ComputerBlessingorCurse？电脑的利弊，

　　Computer：BlessingorCurse？电脑的利弊
　　Computer：BlessingorCurse？
　　Lookingbackonthepast20thcentury，wehumanbeingshaveeveryreasontotakeprideinallthosegreatachievements。Wehaveconqueredmanydiseases，launchedsatellites，inventedmobilephones。。。However，theadventofcomputer，togetherwiththeinternet，isconsideredthemostsignificantandhascausedathoroughrevolutioninpeopleslives。
　　Whenthefirstcomputercameintobeingin1946，itwasproclaimedthebeginningofanewerainhumanhistory。ThemarvelousinventioncoupledwithInternetplaysavitalroleintodayssociety。
　　Nowadays，businessmendependsubstantiallyoncomputers。Inthedatabaseofthebanks，theinformationofthousandsofmillionsofaccountsisstoredaccurately。TheB2BsystemoftheFordCarCompanycontrolledcompletelybycomputers，makesitpossibleforthewholecompanytocoordinateefficiently，thusitkeepsthecoststothelowestlevel。Stocktransactionsinvolvinglargesumsofmoneycanbecompletedsafelythroughinternet。Wecanhardlyimagineabusinessoperatingwithoutcomputers。
　　Whenitcomestoourdailylife，computersalsodemonstratetheiradvantages。distancelearningisbecomingincreasinglypopular，bywhichteachersandstudentsinteractonlinewhilesittingbeforethePCathome。Andtheresevenpossibilitythatitwilltaketheplaceoftheoldwayofteachingsomedayinthefuture。
　　Besides，wecanhaveeasyaccesstotheflowinginformationwhennecessarybyclickingthemouseonly。Inthepast，bowerer，wehavetosearchforhoursinlibraries。PCgamesprovideextrafunforourrelaxation。Emailsfacilitatecommunicationbetweenfriendsseparatedbylongdistance。
　　Whileeveryonesaysthe21stcenturyisaninformationage，weshouldalsotakenoticeofitsnegativeside。Notallthechangesbroughttousarepositive。
　　Icanstillclearlyremembertheproblembeforethemilleniumthatcausedglobalpanic。Itgaveoutthewarningthatpeoplehadreliedtoomuchoncomputers。Oncethesystemisruined，itmaygiverisetocollapseofthewholesociety。Moreover，hackersattempttodestroycertainsystemsormakeprofitsbystealingcriticaldata；virusofdifferentkindsarecontinuallyproducedandspreadonthenet。Allthesethreatenoursociety。Astoinpiduals，spendingmuchtimeoncomputerkeepsonefromcommunicationwithotherpeople。StudentsaddictedtoPCgamesaredistractedfromlearning。
　　Insum，itsnoeasythingtodefineexactlywhethertheadventofcomputerisablessingoracurse。AsfarasImconcerned，despitethenegativeeffectsitbringsabout，thecomputerhasimprovedourlifeandbenefitedusonthewhole。Itsagreatinventionofthe20thcentury。
　　简评
　　新生事物的出现和发展具有两面性。本文所涉及的题材具有一定的典型性。90年代中期，随着电脑的普及，越来越多的人开始关注这是好事还是坏事。对此显然不能轻易下结论。因此，作者客观地评述了电脑给人们带来的好处，同时也提出存在的问题。作者在前半部分列举了电脑的益处，在后半部分说明了电脑带来的问题。但从文章的着墨和用词可以看出作者的观点倾向。如文章不但分别从商务和生活两方面形象地描述了电脑带来的便捷，而且使用了如proclaimedbeginningOfnewera，playavitalrole，thousandsOfmillionsOfaccounts，storedaccurately’这样的字眼。另外，文章中的过渡句选用了委婉的while和notallchangesbroughttousarepositive来表示转折，这也预示了作者最终确认电脑利大于弊的观点。
　　（点评教师：赵蓉）
　　Computer：BlessingorCurse？电脑的利弊