Question

【题目】请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150 词左右的文章。

Twenty years ago,getting sick meant visiting a doctor.Now,many internet tools seek to identify what disease a person has based on symptoms described.The following are some studies.

Study 1 A study led by an American researcher showed these web-based tools may be useful for patients who are trying to decide whether they should get to a doctor quickly. Besides,online symptom checkers can help seriously-ill patients for a guided care.According to the findings,overall the 23 symptom checkers provided correct advice in 58 percent of cases in more critical cases.

Study2 Australian researchers at Edith Cowan University in Perth.did a new study,which examined 36 international internet-based symptom checkers,finding these online symptom checkers were rarely correct and could be harmful. Michella Hill,a leader of the research,said,"While it may be tempting to use these tools to find out what may be causing your symptoms,most of the time they are unreliable and sometimes can be dangerous.”

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容；

2.谈谈你如何看待在线症状检查工具，用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。

（写作要求）

1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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Answer 1

【答案】Version 1

With the development of new technology, online symptom checkers are being used by more and more people. Some studies show that it is beneficial to citizens while others demonstrate that it may lead to bad results.

On a personal level, I would rather turn to these online symptom checkers in the first place, once I feel uncomfortable physically. Firstly, the development of the online symptom checkers is based on artificial intelligence, Surely, which has been widely applied in medicine. Secondly, since all you need to do is click a mouse and type your symptoms which have been stored in the database, these tools can surely save you a lot of time and money compared to visit a doctor in a hospital. Finally, if people can handle some common diseases themselves at home, it will greatly free more doctors to treat those in greatest need.

I’m sure the symptom checkers make sense, especially during an epidemic.

Version 2

With the development of new technology, online symptom checkers are being used by more and more people. Some studies show that it is beneficial to citizens while others demonstrate that it may lead to bad results.

As far as I can see, it is no good trusting the online symptom checkers when you feel sick. One of the main problems is that such tools don’t know your medical history or other symptoms. Accordingly, depending on too little information, they are likely to make a wrong or partial diagnosis. Then, people will be told to get care when they don’t need it and bear the costs and inconvenience. What’s more, making a diagnosis is sometimes a matter of life and death. However, the tools won’t bear the corresponding responsibilities for their mistakes.

On the whole, while they can fill a need in the modern health system, the online symptom checkers are far from a replacement for going to the doctor.

【解析】

本篇书面表达是读写任务。通过阅读文章可知，文章的主题是随着新技术的发展，在线症状检查被越来越多的人使用。一些研究表明，这对公民是有益的，而另一些研究表明，这可能会导致不好的结果。

第一步：通读文章后，确定文章的框架，包括时态，语态，格式，论证方式，开头结尾等。

第二步：确定文章的内容要点，包括人物，时间地点，重要细节，事件等。

第三步：整理思路，连词成文，行文连贯，内容全面。

最后还要注意所写短文的词数应为150左右；按要求完成写作任务。