1、To begin with, most people now have more money for less hard work. They earn higher salaries than before and enjoy better social security, such as social welfare for laid-off workers and disability insurance.Secondly, because of the advance in medical technology which leads to better medical care an
2、d treatment, people s life expectancy is longer. Moreover, most people now can afford to buy foods of high nutrition and enjoy their leisure time.Thirdly, modern conveniences such as radio, TV, internet, various vehicles and labour-saving machines in the home, all greatly facilitate human communicat
3、ion, transportation and housework as well.Nevertheless, living in the 21st century also has its disadvantages. The most serious one is the increasingly polluted environment; air is filled with smog and water is contaminated by iehemicals from factories.Another main disadvantage is the personalizatio
4、n of human relattonships which mostly result from people s ever-increasing contact with machines and numbers. Still one more disadvantage is the weakening of spiritual values. An undeniable fact is that a large number of people are solely interested in materialistic culture,while neglecting spiritua
5、l civilization. Limited by space, we have to skip the examples.In conclusion, although the 21st century has indeed given us a lot of advantages, it may not have made us wiser, because it has also made our earth dirtier, our people less humane, and our spirituali iife poorer, We shpuld continue to en
6、joy the benefits of technological advancement,however, we mustmake a concerted effort to preserve our natural environment for future generations. Moreover, we should take the time now to make our lives more meaningful in anihcreasingly impersonal, computerized world.二 On responsibility .(关于个人责任 )We
7、Chin ese place a high value on resp on sibility. It is traditi onal deal for us Chin ese to take care of our pare nts. We owe them a great deal for the love they give us while we are grow ing up. It is right, then, when they are getting older with each passing day, we help them and see that they are
8、 well cared for. I n this way, we give back some of the love and care they have give n to us.As loyal Chin ese citize ns, we must have a strong sense of resp on sibility to our coun try. I t is our duty to keep China strong in the eyes of the world. Therefore, we should study and work hard for China
9、 s strongn ess which also depe nds on the adva need scie nee and tech no logy. We must be willing to join the Army and defend our country, would we be threatened by an invader( 侵入者). In short, to be a responsible citizen ,we must put our country s welfare above our own needs. Finally, we must rememb
10、er that we have a responsibility to the world we live in. It is important that we learn to live in peace with the other nations of the world and to protect our environment.If we carry out these responsibilities, we will be respected ( 受尊敬的)citizens of ourcoun try.三如何看待挑战For thousa nds of years, peop
11、le have accepted challe nges in differe nt fields. There are not only physical challenges, but also social andintellectual(聪明的)challenges. Some people risk(冒险)their lives in playing sports to see how well they can do. Others try to make and invent(发明)something to make life easier. They all enjoy cha
12、llenges.Why do people enjoy these challe nges? There are probably many reas ons. One is curiosity. The other is the pers onal feeli ng of success, of achieveme nt, and no wadays, for some people, it is a bus in ess.Today, we still have many challengers before us. Medical scienee faces the challenges
13、 of conquering many diseases which still attack human beings. Engineers and planners must build new cities, desig n and produce new kinds of tran sportati on. Scien tists must develop new forms of energy. In short, we live in an age of challe nges.四 My View on Job-Hopping1. 有些人喜欢始终从事一种工作,因为。2. 有些人喜欢
14、经常更换工作,因为 。3. 我的看法。Many people are in cli ned to do one job in their lives. In their opinions, people who cha nge their jobs freque ntly are superficial and tactless. They believe that the only way to success is to stick to one job, for constant practice in a professional field helps make an txpert.
15、But there are still many people who don t agree. They argue that change means progress. If you are not satisfied with your present job, of course you have the right to replace it with a more challe nging and better paid one. Every cha nge is a step to further success. This idea may be. the reas on why they cha nge their jobs so ofte n.For my part, I think it reas on able to cha nge your job if you have a better opport uniry. But once you have found a positi on where you can ful
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