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PartIWriting(30minutes)

(請于正式開考后半小時內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進行聽力考試)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Helpothers,

andyouwillbehelpedwhenyouareinneed"Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

說明：由于2019年12月六級考試全國共考了2套聽力，本套真題聽力與前2套內(nèi)容完全一樣，只是順

序不一樣，因此在本套真題中不再重復(fù)出現(xiàn)。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Question26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ManyEuropeancountrieshavebeenmakingtheshifttoelectricvehiclesandGermanyhasjuststatedthat

theyplantobanthesaleofvehiclesusinggasolineanddieselasfuelby2030.Thecountryisalsoplanningto

reduceitscarbonfootprintby80-95%by2050,_26_ashifttogreenenergyinthecountry.Effectively,the

banwillincludetheregistrationofnewcarsinthecountryastheywillnotallowanygasoline_27_vehicleto

beregisteredafter2030.

Partofthereasonthisbanisbeingdiscussedand_28_isbecauseenergyofficialsseethattheywillnotreach

theiremissionsgoalsby2050iftheydonot__29___alargeportionofvehicleemissions.Thecountryisstill

30__thatitwillmeetitsemissionsgoals,likereducingemissionsby40%by2020,butthe_31_ofelectriccars

inthecountryhasnotoccurredasfastasexpected.

Othereffortstoincreasetheuseofelectricvehiclesincludeplanstobuildover1millionhybridand

electriccarbatterychargingstationsacrossthecountry.By2030,Germanyplansonhavingover6million

chargingstations_32_.AccordingtotheInternationalBusinessTimes,electriccarsalesareexpectedto

increaseasVolkswagenisstillrecoveringfromitsemissionsscandal.

Thereare_33_around155,000registeredhybridandelectricvehiclesonGermanroads,dwarfedby

the45milliongasolineanddieselcarsdrivingtherenow.Ascountriescontinuesettinggoalsofreducing

emissions,greaterstepsneedtobetakentohavea_34effectonthesurroundingenvironment.Whilethe

effortsarecertainlynot___35___,theresultsofsuchbanswilllikelyonlystarttobeseenbygenerationsdown

theline,betteringtheworldforthefuture.

A)acceptanceI)incidentally

B)currentlyJ)installed

C)disruptingK)noticeable

D)eliminateL)powered

E)exhaustM)restoration

F)futileN)skeptical

G)hopeful0)sparking

H)implemented

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationis

derived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Apple'sStanceHighlightsaMoreConfrontationalTeachIndustry

A)ThebattlebetweenAppleandlawenforcementofficialsoverunlockingaterroristssmartphoneisthe

culminationofaslowturningofthetablesbetweenthetechnologyindustryandtheUnitedStatesgovernment.

B)AfterrevelationsbytheformerNationalSecurityAgencycontractorEdwardJ.Snowdenin2013that

thegovernmentbothcoziedupto(討好)certaintechcompaniesandhackedintootherstogainaccessto

privatedataonanenormousscale,techgiantsbegantorecognizetheUnitedStatesgovernmentasahostile

actor.Butiftheconfrontationhascrystallizedinthislatestbattle,itmayalreadybeheadingtowarda

predictableconclusion:Inthelongrun,thetechcompaniesaredestinedtoemergevictorious.

C)Itmaynotseemthatwayatthemoment.Ontheoneside,youhavetheUnitedStatesgovernments

mightylegalandsecurityapparatusfightingfordataofthemostsympatheticsort:thesecretsburiedina

deadmassmurderer'sphone.TheactionstemsfromafederalcourtorderissuedonTuesdayrequiringApple

tohelptheFederalBureauofInvestigation(F.B.I)tounlockaniPhoneusedbyoneofthetwoattackerswho

killed14peopleinSanBernardino,California,inDecember.

D)Intheothercorneristheworld'smostvaluablecompany,whosechiefexecutive,TimothyD.Cook,has

saidhewillappealthecourt'sorder.Applearguesthatitisfightingtopreserveaprinciplethatmostofuswho

areaddictedtooursmartphonescandefend:WeakenasingleiPhonesothatitscontentscanbeviewedbythe

AmericangovernmentandyouriskweakeningalliPhonesforanygovernmentintruder,anywhere.

