第五章 全真模拟集训
Exercise 1
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled What does Telecommunication Brings to Modern Life? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:
1. 通信技术给现代生活带来诸多好处;
2. 通信技术也给现代生活带来许多不利之处;
3. 你的看法。
What does Telecommunication Brings to Modern Life?
【范 文】
Life will be unimaginable without telecommunications in modem society. Telephones, faxes and e-mails have been used in every aspect of modem life and they are changing our lifestyles dramatically. (mainly talking)
There’s no exaggeration that telecommunication brings huge profits and great convenience to our everyday life. For example, telephone enables people to talk to one another in different places. Mobile phone allows people to make a phone call at any time and place. In addition(另外), e-mail delivers mails faster and cheaper than ordinary letters. Moreover(再者), the fast development of telecommunications makes business corporations deal with business affairs far more efficiently through phones, faxes, and computers.
However, telecommunication also has its disadvantages. For example, two friends haven’t seen each other face to face for a long time because of their frequent contact through the computer. And finally it will lead to the loss of human kindness. In addition, computer hacking may attack other countries or areas and endanger their national security.
All in all, telecommunication/ is beneficial to our life. By shortening distance, telecommunication improves efficiency in our commercial activities, saves time and money in promoting interpersonal relations and in acquiring knowledge and accumulating information. Telecommunication has changed and will continually change our lifestyle.
【思路点拨】
本题属于提纲式命题。题目为“通信技术给现代生活带来了什么?”。根据提纲要求,首先应介绍通信技术给现代生活带来的好处,如范文前两段那样,考生可以在提出观点后通过举例介绍通信技术的好处:第一,移动电话使人可以随时随地打电话;第二,电子邮件使得邮件接收更为便捷;第三,通信技术使商业往来更加高效。接着,按照提纲要求,需要介绍通信技术给现代生活带来的不利之处,如范文第三段所述,计算机的发展使得人与人之间面对面交流的机会更少,这可能导致人情味的丧失;同时,电脑黑客也可能给国家和地区安全造成威胁。最后,考生可以从自己的感受出发,概括通信技术对人们生活方式的影响,并总结自己的观点。
Exercise 2
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Private Tutoring. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:
不同时期学生拥有家教的比例