# Textile industry in the UK - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2023.11.30/2019.11.30/2017.12.2/2017.4.20/2014.8.16/2011.6.23/2009.10.31 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/7e97b7bc-5854-4f9f-a8cb-26b89b6fe7d8（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 00:00:00,960 Part four. 00:00:03,020 You will hear a university lecturer talking to a group of prospective students about the fashion and textiles industry in the UK. 00:00:13,420 First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:13,420 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:21,460 I know you're all interested in getting a qualification in textiles, so now I'm going to look at the kind of opportunities that will be open to you. 00:01:30,500 But first of all, I'll give you a brief history of the fashion and textiles industry so you can see how the industry has changed over the last hundred years or so. 00:01:41,060 The textile industry has been historically important to the development of the UK economy. In the first half of the twentieth century, employment in the industry reached a peak at one point five million. It's now about three hundred thousand. At that time, every aspect of the business would be managed within a single company: design, manufacturers, and distribution. And many of these companies belonged to the same family for generations. 00:02:11,720 In the second half of the twentieth century, producers in other parts of the world began to compete. With the competition from abroad, many manufacturing companies had to shut down, and jobs were lost. Most of those larger clothing companies that managed to carry on closed all their facilities for production and became distributors of clothing rather than manufacturers. Nowadays, the majority of turnover in the fashion market is in clothes made for women, but men's and children's clothes are expanding, and that is likely to continue. 00:02:45,680 Over the last twenty years, there has been investment in research into textiles suitable for outdoor clothes, and these were later adapted for the fashion market. Because of this, there is less interest in traditional fabrics for fashion clothing, and this trend is likely to continue. 00:03:07,640 So let's have a look at the fashion and textile industry in the UK today in a bit more detail and at the kind of jobs that are available. 00:03:16,900 Although, as I said, the industry has declined, it is still important to the UK economy. 00:03:23,480 The difference is today that there are hardly any large companies, and most people work for businesses with between one and ten people. 00:03:32,540 The workforce is split evenly between clothing and textiles. The total value of goods produced in the clothing and textiles sector is pretty amazing still. The industry produces goods worth about sixteen point five billion pounds a year. Of that, about a third is exported. 00:03:53,020 Although there has been a reduction in total numbers employed in the industry, because of the move away from a mainly manufacturing focus, there is probably a wider scope for graduate careers than before. 00:04:05,260 It's still very competitive, though. There has always been recruitment amongst engineers, and that continues, but globalization has also opened up opportunities for those fluent in foreign languages, so those are skills you could develop. 00:04:20,500 Many of you will be looking for a design job, but in fact, less than one percent of those in the industry are employed as designers, so you need to think beyond that. 00:04:31,840 Now looking at the future of the clothing industry in the UK, many people think that the key to success will be the manufacture of traditional textiles, for example, of cloth for business suits. However, in my opinion, we are lucky enough to have creative designers who lead the world in producing the latest styles for the high street, and that will be the biggest sector for growth. 00:04:56,280 So let's look at a few jobs that you may not have thought of. 00:05:00,600 Some of you might be interested in being a textile technologist. 00:05:04,860 They are employed by fashion retailers or suppliers, and they work with the fabrics used to make clothing. They're responsible for checking on new developments in materials and sometimes producing them themselves. But they don't actually design the clothes. They leave that to the fashion designers. If you prefer to be at the other end of the production process, being an operations manager might appeal to you. They are in charge of the coordination production from fabric to finished piece of clothing. That involves making sure that the goods are produced to a schedule, so shops and their customers don't have to wait for what they need. 00:05:44,800 Many textiles graduates work in the retail sector, and there is a range of jobs there, including merchandisers and visual merchandisers, two quite different roles. 00:05:56,200 Merchandisers decide what quantities of a range of clothes or whatever to stock in individual shops, and they have control of a large budget. 00:06:05,740 Don't confuse this with the job of a visual merchandiser, whose job is to persuade the customer to buy. 00:06:12,630 A visual merchandiser is responsible for the look of a store. They decide what is going to be on show, both in the window and inside the shop. 00:06:22,330 These will be changed regularly as the seasons change. 