题：Aspeoplerelymoreandmoreontechnologytosolveproblems,theabilityofhumanstothinkforthemselveswillsurelydeteriorate.

　　这是之前练GRE的ISSUE的一篇文章……都记不得是什么时候写的了,也许有直接用别人的段子的地方……仅供参考吧……

　　Willtheabilityofhumantothinkdeteriorateasaresultofrelianceonmoderntechnology?Theauthorclaimedso.Themorewehumanbeingsdependonthehightechnologywhichprovidesuswithconvenienceandefficiency,themorepossiblewewilltoolazytothinkonourown.However,hefailstofullyevaluatethisissue.Andforonething,theabilitytothinkanduseoftechnologyarenotmutuallyexclusive.Infact,thedevelopmentoftechnologymakesmorepossibilitiesandmorespaceforhumanmindtothinkandexplore.

　　Iconcedethatsometimestechnologydoesimpairtheabilityto,forexample,compute,aswehavecalculatorsandcomputerstodothosetediousjobsforus.AndbecauseoftheGPS,wedonotneedtoremembertheroadshomeanddonothavetothinkaboutwhichroutewillbeshorterandfaster.Andsometimes,whenwehavetroubleor,thefirstthingcomeupwithisnottofindtheanswerbythinking,buttoclickthekeyboardandjustgoogleit.

　　Atthesametime,thedevelopmentoftechnologyalsoprovidesuswithnewproblemsandchallengesneverthoughtpossible.Andthemostcompellingexamplewillbeastronomy.

　　InChina,thereisanancientmythcalledChangebenyue,astoryinwhichawomennamedChangeeatakindofmedicineandthenfliedtothemoon.ForancientChinese,itisadreamthatthoughttobeneverachieved.Asaresult,nooneeverthinkabouthowtomakeitcometrue.However,withthedevelopmentofastronomy,scientistsareintriguedbytheouterspace,andbyyearsofresearchandhardwork,humanarefinallyabletoflytothemoon.Thesuccessofreachingtheouterspaceraisesmoreattentionfromallovertheworld,eventhemigrationtotheMarsseemsmorepossible.Inordertofulfillthesetasks,scientistsareworkingonalotofproblemssuchasdiscoveringmoreefficientfuel,lightermaterials,andawaytocutdownthecostwhichwillmakethespaceshipaffordableforcommonpeople.

　　AndafterHenryFordmadecarsinarevolutionaryway,theproductionline,tonesofcarssoldeveryyearintheworld.Ascarsbecomeubiquitous,theproblemsfollow.Theshortageoffuel.Asthepriceofgasolineriseseveryyear,theneedtofindalternativeenergyispressing.Nuclearenergy,andsolarenergycarsareunderexperiments.

　　Whenitcomestoalternativeenergy,nuclearenergymustbeoneofthemostpotentialones.nuclearenergyisinfinite.Yet,itcansometimesturntoahorribledisaster.

　　Inaddition,theefficiencywhichtechnologyprovidescangiveusmoretimetothinkandfocusonthosereallymattersratherthantrifles.Andtherearenumerousexamplestoname.

　　Insum,theabilitytothinkwillnotbedeterioratedbythetechnology,rather,theconvenienceandefficiencywhichtechnologyprovideswillleadtomoretimetothinkandofferuswithnewproblemsandchallengestoworkon.