2023年3月英语四级听力真题 短文3

Passage 3

短文3

Can the date you were born affect how successful your life is?

你的出生日期会影响你的生活有多成功吗？

According to recent research done in Australia, the answer is yes.

根据最近在澳大利亚进行的研究，答案是肯定的。

The researchers found that the time when a person starts school has an enduring impact on their lives.

研究人员发现，一个人开始上学的时间对他们的生活有着持久的影响。

Those who are relatively old compared to their classmates have certain advantages over them.

那些与同学相比年龄相对较大的人比他们有一定的优势。

Previous research has found older students achieve better results.

先前的研究发现，年龄较大的学生取得了更好的成绩。

They are also more likely to attend university and become professional athletes, chief executives and even important politicians.

他们也更有可能上大学，成为职业运动员、首席执行官甚至重要的政治家。

But the Australian researchers wanted to discover what was driving these differences.

但澳大利亚的研究人员希望发现是什么导致了这些差异。

They suspected older, more mature students obtained more self-confidence than their peers,

他们怀疑年龄较大、更成熟的学生比同龄人获得了更多的自信，

because they achieved better grades.

因为他们取得了更好的成绩。

To test this out, they conducted two studies.

为了验证这一点，他们进行了两项研究。

One was with high school students and the other with more than 1,000 Australian adults age between 24 and 60 years old.

一个是高中生，另一个是1000多名年龄在24至60岁之间的澳大利亚成年人。

In the first study, more than 600 high school students were surveyed about their tendency to take risks and feel confident.

在第一项研究中，600多名高中生被调查了他们冒险和自信的倾向。

In the second study, those born on both sides of the cut-off date for starting school were asked to complete online math questions and rate their performance.

在第二项研究中，那些在开学截止日期两侧出生的人被要求完成在线数学题并对他们的表现进行评分。

They were also asked about the risks they took while riding bicycles and managing their finances.

他们还被问及在骑自行车和管理财务时所承担的风险。

The researchers found that older students displayed greater risk-taking tendencies while risk-taking can be considered a negative attribute.

研究人员发现，年龄较大的学生表现出更大的冒险倾向，而冒险可以被视为一种负面属性。

It's also a characteristic of successful people, including athletes, political leaders and entrepreneurs.

这也是成功人士的特点，包括运动员、政治领袖和企业家。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22到25是根据你刚才听到的短文提出的。

22. According to recent research conducted in Australia, what has a lasting impact on one's life?

22.根据最近在澳大利亚进行的研究，什么对一个人的生活有持久的影响？

23. What was the purpose of the Australian research?

23.澳大利亚研究的目的是什么？

24. Who were the participants in the researchers' first study?

24.研究人员的第一项研究的参与者是谁？

25. According to the researchers, what is one characteristic of successful people?

25.根据研究人员的说法，成功人士的一个特点是什么？

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