Atransportationvehiclethathaschangedpeople'slivesChooseoneofthefollowingtransportationvehiclesand inwhyyouthinkithaschangedpeople's Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyour Autos,astheexponentofmoderntransportationvehicles,virtuallyhavecontributedtomodernlifemorethanmostpeoplehaveimagined,eventhoughautos,asistrueofallother,havealsocreatedmanyproblems.Theadvancementofmoderntransportation,certainlyincludingthatofautos,hasmademoregoodsavailableinlocalmarkets.Forexample,in,somefruitsareonlycultivatedinthesouthernpartofthecountryandnotinthenorthern,suchaslitchi,sugarcane,pineapple—partlyduetosheergradientoftemperature.Thankstotheadvancementofmoderntransportationsystem,peopleinthenorthernpartofthecountrycannowgetthosesoutherncultivatedfruitsreadilyavailableinalmosteverylocalmarket.Inthefarpastwhensuchsystemdidn'texist,whengoodscouldbetransportedonlybyprimitivetoolssuchascarts,somefruitssuchaslitchiweretheprivilegeofimperialhousehold.Atthesametime,thedevelopmentofmoderntransportationhasalsomadegoodsinlocalmarketsmuchlessexpensive.Takelitchiforexampleagain.Twodecadesago,litchiwasprettyexpensive,andwasaluxury.Butthedevelopmenthasmadethetransportationeasierandthecostlowerandlower.Ontheotherhand,duetopreviousfactors,moremerchantsareengagedinthebusinessthatsimultaneouslyintensifiedthecompetition,whichcertainlyaffectedtheprices.Thus,thepriceoflitchisubsequentlydropped.Thesamegoesforothergoodsaswell.Today,peopleareabletobuyalmostanygoodstheywantnomatterwheretheoriginofthegoodsis,andtomakechoiceamongmorecounterparts,andthebestofall,totakethegoodshomewithlessMoreover,advancedtransportationvehiclessuchasautoshavetosomeextentmadepeoplemoreindependentthanbefore.Itisnothardtoimaginethat50yearsagoayoungwidowwholivedinasmallvillageandwhosehusbandhaddiedwhenshewas23hadlittlechancetogetmarriedagain,forthesakeofthetraditionorculture,orwhatever.Butifthathappenedinthepresentday,thingswouldbeentirelydifferent.Advancedtransportationvehiclesbeingreadilyavailable,shecouldeasilygettoanothercitywithinatmost2daysandbylowerexpenses,sayfromthesmallvillagelocatedinthenortheastoftothefarsoutherncity,Guangzhou-severalthousandsofaway.That'sabigcity,that'sanewcity,andnobodyknowsherthere;shehasabrandnewstart,andsheisentirelyindependent.IsprogressalwaysDoyouagreeordisagreethatprogressisalwaysgood?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Progresscanbemeasuredinmanyways,butoneverytangiblewaytomeasureprogressisbylookingateconomicdevelopment.Intheseterms,progresscanbeseenasaverypositive,helmanypeopleriseupfrompoverty.Buthistoryshowsthatprogress,evenasmeasuredbyeconomicprogress,alwayshasitsTakeGermanyinthe1930'sforexample.HumiliatedbyunequaltreatiesafterWorldWarI,theGermanpeopleweresufferingfromaterribleeconomyandmassiveinflation.ThenHitlertookpowerandmobilizedtheGermaneconomy,inseveralyearstheGermanseconomyhadrecoveredandwasactually ingamongthemostpowerfulinEurope.ButHitler'seconomicmiraclecameataterribleprice.HisnwastouseGermany'seconomicpowertofinanceitsmilitarypower.Germany'saggressionsparkedWorldWarII,acatastrophethatkilledtensofmillionsofpeoplealloverthewholeworld,includingcountlessmillionsofcivilians.Whenprogressservesevil,theresultLikewisetheprogressofAmerica,arguablythemostadvancedofallnations,hascomeataheavyprice.AmericausedtobethelandofnativeAmericans.America'scurrent"progress"wouldprobablynothavebeenachievedifmostofthelandinAmericastillbelongedtotheNativeAmericans.Fromtheir,America'scurrentprogressistheirprofoundloss.Finally,'seconomicgrowthoverthepast25yearshasbeentrulyremarkable.Standardsoflivinghavegoneupdramatically,buttheprogresshasnegativeaspectsaswellastheobviouspositiveones.Asegapsbetweentherichandthepoorwiden,socialproblemslikecrimeandpoverty