Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of team spirit and communication in the workplace. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
1.写作时间是30分钟。时间紧，任务重，因此，我们要采用三段式，快速构思提纲，即：点题、论证、结论。
2.写作主题：在工作中，团队精神与沟通的重要性
3.写作字数是150-200字。
【六级真题作文参考范文】
When it comes to the team spirit and communication, all of us ought to see it in perspective. Fortunately, with the society commercializing and competition becoming fierce, a substantial number of people are paying due attention to it.
It is apparent that we are supposed to be aware of the importance of team spirit and communication, especially in workplace.Hardly can anyone
achieve success in his career without the assistance of his colleagues and communication with his partners. As grows increasingly fierce, we must defeat our rivals through powerful team work. Take basketball star Yao Ming for an example. He can slam the duck smartly because all his teammates contribute more or less to his outstanding performance. If we work separately, we will be confined to frail minds and limited resources.
On the basis of the analysis above, we may draw a conclusion that team spirit and communication really count in this competitive society. Therefore, we should associate ourselves harmoniously with our companions in every attempt towards our goals. In addition, it is indispensable to train our kids frequently to interact smoothly with others in a team. As the frequently-quoted proverb goes, unity is strength. PartⅡ Listening Comprehension （25 minutes）
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and then questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
1 with a single line through the centre. News 1
（1） A 9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back.
A California television station in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison.
The TV station reported that by completing the swim, the fourth-grader student from Los Banos broke a record previously held by a 10-year-old boy.
James said that waves in the San Francisco Bay hitting him in the face 30 minutes into his swim made him want to give up.
（2） His father said he had offered his son $100 as a reward. To encourage his struggling son, he doubled it to $200.
James pushed forward, making it to Alcatraz Island and back in a little
more than two hours.
Alcatraz is over a mile from the mainland.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Question 1. What did the boy from Central California do according to the report?
A）He set a record be swimming to and from an island.
B）He celebrated ninth birthday on a small island.
C）He visited a prison located on a faraway island.
D）He swam around an island near San Francisco. 答案：A
Question 2. What did the father do to encourage his son?
A）He doubled the reward.
B）He cheered him on all the way.
C）He set him an example.
D）He had the event covered on TV. 答案：A News 2
On the 1st of January, new regulations will come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women, and 25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. （3） The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China’s one child policy. But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.
In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy, because an extra holiday was
a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about 300 couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80. （4） But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time, so people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Question 3: What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China?
A）To end the one-child policy.
B）To encourage late marriage.
C）To increase working efficiency.
D）To give people more time to travel. 答案：B
Question 4: What do we learn about the new regulations?
A）They will not be welcomed by young people.
B）They will help to popularize early marriage.
C）They will boost China’s economic growth.
D）They will not com into immediate effect. 答案：D News 3
（6） Everyone loves a good house party, but the cleaning up the next morning isn’t as enjoyable.
（5） Now, however, a New Zealand-based startup company aims to bring messy homes – and even splitting headaches – back to normal. The
properly-named startup Morning-After Maids was launched about a month ago in Auckland by roommates Rebecca Foley and Catherine Ashurst. Aside from cleaning up, the two will also cook breakfast and even get coffee and painkillers for recovering merrymakers. Although they’re both gainfully
employed, they fit cleaning jobs into their nights and weekends （which is when their service is in most demand anyway）.
（7） Besides being flooded with requests from across the country, Foley and Ashurst have also received requests from the US and Canada to provide services there. They are reportedly meeting with lawyers to see how best to take the business forward.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Question 5: What is the news report mainly about?
A）Cleaning service in great demand all over the world.
B）Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do cleaning.
C）A new company to clean up the mess after parties.
D）Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and weekends. 答案：C
Question 6: What is a common problem with a house party?
A）It takes a lot of time to prepare.
B）It leaves the house in a mess.
C）It makes party goers exhausted.
D）It creates noise and misconduct. 答案：B
Question 7: What are Rebecca Foley and Catherine Ashurst planning to do?
A）Hire an Australian lawyer.
B）Visit the U.S. and Canada.
C）Settle a legal dispute.
D）Expand their business.
答案：D
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation 1
W: Kyle, how did your （8） driver's theory exam go? It was yesterday, right?
M: Yes, I prepared it as much as I could, but I was so nervous since it was my second try. The people who worked at the test center were very kind, though. We had a little conversation which calmed me down a bit, and that was just what I needed. Then, after the exam, they printed out my result, but I was afraid to open it until I was outside. It was such a relief to pass.
W: Congratulations! I knew you could do it! （9） I guess you underestimated how difficult it would be the first time, didn't you? I hear a lot of people make that mistake and go in underprepared. But good job in passing the second time. I'm so proud of you. Now all you have to do next is your road test. Have you had any lessons yet?
M: （10） Yes, thanks. I'm so happy to be actually on the road now. I've only had two driving lessons so far and my instructor is very understanding. So I'm really enjoying it and I can't wait for my next session although the lessons are rather expensive. Twenty pounds an hour, and the instructor says, I'll need about 30 to 40 lessons in total. That's what--six to eight hundred pounds! （11） So this time I'll need to make a lot more effort and hopefully will be successful the first time.
M: Well, good luck!
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 8. What did the man do yesterday?
A）He had a driving lesson.
B）He got his driver’s license.
C）He took the driver’s theory exam.
D）He passed the driver’s road test. 答案：C
Question 9. Why did he fail the exam the first time?
A）He was not well prepared.
B）He did not get to the exam in time.
C）He was not used to the test format.
D）He did not follow the test procedure. 答案：A
Question 10. What does the man say about his driving lessons?
A）They are tough.
B）They are costly.
C）They are helpful.
D）They are too short. 答案：B
Question 11. What does the man hope to do next?
A）Pass his road test the first time.
B）Test-drive a few times on highways.
C）Find an experienced driving instructor.
D）Earn enough money for driving lessons. 答案：A
Long conversation 2
M: Emma, I got accepted to the University of Leeds. Since you're going to university in England, （12） do you know how much it is for international students to study there?
W: Congratulations! Yes, I believe for international students, you'll have to pay around 13,000 pounds a year. It's just a bit more than the local students.
M: Ok, so that's about 17,000 dollars for the tuition and fees. （13） Anyway, I'm only going to be there for a year doing my masters, so it's pretty good. If I stayed in the US, it'd take two years and cost at least 50,000 dollars in tuition alone. （14） Also, I have a good chance of winning a scholarship at Leeds, which will be pretty awesome, the benefits of being a music genius.
W: （14） Yeah, I heard you're a talented piano player. So you're doing a post-graduate degree now? I'm still in my last year graduating next June. Finally I'll be done with my studies and can go on to earn in loads of money.
M: Are you still planning on being a teacher? No money in that job then?
W: You'd be surprised. （15） I'm still going to be a teacher. But the plan is to work at an international school overseas after I get a year or so of experience in England. It's better paid and I get to travel, which reminds me I'm late for my class and I've got some documents I need to print out first. I'd better run.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 12. What does the man want to know?
A）Where the woman studies.
B）The acceptance rate at Leeds.
C）Leeds’ tuition for international students.
D）How to apply for studies at a university. 答案：C
Question 13. What is the man going to do?
A）Apply to an American university.
B）Do research on higher education.
C）Perform in a famous musical.
D）Pursue postgraduate studies. 答案：D
Question 14. What might qualify the man for a scholarship at Leeds University?
A）His favorable recommendations.
B）His outstanding musical talent.
C）His academic excellence.
D）His unique experience. 答案：B
Question 15. What is the woman planning to do after graduation?
A） Do a master’s degree.
B） Settle down in England.
C） Travel widely.
D） Teach overseas. 答案：D
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C）
and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Short passage 1
Scientists have identified thousands of known ant species around the world. And only a few of them bug humans. Most ants live in the woods or out in nature, there they keep other creatures in check, distribute seeds and clean dead and decaying materials from the ground. （16） A very small percentage of ants do harm to humans. But those are incredibly challenging to control. They are small enough to easily slip inside your house, live in colonies that number in the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands, and reproduce quickly. That makes them good at getting in and hard to kick out. Once they settle in, these insects start affecting your home. In addition to biting ants, other species can cause different kinds of damage. （17）Some, like carpenter ants can undermine a home structure, while others interfere with electrical units. Unfortunately our homes are very attractive to ants because they provide everything the colony needs to survive, such as food, water and shelter.
