六级真题2025年6月第一套 Passage Two
六级真题2025年6月第一套 Passage Two

①　After earning a bachelor’s degree, I was determined to do what I love. I headed straight to graduate school to investigate the social problems that fascinated me.
②　For almost a decade, I told everyone I encountered that they should do the same. “Follow your passion,” Icounseled. “You can figure out the employment stuff later.”
③　It wasn’t until I began to research this widely accepted career advice that I understood how problematic it really was.
④　As a sociologist,I interviewed college students and professional workers to learn what it really meant to pursue their dreams, which I will refer to here as the passion principle. I was stunned by what I found out about this principle in the research for my new book.
⑤　Surveys show the American public has long held the passion principle in high regard as a career decision-making priority. And its popularity is even stronger among those facing job instability.
⑥　Advocates of the passion principle found it compelling because they believed that following one’s passion can provide workers with both the motivation necessary to work hard and a place to find fulfillment.
⑦　Yet, what I found is that following one’s passion does not necessarily lead to fulfillment, but is one of the most powerful cultural forces perpetuating overwork. I also found that promoting the pursuit of one’s passion helps perpetuate social inequalities due to the fact that not everyone has the same economic resources to allow them to pursue their passion with ease.
⑧　While the passion principle is broadly popular, not everyone has the necessary resources to turn their passion into a stable, good-paying job. Passion-seekers from wealthy families are better able to wait until a job they are passionate about comes along without worrying about student loans in the meantime. They are also better situated to take unpaid internships to get their foot in the door while their parents pay their rent. And they often have access to parents’ social networks to help them find jobs. Surveys revealed that working-class and first-generation college graduates, regardless of their career field, are more likely than their wealthier peers to end up in low-paying unskilled jobs when they pursue their passion.
⑨　Colleges, workplaces and career counselors who promote the “follow your passion” path for everyone, without leveling the playing field, help perpetuate socioeconomic inequalities among career aspirants.
⑩　It’s not just well-off passion-seekers who benefit from the passion principle. Employers of passionate workers do, too. Potential employers showed greater interest in passionate applicants in part because they believed the applicants would work hard at their jobs without expecting an increase in pay. They even sacrifice a good salary, job stability and leisure time to work in a job they love.

1.1. What did the author advise people do for almost a decade?

A Figure out what is the most fascinating job.

B Follow widely accepted career counsel.

C Pursue their careers with passion.

D Do whatever they are zealous for.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据题干信息词advise people do和a decade可将答案线索定位于第二段。文章第二段提到，近十年来，作者告诉遇到的每一个人，他们也应该这样做，即作者在第一段中说的，做自己热爱的事情（do what I love）。选项D的意思与此相符，故为正确答案，选项内容是对do what I love的同义转述。文中未提及评估工作吸引力的相关内容，故排除选项A。选项B是对第三段内容的曲解，作者没有建议遵循被广泛接受的职业建议。选项C是强干扰项，作者虽然在第二段第二句中建议“追随你的热情”，但接着说“工作的事情可以以后再考虑”，所以作者并不是建议人们满怀热情地追求职业，而是去充满热情地做自己热衷之事。故选D。

2.2. How did the author feel about the passion principle through his research?

A He was astonished by its consequences.

B He was further convinced of its soundness.

C He was actually right to follow it through.

D He was struck by its broad popularity.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。第四段明确提到：“在为我的新书做研究时，我发现这一原则的真相让我震惊（stunned）。”后文详细阐述了作者发现的热情原则存在的三大问题：导致过度工作、加剧社会不平等、被雇主利用。这些都属于“后果”范畴。选项A准确对应原文，其中consequences“后果”概括总结了后文分析的所有负面影响。原文中的stunned对应选项中的astonished，故选项A为正确答案。选项B与作者立场完全相反，作者是在批判该原则。选项C与第三段“意识到它的问题有多大”矛盾。选项D，热情原则“广受欢迎”虽是事实，但原文并未提到作者对此的感受。故选A。

3.3. What is important to turning one’s passion into a stable, good-paying job?

A Willingness to take unpaid internships and low-paying jobs.

B Full academic preparedness and sound career counseling.

C Hard work and sacrifice of leisure time.

D Financial backing and social connections.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据题干信息词turning one’s passion into a stable, good-paying job可将答案线索定位于倒数第三段。倒数第三段通过对比说明：富裕家庭的孩子能依靠“父母支付房租（经济支持）”“利用父母的社交网络”（社会关系）来实现职业转化，而普通家庭的孩子缺乏这些资源。选项D“经济支持和社会关系”全面概括了这些关键要素，故为正确答案。选项A是弱势群体的被迫选择，而非获得稳定高薪工作的条件。选项B中的“学术准备”原文未提及。选项C是热情求职者常常会做的事情，而非获得稳定高薪工作的条件。故选D。

4.4. What happens when everyone is encouraged to follow their passion?

A Many more career aspirants end up unemployed.

B People are less concerned with socioeconomic inequality.

C Socioeconomic inequality is likely to persist.

D Career counselors are going to lose credibility.

解析：选C。 C 细节理解题。根据题干信息词everyone is encouraged和happens可将答案线索定位于倒数第二段。倒数第二段指出，一味地向所有人推广“追随热情”原则“会持续造成（perpetuate）职业追求者之间的社会经济不平等”，第七段也提到“鼓励人们追求热情会持续造成（perpetuate）社会不平等”，即这种不平等会持续存在。选项C与原文相符，其中persist是原文中perpetuate的同义替换，故为正确答案。选项A中的“失业”原文未提及。选项B与原文“加剧不平等”的主动效应相反。选项D中的“职业顾问的可信度”原文并未提及，故排除。故选C。

5.5. What does the author say about employers of passionate workers?

A They provide these workers with job stability and a good salary.

B They exploit these workers’ passion to benefit themselves.

C They level the playing field for these workers to reach their goals.

D They encourage these workers to realize their aspirations.

解析：选B。 B 推理判断题。根据题干信息词employers of passionate workers可将答案线索定位于最后一段。最后一段指出，雇主对热情的求职者表现出更大的兴趣，部分原因是他们认为这些求职者“不期待加薪”“愿意牺牲高薪、工作稳定性和休闲时间”，这些实质上是雇主的剥削行为。选项B“利用热情谋利”准确揭示了这种关系，故为正确答案。选项A与原文“牺牲高薪和工作稳定性”矛盾。选项C中的“公平的竞争环境”是作者呼吁但雇主未做的。选项D原文并未提及。故选B。