E)Therewillprobablybemonthsoflegaltussling,anditisnotatallclearwhichsidewillprevailincourt,

norinthebattleforpublicopinionandlegislativefavor.Yetunderlyingallofthisisasimpledynamic:Apple,

Google,Facebookandothercompaniesholdmostofthecardsinthisconfrontation.Theyhaveourdata,and

theirbusinessesdependontheglobalpublic'scollectivebeliefthattheywilldoeverythingtheycantoprotect

thatdata.

F)Anycrackinthatfrontcouldbefatalfortechcompaniesthatmustoperateworldwide.IfAppleis

forcedtoopenupaniPhoneforanAmericanlawenforcementinvestigation,whatistopreventitfromdoingso

forarequestfromtheChineseortheIranians?IfAppleisforcedtowritecodethatletstheF.B.I.getintothe

Phone5cusedbySyedRizwanFarook,themaleattackerintheSanBernardinoattack,whowouldbe

responsibleifsomehackergotholdofthatcodeandbrokeintoitsotherdevices?

G)Apple'sstanceontheseissuesemergedpost-Snowden,whenthecompanystartedputtinginplacea

seriesoftechnologiesthat,bydefault,makeuseofencryptiontolimitaccesstopeople'sdata.Morethanthat,

Apple-and,indifferentways,othertechcompanies,includingGoogle,Facebook,TwitterandMicrosoft-have

madetheiroppositiontothegovernmentsclaimsapointofcorporatepride.

H)Appl'semergingglobalbrandisprivacy;ithasstakeditscorporatereputation,nottomentionthe

investmentofconsiderabletechnicalandfinancialresources,onlimitingthesortofmasssurveillancethatwas

uncoveredbyMr.Snowden.Sonow,formanycasesinvolvinggovernmentalintrusionsintodata,once-lonely

privacyadvocatesfindthemselvesfightingalongsidethemostpowerfulcompanyintheworld.

I)〃Acomparisonpointisinthe1990sbattlesoverencryption/saidKurtOpsahl,generalcounselofthe

ElectronicFrontierFoundation,aprivacywatchdoggroup.Z/Thenyouhadafewcompaniesinvolved,butnot

oneofthelargestcompaniesintheworldcomingoutwithalengthyandimpassionedpost,likewesaw

yesterdayfromTimCook.Itsprofilehasreallybeenraised.”

J)Appleandothertechcompaniesholdanotherace:thetechnicalmeanstokeepmakingtheirdevices

moreandmoreinaccessible.NotethatApple'spublicoppositiontothegovernmentsrequestisitselfa

hindrancetomassgovernmentintrusion.AndtogetatthecontentsofasingleiPhone,thegovernmentsaysit

needsacourtorderandApple'shelptowritenewcode;inearlierversionsoftheiPhone,onesthatwere

createdbeforeApplefoundreligionon(熱衷于)privacy,the

F.B.I.mayhavebeenabletobreakintothedevicebyitself.

K)Youcanexpectthatnoose(束縛)tocontinuetotighten.ExpertssaidthatwhetherornotAppleloses

thisspecificcase,measuresthatitcouldputintoplaceinthefuturewillalmostcertainlybeabletofurtherlimit

thegovernmentsreach.

L)That'snottosaythattheoutcomeoftheSanBernardinocaseisinsignificant.AsAppleandseveral

securityexpertshaveargued,anordercompellingAppletowritesoftwarethatgivestheF.B.I.accesstothe

iPhoneinquestionwould

establishanunsettlingprecedent.TheorderessentiallyasksAppletohackitsowndevices,andonceitisin

place,theprecedentcouldbeusedtojustifylawenforcementeffortstogetaroundencryptiontechnologies

inotherinvestigationsfarremovedfromnationalsecuritythreats.

