefertoliveincitieswithfewhigh-risebuildings.Skyscraperslookmodernbutimpersonalandsomepeoplefeeldisconnectedfromnaturewhenlivinginbuildingsmadefromglassandsteel.Bycontrast,quiteanumberoflow-risebuildingsareoldbuildingsofculturalsignificanceandpeoplelivinginthemfeelmoreconnectedtothepast.TheSiheyuan(quadranglecourtyard)inBeijingisatypicalexampleofthiskindofbuilding.Inmyviewpoint,bothkindsofbuildingsareneededtocaterforthechangingdemandofmodernlife.Intermsofrecreationalareasandcommercialdistricts,whereovercrowdinghasbecomeaproblem,thereshouldbemoreskyscraperswhileregardingtoresidentialareas,Ibelievelivinginlow-risebuildingsisbetter.Thefunctionandcomfortlevelshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhencityplannersdesignthecity.(268words)2.18科技类Task：Somepeoplethinkthetechnologymakeslifecomplex,soweshouldmakelifesimplerwithoutusingthetechnology.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Overthepastcentury,scienceandtechnologyhasbeendevelopingunprecedentedlyandchangingeveryaspectofpeople,slives.Inmypointofview,technologybringsabouthigherefficiencyandgreaterconvenience,eventhoughitcausesconfusionanddisorderundersomecircumstances.Thebenefitsofmoderntechnologiesaremultiple.Automationiswidelyusedontheassemblyline,settingfreemillionsofpeoplefromthearduousandrepetitivework.ThankstothewidespreaduseoftheInternet,peoplehaveeasieraccesstoinformationthaneverbefore.Insteadofgoingtothelibrarytoconsultreferencebooks,theycanacquireanyinformationtheywantviatheInternet.Moreover,emailsandmobilephonesenablepeopletostayintouchmoreconvenientlyandefficiently,comparedwiththeolddayswhentheyhadtogotothepostofficeorvisitothersinperson.Despitetheabove-mentionedbenefits,wecannotdenythefactthattechnologymayleadtocomplexityandinconvenienceinsomecases.Forinstance,someoldpeoplefinditdifficulttousepublicfacilitiesequippedwithelectronic-devices.However,thisissuecanbeaddressedwithclearinstructionsprovided.Anotherexampleiscyberfraud,whichisdifficulttopreventasthefalseinformationcanspreadveryfastontheweb.Thosewhogetdeceivedmaycomplainthatthevirtualspacegeneratesmorecrimes.Overall,thereisnodenyingthatsomeproblemsandtroublesmayoccurwhenvariousnewtechnologiesareappliedtopeople,slives.However,returningtoasimplelifewithouttechnologyisnotasolutionandIbelieveabetterfutureofmankindlieswiththefurtherprogressofscienceandtechnology.(268words)