【正确答案】Key Points:
Brainstorming:
①Modern transport makes it very convenient for people to travel far or near, thus saving a lot of time and energy. By plane, people can cover distances of thousands of miles within hours.
②Modern household appliances free people from tedious house chores. Refrigerators, washing machines, and microwaves have made housekeeping so much easier that women can pursue their own careers without neglecting the duties of a good wife and mother.
③Modern devices of telecommunications have greatly increased the exchange of information between people. Modern technology has ushered in a brand new era of global information.
④Science and modern technology has led to an unprecedented rate of development in all aspects of society.
Modern technology:
①Science and modern technology has vastly enriched human life, making it more convenient and more comfortable. People are able to choose different lifestyles.
②Science and modern technology has increased productivity, freeing people from tiring manual labor. A lot of work is now done by computerized machines that are more efficient. This allows people to enjoy more leisure time.
③Science and modern technology have emotional advantages as well. Phone calls. emails and faxes bring people closer together. Science and modern technology have also made the world smaller: people can communicate with friends all over the world easily and cheaply via the internet.
④Modern technology allows us to learn about current events without leaving home. Modern people enjoy an unparalleled across worldwide information.
⑤Advancements in medical science have made it possible for us to lead a much longer life and suffer less from various diseases. Doctors and scientists have found curse for many diseases previously thought to be incurable and fatal.
⑥A wide range of information is easily available on the internet.
Computers and the internet.
①The internet has an unlimited capacity for knowledge and information.
②It is multifunctional and meets the needs of our fast-paced modern life.
③There is already a great demand for electricity, and the internet is adding to this and thereby increasing pollution, making our planet even dirtier. Solar energy, hydroelectric power and nuclear power will probably become the main sources of power in the future. This will be better as they are cleaner.
④The internet is forever developing and becoming more and more advanced. It has become an indispensible part of people's lives.
⑤The internet often is far more convenient and efficient than the written word or other such traditional sources of information.
⑥The internet has a wide application and influences all aspects of human life.
⑦The internet itself does not actually take up any physical space, and yet it can store an infinite amount of information, which can be accessed through a small computer.
⑧Obviously, the internet has a good many benefits. I am sure that in the future, as modern technology advances, the internet will eventually replace books and the written word.
⑨By using the internet we can save our natural resources such as forest. The internet is much more environmentally friendly since it doesn't require a lot of paper.
⑩The internet is an economical way to convey information.
[*]Reading on the internet is interactive and conducive to mutual exchanges of information since instant feedback is possible.