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2025年12月六级第2套仔细阅读 Passage 2 原文翻译及答案解析

本页收录2025年12月六级第2套仔细阅读(Reading Comprehension Section C)第 2 篇的英文原文、逐段中文翻译、全部题目与答案解析。仔细阅读共 2 篇、10 题,每题 2 分,是六级阅读部分分值占比最高的题型。

Passage Two

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

People who repeatedly give unwanted advice can be well-meaning and genuinely want to help. Others might do this out of a sense of self-worth around the ability to influence others. One study found that people with a high tendency to seek power were more likely to give advice than those with an opposite tendency.

那些反复提供不请自来建议的人可能出于好意,真心想帮助他人。另一些人可能这样做是出于一种自我价值感,即影响他人的能力。一项研究发现,寻求权力倾向高的人比倾向相反的人更可能提供建议。

Under the guise of unselfishness, people may be driven to give you unwanted advice because it makes them feel powerful or in control. They may not be fully aware of this drive, however.

在无私的表象下,人们可能被驱使给你不请自来的建议,因为这让他们感到强大或掌控。然而,他们可能没有完全意识到这种驱动力。

These people may also display a problematic degree of emotional vulnerability, becoming upset very quickly, and taking a long time to calm down. It is possible that their emotions were only validated in childhood when they were at their loudest, encouraging them to adopt responses to discomfort that are excessive in most situations.

这些人还可能表现出有问题的情绪脆弱性,很快变得心烦意乱,并需要很长时间才能平静下来。可能他们的情绪只有在童年时期当他们最为激烈时才得到认可,这鼓励了他们采用在大多数情况下过度的不适反应。

When someone is giving advice in order to make themselves feel more powerful, there is underlying anxiety to their behavior that recipients of the advice tend to notice. It can be tempting in this situation to react harshly to the advice giver and to accuse them of being manipulative, but this approach might produce an undesirable result.

当某人为了让自己感觉更强大而提供建议时,他们的行为中存在着接收者往往会注意到的潜在焦虑。在这种情况下,严厉回应建议者并指责他们操纵他人可能很诱人,但这种方法可能产生不良结果。

If the act of giving advice is contributing actively to someone's feelings of self-worth, an outright rejection may be perceived as a threat, activating their fight-or-flight response, possibly causing them to double down on their validation-seeking behavior, or leading to a larger conflict.

如果提供建议的行为积极促进了某人的自我价值感,那么彻底拒绝可能被视为威胁,激活他们的战斗或逃跑反应,可能导致他们加倍寻求认可的行为,或引发更大的冲突。

The key is to validate without over-identifying. You can let them know that you have heard them and appreciate where they are coming from without taking on the potentially damaging narrative that you could not have gotten by without their help. You had better say something like, "Thanks for the idea. I have my own plan for handling this, but I really appreciate your perspective and will take it into consideration. Can I let you know when I need help in the future?"

关键是认可而不过度认同。你可以让他们知道你听到了他们的话并欣赏他们的出发点,而不接受那种可能有害的叙事,即没有他们的帮助你无法应对。你最好说类似这样的话:“谢谢你的想法。我有自己的处理计划,但我真的很欣赏你的观点,会加以考虑。将来我需要帮助时可以告诉你吗?”

If you have trouble setting boundaries tactfully, prioritize working on your own ability to self-regulate. As uncomfortable as it may make you continuously receiving unwanted advice, if you can respond with compassion, the situation will likely diffuse much faster.

如果你在巧妙设定界限方面有困难,请优先提升自我调节能力。尽管不断收到不请自来的建议可能让你不舒服,但如果你能以同情心回应,情况可能会更快缓解。

Though it is usually not the intended outcome of giving unsolicited advice, many who receive it often feel stressed, offended, or simply annoyed by unwanted suggestions. Setting a boundary in this regard, if you feel you need one, is perfectly reasonable and something that can bring you increased emotional safety.

尽管这通常不是提供不请自来建议的预期结果,但许多接收者常常因这些建议感到压力、冒犯或 simply annoyed。在这方面设定界限,如果你觉得需要,是完全合理的,并且能带来更大的情感安全感。

It is best to set boundaries in a way that takes into account the individual's underlying reasons for doing what they are doing to avoid unnecessary conflict and more stress.

最好以考虑个人行为背后原因的方式设定界限,以避免不必要的冲突和更多压力。

51. What is the finding of one study about people who keep giving unsolicited advice?
A) They turn out to be well-meaning.
B) They are genuinely kind-hearted.
C) They are capable of influencing others.
D) They are inclined to crave for power.
答案 D
解析第一段提到一项研究发现,那些有强烈寻求权力倾向的人更可能给出建议(people with a high tendency to seek power were more likely to give advice)。D选项中的inclined to crave for power对应原文的high tendency to seek power。
定位句One study found that people with a high tendency to seek power were more likely to give advice than those with an opposite tendency.
52. What is the problem with people who are driven to give you unsolicited advice?
A) They may be quick to upset others.
B) They may be emotionally vulnerable.
C) They want their voice to be the loudest.
D) They respond to discomfort excessively.
答案 B
解析第三段指出这些人可能表现出一种有问题的情感脆弱程度(a problematic degree of emotional vulnerability),很快就会变得不安,且需要很长时间才能平静下来。B选项直接对应原文的emotional vulnerability。
定位句These people may also display a problematic degree of emotional vulnerability, becoming upset very quickly, and taking a long time to calm down.
53. What is the advice receiver tempted to do when noticing the advice giver's underlying anxiety?
A) Reveal the undesirable result of their approach.
B) Refuse their advice in an undisguised manner.
C) Bring their real motives to the surface.
D) Accuse them of trying to control others.
答案 D
解析第四段指出,当建议接收者注意到建议者的潜在焦虑时,很容易会对建议者做出严厉回应并指责他们具有操控性(accuse them of being manipulative)。D选项中的accuse them of trying to control others是对being manipulative的同义转述。
定位句It can be tempting in this situation to react harshly to the advice giver and to accuse them of being manipulative
54. How is the advice giver likely to react to the rejection of their advice?
A) They may regard it as a threat.
B) They may modify their behavior.
C) They get ready for a larger conflict.
D) They begin to doubt their self-worth.
答案 A
解析第五段指出,如果给建议这个行为积极地支撑着某人的自我价值感,那么直接拒绝可能被视为一种威胁(an outright rejection may be perceived as a threat)。A选项中的regard it as a threat直接对应原文的perceived as a threat。
定位句an outright rejection may be perceived as a threat, activating their fight-or-flight response
55. What should the advice receiver do to avoid unnecessary conflict?
A) Concede the advice is perfectly reasonable.
B) Give their reasons for not taking the advice.
C) Understand why the advice giver offers the advice.
D) Explain their chosen way of handling the situation.
答案 C
解析文章最后一段指出,最好以考虑到对方行为背后原因的方式来设定边界(takes into account the individual's underlying reasons for doing what they are doing),以避免不必要的冲突。C选项中的understand why对应takes into account the underlying reasons。
定位句It is best to set boundaries in a way that takes into account the individual's underlying reasons for doing what they are doing to avoid unnecessary conflict and more stress.