2012年3月10日雅思写作真题: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]
>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?
>What are the possible effects of living longer on an individual and on
the whole society?
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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