文化，不是一兩句話可以說得清的概念。生活中的種種細節都可以和文化有所牽連。著名學者梁漱溟先生說“文化，不過是一個民族生活的樣式罷了?生活又是什么?就是沒有滿足的意欲和不斷的滿足和不滿足罷了。”《中國文化要義》

　　雅思閱讀里有一種段落信息配對題，被形象地稱為斷子絕孫題，以示其登峰造極的難度系數。那么，雅思大作文里的文化類題型又該怎么來概括呢，只能讓我聯想到著名的災難片-后天，see you next time,不過，好萊塢式的災難片總會給人留下一絲絲美好的寄托，于是，是否碰到如此題型一定就要逃之夭夭了呢?做成事講究的是有備而來。

　　回顧從2013年至今，雅思閱讀中這種非主流題型并非是一招致命，考點的規律性(文化多元化，國際旅游與本土文化，商品同一化的損失，民族服飾，傳統音樂形式，本土食物)決定了備考中的明確性，躊躇滿志還是驚慌失措，得失成敗只在一念之間。

　　文化多元化 Multiculturalism

　　Multicultural societies, which are mixed with different ethnic people, bring more benefits than drawbacks, to what extent do you agree or disagree? (20060826)

　　We have a population with a mix of cultures and ethnics in a country. Why is this the case?　Has this become a positive or negative development?　(20121013)

　　多元文化意味著平等，和平的共存關系

　　Multiculturalism refers several cultures can exist equitably and peacefully in one country,instead of a single national culture,like United States,UK,and Canada.

　　Benefits of Multiculturalism

　　1.Increase immigration增加移民

　　我家就是我家，可是，你家卻也是我家

　　Due to the multiculturalism policy in Canada, many immigrants have moved to that country. This is because they get to retain their ancestry and cultural values while concurrently feeling at home in Canada.

　　2. New ideas新的想法---吃的暢快，玩的瀟灑

　　With the fusion of several cultures in America, the citizens now are equipped with better ideas . For instance, there are several kinds of food available due to multiculturalism like Chinese food and tacos. Moreover, there are different sports that other cultures brought from their countries.

　　3. Enhances national unity加強國家的統一性

　　讓沖突少點，再少點，讓愛多點，再多點。

　　Cultural conflicts and hate usually cause a divide within a nation. However, cooperation, inclusion and respect assist in uniting a country.

　　4. Boosts creativity促進創新---我們都是非主流

　　Creativity would be limited while the society just has one single predominated culture,wheres having a diverse mixture of cultures and people inspires people to think differently and thus enhance their creativity.

　　Negative sides of multiculturalism

　　1堡壘也是會塌陷的，你以為種族沖突是開玩笑的嗎?

　　It is not uncommon that believing in your ancestral traditions and values when you reside in a nation that has different ideals may cause conflict sometimes，and racial tension is inevitable.

　　2身在他鄉為異客

　　It is highly difficult to adapt to new environment and change original daily lives，making them feel like visitors in their hometown

　　3ISIS并非是傳說

　　Misunderstanding and intolerance to residents of different nationalities may cause brutal terrorist acts and even take the lives of many innocent people

　　真題分析

　　In the past, people used to travel to different places to see the differences. Today, the places around the world seem to be similar. What are the causes of the similarity? Do you think its advantages outweigh the disadvantages?(20090829 )

　　無法被替代的民族手工藝品

　　A country's history,language and ethos are all inextricably bound up in its manufactured artefacts.If the relentless advance of international brands into every corner of the world continues,these bland packages might one day completely oust the traditional objects of a nation,which would be a loss of richness and diversity in the world, as well as the sad disappearance of manifestations of a place's character.

　　Fijian kava ----a plant that is crushed and mixed with water,and drunk in groups.

　　What would a Japanese tea ceremony be without its specially crated teapot,or a Fijian kava ritual without its bowl made from a certain type of tree bark?(劍橋十)