第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Different Cultures
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 71
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
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 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 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 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.
第四部分:书面表达(共两节,35分)
第一节 (15分)
假设你是英语科代表,请根据以下提示,通知你班美国学生参加学校为交换生举办的一次讲座。
1. 时间:周三下午4点;
2. 地点:图书馆;
3. 内容:我校历史张老师讲授中国传统节日;
4. 提示:准时到场;做好记录; 欢迎提问。
注意:1. 词数不少于50;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Boys and girls,
May I have your attention, please? ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
That’s all. Thank you!
第二节 (20分)
假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,用英语写一篇日记,描述周日你在西山公园踏青过程中发生的故事。词数不少于60。