新东方在线雅思为同学们整理了雅思大作文范文之国家应自给自足所有食物，供考生参考学习。

雅思大作文题目：

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Some people suggest that a country should try to produce all the food for its population and import as little food as possible.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

【话题分类】

政府 / 全球化

【题目解析】

题目大意：有人认为一个国家应该尝试为它的人口提供所有的食物，而几乎不采用进口食物。是否同意？

备注：该题目包含一些绝对的用词，建议用不同意的观点写作。

【写作思路】

开头段：引出食物生产的重要性，以及题目中的观点。表达不赞同的态度。

主体第一段：承认食物供应对一个国家的重要性，促进国内生产可以1）减少民众的食物成本2）提供就业机会

主体第二段：但为一个国家全部人口生产所有的食物是不可能也不可取的：地理条件限制和气候限制，许多国家是无法做到完全自给自足的；

结尾段：重新表明食品生产不依赖进口是不现实的看法。

【参考范文】

As a consequence of the growing population, how to feed a country’s population with enough food has become a major concern. In this picture, some people suggest that a government should try to increase its domestic output to satisfy all the food demand of its people, while at the same time cutting down the amount of imported food as much as possible. I tend to disagree with the statement, because this will not be practical.

Certainly, the idea of becoming fully self-sufficient in food comes out of good intention. By attempting to yield enough food for the people, a government will be able to minimize the food price in the market. Importing food, on the other hand, involves international transport charges, taxes and labor costs, and thus it is always more expensive. In addition to that, domestic productivity increase would also secure more job opportunities for a nation. This would seem significant for countries that rely on agriculture, such as India, Brazil and Mexico. 

However, ensuring adequate food for the whole population would be impractical, if not impossible, for every country in the world. Due to geographical location and weather condition, many countries simply cannot achieve this. There is a long list of countries that do not have sufficient arable land to grow crops for food, which includes Singapore, Bahamas, Suriname, Canada and a number of nations situated in the desert. Take Greenland as an example. Agriculture in this nation is largely discouraged by the glaciers and other forms of ice that cover most of the island, leaving the country with only less than 1% of land used for food production. People living in these areas will always have to depend on a certain amount of food importation. 

In conclusion, I believe a country should not require itself to produce all the food and put restriction on imported products, because being self-sufficient is arguably not a rational goal. In a globalized world, countries will invariably rely on each other in terms of food supply.

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【语言积累】

in this picture 在这种情境下

domestic output 国内产出

food demand 食品需求

practical adj. 实际的

impractical adj. 不实际的

fully self-sufficient 完全自给自足

come out of good intention 有好的初衷

yield v. 产出

secure v. 确保

geographical location 地理位置

arable land 可耕种的土地

glacier n. 冰川

arguably adv. 可以说是