00:06:26,400 There are other jobs, so if anyone would like any further information... 00:06:32,980 That is the end of part four. You now have forty-five seconds to check your answers to part four. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. Textile industry in the UK Twentieth century · in the UK the industry employed 31_____ people Textile industry in the UK Twentieth century · in the UK the industry employed 31_____ people **答案**：1.5 million 原文定位：In the first half of the twentieth century, employment in the industry reached a peak at one point five million ### 32. · many companies were family-owned · competition from abroad led to closure of 32_____ facilities by larger companies · many companies were family-owned · competition from abroad led to closure of 32_____ facilities by larger companies **答案**：production 原文定位：Most of those larger clothing companies that managed to carry on closed all their facilities for production and became distributors of clothing rather than manufacturers 同义替换：「led to closure of」↔「closed all their facilities for」 ### 33. Today · most sales are of clothing for 33_____ Today · most sales are of clothing for 33_____ **答案**：women 原文定位：Nowadays, the majority of turnover in the fashion market is in clothes made for women 同义替换：「most sales」↔「majority of turnover」 ### 34. · research into textiles used in 34_____ clothing · research into textiles used in 34_____ clothing **答案**：outdoor 原文定位：Over the last twenty years, there has been investment in research into textiles suitable for outdoor clothes 同义替换：「used in」↔「suitable for」 ### 35. 35 What point is made about jobs in the textile industry in the UK today? 35 What point is made about jobs in the textile industry in the UK today? - more people are employed in clothing than in textiles - most jobs are dependent on the export market - most companies employ a small number of people **答案**：most companies employ a small number of people 原文定位：The difference is today that there are hardly any large companies, and most people work for businesses with between one and ten people ### 36. 36 What change in graduate recruitment for the textile industry has taken place? 36 What change in graduate recruitment for the textile industry has taken place? - there is increased demand for linguistic abilities - there are more job opportunities in design - there are new opening for engineers **答案**：there is increased demand for linguistic abilities 原文定位：There has always been recruitment amongst engineers, and that continues, but globalization has also opened up opportunities for those fluent in foreign languages, so those are skills you could develop 同义替换：「change」↔「opened up opportunities」；「linguistic abilities」↔「fluent in foreign languages」 ### 37. A textile technologist A textile technologist - overseeing the manufacturing process - designing new fashions - setting up displays in shops - deciding how many of each product to put on sale - dealing with customers` complaints - identifying the latest fabric trends **答案**：identifying the latest fabric trends 原文定位：Some of you might be interested in being a textile technologist;They are employed by fashion retailers or suppliers, and they work with the fabrics used to make clothing. They're responsible for checking on new developments in materials and sometimes producing them themselves 同义替换：「identifying the latest fabric trends」↔「checking on new developments in materials」 ### 38. an operations manager an operations manager - overseeing the manufacturing process - designing new fashions - setting up displays in shops - deciding how many of each product to put on sale - dealing with customers` complaints - identifying the latest fabric trends **答案**：overseeing the manufacturing process 原文定位：If you prefer to be at the other end of the production process, being an operations manager might appeal to you. They are in charge of the coordination production from fabric to finished piece of clothing 同义替换：「overseeing the manufacturing process」↔「in charge of the coordination production」 ### 39. a merchandiser a merchandiser - overseeing the manufacturing process - designing new fashions - setting up displays in shops - deciding how many of each product to put on sale - dealing with customers` complaints - identifying the latest fabric trends **答案**：deciding how many of each product to put on sale 原文定位：Merchandisers decide what quantities of a range of clothes or whatever to stock in individual shops, and they have control of a large budget 同义替换：「how many of each product to put on sale」↔「what quantities of a range of clothes or whatever to stock」 ### 40. a visual merchandiser a visual merchandiser - overseeing the manufacturing process - designing new fashions - setting up displays in shops - deciding how many of each product to put on sale - dealing with customers` complaints - identifying the latest fabric trends **答案**：setting up displays in shops 原文定位：A visual merchandiser is responsible for the look of a store. They decide what is going to be on show, both in the window and inside the shop 同义替换：「setting up displays in shops」↔「decide what is going to be on show, both in the window and inside the shop」 --- 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。