第二阶段真题

With the rapid spread of the Internet and the technological innovations, the information era is truly upon us, profoundly influencing and changing not only our lifestyle, but also the way we work.

Therefore many countries have, or are in the process of creating, their own “Silicon Valley.” So far, none of them will threaten the preeminence of the U.S. prototype. What makes Silicon Valley in the U.S. such a unique entity?

First and foremost, it has the largest concentration of brilliant computer professionals and the best supporting services in the world, and easy access to world-class research institutions.

Secondly, it encourages risk taking. Hence failure will not result in fear or terror .On the contrary, those computer professionals will even harder next round.

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因特网急速普及，技术不断创新，使我们真正地进入了信息时代，深刻地影响并改变着我们的生活和工作方式。

因此，有些国家有了自己的“硅谷”，有些国家则正在创建自己的“硅谷”。但美国正统硅谷的龙头地位未受到威胁。那么美国硅谷为何会如此与众不同呢？

首先，硅谷有着全球最密集的优秀电脑专业人才和最佳支持性服务系统，并且毗邻世界一流的科研机构。

再次，硅谷鼓励冒险精神。所以失败并不可怕。相反，那些电脑专业人才会再接再厉、加倍奋斗/下次会更加努力。