文字类作文
科技与现代生活

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

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Supposing that our human society intends to acquire and enjoy long-time prosperity, it is advisable for humans to maintain their innovative minds. 
Living in an era of information, we are using a variety of technological products, which are based on innovative ideas, such as digital cameras, portable computers and smart phones. These creative inventions bring us great convenience, arouse our enthusiasm for future life, and help our society to move forward. As a matter of fact, intelligent people in large numbers have come to realize the significance of innovation for our social development: without innovation, industries can never be modernized; without innovation, our medical science can never cure so many fatal diseases; and without innovation, there would be no electronic products we use today. 
We should bear in mind that innovation does enhance the social, scientific and cultural advancement. Thus, students in schools should be educated to think critically to foster their innovative awareness; scientists should be supported with financial aids to propose innovative ideas and carry out innovative researches. And of course, I, as a college student, am convinced that it is of great necessity for students to propose innovative approaches to enhance their efficiency of learning. 

▼参考译文
假设我们人类社会想要获得并享受长久的繁荣，维持人类的创新思维就是一种明智的做法。
生活在信息的时代，我们正在使用各种基于创新思想的科技产品，例如数码相机、笔记本电脑和计算机。这些创造性发明带给我们巨大的便利、唤起我们对未来生活的热情并帮助我们社会进步。事实上，很多智者都已经开始意识到创新对我们社会发展的重要性：没有创新，工业永远不会现代化；没有创新，我们的医学科学永远无法治愈一些致命疾病；而且没有创新，就没有我们今天用的电子产品。
   我们应该牢记创新确实提升了社会、科技和文化的发展进步。因此，应该教育在校学生去批判性思维来培养创新意识；科学家应该被给予财务支持来提出创新思想并开展创新研究。当然，作为一名大学生，我相信任何有利的措施都必要被采取来鼓励创新。

科技类话题词汇

大数据big data
机器人robot
科学和工程science and engineering
全球第一rank first in the world
热门领域hot field
人造器官artificial organ
先锋pioneer
新的突破new breakthrough
新粒子new particle
虚拟现实virtual reality
研究所research institute
分享经济 sharing economy
共享汽车 shared car
共享单车 shared bike/ bicycle 
扫码解锁单车 scan the QR code to unlock a bike
违规停车 illegal parking
停放点 parking lot/area
出境游 outbound trips/ oversea traveling
免税店 duty-free shop
海外购物 overseas shopping
移动支付 mobile payment
科技创新宝地 best place for science and innovation
高铁 high-speed train
收入分配 income distribution
市场经济market economy
人工智能 artificial intelligence
私人汽车 private cars
大众传媒负面影响 the negative influence of mass media
一次性塑料袋 disposable plastic bags
全球化 globalization
一带一路倡议the Belt and Road Initiative
发挥潜能 fulfill one’s potential 
提升效率 improve the efficiency