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1、GRE留学外留学外语语考考试满试满分作文分作文题目:Toomuchtime,money,andenergyarespentdevelopingnewandmoreel aboratetechnology.Societyshouldinsteadfocusonmaximizingtheuse ofexistingtechnologyfortheimmediatebenefitofitscitizens.ImustsaythatIrejectthisstatement.Whileitistruethatweneedtosupport societyasmuchaspossiblewithcurre
2、nttechnology,thatdoesnotinanyw aymeanthatweshouldstopprogressingsimplybecauseourcurrenttechn ologycannothandlealltheproblemswehavebroughttoit.Doesthatmea nthatweshouldsimplyacceptthestatusquoandmakedo?No,Idontthin kso.Todosowouldbetantamounttoadoptingafatalisticapproach;Ithin kmostpeoplewouldrejectt
3、hat.Technologyhashelped,andithashurt.Withoutit,wewouldneverhaveo urstandardofliving,norqualityofnutrition,expectationofalongandpro ductivelifespan,andtheunshakablebeliefthatourlivescanbemadeeven better.Butithasalsobroughtusuniversalpollution,weaponssopowerful astobecapableofrenderingusextinct,andthe
4、consequentfearforoursur vivalasspeciesandasaplanet.Technologyisindeedadouble- edgedsword.Andyet,Istillhavetoargueinitsfavor,becausewithoutit,w ehavenohope.Somemightarguethatwewouldbebetteroffwithouttechnology.Theym ightsaythatareturntoalesstechnologicallydrivenapproachtolifewould havethebenefitsofre
5、ducingstressandallowingustolivesimpler,happie rlives,likethoseofourforebears.Suchanideaisseductive,somuchsotha tmuchofartandallofnostalgiaaredevotedtoit.Butuponcloserinspection,onerealizesthatsuchamovewouldonlyreturnustoalifeofdifferentkin dsofstress,oneoffalsesimplicity,onefraughtwithdanger.Itwould
6、beali fewithoutantibioticswhereaminorcutcouldprovedeadly.IItwouldbea lifewherechildbirthisthemainkillerofwomen,andwhereanemergency isdealtwithintermsofhoursanddaysinsteadofminutesandhours;alifew heretherearenophonesorcarsorplanesorcentralheating,noprovendrug therapiestotreatmentalillness,nocomputers
7、.Wouldthisworldreallym akepeoplehappy?Whatwealreadyhave,wehave.Andsincetheonlywaytomoveisforward ,insteadofallowingourselvestobeparalyzedbyfearandworry,weneedt olearnhowtocleanupthepollutionwehavecaused,andhowtodealwitha worldthatfeedsonweaponsandmassdestruction.Doingthesethingsme anshavingtomoveawa
8、yfromtechnologyintoamoredifficultrealm,that ofdiplomacyandcompromise:tomovefromthebullystanceof“Iambig gerandbetterandIhavemoretoysandsoIwin”toaplacewhereeveryone wins.Technologyisthethingthatwillallowpeopletodothat.But,advancedasi tis,itisstillinitsinfancy.Wehavetoallowittogrowupandmatureinordert o
9、reaptherealrewardsthatitcanbring.Andthereareevengreaterrewards aheadofusthanwhattheworldhasalreadyexperienced.Whentechnolog yispushedtotheouteredge,thatiswhereserendipitousdiscoveriescanoc cur.Thishasbeenseenthroughouttechnologicaladvancement,buttheea siestexampleisprobablythespaceprogramwhichmadeus
10、think,reallyh ard,abouthowtodothingsinadifferentenvironment.Itgaveustelecomm unications,newfabricsandinternationalcooperation.Paramedicaldevi ces,sothatpeoplecanbetreatedevenastheyarebeingtransportedtotheh osptal,areadirectdevelopmentofthattechnology.Noneofthiswouldha vehappenedinthetimeframethatitd
11、idifwehadnotpushedfortechnologi caladvancement.Ifwehaddecidedto“focusonmaximizingtheuseofexistingtechnology”insteadoffoolishlyreachingforthestars,wewouldnot havemadethosediscoverieswhichnowarethebedrockofthe21stcentur y. 分析: 字数:651语言:平实的语句完全没有网络流行模板的痕迹,也是许多过了6级的考生通过练习可以达到的水平。ImustsaythatIrejectthiss
12、tatement.Doesthatmeanthatweshouldsimplyacceptthestatusquoandmakedo? No,Idontthinkso.Technologyhashelped,andithashurt.Technologyisindeedadouble- edgedsword.Andyet,Istillhavetoargueinitsfavor,becausewithoutit,w ehavenohope. 当然,这并不意味,在GRE作文考试中,平实的语言比润色后的语言有更多的优势。从这篇作文中,我们可以得到以下两条重要信息:1、通过记忆大量模板使语言“全副武装
13、”、“气势汹汹”并非高分作文的必要条件,这种方式的弊端在课堂上我们已阐述过。2、在陈述idea的过程中,体现出criticalthinking才是成功的关键。我们在课堂上对criticalthinking这一概念做过多次详细的解释,现在请大家一起来体会这一概念在文中的运用。第一段:(表明立场)ImustsaythatIrejectthisstatement.(让步)Whileitistruethatweneedtosupportsocietyasmuchaspossiblewithcurrenttechnology,( 折回自己立场)thatdoesnotinanywaymeanthatwes
14、houldstopprogressingsimplybecauseourcurrenttechnologycannothandlealltheproble mswehavebroughttoit. 第二段:(概述科技的两面性)Technologyhashelped,andithashurt.(具体讨论科技的贡献)Withoutit,wewouldneverhaveourstandardofliving,norqualityofnutrition,expectationofalongandproductivelifespan,andt heunshakablebeliefthatourlives
15、canbemadeevenbetter.(具体讨论科技的危害)Butithasalsobroughtusuniversalpollution,weaponssopow erfulastobecapableofrenderingusextinct,andtheconsequentfearforou rsurvivalasspeciesandasaplanet.Technologyisindeedadouble- edgedsword.(表明已考虑到科技的危害,但是依然坚持自己立 场)Andyet,Istillhavetoargueinitsfavor,becausewithoutit,wehav
16、enohope. 第三段:(提出反方的立场)Somemightarguethatwewouldbebetteroffwithouttechnology.Theymightsaythatareturntoalesstechnologicallydrivena pproachtolifewouldhavethebenefitsofreducingstressandallowingust olivesimpler,happierlives,likethoseofourforebears.Suchanideaissed uctive,somuchsothatmuchofartandallofnostalgiaaredevotedtoit.(通 过具体论据反驳反方的观点)Butuponcloserinspection,onerealizesthatsuchamovewouldonlyreturnustoalifeofdifferentkindsofstress,oneoffalsesimplicity,onefraughtwithdanger.Itwouldbealifewithouta