英国驻重庆总领事来考雅思？快来围观他写的小作文和官方点评

　　英国驻重庆总领事来考雅思？快来围观他写的小作文和官方点评刚刚过去的4月23日是世界读书日，巧的是，也是莎士比亚的生日和忌日。但是你知道吗？4月23日也是国际英语日。英语已经发展了1400多年。现在已成为世界使用面积最广的语言，是近60个国家的官方语言，而且也是学习最广泛的第二语言。作为世界公认的英语语言水平测试，雅思考试的作文部分该如何“避坑”，我们考了一下史云森总领事。

　　完整题目如下：

　　下面是史云森总领事的完整答卷。

　　Data has been collected on the average number of daily car journeys into the city centre over a 10-year period from 1996 to 2005. The data, which reports separately journeys made by residents and non-residents, shows significant variation during this period.

　　In general the number of daily journeys for both groups have reduced by about 50% although the rate of change is markedly different for each.

　　Journeys made by residents showed little change until 1999, at which time parking meters were introduced in the city centre. After meters were installed the daily journeys were roughly halved and have remained at that level throughout the remainder of the 10-year period.

　　Journeys made by non-residents steadily increased from 1996 until 1999 and then remained at about the same level until 2002. They were unaffected by the introduction of parking meters in 1999. However, after 2002 the number of journeys halved and the reason for this appears to be the closure of Westgate Street and Park Lane to traffic. Journeys have increased a little since then, suggesting motorists have become accustomed to the closure and are finding it less inconvenient than when the closure was first introduced but the number of journeys are still far less than they were before the closure.