M)OncearmedwithamethodforgainingaccesstoiPhones,thegovernmentcouldasktouseit

proactively(先發(fā)制人地),beforeasuspectedterroristattack-leavingAppleinabindastowhethertocomply

orriskanattackandsufferapublic-relationsnightmare."Thisisabrand-newsalvointhewaragainst

encryption/Mr.Opsahlsaid."We'vehadplentyofdebatesinCongressandthemediaoverwhetherthe

governmentshouldhaveabackdoor,andthisisanendrunaroundthat-heretheycomewithanorderto

createthatbackdoor//

N)YetitsworthnotingthatevenifAppleultimatelylosesthiscase,ithasplentyoftechnicalmeansto

closeabackdoorovertime."Ifthey'reanywherenearworththeirsaltasengineers,Ibetthey'rerethinking

theirthreatmodelaswespeak/'saidJonathanZdziarski,adigitalforensicexpertwhostudiestheiPhoneandits

vulnerabilities.

O)Onerelativelysimplefix,Mr.Zdziarskisaid,wouldbeforAppletomodifyfutureversionsoftheiPhone

torequireausertoenterapasscodebeforethephonewillacceptthesortofmodifiedoperatingsystemthat

theF.B.I.wantsAppletocreate.Thatway,Applecouldnotunilaterallyintroduceacodethatweakensthe

iPhone—auserwouldhavetoconsenttoit.

P)“Nothingis100percenthacker-proof/'Mr.Zdziarskisaid,buthepointedoutthatthejudge'sorderin

thiscaserequiredAppletoprovide"/reasonablesecurityassistance“tounlockMr.Farook'sphone.IfApple

altersthesecuritymodeloffutureiPhonessothatevenitsownengineers'""reasonableassistance"willnotbe

abletocrackagivendevicewhencompelledbythegovernment,aprecedentsetinthiscasemightloseits

lastingforce.Inotherwords,eveniftheF.B.Lwinsthiscase,inthelongrun,itloses.

36.Itisapopularbeliefthattechcompaniesarecommittedtoprotectingtheircustomers'privatedata.

37.TheUSgovernmentbelievesthatitsaccesstopeople'siPhonescouldbeusedtopreventterroristattacks.

38.AfederalcourtaskedAppletohelptheFBIaccessdatainaterrorist'siPhone.

39.PrivacyadvocatesnowhaveApplefightingalongsidethemagainstgovernmentaccesstopersonaldata.

40.SnowdenrevealedthattheAmericangovernmenthadtriedhardtoaccessprivatedatainmassivescale.

41.TheFBImighthavebeenabletoaccessprivatedatainearlieriPhoneswithoutApple'shelp.

42.AftertheSnowdenincident,Applemadeclearitspositiontocountergovernmentintrusionintopersonal

databymeansofencryption.

43.Accordingtoonedigitalexpert,noiPhonecanbeentirelyfreefromhacking.

44.TimothyCook'slongwebposthashelpedenhanceApple'simage.

45.Apple'sCEOhasdecidedtoappealthefederalcourtsordertounlockauser'siPhone.

46.SectionC

47.Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

48.PassageOne

49.Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

50.YoumayhaveheardthatCoca-Colaoncecontainedaningredientcapableofsparkingparticulardevotion

inconsumers:cocaine.Thecocaine.The"coca"inthenamereferredtotheextractsofcocaleafthatthe

drink'soriginator,chemistJohnPemberton,mixedwithhissugarysyrup（漿汁）Atthetime,cocaleaf

extractmixedwithwinewasacommontonic（滋補品），andPemberton'ssweetbrewwasawaytoget

aroundlocallawsprohibitingthesaleofalcohol.Buttheotherhalfofthenamerepresentsanother

ingredient,lessinfamous（名聲不女子的）,perhaps,butalsostrangelypotent:thekolanut.

51.InWestAfrica,peoplehavelongchewedkolanutsasstimulants,becausetheycontaincaffeinethatalso

occursnaturallyintea,coffee,andchocolate.Theyalsohaveheartstimulants.

52.HistorianPaulLovejoyrelatesthatthecultivationofkolanutsinWestAfricaishundredsofyearsold.The

leafy,spreadingtreeswereplantedongravesandaspartoftraditionalrituals.Eventhoughthenuts,

whichneedtostaymoist,canbesomewhatdelicatetotransport,traderscarriedthemhundredsofmiles

throughouttheforestsandgrasslands.

