Question

Different Cultures

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. ___1.___

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. __2.___

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. __3.___ 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.

__4.__ 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. __5.___ 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

Answer 1

1.E

2.F

3.C

4.D

5.G

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹東西方文化的起源及發展和它們之間的差異。

1.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，E選項中內容與下文對應，故選E。

2.Both of the two cultures are fostered by rivers—the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India.中國的母親河是黃河，而印度的則是印度河。F選項與上句為承接關系，前者指的是兩種文化的發展。故選F。

3.上句中提到的“When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture...”相對應，另一種文化孕育于美索不達米亞平原，即古希臘文化和古羅馬文化。C選項“古希臘和古羅馬文化是歐洲文化的根基”與上文相對應。故選C。

4.由下文可知，該段主要說明語言的差異。因此D選項符合要求，故選D。

5.The differences are everywhere.這一句提到的是原因。因此空中本句提到的是結果很明顯影響人們的思考方式和世界觀。故選G。

考點：科教類閱讀