2022年12月英语六级真题听力第一套（6）
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2022年12月英语六级真题听力第一套Recording 2的内容，希望能对您有所帮助！
英文原文
Recording 2
录音2
The household cleaning products industry really began to take off in the 1950s. Prior to that, resourceful housewives, who had grown up in a less prosperous era, relied on substances that they used in their kitchens, such as vinegar, used to clean windows. Today, the household cleaning products industry is worth billions of dollars a year and is dominated by large global companies. In recent years, however, many countries have witnessed a surge in the number of small businesses and companies offering more environment-friendly cleaning products, and they are doing good business too.
家用清洁产品行业真正开始腾飞是在20世纪50年代。在此之前，那些成长于不太繁荣时代的聪明主妇们，依赖厨房里使用的物质，如醋，来清洁窗户。如今，家用清洁产品行业每年价值数十亿美元，并由大型全球公司主导。然而，近年来，许多国家见证了提供更多环保清洁产品的小企业和公司数量的激增，他们的生意也做得很好。
One reason for this is that consumers are becoming more aware of environment and sustainability issues. They also want to make their home a safe, free from toxic chemicals. The third reason is people's awareness of and knowledge about technology has never been greater. In the past, people might have been skeptical of a new product claimed to be able to achieve amazing cleaning results, but they now have faith in technology's ability to do what was once thought impossible.
这背后的一个原因是，消费者对环境和可持续性问题的认识日益提高。他们还希望把家变成一个安全、无毒化学品的避风港。第三个原因是人们对技术的认识和了解前所未有地增强。在过去，人们可能会对声称能实现惊人清洁效果的新产品持怀疑态度，但现在他们相信技术有能力做到曾经认为不可能的事情。
There is perhaps no better example of this than a patented cloth sold by one company, which remarkably uses only water, rather than traditional cleaning products. The company claims its cloth lifts, traps, and removes dirt and bacteria. Considering that people don't see these products in shops, or advertised on TV, or in the press, it has been a pretty steep rise. Many of the people behind these companies began testing the viability of their products by selling them at local markets. Then, in many cases, customers are doing the marketing for these products by leaving threads of comments on social media praising their virtues.
一个最好的例子莫过于一家公司销售的专利布，它惊人地只使用水，而不是传统的清洁产品。该公司声称其布料能提起、捕获并去除污垢和细菌。考虑到人们没有在商店里看到这些产品，也没有在电视上或报纸上看到广告，这确实是一个相当大的飞跃。这些公司背后的许多人通过在当地市场销售产品来测试其可行性。然后，在很多情况下，顾客通过在社交媒体上留下赞扬其优点的评论来为这些产品做营销。
There are also TV shows and books dedicated to maintaining home tidiness and cleanliness, and the benefits of having a clean home. Having a safe and clean home might be one thing people feel they can control in an increasingly out of control world.
还有电视节目和书籍专门介绍如何保持家居整洁和清洁，以及拥有一个干净家居的好处。拥有一个安全干净的家可能是人们在日益失控的世界中感到自己能控制的一件事。
And there are social media celebrities. One woman in Britain has become a social media sensation with more than 2 million followers for her cleaning tips page.
还有一些社交媒体名人。英国有一位女士，因她的清洁小贴士页面而拥有超过200万粉丝，成为了社交媒体上的红人。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
问题19至21基于您刚刚听到的录音。
Question 19: What does the speaker say about the cleaning products industry in recent years?
问题19：说话者如何描述近年来清洁产品行业的发展？
Question 20: Why are newly developed cleaning products selling well?
问题20：为什么新开发的清洁产品销售情况良好？
Question 21: What are some customers doing to help promote non-traditional cleaning products?
问题21：一些顾客在做什么来帮助推广非传统清洁产品？