53.Europeansdidnotknowofthemuntilthe1500swhenPortugueseshipsarrivedonthecoastofwhatis

nowSierraLeone.AndwhilethePortuguesetookpartinthetrade,ferryingnutsdownthecoastalong

withothergoods,by1620,whenEnglishexplorerRichardJobsonmadehiswayuptheGambia,thenuts

werestillpeculiartohiseyes.

54.Bythelate19thcentury,kolanutswerebeingshippedbythetonnetoEuropeandtheUS.Manymade

theirwayintomedicines,intendedasakindofenergyboost.OnesuchpopularmedicinaldrinkwasVin

Mariani,aFrenchproductconsistingofcocaextractmixedwithredwine.ItwascreatedbyaFrench

chemist,AngeloMariani,in1863.SowhenPembertoncreatedhisdrink,itrepresentedanongoingtrend.

Whencocaineeventuallyfellfromgraceasabeverageingredient,kola-extractcolasbecamepopular.

55.Thefirstyearitwasavailable,Coca-ColaaveragednineservingsadayacrossalltheAtlantasodafountains

whereitwassold.Asitgrewmorepopular,thecompanysoldrightstobottlethesoda,soitcouldtravel

easily.Todayabout1.9billionCokesarepurchaseddaily.It'sbecomesoiconicthatattemptstochangeits

tastein1985-sweeteningitinamoveprojectedtoboostsalesproveddisastrous,withwidespreadanger

fromconsumers,"Coca-ColaClassic"returnedtostoreshelvesjustthreemonthsafterthe"NewCoke"was

released.

56.Thesedays,theCoca-Colarecipeisacloselyguardedsecret.Butit'ssaidtonolongercontainkolanut

extract,relyinginsteadonartificialimitationstoachievetheflavour.

57.

58.46.WhatdowelearnaboutchemistJohnPemberton?

59.A)Heusedastrangelypotentingredientinafoodsupplement

60.B)Hecreatedadrinkcontainingalcoholwithoutbreakinglaw

61.C)Hebecamenotoriousbecauseofthecocadrinkhedeveloped.

62.D)Heriskedbreakinglocallawtomakeadrinkwithcocaleaves.

63.47.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutkolanuts?

64.A)TheircommercialvaluewasfirstdiscoveredbyPortuguesesettler.

65.B)Theycontainsomekindofenergyboostnotfoundinanyotherfood.

66.C)ManywereshippedtoEuropeinthelate19thcenturyformedicinaluse.

67.D)TheywerestrangetotheEuropeanswhenfirstimportedfromWestAfrica.

68.48.Howcomekola-extractcolasbecamepopular?

69.A)Cocainehadbecomenotorious.C)Fountainsweresetuptosellthem.

70.B)Alcoholicdrinkswereprohibited.D)Rightsweresoldtobottlethesoda.

71.49.WhatisknownaboutthetasteofCoca-Cola?

72.A)ltwassodesignedastocreateaddictioninconsumers.

73.B)Itstillreliesontraditionalkolanutextract.

74.C)Ithasbecomemorepopularamongtheold.

75.D)Ithasremainedvirtuallyunchangedsinceitscreation.

76.50.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

77.A)TheevolutionofCoca-Cola.B)ThemedicinalvalueofCoca-Cola.

78.C)ThesuccessstoryofCoca-Cola.D)ThebusinessstrategyofCoca-Cola.

79.

80.PassageTwo

81.Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage

82.Twentyyearsago,theUrbanLandInstitutedefinedthetwotypesofcitiesthatdominatedtheUS

landscape:smallercitiesthatoperatedaroundstandard9-5businesshoursandlargemetropolitanareas

thatranall24hoursoftheday.Analyzingandcomparingcitiesusingthelensofthisbasicdividegives

interestingcontexttohowinvestmentcapitalflowsandhousingpriceshaveshifted.

83.Inrecentyears,manymid-sizedcitieshavebeguntoadoptamiddle-of-the-roadapproachincorporating

theexcitementandopportunityoflargecitieswithsmallcities'quietaftermidnight.Thesel8-hourcities

arebeginningtomakewavesinrealestaterankingsandattractmorerealestateinvestment.Whatis

underlyingthisnewmovementinrealestate,andwhydothesecitieshavesomuchappeal?

84.18-hourcitiescombinethebestof24-hourand9-5cities,whichcontributestodowntownrevitalization.

Fordecades,manydowntowncoresinsmalltomid-sizedcitieswereabandonedafterworkhoursby

workerswholivedinthesuburbs.Movementoutofcitycenterswaswidespread,anddowntowntenants

werepredominantlymadeupoftheworkingpoor.Thisgeneratedlittlecommercefordowntown

businessesintheevenings,whichmadebusinessandgeneratingtaxrevenueformunicipalupkeepdifficult.

Withtheriseofanewconceptinurbanplanningthataimstomakelifeeasierandmoreconvenient,

increasingpopularityforurbanareasthatcausedtherealestatepushes,inmajorcitieslikeSanFrancisco

orNewYork,hasinspiredatypeofforwardthinkingurbanityandinsmallercities

85.Transformingdowntownareassothattheyincorporatemodernhousingandimprovedwalkabilitytolocal

restaurants,retail,andentertainment-especiallywhencombinedwithimprovedinfrastructureforcyclists

andpublictransit-makesthemappealtoamoreaffluentdemographic.Theseadjustmentsencourage

employersintheknowledgeandtalentindustriestokeeptheirofficesdowntown.Accesstofoottraffic

andproximitytotransitallowthetypeofentertainment-orientedbusinessessuchasbarsandrestaurants

tostayopenlater,whichattractsbothyounger,creativeworkersandbabyboomersnearingretirement

alike.Becauseoftheirsmallersize,mostkeephoursthatallowpeopletoenjoythemselves,thenhave

somequietaftermidnight,asopposedtolargemajorcitieslikeNewYork,wherethebuzzofactivityis

ongoing.

86.These18-hourcitiesarerapidlyontheriseandoffergreatopportunitiesforhomeownerinvestment.In

manyofthesecitiessuchasDenver,adiverseandvigorouseconomyattractedtotheurbancorehas

offeredstableemploymentforresidents.Therighturbanmixhasproppeduphomeoccupancy,increased

propertyvalues,andattractedsignificantinvestmentcapital.

87.

88.51.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericancitiestwentyyearsago?

89.A)Theyweredividedintoresidentialandbusinessareas.

90.B)Theirhousingpriceswerelinkedwiththeirprosperity.

91.C)Therewasacleardividebetweenlargeandsmallcities

92.D)Theywereplaceswherelargeinvestmentcapitalflowed.

93.52.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabout18-hourcities?

94.A)Theyespeciallyappealtosmallbusinesses.

95.B)Theyhaveseenariseinpropertyprices.

96.C)Theyhavereplacedquietwithexcitement.

97.D)TheyhavechangedAmerica'slandscape.

98.53Yearsago,manydowntowncoresinsmalltomid-sizedcities().

99.A)hadhardlyanybusinessactivity.C)exhibitednosignsofprosperity.

100.B)werecrowdedinbusinesshours.D)lookeddesertedintheevenings.

101.54.Whatcharacterizesthenewdowntownareasin18-hourcities?

102.A)Asuddenemergenceoftheknowledgeindustry.

103.B)Floodinginoflargecrowdsofmigrantworkers.

104.C)Modernizedhousingandimprovedinfrastructure.

105.D)Morecomfortablelifeandgreaterupwardmobility.

106.55.Whathave18-hourcitiesbroughttothelocalresidents?

107.A)Morechancesforpromotion.C)Greaterculturaldiversity.

108.B)Healthierlivingenvironment.D)Betterjobopportunities.

109.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

110.SectionA

111.Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithten

blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoicein

thebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

112.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

113.Itisimportantthatscientistsbeseenasnormalpeople

askingandansweringimportantquestions.Good,soundsciencedependson26,experimentsand

reasonedmethodologies.Itrequiresawillingnesstoasknewquestionsandtrynewapproaches.It

requiresonetotakerisksandexperiencefailures.Butgoodsciencealsorequires27understanding,

clearexplanationandconcisepresentation.

114.Ourcountryneedsmorescientistswhoarewillingto

stepoutinthepublic28andoffertheiropinionsonimportantmatters.Weneedmorescientists

whocanexplainwhattheyaredoinginlanguagethatis29andunderstandabletothepublic.Those

ofuswhoarenotscientistsshouldalsobepreparedtosupportpublicengagementbyscientists,and

to30scientificknowledgeintoourpubliccommunications.

115.Toomanypeopleinthiscountry,includingsomeamong

ourelectedleadership,stilldonotunderstandhowscienceworksorwhyrobust,long-range

investmentsinresearchvitallymatter.Inthe1960s,theUnitedStates31nearly17%of

discretionary（可酌情支酉己的）spendingtoresearchanddevelopment,32decadesofeconomic

growth.By2008,thefigurehadfallenintothesingle33Thisoccursatatimewhenothernations

havemadesignificantgainsintheirownresearchcapabilities.

116.AttheUniversityofCalifornia（UC）,we34ourselvesnot

onlyonthequalityofourresearch,butalsoonitscontributiontoimprovingourworld.To35the

developmentofsciencefromthelabbenchtothemarketplace,UCisinvestingourownmoneyinour

owngoodideas.

117.A.ArenaB.contextual

118.C.ConvincingD.devoted

119.E.DigitsF.hasten

120.G.HypothesesH.impairing

121.I.IncorporateJ.indefinite

122.K.IndulgeL.inertia

123.M.PrideN.reaping

124.O.Warrant

125.SectionB

126.Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreada

passagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthe

paragraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarking

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

127.AreWeinanInnovationLull?

128.[A]Scanthehighlightsofthisyear'sConsumer

ElectronicsShow（CES）,andyoumaygetaslightfeelingofhavingseenthembefore.Manyofthe

coolestgadgetsthisyeararethesameasthecoolestgadgetslastyear-ortheyearbefore,even.The

boothsarestillexciting,andthedemosarestilljustascrazy.Itisstilleasytobedazzledbythedisplay

ofdrones（無人機）,3Dprinters,virtualrealitygoggles（眼鏡）andmore"smart"devicesthanyou

couldeverhopetocatalog.Uponreflection,however,itisequallyeasytofeellikeyouhaveseenitall

before.Anditishardnottothink:Areweinaninnovation仙〃（間歇期）?

129.[B]Insomeways,theanswerisyes.Foryears,

smartphones,televisions,tablets,laptopsanddesktopshavemadeupahugepartofthemarketand

driveninnovation.Butnowthesesegmentsarelookingatslowergrowthcurves-orshrinkingmarkets

insomecases-asconsumersarenotaseagertospendmoneyonnewgadgets.Meanwhile,emerging

technologies-thedrones,3Dprintersandsmart-homedevicesoftheworld-nowseemabittoooldto

becalled"thenextbigthing.H

130.[C]Basicallythetechindustryseemstobeinanawkward

periodnow."Thereisnotanyone-hitwonder,andtherewillnotbeoneforyearstocome,"saidGary

Shapiro,presidentandchiefexecutiveoftheConsumerTechnologyAssociation（CTA）.Inhiseyes,

however,thatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatinnovationhasstopped.Ithasjustgrownupalittle.

"Manyindustriesaregoingoutofinfancyandbecomingadolescents/'Shapirosaid.

131.[D]Forinstance,newtechnologiesthatarebuildingupon

existingtechnologyhavenotfoundtheirfootingwellenoughtoappealtoamassaudience,because,

inmanycases,theyneedtoworkeffectivelywithotherdevicestorealizetheirfullappeal.Takethe

evolutionofthesmarthome,forexample.Companiesarepushingithardbutmakeitalmost

overwhelmingeventodipatoeinthewaterfortheaverageconsumer,becausetherearesomany

compatibilityissuestothinkabout.Noaveragepersonwantstofigureoutwhethertheirfavorite

calendarsoftwareworkswiththeirfridgeorwhethertheirwashingmachineandtabletgetalong.

Havingto