# Fashion project on jeans - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：高频 - 最近考试：2026.2.7 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/5e5d1408-1232-45ef-ae1f-a0cc4880ad94（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:01,100 Thanks for coming, Tom and Sophie. So you're doing a project on jeans with a multimedia display and a written report? 00:00:08,640 Yeah. 00:00:09,420 I've had a look at [beeping] the plans for the display. Let's start with that. So you've got a map to show where the name jeans comes from. 00:00:16,700 Yes. In fact, before we started the project, we both assumed it was somewhere in France because that's where the jeans fabric, the denim, was first made. But it's actually from the Italian city of Genoa, where they made a similar fabric in the sixteenth century that was used for trousers worn by sailors. 00:00:36,940 But nowadays, most people associate jeans with rural America, the sorts of thing that farmers and workmen wore in the nineteenth century and afterwards. 00:00:44,820 Okay. Then you're going to show how jeans became increasingly popular in the eighteen-forties, and you're going to use a short clip from a cowboy movie for that. So what made you decide to do that? 00:00:56,100 Well, the movie is very recent, but in fact, the costume designs are accurate for the period, and it'll give our audience a feel for the sort of setting where jeans were worn at that time in America. 00:01:08,220 But anyway, nearly everyone enjoys cowboy movies. 00:01:10,899 [laughs] Okay. Now, I'm glad you've included something about the pockets of the jeans because this was certainly something that attracted the original customers. 00:01:19,780 Yeah. Nowadays, manufacturers use all sorts of fancy stitches and designs on jeans pockets. But at first, people were more interested in the utilitarian side of things and the way the manufacturer used copper rivets, like little metal buttons to make sure the pockets didn't get torn off. They used them on both the jeans made from blue denim and those made of something called cotton duck, which was actually brown. 00:01:45,640 Right. 00:01:46,480 And we went to the museum because we wanted to see if they had something from eighteen seventy-three, because that was the year when Levi Strauss took out a patent on his design for jeans. And we were really lucky because they had a pair from that exact same year. They couldn't let us take them away, of course, but they did let us take a photo of them. 00:02:07,160 Brilliant. Now, in your display, you're planning to have a wall with thirty pairs of jeans hung on it. The wall's titled The Attraction of Jeans. What exactly is their most significant attraction? 00:02:19,820 Well, for the wall hangings, we'll use our own jeans and those of our friends and family. We've got some going back to the sixties. There's never been a time since then when they've been out of style. 00:02:30,960 That's really the thing about jeans. And although they're so durable, that's not what people think about these days. 00:02:38,060 And the main attraction is certainly not price, because they can be extremely expensive. 00:02:43,350 And then you've got a section in your display about designer labels. 00:02:47,060 And for that, we thought of interviewing the other students about their opinions, but that wouldn't be very visually interesting. So then we considered cutting our ads for designer jeans from magazines, and we found some really good ones. 00:02:59,780 We thought of looking on the Internet for quotes from celebrities about their favorite designer labels, and we found some, but they didn't really say much, so we abandoned that. 00:03:13,680 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:03:29,360 Now listen and answer questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:03:36,620 Okay. Uh, now let's look at possible improvements to the draft of your written report. Your section on history is very interesting, and I think you've illustrated your points more than adequately with relevant examples. But though your emphasis is on the past, and rightly so, I'd like you to use your knowledge of the past to say where you think the whole thing might go. Will jeans still be bestsellers, say, in ten years time? 00:04:01,520 Okay, we'll see what we can come up with. Now, the next section we called variety. We've got a lot about different brands and styles of jeans. 00:04:11,140 But I think we need to add something about using jeans for work because they're so comfortable and tough. They're not just for style by a long shot. For example, even my dad wears them around the house all the time. 00:04:24,600 I agree. That would be a good aspect to add. 00:04:27,320 Now, you've also got a section called manufacturing. I thought that was quite good, but I must admit I thought some of the technical stuff about making the cloth could have been more clearly expressed. 00:04:38,180 Mm, I think it would be much easier if we had some step-by-step drawings to go with the text. 00:04:43,920 I'm not bad at that, so I'll do that. 00:04:46,080 Your section on marketing seems good, especially the pictures you've included as examples. But you seem to deal almost exclusively with advertising in America and Europe. And in fact, marketing jeans is a huge phenomenon covering all corners of the earth. And your report should reflect that, shouldn't it? 00:05:03,320 You're right. Actually, I found a couple of useful Internet articles that argue just that, so we can use those. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. 21 Before doing their project, the students thought the origin of the word 'jeans' was 21 Before doing their project, the students thought the origin of the word 'jeans' was - a material created in an Italian city - clothing worn in the American countryside - a fabric made in France **答案**：a fabric made in France 原文定位：Yes. In fact, before we started the project, we both assumed it was somewhere in France because that's where the jeans fabric, the denim, was first made. But it's actually from the Italian city of Genoa, where they made a similar fabric in the sixteenth century that was used for trousers worn by sailors 同义替换：「thought」↔「assumed」；「doing」↔「started」 ### 22. 22 Why did the students plan to use a cowboy film except in their display? 