The modern technology has greatly altered the mode of communication among people. With the help of the Internet, people can easily contact each other anytime anywhere. However, the side effect is that many people have become over-dependent on the Internet and neglected face-to-face communication.
As far as I'm concerned, electronic communication cannot fully replace the direct contact among people. Although it seems to bring everyone together, it actually estranges people and decreases the effectiveness of communication. A typical example is that, traditionally, people working in the same office simply walk to others and talk. Today, however, co-workers tend to send e-mails or instant messages through the Internet even when they are sitting next to each other. As words can never convey the full message, it usually takes much more time and rounds of conversation than face-to-face communication, in which people can discuss more directly with less loss of information.
To conclude, the Internet enables more effective communication in some situations, but over-dependence on it actually pulls people apart.
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本次四級作文形式仍為漫畫題，探討因特網(wǎng)等現(xiàn)代信息技術對人們交流模式的影響。話題貼近日常生活，難度中等。題目要求簡述網(wǎng)絡的影響，并解釋“電子通訊能否替代面對面的交流”，考生需要明確給出正面或反面的觀點。
如選擇“可以替代”，可考慮從信息技術先進程度、交流方式多樣化(文字、語音、視頻)等方面舉例論述。如選擇“不可替代”，則可強調(diào)信息技術無法實現(xiàn)的方面，如面對面情感交流、文字信息內(nèi)容傳達的不完整性，或是網(wǎng)絡技術的不穩(wěn)定、不可靠等方面。
