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COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofmotivationand

methodsinlearning.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwill

hearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questionslto4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A).Sheadvocatesanimalprotection.B).Shesellsaspecialkindofcoffee.

C).Sheisgoingtostartacafechain.D),Sheistheownerofaspecialcafe.

2.A).Theybearalotofsimilarities.B).Theyareaprofitablebusinesssector.

C).Theycatertodifferentcustomers.D).Theyhelptakecareofcustomers'pets.

3.A).Bygivingthemregularcleaningandinjections.

B).Byselectingbreedsthataretameandpeaceful.

C).Byplacingthematasafedistancefromcustomers.

D).Bybriefingcustomersonhowtogetalongwiththem.

4.A).Theywanttolearnaboutrabbits.B).Theyliketobringintheirchildren.

C).Theylovetheanimalsinhercafe.D).Theygivehercafefavoritereviews.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A).Itcontainstoomanyadditives.B).Itlackstheessentialvitamins.

C).Itcancauseobesity.D).Itismostlvgarbage.

6.A).Itsfancydesign.B).TVcommercials.

C).Itstasteandtexture.D).Peerinfluence.

7.A).Investingheavilyintheproductionofsweetfoods.

B).Marketingtheirproductswithordinaryingredients.

C).Tryingtotrickchildrenintobuyingtheirproducts.

D).Offeringchildrenmorevariabletochoosefrom.

8.A).Theyhardlyatevegetables.B).Theyseldomhadjunkfood.

C).Theyfavoredchocolate-coatedsweets.D).TheylikethefoodadvertisedonTV.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A),Stretchesoffarmland.B).TypicalEgyptiananimalfarms.

C).Tombsofancientrulers.D).Ruinsleftbydevastatingfloods.

10.A).Itprovideshabitatsformoreprimitivetribes.

B).Itishardlyassociatedwithgreatcivilizations.

C).Ithasnotyetbeenfullyexploredandexploited.

D).Itgatherswaterfrommanytropicalrainforests.

11.A),Itcarriesaboutonefifthoftheword'freshwater.

B).Ithasnumeroushumansettlementsalongitsbanks.

C).ItissecondonlytotheMississippiRiverinwidth.

D).ItisaslongastheNileandtheYangtzecombined.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A),Livingalifeinthefastlaneleadstosuccess.

B).Wearealwaysinarushtodovariousthings.

C).Thesearchfortranquilityhasbecomeatrend.

D).Allofusactuallyyearnforaslowandcalmlife?

13.A).Shehadtroublebalancingfamilyandwork.B).Sheenjoyedthevarioussocialevents.

C).Shewasaccustomedtotightschedules.D).Shespentallherleisuretimewritingbooks.

14.A).Thepossibilityofruiningherfamily.B).Becomingawareofherdeclininghealth.

C).Thefatiguefromlivingafast-pacedlife.D).Readingabookaboutslowingdown.

15.A).Shestartedtofollowtheculturalnorms.B).Shecametoenjoydoingeverydaytasks.

C).Shelearntousemoreooliteexpressions.D).ShestODDedusingto-dolistsandcalendars.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfour

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A),Theywillrootoutnativespeciesaltogether.B).Theycontributetoaregion'sbiodiversity.

C).Theyposeathreattothelocalecosystem.D).Theywillcrossbreedwithnativespecies.

17.A),Theirclassificationsaremeaningful.B).Theirinteractionsarehardtodefine.

C).Theirdefinitionsarechangeable.D).Theirdistinctionsareartificial.

18.A),Onlyafewofthemcauseproblemstonative

B).Theymayturntobenefitthelocalenvironment

C).Fewofthemcansurviveintheirnewhabitats.

D),Only10percentofthemcanbenaturalized.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A).Respecttheirtraditionalculture.B).Attendtheirbusinessseminars.

C).Researchtheirspecificdemands.D).Adopttherightbusinessstrategies.

20.A).Showingthemyourpalm.

B).Givingthemgiftsofgreatvalue.

C).Drinkingalcoholoncertaindaysofamonth.

D).Clickingyourfingersloudlyintheirpresence.

21.A).Theyareveryeasytosatisfy.B).Theyhaveastrongsenseofworth.

C).Theytrendtofriendlyandenthusiastic.D).Theyhaveabreakfrom2:00to5:30p.m.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A).Hecompletelychangedthecompany'sculture.

B).Hecollectedpaintingsbyworld-famousartists.

C).HetookoverthesalesdepartmentofReader'sDigest.

D).Hehadthecompan/sboardroomextensively

23.A).Itshouldbesoldatareasonableprice.

B).Itsarticlesshouldbeshortandinspiring.

C).Itshouldbepublishedintheworld'sleadinglanguages.

D).Itsarticlesshouldentertainblue-andpink-collarworkers.

