【2012年3月10日雅思范文：但愿人长寿】

还来不及确认2012年3月10日的雅思写作试题原文，听说又重复海外考区的类似试题：未来人长寿可能造成的影响到底是正面还是负面？其实，几乎相同的试题去年也在国内出现过（2011-10-08）。以下举例三个近似的真题当参考。

>In may countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing.  Does this have more positive or negative effects on the society? [中国考区2011年十月八日雅思真题]
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>The aging populations of more developed countries are going to cause social and economic problems in the future. To what extent do you agree or disagree?  Is this a positive or negative development? [2012年一月海外雅思真题]
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>What are the possible effects of living longer on an individual and on the whole society? [2012年二月海外雅思真题]

谢振礼雅思范文：但愿人长寿
2012年3月10日雅思写作真题
重复2011年10月8日雅思试题

Example Writing
简缩雅思真题范文
By Jeenn Lee Hsieh

Most children born since 2000 may stand good chances to see their 100th birthdays next century. There is no denying that the aging populations are likely to cause social and economic problems, but it should not be viewed as something threatening or undesirable.  After all, the effects of longevity on an individual and on the society as a whole are not clear.

It is a blessing to any person to live a long and healthy life.  Extended years of lifespan must be a bonus to a man or a woman when families of five or six generations co-exist. Nevertheless, questions arise.  As an individual, what sense could it make of being retired at 60 and living up to 100 years or longer?  Would they still decide to dedicate their first two decades mainly to education, the next four decades exclusively to career and parenting, and the last 40 years solely to leisure, awaiting eventual death?  Furthermore, if young people realize that they might live 100 years and in good shape, they might also re-think their roles in the society.

Likewise, the effects of people living longer remain uncertain in the social and economic context.  A possible change is the distribution of years of the expected lifespan on the social and economic scale.  It is interesting indeed to imagine how people's lives are going to be arranged. The most obvious would be the costs associated with health measures for the elderly, funding their retirement pensions and providing residential care accommodation.  Financially speaking, even in developed countries, the changing age structure might be problematic.  Governments alone probably cannot be relied on to carry the burden, and would have no alternative but impose additional income tax on the younger population, among other unpopular actions.

Now that the family planning program is in fashion, what does it mean to an individual and to a society in which half of the population is aged over 60?  Added to this, modern people are enjoying the luxuries and comforts provided by technology, and therefore there are reasons to feel positive about prolonged life. The good news is that many people will live to see the real effects of the aging populations.


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雅思哥我又来提问了。。。鸟我一下下。。。一开始我说了缺点，然后又说了优点（但是缺点的描写多于有点，）最后一段表明了自己的看法。。。这样不算跑题吧？怎么看见有人说只要写一个方面就好了呢。。。。[泪]

来自 徐樵竹真心祈求过雅思 的新浪微博

回复@徐樵竹真心祈求过雅思:没看过你的文章，不好下定论

来自 雅思中国网 的新浪微博

in the future,It is expected that the proportion of the older people is higher than young people. Is it a positive or negative development

来自 fionanj90 的新浪微博

回复@雅思中国网: 诶好吧。。。期待不要算我跑题~~~~

来自 徐樵竹真心祈求过雅思 的新浪微博

[泪][泪]不是说的人口老龄化问题么？怎么成长寿了呀呀

来自 Jenny小巫婆 的新浪微博

雅思哥。。瞬间凌乱了啊。。我好像理解成人口老龄化的利弊。。然后一段写了年轻人多的好处和缺点，一段写了老人多的优点缺点。。最后总结说利弊很难定夺，因为两个同样重要。。这个是不是已经算跑题了[鬼脸]。。焦躁啊

来自 i_Vevina 的新浪微博

It is expected that the proportion of oldpeople will be higher than the younger generation. Does it have positive or negative effect? 老年人比年轻人多带来的问题？如果光说人长寿会不会跑题？

来自 茄sh_Jessy 的新浪微博

回复@i_Vevina:我貌似也这样理解的 老龄化的利弊 完了咱们是不是跑题了····[泪]

来自 妮小蔚是一只烤鸭 的新浪微博

回复@i_Vevina:这个，，别担心了，等成绩出来的时候告诉我。。

来自 雅思中国网 的新浪微博