身份的题型要求根据对话内容辨别两个对话者之间的关系。无论是职业题型，还是身份题型，考生都要抓住对有关对话人职业或身份的词语。有时候两人间的对话会涉及到第三者，而最后的问题可能就是第三者的职业或与对话者的关系。因此在听音时也要注意到涉及第三者的内容。另外，要注意问题中问及的是the man，the woman，还是第三个人。
这两种题型的问句变化不多，职业题型一般不外乎：
What’s the man/woman?
Who is the man/woman? 或
What’s the man’s/woman’s profession/occupation?
身份题型的问句则通常是:
What is the (probable) relationship between the two speakers?
What’s most probably the relationship between the two speakers?
[例5]
You will hear:
W: I’m looking for a textbook for my Psychology course. It’s called “Introduction to Educational Psychology”. Do you have it?
M: Yes, we do. You’ll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf.
Q: What’s the man’s occupation?
You will read:
a. A teacher b. A psychologist c. A librarian d. A publisher (1995年1月全真试题)
听清the man曾讲到这本书所在的具体位置: in section 24 on the top shelf, 便可作出推断:往往图书管理员才会对此知道得这样清楚, 因此答案是c。
[例6]
You will hear:
W: Hi! Jack. I just came back yesterday. Anything new while I was away?
M: Congratulations. Susan! It’s said you will be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss.
Q: What’s most probably the relationship between the two speakers at the moment?
You will read:
a. Customer and salesman b. Colleagues c. Employee and boss d. Classmates (1995年6月全真试题)
抓住男方话中的you will be promoted可推断对方的职务尚未提升, 与他仍是同事的关系。为此,可确定答案为b.
