2019年6月英语六级真题试卷一

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2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceof

motivationandmethodsinlearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyou

willhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebaxxxxsedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)whyRomanHolidaywasmorefamousthanBreakfastatTiffeny's.

B)whyAudreyHepburnhadmorefemalefansthanmaleones.

C)WhythewomanwantedtobelikeAudreyHepburn.

D)whysomanygirlsadoredAudreyHepburn.

2.A)Heruniquepersonality.

B)Herphysicalcondition.

C)Hershiftofinteresttoperformingarts.

D)Herfamily9ssuspensionoffinancialaid.

3.A)Shewasnotanoutgoingperson.

B)Shewasmodestandhardworking

C)Shewaseasy-goingonthewhole.

D)Shewasusuallynotveryoptimistic.

4.A)Shewasinfluencedbytherolessheplayedinthefilms.

B)Herparentstaughthertosymbolizewiththeneedy.

C)Shelearnedtovolunteerwhenshewasachild.

D)Herfamilybenifitedfromotherpeople'shelp.

Questions5to8arebaxxxxsedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Giveapresentation.

B)Risesomequestions.

C)Startanewcompany.

D)Ateedaboardmeeting.

6.A)Itwillcutproductioncosts.

B)Itwillraiseproductivities.

C)Nostaffwilllbedismissed.

D)Nonewstaffwillbehired.

7.

A)Thetimelineofrestructuring.

B)Thereasonsforrestructuring.

C)Thecommunicationchannels.

D)Thecompany'snewmissions.

8.

A)Byconsultingtheirowndepartmentmanagers.

B)Byemailingquestionstothemanorthewoman.

C)Byexploringvariouschannelsofcommunication.

D)Byvisitingthecompany9sowncomputernetwork.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearthree

orfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

questionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebaxxxxsedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.

A)Ithelpspassengerstotakecareoftheirpetanimals.

B)Ithasanimalstohelppassengerscarrytheirlanguage.

C)Itusestherapyanimalstosoothenervouspassengers.

D)Itallowspassengerstohaveanimaltravelwiththem.

10.

A)Avoidingpossibledangers.

B)Findingtheirwayaround.

C)Identifyingdrugsmugglers.

D)Lookingaftersickpassengers.

11.

A)Scheduletheirflightsaroundtheanimalvisits.

B)Photographthetherapyanimalsattheairport.

C)Keepsomeanimalsfortherapeuticpurposes.

D)Bringtheiranimalsonboardtheirplane.

Questions12to15arebaxxxxsedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebaxxxxsedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions19to21arebaxxxxsedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions22to25arebaxxxxsedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

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:Inthissectionthereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebaxxxxsedonthefollowingpassage.

Pastaisnolongeroffthemenuafteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydratecan

formpartofahealthydietandevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryearsnutritionistshave

recommendedthatpastabekepttoa26tocutcaloriespreventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar

27up.

Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkinsPaleoandKetowhich

advisedswappingfoodslikebreadpastaandpotatoesforvegetablesfishandmeat.Morerecently

thetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28byclean-eatingexperts.

Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnotonlydoes

pastanotcauseweightgainbutthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfakilogram

overfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized(妖魔化)becauseit

hadbeen30inwithothermoreft-promotingcarbohydrates.

“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn't3toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat99saidleadauthorDr

JohnSievenpiper.46In32theevidencewecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethatpastadoesnot

havean33effectonbodyweighoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofahealthydietary

pattem.^^Infactanalysisactuallyshowedasmallweighloss34toconcerns,perhapspastacanbe

partofahealthydiet

Thoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofother

carbohydratesoneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveran

averagefollow-upof12weeks.

A)adverse

B)championed

Cclinical

D)contrary

E)contribute

F)intimate

G)lumped

H)magnified

D)minimum

J)radiating

K)ration

L)shooting

M)subscribe

N)systematic

O)weighing

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked

withaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicks

A)Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstories

justkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy'sNordstrom

andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.Theinteractisapparentlytaking

downyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(实体店)seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellow

pages.SureenoughtheCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2

percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof2016.

B)Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstockstherearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Looking

onlyatthat15.2percent"surge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmall

baxxxxseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentagetermsitisoftenstill

tiny.

C)Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommercetheCensusBureautellsusthat

brickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof2016.Their

datashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof

2015and2016.

D)Sodespiteallthetalkaboutdrone(无人机)deliveriestoyourdoorstepalltheretailexecutives

expressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonlineandevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaimingthat

Amazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem"theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Of

coursetheclosedstoresdepressedexecutivesandsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'sthereal

story?

E)Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgetting

reinventedaswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.It'sstandinginthePathofwhat

Schumpetercalledagale(大风)ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsometime

andasithasreachedgaleforcemostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.AstheCFOof

Macy'sputitrecently"We'refranklyscratchingourheads.”

F)Butifsnothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthedot.combubblebrickandmortar

retailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill-andquickly.The

dot.cornbustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowedonventional

retailers9confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweakonlinesales.And

thenthegalehit.

G)Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn'tasimplebattletothedeathbetween

bricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremakingincreasing

useofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearchshopandbuy.Creative

retailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaging

inventorytomarketingtogettingpaid.

