13.Different Cultures
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot.(71)E
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries:China and India.Both of the two cultures are fostered by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India.(72)F
Then in Tang Dynasty of China,the Chinese culture gradually went overseas to Japan,mixed into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one,it belongs to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture,another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain-the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.(73)C Like the Chinese culture,the European one also crossed waters.When the British settled down in America,their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European one a lot.
(74)D Take the language system for example.In the East,most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system.Other causes like human race difference counts as well.But what's more,due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West,the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries.So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干擾) from the other.
The differences are everywhere.(75)G But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful.The cultural gap should not be the obstacle (障礙) to the civilization of human being.It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.
A.Let us work together to keep a variety of culture.
B.One important thing is to learn about other cultures.
C.And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.
D.At the same time,some other differences add to the cultural differences.
E.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.
F.They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.
G.They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.
分析 本文是一篇歷史文化方面的說明文.文章主要介紹東西方文化的起源、發(fā)展和它們之間的差異性.
解答 71.E.前文說"The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot"東西方差異較大,下文也是東西方的差異,則推測此空可以介紹東西方差異的原因,再引出下文.故選E.
72.F.從后文看,下文都是與兩種不同的文化體系有關,說明這是造就文化差異總的原因.有原因就會有發(fā)展,中國和印度也幫助發(fā)展這兩種文化.故選F.
73.C.前文講到"Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome"古羅馬和古希臘文化,后文又提到歐洲的一些風俗,可推測空白處起承接作用.通讀選項,C項提到歐洲文化.故選.C.
74.D.本空放在段落開頭起著總結作用.由下文可知,該段主要說明語言由于距離,地勢等原因形成了差異.通讀選項,D項提到一些其它方面的原因造成了文化差異.故選D.
75.G.前文提到"The differences are everywhere"不同到處存在.而后又用"but"轉折,說不同文化也使世界豐富多彩.可見空白處與前一句意義相符,或者承接前一句來論述這種不同.G項中提到,它們影響著人們的思維和對世界的看法,"they"應該指的就是前一句所說的不同.故選G.
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