emorepronounced.Thedamagedonetotheenvironmentbyfactoriesand"progressive"humanactivitymightnotbeundoneforhundredsofyears,affectingthelivesofpeopleforgenerationstocome.Iftheseproblemsarenotaddressed,ourgrandchildrenmighttrulycometoregretcurrentalleged"progress."39.Technology,students'helperorDoyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Withthehelpoftechnology,studentsnowadayscanlearnmoreinformationandlearnitmorequickly.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.不能完全同意。要表明ItislargelytruethatHowhelpstudentslearnmoreinformation?(互聯(lián)網(wǎng)；籍)Howhelpstudentslearnmorequickly?(電Butsometimeshandicaplearning.(電子游力。Technologycanhelpalazystudentnearlynothing.Itisundeniablethatcontinuouslyhavebroughttremendousbenefits,especiallyinlearningarea.Learninghasinmanyeeasierthanhaseverbeenbefore.TakelearningEnglishforexample.Inthepast,fewstudentsownedtaperecorders,andlearningmaterialswerescarceaswell.Buttoday,taperecordersgetmoreandmoreinexpensive,anddiversifiedlearningmaterialsarereadilyavailable.Ontheotherhand,newdevices,suchasMP3orMDyers,areofferedinmarket,andrelevantlearningmaterials(MP3files)areeasilyandlydownloadablefromtheInternet.Page43of201However,itisalittlebithastetoassertstudentscanlearnmoreinformationandlearnitmorequicklysimplybecausetechnologyhelps,since,asalways,contributebothbenefitsanddetriments.Forexample,computers,ashavebeenmentioned,helpstudentsalotinvariousways,butatthesametimehavemanynegativeevenharmfulimpactsontheusers.Moststudentsnowadaysycomputergames,sittingbeforethetable,staringatthescreen,clickingmousebutton,andthe esarecerebrumfatigue,visualdeteriorationandanotherdayofwaste.ChattingontheInternetisanothergreatwaytokillprecioustime,andoneofnegativeside-effectsofTOEFL.iBT高分作文完美重排版EditedbyLostLawyerkey-boarddependenceisthatstudentsnowadayscanseldomspellcorrectly.Worstofall,investigationshaveshownthatmorethanhalfoftimethatstudentshavespentonlinewasexhaustedonbrowsing pulpfictionsoreroticphotosandsoon.Studentscertainlywanttolearnmoreandtolearnmorequickly.Butmerelytechnologyitselfisnotthesolution.Learningitselfisaskillanditonlydevelopsbypractice.Computersandotherdevicescancertainlyhelp,buttheywon'tmakestudyanylesspainful,andinfactprovidenosolution eindolencethateveryonehas.Learninghasneverbeeneasy,andwillnotbeeasiermerelybecauseof.Italwaysrequirestremendouseffortsanddeterminationtolearnsomethingwell.Toomuchadvocacyonthefancybenefitsofwillmisleadmuchmorethanvirtuallyhelp.70.HasautoimprovedmodernlifeorcausedseriousSomepeoplethinkthattheauto hasimprovedmodernlife.Othersthinkthattheauto hascausedseriousproblems.Whatisyouropinion?