Part 3 – Technology

Sample Question 1

What are the advantages of distance-learning?

Sample Answer 1

In contrast with conventional education,distance-learning is more flexible and making it possible for people toovercome the barriers of education. So students can attend classes anywherethey get internet access. Especially those working people who need to take careof their family and the ones who are financially stressed. It is also worth emphasizingthat virtual classes are open 24 hours a day, 7days a week, so they are idealfor people having a busy lifestyle.

Vocabulary Usage

conventional

指依照惯例的，传统的，如these symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment.

other financially stressed

指财政紧张的，如The agreement may help reduce market anxieties in the short term,but Italy is just one country; Spain and other financially stressed nationsremain a worry

Sample Question 2

What are the things you don’t like aboutdistant-learning?

Sample Answer 2

Well,there is one thing I don’t think it will have, the interaction betweenlecturers and students. So in some cases it may lead to a feeling of isolation.

Studentsmay not receive the information as they do in a traditional classroom setting.So I think the quality of distant-learning is questionable.

Vocabulary Usage

isolation

指隔离，孤立，Or it could continue to flout its responsibilities and face evenmore pressure and isolation

setting

指环境，布置，The second day in Beijing began in a familiar setting for VicePresident Biden.

questionable

指质疑，To make matters worse, there were some questionable policy turns,which shattered confidence further.

Part 3 – Technology

Sample Question 1

With the development in agriculturetechnology, we are turning farms to factories, do you think it has its merits?

Sample Answer 1

I think the contribution of farmingtechnology needs to be recognized. Like china, there are more than 1.4 billionpeople living on the vast land. So to some extent, it solves the food shortageproblem that has afflicted Chinese for years. The malnutrition affects people’swellbeing in undeveloped areas. So the machinery which can facilitate thegrowth of the crop and boost productivity are making people happier.

Vocabulary Usage

malnutrition

指营养不良，如Almost a third of children born in the center and south of Iraq havechronic malnutrition..

facilitate

指减轻痛苦，使便利，Friendly contacts between different peoples facilitate the culturaland economic interchange.

Sample Question 2

So what are the weaknesses of farmingtechnology ?

Sample Answer 2

As I see, those critics come from the factthat some technology will undermine the nutritional value of the crop. Also,industrial agriculture and intensive farming reduce crop varieties and limitthe nutrition consumers can gain from the crop. And the genetically modifiedfood is considered as another potential threat.

Vocabulary Usage

undermine

指逐渐削弱，破坏，如Nothing can undermine their fast friendship.

GMF

指转基因食品，In the end, the GMF project was born out of this frustration and thedesire to bring an expedited way to generate graphical editors..

potential threat

指职位的稳定性，就是安稳的工作，如China’s government sees any gathering it does not control as apotential threat

Part 3 – Technology

Sample Question 1

People say we give too much attention toscientists, so we need to give the same recognition to artist, what is youropinion?

Sample Answer 1

I think we should respect the artists more.The truth is , the two don’t have the same social status. But I think thisphenomenon is understandable. Because in people’s mind, art is a luxury ratherthan a necessity.  We need to acknowledgethe merits of art. It can enrich our cultural life , filling the emptiness wefeel inside and lifting our mood.

Vocabulary Usage

social status

指社会地位，如That her social status would procure love from these people. Andthat she would never be alone

necessity

指必需品，如a good book is a necessity when travelling.

emptiness

指空虚，If I am empty, the all I can give you is my emptiness

Sample Question 2

Compared with scientists, what strong points doartists have?

Sample Answer 2

I thinkan artist will instruct us to observe and interpret the object from differentperspectives. They can stimulate our imagination while scientists’ kind oflimiting our thoughts. And the scientist will only inform us what is right byestablishing formulas and principles while the artists will remind people theimportance of self-expression through art works.

Vocabulary Usage

instruct

指指导，you could instruct users of your website to type all numbers in USformat, but is that really the best answer.

formula

指公式，He developed a mathematical formula describing the distances of theplanets from the Sun.

self-expression

指自我表达，Clothes are a fundamental form of self-expression.