2019年6月英语四、六级试卷及答案合集

2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthe

importanceofmotivationandmethodsinlearning.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)whyRomanHolidaywasmorefamousthanBreakfastatTiffany's.

B)whyAudreyHepburnhadmorefemalefansthanmaleones.

C)WhythewomanwantedtobelikeAudreyHepburn.

D)whysomanygirlsadoredAudreyHepburn.

2.A)Heruniquepersonality.

B)Herphysicalcondition.

C)Hershiftofinteresttoperformingarts.

D)Herfamily'ssuspensionoffinancialaid.

3.A)Shewasnotanoutgoingperson.

B)Shewasmodestandhardworking

C)Shewaseasy-goingonthewhole.

D)Shewasusuallynotveryoptimistic.

4.A)Shewasinfluencedbytherolessheplayedinthefilms.

B)Herparentstaughthertosymbolizewiththeneedy.

C)Shelearnedtovolunteerwhenshewasachild.

D)Herfamilybenefitedfromotherpeople'shelp.

Questions5to8arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Giveapresentation.

B)Risesomequestions.

C)Startanewcompany.

D)Attendaboardmeeting.

6.A)Itwillcutproductioncosts.

B)Itwillraiseproductivity.

C)Nostaffwillbedismissed.

D)Nonewstaffwillbehired.

7.A)Thetimelineofrestructuring.

B)Thereasonsforrestructuring.

C)Thecommunicationchannels.

D)Thecompany'snewmissions.

8.A)Byconsultingtheirowndepartmentmanagers.

B)Byemailingquestionstothemanorthewoman.

C)Byexploringvariouschannelsofcommunication.

D)Byvisitingthecompany'sowncomputernetwork.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Ithelpspassengerstotakecareoftheirpetanimals.

B)Ithasanimalstohelppassengerscarrytheirlanguage.

C)Itusestherapyanimalstosoothenervouspassengers.

D)Itallowspassengerstohaveanimaltravelwiththem.

10.A)Avoidingpossibledangers.

B)Findingtheirwayaround.

C)Identifyingdrugsmugglers.

D)Lookingaftersickpassengers.

11.A)Scheduletheirflightsaroundtheanimalvisits.

B)Photographthetherapyanimalsattheairport.

C)Keepsomeanimalsfbrtherapeuticpurposes.

D)Bringtheiranimalsonboardtheirplane.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)BesideabeautifullypaintedwallinArles.

B)BesidethegateofanancientRomancity.

C)AtthesiteofanancientRomanmansion.

D)AttheentrancetoareceptionhallinRome.

13.A)Anumberofdifferentimages.

B)Anumberofmythologicalheroes.

C)Variousmusicalinstruments.

D)PaintingsbyfamousFrenchartists.

14.A)Theoriginalityandexpertiseshown.

B)Theworldlysophisticationdisplayed.

C)Thestunningimagesvividlydepicted.

D)Theimpressiveskillsandcostlydyes.

15.A)Hisartistictasteissuperb.

B)Hisidentityremainsunclear.

D)Hewasacollectorofantiques.

D)HewasarichItalianmerchant.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowed

bythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA)fB),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyencourageinternationalcooperation.

B)Theylaystressonbasicscientificresearch.

C)Theyplacegreatemphasisonempiricalstudies.

D)Theyfavourscientistsfromitsmembercountries.

17.A)Manyofthemwishtowininternationalrecognition.

B)Theybelievethatmorehandswillmakelightwork.

C)Theywanttofollowcloselytheinternationaltrend.

D)Manyoftheirprojectshavebecomecomplicated.

18.A)Itrequiresmathematicianstoworkindependently.

B)Itisfacedwithmanyunprecedentedchallenges.

C)Itlagsbehindotherdisciplinesincollaboration.

D)Itcallsformoreresearchfundingtocatchup.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ScientiststriedtosendaballoontoVenus.

B)ScientistsdiscoveredwateronVenus.

C)ScientistsfoundVenushadatmosphere.

D)ScientistsobservedVenusfromaspacevehicle.

20.A)ItresemblesEarthinmanyaspects.

B)Itisthesameasfictionhasportrayed.

C)Itisaparadiseofromanceforalienlife.

D)ItundergoesgeologicalchangeslikeEarth.

21.A)Itmighthavebeenhotterthanitistoday.

B)Itmighthavebeenacozyhabitatforlife.

C)ItusedtohavemorewaterthanEarth.

