大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試（CET6）（卷一）

2019年6月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試試題第1套

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,you

willhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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

B)Preparationsfortheparty.D)Giftwrappingforthecolleagues.

2.A)Takeweddingphotos.C)Startasmallbusiness.

B)Advertisehercompany.D)Throwacelebrationparty.

3.A)Hesitant.C)Flattered.

B)Nervous.D)Surprised.

4.A)Startherownbakery.C)Sharehercookingexperience.

B)Improveherbakingskill.D)Prepareforthewedding.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.

B)Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.

C)Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.

D)Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.

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

B)Makealotoffriends.D)Behavelikeadults.

7.A)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.

B)Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.

C)Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.

D)Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.

8.A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.

B)Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.

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C)Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.

D)Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthree

orfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.

B)Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.

C)Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.

D)Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.

10.A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.

B)Theyresultedinabrand-newstyleofskiingtechnique.

C)Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.

D)Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.

11.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.

B)Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.

C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.

D)Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theyappearrestless.C)Theybecomeupset.

B)Theyloseconsciousness.D)Theydiealmostinstantly.

13.A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.

B)Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.

C)Itleavesyouwithalonglastingimpression.

D)Itcontributestotheshapingofyourmind.

14.A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.

B)Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.

C)Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.

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D)Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods.

15.A)Theyarecloselyconnected.C)Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.

B)Theyfunctioninasimilarway.D)Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.

SectionC

Directionsthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfour

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.

B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.

C)Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.

D)Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.

17.A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.

B)Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.

C)Theytryhardtomeetthespectators9expectations.

D)Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.

18.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.

B)Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.

C)Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.

D)Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)People'senvyofslimmodels.

B)People'scrazeforgoodhealth.

C)Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.

D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.

20.A)Theyappearvigorous.C)Theylookcharming.

B)Theyappearstrange.D)Theylookunhealthy.

21.A)Cultureandupbringing.C)Peerpressure.

B)Wealthandsocialstatus.D)Mediainfluence.

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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.

B)Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.

C)Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.

D)Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfallowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentified

byaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSh^et2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

PastaisnolongerofFthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydrate

canformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,nutritionistshave

recommendedthatpastabekepttoa26_,tocutcalories,preventfatbuild-upandstopblood

sugar27_up.

Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,PaleoandKeto,

whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,fishandmeat.More

recentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28byclean-eatingexperts.

Butnowa22reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnot

onlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfa

kilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized(妖魔化)

becauseithadbeen30inwithother,morefat-promotingcarbohydrates.

“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn't31toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,nsaidlead

authorDrJohnSievenpiper.MIn32theevidence,wecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethat

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pastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweightoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofa

healthydietarypattern."Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmallweightloss34toconcerns.

Perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydiet.

Thoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofother

carbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveran

averagefollow-upof12weeks.

A)adverseI)minimum

B)championedJ)radiating

C)clinicalK)ration

D)contraryL)shooting

E)contributeM)subscribe

F)intimateN)systematic

G)lumped0)weighing

H)magnified

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicks

[A]Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstories

justkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy's,

Nordstrom,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.TheInternetis

apparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(實(shí)體店)seemtobegoing

thewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthat

onlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarter

of2016.

[B]Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Looking

onlyatthat15.2percent“surge”wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmall

baseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentageterms,itisoftenstill

tiny.

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[C]Morethan20yearsaftertheInternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureautellsusthat

brickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof2016.Their

datashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginning

of2015and2016.

[D]So,despiteallthetalkaboutdro陽無人機(jī)）deliveriestoyourdoorstep,alltheretailexecutives

expressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaiming

thatAmazonhasauhugeantitrustproblem,“theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailis

thriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.

Whafstherealstory?

[E]Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgetting

reinvented,aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.Ifsstandinginthepathofwhat

Schumpetercalledagafe（大風(fēng)）ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsome

time,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.Asthe

CFOofMacy'sputitrecently,^We?refranklyscratchingourheads.”

[F]Butit'snothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthedotcombubble,brick-and-mortar

retailwasoneofthoseindustriestheInternetwasgoingtokill-andquickly.Thedotcombust

discreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortAndintheyearsthatfollowed,conventionalretailers,

confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthe

galehit

[G]Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn'tasimplebattletothedeathbetween

bricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremaking

increasinguseofagrowingarrayofInternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearch,shop,

andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstores

dofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,togettingpaid.

[H]Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple'smassively

successfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon'ssmallstepsinthesamedirection

arewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthelargenumberof

creativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreative

ways.

