The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ______ systems on the whole.
The ______ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River _____ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own _____. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _____ went overseas to Japan, _____ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ______.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ______ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ______ the base of the European culture. Like 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 difference of the language systems _______ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ______ 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 ______ from the other.
A.connected B.separate C.ancient D.remote
A.preservation B.development C.resource D.origin
A.if B.until C.while D.as
A.styles B.habits C.ways D.means
A.hurriedly B.slowly C.unfortunately D.suddenly
A.made B.crashed C.mixed D.applied
A.culture B.nation C.influence D.system
A.brought up B.brought out C.brought in D.brought along
A.after B.as C.for D.of
A.crossed B.drunk C.swam D.plunged
A.touched down B.put down C.got down D.settled down
A.evolve B.judge C.distinguish D.rise
A.adds to B.results from C.turns up D.takes over
A.but for B.for all C.due to D.at all
A.relationship B.difference C.interference D.familiarity
At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together.They had announced her 54 ’s departure.Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you 55 .”She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough.Your love is all I ever needed.I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left.
He walked56 toward the window where I was seated.I tried not to intrude (侵犯) on his57 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to 58 knowing it would be forever?”“Yes, I have,” I replied.“ 59 me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked.“I am old and she lives much too far away.I have 60 ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said.“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.'' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile.“That is a wish that has been handed down from other 61 .My parents used to say it to everyone.” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he 62 even more.“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then 63 toward me, he shared the following 64 he were reciting it from memory.
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude 65 .I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the 66 joys in life appear much bigger.I wish you enough gain to satisfy your 67 .I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you 68 .I wish enough “Hello”s to get you 69 the final “Good-bye.”He then began to sob (哽咽) and walked away.
It is said that “It takes a/an 70 to find a special person, an hour to 71 them, a day to love them, 72 then an entire life to 73 them.”
A.train B.plane C.bus D.ship
A.good B.well C.happy D.enough
A.in B.through C.by D.over
A.secret B.priority C.privacy D.walk
A.someone B.anybody C.everyone D.anyone
A.Allow B.Forgive C.Thank D.Pardon
A.future B.challenges C.illness D.nothing
A.parents B.families C.generations D.airlines
A.said B.cried C.laughed D.smiled
A.running B.walking C.turning D.going
A.even if B.as if C.even though D.although
A.bright B.right C.good D.warm
A.less B.least C.little D.smallest
A.expense B.life C.wanting D.loss
A.like B.want C.possess D.need
A.over B.through C.across D.back
A.day B.life C.hour D.minute
A.appreciate B.see C.face D.understand
A.or B.but C.meanwhile D.as a result
A.forget B.remember C.wish D.help
When my son was first diagnosed with autism (孤独症), it was a very hard time for us.In some ways it was a 16_ because we finally knew the name.of the disease after visiting many hospitals, but it also 17__ years bf uncertainty, and we didn't know what18_was like.
When I 19__the news with my coworkers, I was so surprised but happy to receive so much immediate 20 from them .They were focused on what we_21___, not how it would affect my ability to work.
One coworker in particular was 22__, She was always kind and considerate; She called me into her 23__ a few days later, and gave me a(n) " 24__stone''.It is a small stone with an indention (凹陷)for your 25__, It gives you something to 26__ when you're worried . rubbing your thumb around on this stone.It was a lovely 27__.It turned out to be an effective way to reduce anxiety.
She then made a permanent offer to 28_ us to any appointment or testing we needed. Considering the fact that we_ 29__ 90 minutes from where most.treatments took place, this was a(n) 30_offer.She made it very clear to me that this offer 31_last-minute trips or emergencies.Anytime we needed to go anywhere , She was willing to be our transportation.
We never did need to bother her, 32__ knowing it was there and that she was so willing to 33__ made it feel like we were much less _34 .
I'm very grateful to her and. 35__ around us who came together to be a support system in our time of need.We were really moved by the level of support we received.
A.surprise B.relief C.pleasure D.success .
A.meant B.broke C.ended D.explained
A.a dream B.4 plan C.the future D.the job
A.received B.doubted C.heard D.shared
A.needed B.saw C.failed D.learned
A.rude B.grateful C.amazing D.cold
A.office B.school. C.garden D.restaurant
A.-fear B.peace D.worry
A.ring B.thumb C.luck D.courage
A.focus on B.believe in C.care about D.know about
A.language B.expression C.gesture D.message
A.devote B.attach C.introduce D.drive
A.ran B.lived C.walked D.rode
A.final B.firm C.great D.unconditional
A.refused B.welcomed C.passed D.included
A.but B.L C.because D.if
A.important B.alone C.awake D.busy
A.both B.few C.nobody D.everyone
Being alone in outer space can be __36__. That is one reason why astronauts on solo space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(海底)voyages. It will also happen on 39 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 40 is. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel 42 . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very_ 43 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 44 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 45 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 46 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 47 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.
A.excited B.frightening C.confusing D.brave
A.tired B.asleep C.conscious D.busy
A.So far B. After all C.However D.Therefore
A.long B. fast C.dangerous D.direct
A.fuel B.entertainment C.adjustment D.health
A.shut up B.held up C.brought up D.picked up
A.uneasy B.interested C.comfortable D.excited
A.pleasing B.annoying C.common D.valuable
A.noisy B.alone C.personal D.sociable
A.emphasis B.conflict C.power D.pressure
A.handle B.create C.affect D.investigate
A.becoming B.choosing C.ordering D.promoting
Being alone in outer space can be __36__. That is one reason why astronauts on solo space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(海底)voyages. It will also happen on 39 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 40 is. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel 42 . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very_ 43 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 44 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 45 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 46 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 47 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.
A.excited B.frightening C.confusing D.brave
A.tired B.asleep C.conscious D.busy
A.So far B. After all C.However D.Therefore
A.long B. fast C.dangerous D.direct
A.fuel B.entertainment C.adjustment D.health
A.shut up B.held up C.brought up D.picked up
A.uneasy B.interested C.comfortable D.excited
A.pleasing B.annoying C.common D.valuable
A.noisy B.alone C.personal D.sociable
A.emphasis B.conflict C.power D.pressure
A.handle B.create C.affect D.investigate
A.becoming B.choosing C.ordering D.promoting
The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a
picture of ___36____ for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be _37___ economically disadvantaged, but still many would __38___ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the ___39___ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(n) __40___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery,__41_____ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___42___those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When__43____ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____44____. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.
His abstract image captured the _45_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__46_____ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47____ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___48__ forgot the young artist himself.
__49____ the children had gone on to other assignments, she_50_____ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the __51___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had other student. How _52_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ____53__ for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
In fact, people __54___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____55___ .
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.suggested B.affected C.encouraged D.considered
A.celebrate B.share C.like D.avoid
A.purposes B.subjects C.motivations D.examples
A.good B.encouraging C.different D.exciting
A.merry B.naughty C.weak D.lively
A.behind B.beside C.before D.around
A.ordered B.asked C.forced D.persuaded
A.gift B.person C.hand D.wonder
A.thought B.description C.respect D.imagination
A.raise B.need C.buy D.sell
A.look at B.care for C.take away D.drive off
A.always B.almost C.usually D.therefore
A.Before B.Now that C.Since D.When
A.stared B.aimed C.paused D.glanced
A.chances B.forms C.ways D.times
A.seldom B.often C.soon D.much
A.thankful B.calm C.pleased D.comfortable
A.could B.must C.should D.might
A.move on B.stick above C.reaches out D.help out