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99年1月 Section A In part, the sudden re-emergence of technological progress is the climax of years of research in different fields that are finally reaching critical mass. The Internet only became a commercial proposition in the mid-1990s. The first successful gene-splicing experiment was done in 1973, but biotechnology is only now set to explode. Moreover, different parts of the innovation wave are starting to feed and reinforce one another, as fast computers greatly accelerate the ability of scientists to understand and manipulate genes. On the contrary, biological techniques now seem the best foundations for developing tomorrow’s new generation computers. Section B 从根本上来说， 知识经济的价值在于改变工业经济时代以来经济、社会、环境三者相脱节的状态，解决传统文明造成的人与自然关系、人与社会关系得危机，促进人类社会从低持续性的文明向高持续性的文明。 99年6月 Section A ( 20 minutes, 10 points) Intimacy is key in a world of connection (where individuals negotiate complex networks of friendship , minimize differences, try to reach consensus, and avoid the appearance of superiority, which would highlight differences. In a world of status, independence is key, because a primary means of establishing status is to tell others what to do, and taking orders is a marker of low status.Though all humans need both intimacy and independence, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions. Section B (20 minutes, 10 points) 没有人愿意看到东南亚金融危机在中国重演，因此，有效的预防和坚定的调整在今天日益开放的经济环境中尤显重要。我们欣喜地看到， 政府不仅早已意识到了金融危机的潜在危害，而且还及时果断地采取了一系列有力措施， 进行规范和引导。For years, the striking increase of digital computing and networking has been rewriting the rules in business, and it will continue to do so. Now, as these technologies develop rapidly, the Information Revolution promises to touch--- and in some cases radically transform--- every aspect of life: our work and leisure, all manner of scientific techniques, and virtually every method for recording and transmitting knowledge, including books, newspapers, magazines, movies, t