2025年12月英语六级听力真题 卷一 文章2

Passage 2

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For some Americans, going out to dinner is a treat, planned and budgeted for.

对一些美国人来说，外出就餐是一种享受，是经过计划和预算的。

For others, it's just a daily occurrence.

而对另一些人来说，这只是日常惯例。

And that second group of people is becoming the majority, as the number of Americans who enjoy cooking is declining.

随着喜欢烹饪的美国人数量日益减少，第二类人的比例正逐渐成为主流。

In the early 2000s, researcher Eddie Yoon conducted a survey to ascertain American's attitudes to cooking.

21 世纪初，研究员埃迪・尹（Eddie Yoon）开展了一项调查，以了解美国人对烹饪的态度。

The survey found that 15% of Americans loved to cook, 50% said they hated to cook and 35% reported mixed feelings.

调查显示，15% 的美国人热爱烹饪，50% 的人表示讨厌烹饪，35% 的人态度复杂。（原文存在拼写 / 格式错误，修正见下文）

When Yoon conducted the same survey, 15 years later, only 10% of respondents reported a love of cooking, 45% said they hated it, and 45% had mixed feelings.

15 年后，尹再次进行了同样的调查，结果显示只有 10% 的受访者表示热爱烹饪，45% 的人讨厌烹饪，45% 的人态度复杂。

Yoon asserts cooking is akin to sewing.

尹认为，烹饪类似于缝纫。

As recently as the early 20th century, many Americans sewed their own clothing.

就在 20 世纪初，许多美国人还自己缝制衣服。

Today, the vast majority of Americans buy clothing, only a tiny minority still sew and they do it mainly as a hobby.

如今，绝大多数美国人都会购买衣服，只有极少数人仍会缝纫，而且主要是作为一种爱好。

Yoon believes the number of home cooks will diminish in a similar fashion.

尹认为，家庭厨师的数量也会以类似的方式减少。

Currently, the average American household spends over $3,000 per year on dining out.

目前，美国家庭平均每年在外出就餐上的支出超过 3000 美元。

However, what people save in convenience, they lose in cash.

然而，人们在便利性上节省的时间，却在金钱上付出了代价。

Take buying lunch on work days, for example, people spend on average $10 per meal when they buy lunch, making your own lunch meanwhile will cost less.

以工作日买午餐为例，人们外出买午餐平均每餐花费 10 美元，而自己准备午餐则花费更低。

One survey found people only spend, on average, $6.30 when they bring lunch prepared at home.

一项调查显示，自带家庭自制午餐的人平均每餐仅花费 6.30 美元。

Americans' growing aversion to spending time in the kitchen signifies a host of challenges for the grocery industry.

美国人越来越不愿意花时间在厨房，这给食品杂货行业带来了一系列挑战。

It's likely to detrimentally impact family finances as well.

这也可能会对家庭财务造成不利影响。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题 12 至 15 基于你刚刚听到的文章。

Q12: What do an increasing number of Americans do according to the passage?

Q12：根据文章内容，越来越多的美国人在做什么？

Q13: What does Eddie Yoon think cooking is akin to?

Q13：埃迪・尹认为烹饪类似于什么？

Q14: What will Americans be able to do by making their own lunch?

Q14：美国人自己准备午餐能做到什么？

Q15: What does the passage say signifies a host of challenges for America's grocery industry?

Q15：文章称什么给美国食品杂货行业带来了一系列挑战？

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