D)Itusedtobecoveredwithrainforests.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Causesofsleeplessness.

B)Cross-culturalcommunication.

C)Culturalpsychology.

D)Motivationandpositivefeelings.

23.A)Theyattachgreatimportancetosleep.

B)Theyoftenhavetroublefallingasleep.

C)Theypaymoreattentiontosleepefficiency.

D)TheygenerallysleeplongerthanEastAsians.

24.A)Byaskingpeopletoreporttheirsleephabits.

B)Byobservingpeople'ssleeppatternsinlabs.

C)Byhavingpeoplewearmotion-detectingwatches.

D)Byvideotapingpeople'sdailysleepingprocesses.

25.A)Ithasmaderemarkableprogressinthepastfewdecades.

B)Ithasnotyetexploredthecross-culturalaspectofsleep.

C)Ithasnotyetproducedanythingconclusive.

D)Ithasattachedattentionallovertheworld.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthehankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Pastaisnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthe

carbohydratecanformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,

nutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa26,tocutcalories,preventfat

build-upandstopbloodsugar27up.

Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,Paleo

andKeto,whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,

fishandmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28

byclean-eatingexperts.

Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthat

notonlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledrop

morethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeen

unfairlydemonized(妖魔化)becauseithadbeen30inwithother,moreft-promoting

carbohydrates.

“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn't3toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,“said

leadauthorDrJohnSievenpiper.6tIn32theevidence,wecannowsaywithsome

confidencethatpastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweighoutcomeswhenitis

consumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern.^^Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmall

weighloss34toconcerns,perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydiet

Thoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinstead

ofothercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfa

kilogramoveranaveragefbllow-upof12weeks.

A)adverse

B)championed

Cclinical

D)contrary

E)contribute

F)intimate

G)lumped

H)magnified

I)minimum

J)radiating

K)ration

L)shooting

M)subscribe

N)systematic

O)weighing

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached

toit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmay

chooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2.

TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicks

A)Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.The

depressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.Readingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretail

storeslikeMacy's,Nordstrom,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensive

careunit.Theinteractisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortar

stores(实体店)seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensus

Bureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetween

thefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof2016.

B)Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushould

consider.Lookingonlyatthat15.2percentnsurge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasan

increasethatwasonasmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbya

largepercentageterms,itisoftenstilltiny.

C)Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensus

Bureautellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesin

thefirstquarterof2016.Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfrom

offlinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof2015and2016.

D)So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone(无人机)deliveriestoyourdoorstep,allthe

retailexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevena

PresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"the

Censusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,

depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'stherealstory?

E)Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustry

isgettingreinvented,aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.Itrsstandinginthe

PathofwhatSchumpetercalledagale(大风)ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhas

beenbrewingforsometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersare

searchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacy'sputitrecently,"We'refrankly

scratchingourheads.”

F)Butit'snothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthedot.combubble,

brickandmortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill-and

quickly.Thedot.cornbustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthat

followed,on-ventionalretailers9confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinued

toreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.

G)Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn'tasimplebattleto

thedeathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkfor

peoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolsto

changehowtheysearch,shop,andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologies

toinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,to

gettingpaid.

H)Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,

Apple'smassivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon's

smallstepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeat

night.Nottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatare

blendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.

I)Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit'salsonothappeningonwhat

usedtobecalled"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,

ofcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspaper

economicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren'tquick,andsome

haven91reallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(后见之明)，itlooksliketheinteract

willtransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslike

electricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn'tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmany

hadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon'tdosooverthe

nextfewdecades.

J)Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,

eventhoughithasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isa

criticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon'tneedtogo

toasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There'sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspace

forthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.

K)Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytothe

processofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyour

computer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadoutto

themall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasa

smartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhen

aretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere9sabetterdeal

onlineoratanotherstorenearby.

L)Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisisto

openonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonandits

smalleronlinerivals.Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershave.Evenif

theygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensatefor

whattheyarelosingoffline.

M)Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmart

recentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy's,Target,

andNordstrom'sdropped.YetWalmart'syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7

percent,leadingitsCEOtolament(哀叹)，“Growthhereistooslow/Tartoftheproblem

isthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledtheone.clickpatent,theonlineretail

shoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecentstudygradedmorethan

600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay.Almost

halfofthesitesdidn'tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.

