2019年6月大學英語六級真題及答案詳解

2019年6月大學英語六級真題及答案詳解

（完整版）

PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthe

importanceofteamspiritandcommunicationintheworkplace.Youshouldwriteat

least160wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.

Asix-month-longnegotiation.

B.Preparationsfortheparty.

C.Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient.

D.Giftwrappingfbrthecolleagues.

2.A.Takeweddingphotos.O.Advertisehercompany.

C.Startasmallbusiness.

D.Throwacelebrationparty.

3.

第1頁共49頁

A.Hesitant.B.Nervous.

C.Flattered.D.Surprised.

4.

A.Startherownbakery.

B.Improveherbakingskill.

C.Sharehercookingexperience.

D.Preparefoodforthewedding.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.

A.Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.

B.Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.

C.Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.

D.Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.

6.

A.Getreadyforacareer.

B.Makealotoffriends.

C.Setalong-termgoal.

D.Behavelikeadults.

7.

A.Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.

B.Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.

C.Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.

第2頁共49頁

D.Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.

8.

A.Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.

B.Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.

C.Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.

D.Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.

A.Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.

B.Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.

C.Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.

D.Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.

10.

A.Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.

B.Theyresultedinabrandnewstyleofskiingtechnique.

C.Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.

D.Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.

第3頁共49頁

11.

A.Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.

B.Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.

C.HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.

D.Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.

A.Theyappearrestless.

B.Theybecomeupset.

C.Theyloseconsciousness.

D.Theydiealmostinstantly.

13.

A.Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.

B.Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.

C.Itleavesyouwithalong-lastingimpression.

D.Itcontributestotheshapingofyourmind.

14.

A.Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.

B.Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.

C.Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.

D.Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods.

15.

第4頁共49頁

A.Theyarecloselyconnected.

B.Theyfunctioninasimilarway.

C.Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.

D.Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowed

bythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.

A.Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.

B.Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.

C.Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.

D.Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.

17.

A.Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.

B.Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.

C.Theytryhardtomeetthespectators*expectations.

D.Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.

18.

A.Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.

第5頁共49頁

B.Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.

C.Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.

D.Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.

A.People'senvyofslimmodels.

B.People'scrazeforgoodhealth.

C.Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.

D.Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.

20.

A.Theyappearvigorous.

B.Theyappearstrange.

C.Theylookcharming.

D.Theylookunhealthy.

21.

A.Cultureandupbringing.

B.Wealthandsocialstatus.

C.Peerpressure.

D.Mediainfluence.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.

A.Therelationbetweenhairandskin.

第6頁共49頁

B.Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies.

C.Thecolorofhumanskin.

D.Theneedofskinprotection.

23.

A.Thenecessitytosaveenergy.

B.Adaptationtothehotenvironment.

C.Theneedtobreathewithease.

D.Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.

24.

A.Leavesandgrass.

B.Man-madeshelter.

C.Theirskincoloring.

D.Hairontheirskin.

25.

A.Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.

B.Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.

C.Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.

D.Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.

PartIIlReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoice

第7頁共49頁

inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Pastaisnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthe

carbohydratecanformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.For

years,nutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa26,tocutcalories,

preventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar27up.

Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,Paleoand

Keto,whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,fish

andmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28

byclean-eatingexperts.

Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnot

onlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledrop

morethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeen

unfairlydemonized（妖魔化）becauseithadbeen30inwithother,more

fat-promotingcarbohydrates.

“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn't31toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,"saidlead

authorDrJohnSievenpiper."In32theevidence,wecannowsaywithsome

confidencethatpastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweightoutcomeswhenitis

consumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern/Infact,analysisactuallyshoweda

smallweightloss.So34toconcerns,perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydiet.

Thoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadof

othercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfa

kilogramoveranaveragefollow-upof12weeks.

A.adverseB.ChampionedC.ClinicalD.ContraryE.ContributeF.IntimateG.

LumpedH.Magnified!.MinimumJ.RadiatingK.RationL.ShootingM.SubscribeN.

SystematicO.weighing

第8頁共49頁

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicks

A.Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.The

depressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.Readingtheeamingsannouncementsoflarge

retailstoreslikeMacy's,Nordstrom,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofan

intensivecareunit.Theinternetisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brick

andmortarstores（實體店）seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sure

enough,theCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged

15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof2016.

B.Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushould

consider.Lookingonlyatthat15.2percent"surge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasan

increasethatwasonasmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbya

largepercentageterms,itisoftenstilltiny.

C.Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureau

tellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfbr92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirst

quarterof2016.Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfrom

offlinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof2015and2016.

D.So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone（無人機）deliveriestoyourdoorstep,allthe

retailexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevena

PresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"

theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,

depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'stherealstory?

第9頁共49頁

E.Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryis

getting“reinvented,"aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.It'sstandinginthe

pathofwhatSchumpetercalledagale（大風）ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhas

beenbrewingfbrsometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersare

searchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacy'sputitrecently,"We'refrankly

scratchingourheads."

F.Butifsnothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthebubble,brick

andmortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill一and

quickly.Thebustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyears

thatfollowed,conventionalretailers'confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensus

continuedtoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.

G.Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn*tasimplebattletothe

deathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkfor

peoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtools

tochangehowtheysearch,shop,andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenew

technologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,to

marketing,togettingpaid.

H.Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple's

massivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon'ssmall

stepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.

Nottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatare

blendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.

I.Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit*salsonothappeningonwhatused

tobecalled"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,of

course.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspaper

economicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren'tquick,and

somehaven'treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight（后見之明），itlookslikethe

internetwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreat

第10頁共49頁

inventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,fbrexample,didn*tmovemainlyonlineby

2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon't

dosooverthenextfewdecades.

