英語六級聽力精練長對話一
19. A) In a studio.
B) In a clothing store.
C) At a beach resort.
D) At a fashion show.
20. A) To live there permanently.
B) To stay there for half a year.
C) To find a better job to support herself.
D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
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.
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 welcome to our program Working Abroad. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her names Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, Im a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes, and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italys top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
W: No, Ive 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, thats right. Ive designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and during the last four years, Ive also been designing for the British company, Burberrys.
M: What have you been designing for them?
W: Mostly handbags, and small leather goods.
M: Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: 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.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
W: It was a pleasure.
預覽四道題各選項，尤其是20題的選項D)和21題的各選項，均涉及到不同的工作，因此預測對話內容可能與人們的工作相關。
19. Where does this talk most probably take place?[答案]A) In a studio.[聽前猜測]四個選項均為表示地點的介詞短語，表明本題可能考查做某事的地點。[精解]對話開頭男士提到了welcome to our program Working Abroad和Our guest等內容，尤其是program和guest具有很強的提示作用。結合選項，不難得出對話發生在演播室，A)是答案。
20. What was the womans original plan when she went to Florence?[答案]B) To stay there for half a year.[聽前猜測]四個選項均為表目的的動詞不定式，因此推測本題可能考查做某事的目的。[精解]對話中男士問女士在佛羅倫薩生活了多久，女士回答說自從1982年以來就生活在此了，隨后補充說到，本來打算只在那兒呆6 個月，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.[聽前猜測]四個選項均表示工作的內容，因此推測本題可能考查某人的工作情況。[精解]對話中，女士介紹了自己到佛羅倫薩后的工作情況。從1988年后她就成為了一名自由設計師，為多家意大利公司設計時尚用品，因此選項A)為答案。
22. What do we learn about the change in Italys fashion industry?[答案]B) It has become much more competitive.[聽前猜測]四個選項中提到了一些與公司或行業運營狀況相關的詞語，如steady decline in profits，more competitive，lost many customers，attract a lot more designers from abroad等，故推測本題是針對行業的變化提問。[精解]對話中男士問1982年以來意大利的時裝行業有什么變化，女士回答時提到了a lot more competitive，即競爭更加激烈了，故B)為答案。
19. A) In a studio.
B) In a clothing store.
C) At a beach resort.
D) At a fashion show.
20. A) To live there permanently.
B) To stay there for half a year.
C) To find a better job to support herself.
D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
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.
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 welcome to our program Working Abroad. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her names Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, Im a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes, and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italys top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
W: No, Ive 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, thats right. Ive designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and during the last four years, Ive also been designing for the British company, Burberrys.
M: What have you been designing for them?
W: Mostly handbags, and small leather goods.
M: Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: 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.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
W: It was a pleasure.
預覽四道題各選項，尤其是20題的選項D)和21題的各選項，均涉及到不同的工作，因此預測對話內容可能與人們的工作相關。
19. Where does this talk most probably take place?[答案]A) In a studio.[聽前猜測]四個選項均為表示地點的介詞短語，表明本題可能考查做某事的地點。[精解]對話開頭男士提到了welcome to our program Working Abroad和Our guest等內容，尤其是program和guest具有很強的提示作用。結合選項，不難得出對話發生在演播室，A)是答案。
20. What was the womans original plan when she went to Florence?[答案]B) To stay there for half a year.[聽前猜測]四個選項均為表目的的動詞不定式，因此推測本題可能考查做某事的目的。[精解]對話中男士問女士在佛羅倫薩生活了多久，女士回答說自從1982年以來就生活在此了，隨后補充說到，本來打算只在那兒呆6 個月，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.[聽前猜測]四個選項均表示工作的內容，因此推測本題可能考查某人的工作情況。[精解]對話中，女士介紹了自己到佛羅倫薩后的工作情況。從1988年后她就成為了一名自由設計師，為多家意大利公司設計時尚用品，因此選項A)為答案。
22. What do we learn about the change in Italys fashion industry?[答案]B) It has become much more competitive.[聽前猜測]四個選項中提到了一些與公司或行業運營狀況相關的詞語，如steady decline in profits，more competitive，lost many customers，attract a lot more designers from abroad等，故推測本題是針對行業的變化提問。[精解]對話中男士問1982年以來意大利的時裝行業有什么變化，女士回答時提到了a lot more competitive，即競爭更加激烈了，故B)為答案。
