29. What did IBM researchers do before Watson cut together footage from the movie, Morgan?
A. Teach him to beat chess competitors.
B. Feed him over 100 horror trailers.
C. Create reserved recipes.
D. Talk about photos.
30. What does the underlined word “coherent” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Exciting. B. Reliable.      C. Consistent.     D. Exact.
31. What can we guess is the most difficult to Watson AI?
A. How long the trailer should be.    B. How Watson appreciates the story.
C. How many scenes a trailer needs.  D. How Watson decides the feelings.
D
Crying is the sign of the rawest of human emotions. We cry when we can’t hold inside what we feel any more. We cry when we’re at our best, and when we’re at our worst. By we, I mean all of us. Men included.
But we never see other men cry. In no western culture has it ever been acceptable for men to shed(流泪）more than a single tear, and even then it’s reserved for grand victories, defeats and deaths. Dutch research suggests that women cry between three and five times more than men. Generally men and women cry over the same things 一 deaths, break-ups and homesickness, primarily, but researchers believe that men cry more often than women when it comes to positive events.
I want to admit，I'm a bit of a cryer. However ,having never really experienced deaths in my life, a few weeks ago I experienced what it means to really, truly, pour my heart out in tears.
See, my dog 一 and 24/7 companion 一 was killed by a car right outside my house. Being a witness to this painful event left me in shock for a good hour, but then the floodgates opened. Over the next 48 hours, I might have cried 20 times. Once or twice I crouched(蹲) on the floor with my head in my hands and tears were the only outlet.
It is suggested in the book Adult Crying : A Biopsychosocial Approach that there’s a certain pleasure in crying. It helps ease stress when there is no other way to express ourselves.
In those days after my dog's death，I remember thinking，“ I’ve  got to stop this crying”. It felt unmanly. It felt like a sign of weakness. I've since realized that tears are for everybody ; they're not gender-specific. They show we have sympathy, allow us to get rid of stress and just feel.
32. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Crying is a raw human emotion.
B. Crying is an emotion beyond control.
C. Crying is an emotion showing sadness.
D. Crying is an emotion showing happiness.
33. What's the difference between men and women in crying according to Dutch research?
A. They cry over different matters.   B.They cry at different times of life.
C. Women cry more often over deaths. D. Men are more likely to have tears of joy.
34. What did the author think of his crying over his dog’s death?
A. A sign of strength.             B.A sign of weakness.
C. Behavior of being womanish.    D.A way of reducing emotional stress.
35. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Men, never cry like women
B. Men, it’s OK to cry sometimes
C. Crying solves psychological problems
D. Crying explains differences between men and women
第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to run international meetings
 As more of us do business across cultures, it，s best to prepare ahead of time before heading to the meeting table. Here are four rules for different countries.
Stick to the schedule
Where：Germany, Austria, Japan
We’ve all been to meetings that have a loose agenda, if any at all. They don’t start on time and they seem to repeat. ___36__ Japanese are more likely to create a detailed agenda and pass out supporting documents several days before a meeting. 37_ Meetings that run long in Germany are often taken to mean that the parties are not communicating efficiently.
__38_____
Where： China, Malaysia, Singapore
Debating a topic can go against the traditional Chinese concept of “ saving face ” , which means avoiding any mistakes or actions that could bring embarrassment. Laughing at even an obviously amusing answer or pointing out a potential mistake can spoil the entire meeting.
Enjoy the interruptions
Where： Italy, France, Spain
When Pascal Sobol meets with clients in Italy or Spain, he's no longer offended if they leave early or arrive late. Rather than attend the entire three-hour meeting，he has learned that his colleagues there — and in some parts of France 一 attend based on their own timetable.
   39    Rather than expecting people to sit through his entire presentation, he makes it easier for them to turn up as needed.
Please, no small talk.
Where ：Finland, Sweden
In places like Finland and Sweden, where non-meeting related discussions like chat about the weather can be regarded as a way to be off a formally-set agenda and as a waste of other people's time.
In some countries, including Finland, there are long pauses in the conversation.      40    These breaks are used as a way to process what the other person is saying without interrupting.
A. Not so in these countries.
B .Germans and Australians are similar.
C. Don't even think about a brainstorm.
D .There’s often no way to tell how things are going.
E .Don’t try to fill them, though, with small talk or anything else.
F .What do the long silences, idle chitchat and serious faces really mean in context?
G. For school ,that means changing his own German-based expectations of client behavior.
第三部分英语知识运用（）共两节,满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“ God，give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings. ” That was the    41    my father, an East Texas farmer, said over every meal.
Pa passed away long ago，but I try to  42  his example every day. The year we spent Thanksgiving at our home on Lake Tawakoni was such a   43   I was preparing a dinner party for the day. I opened the oven, put in our huge   44   and tried to turn on the old oven. It took just a few minutes for me to  45   that the heating had failed. I only had a few hours   46   family members and special friends were going to arrive with side dishes, so I called my neighbor Lois and explained my problem.
Lois just   47   and said： “Honey, you bring that turkey to my house. We’ll have it cooking in no time. ”
With a sigh of  48  ,I put the roasting pan into the car and    49   across the road. Lois babysat the big bird while I returned to the lake house and  50   a festive table. While the turkey was cooked in her oven, I gave special     51   for kind neighbors. Our family arrived. We   52     before our meal, stood in a  53  and prayed. Some people mentioned things for which they were  54  thankful and others stood in   55     silence. The tissue box made its way around the circle as some of us began to   56     一 a sign of joy rather than sorrow.
When the last of the food was   57    off the table, I took a deep breath. A Thanksgiving prayer is easy for me when things are going well, but sometimes it  58    extra courage to give thanks when I am sad or when something unforeseen   59     my plans — even a broken oven.
Then I stopped to    60    Pa and the many times I heard him say, “God, give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings. ” I want that to be my prayer, too.

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