So how can we prevent ants from getting into our homes? （18）Most important of all, avoid giving ants any access to food, particularly sugary food
because ants have a sweet tooth. We also need to clean up spills as soon as they occur and store food in airtight containers. Even garbage attracts ants, so empty your trash as often as possible, and store your outside garbage in a lidded can well away from doors and windows.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 16. What does the passage say about ants?
A） They help farmers keep diseases in check.
B） Many species remain unknown to scientists.
C） Only a few species cause trouble to humans.
D） They live in incredibly well-organized colonies. 答案：C
Question 17. What do we learn from the passage about carpenter ants?
A） They are larger than many other species.
B） They can cause damage to people’s homes.
C） They can survive a long time without water.
D） They like to form colonies in electrical units. 答案：B
Question 18. What can we do to prevent ants from getting into our homes?
A） Deny them access to any food.
B） Keep doors and windows shut.
C） Destroy their colonies close by.
D） Refrain from eating sugary food. 答案：A
Passage 2
（19） My research focus is on what happens to our immune system as we age. So the job of the immune system is to fight infections. It also protects us from viruses, and from autoimmune diseases. We know that as we get older, it’s easier for us to get infections. So older adults have more chances of falling ill. This is evidence that our immune system really doesn’t function so well when we age. In most of our work, when we’re looking at older adults who’ve got an illness, we always have to have health controls. So we work very closely with a great group of volunteers called the ‘One Thousand Elders’. These volunteers are all 65 or over, but in good health. （20） They come to the university to provide us with blood samples, to be interviewed, and to help us carry out a whole range of research. （21） The real impact of our research is going to be on health in old age. At the moment, we’re living much longer. Life expectancy is increasing at two years for every decade. That means an extra five hours a day. I want to make sure that older adults are still able to enjoy their old age, and that they’re not spending time in hospital with infections, feeling unwell and being generally weak. （21） We want people to be healthy, even when they’re old.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 19. What is the focus of the speaker’s research?
A） The function of the human immune system.
B） The cause of various auto-immune diseases.
C） The viruses that may infect the human immune system.
D） The change in people’s immune system as they get older. 答案：D
Question 20. What are the volunteers asked to do in the research?
A） Report their illnesses.
B） Offer blood samples.
C） Act as research assistants.
D） Help to interview patients.
答案：B
Question 21. What does the speaker say will be the impact of his research?
A） Strengthening people’s immunity to infection.
B） Better understanding patients’ immune system.
C） Helping improve old people’s health conditions.
D） Further reducing old patients’ medical expenses. 答案：C
Passage 3
When Ted Camarda started teaching 14 years ago at Killip elementary, he didn’t know how to manage a classroom and was struggling to connect with students. （22）He noticed a couple of days after school, that a group of kids would get together to play chess. “I know how to play chess, let me go and show these kids how to do it”, he said. Now Camarda coaches the school’s chess team. The whole program started as a safe place for
kids to come after school.
（23）And this week, dozens of those students are getting ready to head out to Nashville, Tennessee to compete with about 5000 other young people at the Super Nationals of Chess. The competition only happens every four years and the last time the team went, they won the third place in the nation. Camarda says chess gives him and his students’ control. （24）The school has the highest number of kids from low income families. Police frequent the area day and night. As two months ago, a young man was shot just down the street, Camarda likes to teach his students that they should think about their move before they do it. The lessons prove valuable outside the classroom as well. Many parents see these lessons translate into the real world. （25）Students are more likely to think about their actions and see whether they will lead to trouble.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 22 What did Ted Camarda notice one day after he started teaching at Killip elementary?
A） His students had trouble getting on with each other.
B） A lot of kids stayed at school to do their homework.
C） His students were struggling to follow his lessons.
D） A group of kids were playing chess after school. 答案：D
Question 23 What are dozens of students from Camarda’s school going to do this week?
A） Visit a chess team in Nashville.
B） Join the school’s chess team.
C） Participate in a national chess competition.
D） Receive training for a chess competition. 答案：C
Question 24 What do we learn about the students of Killip elementary?
A） Most of them come from low-income families.
B） Many have become national chess champions.
C） A couple of them have got involved in crimes.
D） Many became chess coaches after graduation. 答案：A
Question 25 What have the students learned from Camarda?
