2026年6月英语六级听力真题 卷二 短文 1

Passage One

短文 1

In America, at least, passion is a word that often comes up on job descriptions and in interviews.

至少在美国，激情这个字眼频繁出现在职位描述与面试当中。

On the whole, passionate people are thought of in a positive light and considered likely to achieve their goals.

总的来说，人们对满怀激情的人印象良好，并且认为他们大概率能够实现目标。

But when it comes to predicting achievement, has the importance of passion been overstated?

但谈及预判一个人能否取得成就时，激情的重要性是否被夸大了？

According to a new study from Stanford University, passion may be less important in certain cultures,

斯坦福大学一项新研究表明，激情在部分文化中并没有那么重要；

and the fact that passion is often seen as a key to achievement may reflect a distinctly Western model of motivation.

而激情常被视作成就的关键，这一现象实则反映了极具西方特色的动机模式。

The chief factor explored in the study was how individualistic a society was.

该研究探讨的核心变量是一个社会的个人主义程度。

In individualistic cultures, the researchers assert, people are more motivated by pursuing paths related to their passions.

研究人员称，在个人主义文化里，人们追寻热爱之事时动力更强。

But those in collectivistic cultures are more likely to see themselves as part of a network.

但身处集体主义文化的人更容易将自身视作社会关系网络的一份子。

They often place fulfilling obligations to others above focusing on their own interests.

他们往往把履行对他人的责任看得比追求个人喜好更重要。

The researchers looked at data from nearly 60 countries.

研究人员分析了近60个国家的数据。

They found that in science subjects, passion was positively correlated with academic achievements.

他们发现，在理科领域，激情与学业成绩呈正相关。

Higher levels of enjoyment and interest also bolstered test scores.

浓厚的热爱与兴趣同样能够提升考试成绩。

But the strength of this correlation wasn’t the same across cultures.

但这种关联性的强弱在不同文化中存在差异。

Those in individualistic societies, such as the US, Australia and the UK, showed a stronger link between passion and achievement.

美国、澳大利亚、英国这类个人主义社会中，激情与成就之间的关联更加紧密。

The effect of passion on performance was more subtle for those in more collectivistic societies such as Colombia or Thailand.

在哥伦比亚、泰国这类集体主义氛围更强的社会里，激情对个人表现的影响要微弱得多。

These findings were mirrored in achievement in both mathematics and reading.

这一结论在数学与阅读学科的成绩表现中同样成立。

It’s clear from the findings that passion isn’t the only thing that motivates people to achieve their goals.

该研究清晰表明，激情并非驱动人们实现目标的唯一动力。

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 are passionate people considered likely to do in America?

在美国，有激情的人被认为有可能成什么？

Question 10. What does a new study from Stanford show about the importance of passion in predicting achievement?

斯坦福大学的一项新研究揭示了激情在预测成就方面的重要性是什么？

Question 11. What did the researchers find about the effect of passion on academic achievement for those in more collectivistic societies?

研究人员发现，在更具集体主义特征的社会中，激情对学业成就的影响是什么？

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