1、We can see that the complete life cycle lasts between 34 and 36 days. It is also no ticeable that there are five main stages in the developme nt ofthe honey bee, from egg to mature adult in sect.The life cycle of the honey bee beg ins whe n the female adult lays an egg; the female typically lays one
2、 or two eggs every 3 days. Betwee n 9 and 10 days later, each egg hatches and the immature in sect, or ny mph, appears. During the third stage of the life cycle, the nymphgrows in size and sheds its skin three times. This moulting first takes place 5 days after the egg hatches, the n 7 days later, a
3、nd aga in ano ther 9 days later. After atotal of 30 to 31 days from the start of the cycle, the young adult honey bee emerges from its final moulting stage, and in the space of only 4 days it reaches full maturity.（169 words, ba nd 9）糾哉m 齢穴 I T*r*,r*Minihry Tmpnturt rtf PfcipiuiiQnfuuul】匚o布 3The cha
4、rt compares average figures for temperature and precipitation overthe course of a cale ndar year in Kolkata.It is noticeable that monthly figures for precipitation in Kolkata vary con siderably, whereas mon thly temperatures remai n relatively stable.Rain fall is highest from July to August, while t
5、emperatures are highest in April and May.Betwee n the mon ths of January and May, average temperatures in Kolkata rise from their lowest point at around 20 C to a peak of just over 30 C. Average rain fall in the city also rises over the same period, from approximately 20mm of rain in January to 100m
6、m in May.While temperatures stay roughly the same for the n ext four mon ths, the amount of rain fall more tha n doubles betwee n May and June. Figures for precipitati on rema in above 250mnfirom June to September, peak ing at around330mm in July. The final three mon ths of the year see a dramatic f
7、all in precipitation, to a low of about 10mm in December, and a steady drop in temperatures back to the January average.（173 words, band 9）Posted by Sim on in IELTSThe charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups antf the amount of support they received front e
8、mployers% ttoTO60输403Q城10The bar charts compare stude nts of differe nt ages in terms of why they are study ing and whether they are supported by an employer.It is clear that the proportion of students who study for career purposes is far higher amongthe younger age groups, while the oldest students
9、 are more likely to study for interest. Employer support is more commonlygiven to youn ger stude nts.Around 80% of stude nts aged un der 26 study to further their careers,whereas on ly 10% study purely out of in terest. The gap betwee n these twoproportions narrows as students get older, and the fig
10、ures for those in their forties are the same, at about 40%. Students aged over 49 overwhel min gly study for in terest （70%） rather tha n for professi onal reas ons （less tha n 20%）.Just over 60%of students aged under 26 are supported by their employers. By contrast, the 30-39 age group is the most
11、self-sufficient, with only30% being given time off and help with fees. The figures rise slightly for stude nts in their forties and for those aged 50 or more.（178 words, band 9）/ncidenfs and injuries per 700 MiWron PMTf 2002No p* 100The bar chart compares the nu mber of in cide nts and in juries for
12、 every 100million passenger miles travelled on five different types of public tran sport in 2002.It is clear that the most in cide nts and injuries took place on dema nd-resp onse vehicles. By con trast, commuter rail services recorded by far the lowest figures.A total of 225 incidents and 173 injur
13、ies, per 100 million passenger milestravelled, took place on dema nd-resp onse tran sport services. These figures were n early three times as high as those for the sec ond highest category, bus services. There were 76 in cide nts and 66 people were injured on buses.Rail services experieneed fewer pr
14、oblems. The numberof incidents on lightrail trains equalled the figure recorded for buses, but there were sig nifica ntly fewer in juries, at only 39. Heavy rail services saw lower nu mbers of such eve nts tha n light rail services, but commuter rail passe ngers were eve n less likely to experie nee
