1、第 1 页 共 6 页剑 桥 4-12 大 作 文 题 目 集 合Cambri dge I ELTS 4TEST 1Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media forcommunicating information. State which you consider to be is the most effective.Comics, books, radio, television, film, theatreTEST 2Happiness is considered very i
2、mportant in life.Why is it difficult to define?What factors are important in achieving happiness?TEST 3Creative artists should always be given the freedom to express their own ideas (inwords, pictures, music or film) in whichever way they wish. There should be nogovernment restrictions on what they
3、do.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?TEST 4In many countries schools have severe problems with student behavior.What do you think are the causes of this?What solutions can you suggest?Cambri dge I ELTS 5TEST 1Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female student
4、s in everysubject.To what extent do you agree or disagree?TEST 2In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year betweenfinishing high school and starting university studies.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.TEST 3Some people th
5、ink that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged.Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete becomemore useful adults.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.第 2 页 共 6 页TEST 4Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with hav
6、e much more influenceon our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life.Which do you consider to be the major influence?Cambri dge I ELTS 6TEST 1Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising andnot the real needs of society in which the
7、y are sold.To what extent do you agree or disagree?TEST 2Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people inother important professions.Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 3Some
8、people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs andbehaviors. Others disagree and think that the host country should welcome culturaldifferences.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 4Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoi
9、ding change.Others, however, think that change is always a good thing.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.Cambri dge I ELTS 7TEST 1It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance forsport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes clai
10、med that any child canbe taught to become a good sports person or musician.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.第 3 页 共 6 页TEST 2Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime.Others, however, argue that the circumstances of an individual crime, and t
11、hemotivation for committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on thepunishment.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 3As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is animportant element of individual well-being.What factors con
12、tribute to job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of jobsatisfaction for all workers?TEST 4Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge andskills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university shouldbe to give access to kno
13、wledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course isuseful to an employer. What, in your opinion, should be the main function of auniversity?Cambri dge I ELTS 8TEST 1Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members ofsociety. Others, however, believe that school is
14、 the place to learn this.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 2Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because oftechnology.In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make? Has thisbecome a positive or negative development?TEST
15、 3Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollutionproblems.To what extent do you agree or disagree?What other measures do you think might be effective?第 4 页 共 6 页TEST 4In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of healthand fitn
16、ess are decreasing.What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could betaken to solve them?Cambri dge I ELTS 9TEST 1Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign languageat primary school rather than secondary school.Do the advantages of thi
17、s outweigh the disadvantages?TEST 2Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part ofhigh school programmes (for example working for a charity, improving theneighborhood or teaching sports to younger children )To what extent do you agree or disagree?TEST 3Some people sa
18、y that the best way to improve public health is by increasing thenumber of sports facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effects onpublic health and that other measures are required.Discuss both views and give your own opinion.TEST 4Every year several languages die out. Some pe
19、ople think that this is not importantbecause life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?Cambri dge I ELTS 10TEST 1It is important for the children to learn the difference between right and wrong at anearly age. Punishment i
20、s necessary to help them learn this distinction.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?What sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach goodbehavior to children?第 5 页 共 6 页TEST 2Some people think that all university students should study whatever they
21、 like. Othersbelieve that they should only be allowed to study subjects that will be useful in thefuture, such as those related to science and technology.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 3Countries are becoming more and more similar because people are able to buy thesame produ
22、cts anywhere in the world.Do you think this is a positive or negative development?TEST 4Many museums charge for admission while others are free.Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweighthe disadvantages?Cambri dge I ELTS 11TEST 1Governments should spend money o
23、n railways rather than roads.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?TEST 2Some people claim that not enough of waste from homes is recycled. They say thatthe only way to increase recycling is for government to make it a legal requirement.To what extent do you think laws are need
24、ed to make people recycle more of theirwaste?TEST 3Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order totravel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasonswhy someone should learn a foreign language.Discuss both these views and give yo
25、ur own opinion.TEST 4Many governments think that economic progress is their most important goal. Somepeople, however, think that other types of progress are equally important for a country.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.第 6 页 共 6 页Cambri dge I ELTS 12TEST 5Some people believe tha
26、t it is good to share as much information as possible inscientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that someinformation is too important or too valuable to be shared freely.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 6At the present time, the population of some
27、countries includes a relatively largenumber of young adults, compared with the number of older people.Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantage?TEST 7In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums ofmoney on constructing new railway lines for very
28、 fast trains between cities. Othersbelieve the money should be spent on improving existing public transport.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.TEST 8Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everydaymatters(such as food, clothes and entertainment) is likely to result in a society ofindividuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it isimportant for children to make decisions about matters that affect them.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