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Overthecourseofthepastonehundredyearstheautohas eastapleofmodernsociety,anditsimpacthasbeenconsiderable.YetthequestionofwhetherithasimprovedourliveorcausedseriousproblemsisPage73ofTOEFL.iBTEditedbyLostLawyerirrelevant,becausetheautohasdoneboth.Consequently,weshoulddevelopitsstrengthsandseektocorrecttheproblemsitcontinuestocauseinordertoreapgreaterbenefitsfromthistool.Withtheinventionoftheautotheageoftransportationshiftedintoanothergear.Quicklyitbecamepossibleforpeopletotravelmorecomfortablyandconvenientlytodestinationsnearandfar,andthefigurativeworldmovedclosertogether.Truckscarriedcargoacrosscountriesandsoonbecameseriouscompetitionfortrainsandships.Asaresult,foodandotherconsumergoodshave eavailableeveninremoteareas,overalllivingstandardshaveimproved,andtheautoindustry,whichhasgrownfantasticallyoverthecourseofthepastcentury,employsmillionsofworkersworldwide.However,associetalrelianceandglobaleconomicdependencehavegrowntogetherwiththeautoindustry,manysignificantproblemshavesurfaced.Carandtruckexhaustspollutetheairinmetropolitanareasaroundtheworldandthuscreateserioushealthproblems.Theuseoffossilfuelenginesandthescarcityofoilhaveledtomuchpoliticalstrifeandevenwar,particularlyintheoilrichregionoftheMiddleEast.Asthepowerfulautoindustryremainsreluctantandhasyettosuccessfullypromoteanenginetypethatdoesnotrelyongasolinepower,theproblemoffossilfuelshortagewill eanevenmoreseriousproblem.Sincetheautoisheretostaywemustnotonlyenjoyitsconveniences,butwemustalsoaimtoreducetheproblemsithascaused,forexampleairpollutionandoverrelianceonfossilfuelengines.Inthesamevein,wemustencouragetheusageofalternativefuelsources,whichhavebeenresearchedanddevelopedsuccessfully.Thenthebenefitsoftheautowilloutweightheseriousproblems.73.ComputersandhumanSomepeoplesaythatcomputershavemadelifeeasierandmoreconvenient.Otherpeoplesaythatcomputershavemadelifemorecomplexandstressful.Whatisyouropinion?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.計(jì)算機(jī)帶來(lái)的方便，數(shù)不勝數(shù)(beyondcountcountless;toonumeroustocount)Page76of201TOEFL.iBT高分作文完美重排版EditedbyLostLawyer面作用；網(wǎng)絡(luò)即時(shí)聊天系統(tǒng)(instantmessageprogramssuchasICQ,MSNmessenger,Yahoopaperetc.)Foreveryindividualwhopraisestheadventofthecomputeragethereseemstobeacomputerphobic.Truly,manypeoplearehavingadifficulttimewarninguptothismachineanditsubiquity.Thecomputerappearstohavemadelifemorecomplexbecauseitcanbedifficulttounderstandandithasquickenedourpaceoflifeandthuscausedstress,butoncepeoplelearnhowtouseittheywillbeabletoappreciatetheconveniencesithastooffer.Manypeople,especiallyoldergenerations,arenotfamiliarwithcomputersandtherefore fortablewiththem.Theyfindthemachine'sworkingstoocomplexanddifficulttounderstand.Eventheterminologyseemslikeacompleydifferentlanguage,becausetwentyyearsagonobodyknewwhatwordslikesoftware,hardware,ornetworkconnectionmeant.Whenpeopleheardthewordmousetheythoughtofarodent.Thishaschangedtoday,andfewteenagerswouldmakethesamemistakeastheirgrandparents.Itisalsotruethatcomputershavequickenedthepaceoflifebyallowingustocommunicateanddobusinessmoreefficiently,andthiscancertainlyresultinstress.Afterall,timesavedisusuallyspentonplishingmoretasks,andthus alandprofessionalscheduleshave emorecrowded.Thestressfactorincreasesyetagainwhenthetechnologyonwhichwerelybreaksdown.Fewpeopleunderstandtheircomputerswellenoughtofixthem,andasentirecompaniesdependonthistechnologytohandlealloftheirbusinessneeds,asinglebrokencomputercanwreckalotofhavoc.Nevertheless,computersandtheInternethave eanintegralpartofeverydaylife.Computersareheretostay,becausetheyfacilitatemanyofoureverydayprocessesandwehavealreadygrowndependentonthem.Todaycomputerownersusetheirmachinesnotonlytocommunicateanddobusinessbutalsoforentertainment.Aspeoplelearnmoreaboutcomputerstheywill morecomfortablewiththem,andtechnologicalprogresswillfixmanyofthesmallannoyancesthatcausestresstotheirowners.81.Hastechnologymadetheworldabettercetolive?Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Technologyhasmadetheworldabettercetolive.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Technologyisatoolforhumanity.Assuchitmerelysupportshumanactions,goodandbad,anddoesnotcontributeinandofitselftotheprogressionoftheworld.Nevertheless,whilepeoplehaveutilizedtechnologytoimprovetheirlivingconditionsandalsoasameanstocontrolandharmothers,Ibelievethattechnologyhasallowedandwillcontinuetoallowmankindtosolveourmostseriousproblemsandthusmaketheworldabettercetolive.Technologyhasaidedusinthefightagainstthetwomostseriousthreatstohumanlife,hungeranddisease.Withthehelpoftechnologywehavebeenabletosavemillionsoflivesbydevelovaccinations,cures,andtreatmentsfordiseasesthatusedtobeconsideredfatal.Similarly,technologyhasfiguredprominentlyintheareaPage84ofTOEFL.iBT高分作文完美重排版EditedbyLostLawyeroffoodproductionandmayonedayallowustostampouthungerallovertheworld.Thedevelopmentofmunicationandinformationhasencouragedcommunicationbetweencountriesandtheirpeoplesandthuspreventedpolitical.Ofcourse,technologyhasalsohelpedmankindto moredestructiveandexploitative.Theever-growingarmsindustryhasbeenabletobuildbiggerbombsandmoreefficientkillingmachines.Asaresult,armedshave emoreandmoredevastatingandcostmorehumanlivesthaneverbefore.Inaddition,ernmentshaveusedtechnologytolimitinformationandsuppressopposition,andbusinessescontinuetouseittoizeprofitsbyrecingworkerswithmachines.Noneofthesepracticescanbeconsideredbeneficialtohumanity.However,whilethedevelopmentoftechnologymighthavecontributedtosomeofthesecontemporaryproblems,itoffersthemostlikelysolutionstomanyofthem.Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldstilldieofstarvation,andfurtherdevelopmentsinfoodsciencewillhopefullyendthisunfortunatesituation.Also,theglobalenergyshortagepresentsaproblemonlytechnologycansolve,andthefurtherdevelopmentofexistingtechnologyisnecessarytoreduceandstopenvironmentalpollutionanddegradation.83.Ismoderntechnologycreatingasingleworldculture?Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Moderntechnologyiscreatingasingleworldculture.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.worldculture。ThroughmoderntechnologysuchasTV,ephone,andtheInternet,ithas eeasierforpeoplefromdifferentculturestocommunicate.Inasensetheworldhas easmallerce.However,itisquestionableiftechnologyiscreatingasingleworldculture,because,eventhoughaculturalexchangeistakingce,accessibilityofthistechnologyisstillverylimited,and,moreimportantly,peoplehavecometovaluethedifferencesinherentintheirPage86ofPeoplearoundtheworldaretakingadvantageoftheopportunities,presentedbymoderntechnology,tolearnaboutothercultures.Notonlyforeignmovies,music,andbookscommunicatewiththelocals,butthedifferentculturalvaluesdo,whicharereadilyavailableonDVD,CDandviatheInternet.Similarly,TVbroadcastsfashionsTOEFL.iBT高分作文完美重排版EditedbyLostLawyeracrosstheworldandanewstyleofdresswilllikelycatchonquicklyindifferentpartsoftheglobe.Peopleadoptforeignthingstheylikeandmakethemtheirown.Inthissenseculturalassimilationistakingce.However,whilesomesocietiesandtheirculturesaretechnologicallyadvancedandthusconnectedwithotherpartsoftheworld,themajorityoftheworld'spopulationliveslargelyisolated.Suchisolationistheresultoflimitedtechnologicalresources,whichinturnis,generally,relatedtopoverty.Forexample,nearlytheentirecontinentofAfricaisimpoverished.Itspeoplehavefewmeanstolearnaboutothercultures,andeveniftheydidtheywouldhavelittleuseforWesternculture,whichtoagreatextentisaconsumerculture.Theyarealsoextremelylimitedinthewaystheycaneducatepeoplefromotherpartsoftheworldabouttheircultures.Finally,peoplewhoarelearningaboutforeignculturesgenerallycometoappreciateandacceptthedifferencesbetweenotherculturesandtheirown.Theyrecognizethevalueofvariety.Theenjoymenttheyderivefromexperiencingforeignlanguages,dances,songs,visualandculinaryarts,alsoallowsthemtoseethevalueintheirowncultures'achievements.Therefore,culturalexchangedoesnotnecessarilyresultinthemeltingofmanyculturesintoone.84.Internetinformation:valuableorSomepeoplesaythattheInternetprovidespeoplewithalotofvaluableinformation.Othersthinkaccesstosomuchinformationcreatesproblems.Whichviewdoyouagreewith?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyour 的信息。的交流。Internet一 保障(lessreliable)；大量的有害內(nèi)容，比如；大TheInternetisagreatinventionbecauseitdisseminatesinformationly.domofinformationisintheinterestofacountryanditscitizens,but,inlightoftheinformationanarchyontheInternet,peopleneedtolearnandunderstandhowtoevaluateandusetheinformationtheyfindattheirTheInternetpromotesdomofinformationanddomofspeech,whichareintegralpartofasuccessfulmoderndemocraticsociety.WithinnumerablenewssourcesattheirdisposalcitizenshavetheopportunitytoeducatePage87of201TOEFL.iBTEditedbyLostLawyerthemselves,andthisknowledgewillallowthemtocontributetotheprogressionoftheirsociety.Similarly,theabilitytoconsultdifferentviewpoints,especiallythosedivergingfromtheirown,willallowpeopleengageinmeaningfuldialoguewithothercitizens.Theresultofthisdiscoursewillbeamoreopenmindedandalsotolerantsociety.AsavehicleofcommunicationtheInternetwillconnectpeopleofthesameinterestsandthesameconcerns.Thusconnectedcitizenswillbeencouragedtoworktogetherandtheywill eactiveparticipantsofsocietyratherthanpassivesubjects.CriticsoftheInternet'sflowofinformationareconcernedthatpeoplewillfallvictimtobadorratherincorrectinformationandactonit.ThisconcerniswarrantedinsofarthattheInternetisintrinsicallyanarchic,andanybodywithacomputercancreateWebsiteandpostinformationthereon.Asaresult,itcanbeverydifficulttodeterminewhatinformationiscorrectorreliableandwhichisnot.However,difficultasitmayseem,therearewaysthatonecannavigatetheinformationjungleoftheInternetandarriveatconclusions.Inordertodosoonehastolearntovaluatesourcesofinformation.Forexample,theWebsiteofaresearchscientistatamajoruniversityorthatofawell-knownnon-profitorganizationisamorereliablesourceofinformationthan alWebsiteofaseniorschoolWhatdiscoveryinthelastcenturyhasbeenmostbeneficialforyourcompatriot?Whatdiscoveryinthelast100yearshasbeenmostbeneficialforpeopleinyourcountry?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyourchoice.(reformandopen;reformandopentotheoutsideworld;reformandopenup;reformandopenness

開(kāi)放政策theofreformationandopening)；發(fā)現(xiàn)計(jì)劃經(jīng)濟(jì)(nnedeconomy)體制(nningsystem)有問(wèn)題；等Inthelasthundredyearsmanhassetanewmind-blowingrateforthedevelopmentofnew.Newproductsarebeingconceivedeveryminuteofeveryday,allofwhichwillimpactmaninsomerespect.HoweverIbelievethatthemostbeneficialinvention,overthelasthundredyearsistheInternet.Internetallowsustoaccessanyinformationourheartsdesire.WiththepoweroftheWorldWideWeb,onecanreceiveinformationfromanycountryintheworldallowingindividualstheabilitytolocateandacquireanythingimaginable.Locally,computersviatheInternetallowustosearchoutavarietyofservicesthatarenecessaryfordaytodayliving.Thiscanmakelivinginoneof'smanybigcitiesamuchmorecomfortableexperience.FromnetgamestoonlinechattingtoviewingmoviesorWebsites,Internethastheabilitytoentertainusinawidevarietyofways.Forexample,manypeoplejoinforumswheretheycanchatwiththeirpeersaboutanyvarietyoftopics.ManymovietrailersarefirstreleasedontheInternetwhereenthusiasticfanscanbethefirsttocatchaglimpseofthelatestandgreatestblockbusters.Computersalsobringustheworldofinstantmessaging,Page90ofTOEFL.iBTEditedbyLostLawyerallowingpeoplewithacomputerandanInternetconnectiontochatforwiththeirfriendsandcolleaguesanywhereintheworld.Internethaschangedtheverywaybusinessesoperate,bringingefficiencyandconveniencetotheworkce.Themostobviousdevelopmentistheuseofsinsteadofsurfacemail.sallowbusinessestocommunicatelargeamountsofinformationalmostinstantly,savingtime,paperandpostagefees.Insteadofmakinglongdistanceephonecalls,somebusinesseshavestartedusingWebconferencing.Webconferencingnotonlyeliminateslongdistancefees,butalsoallowstwopartiestoseeeachotherinrealtimeandsimultaneouslyworkonprojectsthroughprogramsharing. ephoneande-mailmadecommunicationbetweenpeopleless Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?ephonesand havemadecommunicationbetweenpeopleless al.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Somepeoplearguethatephonesande-mailhavemadecommunicationbetweenpeopleless al.Ibothagreeanddisagreewiththisstatement.Truly,ephonesandareless althanmeetingsomeoneface-to-face.However,Theyonanyaccountcan'timpairtheintimacybetweenpeople.Asmentionedabove,usingtheephoneortocommunicatewithothersisdefiniyless thanspeakingwithsomeonein .Therearemanyadvantagesofcommunicatingwithsomeonefacetoface.Forexample,youcanreadtheirbodylanguage.Bodylanguage,whichincludesfacialexpressions,isakeyindicatorofhowa isreactingtotheconversation.Ifwearenotpresenttobeabletoseetheseclues,thereismuchmoreroomformisinterpretation.Thiscancauseannoyingmisunderstandingsbetweenpeople,especiallywhenhavingaseriousdiscussionaboutanimportantThis,however,doesnotmeanthatcommunicationislessalbetweenpeoplebecauseoftheseIbelievethatwhenpeopleneedtohaveaconversation,theywillusetheephoneortosetupameetingtimetodiscussatopicin Forthemostpart,individualswillnothaveanimportantconversationutilizingoneofthesemethods.Whenviewedfromthis,it esclearthattheephoneandactuallyenhanceourabilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithothers.Becauseofthese,wecaneasilyaccessotherswhenInconclusion,Ithinkthatifa isgoingtosolelyusetheephoneorashisprimarymethodofcommunication,hiscommunicationwithotherswilldefini ybeless al.However,iftheusesthesePage91ofTOEFL.iBT高分作文完美重排版EditedbyLostLawyertocontactothers,butsavesimportantconversationsforface-to-facemeetingsthereisnolossofconnection.106.WhatkindoftransportationyouwouldYouneedtotravelfromyourhometoace40 kilometers)away.Comparethedifferentkindsoftransportationyoucoulduse. lwhichmethodoftravelyouwouldchoose.Givespecificreasonsforyourchoice.