IELTS Speaking Part 2

A Problem You Had With Some Technology

最近一次出现于 2026年9–12月当前在用

题卡

Describe a problem you had with some technology, for example a computer or a phone.

You should say:

  • what the technology was
  • what problem you had
  • whether you fixed the problem
  • and explain how you felt about this problem you had with some technology.

范文：6.5、7.0、7.5 三档

同一题目的三个版本，分别写到对应分数的真实水平——对比着看，能清楚看到分数之间到底差在哪里。

6.5 分

Concrete but plain description ('the internet light on the router kept blinking red') and a simple but-clause keep the narrative clear without added complexity, Band 6.5 level.具体但朴素的描述('the internet light on the router kept blinking red',路由器的网络指示灯一直闪红光)加上一个简单的 but 从句,让叙述清晰而不复杂,处于6.5分水平。

The technology I want to talk about is my home Wi-Fi router. This happened about six months ago, on a Sunday evening. I work from home sometimes, and I needed to send some design files to a client before Monday morning.

The problem was that the router just stopped working. There was a big storm that night, with a lot of rain and thunder, and I think the power went off and on very quickly. After that, the internet light on the router kept blinking red, and no device in my apartment could connect. I tried turning it off and on again many times, but nothing changed.

I didn't fix it myself, actually, because I don't know much about routers. I called my colleague Khánh, and she told me to go to a twenty-four-hour coffee shop near Dragon Bridge, which has free and fast Wi-Fi. So I packed my laptop and worked there until almost midnight, and I managed to send the files on time.

Did I fix the real problem? Not that night. The next day I called the internet company, and a technician came and changed the router for a new one. It has worked well since then, but now I always keep a backup 4G data plan on my phone, just in case it happens again.

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我想说的这个科技产品是我家里的Wi-Fi路由器。这件事发生在大约六个月前的一个星期天晚上。我有时候会在家办公,那天我需要在星期一早上之前把一些设计文件发给客户。

问题是路由器突然坏掉了。那天晚上下着很大的暴雨,还打雷,我猜是电压突然波动了一下。之后,路由器上的网络指示灯就一直闪着红灯,家里所有的设备都连不上网。我试着把它关掉再打开好几次,但一点用都没有。

其实我自己没能修好它,因为我对路由器不太懂。我打电话给同事Khánh,她建议我去龙桥附近一家二十四小时营业的咖啡店,那里网速很快而且免费。于是我带上笔记本电脑,在那里一直工作到快十二点,总算按时把文件发了出去。

那我真的把问题解决了吗?那天晚上没有。第二天我打电话给网络公司,技术员上门给我换了一个新的路由器,之后就一直用得很好。不过现在我手机里一直留着4G备用流量,以防再发生这种情况。

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为什么是这个分数

  • GRA“I tried turning it off and on again many times, but nothing changed.” — Two simple clauses are joined with "but," a basic and completely accurate coordinating structure that contrasts the attempted fix with its failure. There's no subordination here at all, no because, when, or relative clause, which keeps this squarely within the mostly-simple-sentences profile the 6.5 grammar descriptor describes. It's a natural way to report a frustrating, repetitive troubleshooting attempt, even if the sentence-building itself stays basic.两个简单分句用"but"连接,这是一种基础而完全准确的并列结构,把尝试修理的努力与其失败对照起来。这里完全没有使用任何从属结构——没有because、when,也没有关系从句——这使这句话稳稳地落在Band 6.5语法描述所说的"以简单句为主"的范围内。这是叙述一次令人沮丧、反复尝试的排障经历的自然方式,尽管句子的构建本身依然停留在基础水平。
  • FC“now I always keep a backup 4G data plan on my phone, just in case it happens again.” — The answer resolves with a plain statement of the new habit adopted, without any reflection on what the incident taught the speaker more broadly about relying on a single connection. A 6.5 response is allowed to end this directly, giving one clear resolution rather than a developed insight; a 7.0 or 7.5 version might add a short evaluative comment about how the storm exposed a hidden weakness. It matches the story's overall practical, matter-of-fact tone.答案以一句平实的话结束,陈述了新采用的习惯,而没有对这次事件更广泛地告诉了说话者关于依赖单一连接的什么道理进行任何反思。Band 6.5的回答被允许就这样直接收尾,给出一个明确的解决方案,而不是一个经过深入发展的见解;Band 7.0或7.5的版本可能会加一句简短的评价性评论,说明这场暴风雨如何暴露出一个隐藏的弱点。这也契合了整个故事那种务实、就事论事的整体基调。
  • LR“the internet light on the router kept blinking red” — This is concrete, visual, everyday vocabulary — "light," "blinking," "red" — describing exactly what the speaker saw, without reaching for a more technical term like "signal indicator" or "fault light." It's accurate and easy to picture, which is all 6.5 needs, but it stays at the plainest available wording rather than the flexible, topic-specific phrase a 7.0 answer might use instead. It also grounds the otherwise abstract "router stopped working" claim in a specific, observable detail.这是具体、有画面感、日常的词汇——"light,""blinking,""red"——精确地描述了说话者所看到的东西,而没有使用像"signal indicator"或"fault light"这样更技术性的术语。这样的描述准确、易于想象,这正是Band 6.5所需要的全部,但它仍停留在最平实的可用措辞上,而没有使用Band 7.0答案可能会采用的更灵活、贴合话题的说法。它也用一个具体、可观察的细节,为原本抽象的"router stopped working"这一说法提供了依据。
7.0 分

The listed sequence 'show the logo, go black, and then start up again, on a loop that never actually finished' plus the reflective aside 'which I'm slightly ashamed to admit' show natural, accurate development typical of Band 7.0.列举式的描述'显示logo、黑屏、又重新启动,循环往复没完没了',再加上反思性的插叙'说出来有点不好意思',都展现出7.0分自然而准确的展开方式。

The technology I want to talk about is my smartphone. This happened about eight months ago, not long after I'd updated the operating system to the newest version, which in hindsight was probably a mistake.

The problem was that, a couple of days after updating, my phone suddenly got stuck restarting itself over and over — it would show the logo, go black, and then start up again, on a loop that never actually finished. I tried holding down the buttons to force restart it several times, which is usually my go-to fix for most phone problems, but nothing worked this time.

It was a fairly stressful evening, to be honest, because I had important messages and some work files saved only on that phone, and I hadn't backed anything up recently, which I'm slightly ashamed to admit.

I didn't manage to fix it myself in the end. I took it to a repair shop near my office the next morning, and the technician explained that the update had likely corrupted some system files. He was able to reset the phone and recover most of my data, although a few recent photos were lost for good.

Since then, I've become a lot more careful — I now back my phone up to the cloud automatically every night, and I wait at least a couple of weeks before installing any new software update, just to see whether other people run into problems first. It was an annoying experience at the time, but it did teach me a lesson I probably needed to learn anyway.

查看中文翻译

我想说的这件科技产品是我的智能手机。这件事发生在大约八个月前,就在我把操作系统更新到最新版本之后不久——现在回想起来,那大概是个错误的决定。

问题是,更新完的两三天后,我的手机突然卡在了不断重启的循环里——显示一下logo,黑屏,然后又重新启动,如此循环,始终没个结束。我试着长按按键强制重启了好几次,这通常是我解决手机问题的常用办法,可这次怎么都不管用。

说实话,那是相当煎熬的一个晚上,因为一些重要的信息和一些工作文件只存在那部手机里,而我最近又没有备份,说出来有点不好意思。

最后我没能自己解决。第二天早上我把手机拿到公司附近的一家维修店,技术人员解释说这次更新很可能损坏了一些系统文件。他重置了手机,恢复了我大部分的数据,不过还是有几张最近拍的照片永远找不回来了。

从那以后,我变得谨慎多了——现在我设置手机每晚自动云备份,而且在安装任何新的软件更新前我都会至少等上两三周,先看看别人有没有遇到问题。虽然当时那次经历挺让人心烦的,但它确实给我上了一课,是我大概本来就该学到的教训。

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  • GRA“it would show the logo, go black, and then start up again, on a loop that never actually finished” — The sentence lists three coordinated actions and then attaches a relative clause, "on a loop that never actually finished," describing the pattern as a whole, combining coordination and subordination in one accurate structure. This is the comfortable complex-sentence mix the 7.0 descriptor calls for, more ambitious than a plain list but not layering in a conditional or cleft sentence the way a 7.5 answer might. It also mimics the repetitive, frustrating nature of the boot loop it's describing, since the sentence itself cycles through the same three actions.这句话列出了三个并列的动作,然后再挂上一个定语从句"on a loop that never actually finished",把整个循环模式作为一个整体加以描述,在一个准确的结构里把并列与从属结合起来。这正是7.0分描述语所要求的那种自如的复杂句混搭,比单纯的列举更有野心,但还没有像7.5分答案那样叠加条件句或强调句。它同时也模拟了正在描述的那种开机循环反复、令人沮丧的特性,因为这句话本身也循环重复着同样的三个动作。
  • FC“which I'm slightly ashamed to admit” — This short aside adds a personal, slightly self-deprecating comment about not backing up the phone, rather than just stating the fact and moving on. It's the kind of natural spoken interjection that develops the answer emotionally, which is what the 7.0 fluency descriptor asks for beyond plain narration; a 6.5 answer would likely just state "I hadn't backed anything up" without commentary. It also foreshadows the more careful backup habit described later in the answer.这句简短的插话,加入了一句带有自嘲意味的个人评论,谈论自己没有备份手机,而不是只陈述事实就继续往下说。这是一种自然的口语插入语,为回答注入了情感层次,正是7.0分流利度描述语所要求的、超越单纯叙述的内容;6.5分的答案很可能只会陈述"I hadn't backed anything up",而不加任何评论。它也为回答后段提到的、更谨慎的备份习惯埋下了伏笔。
  • LR“corrupted some system files” — "Corrupted system files" is a topic-specific collocation from everyday tech vocabulary — not rare, but more precise than a vaguer phrase like "something went wrong inside the phone" — used accurately in the mouth of the repair technician being quoted. This fits the 7.0 target of a few flexible, topic-specific words rather than only high-frequency ones; a 6.5 speaker might avoid the technical phrase altogether and just say "broke." It's also plausible reported speech, since it's exactly the kind of explanation a real technician would give."Corrupted system files"是一个来自日常科技词汇的、与话题相关的搭配——并不生僻,但比"something went wrong inside the phone"这样模糊的说法更精准——被准确地用在了被转述的维修技师口中。这符合7.0分标准所要求的、使用少量灵活、与话题相关的词汇,而不只是高频词;6.5分的说话者可能会完全避开这个技术性短语,只简单地说"broke."这也是一段合理可信的转述,因为这正是一位真正的技师会给出的那种解释。
7.5 分

The hyperbolic 'the worst icon in the world' and the cleft sentence 'What I actually fixed was myself' show the lexical and grammatical sophistication of Band 7.5.夸张的说法 'the worst icon in the world'(全世界最糟糕的图标)以及强调句 'What I actually fixed was myself'(我真正修好的其实是我自己),都展现出7.5分的词汇与语法老练度。

The problem I'd describe happened with my laptop, about a year ago, at eleven o'clock the night before the biggest client pitch our studio had that year. I was doing a final pass on the presentation, the screen froze, and when I restarted it I got a small grey folder with a question mark on it, which anyone who's owned that kind of laptop will recognise as the worst icon in the world.

The problem, I found out later, was that the solid-state drive had simply died — no warning, no strange noises, just a component that decided its time was up. Everything on that machine was unreachable: the presentation, the design files, the notes I'd made after three meetings with the client.

What I did first was panic quietly for about ten minutes, then think. The design files were synced to the cloud, and I was fairly sure the deck was too, though I hadn't checked in days. So at midnight I walked to a twenty-four-hour café on Bạch Đằng street, borrowed a laptop from a friend who I woke up with a phone call, and logged into everything from there. The deck was in the cloud, but the version from that afternoon, missing my evening's work. I rebuilt those slides between one and four in the morning, drinking coffee I didn't need, with a taxi driver asleep at the next table.

Did I fix it? The pitch, yes — we presented at nine, on my friend's laptop, and we won the project. The laptop, no; the drive was replaced a week later at a repair shop and the old data was gone for good. What I actually fixed was myself. I now back up automatically, every hour, to two places, and I check that it's working, which is the part I'd skipped before. I also learned that the café makes surprisingly good coffee at three in the morning, which is knowledge I hope never to need again.

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我想说的这个问题发生在我的笔记本电脑上,大约一年前,就在我们工作室那一年最重要的客户提案前一晚的十一点。我当时正在做演示文稿的最后一遍检查,屏幕突然卡死,重启后出现了一个带问号的小灰色文件夹图标——用过这类笔记本电脑的人都知道,这大概是世界上最糟糕的图标了。

后来我才弄清楚,问题出在固态硬盘直接报废了——没有任何预警,没有奇怪的声响,就是一个零件自己决定“寿命到了”。那台电脑里的一切都变得无法访问:演示文稿、设计文件,还有我和客户开完三次会之后记下的笔记。

我做的第一件事是安静地慌乱了大概十分钟,然后才开始思考。设计文件是同步到云端的,演示文稿我也比较确定同步了,虽然已经好几天没检查过。于是到了半夜,我走去白藤街(Bạch Đằng)上一家二十四小时营业的咖啡馆,打电话把一个朋友叫醒,借了他的笔记本电脑,然后在那里重新登录了所有账号。演示文稿确实在云端,但只是当天下午的版本,少了我晚上做的那部分内容。我从凌晨一点忙到四点,把那些幻灯片重新做了一遍,喝着其实根本不需要的咖啡,旁边桌子上一位出租车司机已经睡着了。

我最后解决了吗?提案是解决了——我们九点用朋友的笔记本电脑做了演示,而且拿下了那个项目。笔记本电脑本身没有解决;硬盘一周后在维修店换了新的,旧数据永远地丢失了。我真正“修好”的其实是我自己。现在我每小时自动备份一次,同时备份到两个地方,而且我会检查备份是否真的在运行——这是我以前一直跳过的一步。我还学到,那家咖啡馆在凌晨三点做的咖啡出乎意料地好喝,这个知识我希望以后再也用不上。

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  • GRA“What I actually fixed was myself.” — This is a cleft sentence built around "What I actually fixed was...", a structure that isolates and emphasises the unexpected answer (himself, not the laptop) far more forcefully than a plain statement would -- exactly the kind of sophisticated, less-common structure the 7.5 grammar descriptor names specifically (a cleft sentence). Its brevity is also part of its effect: four words land as the turning point of the whole story, immediately after the preceding rhetorical question-and-answer about the pitch and the laptop. A Band 6.5 or 7.0 speaker would be unlikely to attempt this structure at all, defaulting instead to straightforward statement.这是一个围绕"What I actually fixed was..."构建的强调句(cleft sentence),它把那个出人意料的答案(修好的其实是他自己,而不是笔记本电脑)单独提炼出来并加以强调,效果比平铺直叙的陈述句强烈得多——这正是Band 7.5语法描述中特别点名的那种复杂、不常见的结构(强调句)。这句话的简短本身也是效果的一部分:短短四个词就成了整个故事的转折点,紧接在前面关于演讲稿和笔记本电脑的反问句之后。Band 6.5或7.0的考生大概率不会尝试这种结构,而是默认使用直白的陈述句。
  • LR“the worst icon in the world” — This is a deliberately hyperbolic, idiomatic exaggeration rather than a literal claim, used for comic effect about a small grey folder icon signalling a dead hard drive -- a register move a Band 6.5 or 7.0 answer would be unlikely to risk, more probably describing the icon neutrally. The humour also does real communicative work: it signals to the listener that this is a moment of dark comedy in an otherwise stressful story, matching the tone the speaker keeps throughout (the taxi driver asleep at the café, the coffee "I didn't need"). Its casual superlative form also mimics natural spoken exaggeration rather than sounding written or formal.这是一种刻意为之、带有习语色彩的夸张说法,而非字面意义上的陈述,用来制造关于那个预示硬盘已经报废的灰色小文件夹图标的喜剧效果——这种语域上的冒险,Band 6.5或7.0的答案大概率不敢尝试,更可能只是中性地描述这个图标。这种幽默也承担着真实的交际功能:它向听者传达出这是整个充满压力的故事中一处黑色幽默的时刻,与说话人始终保持的语气相呼应(在咖啡馆里睡着的出租车司机、那杯“其实并不需要”的咖啡)。这种随意的最高级形式也模仿了自然口语中的夸张,而不是显得书面或正式。
  • FC“with a taxi driver asleep at the next table” — Rather than simply stating the time and place of the emergency laptop repair, this small, oddly specific detail -- a stranger asleep nearby at 3am -- develops the narrative with a vivid, memorable image that adds atmosphere without advancing the plot, exactly the kind of fluency-building detail the 7.5 descriptor rewards over plain description. A Band 6.5 or 7.0 answer would likely omit incidental details like this in favour of just reporting the sequence of actions. It also reinforces the late-night, slightly surreal mood of the whole crisis, which pays off in the closing joke about the café's coffee.这个细节没有单纯陈述紧急修电脑事件发生的时间地点,而是加入了一个古怪却具体的小插曲——凌晨三点附近有个陌生人在打盹——用生动、令人难忘的画面来丰富叙事,虽然不推进情节,却正是Band 7.5描述中看重的、有助于流利度的细节,而非平铺直叙的描写。Band 6.5或7.0的答案很可能会省略这类无关紧要的细节,只是按顺序报告动作。这个细节也强化了整场深夜危机略带超现实的氛围,并在结尾关于咖啡馆咖啡的笑话中得到了呼应。

各考试时段出题记录

  • Describe a problem you had with some technology, for example a computer or a phone.2026年9–12月
  • Describe a problem you had with some technology, for example a computer or a phone2026年5–8月

Part 3 追问

这些是考官在该题卡之后提出的讨论题，已编写范文的题目附有参考答案。

  1. 1. What types of modern technology do many people use in their homes?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with a plain general claim and lists examples with simple connectors like 'and' and 'also', giving one concrete household example throughout.6.5分范文以一个平实的概括性论断开篇,用“and”和“also”这类简单连接词列举例子,全篇只给出一个具体的家庭实例。

    People use a lot of technology at home now. My parents' flat in Hue has a smart TV they mostly use for karaoke, a rice cooker with an app my father has never opened, and a robot vacuum they call 'the dog'. Nobody in the house really understands the router either. Most homes now have phones and a laptop, a smart TV, and kitchen machines that are more powerful than old computers. Many people also have smart speakers, cameras, and lights, plus air conditioning with a remote. Most of this technology is only used a little, which says something.

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    现在人们在家里使用很多科技产品。我父母在顺化的公寓里有一台智能电视,他们主要用来唱卡拉OK;一个带应用程序的电饭煲,我爸爸从来没打开过那个应用;还有一台他们叫作“狗”的扫地机器人。家里也没人真正搞懂路由器。现在大多数家庭都有手机和笔记本电脑、智能电视,还有比老式电脑运算能力更强的厨房电器。很多人还有智能音箱、摄像头和智能灯,再加上带遥控器的空调。这些科技产品大多数只被用到很小一部分功能,这说明了一些问题。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“Nobody in the house really understands the router either.” — This separate additive sentence, with 'either' tacked on at the end, adds a point without linking it grammatically to the sentences around it.这是一个独立的补充句,句末附加了“either”一词,增加了一个论点,但在语法上并未与前后句子衔接。
    • LR“which says something” — This is a plain, generic closing phrase. A higher band would extend it with a more specific evaluative tag rather than leaving it this bare.这是一个平淡、笼统的结尾短语。更高分段会用更具体的评价性说法来扩展它,而不是让它显得这么简单直白。
    • GRA“Most homes now have phones and a laptop, a smart TV, and kitchen machines that are more powerful than old computers.” — This is a simple listing sentence built with commas and 'and', the most basic way of presenting several items.这是一个用逗号和'and'构建的简单列举句,这是呈现多个项目最基础的方式。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with 'Honestly, far more than most people realise' and closes with the hedge 'I'd say', showing more natural reflection than the 6.5 answer's flatter listing.7.0分范文以“Honestly, far more than most people realise”开篇,结尾用“I'd say”这一缓和语气的说法收尾,比6.5分范文更平铺直叙的列举方式显得更自然、更有反思意味。

    Honestly, far more than most people realise until they actually list it out. My parents' flat in Hue has a smart TV they mainly use for karaoke, a rice cooker with an app my father has never once opened, and a robot vacuum they've nicknamed 'the dog' — and nobody in the household really understands the router. That's fairly typical of an ordinary home now: phones and a laptop at the centre, a television that's really a computer, kitchen appliances with more processing power than my first PC. Increasingly there are smart speakers, cameras and bulbs too. Most of it, I'd say, gets used at a fraction of its real capability.

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    说实话,比大多数人意识到的要多得多,直到真的把它们一一列出来才会发现。我父母在顺化的公寓里有一台智能电视,主要用来唱卡拉OK;一个带应用程序的电饭煲,我爸爸一次都没打开过那个应用;还有一台被他们昵称为“狗”的扫地机器人——家里也没人真正搞懂路由器。这在如今普通家庭里其实相当典型:手机和笔记本电脑是中心,电视其实就是一台电脑,厨房电器的处理能力比我第一台个人电脑还强。智能音箱、摄像头和智能灯泡也越来越常见。我想说,这些东西大多数时候只用到了它们真正性能的一小部分。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“That's fairly typical of an ordinary home now” — This transition sentence steps back to generalise from the specific example, organising the answer more deliberately than the 6.5 answer's flat listing.这句过渡句从具体例子中跳出来进行概括,比6.5分范文平铺直叙的列举方式在组织上更加用心。
    • LR“kitchen appliances with more processing power than my first PC” — This is a moderately vivid comparison, more specific and natural than the plain phrasing used for the same idea at 6.5.这是一个较为生动的比较,比6.5分范文中同一想法所用的平淡措辞更具体、更自然。
    • GRA“a robot vacuum they've nicknamed 'the dog' — and nobody in the household really understands the router” — The dash links two ideas into a single longer sentence, a more complex structure than the separate short sentences typical of 6.5.破折号把两个想法连接成一个更长的句子,这比6.5分范文中典型的、分开的短句结构更复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer uses the more formal phrase 'pressed into service' for the TV's use, a long appositive-heavy sentence, and closes with the reflective tag 'which says something in itself', showing its most compressed, idiomatic style.7.5分范文用更正式的说法“pressed into service”来描述电视的用途,句子较长且富含同位语结构,结尾用反思性的说法“which says something in itself”收尾,展现出其最凝练、最地道的文风。

    Far more than people tend to realise until they actually sit down and list it. My parents' flat in Hue alone has a smart TV pressed into service mainly for karaoke, a rice cooker with an app my father has never once opened, and a robot vacuum the household has affectionately nicknamed 'the dog' — with nobody quite understanding the router. That's more or less the norm now: phones and a laptop at the centre of everything, a television that's basically a computer, and kitchen appliances boasting more processing power than the first PC I ever used. Smart speakers, cameras and bulbs are creeping in too, alongside remote-controlled air conditioning and electric motorbikes charging in the hallway. Most of it runs at a fraction of its real capability, which says something in itself.

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    比人们通常意识到的要多得多,直到真正坐下来把它们列出来才会发现。光是我父母在顺化的公寓里,就有一台主要被“征用”来唱卡拉OK的智能电视,一个带应用程序、我爸爸一次都没打开过的电饭煲,还有一台被全家亲切地昵称为“狗”的扫地机器人——也没人真正搞懂路由器。这如今差不多已是常态:手机和笔记本电脑是一切的中心,电视基本上就是一台电脑,厨房电器的处理能力甚至超过我用过的第一台个人电脑。智能音箱、摄像头和灯泡也在悄悄普及,还有可远程控制的空调,以及在走廊里充电的电动摩托车。这些设备大多数时候只发挥出真实性能的一小部分,这本身就说明了问题。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“which says something in itself” — This reflective evaluative closing tag echoes but extends the plainer 6.5 closing, adding a self-aware final beat to the answer.这个带反思性评价的结尾短语呼应了6.5分范文更简单的结尾,但又在其基础上做了延伸,为整个回答增添了一个自省式的收尾。
    • LR“pressed into service mainly for karaoke” — This idiomatic phrase is more vivid and less common than the plain 'mostly use for karaoke' used for the same idea at 6.5.这个习语化的短语比6.5分范文中表达同一想法所用的平淡说法“mostly use for karaoke”更生动、也更少见。
    • GRA“a smart TV pressed into service mainly for karaoke, a rice cooker with an app my father has never once opened, and a robot vacuum the household has affectionately nicknamed 'the dog'” — This long appositive list, built from parallel noun phrases, compresses three separate ideas into a single flowing sentence, more complex than the simple listing sentence used at 6.5.这个由并列名词短语构成的长同位语列表,把三个独立的想法压缩进一个流畅的长句中,比6.5分范文中简单的列举句更为复杂。

  2. 2. Why do people often want to buy the latest technology for their homes?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer states the main reason directly and lists further reasons with simple connectors like 'And' and 'also', giving one plain concrete example.6.5分范文直接陈述主要原因,并用“And”和“also”这类简单连接词列出其他原因,只给出一个平实具体的例子。

    It's rarely because the old device stopped working. My cousin replaced a television that still worked well last year, just because his brother-in-law bought a bigger one. Status is a big reason — a new device shows that you are doing well. Sometimes there is a real improvement too, like a better phone camera, and companies are very good at making this feel necessary. Some people also just enjoy new things, like opening the box. And devices are made to become old, with slow software and batteries that stop working well, so 'latest' often just means 'working properly'.

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    这很少是因为旧设备坏了。我表哥去年换掉了一台还很好用的电视,仅仅因为他的姐夫买了一台更大的。身份地位是一个重要原因——拥有新设备能显示出你过得不错。有时候确实也有实质性的提升,比如手机摄像头变得更好,而厂商也非常擅长让人觉得这种提升是必需的。有些人纯粹就是喜欢新鲜事物,比如拆箱的那种感觉。而且设备本来就是被设计成会“变旧”的,软件会变慢,电池会不好用,所以“最新款”往往只是意味着“能正常工作”。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“And devices are made to become old, with slow software and batteries that stop working well, so 'latest' often just means 'working properly'.” — This final point, added with 'And', is a plain, tacked-on additive structure rather than being integrated with the surrounding argument.这个用“And”引出的最后一点,是一种平铺直叙、生硬附加的结构,而不是与周围论述融为一体。
    • LR“a new device shows that you are doing well” — This is plain phrasing for describing status signalling, functional but not particularly vivid.这是描述“身份信号”这一概念的平实说法,实用但不算特别生动。
    • GRA“My cousin replaced a television that still worked well last year, just because his brother-in-law bought a bigger one.” — This is a simple sentence built around a single 'because' clause, the most basic way of giving a reason.这是一个围绕单一“because”从句构成的简单句,是给出理由最基础的方式。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with 'Rarely, honestly' and adds the reflective aside 'and he'll admit that if you push him on it', showing more natural personal commentary than the 6.5 version.7.0分范文以“Rarely, honestly”开篇,并加入了“and he'll admit that if you push him on it”这样反思性的插入语,比6.5分版本显得更具自然的个人化评论色彩。

    Rarely, honestly, because the old one actually stopped working. My cousin replaced a perfectly good television last year purely because his brother-in-law had bought a bigger one, and he'll admit that if you push him on it. Status seems to be a major driver — a new device signals that you're doing well. There's genuine improvement too, of course; a sharper phone camera really does make life a little better, and marketing is remarkably good at making that improvement feel essential. Devices are also designed to age, with software that slows and batteries that fade, so 'latest' often just means 'actually still works'.

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    说实话,很少是因为旧设备真的坏了才换新的。我表哥去年换掉了一台完全还能用的电视,纯粹是因为他姐夫买了台更大的,如果你追问他,他自己也会承认这一点。身份地位似乎是一个主要驱动因素——拥有新设备是在传递“我过得不错”的信号。当然,也确实存在真实的提升;更清晰的手机摄像头确实能让生活变得好一点点,而营销手段非常擅长让这种提升显得不可或缺。设备也被设计成会“老化”,软件会变慢,电池性能会衰退,所以“最新款”往往只是意味着“确实还能正常用”。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“and he'll admit that if you push him on it” — This reflective personal aside, added mid-sentence, goes beyond the plain factual statement used for the same anecdote at 6.5.这个插入句中的反思性个人评论,超越了6.5分范文中同一轶事所用的平铺直叙的陈述。
    • LR“marketing is remarkably good at making that improvement feel essential” — This is a natural, more fluent collocation than the plainer phrasing used for the same idea at 6.5.这是一个比6.5分范文中同一想法所用的更平淡说法更自然、更流畅的搭配。
    • GRA“a sharper phone camera really does make life a little better, and marketing is remarkably good at making that improvement feel essential” — This sentence coordinates two independent clauses with 'and', each internally complex, a longer structure than the simple sentences typical of 6.5.这个句子用“and”并列连接两个独立分句,每个分句内部结构都较为复杂,比6.5分范文中典型的简单句结构更长。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer uses the vivid phrase 'age gracefully out of usefulness' and closes with the compressed asyndetic list 'Need, status, pleasure and planned obsolescence, roughly in that order of honesty', showing its most idiomatic, economical phrasing.7.5分范文用了生动的表达“age gracefully out of usefulness”,并以压缩的无连接词列举句“Need, status, pleasure and planned obsolescence, roughly in that order of honesty”收尾,展现出其最地道、最凝练的措辞风格。

    Rarely because the old one gave up, honestly. My cousin replaced a perfectly good television last year purely because his brother-in-law had bought a bigger one, something he'll happily admit if you press him on it. Status is a significant driver here — a new device is essentially a quiet signal that you're doing well. There's genuine improvement mixed in too: a sharper phone camera or a quieter air conditioner genuinely does make life better, and marketing is remarkably skilled at making that improvement feel indispensable. Some people simply enjoy novelty for its own sake; unboxing is a small, harmless pleasure. And devices are engineered to age gracefully out of usefulness, with software that slows and batteries that fade, so 'latest' often just means 'still works as advertised'. Need, status, pleasure and planned obsolescence, roughly in that order of honesty.

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    说实话,很少是因为旧设备真的不行了。我表哥去年换掉了一台完全还很好用的电视,纯粹是因为他姐夫买了台更大的——如果你追问他,他也会欣然承认这一点。身份地位在这里是一个重要的驱动因素——拥有新设备本质上是一种无声的信号,表明你过得不错。其中也确实掺杂着真实的提升:更清晰的手机摄像头,或者更安静的空调,确实能让生活变得更好,而营销手段非常擅长让这种提升显得不可或缺。有些人纯粹就是单纯喜欢新鲜感本身;拆箱是一种小小的、无伤大雅的乐趣。而且设备本身就被设计成会“体面地”逐渐失去实用性,软件变慢、电池衰退,所以“最新款”往往只是意味着“确实还能如宣传的那样正常使用”。需求、身份、乐趣,还有计划报废——大致就是按这个诚实程度的顺序排列。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“Need, status, pleasure and planned obsolescence, roughly in that order of honesty.” — This compact closing list summarises the whole answer's argument in a single phrase, a synthesising move not attempted at the lower bands.这个简洁的结尾列举句用一句话概括了整篇回答的论点,这是在较低分段中未曾尝试过的综合性写法。
    • LR“engineered to age gracefully out of usefulness” — This is a vivid, idiomatic phrase, more striking than the plain 'made to become old' used for the same idea at 6.5.这是一个生动、习语化的短语,比6.5分范文中表达同一想法所用的平淡说法“made to become old”更引人注目。
    • GRA“something he'll happily admit if you press him on it” — This non-restrictive appositive clause, modifying the previous noun phrase, is a compressed structure more flexible than the coordinated sentence used for a similar idea at 7.0.这个非限定性同位语从句修饰前面的名词短语,是一种比7.0分范文中用于表达类似想法的并列句更灵活的压缩结构。

  3. 3. Is it possible to live without a computer at home?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with a direct 'Yes, it is possible' and lists supporting points with simple connectors like 'but' and 'because', giving one clear personal example.6.5分范文以直接的“Yes, it is possible”开篇,用“but”和“because”这类简单连接词列出支持论点的理由,给出一个清晰的个人例子。

    Yes, it is possible, and quite common, if we don't count a phone as a computer, which is a bit of a stretch. My grandmother has never owned a computer and manages fine, but her phone does her banking, video calls, and news, and it is actually more powerful than the computer I used to study. Without any computer or phone, life is getting harder every year, because forms, tickets, and school notices now expect you to be online. For someone retired with family nearby, this is fine. But for a student or working adult, it is almost impossible today.

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    是的,这是可能的,而且相当常见——前提是我们不把手机算作电脑,这多少有点牵强。我奶奶从来没有电脑,但生活得很好;不过她的手机能处理银行业务、视频通话和新闻资讯,其实比我当年用来学习的电脑还要强大。如果完全没有电脑或手机,生活会一年比一年艰难,因为如今各种表格、票务和学校通知都默认你能上网。对于退休、又有家人在身边的人来说,这没什么问题。但对学生或上班族来说,现在几乎是不可能做到的。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“For someone retired with family nearby, this is fine.” — This is a short, separate sentence stating a simple conclusion, typical of the plain, step-by-step style at 6.5.这是一个简短、独立的句子,陈述一个简单的结论,是6.5分平实、按部就班文风的典型体现。
    • LR“it is actually more powerful than the computer I used to study” — This is plain comparative phrasing, functional but not especially vivid.这是平实的比较句式,有实用性但不算特别生动。
    • GRA“Without any computer or phone, life is getting harder every year, because forms, tickets, and school notices now expect you to be online.” — This uses a single simple 'because' clause to explain the claim, the most basic tool for giving a reason.这里用一个单纯的“because”从句来解释论点,是给出理由最基础的工具。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with the hedge 'as long as you don't count a phone as a computer — which, honestly, is a bit of a stretch' and closes with the reflective claim about the computer being 'how most of ordinary life arrives', more natural than the 6.5 version's plainer phrasing.7.0分范文以缓和语气的说法“as long as you don't count a phone as a computer — which, honestly, is a bit of a stretch”开篇,并以“电脑是日常生活大多数事情得以进行的入口”这一反思性论断收尾,比6.5版本更平淡的措辞显得更自然。

    Possible, and fairly common, as long as you don't count a phone as a computer — which, honestly, is a bit of a stretch. My grandmother has never owned one and manages perfectly well, but her phone handles her banking, video calls and news, and it's arguably a more powerful computer than the one I studied on. Without any computing device at all, though, it gets harder every year: forms, tickets, school notices and appointments increasingly assume you're online. For someone retired with family close by, it works fine. For a student or a working adult, it's close to impossible — the computer isn't really a luxury in the home anymore, it's how most of ordinary life arrives.

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    是可能的,而且相当常见——前提是你不把手机算作电脑,说实话,这个前提有点勉强。我奶奶从来没有电脑,却过得很好;但她的手机能处理银行业务、视频通话和新闻,而且可以说比我当年用来学习的那台电脑更强大。不过,如果完全没有任何计算设备,生活会一年比一年艰难:表格、票务、学校通知和预约现在越来越默认你是在线的。对于退休、又有家人在附近的人来说,这没问题。但对学生或上班族来说,这几乎不可能做到——电脑如今在家里已经不算是奢侈品了,而是日常生活中大多数事情得以进行的入口。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“which, honestly, is a bit of a stretch” — This mid-sentence spoken hedge acknowledges a definitional issue in passing, showing more reflection than the flat statement used for the same idea at 6.5.这个插在句中的口语化缓和语,顺带承认了一个定义上的问题,比6.5分范文中同一想法所用的平铺直叙的陈述更具反思性。
    • LR“it's arguably a more powerful computer than the one I studied on” — This is a moderately more natural comparative phrasing, using the hedge 'arguably' to soften the claim.这是一个较为自然的比较句式,用缓和词“arguably”来软化论断的语气。
    • GRA“Without any computing device at all, though, it gets harder every year: forms, tickets, school notices and appointments increasingly assume you're online.” — This colon-linked list clause, with a mid-sentence 'though', is more complex than the simple 'because' clause used at 6.5.这个用冒号连接的列举从句,加上句中插入的“though”,比6.5分范文中使用的简单“because”从句更复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer uses the vivid imperative-style opening 'Strip away any computing device entirely, though, and life gets harder', and closes with the extended metaphor of the computer as 'the door through which most of ordinary life now arrives', showing its most vivid, idiomatic phrasing.7.5分范文用生动的祈使句式开头“Strip away any computing device entirely, though, and life gets harder”,并以“电脑是日常生活大多数事情得以进入的大门”这一延伸隐喻收尾,展现出其最生动、最地道的措辞。

    Possible, and reasonably common, provided you don't count a phone as a computer, which is admittedly a bit of a stretch. My grandmother has never owned one and gets by perfectly well, yet her phone handles her banking, video calls and news, and it's arguably a more powerful computer than the one I studied on years ago. Strip away any computing device entirely, though, and life gets harder with every passing year: forms, tickets, school notices and appointments increasingly assume you're already online. For someone retired with family nearby, that's a perfectly workable arrangement. For a student or a working adult, it's close to unimaginable — the computer isn't a luxury tucked away in the home anymore; it's the door through which most of ordinary life now arrives.

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    是可能的,而且相当常见——前提是你不把手机算作电脑,不得不承认,这个前提有点勉强。我奶奶从来没有电脑,却过得很好;然而她的手机能处理银行业务、视频通话和新闻,而且可以说比我多年前学习时用的那台电脑更强大。但如果彻底去掉任何计算设备,生活会一年比一年艰难:表格、票务、学校通知和预约,如今越来越默认你已经在线。对于退休、又有家人在附近的人来说,这是完全行得通的安排。但对学生或上班族来说,这几乎难以想象——电脑如今已经不是藏在家里角落的奢侈品了,而是日常生活中大多数事情得以进入你生活的大门。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“Strip away any computing device entirely, though, and life gets harder with every passing year” — This imperative-style conditional opening ('Strip away...and...') is a more dramatic framing device than the plain 'Without...' phrasing used for the same idea at 6.5 and 7.0.这个祈使句式的条件状语开头(“Strip away...and...”)比6.5和7.0分范文中用于同一想法的平淡说法“Without...”更具戏剧性的表现手法。
    • LR“gets by perfectly well” — This is a natural, idiomatic phrase, more vivid than the plain 'manages fine' used for the same idea at 6.5.这是一个自然、习语化的短语,比6.5分范文中同一想法所用的平淡说法“manages fine”更生动。
    • GRA“it's the door through which most of ordinary life now arrives” — This relative clause uses a fronted preposition ('through which'), a more formal, compressed structure than the simpler equivalent clause used at 7.0.这个关系从句使用了前置介词结构(“through which”),比7.0分范文中使用的更简单的对应从句更正式、更凝练。

  4. 4. What are the benefits for students of using technology in education?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer gives a direct claim ('the biggest benefit is that technology can adapt to each student') and lists further points with 'also' and 'It', a simple additive structure.6.5分范文给出一个直接的论断(“最大的好处是科技能够针对每个学生进行调整”),并用“also”和“It”这类词列出更多要点,是一种简单的并列结构。

    I think the biggest benefit is that technology can adapt to each student. My niece learns fractions from an app, and when she gets one wrong, it gives her three more of the same type. My own teacher in Hue taught forty of us at the same speed and just hoped it worked. Technology also gives access to things a school cannot provide, like lectures from anywhere or dangerous experiments done safely as a simulation. It makes practice cheap and fast, which is how most skills are really learned. It also prepares students for a working life that uses screens all the time.

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    我认为最大的好处是科技能够针对每个学生进行调整。我侄女用一款应用学习分数,当她做错一道题时,应用会再给她三道同类型的题。而我在顺化上学时,老师同时教四十个学生,速度一样,只是抱着“应该能行”的心态。科技还能让人接触到学校无法提供的东西,比如来自世界各地的讲座,或者以模拟形式安全地进行危险实验。它让练习变得便宜又快捷,而这恰恰是大多数技能真正被掌握的方式。它还能让学生为将来时时刻刻都要用到屏幕的职场生活做好准备。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“It also prepares students for a working life that uses screens all the time.” — This separate additive sentence, starting with 'It also', is tacked onto the list rather than integrated into a longer, more complex structure.这个以“It also”开头的独立补充句,是生硬地附加在列举之后,而不是融入更长、更复杂的结构中。
    • LR“just hoped it worked” — This is plain, informal phrasing, functional but not particularly precise.这是平实、口语化的说法,有实用性但不算特别精确。
    • GRA“My niece learns fractions from an app, and when she gets one wrong, it gives her three more of the same type.” — This combines a simple coordinated 'and' clause with a basic 'when' clause, standard tools at this band.这里把一个简单的“and”并列从句和一个基础的“when”从句结合在一起,是这个分数段的标准句式工具。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with 'Honestly, the biggest benefit' and uses 'whereas' to build its central contrast, a more complex structure than the 6.5 answer's separate sentences for the same comparison.7.0分范文以“Honestly, the biggest benefit”开篇,并用“whereas”构建核心对比,比6.5分范文中用分开的句子来表达同一对比的方式更复杂。

    Honestly, the biggest benefit is that it can adapt to the individual learner. My niece learns fractions from an app that notices when she gets one wrong and quietly gives her three more of the same type, whereas my own teacher in Hue taught forty of us at one fixed speed and simply hoped for the best. Technology also opens up material a school could never stock on its own — lectures from anywhere, simulations of things too dangerous or expensive to try in real life, languages spoken with a genuine accent. It makes practice cheap and instant, which is really how most skills get built. And it prepares students for a working life that will be mediated almost entirely by screens.

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    说实话,最大的好处在于它能针对每个学习者个体进行调整。我侄女用一款应用学习分数,应用会察觉她做错了哪道题,并悄悄地再给她三道同类型的题;而我在顺化的老师同时教四十个人,速度固定不变,只能尽力而为。科技还能让人接触到学校自己永远无法“备货”的材料——来自世界各地的讲座、把现实中太危险或太昂贵而无法尝试的事物做成的模拟实验,还有带着真实口音的语言。它让练习变得便宜又即时,而这才是大多数技能真正被培养出来的方式。它还能让学生为将来几乎完全由屏幕主导的职场生活做好准备。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“And it prepares students for a working life that will be mediated almost entirely by screens.” — This closing sentence, beginning with 'And', extends the point with more elaborate phrasing than the plain equivalent sentence used at 6.5.这个以“And”开头的结尾句,用比6.5分范文中对应句子更精致的措辞来延伸论点。
    • LR“quietly gives her three more of the same type” — This natural adverb-plus-verb phrasing is more fluent than the plain wording used for the same idea at 6.5.这种“副词+动词”的自然搭配,比6.5分范文中同一想法所用的平淡措辞更流畅。
    • GRA“whereas my own teacher in Hue taught forty of us at one fixed speed and simply hoped for the best” — The subordinating conjunction 'whereas' builds an explicit contrast clause, more complex than the separate sentences used for the same comparison at 6.5.从属连词“whereas”构建了一个明确的对比从句,比6.5分范文中用来表达同一对比的分开句子更复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer uses the vivid phrase 'unlocks material no school could ever stock on its own shelves' and closes with the compact contrastive sentence naming 'the feedback loop', showing its most idiomatic, tightly organised phrasing.7.5分范文用了生动的表达“unlocks material no school could ever stock on its own shelves”,并以点明“反馈循环”的简洁对比句收尾,展现出其最地道、组织最紧凑的措辞。

    The biggest benefit, honestly, is that it can adapt to the individual learner rather than the average one. My niece learns fractions from an app that quietly notices when she gets one wrong and serves up three more of the same type, whereas my own teacher in Hue taught forty of us at a single fixed speed and simply hoped for the best. Technology also unlocks material no school could ever stock on its own shelves — lectures from anywhere, simulations of things too dangerous or expensive to attempt for real, languages spoken with a genuine accent rather than a textbook one. It makes practice cheap and instant, which is how most skills actually get built. It also readies students for a working life that will be mediated almost entirely by screens. The real benefit, ultimately, isn't the device itself; it's the feedback loop the device makes possible.

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    说实话,最大的好处在于它能针对每一个具体的学习者进行调整,而不是针对“平均水平”的学生。我侄女用一款应用学习分数,应用会悄悄察觉她做错了哪道题,再给她三道同类型的题;而我在顺化的老师同时教四十个人,速度固定不变,只能尽力而为。科技还能开启学校自己书架上永远不会有的材料——来自世界各地的讲座、把现实中太危险或太昂贵而无法真正尝试的事物做成的模拟实验,还有带着真实口音而非教材腔调的语言。它让练习变得便宜又即时,而这才是大多数技能真正被建立起来的方式。它还能让学生为将来几乎完全由屏幕主导的职场生活做好准备。归根结底,真正的好处并不在于设备本身;而在于设备所促成的这个反馈循环。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“The real benefit, ultimately, isn't the device itself; it's the feedback loop the device makes possible.” — This semicolon-linked closing sentence explicitly names and contrasts the true cause, a more sophisticated synthesising move than the additive closings used at 6.5 and 7.0.这个用分号连接的结尾句明确点明并对比了真正的原因,是比6.5和7.0分范文中所用的简单并列式结尾更成熟的综合性写法。
    • LR“unlocks material no school could ever stock on its own shelves” — This vivid, idiomatic verb phrase is more striking than the plainer 'gives access to'/'opens up material' phrasing used at 6.5 and 7.0.这个生动、习语化的动词短语,比6.5和7.0分范文中所用的更平淡的说法“gives access to”/“opens up material”更引人注目。
    • GRA“languages spoken with a genuine accent rather than a textbook one” — This parallel elliptical contrast, omitting the repeated noun 'accent' in its second half, is a more compressed grammatical structure than the plain listing used at the lower bands.这个平行的省略式对比结构,在后半句省略了重复的名词“accent”,比低分段中使用的简单列举更为凝练。

  5. 5. Can technology have a negative effect on communication between students?

    2026年9–12月
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    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with 'Yes, it can' and lists points with simple connectors like 'but' and 'also', giving one plain example throughout.6.5分范文以“Yes, it can”开篇,用“but”和“also”这类简单连接词列出要点,全篇只给出一个平实的例子。

    Yes, it can, and I have seen this happen. A group project I helped with had six students who talked only by chat and met in person just once, and that meeting went badly because nobody had practiced disagreeing face to face. Screens make talking easier but also less deep, because messages are quick to send but easy to misunderstand. Students who message instead of talk can miss skills like reading a face or waiting for their turn. Phones in a classroom also split people's attention, which teachers notice easily. But the same tools also let shy students join in more, so it isn't always bad.

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    是的,它可以带来负面影响,我也亲眼见过这种情况。我曾帮忙参与过一个小组项目,六个学生全靠聊天软件沟通,只见过一次面,而那次见面进行得很不顺利,因为没有人练习过如何当面表达不同意见。屏幕让交流变得更容易,但也让交流变得不那么深入,因为消息发送很快,却很容易被误解。用发消息代替当面交谈的学生,可能会错过一些技能,比如察言观色或者耐心等待轮到自己说话。课堂上的手机也会分散大家的注意力,这一点老师很容易察觉到。但同样的这些工具,也能让害羞的学生更多地参与进来,所以并不总是坏事。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“But the same tools also let shy students join in more, so it isn't always bad.” — This final contrasting point, added with 'But', is a separate tacked-on sentence rather than being woven into the argument.这个用“But”引出的最后一个对比点,是一个独立附加上去的句子,而不是被编织进整体论述之中。
    • LR“make talking easier but also less deep” — This is plain adjective phrasing ('less deep'), less vivid than the higher bands' 'shallower' for the same contrast.这是平淡的形容词表达(“less deep”),不如更高分段用“shallower”来表达同一对比时那么生动。
    • GRA“and that meeting went badly because nobody had practiced disagreeing face to face” — This combines a simple coordinated clause with one 'because' clause, the standard toolkit at this band.这里把一个简单的并列从句和一个“because”从句结合在一起,是这个分数段的标准句式工具。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with the hedge 'I'd say' inserted mid-sentence and closes with the reflective repetition of 'though', showing more natural spoken qualification than the 6.5 answer's plainer statements.7.0分范文在句中插入缓和语“I'd say”,并以“though”的反复使用来反思性收尾,比6.5分范文更平淡的陈述显得更具自然口语化的限定意味。

    Yes, and I've watched it happen. A group project I helped a younger friend with had six students who coordinated entirely through chat and met in person exactly once — and that one meeting was a disaster, because nobody had practised disagreeing face to face. Screens make communication easier and shallower at the same time, I'd say: quick to send, easy to misread, simple to avoid altogether. Students who message rather than talk can end up missing skills like reading a face or handling a bit of awkwardness. It isn't inevitable, though — the same tools let shy students contribute more than they otherwise would. Without deliberate in-person effort, though, something real does tend to get lost.

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    是的,而且我亲眼见过这种情况发生。我曾帮一个年纪较小的朋友参与过一个小组项目,六个学生完全靠聊天软件协调工作,只见过一次面——而那唯一的一次见面却是一场灾难,因为没有人练习过如何当面表达不同意见。我想说,屏幕让沟通变得更容易的同时也更肤浅了:发送很快,容易被误读,也很容易被彻底回避。用发消息代替当面交谈的学生,最后可能会错过一些技能,比如察言观色,或者应对一点点尴尬的场面。不过这也不是必然的——同样的这些工具,也能让害羞的学生比原本更多地参与进来。但如果没有刻意的线下互动,确实有些真实的东西往往会流失掉。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“It isn't inevitable, though — the same tools let shy students contribute more than they otherwise would.” — This dash-linked contrastive sentence shows more deliberate organisation than the plain 'But' sentence used for the same contrast at 6.5.这个用破折号连接的对比句,比6.5分范文中用来表达同一对比的简单“But”句显示出更用心的组织安排。
    • LR“quick to send, easy to misread, simple to avoid altogether” — This tricolon list is more polished and rhythmic than the plain description used for the same idea at 6.5.这个三项式列举比6.5分范文中同一想法所用的平实描述更精致、更有节奏感。
    • GRA“Screens make communication easier and shallower at the same time, I'd say: quick to send, easy to misread, simple to avoid altogether.” — This colon-linked list follows a mid-sentence hedge, a more complex structure than the simple sentences used at 6.5.这个用冒号连接的列举句紧跟在句中缓和语之后,比6.5分范文中使用的简单句更复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer uses the idiomatic verb 'dodge' for avoiding messages, an embedded dash-clause mid-sentence, and closes with the vivid personification 'it rarely announces itself as it goes', showing its most idiomatic and compressed phrasing.7.5分范文用习语化动词“dodge”来表示回避消息,句中嵌入了破折号从句,并以拟人化的生动表达“it rarely announces itself as it goes”收尾,展现出其最地道、最凝练的措辞。

    Yes, and I've watched it happen firsthand. A group project I helped a younger friend with involved six students who coordinated entirely by chat and met in person exactly once, a meeting that turned into something of a disaster because nobody had practised disagreeing face to face. Screens make communication easier and shallower in equal measure: quick to send, easy to misread, simple to dodge altogether. Students who message rather than talk risk missing the skills of reading a face, waiting for a turn, or sitting through a little awkwardness. It isn't inevitable — the very same tools let shy students contribute in ways they otherwise wouldn't — but without deliberate in-person work, something genuinely valuable slips away, and it rarely announces itself as it goes.

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    是的,而且我亲眼见证过这种情况发生。我曾帮一个年纪较小的朋友参与过一个小组项目,六个学生完全靠聊天软件协调,只见过一次面——那次见面几乎成了一场灾难,因为没有人练习过如何当面表达不同意见。屏幕让沟通同时变得更容易、也更肤浅:发送很快,容易被误读,也很容易被彻底回避掉。用发消息代替当面交谈的学生,可能会错失察言观色、耐心等待轮到自己发言、或者忍受一点点尴尬场面这些技能。这并非必然——同样的这些工具,也能让害羞的学生以他们原本做不到的方式参与进来——但如果没有刻意进行的线下互动,某些真正有价值的东西确实会悄悄流失,而且它流失的时候往往悄无声息,不会大张旗鼓地提醒你。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“but without deliberate in-person work, something genuinely valuable slips away” — This concessive 'but' clause, following an embedded dash-aside, integrates contrast and conclusion more tightly than the separate sentences used at 6.5 and 7.0.这个跟在嵌入式破折号插入语之后的让步“but”从句,比6.5和7.0分范文中使用的分开句子更紧密地整合了对比与结论。
    • LR“simple to dodge altogether” — 'Dodge' is an idiomatic, less common verb, more vivid than the plainer 'avoid' used for the same idea at 7.0 and 6.5.“Dodge”是一个习语化、较少见的动词,比7.0和6.5分范文中同一想法所用的更平淡的“avoid”更生动。
    • GRA“the very same tools let shy students contribute in ways they otherwise wouldn't — but without deliberate in-person work, something genuinely valuable slips away” — This dash-embedded clause, nested inside a longer sentence with a concessive 'but', is a more compressed structure than the separate sentences used at 6.5.这个嵌入破折号的从句,套嵌在带有让步“but”的更长句子里,比6.5分范文中使用的分开句子结构更为凝练。

  6. 6. Will online learning eventually replace face-to-face classroom teaching?

    2026年9–12月
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    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with 'I think it will support...not replace it' and connects reasons with simple 'but' and 'because' clauses, giving one clear personal example.6.5分范文以“I think it will support...not replace it”开篇,并用简单的“but”和“because”从句连接理由,给出一个清晰的个人例子。

    I think it will support classroom teaching, not replace it. My sister taught secondary school during the pandemic year, with better technology than existed just five years before, but her students actually learned less than in a normal term. It wasn't because the content was worse — a fourteen-year-old alone in a bedroom just doesn't learn the same way as one in a room with twenty-nine classmates and a teacher watching. Online learning works well for motivated adults and for things like lectures or revision. But it can't yet give the pressure and social support that keep most learners going. I think we will end up with a mix of both.

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    我认为它会成为课堂教学的辅助,而不是取代课堂教学。我姐姐在疫情那一年教中学,当时的技术条件比五年前更好,但她的学生实际学到的东西反而比正常学期还要少。这并不是因为教学内容变差了——一个十四岁的孩子独自待在卧室里学习,跟坐在有二十九个同学、还有老师盯着的教室里学习,效果就是不一样。在线学习对有自觉性的成年人,以及讲座、复习这类内容来说效果不错。但它目前还无法提供那种督促和社交支持,而这恰恰是让大多数学习者坚持下去的关键。我认为最终会形成两者结合的局面。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“I think we will end up with a mix of both.” — This short, plain closing conclusion states the final position with minimal elaboration.这个简短、平实的结尾陈述了最终立场,几乎没有进一步阐述。
    • LR“with better technology than existed just five years before” — This is plain comparative phrasing, functional but not particularly striking.这是平实的比较句式,有实用性但不算特别引人注目。
    • GRA“But it can't yet give the pressure and social support that keep most learners going.” — This simple sentence contains one relative clause, a basic structure for adding detail.这个简单句包含一个关系从句,是补充细节的基础结构。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with the compact hedge 'Supplement, I'd say, not replace' and closes with the reflective 'My guess is a permanent blend', showing more natural personal framing than the 6.5 version's plainer statements.7.0分范文以简洁的缓和语“Supplement, I'd say, not replace”开篇,并以反思性的“My guess is a permanent blend”收尾,比6.5版本更平淡的陈述显得更具自然的个人化表达。

    Supplement, I'd say, not replace. My sister taught secondary school through the pandemic year, with noticeably better tools than existed even five years earlier, and her students still learned measurably less than in a normal term — not because the content was worse, but because a fourteen-year-old alone in a bedroom simply doesn't learn the way one does in a room with twenty-nine classmates and an adult watching. Online learning works well for motivated adults and for straightforward content delivery: lectures, practice, revision. What it can't yet provide is the pressure, attention and social fabric that keep most learners going. My guess is a permanent blend, with the online share growing for older students and staying small for children.

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    我想说是辅助,而不是取代。我姐姐在疫情那一年教中学,当时的教学工具明显比五年前更好,但她的学生学到的东西依然明显比正常学期要少——这不是因为教学内容更差,而是因为一个十四岁的孩子独自待在卧室里,学习方式终究不同于坐在有二十九个同学、还有大人盯着的教室里。在线学习对有自觉性的成年人以及单纯的内容传递——比如讲座、练习、复习——效果不错。但它目前还无法提供的是那种督促、专注度,以及维系大多数学习者坚持下去的社交纽带。我猜最终会形成一种长期的混合模式,年纪较大的学生线上比例会越来越高,而孩子的线上比例则会一直很小。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“Supplement, I'd say, not replace.” — This compact two-word contrast opener, with an embedded hedge, is tighter than the full sentence used for the same claim at 6.5.这个由两个词构成的简洁对比式开头,加上句中嵌入的缓和语,比6.5分范文中用于同一论断的完整句子更为紧凑。
    • LR“What it can't yet provide is the pressure, attention and social fabric that keep most learners going.” — This cleft-like sentence structure uses the moderately vivid noun phrase 'social fabric' for the idea plainer bands would call 'support'.这个类分裂句结构用了较为生动的名词短语“social fabric”,来表达低分段中会用“support”来称呼的概念。
    • GRA“not because the content was worse, but because a fourteen-year-old alone in a bedroom simply doesn't learn the way one does in a room with twenty-nine classmates and an adult watching” — This long correlative 'not...but because' structure, with an embedded comparative clause, is more complex than the simple sentences used at 6.5.这个较长的关联结构“not...but because”,加上句中嵌入的比较从句,比6.5分范文中使用的简单句更为复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer opens with the compressed dash-linked claim 'Supplement, not replace — that's my honest read on it' and uses the precise verb 'swelling' for growth, showing its most idiomatic, compact phrasing.7.5分范文以破折号连接的凝练论断“Supplement, not replace — that's my honest read on it”开篇,并用精确的动词“swelling”来表示增长,展现出其最地道、最紧凑的措辞。

    Supplement, not replace — that's my honest read on it. My sister taught secondary school through the pandemic year, armed with noticeably better tools than had existed even five years earlier, and her students still learned measurably less than in a normal term, not because the content was worse but because a fourteen-year-old alone in a bedroom simply doesn't absorb material the way one does in a room with twenty-nine classmates and an adult keeping watch. Online learning does the job well enough for motivated adults and for plain content delivery — lectures, practice, revision — but what it can't yet supply is the pressure, attention and social fabric that keep most learners actually showing up. My best guess is a permanent blend, the online share swelling for older students while staying negligible for children.

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    辅助,而不是取代——这是我对此最诚实的看法。我姐姐在疫情那一年教中学,当时她拥有明显比五年前更好的教学工具,但她的学生学到的东西依然明显比正常学期要少,这不是因为教学内容更差,而是因为一个十四岁的孩子独自待在卧室里,终究不会像坐在有二十九个同学、还有大人盯着的教室里那样吸收知识。在线学习对有自觉性的成年人以及单纯的内容传递——讲座、练习、复习——来说效果算是够用了,但它目前还无法提供的,是那种督促、专注度,以及真正让大多数学习者持续出现在课堂上的社交纽带。我最好的猜测是,最终会形成一种长期的混合模式:年纪较大的学生线上比例会不断攀升,而孩子的线上比例则始终微乎其微。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“that's my honest read on it” — This dash-linked personal evaluative tag, directly following the compact opening claim, is tighter than the 7.0 answer's simpler hedge for the same idea.这个紧跟在简洁开篇论断之后、用破折号连接的个人评价性短语,比7.0分范文中用于同一想法的更简单的缓和语更为紧凑。
    • LR“the online share swelling for older students while staying negligible for children” — The precise, less common verb 'swelling' and adjective 'negligible' are more vivid than the plainer 'growing'/'staying small' phrasing used at 7.0.精确、较少见的动词“swelling”和形容词“negligible”,比7.0分范文中使用的更平淡的“growing”/“staying small”更为生动。
    • GRA“armed with noticeably better tools than had existed even five years earlier” — This past-participial phrase ('armed with...') modifies the subject, a compressed non-finite structure not used at the lower bands.这个过去分词短语(“armed with...”)修饰主语,是一种低分段未曾使用过的凝练非限定结构。

  7. 7. Would it be desirable to use technology for medical treatment instead of doctors and nurses?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with a direct claim ('Alongside doctors, yes, but not instead of them') and connects points with simple 'But' and 'so', giving one concrete personal example.6.5分范文以直接的论断(“Alongside doctors, yes, but not instead of them”)开篇,并用简单的“But”和“so”连接各要点,给出一个具体的个人例子。

    Alongside doctors, yes, but not instead of them. When my father had a scan last year, the computer found a kidney stone in seconds, faster than a tired doctor might. But then the doctor spent twenty minutes explaining it in a way that stopped my father from being scared, and no machine can do that yet. I think technology should do the pattern-finding, the monitoring, and the paperwork, so doctors have more time for difficult decisions and real care. A hospital with only machines would work well, but it would also feel a bit frightening.

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    作为医生的辅助,是的,但不能取代医生。去年我父亲做扫描检查时,电脑几秒钟内就发现了肾结石,比一个疲惫的医生可能更快。但随后医生花了二十分钟,用一种能让我父亲不再害怕的方式向他解释病情,而这一点目前还没有机器能做到。我认为科技应该负责模式识别、监测和文书工作,这样医生就能有更多时间用于处理复杂的决策和真正的关怀。一家完全只有机器的医院或许运作得很好,但也会让人觉得有点可怕。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“But then the doctor spent twenty minutes explaining it in a way that stopped my father from being scared, and no machine can do that yet.” — This new sentence, starting with 'But', is an additive contrast rather than a structure fused into the previous sentence.这个以“But”开头的新句子,是一种附加式的对比,而不是与前一句融合在一起的结构。
    • LR“the computer found a kidney stone in seconds” — This uses the plain verb 'found', less precise than the more specific verb 'flagged' used for the same idea at the higher bands.这里使用了平淡的动词“found”,不如更高分段中用于同一想法的更精确的动词“flagged”那样准确。
    • GRA“A hospital with only machines would work well, but it would also feel a bit frightening.” — This simple coordination with 'but' produces a basic contrastive sentence, the standard tool at this band.这个用“but”构成的简单并列句,产生了一个基础的对比句,是这个分数段的标准工具。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with the semicolon-balanced 'Alongside them, yes; instead of them, no' and closes with the balanced phrase 'efficient, and honestly a little terrifying', a more compressed structure than the 6.5 version's plainer sentences.7.0分范文以分号平衡结构“Alongside them, yes; instead of them, no”开篇,并以平衡短语“efficient, and honestly a little terrifying”收尾,比6.5版本更平淡的句子结构更为凝练。

    Alongside them, yes; instead of them, no. When my father had a scan last year, the software flagged a kidney stone within seconds — faster, and probably more reliably, than a tired radiologist might manage. But the doctor then spent a good twenty minutes explaining it in a way that stopped him being frightened, and no system does that yet, or is really trusted to. I'd say technology should take over the pattern-recognition, the monitoring and the paperwork, and hand humans back the time for what actually needs a human: judgement in ambiguous cases, and genuine care. A hospital staffed only by machines would be efficient, and honestly a little terrifying.

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    作为辅助,是的;完全取代,不。去年我父亲做扫描检查时,软件几秒钟内就标记出了肾结石——比一位疲惫的放射科医生可能做到的更快,也可能更可靠。但随后医生花了足足二十分钟,用一种能让他不再害怕的方式向他解释病情,而目前还没有系统能做到这一点,也没有系统真正被信任去做这件事。我想说,科技应该接管模式识别、监测和文书工作,把时间还给人类,用在真正需要人类判断的地方:处理模糊不清的病例,以及真正的关怀。一家完全由机器运营的医院或许会很高效,但说实话,也会让人觉得有点吓人。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“Alongside them, yes; instead of them, no.” — This semicolon-balanced parallel opener is a tighter, more economical framing than the full sentence used for the same claim at 6.5.这个用分号构成平衡结构的开头,比6.5分范文中用于同一论断的完整句子更紧凑、更简练。
    • LR“faster, and probably more reliably, than a tired radiologist might manage” — This is natural, moderately precise comparative phrasing, more fluent than the plainer version of the same comparison at 6.5.这是自然、较为精确的比较句式,比6.5分范文中同一比较的更平淡版本更流畅。
    • GRA“hand humans back the time for what actually needs a human: judgement in ambiguous cases, and genuine care” — This colon-linked clause specifies the previous noun phrase, a more complex structure than the simple sentences used at 6.5.这个用冒号连接的从句对前面的名词短语做了具体说明,比6.5分范文中使用的简单句更复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer intensifies the opening balance with 'absolutely not', uses the precise verb 'shoulder' for taking on responsibility, and closes with the compressed evaluative phrase 'more than a little terrifying', showing its most idiomatic phrasing.7.5分范文用“absolutely not”强化了开篇的平衡结构,用精确的动词“shoulder”来表示承担责任,并以凝练的评价性短语“more than a little terrifying”收尾,展现出其最地道的措辞。

    Alongside them, yes; instead of them, absolutely not. When my father had a scan last year, the software flagged a kidney stone within seconds, faster and probably more reliably than a tired radiologist might have managed. But the doctor then spent a good twenty minutes talking him through it in a way that stopped him being frightened, and no system does that yet, or is trusted enough to. Technology, I'd argue, should shoulder the pattern-recognition, the monitoring and the paperwork, handing humans back the time for whatever genuinely needs a human touch: judgement in ambiguous cases, and care that actually feels like care. A hospital staffed entirely by machines would be efficient and, frankly, more than a little terrifying.

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    作为辅助,是的;完全取代,绝对不行。去年我父亲做扫描检查时,软件几秒钟内就标记出了肾结石,比一位疲惫的放射科医生可能做到的更快、也可能更可靠。但随后医生花了足足二十分钟,用一种能让他不再害怕的方式向他讲解病情,而目前还没有系统能做到这一点,也没有系统被足够信任去做这件事。我认为,科技应该扛起模式识别、监测和文书工作这些担子,把时间还给人类,用在那些真正需要人情味的地方:处理模糊不清的病例,以及真正称得上关怀的照护。一家完全由机器运营的医院或许会很高效,但说实话,也会让人觉得相当吓人。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“Alongside them, yes; instead of them, absolutely not.” — This intensified semicolon-balanced opener is sharper than the plain 'no' used for the same structure at 7.0.这个强化了的分号平衡式开头,比7.0分范文中用于同一结构的简单“no”更为犀利。
    • LR“Technology, I'd argue, should shoulder the pattern-recognition, the monitoring and the paperwork” — 'Shoulder' is a precise, less common verb, more vivid than the plainer 'take over' used for the same idea at 7.0.“Shoulder”是一个精确、较少见的动词,比7.0分范文中同一想法所用的更平淡的“take over”更生动。
    • GRA“handing humans back the time for whatever genuinely needs a human touch” — This present-participial phrase ('handing...') functions as a connector between clauses, a more compressed non-finite structure than the coordinated 'and hand' clause used at 7.0.这个现在分词短语(“handing...”)在分句之间起到连接作用,比7.0分范文中使用的并列“and hand”从句更为凝练的非限定结构。

  8. 8. To what extent is technology likely to cause mass unemployment in society?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with a hedged claim ('there will be some unemployment, but it will not affect everyone equally') and connects points with simple 'but' and 'So', a plain step-by-step structure.6.5分范文以带有缓和语气的论断(“会出现一些失业情况,但影响不会对每个人都一样”)开篇,用简单的“but”和“So”连接各要点,是一种平实的、按部就班的结构。

    I think there will be some unemployment, but it will not affect everyone equally. My studio had four junior designers three years ago, and now we only have one, because AI does most of the basic work they used to learn from. The jobs did not disappear completely, but the easy way in did. History shows that technology usually creates as many jobs as it destroys, and I mostly believe that, but the new jobs often come slowly and in different places. So I don't think there will be mass unemployment everywhere, but I do think some groups will be badly affected. The question is whether we help them or ignore the problem.

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    我认为会出现一些失业情况,但影响不会对每个人都一样。我所在的工作室三年前有四名初级设计师,现在只剩一名了,因为AI已经承担了他们过去用来学习的大部分基础工作。这些岗位并没有完全消失,但那条容易入行的路却消失了。历史表明,科技通常创造的就业岗位和它摧毁的一样多,这一点我基本认同,但新岗位往往出现得比较慢,而且出现在不同的地方。所以我不认为到处都会出现大规模失业,但我确实认为某些群体会受到严重影响。问题在于,我们是去帮助他们,还是无视这个问题。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“So I don't think there will be mass unemployment everywhere, but I do think some groups will be badly affected.” — This summarising sentence, starting with 'So', gives a plain sequential conclusion rather than a more integrated final synthesis.这个以“So”开头的总结句,给出的是一个平实的顺序式结论,而不是更为融合的最终综合总结。
    • LR“the easy way in did” — This is plain, informal phrasing, functional but not particularly precise.这是平实、口语化的说法,有实用性但不算特别精确。
    • GRA“because AI does most of the basic work they used to learn from” — This simple 'because' clause is the most basic tool for explaining a cause.这个简单的“because”从句是解释原因最基础的工具。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with the compact fragment 'Some, and the pain will be unevenly shared, I think' and links ideas with a dash-based aside, a more complex structure than the 6.5 version's step-by-step sentences.7.0分范文以简洁的片段“Some, and the pain will be unevenly shared, I think”开篇,并用破折号插入语来连接各个想法,比6.5版本按部就班的句子更为复杂。

    Some, and the pain will be unevenly shared, I think. Our studio had four junior designers three years ago and now has just one, because AI does most of the production work they used to learn on — the jobs didn't exactly vanish, but the entry point did, and that's roughly the pattern I'd expect elsewhere: fewer roles at the bottom, more pressure in the middle. History says technology creates about as many jobs as it destroys, and I mostly buy that, but the new jobs tend to arrive slowly and in different places from the old ones. Mass unemployment across the whole of society seems unlikely to me; mass disruption of particular groups seems close to certain. The real question is whether we cushion that or simply pretend it isn't happening.

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    我认为会有一些失业,而且这种痛苦会分布得很不均匀。我们工作室三年前有四名初级设计师,现在只剩一名了,因为AI承担了他们过去用来练手的大部分生产性工作——这些岗位并没有真正消失,但入行的门槛消失了,而这大致就是我预期在别处也会出现的模式:底层岗位减少,中层压力增大。历史告诉我们,科技创造的就业岗位大致和它摧毁的一样多,这一点我基本认同,但新岗位往往出现得比较慢,而且和旧岗位出现在不同的地方。整个社会范围内的大规模失业,在我看来不太可能;但特定群体遭受大规模冲击,则几乎是必然的。真正的问题在于,我们是去缓冲这种冲击,还是干脆假装它没有发生。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“The real question is whether we cushion that or simply pretend it isn't happening.” — This closing rhetorical framing, naming 'the real question', is a more deliberate synthesising move than the plain 'So' sentence used at 6.5.这个点明“the real question”的结尾式修辞架构,比6.5分范文中使用的简单“So”句更为用心的综合性写法。
    • LR“mass disruption of particular groups seems close to certain” — This is moderately precise, formal phrasing, more polished than the plainer equivalent claim at 6.5.这是较为精确、正式的说法,比6.5分范文中对应的更平淡的论断更为精致。
    • GRA“the jobs didn't exactly vanish, but the entry point did, and that's roughly the pattern I'd expect elsewhere: fewer roles at the bottom, more pressure in the middle” — This long sentence combines coordination, a colon-linked list, and an embedded comparative point, more complex than the short sentences used at 6.5.这个长句结合了并列结构、冒号列举和嵌入式的比较论点,比6.5分范文中使用的短句更复杂。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer uses the vivid idiom 'cut their teeth on' for junior designers learning the job, the more formal 'as I see it', and closes with the compact phrase 'cushion that blow', showing its most idiomatic phrasing.7.5分范文用生动的习语“cut their teeth on”来表示初级设计师学习磨练技艺,使用更正式的“as I see it”,并以简洁的短语“cushion that blow”收尾,展现出其最地道的措辞。

    Some, and the pain will be unevenly distributed, I suspect. Our studio had four junior designers three years ago and now has just one, because AI absorbs most of the production work they used to cut their teeth on — the jobs themselves didn't vanish so much as the entry point did, and that's roughly the pattern I'd expect more broadly: fewer roles at the bottom, more squeeze in the middle. History suggests technology creates about as many jobs as it destroys, and I mostly buy that argument, but the new jobs tend to arrive slowly and in altogether different places from the old ones. Mass unemployment across society at large seems unlikely; mass disruption of particular groups seems close to certain. The real question, as I see it, is whether we cushion that blow or simply pretend it isn't happening.

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    我猜想会有一些失业,而且这种痛苦会分布得很不均匀。我们工作室三年前有四名初级设计师,现在只剩一名了,因为AI吸纳了他们过去用来磨练手艺的大部分生产性工作——与其说这些岗位本身消失了,不如说是入行的门槛消失了,而这大致就是我预期在更大范围内也会出现的模式:底层岗位减少,中层压力增大。历史表明,科技创造的就业岗位大致和它摧毁的一样多,这个论点我基本认同,但新岗位往往出现得比较慢,而且完全出现在和旧岗位不同的地方。整个社会范围内的大规模失业,在我看来不太可能出现;但特定群体遭受大规模冲击,则几乎是必然的。依我看,真正的问题在于,我们是去缓冲这次冲击,还是干脆假装它没有发生。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“The real question, as I see it, is whether we cushion that blow or simply pretend it isn't happening.” — The mid-sentence parenthetical 'as I see it', inserted into the closing rhetorical framing, is more elaborate than the equivalent sentence used at 7.0.这个插在句中的插入语“as I see it”,嵌入到结尾的修辞架构里,比7.0分范文中对应的句子更为精致。
    • LR“used to cut their teeth on” — This is a vivid, idiomatic phrase, more striking than the plainer 'used to learn on' used for the same idea at 6.5 and 7.0.这是一个生动、习语化的短语,比6.5和7.0分范文中同一想法所用的更平淡的“used to learn on”更引人注目。
    • GRA“the jobs themselves didn't vanish so much as the entry point did” — This 'not so much as' comparative construction is a more sophisticated, compressed structure than the simple coordination used for the same idea at 6.5.这个“not so much as”比较结构,比6.5分范文中用于同一想法的简单并列结构更为成熟、凝练。

  9. 9. Could artificial intelligence that is capable of complex decision-making pose a threat to humanity?

    2026年9–12月
    查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比
    6.5 分

    The 6.5 answer opens with 'Yes, I think it could' and connects reasons with simple 'But' and a short question-answer structure, giving one concrete workplace example.6.5分范文以“Yes, I think it could”开篇,用简单的“But”和一个简短的问答结构来连接理由,给出一个具体的职场实例。

    Yes, I think it could, but maybe not in the way films show it. A bank client once asked us to design a screen for a loan system where AI made the decision. When I asked what a customer would see if they were rejected, nobody could explain the reason — only the machine knew. I think that is the real danger: important decisions made faster than people can check, by systems that nobody really understands, controlled by whoever owns them. Whether a machine could actually want to hurt us is a different question. But whether we give it power before we understand it is a real question, and so far the answer seems to be yes.

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    是的,我认为它可能会造成伤害,但也许不是电影里表现的那种方式。曾经有一个银行客户请我们为一个由AI做决策的贷款系统设计界面。当我问,如果客户被拒绝,他们会看到什么解释时,没有人能说清楚原因——只有机器知道。我认为这才是真正的危险所在:重要的决策以人们来不及核查的速度做出,由没人真正理解的系统做出,而这些系统又掌握在拥有它们的人手中。机器是否真的会想要伤害我们,这是另一个问题。但我们是否会在理解它之前就把权力交给它,这才是一个真实存在的问题,而到目前为止,答案似乎是肯定的。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“But whether we give it power before we understand it is a real question, and so far the answer seems to be yes.” — This new sentence, starting with 'But', is a plain final point tacked onto the discussion rather than woven into it.这个以“But”开头的新句子,是一个平实的、附加在讨论末尾的观点,而不是被融入讨论之中。
    • LR“only the machine knew” — This is plain, simple phrasing for expressing the same idea the higher bands render with parallel clauses.这是一种平实、简单的说法,用来表达高分段中用并列从句所表达的同一想法。
    • GRA“When I asked what a customer would see if they were rejected, nobody could explain the reason — only the machine knew.” — This simple sentence combines one 'if' clause with a dash addition, a basic structure for this band.这个简单句结合了一个“if”从句和一个破折号补充成分,是这个分数段的基础结构。
    7.0 分

    The 7.0 answer opens with 'though the threat I actually worry about is quieter than the films suggest' and uses a colon-linked list to define 'the danger as I see it', a more complex structure than the 6.5 version's plainer sentences.7.0分范文以“though the threat I actually worry about is quieter than the films suggest”开篇,并用冒号列举句来定义“the danger as I see it”,比6.5版本更平淡的句子结构更为复杂。

    It could, though the threat I actually worry about is quieter than the films suggest. A bank client once asked us to design the screen for a loan system where an AI made the decision, and when I asked what a customer would see if they were rejected, nobody could really explain why — the machine knew, and no human did. That's the danger as I see it: decisions of real consequence made faster than anyone can properly check, by systems whose reasoning stays opaque, in the hands of whoever happens to own them. Whether a machine could ever actually want to harm us is a philosophical question; whether we'd hand it that power before we understood it is a practical one — and so far, the answer has been yes.

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    有可能,不过我真正担心的那种威胁,要比电影里表现的更为悄无声息。曾经有一个银行客户请我们为一个由AI做决策的贷款系统设计界面,当我问,如果客户被拒绝,他们会看到什么解释时,没有人能真正说清楚原因——机器知道,但没有人知道。依我看,这才是真正的危险所在:有实际影响的决策,以任何人都来不及仔细核查的速度做出,由推理过程始终不透明的系统做出,而这些系统又掌握在碰巧拥有它们的人手中。机器是否真的会想要伤害我们,这是一个哲学问题;而我们是否会在理解它之前就把这种权力交给它,这才是一个现实问题——到目前为止,答案一直是肯定的。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“That's the danger as I see it” — This compact framing tag introduces the colon-linked explanation that follows, more deliberate than the plain 'I think that is the real danger' phrasing used at 6.5.这个简洁的引导短语引出了后面冒号列举的解释,比6.5分范文中使用的平淡说法“I think that is the real danger”更用心。
    • LR“systems whose reasoning stays opaque” — This is precise, moderately less common phrasing, more specific than the plainer description used at 6.5.这是精确、较为少见的说法,比6.5分范文中使用的更平淡的描述更具体。
    • GRA“Whether a machine could ever actually want to harm us is a philosophical question; whether we'd hand it that power before we understood it is a practical one” — This semicolon-linked pair of parallel clauses is a more complex, balanced structure than the two separate sentences used for the same distinction at 6.5.这对用分号连接的并列从句,比6.5分范文中用于同一区分的两个独立句子更为复杂、更为平衡。
    7.5 分

    The 7.5 answer intensifies the closing claim with 'an unambiguous yes', uses the precise adverb 'stubbornly' for opaque reasoning, and closes with the balanced semicolon structure for the philosophical/practical distinction, showing its most idiomatic, compressed phrasing.7.5分范文用“an unambiguous yes”强化了结尾的论断,用精确的副词“stubbornly”来形容不透明的推理过程,并以分号平衡结构来区分哲学问题与现实问题,展现出其最地道、最凝练的措辞。

    It could, though the threat that actually worries me is quieter than anything the films suggest. A bank client once asked us to design the screen for a loan system where an AI made the final call, and when I asked what a rejected customer would actually see, nobody in the room could explain the reasoning — the machine knew, and no human did. That, to my mind, is the real danger: decisions of genuine consequence made faster than anyone can properly check, by systems whose reasoning stays stubbornly opaque, sitting in the hands of whoever happens to own them. Whether a machine could ever want to harm us is a philosophical question; whether we'd hand it the power to before we'd understood it is a practical one, and so far the answer has been an unambiguous yes.

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    有可能,不过真正让我担心的那种威胁,要比电影里所暗示的任何情况都更为悄无声息。曾经有一个银行客户请我们为一个由AI做最终决策的贷款系统设计界面,当我问,一个被拒绝的客户实际上会看到什么解释时,在场没有一个人能解释清楚其中的推理逻辑——机器知道,但没有人知道。依我看,这才是真正的危险所在:具有实际影响的决策,以任何人都来不及仔细核查的速度做出,由推理过程顽固不透明的系统做出,而这些系统又掌握在碰巧拥有它们的人手中。机器是否会想要伤害我们,这是一个哲学问题;而我们是否会在理解它之前就把这种权力交给它,这才是一个现实问题——到目前为止,答案一直是毫不含糊的肯定。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FC“and so far the answer has been an unambiguous yes” — This intensified closing claim is sharper and more evaluative than the plainer 'the answer has been yes' used at 7.0.这个强化了的结尾论断,比7.0分范文中使用的更平淡的“the answer has been yes”更犀利、更具评价性。
    • LR“reasoning stays stubbornly opaque” — The precise, less common adverb 'stubbornly' is more vivid than the plainer phrasing used for the same idea at 7.0.精确、较为少见的副词“stubbornly”,比7.0分范文中同一想法所用的更平淡的说法更为生动。
    • GRA“sitting in the hands of whoever happens to own them” — This present-participial phrase ('sitting in...') functions as a modifier, a compressed non-finite structure more flexible than the prepositional phrase used for the same idea at 7.0.这个现在分词短语(“sitting in...”)起到修饰语的作用,是比7.0分范文中同一想法所用的介词短语更灵活的凝练非限定结构。

常见问题

这道 Part 2 题应该讲多长？
讲 1 到 2 分钟。考官会在 2 分钟时打断你，因此目标约 220-300 词，覆盖题卡上的每一点，并以你的感受收尾。
这张题卡之后会问哪些 Part 3 问题？
在"A Problem You Had With Some Technology"之后，考官提出过 9 个讨论题，见上方列表。问题会从你的个人经历转向同一主题的普遍观点。
这张题卡还在使用吗？
是的——它是当前考试时段（2026年9–12月）的题卡。