15、 problems. In fact, only 20 in cide nts and 17 in juries occurred on commuter trai ns.（165 words, ba nd 9）Proportion of population aged 65and aver Japn- i Sweden USAThe line graph compares the percentage of people aged 65 or more in three coun tries over a period of 100 years.It is clear that the pr
16、oporti on of elderly people in creases in each country between 1940 and 2040. Japan is expected to see the most dramatic changes in its elderly population.In 1940, around 9% of America ns were aged 65 or over, compared to about 7%of Swedish people and 5%of Japanese people. The proportions of elderly
17、 people in the USA and Sweden rose gradually over the next 50 years, reachi ng just un der 15% in 1990. By con trast, the figures for Japa n rema ined below 5% un til the early 2000s.Look ing into the future, a sudde n in crease in the perce ntage of elderly people is predicted for Japa n, with a ju
18、mp of over 15% in just 10 years from 2030 to 2040. By 2040, it is thought that around 27%of the Japanese population will be 65 years old or more, while the figures for Swedenand the USA will be slightly lower, at about 25% and 23% respectively.（178 words, ba nd 9）Percentage of aadonal consumer expen
19、diture by category - 2002The table shows perce ntages ofc on sumer expe nditure for three categories of products and services in five coun tries in 2002.It is clear that the largest proporti on of con sumer spe nding in each country went on food, drinks and tobacco. On the other hand, the leisure/ed
20、ucatio n category has the lowest perce ntages in the table.Out of the five countries, consumer spending on food, drinks and tobaccowas no ticeably higher in Turkey, at 32.14%, and Irela nd, at n early 29%.The proporti on of spe nding on leisure and educati on was also highest inTurkey, at 4.35%, whi
21、le expenditure on clothing and footwear wassignificantly higher in Italy, at 9%, than in any of the other countries.It can be seen that Swedenhad the lowest percentages of national consumer expe nditure for food/dri nks/tobacco and for cloth in g/footwear, at n early 16%and just over 5% respectively
22、. Spain had slightly higher figures for these categories, but the lowest figure for leisure/education, at only 1.98%.W*Ttr Cmuntpfon id Brfcril and ConO 皿 2000Ccitefit tyPu!i*tionrrij;xtcd landV Mtc-r perSra/il）76 mill 湎26顾23S9 nfDemwntic kcpubtic or$2 ouMm100 km5ft H?1TO0 1510 H2O 19JO 1W 19W 1960
23、WTO 19S0 19W ZOOQThe charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homesaround the world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Con go.It is clear that global water needs rose significantly between 1900 and2000, and that agriculture accounted for the largest
24、proportion of waterused. We can also see that water con sumpti on was con siderably higher in Brazil tha n in the Con go.In 1900, around 500km 3 of water was used by the agriculture sector worldwide. The figures for in dustrial and domestic water con sumpti on stood at around one fifth of that amoun
25、t. By 2000, global water use for agriculture had in creased to around 3000km 3 , in dustrial water use hadrisen to just under half that amount, and domestic consumption had reached approximately 500km 3 .In the year 2000, the populations of Brazil and the Congowere 176 million and 5.2 million respec
26、tively. Water consumption per person in Brazil, at 359n3 , was much higher tha n that in the Con go, at on ly 8m 3 , and thiscould be explained by the fact that Brazil had 265 times more irrigated land.（184 words, ba nd 9）Percentage change in average house prices in five cities1990-2002 compared wit
27、h 19891996-2002INew brk （USA） Madrid （Spain） Frankfurt （Germany） London UK）The bar chart compares the cost of an average house in five major cities over a period of 13 years from 1989.Wecan see that house prices fell overall between 1990 and 1995, but most of the cities saw rising prices between 199
28、6 and 2002. London experieneed by far the greatest cha nges in house prices over the 13-year period.Over the 5 years after 1989, the cost of average homesin Tokyo and London dropped by around 7%, while New York house prices went dow n by 5%. By con trast, prices rose by approximately 2% in both Madrid and Fran kfurt.Between 1996 and 2002, London house prices jumped to around 12%above the 19
