1、When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?Overall, I disagree with the opinion expressed. I would like to begin by pointing out that traditional skills
2、and ways of life are not automatically of one country, but of a culture or community. 34 In many ways, the history of civilization in the history of technology: from the discovery of fire to the invention of the wheel to the development of the Internet, we have been moving on from previous ways of d
3、oing things. Some technologies, such as weapons of mass destruction, are of negative impact. Others, such as medical advances, positively help people to live better or longer, and so very much help traditional ways of life. Surely, few people would seek to preserve such traditions as living in caves
4、.87 Interestingly, technology can positively contribute to the keeping alive of traditional skills and ways of life. For example, the populations of some islands are too small to have normal schools. Rather than breaking up families by sending children to the mainland, education authorities have bee
5、n able to use the Internet to deliver schooling online. In addition, the Internet, and modern refrigeration techniques, are being used to keep alive the traditional skills of producing salmon; it can now be ordered from, and delivered to, anywhere in the world. In conclusion, without suggesting that
6、 all technology is necessarily good, I think it is by no means pointless, in any way, to try to keep traditions alive with technology. We should not ignore technology, because it can be our friend and support our way of life.46254TEST 3 The charts below show the levels of participation in education
7、and science in developing and industrialised countries in 1980 and 1990. Task 2 In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable word experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What
8、are your opinions on this?The issue of children doing paid work is a complex and sensitive one. It is difficult to say who has the right to judge whether children working is wrong or valuable. Opinions will also differ as to learning benefits: no doubt teachers and factory owners, for example, would
9、 have varying concerns.51An important consideration is the kind of work undertaken. Young children doing arduous and repetitive tasks on a factory production line, for example, are less likely to be learning than older children helping in an old peoples home. There are health and safety issues to be
10、 considered as well. It is an unfortunate fact that many employers may prefer to use the services of children simply to save money by paying them less than adults and it is this type of exploitation that should be discouraged. 86However, in many countries children work because their families need th
11、e additional income, no matter how small. This was certainly the case in the past in many industrialized countries, and it is very difficult to judge that it is wrong for children today to contribute to the family income in this way. 52Nevertheless, in better economic circumstances, few parents woul
12、d choose to send their children out to full-time paid work. If learning responsibilities and work experience are considered to be important, then children can acquire these by having light, part-time jobs or even doing tasks such as helping their parents around the family home, which are unpaid, but
13、 undoubtedly of value in childrens development.62251WHICH/WHAT/HOWTEST 4 The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999. Task 2 Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development of poorer nations. However, the government
14、s of richer nations should take more responsibility for helping the poorer nations in such areas.剑四 TEST 1The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.Family typeProportion of people from each household type living in povertySingle a
15、ged personAged coupleSingle, no childrenCouple, no childrenSole parentcouple, with childrenAll household6% （54,000）4%（48,000）19%（359,000）7%（211,000）21%（232,000）12%（933,000）11%（1,837,000）Test 2Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. S
16、tate which you consider to be the most effective.Comics, Books Radio Television Film theaterThe table gives a breakdown of the different types of family who were living in poverty in Australia in 1999.On average, 11% of all households,comprising almost two million people, were in this position. Howe
17、ver, those consisting of only one parent or a single adult had almost double this proportion of poor people, with 21% and 19% respectively.Couples generally tended to be better off, with lower poverty levels for couples without children（7%） than those with children（12%）. It is noticeable that for bo
18、th types of household with children, a higher than average proportion were living in poverty at this time.Older people were generally less likely to be poor, though once again the trend favoured elderly couples（only 4%） rather than single elderly people（6%）.Overall the table suggests that households
19、 of single adults and those with children were more likely to be living in poverty than those consisting of couples.The graph below shows the demand for electricity in england during typical days in winter and summer. The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an average English home.Happiness i
20、s considered very important in life.Why it is difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving happiness?Happiness is very difficult do define, because it means so many different things to different people. While some people link happiness to wealth and material success, others think it
21、lies in emotions and loving personal relationships. Yet others think that spiritual paths, rather than either the material world or relationships with people, are the only way to true happiness. 59 Because people interpret happiness for themselves in so many different ways, it is difficult to give a
22、ny definition that is true for everyone. However, if there are different kinds of happiness for different individuals then the first step in achieving it would be to have a degree of self-knowledge. A person needs to know who he or she is before being able to know what it is that makes him or her ha
23、ppy.73 Of course, factors such as loving relationships, good health, the skills to earn a living and a peaceful environment all contribute to our happiness too. But this does not mean that people without these conditions cannot be happy. 38 Overall, I think an ability to keep clear perspectives in l
24、ife is a more essential factor in achieving happiness. By that I mean an ability to have a clear sense of what is important in our lives （the welfare of our families, the quality of our relationships, making other people happy, etc.） and what is not （a problem at work, getting annoyed about trivial
25、things, etc.）. 66 Like self-awareness, this is also very difficult to achieve, but I think these are the two factors that may be the most important for achieving happiness. 26TEST 3You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualification
26、s in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.Task 2 Creative artists should always be given the freedom to express their own ideas （ in words, picture, music or film ） in whichever way they wish. There should be no government restrictions on what they do.TEST 4The chart b
27、elow give information about travel to and from the UK, and about the most popular countries for UK residents to visit.Task 2 In many countries schools have severe problem with student behaviour.What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest? Poor student behaviour seems to
28、be an increasingly sidespread problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this.In many countries, the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with fewer children. These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because working parents do
29、not have the time for this, but in more material ways. They are allowed to have whatever they want, regardless of price, and to behave as they please. This means that the children grow up without consideration for others and without any understanding of where their standard of living comes from.When they got to school age they have not learnt any self control or discipline. They have less respect for their teachers and refuse to obey school rules in the way that their parents did.Teachers continually complain about this problem and measures should be taken to combat the situ
