2014年1月25日亚太地区
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Some see printed books as dusty remnants from the preelectronic age. They point out that electronic books, or e-books, cost less to produce than printed books and that producing them has a much smaller impact on natural resources such as trees. Yet why should printed books be considered obsolete or outdated just because there is something cheaper and more modern? With books, as with many other things, just because a new version has its merits doesn’t mean that the older version should be eliminated.
Should we hold on to the old when innovations are available, or should we simply move forward? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
1. 题目翻译
有些人将纸质图书视为前电子时代遗留的布满灰尘的剩货。他们认为电子图书的制作成本比纸质图书低，而且制作电子图书比制作纸质图书对树木一类的自然资源影响更小。但是为什么因为更便宜更现代的替代品出现了，纸质图书就该被认为是过时老旧了呢?对书和其他很多事物来说，仅是因为新版本有优点不代表老版本就该被淘汰。
当新事物出现的时候，我们应该执着于旧事物，还是一味向前看接受新事物?
2. 审题关键词
hold on to the old, move forward, innovation
3. 论证分析-各段核心提纲
正：新事物会给人类带来巨大的发展，造福人类，科技史上的很多事例可用来证明，如爱德华·詹纳通过给人接种牛痘来预防天花等。
反：旧事物不一定就不好。举人们接受塑料袋的例子来说明新事物(塑料袋)也会带来不好的影响(环境污染，野生动物遭殃)，不如老方法好(篮子或者布袋子)。
补：盲目接受新事物或者抵触新事物都会带来可怕的后果。只有那些能给大众带来福利的方法，才值得我们推崇。
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(编辑：Kitty)
