--PAGE1-20196（第一套）PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofteamspiritandcommunicationintheworkplace.canciteexamplestoillustrateyourshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Asix-month-longnegotiation. C)Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient.B)Preparationsfortheparty. D)Giftwrappingforthecolleagues.A)weddingphotos. C)Startasmallbusiness.B)Advertisehercompany. D)Throwacelebrationparty.A)Hesitant. C)Flattered.B)Nervous. D)Surprised.A)Startherownbakery. C)Sharehercookingexperience.B)Improveherbakingskill. D)Prepareforthewedding.Questions5to8arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.A)Getreadyforacareer. C)Setalong-termgoal.B)Makealotoffriends. D)Behavelikeadults.A)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.TheybringtheirpotentialintofullA)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.Theyresultedinabrand-newstyleofskiingtechniques.Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyappearrestless. C)Theybecomeupset.B)Theyloseconsciousness. D)Theydiealmostinstantly.A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.Itleavesyouwithalonglastingimpression.Itcontributestotheshapingofyoumind.A)succeedwhilefeelingirritated.feelhappywithoutgoodhealth.befreefromfrustrationandfailure.enjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods.A)Theyarecloselyconnected.TheyfunctioninasimilarTheyaretoocomplextounderstand.Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.TheychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoA)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.Theytryhardtomeetthespectators’expectations.Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)People’senvyofslimmodels. C)Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.B)People’scrazeforgoodhealth. D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.A)Theyappearvigorous. C)Theylookcharming.B)Theyappearstrange. D)Theylookunhealthy.21.A)Cultureandupbringing. C)Peerpressure.B)andsocialstatus. D)Mediainfluence.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin. C)Thecolorofhumanskin.B)Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies. D)Theneedofskinprotection.A)ThenecessitytosaveC)Theneedtobreathewithease.B)Adaptationtothehotenvironment. D)Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.A)Leavesandgrass. C)Theirskincoloring.B)Man-madeshelter. D)Hairontheirskin.25.A)Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Pastaisnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydratecanformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,nutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa26,tocutcalories,preventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar27up.Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,PaleoandKeto,whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,fishandmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28byclean-eatingexperts.Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnotonlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized(妖魔化)becauseithadbeen30inwithother,moreft-promotingcarbohydrates.“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn’t31toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,”saidleadauthorDrJohnSievenpiper.“In32theevidence,wecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethatpastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweighoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern.”Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmallweighloss34toconcerns.perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydietThoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofothercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveranaveragefollow-upof12weeks.minimumminimumradiatingrationshootingsubscribesystematicweighingadversechampionedclinicalcontrarycontributeintimatelumpedmagnifiedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.maychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicksRetailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy’s,Nordstrom,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.Theinteractisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(實(shí)體店)seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof2016.Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Lookingonlyatthat15.2percent"surge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentageterms,itisoftenstilltiny.Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureautellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof2016.Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof2015and2016.So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone(無(wú)人機(jī))deliveriestoyourdoorstep,alltheretailexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'stherealstory?Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgettingreinvented,aswedescribeinournewbookMatchmakers.It'sstandinginthePathofwhatSchumpetercalledagale(大風(fēng))ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacy’sputitrecently,“We’refranklyscratchingourheads.”Butnothappeningasexpertspredicted.Inthepeakofthedot.combubble,brickandmortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill-andquickly.Thebustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowed,conventionalretailers’confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn’tasimplebattletothedeathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearch,shop,andCreativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,togettingpaid.Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple’smassivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon’ssmallstepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andalsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,ofcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren’tquick,andsomehaven’treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(后見(jiàn)之明),itlooksliketheinteractwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn’tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn’tmeanitwon’tdosooverthenextfewdecades.-6--6-Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughithasn’tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon’tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There’sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andOrheadouttothemall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andjustabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere’sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals．Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershave.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.Afewseemtobemakingthiswork．Amonglargetraditionalretailers,recentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy’s,andNordstrom’sdropped.year-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leadingitsCEOtolament(哀嘆),“Growthhereistooslow．”P(pán)artoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledtheone．clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithrecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay．Almosthalfofthesitesdidn’tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata．Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataaredeep100kintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems．ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales．ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwith“non-storeretailers"1ikefoodtrucks．canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories．Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways．buttheyhavechosennotto.Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon’tdisappearanytimesoon．Thebigquestionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailshouldn’twriteoffbrickandtheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheinternetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey．Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretailmodels．DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail’sstockshasbeendropping．--PAGE10-Innovative—drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn’ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated．Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion’sshareoftheretailbusiness.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.Brickandmortarretailers’faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedotcombubbleburst.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbeheretostayforquitesometime.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasitheyellowpages.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheirbusiness.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligence(AI)willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies”.HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch.“Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinhistory,”Hawkingsaid,“which,let’sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit;sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.”Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring.“Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,”hesaid.cannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone—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.Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI.Theincreasingawarenessofmankind’spaststupidity.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI?Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry?Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment.TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics.TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyear,andstartups(初創(chuàng)公司)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry’slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetoThat’swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.RodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup’sproduct,enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.nothingnothingtoocomplicatedandnaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTVremotes,”saysRodriguez.ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,Rodriguezsolicitsresidents’adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendtheafternoonPlayingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplaymahjong麻將).Rodriguezsaysit’simportantthatresidentsheredon’tfeellikehe’ssellingthemsomething.“I’vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,”hesays.“Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,”allworkbetter“thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI’mnotsellingthemsomething—there’llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.”RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale’s1,100seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-bodyblowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.MaryLouBusch,93,agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmightbegoodforsomeone,butnotforher.“IhavethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,”sheexplains.ShealsohasaniPadandasmartphone.“SoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo.”Tobefair,ifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic(害怕技術(shù)的)seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.ThisoneislocatedintheheartofSouthernCalifornia’saerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshavebackgroundsinengineering,businessandacademiccircles.ButRodriguezsayshe'sstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothisBrookdalecommunity:“Peoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought.”Andbesides,whereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong?Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartups?Theyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsforseniors.Theywanttohaveashareoftheseniors’goodsmarket.Theyinviteseniorstotheircompaniestotrytheirproducts.Theytrytoprofitfrompromotingdigitalproductstoseniors.SomeentrepreneurshavebeeninvitedtoBrookdaletohaveaninterviewwithpotentialcustomersconductasurveyofretirementcommunitiescollectresidents’feedbackontheirproductsshowseniorresidentshowtouseITproductsWhatdoweknowaboutSentabTV?ItisaTVprogramcateringtotheinterestoftheelderly.ItisadigitalTVwhichenjoyspopularityamongseniors.ItisaTVspeciallydesignedforseniorstoviewprograms.ItisacommunicationsystemviaTVinsteadofacomputer.WhatdoesRodriguezsayisimportantinpromotingproducts?Winningtrustfromprospectivecustomers.Knowingthelikesanddislikesofcustomers.Demonstratingtheirsuperiorityonthespot.Respondingpromptlytocustomerfeedback.WhatdowelearnabouttheseniorsintheBrookdalecommunity?MostofthemareinterestedinusingtheSentab.Theyarequiteateasewithhigh-techproducts.Theyhavemuchincommonwithseniorselsewhere.Mostofthemenjoyalongerlifethanaveragepeople.PartⅣ Translation (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.成語(yǔ)（Chineseidioms）--PAGE10-2019年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題答案與詳解（第一套）PartI Writing (30minutes)【參考范文】Outstandingleadersalwaysgivetopprioritytoteambuilding.Theyknowacohesiveteamcomposedofgreatcommunicatorsplaysanirreplaceableroleinenhancingtheoperationalefficiencyandproductivityofanenterprise.Justastheymanyhandsmakelightwork.Teammemberswillonlybecomehighlymotivatedtofulfilltheirowndutieswhentheystandunitedinthepursuitofacommongoalandcommunicatesmoothly.Moreover,mutualrespect,supportandencouragementinateamhelpsfosterasenseofbelonging,maintainharmonyintheworkplaceandthusimprovejobsatisfaction.ConsiderthetechgiantAlibaba,whosehugesuccess,asitsCEOJackMaacknowledges,benefitsconsiderablyfromjointeffortsandefficientcoordinationamongbothclerksanddepartments,drivingthecorporationtohandlearduoustasks,confronttoughchallengesandevenpullthroughseverecrises.Inshort,teamspiritandeffectivecommunicationareconducivetoemployeeandbusinessperformancealike.Anyleaderwhohasanambitiontorunasuccessfulbusiness,therefore,mustcreateacorporateculturethatemphasizesteamworkandcommunicationskills.【范文譯文】只有當(dāng)團(tuán)隊(duì)成員團(tuán)結(jié)一致地朝同一個(gè)目標(biāo)奮進(jìn)且能順利溝通時(shí)，他們才會(huì)積極主動(dòng)地履行自己的職責(zé)。此外，團(tuán)隊(duì)內(nèi)部相互尊直、扶待和激勵(lì)有助千培養(yǎng)歸屬感，保持工作場(chǎng)所CEO功很大程度上得益于職員之間和部門(mén)之間的共同努力和有效配合，使得公司能夠應(yīng)對(duì)困難任在企業(yè)經(jīng)營(yíng)上取得成功的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者都必須要營(yíng)造出重視團(tuán)隊(duì)合作和溝通能力的企業(yè)文化?！窘?jīng)典表達(dá)】令A(yù)lonewecandosolittle;togetherwecandosomuch.(HelenKeller)一個(gè)人能做的事很少，大家一起能做的事很多。（海倫·凱勒）Nomatterhowbrilliantyourmindorstrategyifyou'replayingasologame,you'llalwaysloseouttoateam.(ReidHoffman)無(wú)論你的頭腦有多聰明，策略有多巧妙，僅憑單打獨(dú)斗始終無(wú)法敵過(guò)一支團(tuán)隊(duì)。（里德·霍夫曼）令Communicationallowsteamstobuildasharedculture,toresolvepersonaldisagreements?todesignateroleseffectivelyandtoensureeveryoneisalignedtowardthesamegoal.溝通使得團(tuán)隊(duì)能構(gòu)建共同的文化，解決個(gè)人的分歧，有效地任命角色，并確保每個(gè)人目標(biāo)一致。PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionA【聽(tīng)力原文】ConversationOne （參加婚禮）W:Hi,myname'sCathy.Nicetomeetyou!M:Nicetomeetyoutoo,C'sJohn.Fmauniversityfriendofthebride;Whataboutyou?Whodoyouknowatthisparty?W:IamacolleagueofBrenda.Iwasalittlesurprisedtobeinvited,tobehonest.We'veonlybeenworkingtogetherthelastsixmonths,butwequicklybecamegoodfriends.Wejustwrappedupaproject