[I]Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit'salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled

uInternetTime』'SomeInternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,ofcourse.Craigslist

quicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.But

manywidelyanticipatedchangesweren'tquick,andsomehaven'treallystarted.Wththebenefit

ofhindsight（后見之明），itlooksliketheInternetwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglike

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thepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn'tmove

mainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn'tmeanit

won'tdosooverthenextfewdecades.

[J]Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughit

hasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.Peoplecan

shopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon'tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhatthey

want.There'sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhy

storesaredownsizingandclosing.

[K]Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretail

reinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,probablyat

homeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadouttothemall,orMainStreet,look

andshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connectedtotheInternetalmost

everywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecan

easilyseeifthere'sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.

[L]Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonline

stores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals.

Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershavehad.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic,they

struggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.

[M]Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmartrecentlyreported

thebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy's,Target,andNordstrom'sdropped.

YetWalmarfsyear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leadingitsCEOtolament（哀嘆）,

“Growthhereistooslow."PartoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledthe

one-clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecent

studygradedmorethan600Internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,and

pay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn'tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.

[N]TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata.Unfortunately,

partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Ourdeeplookintothosedata

andtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesa

largechunkofonlinesales.ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesales

ofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartinwith“non-storeretailers“l(fā)ikefoodtrucks,canmask

majorchangesinindividualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmore

usefulways,buttheyhavechosennotto.

[O]Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebigquestionsare

which,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecause

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theyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoreson

MainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperience

willhavechangedineachretailcategory.Investorsshouldn'twriteofFbrickandmortar.Whether

theyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter.

36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheInternetretailers

stillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey.

37.InnovativeretailersintegrateInternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretail

models.

38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretaiFsstockshasbeendropping.

39.Internet-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn'ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated.

40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareoftheretailbusiness.

41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabig

concernfortraditionalretailers.

42.Brickandmortarretailers,faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedotcombubbleburst.

43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbeheretostay

forquitesometime.

44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasthe

yellowpages.

45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheir

business.

SectionC

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron,Answer

ShCGt2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligence(AI)

willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,andpraisedthecreationof

anacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofour

civilisationandourspeciesM.

HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence

(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeofthe

open-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch.uWespendagreatdeal

oftimestudyinghistory,nHawkingsaid,“which,lefsfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soifs

awelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.,,

Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcernsthat

humanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillof

itsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring."Thepotential

benefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,“hesaid."Wecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhen

ourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,we

willbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone—industrialisation.

Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbe

transformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofour

civilisation.,,

HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyat

CambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartially

asaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeof

potentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.

AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praised

theprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn'ttakenseriously,even

amongAIresearchers.uAIishugelyexciting,,,shesaid,ubutithaslimitations,whichpresentgrave

dangersgivenuncriticaluse.”

TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellas

thepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslythe

entrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligent

AIcoulddotohumanity.

46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?

A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.

B)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.

C)Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.

D)Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.

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47.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?

A)ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch.

B)ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry.

C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.

D)Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.

48.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?

A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.

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(初創(chuàng)公司)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthe

peoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry'slargestownerofretirement

communities,hasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofF

theirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.

ThafswhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomof

BrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.Rodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerfor

acompanycalledSentab.Thestartup'sproduct,SentabTV,enablesolderadultswhomaynotbe

comfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisions

andaremotecontrol.

"It'snothingnew,ifsnothingtoocomplicatedandifsnaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTV

remotes,nsaysRodriguez.

ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,Rodriguez

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solicitsresidents9adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendthe

afternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻將).

Rodriguezsaysit'simportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthemsomething.MFve

hadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,Mhesays."Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner,

havinglunch,nallworkbetter“thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowme

andtotrustme,knowingforsurePmnotsellingthemsomething—thereUlbemorehonestfeedback

fromthem.”

RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale's1,100seniorliving

communities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-bodyblowdryerand

speciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.

MaryLouBusch,93,agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmightbegood

forsomeone,butnotforher.

“IhavethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,,,sheexplains.Shealso

hasaniPadandasmartphone.aSoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo.”

Tobefair,ifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic(害怕技術(shù)的)

seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.Thisoneislocatedintheheart

ofSouthernCalifornia'saerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshavebackgroundsinengineering,

businessandacademiccircles.

ButRodriguezsayshe'sstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothisBrookdale

community:"Peoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought.”

Andbesides,whereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong?

51.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartups?

A)Theyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsforseniors.

B)Theywanttohaveashareoftheseniors9goodsmarket.

C)Theyinviteseniorstotheircompaniestotrytheirproducts.

D)Theytrytoprofitfrompromotingdigitalproductstoseniors.

52.SomeentrepreneurshavebeeninvitedtoBrookdaleto.

A)haveaninterviewwithpotentialcustomers

B)conductasurveyofretire