2023年12月英语四级听力真题 卷二 文章2

Passage Two

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New research has studied the effects of a seven-week healthy cooking course.

一项新的研究研究了为期七周的健康烹饪课程的效果。

Academics measured the program's effect on cooking confidence and self-perceived mental health.

学者们测量了该项目对烹饪信心和自我感觉心理健康的影响。

Researchers also measured participants' overall satisfaction around cooking and diet-related behaviors.

研究人员还测量了参与者对烹饪和饮食相关行为的总体满意度。

What were the findings? Course participants saw significant improvements in general health.

调查结果是什么？课程参与者看到了总体健康状况的显著改善。

They also reported improved mental health and subjective vitality immediately after the program.

他们还报告说，项目结束后，他们的心理健康和主观活力立即得到了改善。

These benefits remained six months after the completion of the course.What caused these improvements?

这些好处在课程结束后六个月内仍然有效。是什么导致了这些改进？

Researchers have previously found a link between eating more fruits and vegetables, and improved longer term mental health.

研究人员之前已经发现多吃水果和蔬菜与长期改善心理健康之间的联系。

This would imply that the participants in the current study may have felt better due to improved diet.

这将意味着，在目前的研究参与者可能会感觉更好，由于改善饮食。

However, the study showed participants mental health improved even if their reported diet did not change after completing the program.

然而，研究表明，参与者的心理健康得到了改善，即使他们报告的饮食在完成该计划后没有改变。

Also, the mental health benefits were equal among participants who were overweight or obese, and those in a healthy weight range.

此外，超重或肥胖的参与者和体重在健康范围内的参与者在心理健康方面的益处是相同的。

This suggests a link between cooking confidence and satisfaction around cooking, and mental health benefits.

这表明烹饪信心和烹饪满意度与心理健康的益处之间存在联系。

Who benefits most from learning to cook? Gender plays a part.

学做饭，谁受益最大？性别也起了一定作用。

At the start of the program, 77 percent of female participants were confident about cooking, but just 23 percent of males were confident.

项目开始时，77%的女性参与者对烹饪有信心，但只有23%的男性有信心。

At the end of the program, cooking confidence and skills were equal across both counterparts.

在课程结束时，烹饪信心和技能在两个对手之间是平等的。

This change in confidence could lead to a gender balance in home cooking.

这种自信心的变化可能会导致家庭烹饪中的性别平衡。

This in turn could reduce consumption of unhealthy, high-calorie processed meals.

这反过来又可以减少消费不健康的，高热量的加工食品。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题19到21是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章。

Question 19. What do we learn about the benefits the participants gained from the healthy cooking course?

关于参与者从健康烹饪课程中获得的好处，我们了解到什么？

Question 20.What do the new research findings suggest about mental health benefits?

关于心理健康的益处，新的研究结果表明了什么?

Question 21. What plays a role in determining who benefits most from learning to cook?

什么因素决定了谁从学习烹饪中获益最多?

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