科技类真题

【Life was better when technology was simpler. To what extent do you agree or disagree?】

来自考官范文。。。

Pat老师评语:很难说是一个客观严密的结论,但只要论证过程充实就已经足够了。

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Modern technology has revolutionised life in three main fields: work, transport and communication. Although modern technology is often blamed for stress and alienation, I doubt that many people would want to turn back the clock to the pre-technological age. Despite the fact that life was simpler in former times, I would prefer not to return to that lifestyle, because that simplicity was due to a lack of choice. Before large jet airliners came in in the 1960s, for example, air travel was beyond the reach of most people. Before electronic cash registers, people had to spend a lot of time on math calculations to carry out transactions. Furthermore, our knowledge of the world around us, especially foreign countries, was sketchy before television brought us the vivid images of documentaries. Modern technology has brought liberation from the exhausting and boring labour and has set us free to enjoy more interesting work and leisure.
现代科技在三大方面改变了人类的生活:工作、交通和交流。尽管现代科技总是被人们赋以增大人们压力、疏远人际关系的罪名,但我怀疑恐怕没有人愿意把生活调回到现代科技发展前的时代吧。 尽管确实在科技发展前的生活更简单一些,但我不会愿意再回到那个更“简单”的年代,因为那种“简单”是源于缺少选择。比如在大型航空公司于上世纪60年代出现之前,航空旅行对绝大多数人来说都是可望而不可及的。在电子收款机出现之前,人们在做每笔交易的时候都要做大笔的数学计算。另外,我们对这个世界的理解和认识,特别是对外国的认识,在电视纪录片给我们带来生动的影像之前,大部分都是盲人摸象,没有实质印象。现代科技还是我们从单调辛苦的劳动中解放出来,使我们能更好地享受有趣的工作和休闲。