问答题
1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the negative effects of over-reliance on the technology. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
【正确答案】[范文]
As is depicted in the picture, a car owner is still adjusting his GPS system even though his car has already fallen off the cliff. This is a satirical cartoon which describes vividly a common phenomenon nowadays—people rely too much on high technology, which sets us thinking deeply.
It is undeniable that the technology has radically changed the way we live so much that its effects are now irreversible. Nevertheless, there still exist some negative effects. For one thing, with people relying more and more on high technology to solve problems, our lives are governed by it in so many aspects that the ability of humans to think will surely deteriorate. For another, with people delivering information instead of feelings in technological ways, high technology brings about the loss of a personal touch and makes people drift apart.
All in all, addiction to high technology poses a threat to us. High-tech products are nothing but a tool, so we cannot be slaves to them but the master.
The Over-reliance on the Technology
As is depicted in the picture, a car owner is still adjusting his GPS system even though his car has already fallen off the cliff. This is a satirical cartoon which describes vividly a common phenomenon nowadays—people rely too much on high technology, which sets us thinking deeply.
It is undeniable that the technology has radically changed the way we live so much that its effects are now irreversible. Nevertheless, there still exist some negative effects. For one thing, with people relying more and more on high technology to solve problems, our lives are governed by it in so many aspects that the ability of humans to think will surely deteriorate. For another, with people delivering information instead of feelings in technological ways, high technology brings about the loss of a personal touch and makes people drift apart.
All in all, addiction to high technology poses a threat to us. High-tech products are nothing but a tool, so we cannot be slaves to them but the master.
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