一、人生哲理类:创新

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled Man and Computer by commenting on the saying, “The real danger is not that the computer will begin to think like man, but that man will begin to think like the computer.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

预测范文

There is a saying that “The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like humans, but that humans will begin to think like the computer.” The purpose of the saying is to show us that utmost importance should be attached to innovation and creativity.

To begin with, an attitude of innovation could be said to be the watchword, or motto of science. Think of all the innumerable times a scientific experiment must be carried out, all the laboratory tests, all the live trials, before a new medicine or vaccine is discovered. In addition,innovation is also responsible for many of today’s business successes. For instance, it was only after four years and four different tries of varying business models that an entrepreneur finally found success, and went to become the chairman of one of the largest Internet companies.

To sum up, in any field of endeavor, it seems necessary to first put great emphasis on innovation before one can finally reach success. It is as if life is testing us, testing our innovation and creativity to see if we are really dedicated to our vision, before life finally rewards us with success.

参考译文

有句话说“真正的危险不是电脑将开始像人一样思考，而是人类开始向电脑一样思考”。 这句话的目的是告诉我们应该充分重视创新。

首先，创新的态度可以说是科学研究的信条。想想看，只有在进行了无数次的科学实验、

实验室检测和活体试验之后，才能发明出新药物和新疫苗。其次，创新也是当今许多企业能

够成功的原因。例如，某家公司曾经尝试了四种不同的商业模式，历经四年才取得成功。后

来这家企业的老总也当上了最大一家互联网公司的董事长。

总之，在任何领域，一个人似乎只有在重视创新之后，才能获得最后的成功。生活好像 是在考验我们，考验我们的创新能力，看看我们是否能专注与自己的理想，最后才会给予我们成功。

亮点词汇

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道长点评

随着计算机的不断普及和信息技术的飞速发展，人与电脑之间的关系变得日益复杂。 本题的含义是:电脑技术日益发达并不可怕，可怕的是由于长期依赖电脑，人的思维将越来 越机械化，最终被电脑所禁锢，而影响了人类的创新。引言前半句反映了电脑带来的积极影 响，后半句反映了电脑带来的消极影响。

句型拓展

In a different field of science, it is well known that Thomas Edison had over 1,000 “failures” before he finally succeeded in inventing electricity. 在另一个科学领域，众所周知，托马斯 爱迪生是在经历了一千多次“失败”后，才成功发明了电灯。
Therefore, while making good use of the computer, we should always bear in mind that it is only a useful tool for us, and that we can always think of better and more humane ways of coping with our needs or problems. 因此，在我们好好利用电脑的同时，我们应该牢记: 电脑只是我们一个有用的工具，而我们总能想出更好、更人性化的方法来应对自己的需求和难题。
In spite of the negative impacts of computers, there is no need to worry too much about it. 尽管电脑存在着负面影响，但也无需太多担忧。