Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay titled "Are people becoming addicted to technology? ". The statement given below is for your reference. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
    Numerous studies claim that addiction to technology is real and it has the same effect on the brain as drug addiction.
【正确答案】

Are people becoming addicted to technology?

The rapid development of technology has brought profound changes almost in every aspect of people's lives and numerous studies have shown that people are becoming more and more addicted to technology. For my part, it is true that many people are becoming addicted to technology.

In the first place, those who are under pressure in real life and work are more likely to release their stress and seek spiritual relief in virtual world by playing computer games or chatting with others on WeChat. Wherever you go, be it in a subway or on the street, you can see Phubbers whose eyes seem glued to the screen of their smart phones. In the second place, impelled by inborn inertia, many people tend to finish their physical tasks with the help of technology. The more they resort to technology, the more addicted they become to technology.

All in all, it is an indisputable fact that people are becoming more addicted to technology, owing to the fact that it can release their psychological and physical pressure.

【答案解析】

1.Wherever you go, be it in a subway or on the street, you can see Phubbers whose eyes seem glued to the screen of their smart phones.

本句中wherever引导地点状语从句,也可视为让步状语从句。be it in a subway or on the street属于特殊的让步状 语从句,相当于whether it is in a subway or on the street(不管是在地铁里,还是在街上)。whose引导定语从句,修饰先行词Phubbers。be glued to the screen of是一种形象的说法,用来描述某人死死地盯着屏幕的状态。

2.An in all, it is an indisputable fact that people are becoming more addicted to technology, owing to the fact that it call release their psychological and playsical pressure.

首先句首的短语all in all表示“总之,总而言之”,是常用的总结性术语。It is an indisputable fact...是一个固定句式,意为“……是一个无可争辩的事实”。句中的两个that,均引导同位语从句,都充当fact的同位语。 owing to是固定短语,意为“由于”。

人们对科技上瘾吗?
科技的快速发展给人们生活的方方面面带来了深刻的变化,大量的研究表明,人们对科技越来越上瘾。 在我看来,许多人的确沉迷于科技。

首先,那些在现实生活和工作中有压力的人更易于通过玩电脑游戏或在微信上与他人聊天来释放自己的 压力,在虚拟世界中寻求精神上的解脱。无论你走到哪里,不管是在地铁里还是在街上,你都能看到低头族 的眼睛似乎一直盯着智能手机的屏幕。其次,在天生惰性的驱使下,许多人倾向于借助科技来完成体力方面的工作。他们越依赖科技,就越沉迷于科技。

总之,人们越来越沉迷于科技是一个无可争辩的事实,因为科技可以释放他们的心理和生理压力。