2012年6月16日雅思真题:认识邻居

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　　2012年6月16日雅思真题：认识邻居
        　　IELTS Essay Topic: Neighbors
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        　　An increasing number of people do not know their neighbors, and there is no
longer a sense of community.What do you think are the causes of this situation?
Can you suggest some solutions? Give reasons for your answer and include any
relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
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        　　Nowadays, there is a growing perception that a neighbor is more like a
stranger next door, and this is obviously true of a newly-established urban
community where crime rates are on the rise. Apparently, that kind of
friendliness which existed in grandparents' neighborhood is replaced by that of
ignorance, or even indifference. What might have contributed to this negative
tendency could be that today`s young neighbors prefer not to get acquainted with
each other, and that modern housing designs also prevent such communication from
happening.
        　　An increasing number of people, particularly the young adults who have
jobs, do not sense the need to know their neighbors. To begin with, most young
people tend to be self-centered and do not trust people living near them. It is
also possible that working people could not afford to spend time on gossiping
about weather, dogs and new babies, in a similar way that traditional neighbors
used to do. This absence of communication might turn out to be a dangerous
thing, considering that having a friendly neighbor is important to report
suspicious activities to the police who handle the crooks. One good solution for
this problem is to encourage neighbors to participate in a Citizens Neighborhood
Watch Program meant to make it more difficult for bandits to perpetuate a crime
nearby. By so doing, people in the same community can know each other and keep
intruders away.
        　　On the other hand, interactive face-to-face contact among neighbors has
become rare because of modern housing plans. In big cities, for instance, it
seems that families are either "caged" like animals in department units of tall
buildings, or are separated by walls usually two meters high. In both cases,
neighbors appear to be at once so near, and yet so far away. As a result, the
level of personal communication among neighbors is declining. This situation may
also have something to do with the current crime wave reportedly up and rising.
To cope with this situation, the least neighbors need to do is to know people
next door and watch each other's back.
        　　It would not be necessary for people to move away from where they live so
as to avoid crimes from happening in the neighborhood. However, it is imperative
that they should have a sense of community by caring for their neighbors. Now
that geography makes people neighbors for a reason, people should love their
neighbors, but the question remains: do they know their neighbors next door?
(Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh)