EST官方范文issue.docx

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EST官方范文issue

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这11篇官方范文，针对每一篇ETS都给出了1到6分的6篇范文。

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Issuetest1

"Boththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing."

Technology,broadlydefinedastheuseoftools,hasalonghistory.EversinceErgthecavemanfirstconkedananimalwitharock,peoplehavebeenusingtechnology.Forthousandsofyears,theuseoftoolsallowedpeopletomoveeverclosertogether.Becausefieldscouldbecultivatedandthetechnologytostorefoodexisted,peoplewouldliveincitiesratherthaninsmallnomadictribes.OnlyverylatelyhaveErg'sdescendantscometoquestionthebenefitsoftechnology.TheIndustrialRevolutionintroducedandspreadtechnologiesthatmechanizedmanytasks.Asaresultofthedrivetowardmoreefficientproductionanddistribution（sotheeverlargercitieswouldbesupported）,peoplebegantoactascogsinthetechnologicalmachine.Clothingwasnolongerproducedbygroupsofwomensewingandgossipingtogether,butbydown-troddenautomation'soperatingmachineryingrimfactories.

Thebenefitsofthenewtechnologyoftoday,computersandtheinternet,areparticularlyambiguous.Theyhavemadeworkevermoreefficientandknittheworldtogetherinawebofinformationandphonelines.SomevisionariesspeakofaworldinwhichErgneednotcheckintohisoffice;hecanjustdialinfromhome.Hewon'tneedtogotoabartopickupwomenbecausethereareallthosechatrooms.Hungry?

Ergordershisgroceriesfromanonlinedeliveryservice.Bored?

Downloadanewgame.Andyet...

Manypeople,myselfincluded,arealittlequeasyaboutthatvision.Ergmaybedoingwork,butisitrealwork?

Arehisonlinefriendsrealfriends?

Doesanythingcountinaspiritualwayifit'sjustdigital?

SincetheIndustrialRevolution,wehavebeenhauntedbytheprospectthatweareturningintoourmachines:

efficient,productive,soulless.Thenewesttechnologies,wefear,aremakingusflatasourscreens,turningusintostreamsofbitsofinterchangeabledata.Wemayknowalotofpeople,butwehavefewrealfriends.Wehavealotofthingstodo,butnoreasontodothem.Inshort,thenewtechnologyemphasizesaspiritualcrisisthathasbeenbuildingforquitesometime.

AsItrytounravelwhichIbelieveabouttherelativemeritsoftechnology,Ithinkitisinstructivetoremembertechnology'soriginalresult.Abetterplowmeanteasierfarming,morefood,longerlives,andmorefreetimetopursueotherthingssuchasart.Ournewesttechnologydoesnotgiveusmorefreetime;itconsumesourfreetime.Weareterminallydistractedfromconfrontingourselvesoreachother.Westaysafe,andlonely,inourhomesandofficesratherthantakingtheriskofmeetingrealpeopleortryingnewthings.

WhileIamcertainlynotaLuddite,Idobelieveweneedtolookforabitmorebalancebetweentechnologyandlife.Wehavetotearourselvesawayfromthefataldistractionsandgooutintotheworld.Technologyhasgivenuslonglivesandendlesssuppliesofinformation.Nowweneedtoapplythatinformation,usethetimewe'renotspendingconkingourdinnerwithaclub,andfindourreasonsforliving.

COMMENTARY

Thisoutstandingresponsedisplayscogentreasoning,insightful,persuasiveanalysis,andsuperiorcontroloflanguage.Theessayimmediatelyidentifiesthecomplexitiesoftheissueandthenplayfullyexploresboththebenefitsandthedrawbacksoftechnologicaldevelopmentsoverthecourseofhumanhistory.Thewritermaintainsthata"balancebetweentechnologyandlife"isnecessaryifhumansaregoingtoabatethelonelinessthatispartofmodernexistence.

Issuetest2

"Themedia（books,film,music,television,forexample）tendtocreateratherthanreflectthevaluesofasociety."

Forourgrandparentsitoccurredthroughfilmsandbooks.Forthebabyboomersitwasaresultoftelevisionandrevolutionarymusic.Nomatterhowtheimpacttookplace,itisclearthatsinceitsveryadvent,themediahaveplayedacrucialroleinnotsimplybeingrepresentativeofthevaluesofoursocietybutcreatingthemaswell.

DuringtheroaringtwentiesAmericansfoundthemselvesinastrugglebetweentheoldwaysoftheirancestorsandthenewwaysofthefuture.Theoncesteadfastbeliefsthatmenandwomenshouldnottouchwhiledancing,andthatladiesshouldnotdrinkorsmokeweresuddenlybeingchallenged.Fromwherewasallthisrebellionstemming?

PartlyitwasduetothereturningdoughboysfromtheshoresofEuropebringinghomerevolutionaryideastheyhadencounteredwhileatwar.Nonetheless,returningsoldierscouldnotbeheldresponsibleforthesocialupheavalthatAmericaexperienced.Therehadtobeanothercause,andtherewas,themedia.Althoughthefilmsoftheeraweresilenttheyspokevolumestothesocietyforwhichtheywerecreated.Womeninthesemoviesworetheirhemlinesafewinchesshorterthanthedecadebeforethemandtheyworecosmeticstoaccentuatetheirnewbobbedhaircuts.Themovies,aswellasthebooksofthatera,demonstratedanewmaterialisticattitudethatAmericahadneverbeforeexperienced.Filmsportrayedeverycharacterashavingthemoneytobuyanewcar,drink,smokeandpartakeintheleisure’soflife,aphilosophythatwassoonadoptedbytheyouthofthedecade.Theuseofthemediainthetwentieswastoserveasacatalystfortherevolutionaryideasthatwerecirculating.ThefilmsandbooksofthateraspedAmericaalongitspathofchangethateventuallyledtothegreatestsocialunrestthattheUnitedStateshadeverknown.

Unlikethetwenties,thesixtiesandseventiesutilizedthemediainawaythatappealedtothosesearchingfortruthinalostandconfusedworld.MartinLutherKingJr.realizedtheimpactofthemediaonsocietyduringhiscampaignforcivilrights.Kingurgedhisfollowerstowithstandanyabusethattheymightencounterbecausethemediawilltaketheirpeacefulnessintothehomesoftheirsociety.Bydoingso,Kingsuccessfullybegantochangethetraditionalviewofrace.Americansbegantosympathizewiththeprotestersbecauseoftheundeservedturmoiltheyfacedatthehandsofthegovernment.Asaresult,AmericarelinquishedtheJimCrowlawsandsawmanyothergroupspressfortheirindividualrightsaswell.TelevisioncamerasrolledasCesarChavezorganizedthemigrantworkersinCaliforniaandasBellaAbzugandGloriaSteinhamlinkedarmstoprotestthelackofwomen'srights.

Whilethemediahelpedtoshapesomeattitudesaboutracismandgenderitalsohelpedtouncoverthetruthbehindgovernmentlies.DuringtheNixon

COMMENTARY

Thisisanoutstandingresponse,eventhoughitisnotquitefinished.Thewriter'sviewsontheissuearesocogent,wellarticulated,andwelldevelopedthatthewriterwasnotpenalizedforfailingtoprovideaconclusion.Whatmattersisthequalityofthinkingandwritingdisplayed,notwhetheranessayistotallyfinishedorhasacertainnumberofwords.

Thewriter'sskillisapparentintheopeninglines.Thefirstwords,"Forourgrandparentsitoccurred,"immediatelysparkthereader'sinterest.Thequickrepetitionofsentencestructureand,onceagain,theintentionallyvagueuseof"it"（"Forthebabyboomersitwas"）effectivelydrawthereaderin.Bythethirdsentence,weknowthatthisessaywilladdressthecomplexityoftheissue（"notsimplybeingrepresentative?

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butcreatingthemaswell"）andthatthewriterisfullyincommandofthisdiscussion.

Therestoftheessayaddressestheinfluenceofhistoricaleventsandmediaonthevaluesofmodernsociety,fromthe"roaringtwenties"tothe"sixtiesandseventies."Insightfulanalysisaccompaniesthehistoricalreferences.Forexample,thewriterpersuasivelyarguesthatprominentfigures（King,butalsoChavez,Abzug,andSteinham）advancedtheirsocialagendasbycapitalizingonthepowerofthemediatochangepublicopinion.

Throughouttheessay,thewriteruseslanguageandsyntaxeffectively.Wordchoiceisprecise（"cosmeticstoaccentuatetheirnewbobbedhaircuts"）,sentencesarestructuredtocommunicateideasclearly（"Therehadtobeanothercause,andtherewas,themedia"）,andtransitionalphraseshelpmovetheargumentforward（"Unlikethetwenties,thesixties?

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"and"Bydoingso,Kingsuccessfullybegantochangethetraditionalviewofrace."）

Occasionalerrorsdoappear（e.g.,notethelackoflogicalcomparisonin"women?

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woretheirhemlines?

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shorterthanthedecadebeforethem"）,buttheyarenotintrusive.

Other6essaysmightbemorefullydeveloped;indeed,thisessaywouldbestrongerifthewriterhadgoneontodiscussthemedia'sroleinNixon'sWatergatescandalandtobringtheargumenttoitsconclusion.However,eveninitsunfinishedstate,theessaydoespresentaninsightful,well-articulateddiscussionoftheissue.

Issuetest3

"Ourdecliningenvironmentmaybringthepeopleoftheworldtogetherasnopolitician,philosopher,orwarevercould.Environmentalproblemsareglobalinscopeandrespectnonation'sboundaries.Therefore,peoplearefacedwiththechoiceofunityandcooperationontheonehandordisunityandacommontragedyontheother."

Cooperation---orTragedy?

Thesolutiontotheworld'sgrowingenvironmentalproblemsmayhavetowaitawhile.Ithasbeensaidthat"environmentalproblemsareglobalandrespectnonation'sboundaries."Unfortunately,pollutionanditsconsequencesstillfalltolargemeasureonthoseleastlikelytodoanythingaboutit:

poorcountrieswillingtosacrificeanythinginordertositatthetablewiththeworld'swealthy.

Asfarastheindustrializednationsoftheworldarecon