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 count 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. 5.________ 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．And these two are well­known as the base of the European culture.

　　C．One important thing is to learn about other cultures.

　　D．They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.

　　E．They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.

　　F．At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.

　　G．This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. It happened about three years ago and it has had a __1__ effect on me. I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know __2__ but whose actions gave a new __3__ to the words - kind and generous.

　　I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early __4__. A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes, was __5__ for change on a street corner.

　　A BMW car __6__ on the other side of the street and an executive (主管) who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car. He was probably about __7__ years old. He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie. He walked __8__ across the street and over to the homeless man. Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of __9__ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves (手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks. Then he __10__ them to the homeless man. The homeless man took them and stared with a(n) __11__ mouth.

　　As he drove off, I couldn't __12__ thinking that it was probably the first time he had __13__ the pedal (踏板) of that top­brand BMW car with a __14__ foot！I stood there and the looks of __15__ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.

　　Two men of about the same age __16__ very different lives had met and the one who was __17__ in materials had offered __18__ than his shoes. He had left this BMW car and __19__ down from his high position. He lifted up the other man when he offered respect, __20__ and real generosity.

　　1．A.light　　　　　　　　　　B．bad

　　C．strong D．slow

　　2．A.officially B．personally

　　C．similarly D．generally

　　3．A.benefit B．attitude

　　C．meaning D．award

　　4．A.spring B．summer

　　C．autumn D．winter

5．A.searching B．making