24.A).Heknewhowtomakethemagazine

B).Heservedasachurchminsterformanyyears.

C).Hesufferedmanysetbacksandmisfortunesinhislife.

D).Hetreatedtheemployeeslikemenbersofhisfamily.

25A).Itcarriedmanymoreadvertisements.B).GeorgeGrunejoineditasanadsalesman.

C).Severalhundredofitsemoloveesgotfired.D).Itssubscriotionsincreasedconsiderablv.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

S:eelisvaluedforitsreliability,butnotwhenitgetscold.Mostformsofsteel26becomebrittle(脆的)at

temperaturesbelowabout-25℃unlessthe/aremixedwithothermetals.Now,though,anoveltypeofsteelhas

beendevelopedthatresists27atmuchlowertemperatures,whileretainingitsstrengthandtoughness—

withouttheneedforexpensive28.

S:eeKsfragilityatlowtemperaturesfirstbecameamajorconcernduringtheSecondWorldWar.After

GermanU-boatstorpedoed(用魚雷攻擊)numerousBritishships,a2,700-strongfleetof

cheap-and-cheerfulzzLibertyshipswwasintroducedtoreplacethelostvessels,providingalifelineforthe29

British.Butthesteelshellsofhundredsoftheships30intheicynorthAtlantic,and12brokeinhalfandsank.

Brittlenessremainsaproblemwhenbuildingsteelstructuresincoldconditions,suchasoilrigsintheArctic.

Soscientistshave31tofindasolutionbymixingitwithexpensivemetalssuchasnickel.

YuujiKimuraandcolleaguesinJapantriedamorephysical32.Ratherthanaddingothermetals,they

developedacomplexmechanicalprocessinvolvingrepeatedheatingandveryseveremechanicaldeformation,

knownastempforming.

Theresultingsteelappearstoachieveacombinationofstrengthandtoughnessthatis33tothatof

modemsteelsthatareveryrichinalloycontentand,therefore,veryexpensive.

Kimura'steamintendstouseitstempformedsteeltomakeultra-highstrengthparts,suchasbolts.They

hopetoreduceboththenumberof34neededinaconstructionjobandtheirweight—byreplacingsolid

supportswith35tubes,forexample.Thscouldreducetheamountofsteelneededtomakeeverythingfrom

automobilestobuildingsandbridges.

A)abruptly1)cracked

B)additivesJ)fractures

C)approachK)hollow

D)ardentlyL)relevant

E)besiegedM)reshuffled

F)channelN)strived

G)comparable0)violent

H)components

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Thefutureofpersonalsatellitetechnologyishere—arewereadyforit?

A)Satellitesusedtobetheexclusiveplaythingsofrichgovernmentsandwealthycorporations.Butincreasingly,as

spacebecomesmoredemocratized,theyarecomingwithinreachofordinarypeople.Justlikedrones(無人機(jī))

beforethem,miniaturesatellitesarebeginningtofundamentallytransformourconceptionsofwhogetstodo

whatupaboveourheads.

B)AsarecentreportfromtheNationalAcademyofScienceshighlights,thesesatellitesholdtremendouspotential

formakingsatellite-basedsciencemoreaccessiblethaneverbefore.However;asthecostofgettingyourown

satelliteinorbitdropssharply,therisksofirresponsibleusegrow.ThequestionhereisnolongerXan

we?"but"Shouldwe?wWhatarethepotentialdownsidesofhavingasliceofspacedenselypopulatedby

equipmentbuiltbypeoplenottraditionallylabeledas“professionals"?Andwhatwouldtheresponsibleand

beneficialdevelopmentanduseofthistechnologyactuallylooklike?Someoftheanswersmaycomefroma

nonprofitorganizationthathasbeenbuildingandlaunchingamateursatellitesfornearly50years.

C)Havingyourpersonalsatellitelaunchedintoorbitmightsoundlikeanideastraightoutofsciencefiction.But

overthepastfewdecadesauniqueclassofsatelliteshasbeencreatedthatfitsthebill:CubeSats.

The"Cube"heresimplyreferstothesatellite'sshape.ThemostcommonCubeSatisa10cmcube,sosmallthata

singleCubeSatcouldeasilybemistakenforapaperweightonyourdesk.Thesemini-satellitescanfitinalaunch

vehicle'sformerlyz/wastedspace/'Multiplescanbedeployedincombinationformorecomplexmissionsthan

coudbeachievedbyoneCubeSatalone.

D)Withintheircompactbodiestheseminutesatellitesareabletohousesensorsandcommunications

receivers/transmittersthatenableoperatorstostudyEarthfromspace,aswellasspacearoundEarth.They're

primarilydesignedforLowEarthOrbit(LEO)—aneasilyaccessibleregionofspacefromaround200to800miles

aboveEarth,wherehuman-tendedmissionsliketheHubbleSpaceTelescopeandtheInternationalSpace

Station(ISS)hangout.Buttheycanattainmoredistantorbits;NASAplansformostofitsfutureEarth-escaping

payloads(tothemoonandMarsespecially)tocarryCubeSats.

E)Becausethey'resosmallandlight,itcostsmuchlesstogetaCubeSatintoEarth'sorbitthanatraditional

communicationsorGPSsatellite.Forinstance,aresearchgrouphereatArizonaStateUniversityrecently

claimedtheirdevelopmentalsmallCubeSatscouldcostaslittleas$3,000toputinorbit.Thisdecreaseincost

allowsresearchers,hobbyistsandevenelementaryschoolgroupstoputsimpleinstrumentsintoLEOoreven

havingthemdeployedfromtheISS.

F)ThefirstCubeSatwascreatedintheearly2000s,asawayofenablingStanfordgraduatestudentstodesign,

build,testandoperateaspacecraftwithsimilarcapabilitiestotheUSSR'sSputnik(前蘇聯(lián)的人造衛(wèi)星).Since

then,NASA,theNationalReconnaissanceOfficeandevenBoeinghavealllamchedandoperatedCubeSats.

Therearcmorethan130currentlyinoperation.TheNASAEducationalLaunchofNanoSatelliteprogram,which

offersfreelaunchesforeducationalgroupsandsciencemissions,isnowopentoU.S.nonprofitcorporationsas

well.Clearly,satellitesarenotjustforrocketscientistsanymore.

G)TheNationalAcademyofSciencesreportemphasizesCubeSats'importanceinscientificdiscoveryandthe

trainingoffuturespacescientistsandengineers.YetitalsoacknowledgesthatwidespreaddeploymentofLEO

CubeSatsisn'trisk-flee.Thegreatestconcerntheauthorsraiseisspacedebris—piecesof"junk"thatorbitthe

earth,withthepotentialtocauseseriousdamageiftheycollidewithoperationalunits,includingtheISS.

H)Currently,therearen'tmanyCubeSatsandthey'retrackedclosely.YetasLEOopensuptomoreamateur

satellites,theymayposeanincreasingthreat.Asthereportauthorspointout,evennear-missesmightleadto

the^creationofaburdensomeregulatoryframeworkandaffectthefuturedispositionofscienceCubeSats/7

I)CubeSatresearcherssuggestthatnow'sthetimetoponderunexpectedandunintendedpossibleconsequences

ofmorepeoplethaneverhavingaccesstotheirownsmallsliceofspace.Inanerawhenyoucansimplybuya

CubeSatkitofftheshelfhowcanwetrustthesatellitesoverourheadsweredevelopedwithgoodintentionsby

peoplewhoknewwhattheyweredoing?Some/Zexpertamateurs^inthesatellitegamecouldprovidesome

inspirationforhowtoproceedresponsibly.

J)In1969,theRadioAmateurSatelliteCorporation(AMSAT)wascreatedinordertofosterhamradioenthusiasts'

(業(yè)余無線電愛好者)participationinspaceresearchandcommunication.Itcontinuedtheefforts,begunin

1961,byProjectOSCAR-aU.S.-basedgroupthatbuiltandlaunchedtheveryfirstnongovernmentalsatellite

justfouryearsafterSputnik.Asanorgarizationofvolunteers,AMSATwasputting^amateur^satellitesinorbit

decadesbeforethecurrentCubeSatcraze.Andovertime,itsmembershavelearnedathingortwoabout

responsibility.Here,open.sourcedevelopmenthasbeenacentralprinciple,Withintheorganization,AMSAThas

aphilosophyofopensourcingeverything—makingtechnicaldataonallaspectsoftheirsatellitesfullyavailable

toeveryoneintheorganization,andwhenpossible,thepublic.Accordingtoamemberoftheteamresponsible

forFOX1-A,AMSAT'sfirstCubeSat,thismeansthattheresnowaytosneaksomethinglikeexplosivesoran

energyemitterintoanamateursatellitewheneveryonehasaccesstothedesignsandimplementation.

K)However;they'remorecautiousaboutsharinginformationwithnonmembers,astheorganizationguards

againstothersdevelopingtheabilitytohijackandtakecontroloftheirsatellites.Thisform

of/self-governance^ispossiblewithinlong-standingamateurorganizationsthat,overtime,areabletobuilda

senseofresponsibilitytocommunitymembers,aswellassocietyingeneral.Butwhathappenswhennew

playersemerge,whodon'thavedeeprootswithintheexistingculture?

L)Hobbyistsandstudentsaregainingaccesstotechnologieswithoutbeingpartofalong-standingamateur

establishment.They'restillconstrainedbyfunders,launchprovidersandaseriesofregulations-allofwhich

reininwhatCubeSatdeveloperscanandcannotdo.Butthere'sadangerthey'reill-equippedtothinkthrough

potentialunintendedconsequences.Whattheseunintendedconsequencesmightbeisadmittedlyfarfrom

clear.Yetweknowinnovatorscanberemarkablycreativewithtakingtechnologiesinunexpecteddirections.

Thinkofsomethingasseeminglybenignasthecellphone—wehavemicrofinanceandtext-basedsocial

networkingatoneendofthespectrum,andimprovised(臨時(shí)制作的)explosivedevicesattheother.

M)ThisiswhereacultureofsocialresponsibilityaroundCubeSatsbecomesimportant-notsimplytoensurethat

physicalrisksarcminimized,buttoengagewithamuchlargercommunityinanticipatingandmanagingless

obviousconsequencesofthetechnology.Thisisnotaneasytask.YettheevidencefromAMSATandotherareas

oftechnologydevelopmentsuggeststhatresponsibleamateurcommunitiescananddoemergearoundnovel

technologies.Thechallengehere,ofcourse,isensuringthatwhatanamateurcommunitiesconsiderstobe

responsible,actuallyis.Here'swherethereneedstobeamuchwiderpublicconversationthatextendsbeyond

governmentagenciesandscientificcommunitiestoincludestudents,hobbyists,andanyonewhomay

potentiallystandtobeaffectedbytheuseofCubeSattechnology.

36.Giventheeasieraccessibilitytospace,itistimetothinkabouthowtopreventmisuseofsatellites.

37.Agroupofmini-satellitescanworktogethertoaccomplishmorecomplextasks.

38.Thegreateraccessibilityofmini-satellitesincreasestherisksoftheirirresponsibleuse.

39.EvenschoolpupilscanhavetheirCubeSatsputinorbitowingtotheloweredlaunchingcost.

40.AMSATiscarefulaboutsharinginformationwithoutsiderstopreventhijackingoftheirsatellites.

41.NASAofferstolaunchCubeSatsfreeofchargeforeducationalandresearchpurposes.

42.Evenwithconstraints,itispossibleforsomecreativedeveloperstotaketheCubeSattechnologyindirections

thatresultinharmfuloutcomes.

43.Whilemakingsignificantcontributionstospacescience,CubeSatsmayposehazardstootherspacevehicles.

44.Mini-satellitesenableoperatorstostudyEarthfromLEOandspacearoundit.

45.AMSAToperatesontheprincipleofhavingallitstechnicaldataaccessibletoitsmembers,preventingthe

abuseofamateursatellites.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

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

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartifcialintelligence(Al)willbe“either

thebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitute

dedicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas"crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies”.

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence(LCFI)at

CambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestions

raisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAlresearch.zzWespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,“Hawking

said,“which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit'sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudying

insteadthefutureofintelligence/7

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAl,raisingconcernsthathumanitycould

bethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquickto

highlightthepositivesthatAlresearchcanbring.Z/Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge/hesaid.

“WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAl.Perhapswiththetoolsof

thisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythe

lastore—industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofour

liveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAlcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofour

civilisation//

HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridge

University,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultofthe

university'sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,

whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AlpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressof

suchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn'ttakenseriously,evenamongAlresearchers."Mis

hugelyexciting/shesaid,“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAlaswellasthepotential

benefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,have

alsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAlcoulddotohumanity.

46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?

A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.

B)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.

C)Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.

D)Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.

47.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?

A)ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAlresearch.

B)ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAlindustry.

C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.

D)Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.

48.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAlresearch?

A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.

B)Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.

C)ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAl.

D)Theincreasingawarenessofmankind'spaststupidity.

49.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAl?

A)Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.

B)Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.

C)Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.

D)Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.

50.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry?

A)Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.

B)TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAldevelopment.

C)TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAlasacademics.

D)TheybelievetheycankeepAlunderhumancontrol.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyear;and

startups(初倉1J公司)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhope

willusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry'slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitinga

fewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshave

tosay.

That'swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdaleSouthBay

inTorrance,California.RodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.The

startup'sproduct,Sentab"enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablev/ithcomputerstoaccessemail,

videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.

"It'snothingnew,it'snothingtoocomplicatedandit'snaturalbecauselotscfpeoplehaveTVremotes/says

Rodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,Rodriguezsolicits

residents'adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendtheafternoon.Playing

cardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻將).

Rodriguezsaysit'simportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthemsomething./zlfvehadmore

feedbackinapassiveapproach/hesays."Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner;havinglunch/allworkbetter

“thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI'mnot

sellingthemsomething—there,llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.”

RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale/s1,100seniorlivingcommunities.