Question

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 Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known 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) language 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.

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

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

3.A. or B. for C. while D. when

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.A. base B. sign C. result D. content

11.A. With B. Like C. Via D. Except

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

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

14.A. differ B. suffer C. result D. come

15.A. feature B. development C. appearance D. distinction

16.A. simply B. mostly C. properly D. partly

17.A. counts B. reduces C. lasts D. changes

18.A. in term of B. in case of C. due to D. as to

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

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

Answer 1