The cultures of the East and the West really disting­uish from each other a lot.

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The cultures of the East and the West really disting­uish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well­known as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culture，the European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.
At the same time，the ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.

小题1:	A．above all B．on the whole C．in all D．in no case

小题2:	A．mountains B．plains C．lakes D．rivers

小题3:	A．or B．for C．while D．when

小题4:	A．developed B．improved C．created D．protected

小题5:．

A．suddenly	B．quietly
C．gradually	D．naturally

小题6:	A．mixed B．changed C．decided D．forced

小题7:	A．expanded B．interrupted C．influenced D．shaped

小题8:	A．comes B．belongs C．amounts D．adds

小题9:	A．brought up B．carried out C．given out D．picked up

小题10:

A．result B．sign C．base D．content

小题11:

A．Via B．Except C．With D．Like

小题12:

A．affected B．spread C．crossed D．formed

小题13:

A．joined up B．went up C．broke down D．settled down

小题14:

A．come B．suffer C．result D．differ

小题15:．

A．difference	B．development
C．appearance	D．feature

小题16:

A．properly B．partly C．simply D．mostly

小题17:

A．last B．count C．reduce D．change

小题18:

A．in terms of B．due to C．as to D．in case of

小题19:

A．transform B．display C．communicate D．distinguish

小题20:

A．Furthermore B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:C

解析

小题1:　B
解析　下文都是与两种不同的文化体系有关，说明这是造就文化差异总的原因，故选择on the whole。above all首先；in all总共，总计；in no case决不。
小题2:　D
解析　根据下文“...the mother river is the Yellow River...”和“...the Hindu River.”可知。
小题3:　C
解析　while表示对比。中国的母亲河是黄河，而印度的则是印度河。
小题4:　A
解析　与下文“...formed their own styles.”为承接关系，前者指的是两种文化的发展。同时与第三段第二句“This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.”相呼应。improve提高；create创造；protect保护。
小题5:　C
解析　文化传播应是逐渐的。故选择gradually。
小题6:　A
解析　唐朝文化传播到日本，与日本文化融合。
小题7:D
解析　中日两种文化的融合，进而形成了现在的日本文化。shape使成为……形状，塑造，符合语境。expand扩展；interrupt中断；influence影响。
小题8:　B
解析　根据上句日本文化的形成可知，中日文化虽有较大差异，但仍属于同一文化体系。
小题9:　A
解析　与上句中的“When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture...”相对应，另一种文化孕育于美索不达米亚平原。bring up培养，孕育，符合语境。carry out执行；give out分发；pick up学会。
小题10:　C
解析　古希腊和古罗马文化是欧洲文化的根基(base)。result结果；sign迹象；content内容。
小题11:　D
解析　由下文中的also可知，西方文化的传播像中国文化一样也越过了海洋。
小题12:　C
解析　下文举的例子说明欧洲文化也跨越了海洋。
小题13:　D
解析　英国殖民者登陆美洲定居下来。settle down定居，符合语境。
小题14:　D
解析　从上文欧洲文明与美洲文明的渊源来看，美洲文化和欧洲文化应无很大区别。
小题15:　A
解析　由下文可知，该段主要说明语言的差异。
小题16:　D
解析　在东方，大多数的语言属于象形语言，而大多数的西方语言都是从拉丁语系演变过来。properly确切地；partly部分地；simply仅仅。
小题17:　B
解析　句意为：其他一些因素诸如人种上的差异(在东西方文化差异形成上)也产生了重要影响。count值得考虑，符合语境。
小题18:　B
解析　因为东西方之间远隔千山万水，路途又颇为险峻，所以直到最近几个世纪二者才开始有交流。前半句是原因，后半句是结果。
小题19:　C
解析　此处指两种文化的交流(communicate)。transform改变；display展示；distinguish区分，均与语意不符。
小题20:　C
解析　前面一句提到的是原因。本句提到的是结果：这两种文化都是在互不干扰的情况下按照各自的模式形成并发展。therefore因此，符合语境。