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雅思写作题材解析及习作修改（八）
——动物类

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一、雅思“动物类”题材考情分析

“动物类”话题在雅思考试中时有出现，考生也需要关注。考点及分布如下：

1. 动物实验，包括：（1）将动物作为药物试验的对象是对还是错？（2）使用动物进行药物试验是残忍和不必要，还是因为满足了人类利益而正义？

2. 动物保护和利用，包括：（1）野生动物是否过度保护？（2）我们是应该保护即将灭绝的动物还是专注于解决人类自身的问题？（3）人类是否应该将动物作为食物和衣料？

二、雅思“动物”题材经典考题

1. In modern world, it is no longer necessary to use animals for food or use animal products, for instance, clothing and medicines. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2016/03/12)

2. Some people think that too much attention and too many resources have been given to the protection of wild animals and birds. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2015/01/31)

对于“动物类”话题，以下观点可以借鉴：（1）我们要保护野生动物（wild animals），尤其是那些濒临灭绝的（extinct）动物，因为动物多样性（diversity）不仅是个生活乐趣的问题，更是关涉到自然平衡（balance）的问题；（2）总体上反对随意用动物做医学实验，因为这既残忍（cruel），也侵犯了动物权利（violate the animal rights），但是在某些情况下，动物实验也是必要的，因为动物实验推动的医学技术，既有利于人类，也有利于动物自身长期繁衍；（3）强烈反对将兽皮用作装饰性的衣物，这种为了人类自身的虚荣而剥夺野生动物生命的行为，纯粹是谋杀（murder）；（4）强烈反对食用野生动物，这既残忍又破坏生态平衡，但人类为了自身营养需要，可以食用某些家养动物：某种意义上，人类健康繁衍，这些家养动物的种族也才能够繁衍下去。

三、雅思“动物类”题材习作修改

题目

Nowadays living animals are used for the testing of newly developed medicines.Some people think this is very cruel and unnecessary. However others believe that it is justi fi ed in the interest of human beings. Discuss these two points of view and give your own opinion.

学生习作

In recently, the medicine has a rapid development. And because of various reasons many animals are used for the testing of newly developed medicines.So there is a hit that should animals be used for the testing of newly developed medicines. And different people have different views. There are two main opinions about this topic.

On the one hand, some people think that it is justified in the interest of human beings. It’s harmful that some new medicines whose properties were uncertainty were used for human beings. So it’s the best way to use the animals to the testing of newly developed medicines.

On the other hand, there are many people think that this is very cruel and unnecessary. Every life is equal and human beings and animals have no differences. So human beings have no rights to deprive animals life. And it’s very cruel and unnecessary to use the animals for the testing of newly developed medicines. But if we don’t use the animals to test the new medicines, we wouldn’t know the properties of medicines and cannot use these new medicines to human beings. So in my opinion, we should choose another way to test the new developed medicines except using animals.

In conclusion, using animals to test the new developed medicines is cruel.But the science is limited, now we have to use this method. So it’s necessary to fi nd a new way to test the new medicines. And it’s still have more work to do.

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老雅评改

本题需要讨论的问题比较具体：我们经常用活着的动物来试验新研发的药物，有些人认为这太残酷，而且也没有必要，但另外的人则认为这样做符合人类利益。……