Technological progress in the past century has its negative effect, despite its remarkable contribution. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　Over the last century, modern technology has exerted tremendous influence on individuals and the society as a whole. It has revolutionized people’s original lifestyles and improved the quality of their lives to a very large extent. However, many of its negative side effects should no longer be neglected.

　　There is no denying that technological development such as the application of vehicles of all kinds contributes to mobility and convenience in people's lives. Flights and trains allow us to discover new cultures of distant continents swiftly. Cars and buses take us to our destination without any efforts on our own. Yet, this mobility and convenience is achieved at the environmental expense. Such vehicles release CO2 into the air, which is a major reason responsible for the ever devastating global warming.

　　Other technologies in the form of computers and the internet are penetrating into our lives on a daily basis. In spite of their great help in the workplace, education, entertainment and communication, problems of deteriorated eyesight, misleading information, the surge of pornography and disconnection with real people have emerged, to name but a few. The most worrying concern lying with these problems is their damage to young people in terms of their physical and psychological growth. Much evidence has suggested that quite a number of teenagers in Shanghai are addicted to the Internet and that their devotion to the cyber world has created serious negative effects in their school and home lives. Facts show that Internet addiction has become the biggest cause of juvenile delinquency, as youngsters tend to imitate crimes they have read about on seedy Websites or steal money to pay for the bill from internet bars .

　　Overall, as no one can plead ignorance of modern technology and its effect, it is important that we balance its benefits with an understanding of the price we have paid. Not until we realize both its pros and cons can we make the most of it.

　　專家點評：

　　本次大作文題目出的比較簡單。之所以說這個題目簡單，主要體現(xiàn)在兩個方面：一是話題。本次考試為科技類話題，基本上都會被作為主流考題在課上被培訓(xùn)老師提及。二是發(fā)揮空間�？梢钥吹竭@道題目要求討論的就是科技本身。考生在發(fā)揮的時候可以通過具體的科技領(lǐng)域，比如本文作者所采用的交通科技和電腦網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息科技。

　　當(dāng)遇到了題目范圍比較大的文章，考生應(yīng)當(dāng)首先想到對文章的討論范圍進行具體化，而不是就一個空泛的概念泛泛而談。

　　雖然這道題目沒有要求考生一定要從科技的優(yōu)缺點兩方面來討論，但是可以看到考生仍然考慮到了辯證的全面性，在主體段的兩端中分別以優(yōu)點開頭，轉(zhuǎn)而進行缺點的討論。這樣的論證方法稱為“駁論”，既能展現(xiàn)作者的鮮明觀點，也能展示作者思維的全面性。本文在語言方面的把握也比較貼切嫻熟，得分在7分左右。