N)TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensus

data.Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataare

unreliable.Ourdeep100kintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedserious

problems.ltseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.lt

iscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditional

retailerslikeWalmartwitht6non-storeretailers"likefoodtrucks.canmaskmajorchanges

inindividualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreuseful

ways.buttheyhavechosennotto.

O)Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebig

questionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneina

decadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayers

willoperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowthe

shoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory.Investors

shouldn'twriteoffbrickandmortar.Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayers

whorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter

36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfofthe

internetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoa

recentsurvey.

37.Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingto

createnewretailmodels.

38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail'sstockshas

beendropping.

39.Innovative一drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn'ttakeplaceasquicklyas

widelyanticipated.

40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareofthe

retailbusiness.

41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmay

provetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.

42.Brickandmortarretailers9faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedot

combubbleburst.

43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailing

willbeheretostayforquitesometime.

44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthe

samefateasitheyellowpages.

45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfbrtraditionalretailers

toreinventtheirbusiness.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA)fB),C)andD),Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartifcial

intelligence(AI)willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,

andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureof

intelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofourcivilizationandourspecies”.

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureof

Intelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwill

attempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceof

developmentinAIresearch."Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,“Hawking

said,"which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit;sawelcomechange

thatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.^^

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raising

concernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper­

intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAI

researchcanbring."Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,,,hesaid.

“WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAL

Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosome

ofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone-industrialization.Andsurelywe

willaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbe

transformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryof

ourcivilization.^^

HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorof

philosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthe

centrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistentialRisk.

Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whilethe

LCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityof

Sussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopic

wasn'ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers."AIishugelyexciting/9shesaid,

“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAI

aswellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,

mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthe

damagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.

46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?

A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilization.

B)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.

C)Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.

D)Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.

47.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?

A)ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch.

B)ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry.

C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.

D)Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.

48.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?

A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.

B)Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.

C)ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAL

D)Theincreasingawarenessofmankind'spaststupidity.

49.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI?

A)Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.

B)Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.

C)Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.

D)Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.

50.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry?

A)Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.

B)TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment.

C)TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics.

D)TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30

billionbynextyear,andstartups(初创公司)wantinontheaction.Whatthey

sometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.So

Brookdale,thecountry'slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitinga

fewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhear

whattheresidentshavetosay.

ThafswhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothedining

roomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.Rodriguezisthecommunityand

marketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup'sproduct,SentabTV,

enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,video

chatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.

“It'snothingnew,it'snothingtoocomplicatedandifsnaturalbecauselotsof

peoplehaveTVremotes,^saysRodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,

Rodriguezsolicitsresidents9adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhow

heshouldspendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningto

playmahjong(麻将).

Rodriguezsaysit'simportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthem

something."Tvehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,,5hesays."Playingpool,

playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,“allworkbetter"thangoingthroughasurvey

ofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI'mnot

sellingthemsomething一there511bemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.^^

RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale's1,100

seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindof

full-bodyblowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilities

todressandundressthemselves.

MaryLouBusch,93,agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatit

mightbegoodforsomeone,butnotforher.

“IhavethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,"sheexplains.

ShealsohasaniPadandasmartphone."SoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo.”

Tobefair,ifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic

(害怕技术的)seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.This

oneislocatedintheheartofSouthernCalifornia'saerospacecorridor.Manyresidents

havebackgroundsinengineering,businessandacademiccircles.

ButRodriguezsayshe'sstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothis

Brookdalecommunity:"Peoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought.^^

Andbesides,whereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong?

51.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartups?

A)Theyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsforseniors.

B)Theywanttohaveashareoftheseniors9goodsmarket.

C)Theyinviteseniorstotheircompaniestotrytheirproducts.

D)Theytrytoprofitfrompromotingdigitalproductstoseniors.

52.SomeentrepreneurshavebeeninvitedtoBrookdaleto

A)haveaninterviewwithpotentialcustomers

B)conductasurveyofretirementcommunities

C)collectresidents5feedbackontheirproducts

D)showseniorresidentshowtouseITproducts

53.WhatdoweknowaboutSentabTV?

A)ItisaTVprogramcateringtotheinterestoftheelderly.

B)ItisadigitalTVwhichenjoyspopularityamongseniors.

C)ItisaTVspeciallydesignedfbrseniorstoviewprograms.

D)ItisacommunicationsystemviaTVinsteadofacomputer.

54.WhatdoesRodriguezsayisimportantinpromotingproducts?

A)Winningtrustfromprospectivecustomers.

B)Knowingthelikesa