2024年6月英语六级真题试卷

6月英語六级真題试卷PartI

Writing

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofmotivationandmethodsinlearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartⅡ

ListeningComprehension

(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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)Herfamilybenifitedfromotherpeople’shelp.Questions5to8arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

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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)Byvisitingthecompany’sowncomputernetwork.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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)Keepsomeanimalsfortherapeuticpurposes.

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,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.PartⅢ

ReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Pastaisnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydratecanformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,nutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa

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,tocutcalories,preventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar

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up.

Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,PaleoandKeto,whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,fishandmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen

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byclean-eatingexperts.

Butnowa

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reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnotonlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized(妖魔化)becauseithadbeen

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inwithother,moreft-promotingcarbohydrates.

“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn’t

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toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,”saidleadauthorDrJohnSievenpiper.“In

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theevidence,wecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethatpastadoesnothavean

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effectonbodyweighoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern.”Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmallweighloss

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toconcerns.perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydiet

Thoseinvolvedinthe

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trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofothercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveranaveragefollow-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:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicks

A)Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy’s,Nordstrom,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.Theinteractisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(实体店)seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterofandthefirstquarterof.B)Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Lookingonlyatthat15.2percent"surge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentageterms,itisoftenstilltiny.C)Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureautellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof.Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningofand.D)So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone(無人机)deliveriestoyourdoorstep,alltheretailexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'stherealstory?E)Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgettingreinvented,aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.It'sstandinginthePathofwhatSchumpetercalledagale(大風)ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacy’sputitrecently,“We’refranklyscratchingourheads.”F)Butit’snothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthedot.combubble,brickandmortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill-andquickly.The

dot.cornbustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowed,onventionalretailers’confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.

G)Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn’tasimplebattletothedeathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearch,shop,andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,togettingpaid.

H)Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple’smassivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon’ssmallstepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.

I)Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit’salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,ofcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren’tquick,andsomehaven’treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(後見之明),itlooksliketheinteractwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn’tmovemainlyonlinebyasmanyhadpredictedin,norevenby,butthatdoesn’tmeanitwon’tdosooverthenextfewdecades.

J)Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughithasn’tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon’tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There’sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.

K)Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadouttothemall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere’sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.

L)Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals．Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershave.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.

M)Afewseemtobemakingthiswork．Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmartrecentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy’s,Target,andNordstrom’sdropped.YetWalmart’syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leadingitsCEOtolament(哀叹),“Growthhereistooslow．”PartoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledtheone．clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions．Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay．Almosthalfofthesitesdidn’tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB．

N)TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata．Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable．Ourdeep100kintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems．ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales．ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwith“non-storeretailers"1ikefoodtrucks．canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories．Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways．buttheyhavechosennotto．

O)Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon’tdisappearanytimesoon．Thebigquestionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory．Investorsshouldn’twriteoffbrickandmortar．Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter

36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheinternetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey．

37.Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretailmodels．

38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail’sstockshasbeendropping．

39.Innovative—drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn’ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated．

40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion’sshareoftheretailbusiness.

41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.

42.Brickandmortarretailers’faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedotcombubbleburst.

43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbeheretostayforquitesometime.

44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasitheyellowpages.

45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheirbusiness.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartifcialintelligence(AI)willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies”.

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch.“Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinhistory,”Hawkingsaid,“which,let’sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit;sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.”

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring.“Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,”hesaid.“WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone-industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation.”

HuwPrice,thecentre’sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity’sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas,shesaid,thetopicwasn’ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers.“AIishugelyexciting,”shesaid,“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.

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)ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI.

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$30billionbynextyear,andstartups(初创企业)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry’slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.

That’swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.RodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup’sproduct,SentabTV,enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.

“It’snothingnew,it’snothingtoocomplicatedandit’snaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTVremotes,”saysRodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,Rodriguezsolicitsresidents’adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻将).

Rodriguezsaysit’simportantthatresidentsheredon’tfeellikehe’ssellingthemsomething.“I’vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,”hesays.“Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,”allworkbetter“thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI’mnotsellingthemsomething—there’llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.”

Rodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepren