The cultures of the East and the West really disting?uish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well?known as the ____ of the European culture.____ 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 ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.

1.A.above all? B．on the whole

C．in all? D．in no case

2.A.mountains? B．plains

C．lakes? D．rivers

3.A.or? B．for

C．while? D．when

4.A.developed? B．improved

C．created? D．protected

5.．A.suddenly? B．quietly

C．gradually? D．naturally

6.A.mixed? B．changed

C．decided? D．forced

7.A.expanded? B．interrupted

C．influenced? D．shaped

8.A.comes? B．belongs

C．amounts D．adds

9.A.brought up? B．carried out

C．given out? D．picked up

10.A.result? B．sign

C．base? D．content

11.A.Via? B．Except

C．With D．Like

12.A.affected? B．spread

C．crossed? D．formed

13.A.joined up? B．went up

C．broke down? D．settled down

14.A.come? B．suffer

C．result? D．differ

15.．A.difference? B．development

C．appearance? D．feature

16.A.properly? B．partly

C．simply? D．mostly

17.A.last? B．count

C．reduce? D．change

18.A.in terms of? B．due to

C．as to? D．in case of

19.A.transform? B．display

C．communicate? D．distinguish

20.A.Furthermore? B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore D．However

Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel (隧道) to  join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.

The shortest proposed(建议) route would be 126 kilometers-more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.

    A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored (共同发展) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.    Fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin.

    There is no direct passenger access between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment. Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits.

    A professor of Tsinghua university said, “A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction.”

    For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.

    The Xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route, which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.

    The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that travelling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.

    The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer Land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.

49．Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?

      A．The English Channel Tunnel.              B．The tunnel between Lyon and Turin.

      C．The Taiwan Straits tunnel.                 D．The passage doesn't mention it.

50．The example of English Channel Tunnel shows _______.

      A．it’s not easy to complete a huge project

      B．there are many problems to be solved before doing something

      C．discussions among countries usually take a lot of time

      D．the preparation takes longer time than the construction

51．Which of the following is NOT true?

      A．Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored (赞助) the plan.

      B．If the project is completed, the world's longest tunnel will appear.

      C．You can’t reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.

      D．The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.

52．What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?

      A．The lack of money for the project from the government.

      B．Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.

      C．The detailed plans for the tunnel.

      D．The technical problems with the tunnel.

Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland．

The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers―more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel．And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers．

A recent conference in xiamen，Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts．The event was co一sponsored(共同发起)by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland．Fujian is the province where both proposed mutes would begin．

There is no direct passenger access(通道)between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment．

Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later，although there is a lack of government funding(资金)．There  are no technical problems t0 build a Taiwan tunnel．But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits．

A professor of TsinghHa University said，“A special feature of  huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the  period of construction．”

For example，he said，the English channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries．And preparations for the huge Three Corges(三峡)dam on the Yangze River began in the 1950s．

The xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route，which would  use the Taiwan-controlled  islands of Jinmen  and Penghu as steppingstones.

The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen．This would mean that traveling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes．

The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in  Italy．The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020．

48．Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?

A．The English Channel Tunnel．

B．The tunnel between Lyon and Turin．

C．The Taiwan straits tunnel_

D．The passage doesn’t mention it．

49．The example of English Channel Tunnel shows――．

A．it’s important to complete a huge project

B．there are many problems to be solved before doing something

C．discussions among countries usually take a lot of time

D．the preparation takes 1onger time than the construction

50．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored(赞助)the plan．

B. If the project is completed，the world's longest tunnel will appear．    ．

C．You can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.

D．The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian．

51．What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?

A．The 1ack of money for the project from the government．

B．Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland．

C．The detailed plans for the tunnel．

D．The technical problems with the tunnel．