2020年下半年英语六级听力真题原文及答案：报道/讲座（二）

全国大学英语六级听力理解部分由长对话、听力篇章和讲话/报道/讲座构成。试题采用选择题（单选题）题型。听力理解部分的分值比例为35% ，其中长对话占8%，听力篇章占7%，讲话/报道/讲座占20%。考试时间约30分钟。以下是希赛网英语四六级频道为大家搜集整理2020年12月英语六级真题听力及参考答案（讲话/报道/讲座）。

Section C

Recording Two

Now, believe it or not, (19) people sometimes lie in order to maintain a good, honest reputation, even if it hurts them to do so. At least. this is what a team of scicntists is suggcsting with evidence to prove it.

Picture this scenario- you often drive for work and can be compensated for up to 400 miles per month. Most people at your company drive about 300 miles each month. But this month you drove 400 miles. How many miles do you think you'd claim in your cxpcnsc report? The scicntists askcd this cxact qucstion as part of thc study we're discussing today. With surprising results,they found that 12% of respondents reported the distance they drove as less than the actual figure, giving an average answer of 384 miles. In other words, they lied about the number of miles, even though they would forfeit money they were owed.The researchers believe this was to seem honest with the assumption being that others would be suspicious of a high expense claim.

But why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment? (20) The researchers explained that many people care a great deal about their reputation and how they'll be judged by others. If they care enough, they 're concerned about appearing honest and not losing the respect of others- maybe greater than their desire to actually be honest. The researchers assert that the findings suggest that when people obtain very favorable outcomes, they anticipate other people's suspicious reactions and prefer lying and appearing honest to telling the truth and appearing as selfish liars.

So why is this research important? Well, experts generally agree there are two main types of lie selfish lies and lies that are meant to benefit others. The first, as you may predict,is for selfish gain, such as submitting a fraudulent claim to an insurance company, while the second involves lying to help others or not offend others. For example, elling a friend whose outfit you don't like that they look great. But the researchers are suggesting a third type of lying:lying to maintain a good reputation.

Now this hypothesis is new, and some skceptics arguc that this isn't a whole new catcgory of lie. (21) But the findings seem intuitive to me After all, one of the main motivations for lying is to increase our worth in the eyes of others. So it seems highly likely that people will lie to seem honest.

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

Question 19: What did a team of scientists find in their study?

Question 20: why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment according to the researchers?

Question 21: What does the speaker think of the researchers findings?