2012年大学英语六级听力冲刺训练（03）

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2012年大学英语六级听力冲刺训练（03）

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9 W* k, \7 A  z; M　　19. A) In a studio.
　　B) In a clothing store.
　　C) At a beach resort.
　　D) At a fashion show.
" [* N9 {1 L, V& Z4 Y7 a　　20. A) To live there permanently.
　　B) To stay there for half a year.
- u+ i! p- {( `8 q  s) u+ j8 x　　C) To find a better job to support herself.
% t  C# E6 k9 j　　D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
　　21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
" z  k/ a" F8 B0 r2 K0 a; E　　B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
( |5 x7 E) `" U  M* w' r, Q7 X# a# \　　C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo.
　　D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.
　　22. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.
& q; n$ L' l# A# W* I! t　　B) It has become much more competitive.
　　C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.
　　D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.
　　M: Hello, and (19) welcome to our program “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. (20)You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
　　W: (20) Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
　　M: Why did you change your mind?
# y# K% x8 r5 G0 a- i7 R  Z9 {　　W: Well, I’m a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes, and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.
　　M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
　　W: No, (21) I’ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.
　　M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?
　　W: Yes, that’s right. (21) I’ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and during the last four years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberry’s.
9 P) z  `" t1 g% ~. o$ [$ _' |0 g　　M: What have you been designing for them?
　　W: Mostly handbags, and small leather goods.
$ t. S( v) k; f! b　　M: (22) Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
- p0 e& f- W" k8 j. q　　W: (22) Oh, yes. It has become a lot more competitive. Because of quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But the Italian quality and design is still world-famous.
+ E$ \/ _/ r( A& V0 @　　M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
+ A; N! o9 }& j. O4 D　　W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
+ N9 T9 L* G, L7 [) I, p　　M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
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. _" {  X5 Z0 B; _　　预览四道题各选项，尤其是20题的选项D)和21题的各选项，均涉及到不同的工作，因此预测对话内容可能与人们的工作相关。
- e5 ]  m8 h2 ^　　19. Where does this talk most probably take place?[答案]A) In a studio.[听前猜测]四个选项均为表示地点的介词短语，表明本题可能考查做某事的地点。[精解]对话开头男士提到了welcome to our program “Working Abroad”和Our guest等内容，尤其是program和guest具有很强的提示作用。结合选项，不难得出对话发生在演播室，A)是答案。
6 a9 R! x" _- Z* s+ S6 X　　20. What was the woman’s original plan when she went to Florence?[答案]B) To stay there for half a year.[听前猜测]四个选项均为表目的的动词不定式，因此推测本题可能考查做某事的目的。[精解]对话中男士问女士在佛罗伦萨生活了多久，女士回答说自从1982年以来就生活在此了，随后补充说到，本来打算只在那儿呆6 个月，也就是只呆半年，故B)是答案。
　　21. What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?[答案]A) Designing fashion items for several companies.[听前猜测]四个选项均表示工作的内容，因此推测本题可能考查某人的工作情况。[精解]对话中，女士介绍了自己到佛罗伦萨后的工作情况。从1988年后她就成为了一名自由设计师，为多家意大利公司设计时尚用品，因此选项A)为答案。
; j& d" y2 i+ O( S/ P　　22. What do we learn about the change in Italy’s fashion industry?[答案]B) It has become much more competitive.[听前猜测]四个选项中提到了一些与公司或行业运营状况相关的词语，如steady decline in profits，more competitive，lost many customers，attract a lot more designers from abroad等，故推测本题是针对行业的变化提问。[精解]对话中男士问1982年以来意大利的时装行业有什么变化，女士回答时提到了a lot more competitive，即竞争更加激烈了，故B)为答案。