当提及六级听力时，尤其是英语六级真题听力，我们不禁会想起那些考验英语学习者听力理解能力的挑战。作为英语六级考试的重要组成部分，六级听力部分不仅要求考生能够捕捉和识别出基本的语言信息，更需要他们在有限的时间内对复杂的语境进行准确理解，并快速作出反应。小编为大家整理了2021年12月英语六级真题听力第二套Recording 1的内容，希望能对您有所帮助！

英文原文

Recording 1

录音1

While it has long been a practice in Asian countries, many people in western countries have yet to embrace the "no shoes in house" rule. For many in those countries, wiping their shoes before going inside is recorded as sufficient. After all, they may think a little dirt doesn't hurt anyone. But I can give you several good reasons why people should remove their shoes before going inside their homes.

虽然亚洲国家早已有“进屋脱鞋”的习俗，但西方国家的许多人尚未接受这一规则。在那些国家，许多人在进屋前只是擦擦鞋，认为这样就足够了。毕竟，他们可能认为一点泥土不会伤害任何人。但我可以给出几个很好的理由，解释为什么人们应该在进屋前脱鞋。

Bacteria are everywhere. They collect on your shoes when you walk along sidewalks, public toilet floors, and even office carpets. In one study conducted at an American university, researchers collected microscopic germs from footwear. They found that up to 421,000 units of bacteria can collect on the outside of a single shoe.

细菌无处不在。当你走在人行道上、公共厕所地板上，甚至是办公室地毯上时，细菌会聚集在你的鞋子上。在美国一所大学进行的一项研究中，研究人员从鞋子上收集了微生物。他们发现，一只鞋子的外部可以聚集多达421,000个单位的细菌。

And it only takes a little bit of dirt to damage your timber floors. The more dirt you track in, the more it scratches, and the more often you have to clean. The extra scrubbing will harm your floors over time.

而且只需要一点点泥土就能损坏你的木地板。你带进越多的泥土，地板上的划痕就越多，你就需要更频繁地清洁。额外的擦洗会随着时间的推移损害你的地板。

Shoes can also leave marks and scratches on floors, especially high heels or shoes with pointy or hard parts. These can dent and scratch your floor. And if you live in an apartment building, removing your noisy shoes is the polite thing to do, out of consideration for your downstairs neighbors.

鞋子还会在地板上留下痕迹和划痕，尤其是高跟鞋或带有尖锐或坚硬部分的鞋子。这些都会使地板凹陷和划伤。如果你住在公寓楼里，出于对你楼下邻居的考虑，脱下嘈杂的鞋子是一种礼貌的行为。

Walking around with bare feet is actually better for your feet. It strengthens the muscles in your feet. Though many people are accustomed to wearing shoes during all their waking hours, the more time you spend wearing shoes, the more likely you are to incur foot injuries as a result.

赤脚走路实际上对你的脚更好。它能增强你脚部的肌肉。虽然许多人习惯于在醒着的所有时间里都穿鞋，但你穿鞋的时间越长，就越有可能因此导致脚部受伤。

And if people aren't yet convinced by my arguments, I can give one final reason: dust and toxic chemicals you bring into your house via your shoes can deteriorate the air quality in your home. Toxic chemicals are everywhere in our lives—insect killing chemicals used on public grass areas, cleaning chemicals on the floors of public areas. By kicking off your shoes before you enter the home, you can help maintain a healthier indoor environment.

如果人们还没有被我的论点说服，我可以给出一个最终的理由：你通过鞋子带入家中的灰尘和有毒化学物质会降低你家中的空气质量。有毒化学物质在我们的生活中无处不在——用于公共草坪区域的杀虫剂、公共区域地板上的清洁剂等。在进入家门前脱下鞋子，有助于保持更健康的室内环境。

You are denying entry to these harmful chemicals. Given the amount of time we spend in classrooms and the number of shoes that passed through them every day, you may well understand me if I were to propose a "no shoes in the classroom" rule.

你正在阻止这些有害化学物质进入。考虑到我们在教室里度过的时间，以及每天有多少双鞋子在其中穿梭，如果我提出一个“教室内脱鞋”的规则，你应该会理解我。

Question 16 to 18 are based on the recording you just heard.

问题16到18是基于你刚刚听到的录音。

Question 16:Why don't many Westerners take off shoes before entering a house?

问题16：为什么许多西方人在进屋前不脱鞋？

Question 17:What is the finding of one study by researchers at an American university?

问题17：美国一所大学的研究人员的一项研究发现了什么？

Question 18:What is the final reason the speaker gives for removing shoes before entering a house?

问题18：说话者给出的进屋前脱鞋的最终原因是什么？