比較“步行(onfoot;walk)”“汽車(chē)(auto ;car)”“自行車(chē)IfIneedtotraveltoace40awayfrommyhome,thereareanumberofdifferentmodesoftransportIcouldutilize,namely,Icouldtakethebus,acar,orthetrain.ThebusisagoodchoiceasthebussysteminBeijinghasbeenwell-developed.Itispossibleformetotravelalmostanywherewithin40ofmyhousebybus.Whileonthebus,Icanreadabook,orrelax,assumingitisnottoofull.Theproblemwithtakingthebus,however,isthatitisoftencrowded.Itis fortable,especiallyduringhotsummerTakingacarisanexcellentoption,assumingonecanaffordacar.Carsarenotoriouslyexpensivein,Page107of201TOEFL.iBT高分作文完美重排版EditedbyLostLawyerandmostpeopledonothavethisluxury.However,ifitisavailable,acarisveryconvenient.YoucantraveltotheexactdesiredlocationinrecordtimeAcar,especiallya alcar,isnevercrowded.Youneverhavetosharespacewithanyone.However,onecannotrelaxwhiledrivingacar.Thereisnoopportunitytojusttakeinthesights,orreadabook.Onemustalwaysbefocusedontheroad.Thetrain,orthesubway,isanotheroption.IfthelocationIamtravelingtoisonthesubwayline,thenthisoptionisbyfarthebest.Whiletrainscanbecongested,theyarethefastestmethodoftraveling.Subwaytrainsareneversubjecttotrafficjams,astheyusuallyrununderground.However,thesubwaysysteminBeijingdoesnotgoeverywherethatIneedto.Often,ifItakethesubway,Ithenhavetoeitherwalkfor20minutes,ortakeabus.Overall,Ithinkthatthecaristhebestoption,ifitisavailable.Thecarisconvenientandcomfortable.However,thebusandthetrainarebothgoodoptionsifacarisnotavailable.132.Ifyoucouldinventsomethingnew,whatproductwouldyoudevelop?Ifyoucouldinventsomethingnew,whatproductwoulddevelop?UsespecificdetailstoexinwhythisinventionisTheworldtodayismovingatafasterandfasterpace.Aninventionthatwouldbeexceptionallyusefulforthehumanracewouldbeaninligenthumanoidrobot.Onadailybasis,millionsofpeopleinperformtaskswhichareexceedinglytedious,andareatragicwasteoftheabilitiesofthesepeople.Taskssuchashousecleaning,streetcleaning,sometypesoffarming,somefactorywork,tollboothsandamultitudeofotherjobswouldbeperformedjustaseasilybyarobotasbyaman.Insomecases,robotscouldpotentiallyoutperformmanbecausetheywouldnotneedtorest.Theycouldperformthesesimpletasksatarapidspeed,andthereforewouldbeasignificantadvantageinsomemanuallaborjobs.Othertasksthatpeopleperformareincrediblydangerous,andoftencauselifelonginjuries,ormuchworseastokillpeople.Ifthesetypesofjobswereperformedbymachines,therewouldbefarfewerwork-relatedinjuriesanddeaths.Aprimeexampleisdeepseaweldingonoiltforms.Everyyeartherearemanydeathsofworkerswhoholdthisdangerousposition.Inaddition,becauseitissuchahigh-stressjob,theworker'slivesareoftenshortenedbecauseofinabilitytocope.Asmachinesobviouslydonotfeelemotionalstress,theywouldperformhundredsoftimesbetterthanmendointhesetypesofsituations.Humanoidrobotswouldalsomoreefficientlyperformcomplexjobssuchassurgeriesandmanufacturinghigh-techmaterials.Forexample,eyesurgeriesandbrainsurgeriesrequireaverysteady,carefulhand,andanintenselyvariedknowledgeofthehumananatomy.Arobotcouldbeprogrammedtocompletesuchsurgeriesflawlessly.Manufacturinghigh-techmaterialsisverycomplex,asitinvolvesmanyintricatemathematicalproblems.Arobotcouldbeprogrammedtoperformcalculationsinsecondsthatwouldtakeamanhoursordaystoperform.Therefore,Ithinkanin ligenthumanoidrobotwouldbeincrediblybeneficialtothehumanrace,althoughmanyofthetasksitperformswouldneedtobesupervisedbya ,andsometaskswouldbeimpossibletoperformforarobot.Page132ofTOEFL.iBTEditedbyLost144.LiveinatraditionalhouseorinamodernapartmentWouldyouprefertoliveinatraditionalhouseorinamodernapartmentbuilding?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyourchoice.主要是方便，設(shè)施更完整，上下水(seweragesystem)；互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入(accessinginternet)；有線電視系統(tǒng)(cableTV)；煤氣供應(yīng)(gassupply)……容易清掃，清掃范圍少。Choosingahomeisavery aldecisiontomake.Somepeopleprefertoliveintraditionalhouses,whileotherswou