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六、信息技术话题
1、Mobile Telephone on Campus
(1)学校园里越来越多的学生拿手机；
(2)手机对学生的影响；
(3)你的观点。
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With the development of science and technology, mobile telephone becomes more and more popular. Even the studentson campus begin to use mobile telephone. Is it a good or bad thing?
Mobile telephone , on the one hand, is good to the students. For one thing , it enables them to keep in touch with their friends and family more conveniently and quickly. For another, it can make the students fashionable and proud.
On the other hand, mobile telephone has a negative effect on the students. First , it will cost them more money than before. Second, it will distract them fromtheir study. Third, it will sometimes become a nuisance especially when it rings in class or in the library.
In my opinion , it is not good for the students on campus to use mobile telephone . Since the students’ main purpose on campus is to study , they should pay much attention to their study. If they want to use mobile telephone , they can use it after graduation.
2、 Telecommunication Brings Convenience to Modern Life
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Modern life would be unimaginable without telecommunications. Telephone, fax and TV are already household words. New terms like pager, mobile phone and E-mail are entering our daily life at a rapid pace. Telecommunications have penetrated nearly every aspect of modern life and are fast changing the way we live.
It is no exaggeration to say that telecommunication bring huge profits and great convenienceto our daily life. For instance, the telephone makes it possible for people in different places to talk to one another. Pager and mobile phone enable us to make a phone call regardless of time and place. Compared with ordinary mail delivery, or even with express airmail delivery, electronic mail delivers mails much faster and at a surprisingly cheap price, no matter where the receiver is. Surfing the Internet is also a by-product of telecommunication, which, provides us with easy access to a wealth of information. Furthermore, thanks to the rapid growth of telecommunications, business corporations can manage business affairs far more efficiently through phone, fax, and on-line computer.
However, there are disadvantages brought about by telecommunication, such as phone bills for unnecessary talks, the disturbance of unwanted or wrong calls, and the attraction of hot-line services, etc. Yet by and large, telecommunications bring more benefit than harm to our life. By shortening distance, telecommunication enhance efficiency in our commercial activities, save time and money in promoting interpersonal relations as well as in acquiring knowledge and accumulating information. Telecommunication have changed and will change our way of life.
3、互联网为什么越来越流行（图略）
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With the arrival of the knowledge economy age, Internet, as a new media, has come into our life. Nowadays, getting on line and surfing the Internet for information has become popular in China, especially among college students and teachers. Why is Internet getting so popular in such a short time?
The popularity of Internet results from its great convenience and easy accessibility to information. Thanks to the Internet, a world of information is just a click away. E-mail is another contributing factor to its popularity. It can transmit your letter quickly, safely and accurately. Besides, Internet has some other uses. Doctors may use it to diagnose and treat their patients by discussing or exchanging experiences with doctors in other parts of the world. Students may obtain new knowledge from a national long-distance educational system via Internet. Finally, businessman can conduct E-commerce or E-business on the net.
With so many uses and advantages, there is no doubt more and more people will be wired to the Internet-the information expressway. In short, with its high speed and efficiency, Internet will be more popular in China in the near future.
4、The Advantages of Hunting for Jobs on Internet网上求职的好处
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Recently there’s been a wave of hunting for jobs on internet. Instead of looking for a job in a personnel market or in the ads of newspapers and magazines, a job hunter tends to look for a job on the Net. Because of its convenience and high success rate and more opportunities on the Internet, In fact, many people now resort to the way of hunting for jobs, less depending upon the traditional way.
There are many advantages that people take the advantage of this modern scientific and technological product—Internet. In the first place, it’s very convenient. A job seeker can look for a job without bothering to get recommendation form his friends, bosses, or wasting time at an employment exchange. In the second place, it’s quite simple. A job hunter can get a job by simply clicking the ads online and sending one’s resume through an E-mail. Lastly, it’s fair, for everyone can utilize this modern means to win his or her opportunities, even if one fails to find a job.
In a word ,I suppose, with the ever-increasing popularity of Internet, this new way ofhunting for jobs will win favor among more and more job hunters in China.
5、The Way to Get Information （图表略）
1. 获得信息的方式有很多种；
2. 我最喜欢通过……获得信息；
3. 结论。
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There are many different ways to get information. On the one hand, the traditional ways such as newspapers , magazines , books ,and so on play a very important role in obtaining the information for many people. On the other hand, with the development of science and technology, internet and multi-media become more and more popular for people to get information.
As far as I am concerned, I like to get information through reading newspapers. There are three reasons for this. First, there are many interesting things on the newspaper besides what I am looking for. Second, I like to read the printed words which will always give me a deeper understanding of the language. As was said by Francis Bacon , reading makes a full man. Third, it provides me with a chance to clip down all the articles and useful things so as to be kept for later use.
In conclusion, different people prefer different ways to get what they want . However, it is necessary to keep in mind that no definite way is suitable for all circumstances . With the development of science and technology, we’d better make good use of the advanced media so as to be benefited much more.
