【考试题目】
Around the world, more adults can work at home and more children can study at home as computer technologies become cheaper and more accessible. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
【题目翻译】
在全世界范围内，更多的成年人在家里工作，更多的儿童可以在家里学习，因为电脑技术变得更便宜、更可及了。你认为这是一个积极的还是消极的发展?
【关键词分析】
work at home / study at home
本题的重心落在这两个单词上，因此要求考生必须同时围绕这两点展开，缺一不可。
【话题分类与题型】
本题是一个完全的老题，与2008年11月15日的考题完全相同。属于科技类话题，题型为Discursive (Argumentation)。
【话题评价】
这个话题应该属于科技类话题中非常简单的题目了，因为它是结合了远程教育+远程上班，虽然两者都要提，但是由于篇幅关系，双方都不用延展很多，因此非常简单。
【类似真题】
1. Many employees may work at home with the modern technology. Some people claim that it can benefit only the workers, not the employers. Do you agree or disagree? (050716)
2. Today, people in many countries can live and work anywhere they choose, because of improved communication technology and transport. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages? (090117)
3. Many people use distance-learning programs (study material post, TV, Internet, etc。) to study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the benefit as much as attending college or university. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? (041113, 081023, 100515)
【结构与思路】
本文属于advantage/ disadvantage题型，分段的时候一定要注意，不要按照远程上班/远程教育来分段，而应当按照优点和缺点来分。文章建议写成双边，可以分四段或者五段，前一段(或者两段)介绍远程上班、远程教育的优点，后一段介绍缺点，最终的结论是各有利弊。
