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 (干扰) 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 (障碍) 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 本文是一篇历史文化方面的说明文.文章主要介绍东西方文化的起源、发展和它们之间的差异性.
解答 71.E.前文说"The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot"东西方差异较大,下文也是东西方的差异,则推测此空可以介绍东西方差异的原因,再引出下文.故选E.
72.F.从后文看,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.有原因就会有发展,中国和印度也帮助发展这两种文化.故选F.
73.C.前文讲到"Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome"古罗马和古希腊文化,后文又提到欧洲的一些风俗,可推测空白处起承接作用.通读选项,C项提到欧洲文化.故选.C.
74.D.本空放在段落开头起着总结作用.由下文可知,该段主要说明语言由于距离,地势等原因形成了差异.通读选项,D项提到一些其它方面的原因造成了文化差异.故选D.
75.G.前文提到"The differences are everywhere"不同到处存在.而后又用"but"转折,说不同文化也使世界丰富多彩.可见空白处与前一句意义相符,或者承接前一句来论述这种不同.G项中提到,它们影响着人们的思维和对世界的看法,"they"应该指的就是前一句所说的不同.故选G.
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