2012年雅思真题回忆与解析 11月17日

11月17日机经

11月17日听力

综合评述：本次考试两新两旧，整体难度适中。

具体回忆如下：

11月17日阅读

11月17日写作

小作文

线图3根曲线

小作文是三条线，比较有子女无子女的男女在不同年龄段的收入。

思路参考：剑5 TEST 1 WRITING TASK 1

大作文

In the past, people used to travel abroad to look many differences. Nowadays, places all over the world are more and more similar. What are the causes of the similarity.do you think the advantages of this problem outweigh the disadvantages.

在过去，人们通常访问国外看到很多不同，现在，全世界的地方看起来都越来越像了。这种相似性的原因是什么？你认为积极是否大于消极？

文章解析：REPORT类混合题

共分3段

第一段介绍背景：全球化影响，造成建筑在全球趋同。

第二段解释原因：1. 互联网的发展使得关于新建筑的的影像立即能被传输至网络，从而借鉴。2.西方文化带来的娱乐方式，使得建筑功能在发展中国家逐步与其靠拢。

第三段自己观点：利大于弊，建筑趋同是现代化的结果，虽然传统文明确实会受到一定的影响。

As the trend of globalization intensifies worldwide, many travellers currently are extremely perplexed by the emergence of identical structures no matter wherever they visit. Here is an essay aiming to illustrate some primary contributors to this awkward resemblance and present my perspective about the phenomenon.

The first and foremost factor is the direct impact from extensive applications of digital technology. With portable devices, such as smartphone and tablet computers, being increasingly regarded as a must for visitors, pictures and video clips of newly-emerged iconic buildings can either be spread instantly by them in HD formats via social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter or be searched anytime on Google and Bing. Under such circumstances, it is small wonder that many architects can get virtually unlimited access to huge flow of information depicting every detail of many globally well-known mega structures situated in many cosmopolitan cities and immediately integrate them into their own works somewhere else. Moreover, partly due to the fact that many developing countries have, more or less, embraced western-style of cultures, local residents there are increasingly seeking for modern forms of entertainment as their American or European counterparts do. Numerous bars, golf courses, as well as amusement parks thus have been constructed as result of this evolution, dotting cityscapes globally with same greens or neon

lights.

Such development, in my observation, is generally positive when it comes to improving standards of living among people living in countries characterized by poverty and shanty towns merely decades ago. A marvelous skyline sharpen by concrete jungles is definitely a symbol of progress and modernization of these nations. It is sad, however, for some backpackers to witness traditions and uniqueness of those ancient civilizations being gradually overshadowed.

词汇解析：

1.Intensify v 加深，加强

2.Perplex adj 矛盾，困惑

3.Identical adj 一致

4.Contributor n 原因，导致因素

5.Awkward adj 尴尬的

6.Phenomenon n 情况

7.First and foremost adj 首先的

8.Extensive application n 广泛使用

9.Tablet computer n平板电脑

10.Video clip n视频剪辑

11.Newly-emerged adj新建成的

12.HD format n 高清格式

13.Social networking site n 社交网络

14.Get unlimited access to v 不限制地接入

15.Depict v 描述

16.mega structure n 大型建筑

17.Cosmopolitan city n 国际化大都市

18.Integrate into v 融入

19.Partly due to v 部分原因

20.Dot v 点缀