Intheworldofbusiness,itisnotalwayseasyforwomentodothesamethingsasmen.Considertheworkingdinner.
Inordertodoyourjobwell,it'simportanttosometimesseeclientsandbusinesscontactsawayfromtheoffice.[26]Inamorerelaxedatmosphere,youcangettoknowyourbusinesspartnerbetter.Intheend,afterall,peopledobusinesswithpeopletheylike.
Womenstartoutatadisadvantagebecauseit'stoughtoinvitemenoutforagameofgolfortennis.Menusuallyprefertoplaysportswithothermen.
Youmightthinkthatrestaurantsaretheperfectplayingfield.Buttheycanbedangerousground.[27]Ifpeoplefromtheofficeseetwomentheyknowhavingdinnertogether,theythinkit'sbusiness.Ifcolleaguesseeawomandiningwithaman,theyoftenwonderifit'sanotherkindofbusiness.
Oneansweristotakeanothercolleagueorclienttodinner.Ofcourse,thisisn'talwaysconvenient.SowhenIcan'tdothis,Itakeguysouttodinnerone-to-one-toplaceswhereI'mmostlikelytoseecolleagues.[28]Themoreyourcolleaguesseeyouhavingworkingdinnerswithdifferentmen,themoretheyknowitispartofyourbusinessstyle.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Accordingtothepassage,whydopeopleliketoseeclientsawayfromtheoffice?
解析:选项以To开头表目的。本题是细节题,符合短文听力“听到什么选什么”的解题原则。由此不难选出答案A。
27.Whenpeopleseefromtheirofficetwomenhavingdinner,whatdotheythink?
解析:本题考查对细节的记忆。B项为原文的同义概括,故为答案。解答本题也可依据常识推测出正确选项B。
28.Whydoestheauthordinewithmale-clientsinplaceslikelytobeseenbyhercolleagues?
解析:浏览选项可知,本题询问某事的原因。录音最后一句就是答案的所在,故选D。