2026年6月英语六级听力真题 卷一 短文1

Passage One

短文一

Makeup can do more than just change your appearance.

化妆的作用不止改变外表。

It can also alter others’ perceptions of you, for better or for worse.

它还会改变他人对你的印象，这种改变有好有坏。

According to new research from the University of Stirling in Scotland, although both men and women perceive women who wear makeup as being of a higher status,

苏格兰斯特灵大学的一项新研究表明：男性和女性都会认为化妆女性社会地位更高；

men associate makeup with prestigious positive qualities, while women view other women wearing makeup as being dominant and a potential threat.

但男性会将化妆与尊贵、正面的特质挂钩，女性却会把其他化妆女性视作强势、潜在的竞争对手。

The research showed that men and women both rated the faces with cosmetics as being more attractive,

研究显示，男女都认为带妆面容更有吸引力；

but only women rated made-up faces as being more dominant, while only men rated made-up faces as being higher in prestige.

但只有女性会评价化妆女性更强势，只有男性会认为化妆女性更有威望。

A follow-up study investigated the root cause behind these differences in perception,

后续研究探究了这种认知差异的根本原因，

and found that female-on-female jealousy seemed to be the main cause for the differences in perception.

发现女性之间的嫉妒心理是核心因素。

Women rating women with makeup said they would be more jealous of them and thought they would be more attractive to men than their non-make-up-wearing counterparts.

受访女性表示，她们会嫉妒化妆的同性，认为这类女性会比素颜女性更吸引男性。

Cosmetic products are good for more than just giving you a pretty face.

化妆品不只是让人变好看。

It can be particularly useful for women to understand how wearing makeup alters others’ perceptions of them in situations where they are trying to gain others’ trust and admiration.

当女性想要获取他人信任与好感时，了解化妆会如何改变别人对自己的看法尤为重要。

At a job interview, knowing whether the hiring committee will consist of men or women might influence a female candidate’s decision about wearing makeup.

在求职面试场景中，招聘评委是男性还是女性，会影响女性求职者是否化妆的选择。

Whether the interviewers will view her as attractive, dominant and prestigious, can affect the interviewers’ actions and perhaps the outcome of the interview itself.

面试官看待她时，觉得她迷人、强势或是有威望，都会影响面试官的判断，甚至左右面试最终结果。

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the Passage you have just heard.

第9至11题基于你刚刚听到的文章。

Question 9. What can makeup do according to new research from the University of Stirling in Scotland?

问题 9：苏格兰斯特灵大学的这项新研究表明，化妆能起到什么作用？

Question 10 . How did both men and women rate the faces with cosmetics in the new research?

在这项新研究中，男性和女性如何评价化妆后的面部形象？

Question 11. Why does a female candidate need to know the gender of the hiring committee members?

为什么女性求职者需要了解招聘委员会成员的性别？

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