Question

18．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（21）D．
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India．Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育）by（22）A．In China，the mother river is the Yellow River（23）Cthe Indian one is the Hindu River．These two cultures were（24）B   for several thousand years and formed their own styles Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture（25）Awent overseas to Japan，（26）B   into the Japanese society and（27）Cthe Japanese culture nowadays．Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it（28）B to the same system．
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was（29）Con 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（30）A  of the European culture．（31）B    the Chinese culture，the European one also（32）Awaters．When the colonists of England（33）C   in America，their culture went with them over，the Atlantic Ocean．So the American culture doesn't（34）A   from the European one a lot．
At the same time，the   （35）Dof 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（36）Bbased on the Latin system，for example，the one I'm using to write this paper．
Other factors like human race difference（37）Acounts as well．However，（38）C the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom（39）A until recent centuries．（40）D，they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干扰） from the other．

21．A．in all	B．above all	C．in no case	D．on the whole
22．A．rivers	B．lakes	C．mountains	D．plains
23．A．or	B．for	C．while	D．when
24．A．improved	B．developed	C．created	D．protected
25．A．gradually	B．naturally	C．suddenly	D．quietly
26．A．changed	B．mixed	C．decided	D．forced
27．A．expanded	B．interrupted	C．shaped	D．influenced
28．A．comes	B．belongs	C．amounts	D．adds
29．A．carried out	B．given out	C．brought up	D．picked up
30．A．base	B．sign	C．result	D．content
31．A．With	B．Like	C．Via	D．Except
32．A．crossed	B．formed	C．affected	D．spread
33．A．went up	B．joined up	C．settled down	D．broke down
34．A．differ	B．suffer	C．result	D．come
35．A．feature	B．development	C．appearance	D．distinction
36．A．simply	B．mostly	C．properly	D．partly
37．A．count	B．reduce	C．last	D．change
38．A．in terns of	B．in case of	C．due to	D．as to
39．A．communicate	B．distinguish	C．transform	D．display
40．A．However	B．Furthermore	C．Meanwhile	D．Therefore

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇说明文．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 21～25 DACBA   26～30 BCBCA   31～35 BACAD   36～40 BACAD
21．D．考查短语辨析．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；故选D．
22．A．考查名词辨析．根据下文"…the mother river is the Yellow River…"和"…the Hindu River．"可知答案；故选A．
23．C．考查介词辨析．while表示对比．中国的母亲河是黄河，而印度的则是印度河；故选C．
24．B．考查动词辨析．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；故选B．
25．A．考查副词辨析．文化传播应是逐渐的．故选择gradually；故选A．
26．B．考查动词辨析．唐朝文化传播到日本，与日本文化融合；故选B．
27．C．考查动词辨析．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；故选C．
28．B．考查动词辨析．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；故选B．
29．C．考查短语辨析．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；故选C．
30．A．考查名词辨析．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；故选A．
31．B．考查介词辨析．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；故选B．
32．A．考查动词辨析．下文举的例子说明欧洲文化也跨越了海洋；故选A．
33．C．考查短语辨析．英国殖民者登陆美洲定居下来．settle down定居，符合语境；故选C．
34．A．考查动词辨析．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；故选A．
35．D．考查名词辨析．由下文可知，该段主要说明语言的差异；故选D．
36．B．考查副词辨析．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；故选B．
37．A．考查动词辨析．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；故选A．
38．C．考查短语辨析．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；故选C．
39．A．考查动词辨析．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；故选A．
40．D．考查连词辨析．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；故选D．

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