H)MorethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstepApple'smassively

successfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon9ssmallstepsinthesamedirection

arewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthelargenumberof

creativenewretailerslikeBonobosthatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.

I)Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocessandit'salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled

"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquicklyofcourse.Craigslistquickly

overtooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidely

anticipatedchangesweren'tquickandsomehaven'treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(后

见之明)itlooksliketheinteractwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofother

greatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerceforexampledidn'tmovemainlyonlineby2005as

manyhadpredictedin2000norevenby2016butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon'tdosooverthenextfew

decades.

J)Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyearseventhoughit

hasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsalesisacriticalwarning.Peoplecan

shopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon'tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.

There9sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowdswhichisonereasonwhystoresare

downsizingandclosing.

K)Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretail

reinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputerprobablyathome

orattheofficesearchandbrowseandbuy.OrheadouttothemallorMainStreetlookandshopand

buy.Nowjustabouteveryonehasasmartphoneconnectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmost

allthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestoreshecaneasilyseeifthere9sa

betterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.

L)Sofarthemainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestores

sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals.Manyare

havingthesameproblemthatnewspapershave.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffictheystruggletomake

enoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.

M)Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.AmonglargetraditionalretailersWalmartrecently

reportedthebestresultsleadingitsstockpricetosurgewhileMacy'sTargetandNordstrom's

dropped.YetWalmart'syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percentleadingitsCEOtolament

(哀叹)"Growthhereistooslow."PartoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazon

filedtheone.clickpatenttheonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwith

frictions.Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumers

toshopbuyandpay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn'tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotan

AorB.

N)TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensus

data.UnfortunatelypartoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Ourdeep

100kintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.ItseemslikelythatCensus

simplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedureswhich

lumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwitht4non-storeretailers"likefood

trucks,canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresent

theirdatainmoreusefulways,buttheyhavechosennotto.

O)Despitetheturmoilbrickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebigquestionsare

whichifanyofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecause

theyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselveswhichnewplaxxxxyerswilloperatebusystoreson

MainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmallsandhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewill

havechangedineachretailcategory.Investorsshouldn'twriteoffbrickandmortar.Whetherthey

shouldbetonthetraditionalplaxxxxyerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter

36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyearsnearlyhalfoftheinternetretailers

stillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumersaccordingtoarecentsurvey.

37.1nnovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretail

models.

38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggestthevalueofphysicalretail9sstockshasbeendropping.

39.1nnovative-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn'ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidely

anticipated.

40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareoftheretailbusiness.

41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabig

concernfortraditionalretailers.

42.Brickandmortarretailers9faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedotcombubble

burst.

43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailingtraditionalretailingwillbeheretostay

forquitesometime.

44.Withtheriseofonlinecommercephysicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasithe

yellowpages.

45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheir

business.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebaxxxxsedonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartifcialintelligence(AI)will

be"eitherthebestortheworstthingevertohappentohumanity^^andpraisedthecreationofan

academicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas"crucialtothefutureofour

civilisationandourspecies”.

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence(LCFI)

atCambridgeUniversityamulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-

endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch.66Wespendagreatdealof

timestudyinhistory“Hawkingsaid“whichlefsfaceitismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit;sa

welcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.^^

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAIraisingconcernsthat

humanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillof

itsownhewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring."Thepotential

benefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge“hesaid."Wecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhen

ourownmindsareamplifiedbyAL

Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolutionwewillbeabletoundosomeofthe

damagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone-industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinally

eradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshortsuccessin

creatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation.^^

HuwPricethecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyat

CambridgeUniversitywhereHawkingisalsoanacademicsaidthatthecentrecameaboutpartially

asaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeof

potentialproblemsforhumanitywhiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AIpioneerMargaretBodenprofessorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussexpraisedthe

progressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009shesaidthetopicwasn'ttakenseriouslyeven

amongAIresearchers.<6AIishugelyexciting“shesaid“butithaslimitationswhichpresentgrave

dangersgivenuncriticaluse.^^

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellasthe

potentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustrymostfamouslythe

entrepreneurElonMuskhavealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligent

AIcoulddotohumanity.

46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?

A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.

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

Questions51to55arebaxxxxsedonthefollowingpassage.

Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyear

andstartups(初仓公司)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthe

peoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdalethecountry'slargestownerof

retirementcommunitieshasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays

showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.

That9swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez28allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdale

SouthBayinTorranceCalifornia.Rodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerfora

companycalledSentab.Thestartup'sproductSentabTVenablesolderadultswhomaynotbe

comfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemailvideochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisions

andaremotecontrol.

“It'snothingnewifsnothingtoocomplicatedandifsnaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTV

remotes^saysRodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.InsteadRodriguez

solicitsresidents9adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendthe

afternoon.Playingcardswasontheagendaaswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻将).

Rodriguezsaysifsimportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthemsomething.66Fve

hadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,9hesays."Playingpoolplayingcardshavingdinnerhaving

lunch^allworkbetter“thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandto

trustmeknowingforsureI'mnotsellingthemsomething-there'llbemorehonestfeedbackfrom

RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale9s1100seniorliving

communities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-bodyblowdryerand

speciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.

MaryLouBusch93agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmight