2026年6月英语六级听力真题 卷二 录音 3

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Parents have a small window where they can influence their eight-to-ten-year-old children’s music taste, researchers have concluded.

研究人员得出结论：父母存在一段短暂的黄金时期，可以影响8至10岁孩子的音乐品味。

The 24-month time frame comes at an age when youngsters are old enough to appreciate poetic lyrics and snappy tunes, but have not yet started to be embarrassed by their mother and father’s preferences.

这一为期24个月的阶段里，孩子已经能够听懂诗意歌词、欣赏轻快旋律，却还没开始因为父母的音乐喜好感到难为情。

Dr. Hawk Egermann, a lecturer in music at the University of York, carried out a literature review into more than a dozen studies looking at parental musical influence.

约克大学音乐讲师霍克·埃格曼博士梳理了十余项探究父母对子女音乐偏好影响的研究文献。

“Children have an openness to new music and this means parents have an important role to play in developing the musical preferences of their kids,” he said.

他表示：“孩子乐于接纳新音乐，这意味着父母在塑造孩子音乐偏好的过程中扮演着重要角色。”

However, time is of the essence as parental influence is most likely to be effective during the critical time period before age ten.

但时机至关重要，父母的音乐影响仅在孩子10岁前的关键阶段最容易奏效。

During adolescence, children tend to gravitate away from their parents’ choices and are more influenced by their peers.

步入青春期后，孩子往往会远离父母的喜好，转而更多受到同龄人的影响。

A separate survey of 2,000 British parents by a music streaming service, TSA, also found that nearly four fifths of parents agreed that their children were far more receptive to their musical suggestions before the age of ten.

音乐流媒体平台TSA另外针对2000名英国家长开展调查，结果显示近五分之四的家长认为，孩子在10岁之前更容易接纳父母推荐的音乐。

In contrast, just 10% of parents reported positive reactions from their teenage children when they shared their favourite music.

与之形成对比的是，仅有10%的家长表示，自己分享喜爱的音乐时，青春期的孩子会给出积极回应。

Some 79% of fathers said they had tried to influence their children’s music, but just 69% of mothers.

约79%的父亲表示曾试图影响孩子听歌的喜好，而做出同样尝试的母亲占比仅69%。

However, mothers were more effective, with 38% reporting that their kids loved the tunes they shared, compared to 30% of dads who in some cases said their children cried or even fell asleep.

不过母亲的影响效果更好：38%的母亲称孩子喜欢自己分享的歌曲，而仅有30%的父亲做到这点，部分父亲分享音乐时，孩子甚至哭闹、犯困。

Dr. Egermann claims introducing children to a variety of musical styles is the key to fostering good taste in later life.

埃格曼博士称，让孩子接触多样曲风，是培养孩子日后拥有良好音乐品味的关键。

By playing children a variety of genres before this critical period, research on familiarization suggests they will enjoy lots of different types of music as adults, he added.

他补充道，熟悉效应相关研究表明，在关键期前给孩子播放不同风格的音乐，孩子成年后就会愿意欣赏各类音乐。

The benefits of having a wider taste in music include the ability to manage their emotions more effectively, socialize and bond with others more easily, and to have a better understanding of other cultures as well.

广泛的音乐品味能带来诸多益处：更擅长管理情绪、更容易与人交往建立联结，同时也能更好地理解其他文化。

Dr. Egermann advises parents not to push their favourite music too hard on their children, but instead play it as background music while the child is playing.

埃格曼博士建议家长不要强行给孩子灌输自己喜欢的音乐，可以在孩子玩耍时将其当作背景音乐播放。

They can also help create positive memories about artists and bands by going to concerts and live music events together.

父母还可以带孩子一同去音乐会、现场音乐演出，从而帮孩子建立关于歌手与乐队的美好回忆。

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

第22至25题基于你刚刚听到的录音

Question 22. What do we learn from researchers’ conclusion at the beginning of the talk?

我们从演讲开头研究人员的结论中获得了哪些启示？

Question 23. What does Dr. Hawk Egermann say about adolescence?

霍克·埃格曼博士对于青春期有何说法？

Question 24. What is the key to fostering good taste in later life according to Dr. Hawk Egermann?

根据霍克·埃格曼博士的观点，培养孩子日后拥有良好音乐品味的关键是什么？

Question 25. How can parents help children create positive memories about artists and bands?

父母该如何帮助孩子建立对艺术家和乐队的积极印象？

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