22 Why did the students plan to use a cowboy film except in their display? - to provide a historical context for jeans - to show how the design of jeans was adapted - to illustrate why jeans originally became popular **答案**：to provide a historical context for jeans 原文定位：Well, the movie is very recent, but in fact, the costume designs are accurate for the period, and it'll give our audience a feel for the sort of setting where jeans were worn at that time in America 同义替换：「provide a historical context for」↔「give our audience a feel for the sort of setting where jeans were worn at that time in America」；「cowboy film」↔「a short clip from a cowboy movie」 ### 23. 23 Tom says that customers were originally attracted by the pockets of jeans because of 23 Tom says that customers were originally attracted by the pockets of jeans because of - the design of the stitching - the way they were attached - the use of a different colour **答案**：the way they were attached 原文定位：Yeah. Nowadays, manufacturers use all sorts of fancy stitches and designs on jeans pockets. But at first, people were more interested in the utilitarian side of things and the way the manufacturer used copper rivets, like little metal buttons to make sure the pockets didn't get torn off 同义替换：「customers were originally attracted by the pockets of jeans」↔「at first, people were more interested in the utilitarian side of things」 ### 24. 24 What item from 1873 did the students find in a museum? 24 What item from 1873 did the students find in a museum? - an original pair of jeans - an early design for a pair of jeans - an old photograph of someone wearing jeans **答案**：an original pair of jeans 原文定位：And we went to the museum because we wanted to see if they had something from eighteen seventy-three, because that was the year when Levi Strauss took out a patent on his design for jeans. And we were really lucky because they had a pair from that exact same year. They couldn't let us take them away, of course, but they did let us take a photo of them ### 25. 25 What do the students think is the main attraction of jeans for most people? 25 What do the students think is the main attraction of jeans for most people? - they are long-lasting - they are reasonably priced - they are always in fashion **答案**：they are always in fashion 原文定位：Well, for the wall hangings, we'll use our own jeans and those of our friends and family. We've got some going back to the sixties. There's never been a time since then when they've been out of style;That's really the thing about jeans. And although they're so durable, that's not what people think about these days;And the main attraction is certainly not price, because they can be extremely expensive 同义替换：「always in fashion」↔「never been a time since then when they've been out of style」 ### 26. 26 What will the students use in the display to show the role of designer labels? 26 What will the students use in the display to show the role of designer labels? - recorded interviews with fellow students - quotations from celebrities - magazine advertisements for jeans **答案**：magazine advertisements for jeans 原文定位：And for that, we thought of interviewing the other students about their opinions, but that wouldn't be very visually interesting. So then we considered cutting our ads for designer jeans from magazines, and we found some really good ones;We thought of looking on the Internet for quotes from celebrities about their favorite designer labels, and we found some, but they didn't really say much, so we abandoned that ### 27. History History - Include more on practical uses of jeans - Add information about global aspects - Use visual illustrations - Include more personal examples - Make a prediction for the future - Check links with previous sections **答案**：Make a prediction for the future 原文定位：Your section on history is very interesting, and I think you've illustrated your points more than adequately with relevant examples. But though your emphasis is on the past, and rightly so, I'd like you to use your knowledge of the past to say where you think the whole thing might go. Will jeans still be bestsellers, say, in ten years time 同义替换：「Make a prediction for the future」↔「use your knowledge of the past to say where you think the whole thing might go」 ### 28. Variety Variety - Include more on practical uses of jeans - Add information about global aspects - Use visual illustrations - Include more personal examples - Make a prediction for the future - Check links with previous sections **答案**：Include more on practical uses of jeans 原文定位：Now, the next section we called variety. We've got a lot about different brands and styles of jeans;But I think we need to add something about using jeans for work because they're so comfortable and tough. They're not just for style by a long shot;For example, even my dad wears them around the house all the time. I agree. That would be a good aspect to add 同义替换：「Include more on practical uses of jeans」↔「add something about using jeans for work」 ### 29. Manufacturing Manufacturing - Include more on practical uses of jeans - Add information about global aspects - Use visual illustrations - Include more personal examples - Make a prediction for the future - Check links with previous sections **答案**：Use visual illustrations 原文定位：Now, you've also got a section called manufacturing. I thought that was quite good, but I must admit I thought some of the technical stuff about making the cloth could have been more clearly expressed. Mm, I think it would be much easier if we had some step-by-step drawings to go with the text. I'm not bad at that, so I'll do that 同义替换：「improvement」↔「could have been more clearly expressed」；「Use visual illustrations」↔「some step-by-step drawings to go with the text」 ### 30. Marketing Marketing - Include more on practical uses of jeans - Add information about global aspects - Use visual illustrations - Include more personal examples - Make a prediction for the future - Check links with previous sections **答案**：Add information about global aspects 原文定位：Your section on marketing seems good, especially the pictures you've included as examples. But you seem to deal almost exclusively with advertising in America and Europe. And in fact, marketing jeans is a huge phenomenon covering all corners of the earth. And your report should reflect that, shouldn't it? You're right. Actually, I found a couple of useful Internet articles that argue just that, so we can use those 同义替换：「Add information about global aspects」↔「marketing jeans is a huge phenomenon covering all corners of the earth」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。