问答题
1. Read carefully the following excerpt on search engine arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
●Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
●Comment on whether search engines is helpful for reaching useful information or not.
You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Is Google Making Us Sick?
It always began the same way—an ache, say, or stomach pains while strolling across campus to her dorm. Soon enough, Emma Murray, a first-year psychology student at McGill University in Montreal, would open her laptop, type her symptom into Google and read and read and read. She'd switch between medical websites—Mayo Clinic, MedlinePlus, WebMD. When, after clicking through endless symptom checklists, every sensation seemed a death sentence—she'd stop. But she couldn't sleep.
According to Statistics Canada, nearly 65 per cent of Canadians use the Internet to search for health information. Some studies suggest, however, that the onslaught of advice may put one in 20 of those Googlers at risk of becoming "cyberchondriacs"—people obsessed with the idea of being stricken by diseases they find online. While the Internet can be a useful misconception-clearing tool, the nature of search results—where the highest-ranked sites are a measure of attention paid to those particular pages—can also make it easy to find the most dire, and least probable, explanation for your symptoms.
【正确答案】[范文] Be wary of search engines
When internet has widely spread, internet search engines have become a dispensable tool in our life. They are helpful to provide searchers a wide range of information in terms of various fields, but users are better to take caution of this.
It is true that search engine such as Google is a prime source for finding quick answers and performing research for us. Just as Emma Murray did, Google could help her find out what symptoms she was suffering from. Baidu in China enables its young student users to access essays and homework. Yahoo also promotes the latest news to its readers every day. It seems those search engines are useful to deliver instant messages and answers.
However, we should also be particularly mindful of exactly how we use those engines. Some studies have indicated that 5% of some Googlers are at risks of being obsessed with the thought that they are inflicted with illness they found online since this kind of information is always highly ranked due to high pay from some hospitals or institutions. Other researches also find that some college students click on the first search result regardless of whether or not they have any credentials.
In conclusion, search engines really bring us convenience in search for a quick answer. However, users should be shrew and practice when a search result comes out. It is better for them to consider whether the clicked webpage is credible or not. So Google and search with care.
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