教育文化类

　　Directions:

　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should

　　1 ) describe the drawing briefly.

　　2 ) explain its intended meaning, and

　　3) give you comments.

　　参考范文

　　The Internet has become increasingly prevalent in the recent years. As is subtly illustrated in the picture above, there is a keyboard of a computer and a mouse which is connected with our beautiful blue planet.

　　Like TV, the Internet benefits people hugely. With the Internet, the home will become a library, a school, an office and an entertainment center. All transactions, from banking to shopping, will be performed electronically and all information, from train schedules to discount-price goods, will be as close as the press of a key. In addition to providing us a great many of the facilities and services we now must travelto obtain, with the Internet, the computer will even let us communicate directly with people all over the world and with information sources world wide. Despite the increase in efficiency and convenience generated by the Internet, the changes it brings could very well lead to potentially adverse consequences. For instance, as nearly all activities could be conducted in the comfort of our homes, we could all become hermit-like, never feeling any need to leave the house. This would be unfortunate because our children especially will become so addicted to the Internetthat they might never be exposed to social interaction.

　　Unquestionably, the challenge of the Internet means we all should consider how we can control it, so that it won’t control us.

　　参考译文

　　最近几年，网络越来越普及。如图所示，一个电脑键盘和一只鼠标连接了我们美丽的蔚蓝色星球。

　　和电视一样，网络给人们带来了很多好处。有了网络，家里就变成了一个图书馆、学校、办公室，甚至是娱乐中心。所有的活动，从跑银行到购物，都可以通过网络来完成;所有信息，从列车时刻表到打折商品目录，只需按按键就能得到。除了这些我们必须走出家门才能得到的便利和服务以外，网络还能让我们直接与世界各地的人进行联系，甚至于世界信息中心联系。但是，尽管网络带来这么大的效率和这么多的方便，它带来的变化也很有可能造成潜在的不良后果。例如，由于几乎所有的活动都可在舒适的家中进行，我们就可能成为隐士那样，不再感到有必要离开家。这将是很不幸的，因为我们的孩子会完全沉溺于网络，他们再也不会和社会发生交际。

　　显然，网络产生的问题表明我们应该考虑如何去控制它而不是让它来控制我们。

　　摘自《2020考研英语高分写作考前预测20篇》

　　(王江涛编著，浙江教育出版社)