A） Actions speak louder than words.
B） Think twice before taking action.
C） Translate their words into action.
D） Take action before it gets too late. 答案：B
Part Ⅲ Readin
Section A
Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a 26 , to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar 27 up.
The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been 28 by clean-eating experts.
But now a 29 review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized because it had been 30 in with other, more fat-promoting carbohydrates.
“The study found that pasta didn’t 31 to weight gain or increase in body
fat,” said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper. “In 32 the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an 33 effect on body weight outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.” In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss. So 34 to concerns, perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet.
Those involved in the 35 trails on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.
A) adverse I) minimum
B) championed J) radiating
C) clinical K) ration
D) contrary L) shooting
E) contribute M) subscribe
F) intimate N) systematic
G) lumped O) weighing
H) magnified
26. K) ration
27. L) shooting
28. B) championed
29. N) systematic
30. G) lumped
31. E) contribute
32. O) weighing
33. A) adverse
34. D) contrary
35. C) clinical
Section B
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage
Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species.”
Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history,” Hawking said, “which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”
While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own
destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring. “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,” he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one – industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization.”
Huw Price, the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university’s Centre for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems or humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.
AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn’t taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting,” she said, “but it has limitations, which present grace dangers given uncritical use.”
The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.
46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?
A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilization.
B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.
C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.
D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.
46. B. It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.
47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?
A) It would accelerate the process of AI research.
B) It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.
C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.
D) It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.
47. C. It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.
48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?
48. A. The shift of research focus from the past to the future.
49. What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?
A) It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.
B) It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.
C) Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.
D) Super—intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.
49. D. Super—intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.
50. What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?
A) They are much influenced by the academic community.
B) They are most likely to benefit from AI development.
C) They share the same concerns about AI as academic.
D) They believe they can keep AI under human control.
50. C. They share the same concerns about AI as academic.
Section C
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage
Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, and praised the creation of an academic
institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species.”
Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history,” Hawking said, “which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”
While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring. “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,” he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one – industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history
of our civilization.”
Huw Price, the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university’s Centre for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems or humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.
AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn’t taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting,” she said, “but it has limitations, which present grace dangers given uncritical use.”
The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.
46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?
A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilization.
B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.
C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.
D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.
46. B. It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.
47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?
A) It would accelerate the process of AI research.
B) It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.
C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.
D) It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.
47. C. It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.
48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?
A) The shift of research focus from the past to the future.
B) The shift of research from theory to implementation.
C) The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.
D) The increasing awareness of mankind’s past stupidity.
48. A. The shift of research focus from the past to the future.
49. What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?
A) It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.
B) It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.
C) Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.
D) Super—intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.
49. D. Super—intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.
50. What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?
A) They are much influenced by the academic community.
B) They are most likely to benefit from AI development.
C) They share the same concerns about AI as academic.
D) They believe they can keep AI under human control.
50. C. They share the same concerns about AI as academic.
Question 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups(初创公司)want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country’s largest owner of retirement communication, has been inviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few days, show off their products and hear what the
residents have to say.
That’s what brought Dayle Rodriguez, 28, all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in Torrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup’s product, Sentab TV, enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control.
“It’s nothing new, it’s nothing too complicated and it’s natural because lots of people have TV remotes,” says Rodriguez.
But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. Instead, Rodriguez solicits residents’ advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the afternoon. Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong(麻将).
Rodriguez says it’s important that residents here don’t feel like he’s selling them something. “I’ve had more feedback in a passive approach,” he says. “Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch,” all work better “than going through a survey of questions. When they get to know me and to trust me, knowing for sure I’m not selling them something
– there’ll be more honest feedback from them.”
Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale’s 1,100 senior living communities. Other new products in the program have included a kind of full-body blow dryer and specially designed clothing that allows people with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.
Mary Lou Busch, 93, agreed to try the Sentab system. She tells Rodriguez that it might be good for someone, but not for her.
“I have the computer and Face Time, which I talk with my family on,” she explains. She also has an iPad and a smartphone. “So I do pretty much everything I need to do.”
To be fair, if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic(害怕技术的) seniors, he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community. This one is located in the heart of Southern California’s aerospace corridor. Many residents have backgrounds in engineering, business and academic circles.
But Rodriguez says he’s still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale community: “People are more tech-proficient than we
thought.”
And besides, where else would he learn to play mahjong?
51. What does the passage say about the startups?
A) They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.
B) They want to have a share of the seniors’ goods market.
C) They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.
D) They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors. 答案：B
52. Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale to .
A) have an interview with potential customers
B) conduct a survey of retirement communities
C) collect residents’ feedback on their products
D) show senior residents how to use IT products 答案：C
53. What do we know about SentabTV?
A) It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.
B) It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.
C) It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.
D) It is a communication system via TV instead of a computer. 答案：D
54. What does Rodriguez say is important in promoting products?
A) Winning trust from prospective customers.
B) Knowing the likes and dislikes of customers.
C) Demonstrating their superiority on the spot.
D) Responding promptly to customer feedback. 答案：A
55. What do we learn about the seniors in the Brookdale community?
A) Most of them are interested in using the Sentab.
B) They are quite at ease with high-tech products.
C) They have much in common with seniors elsewhere.
D) Most of them enjoy a longer life than average people. 答案：B
2019年6月英语六级翻译答案试卷一：成语
成语（chinese idioms）是汉语中的一种独特的表达方式，大多由四个汉字组成。
它们高度简练且形式固定，但通常能形象地表达深刻的含义。成语大多来源于中国古代的文学作品，通常与某些神话、传说或者历史事件有关。如果不知道某个成语的出处，就很难理解其确切含义。因此，学习成语有助于人们更好地理解中国传统文化。成语在日常会话和文学创作中广泛使用。恰当使用成语可以使一个人的语言更具表现力，交流更有效。
译文： chengyu, or chinese idioms are a unique type of expressions in chinese, most of which consist of four characters. even though they are highly compact with fixed structures, they often represent profound meanings vividly. chengyu are mostly derived from ancient chinese literature and are often linked with certain myths, legends and historical events. if not knowing where a chengyu originates from, one will find it difficult to understand its actual meaning. therefore, learning chengyu can help people better understand traditional chinese culture. chengyu are widely used in daily conversations and literature works. proper use of them can make a person’s language more expressive and communicate more effectively.
2019年6月英语六级翻译答案试卷二：方言
中国幅员辽阔，人口众多，很多地方人们都说自己的方言。方言在发音上差别最大，词汇和语法差别较小。有些方言，特别是北方和南方的方言，差异很大，以
至于说不同方言的人常常很难听懂彼此的讲话。方言被认为是当地文化的一个组成部分，但近年来能说方言的人数不断减少。为了鼓励人们更多说本地方言，一些地方政府已经采取措施，如在学校开设方言课，在广播和电视上播放方言节目，以期保存本地的文化遗产。（188字/5句话）
译文：china is a country with a vast territory and a large population. people in many places speak their own dialects. dialects have the biggest difference in pronunciation and the difference between vocabulary and grammar is relatively slight. for some dialects, especially those from the north and the ones from the south, they are so different that their speakers often find it extremely hard to understand each other. although dialects are considered as a component of the local culture, the number of people who can speak dialects keep declining in recent years. in order to encourage people to use dialects more often, some local governments have taken measures, such as offering dialect lessons in schools and broadcasting dialect programmes, on tv or radio to preserve the local culture heritage.
2019年6月英语六级翻译答案试卷三：汉语
汉语是世界上用作本族语人数最多的语言。汉语与西方语言的一个重要区别在于它是以方块字（character） 而不是以字母构成的。目前仍在使用的书写系统中，
汉语是最古老的。在中国，来自不同地区的人可能听不懂对方的方言，但由于汉字有统一的书写形式，他们交流起来几乎没有任何困难。汉语历史上对团结中华民族发挥了重要作用。今天，随着中国经济的快速增长和全球影响力的增强，越来越多其他国家的人也开始学习汉语。
译文：the chinese language is used as the mother tongue by the greatest number of people in the world. one of the significant differences between chinese and western languages lies in its composition of characters instead of letters. although people from different parts of china may not understand each other's dialect, they have no difficulty in communicating simply because there exists a unified writing form for chinese characters. chinese played a very important role in the unification of the chinese nation. today, with china's rapid economic growth and increasing global influence, more and more foreign people begin to study chinese.
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