2019年6月大學(xué)英語六級考試真題及答案（第1套）

2019年6月大英語六級考試真題（第1套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

DirectionsForthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceof

motivationandmethodsinlearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

DirectionsInthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Asix-month-longnegotiation.C)Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient.

B)Preparationsfbrtheparty.D)Giftwrappingfbrthecolleagues.

2.A)Takeweddingphotos.C)Startasmallbusiness.

B)Advertisehercompany.D)Throwacelebrationparty.

3.A)Hesitant.B)Nervous.C)Flattered.D)Surprised.

4.A)Startherownbakery.C)Sharehercookingexperience.

B)Improveherbakingskill.D)Preparefoodfbrthewedding.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.

B)Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.

C)Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.

D)Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.

6.A)Getreadyfbracareer.C)Setalong-termgoal.

B)Makealotoffriends.D)Behavelikeadults.

7.A)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.

B)Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.

C)Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.

D)Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.

8.A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.

B)Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.

C)Thosehelpfulfbrcultivatingindividualinterests.

D)Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.

SectionB

DirectionsInthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.

B)Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.

C)Theyaregoodatrefiningoldfbmiulas.

D)Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.

10.A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.

B)Theyresultedinabrandnewstyleofskiingtechnique.

C)Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.

D)Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.

11.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.

B)Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.

C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.

D)Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theyappearrestless.C)Theyloseconsciousness.

B)Theybecomeupset.D)Theydiealmostinstantly.

13.A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry

B)Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.

C)Itleavesyouwithalong-lastingimpression.

D)Itcontributestotheshapingofyourmind.

14.A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.

B)Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.

C)Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.

D)Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods

15.A)Theyarecloselyconnected.C)Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.

B)Theyfunctioninasimilarway.D)Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly

SectionC

DirectionsInthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.

B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.

C)Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.

D)Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.

17.A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.

B)Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.

C)Theytryhardtomeetthespectators*expectations.

D)Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.

18.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.

B)Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.

C)Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.

D)Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)People'senvyofslimmodels.C)Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.

B)People'scrazeforgoodhealth.D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.

20.A)Theyappearvigorous.C)Theylookcharming.

B)Theyappearstrange.D)Theylookunhealthy.

21.A)Cultureandupbringing.C)Peerpressure.

B)Wealthandsocialstatus.D)Mediainfluence.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin.C)Thecolorofhumanskin.

B)Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies.D)Theneedofskinprotection.

23.A)Thenecessitytosaveenergy.C)Theneedtobreathewithease.

B)Adaptationtothehotenvironment.D)Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.

24.A)Leavesandgrass.C)Theirskincoloring.

B)Man-madeshelter.D)Hairontheirskin.

25.A)Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.C)Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.

B)Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.D)Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.

PartIHReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

DirectionsInthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthe

hankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Pastaisnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydrate

canformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,nutritionistshave

recommendedthatpastabekepttoa26,tocutcalories,preventfatbuild-upandstopblood

sugar27up.

Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,PaleoandKeto,

whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,fishandmeat.More

recentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28byclean-eatingexperts.

Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnot

onlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalf

akilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlyde加。山zed(妖魔化)

becauseithadbeen30inwithother,morefat-promotingcarbohydrates.

"Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn't31toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,nsaidlead

authorDrJohnSievenpiper."In32theevidence,wecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethat

pastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweightoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofa

healthydietarypattem.^^Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmallweightloss.So34to

concerns,perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydiet.

Thoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadof

othercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogram

overanaveragefollow-upof12weeks.

A)adverseE)contributeI)minimumM)subscribe

B)championedF)intimateJ)radiatingN)systematic

C)clinicalG)lumpedK)rationO)weighing

D)contraryH)magnifiedL)shooting

SectionB

DirectionsInthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph

fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.

Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicks

[A]Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressing

storiesjustkeepcoming.Readingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslike

Macy's,Nordstrom,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.The

internetisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(實體店)

seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensusBureaujustreleased

datashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015and

thefirstquarterof2016.

[B]Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.

Lookingonlyatthat15.2percent"surge”wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwason

asmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentagetemis,itis

oftenstilltiny.

[C]Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureautellsusthat

brickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof2016.

Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthe

beginningof2015and2016.

[D]So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone(無人機(jī))deliveriestoyourdoorstep,alltheretail

executivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevenaPresidentialcandidate

exclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"theCensusdatasuggestthatphysical

retailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,depressedexecutives,andsinkingstocks

suggestotherwise.Whafstherealstory?

[E]Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgetting

"reinvented,“aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.Ifsstandinginthepathofwhat

Schumpetercalledagale(大風(fēng))ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingfor

sometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersaresearchingfbraresponse.

AstheCFOofMacy,sputitrecently,HWe*refranklyscratchingourheads."

[F]Butit'snothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthebubble,brickand

mortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill-andquickly.The

bustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowed,

conventionalretailers*confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweak

onlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.

[G]Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn,tasimplebattletothedeath

betweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoare

makingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowthey

search,shop,andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabout

everythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,togettingpaid.

[H]Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple'smassively

successfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon'ssmallstepsinthesame

directionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthe

largenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatareblendingonlineandoffline

experiencesincreativeways.

[I]Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit'salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled

"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,ofcourse.Craigslist

quicklyovertook'newspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.

Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren'tquick,andsomehaven*treallystarted.Withthe

benefitofhindsight（后見之明），itlooksliketheinternetwilltransformtheeconomyat

somethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,fbrexample,

didn'tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthat

doesn'tmeanitwon,tdosooverthenextfewdecades.

[J]Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughit

hasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.People

canshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon*tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhat

theywant.There*sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereason

whystoresaredownsizingandclosing.

[K]Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessof

retailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,

probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadouttothemall,or

MainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connected

totheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomerto

walkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere*sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.

[L]Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonline

stores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronline

rivals.Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershavehad.Eveniftheygetonline

traffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensatefbrwhattheyarelosing

offline.

[M]Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmartrecently

reportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy*s,Target,and

Nordstrom'sdropped.YetWalmart'syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leading

itsCEOtolament（哀嘆），"Growthhereistooslow.*'Partoftheproblemisthatalmosttwo

decadesafterAmazonfiledtheone-clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuying

experienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailerson

howeasyitwasfbrconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn'tgeta

passinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.

[N]TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata.

Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Ourdeep

lookintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.Itseemslikelythat

Censussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.ItiscertainthattheCensus

procedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwithHnon-

storeretailers"likefoodtrucks,canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories.The

bureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways,buttheyhavechosennotto.

[O]Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebigquestionsare

which,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwo

becausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusy

storesonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuying

experiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory.Investorsshouldn'twriteoffbrickand

mortar.Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowis

anothermatter.

36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheinternetretailers

stillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey.

37.Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreate

newretailmodels.

38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail'sstockshasbeendropping.

39.Internet-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn*ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated.

40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareoftheretail

business.

41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabig

concernfortraditionalretailers.

42.Brickandmortarretailers*faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthebubble

burst.

43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbehereto

stayforquitesometime.

44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasthe

yellowpages.

45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinvent

theirbusiness.

SectionC

DirectionsThereare2passagesinthissectionEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligence

(AI)willbe"eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity'*,andpraisedthe

creationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas"crucialto

thefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies".

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence

(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeof

theopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch."Wespenda

greatdealoftimestudyinghistory/*Hawkingsaid,"which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryof

stupidity.Soit*sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.**

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcernsthat

humanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawill

ofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring."Thepotential

benefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,*1hesaid.nWecannotpredictwhatwemightachieve

whenourownmindsareamplifiedbyALPerhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnological

revolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone-

industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspect

ofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthe

historyofourcivilisation."

HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyat

CambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameabout

partiallyasaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawider

rangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,

praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn*ttaken

seriously,evenamongAIresearchers.nAIishugelyexciting/shesaid,"butithaslimitations,

whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellas

thepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslythe

entrepreneurElonMusk,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)Theshiftofresearchfbcusfromthepasttothefuture.

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$30billionbynext

year,andstartups（初包J公司）wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfrom

thepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry'slargestownerof

retirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafew

days,showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.

ThafswhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomof

BrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.Rodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanager

foracompanycalledSentab.Thestartup'sproduct,SentabTV,enablesolderadultswhomaynot

becomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheir

televisionsandaremotecontrol.

nIt,snothingnew,it'snothingtoocomplicatedandit'snaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTV

remotes/saysRodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,

Rodriguezsolicitsresidents*adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshould

spendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplay小溝o〃g（麻將）.

Rodriguezsaysit*simportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe*ssellingthemsomething.

"I'vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach/*hesays.uPlayingpool,playingcards,having

dinner,havinglunch,nallworkbetter"thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygetto

knowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI'mnotsellingthemsomething-there'llbemorehonest

feedbackfromthem."

RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale's1,100senior

livingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-bodyblow

dryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundress

themselves.

MaryLouBusch,93,agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmightbe

goodfbrsomeone,butnotforher.

“1havethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,"sheexplains.Shealso

hasaniPadandasmartphone."SoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo.”

Tobefair,ifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemore超。力〃乎Aobic（害怕技術(shù)的）

seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.Thisoneislocatedinthe

heartofSouthernCalifornia'saerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshavebackgroundsin

engineering,businessandacademiccircles.

ButRodriguezsayshe*sstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothisBrookdale

community"Peoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought.'*

Andbesides,whereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong?

51.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartups?

A）Theyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsfbrseniors.

B）Theywanttohaveashareoftheseniors*goodsmarket.

C)Theyinviteseniorstotheircompaniestotrytheirproducts.

D)Theytrytoprofitfrompromotingdigitalproductstoseniors.

52.SomeentrepreneurshavebeeninvitedtoBrookdaleto.

A)haveaninterviewwithpotentialcustomers

B)conductasurveyofretirementcommunities

C)collectresidents*feedbackontheirproducts

D)showseniorresidentshowtouseITproducts

53.WhatdoweknowaboutSentabTV?

A)ItisaTVprogramcateringtotheinterestoftheelderly.

B)ItisadigitalTVwhichenjoyspopularityamongseniors.

C)ItisaTVspeciallydesignedforseniorstoviewprograms.

D)ItisacommunicationsystemviaTVinsteadofacomputer.

54.WhatdoesRodriguezsayisimportantinp