2019年6月大學英語六級考試第1套真題及答案

11PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofteamspiritandcommunicationintheworkplace.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIWritingTheImportanceofTeamSpiritandCommunicationintheWorkplaceAsthesayinggoes,whenteamworkkicksin,nobodycanbeatyou.Ithighlightsthecriticalrolethatteamspiritplaysincompletingatask.Inmyview,teamspiritandcommunicationareespeciallyimportantintheworkplace.Firstofall,withtheincreasinglyfiercecompetitionbetweenenterprises,inordertoachievethedesiredresults,cooperationandcommunicationamongcolleaguesareparticularlyimportantbecausetheycanmaximizeworkefficiency.Secondly,promotingteamspiritandcommunicationatworkcanensurethateveryoneunderstandwherethecompanyisgoingandgetthemallactivelyinvolvedinthedevelopmentofthecompany.Thirdly,cooperationandcommunicationatworkcanenhancetheinteractionbetweencoworkersandformgoodinterpersonalrelationships,whichisessentialtobuildafriendly,cooperative,andharmoniousworkingatmosphereintheenterpriseculture.Toconclude,wecannotdenythatitisalmostalwaysthejointeffortsofawholeteamthatdecidethesuccessorfailureofaproject.Therefore,foreveryoneintheworkplace,weshouldlearntocooperateandcommunicateeffectivelywithteammembers,soastoachieveawin-winsituation.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Asix-month-longnegotiation.Preparationsfortheparty.Aprojectwithatroublesome(麻煩的、討厭的)client(客戶、顧客、委托人).Giftwrappingforthecolleagues.A)Takeweddingphotos.Advertisehercompany.Startasmallbusiness.Throwacelebrationparty.A)Hesitant.Nervous.Flattered(受寵若驚、阿諛奉承、感到榮幸的).Surprised.A)Startherownbakery面包店.Improveherbaking烘焙skill.Sharehercookingexperience.Prepareforthewedding.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.A)Getreadyforacareer.Makealotoffriends.Setalong-termgoal.BehavelikeadultsA)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments(承諾、保證、委托、獻身).Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.Thoseconduciveto(有益于、助于)theiracademicstudies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theybreakaway(突然離開、逃跑、脫離)fromtraditionalwaysofthinking.Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.Theyresultedinabrand-new(嶄新的、絕對新的)styleofskiing滑雪technique.Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.Hewonthreegoldmedals金牌inoneWinterOlympics.Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyappearrestless.Theyloseconsciousness.Theybecomeupset.Theydiealmostinstantly即刻、立刻.A)Ithasaninstant一瞬間effectonyourbodychemistry.Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.Itleavesyouwithalonglastingimpression.Itcontributestotheshapingofyourmind.A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods情緒、心情A)Theyarecloselyconnected.Theyfunctioninasimilarway.Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.Theytryhardtomeetthespectators'expectations.Theyattach附加、系、附上greatimportancetohighperformance高性能、高效臺匕冃匕.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.Itsupportsapieceofconventiona1傳統(tǒng)的、常規(guī)的wisdom智慧、才智.Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)People'senvyofslimmodels.People'scrazeforgoodhealth.Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.Thegreatvarietyofslimming減肥products.A)Theyappearvigorous.Theyappearstrange.Theylookcharming.Theylookunhealthy.A)Cultureandupbringing教養(yǎng)、養(yǎng)育、撫育.Wealthandsocialstatus.Peerpressure.Mediainfluence.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin.Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies.Thecolorofhumanskin.Theneedofskinprotection.A)Thenecessitytosaveenergy.Adaptation改編、適應tothehotenvironment.Theneedtobreathewithease.Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.A)Leavesandgrass.Man-madeshelter.Theirskincoloring.Hairontheirskin.A)Theirgenetic遺傳、基因makeup組成、補充、化妝品begantochange.Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Pasta意大利面食、面團isnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydratecanformpartof組成、形成ahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,nutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa_I_26_minimum_,tocutcalories,preventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar_L_27_toa_I_26_minimum_,Thelow-carbohydrate低碳水化合物foodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,PaleoandKeto,whichadvisedswapping交換、代替foodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetable,fishandmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen_B_28_championed冠軍、擁護者_byclean-eatingexperts.Butnowa_N_29_systematic有系統(tǒng)的_review回顧、評論andanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnotonlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized(妖魔化)becauseithadbeen_G_30_lumped集中地_inwithother,morefat-promotingcarbohydrates."Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn't_E_31_contribute_toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,"saidleadauthorDrJohnSievenpiper."In_O_32_weighing_theevidence,wecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethatpastadoesnothavean__A33_adverse(不利的、敵對的、逆的)_effectonbodyweightoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern."Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmallweightloss.So_D_34_contract_toconcerns,perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydiet.Thoseinvolvedinthe_C_35_clinical(l臨床的、冷靜客觀的_trials(嘗試、努力)onaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofothercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveranaveragefollow-upof12weeks.adverseB)championedC)clinicalD)contractE)contributeF)intimateG)lumpedH)magnifiedI)minimumJ)radiatingK)rationL)shootingM)subscribeN)systematicO)weighingSectionBDirections：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ThebestRetailersCombineBricksandClicksRetailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy's,Nordstorm,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.Theinternetisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(實體店)seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof2016.Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Lookingonlyatthat15.2percent"surge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentageterms,itisoftenstilltiny.Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureautellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof2016.Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof2015and2016.So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone(無人機)deliveriestoyourdoorstep,alltheretailexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'stherealstory?Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgetting"reinvented,"aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmarkers.It'sstandinginthepathofwhatSchumpetercalledagale(大風)ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacy'sputitrecently,"We'refranklyscratchingourheads."Butit'snothappeningasexpertspredicted.Ibubble,brickandmortarretailwasoneoftheseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill一andquickly.Tbustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowed,conventionalretailers'confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinueddoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn'tasimplebattletothedeathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearch,shop,andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,togettingpaid.Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple'smassivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon'ssmallstepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit'salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,ofcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren'tquick,andsomehaven'treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(后見之明),itlooksliketheinternetwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn'tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon'tdosooverthenextfewdecades.Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughithasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon'tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There'sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadouttothemall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere'sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals.Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershavehad.Even訐theygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmartrecentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy's,Target,andNordstorm'sdropped.YetWalmart'syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leadingitsCEOtolament(哀嘆)，”Growthhereistoslow."PartoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfieldtheone-clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn'tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata.Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Ourdeeplookintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwith"non-storeretailers"likefoodtrucks,canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways,buttheyhavechosennotto.Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebigquestionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory.Investorsshouldn'twriteoffbrickandmortar.Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheinternetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey.MInnovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretailmodels.GDespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail'sstockshasbeendropping.DInternet-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn'ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated.IStatisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareoftheretailbusiness.CCompaniesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.HBrickandmortarretailers'bubbleburst.FDespitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbeheretostayforquitesometime.OWiththeriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresareliketosufferthesamefateastheyellowpages.AThewideuseofsmartphonehasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheirbusiness.KSectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),,C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligence(AI)willbe"eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity",andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas"crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies".HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofInteelgence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch."Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,"Hawkingsaid,"which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit'sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence."Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAl,risingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestruction訐itcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring."Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,"hesaid."WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone一industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation."HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn'ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers."AIishugelyexciting,"shesaid,"butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse."TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch.ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry.Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestiny命運ofhumankind.Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI.Theincreasingawarenessofmankind'spaststupidity.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI?Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneurs企業(yè)家fromthetechnologyindustry?Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment.TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics.TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyear,andstartups(初創(chuàng)公司)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(麻將).Rodriguezsaysit'simportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthemsomething."I'vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,"hesays."Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,"allworkbetter"thangoingthroughasurveyofquestion.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI'mnotsellingthemsomething一there'llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem."RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale's1,100seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-blowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.MaryLouBusch,93,agreetotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmightbegoodforsomeone,butnotforher."IhavethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,"sheexplains.ShealsohasaniPadandasmartphone."SoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo."Tobefair,訐Rodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic(害怕技術的)seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.ThisoneislocatedintheheartofSouthernCalifornia'saerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshavebackgroundsinengineering,businessandacademiccircles.ButRodriguezsayshe