J.Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,even

thoughithasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacritical

warning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon'tneedtogotoas

manystorestofindwhattheywant.There'sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspacefor

thecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.

K.Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytothe

processofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitat

yourcomputer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Or

headouttothemall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryone

hasasmartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.

Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere'sa

betterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.

L.Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisisto

openonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonandits

smalleronlinerivals.Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershavehad.

Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlineto

compensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.

M.Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmart

recentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy's,Target,

andNordstrom^dropped.YetWalmarfsyear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7

percent,leadingitsCEOtolament（哀嘆），"Growthhereistooslow.”Partofthe

problemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledtheone-clickpatent,theonline

retailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecentstudygraded

morethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,and

pay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn'tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAor

第11頁共49頁

B.

N.TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata.

Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Our

deeplookintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.Itseems

likelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.Itiscertainthat

theCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslike

WalmartwithHnon-storeretailers"likefoodtrucks,canmaskmajorchangesin

individualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreuseful

ways,buttheyhavechosennotto.

O.Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebig

questionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionairetailerswillstillbeonthescenein

adecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnew

playerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,

andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory.

Investorsshouldn'twriteoffbrickandmortar.Whethertheyshouldbetonthe

traditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter.

36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfofthe

internetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,according

toarecentsurvey.

37.Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingto

createnewretailmodels.

38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail'sstockshas

beendropping.

39.Internet-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn*ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidely

anticipated.

40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareofthe

retailbusiness.

第12頁共49頁

41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmay

provetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.

42.Brickandmortarretailers*faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedot.

cornbubbleburst.

43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwill

beheretostayforquitesometime.

44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthe

samefateastheyellowpages.

45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailersto

reinventtheirbusiness.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificial

intelligence(AI)willbe"eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappento

humanity",andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearching

thefutureofintelligenceas"crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies".

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureof

Intelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwill

attempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceof

developmentinAIresearch."Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,'*

Hawkingsaid,"which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit'sawelcome

changethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence."

第13頁共49頁

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raising

concernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesa

super-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositives

thatAIresearchcanbring.nThepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,"

hesaid.nWecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsare

amplifiedbyALPerhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewill

beabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelast

one——industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.

Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAI

couldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation/1

HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorof

philosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthat

thecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistential

Risk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,while

theLCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,

praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopic

wasn'ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers."AIishugelyexciting/1shesaid,

“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse."

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIas

wellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,

mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsabout

thedamagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.

46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?

A.Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.

B.Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.

C.Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.

第14頁共49頁

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

第15頁共49頁

Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billion

bynextyear,andstartups（初倉U公司）wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimes

lackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,

thecountry'slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitingafewselect

entrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhearwhat

theresidentshavetosay.

That'swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothedining

roomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.Rodriguezisthecommunity

andmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup'sproduct,SentabTV,

enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,

videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.

nothingnew,it*snothingtoocomplicatedandit*snaturalbecauselotsofpeople

haveTVremotes,"saysRodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,

Rodriguezsolicitsresidents*adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerand

howheshouldspendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellas

learningtoplaymahjong（麻將）.

Rodriguezsaysitsimportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthem

something."Fvehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,"hesays."Playingpool,

playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,'1allworkbetter"thangoingthrougha

surveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureFm

notsellingthemsomething—there'llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.”

RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale's1,100

seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindof

full-bodyblowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewith

disabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.

MaryLouBusch,93,agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmight

begoodforsomeone,butnotforher.

第16頁共49頁

"IhavethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,”sheexplains.

ShealsohasaniPadandasmartphone.nSoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo."

Tobefair,ifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic（害怕技

術(shù)的）seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.Thisone

islocatedintheheartofSouthernCalifornia'saerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshave

backgroundsinengineering,businessandacademiccircles.

ButRodriguezsayshe'sstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothis

Brookdalecommunity:"Peoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought."

Andbesides,whereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong?

51.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartups?

A.Theyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsforseniors.

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.

第17頁共49頁

54.WhatdoesRodriguezsayisimportantinpromotingproducts?

A.Winningtrustfromprospectivecustomers.

B.Knowingthelikesanddislikesofcustomers.

C.Demonstratingtheirsuperiorityonthespot.

D.Respondingpromptlytocustomerfeedback.

55.WhatdowelearnabouttheseniorsintheBrookdalecommunity?

A.MostofthemareinterestedinusingtheSentab.

B.Theyarequiteateasewithhigh-techproducts.

C.Theyhavemuchincommonwithseniorselsewhere.

D.Mostofthemenjoyalongerlifethanaveragepeople.

Part^Translation

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom

ChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中國幅員遼闊，人口眾多，很多地方人們都說自己的方言。方言在發(fā)音上差別最

大，詞匯和語法差別較小。有些方言，特別是北方和南方的方言，差異很大，以

至于說不同方言的人常常很難聽懂彼此的講話。方言被認為是當?shù)匚幕囊粋€組

成部分，但近年來能說方言的人數(shù)不斷減少。為了鼓勵人們更多說本地方言，一

些地方政府已經(jīng)采取措施，如在學校開設(shè)方言課，在廣播和電視上播放方言節(jié)目，

以期保存本地的文化遺產(chǎn)。

答案：

PartIWriting

1、［范文］

ThelmportanceofTeamSpiritandCommunicationintheWorkplace

Asthesayinggoes,"Whenteamworkkicksin,nobodycanbea!you."Ithighlightsthe

第18頁共49頁

criticalrolethatteamspiritplaysincompletinga