Questions 29-40
·Read the information below about Maureen Dowd.
·Choose the correct word to fill in each gap from A, B or C below.
·For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C).
The Working Life of Maureen Dowd

In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same things as men.Consider the working dinner.
In order to do your job well, it's important to sometimes see clients and business contacts away{{U}} (29) {{/U}}the office. In a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner{{U}} (30) {{/U}}In the end, after all, people do business with people they like.
Women start out{{U}} (31) {{/U}}a disadvantage because，unless you're Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova，it's{{U}} (32) {{/U}}to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis．Men usually prefer{{U}} (33) {{/U}}play sports with other men．
You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field．But they can be dangerous ground．{{U}} (34) {{/U}}people from the office see two men they know having dinner together，they think it's business．If colleagues see a woman dining with a man，they often{{U}} (35) {{/U}}if it's another kind of business．
I'm still looking{{U}} (36) {{/U}}the perfect solution．Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 a．m．over a bowl of muesli．I love lunching，but that's usually a bad time for busy people，{{U}} (37) {{/U}}if they are on the road．So that brings us back to dinner．
One answer is to take another colleague or client to dinner{{U}} (38) {{/U}}no one can think it is a tete-a-tete．Of course，this isn't always convenient．So when I can't do this，I take guys out to dinner to one-on-one places where I'm most{{U}} (39) {{/U}}to see colleagues．The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different men，the{{U}} (40) {{/U}}they know it is part of your business style．
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查的是介词。根据上下文，这篇文章主要讲了女性职业人在商业界的难处，尤其是找客户出去谈生意。因此我们可以得出正确答案为A。故选A。
单选题 A．worse B harder C．better
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查逻辑思维，从前后句，我们可以推断出大意，即在轻松的环境下，商业伙伴对彼此更加熟悉，这样才能选择自己喜欢的人做生意。故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查固定搭配，即“at one's disadvantage”，意为“对某人不利”。故选B。 [拓展] 相反，对某人有利则是“at one's advantage”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精析] 根据“It is+adjective+to do”的结构，我们在这里应该选择一个形容词。按照逻辑，既然前面讲的是不利，因此是一个贬义词。故选A。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查的是一个固定搭配．“prefer to do”，意为“更喜欢做什么”。故选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查了连词的使用。根据前后的主句与从句，我们可以推断出应是假设关系，因此选C。并且这一选择可以从下一个句子中得到印证。故选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题所选择的词应该与前一句中的“think”意思相近，选项中只有A符合题意。故选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查词组。“look to”意为“照顾，期待”，“look at”意为“看”，“look for”意为寻找。能与“solution”搭配的只有“look for”，故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查了especially的用法，表示陈述某一事实之后，列举一个具有代表性的例子，作进一步强调，其后可接名词、介词短语、从句等。故选B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查连词的用法。根据前后从句关系，应该选择一个表示目的的连词，so表示结果，而in order to虽然表示目的，但后面不能跟句子。只有选项A符合。故选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查固定搭配，即“be likely to do”意为“很容易做什么”。故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查了“the mo re...the mo re...”的结构，根据前后语句的意思，我们可以得出两个句子应该在顺接思维的。故选B。