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正确答案：C
Q:Whatwillthespeakersdiscusslater?预测：选项分别提到“竞争对手”、“产品推广”、“新工厂可能的位置”和“创造就业机会的措施”等信息，听录音时要注意听清这些细节。精析：对话中女士提到“当我们讨论为工厂选具体位置的建议的时候，我们将更加详细地了解这方面的信息，所以我们到时再回到这个问题，好吧？”，可见，对话后面要说新工厂的选址问题，故选C。听力原文Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.W:Well,themainactivitiesintheregionwerehistoricallysteelandpaperprocessing.M:Yes,butI'mnotquitesureaboutthestatusofthoseindustriesnow.Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat?W:Yes,ofcourse.Infact,theyarelesssignificant,(23)butsteel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor44%ofindustrialactivity.Soit'sstillveryimportant.Infact,80%ofSpain'smachinetoolsarefromtheBasqueCountry.Asforpaperprocessing,there'sstillalittle.Butit'snolongerwhatitoncewasintheregion.So,isthatclear?M:Yes,thanks.W:(25)Now,togetbacktowhatIwassaying,there'salotofunemploymentaswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion.M:Sorry,Victoria.Whatdoyoumeanbygeographicalproblems?W:Well,(24)whatImeanistheareaisveryhilly,mountainousinparts.Sothereusedtobetransportproblems,nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinksandbetterroads,butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinlandremainnotverywellconnected,isthatOK?Doesthatmakesense?Whenwetalkaboutspecificlocationsuggestionsforthefactory,we'llseethisinmoredetail,sowe'llcomebacktothisquestion,OK?M:OK,right.W:(25)SoIwasabouttosaysomethingabouttheworkforceintheregionandtheleveloftrainingandeducation.Ingeneral,it'sverygoodandimproving.