问答题 You have read an article in a magazine which states that "Even though the knowledge economy is taking its shape throughout the world, just like the traditional economy, the knowledge economy still relies on resources and capital rather than knowledge." Write an article for the same magazine to clarify your own points of view towards this issue. You should use your own ideas, knowledge or experience to generate support for your argument and include an example. You should write no less than 250 words. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2.

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【答案解析】{{B}}Knowledge is the Decisive Factor to the Future Economy{{/B}} [参考范文] As we know, the traditional economy depends on resources and capital whereas the modem economy places high values on knowledge. Knowledge becomes a decisive factor to the future economy. Therefore, I cannot agree with the author's point of view that resources and capital are still key factors influencing the knowledge economy. On one hand, as a result of the information revolution and economic globalization, knowledge plays a critical role in modem economy, and knowledge-related industries make up a large proportion of the national economy. Scientific and technological progress becomes the most significant factor in economic growth. Nowadays, developed countries have formed an industrial group and growth point of the knowledge economy. For example, American economy is developing quickly because America has grasped the opportunity to reconstruct its economy system. Its economical growth point has shifted to knowledge-related industries, such as information industry, telecommunication industry, biotechnology industry and computer industry. On the other hand, it must be acknowledged that resources and capital are decisive factors to the traditional economy, But, with the advent of information era, the development of society mainly depends on modem science and technology. Take natural resources as an example. Energy crisis is one of the most serious problems human beings are faced with. By using modern science and technology, human beings can find new replaceable resources. If the development of economy only relies on limited resources and capital, economy will come to its end some day. In addition, although high speed flow of capital is beneficial to the efficient allocation of natural resources, at the same time, it brings about new financial risks. Therefore the only way to maintain the prosperity of our economy is to promote the development of knowledge economy. In summary, China, as a developing country, should realize the importance of knowledge in modern economy. We should take the advantage of talented persons to serve our country because in the future, knowledge and information will play a more important role than ever before. The future economy will rely on knowledge rather than on resources and capital as it used to do.