differences between the east and west can cause misunderstanding, unsatisfactory interaction and even unpleasant physical reactions.（)

The differences in labor between the East and the West will die away gradually because of ______ .

A．the development of global economy

B．the introduction of the best principles

C．the expansion of multinational firms

D．the furious competition

During the Great Depression， many poor families in Oklahoma lost their farms because of 查看材料

A.the national highway system

B.the east and west

C.the federal government

D.movement and excitement

E.the north

F.dust storms

Hong Kong is a unique meeting place for East and West, blending Chinese heritage, British colonial influences, high-tech modernity and Cantonese gusto. It offers a diversity of travel experiences, from shopping, to gourmet dining, to countryside pursuits and unique cultural heritage, including a great variety of religious institutions and preserved buildings like temples, monasteries, walled villages, clan halls and colonial structures.(英译汉)

A．To give us some advice before we travel abroad.

B．To offer us some important facts about handshaking.

C．To introduce us to some different customs in the West.

D．To tell us some differences between the East and the West.

What does the passage mainly concern?

A．It concerns distance and bodily contact.

B．It concerns body language.

C．It concerns cultural differences between the East and the West.

D．It concerns hand signals.

This passage mainly concerns ______ .

A．time and manners

B．promptness

C．cultural differences between the East and the West

D．rules of time

What does the passage mainly concern?

A．It concerns distance and bodily contact.

B．It concerns body language.

C．It concerns cultural differences between the East and the West.

D．It concerns hand signals.

根据材料，回答题。

Historic Route 66: The Story of America"s "Mother Road"

1 The idea for Route 66 started in Oklahoma. Citizens there wanted to link their state with states to the east and west. By the 1920s， federal officials wanted to connect state roads to provide a shorter， faster way across the country. So a plan was developed to connect existing state roads into one long national highway.

2 United States Highway 66 was established on November 11， 1926. It was one of the first federal highways. It crossed eight states. It was 3，800 kilometers long. Route 66 became the most famous road in America. It passed through the center of many cities and towns. It crossed deserts，mountains， valleys and rivers.

3 In the 1930s， people suffered through the Great Depression. In Oklahoma， many poor familieslost their farms because of dust storms. So they traveled west to California on Route 66 in search of a better life. In 1939， John Steinbeck wrote about these families in "The Grapes of Wrath. "

4 In his book， Steinbeck wrote: "66——the long concrete path across the country， waving gently up and down on the map， over the red lands and the gray lands， twisting up into the mountains， crossing the Divide and down into the bright and terrible desert， and across the desert to the mountains again， and into the rich California valleys. " Steinbeck wrote: "66 is the path of a people in flight， refugees from dust and shrinking land. 66 is the mother road， the road of flight. "

5 In 1946， the songwriter Bobby Troup and his wife drove across the country to Los Angeles. He wrote a song about traveling on Route 66. The song told people they could have fun， could get their kicks， on that drive. In Los Angeles， Bobby Troup took the song to Nat King Cole， who recorded it. It became a huge hit.

6 In the 1950s， holiday travel brought more and more families out West to explore. Route 66 represented the spirit of movement and excitement. In the 1960s， Americans watched a popular television series called ;" Route 66. " It"was the story of two young men driving across the country. The show was filmed in cities and towns across America. Yet 0nly a few shows were filmed on the real Route 66.

7 In real life， people were getting fewer and fewer kicks 6n Route 66. By 1962， parts of the road were closed because they were in poor condition. The federal government was building bigger highways. Cars and trucks could travel at higher speeds， People started driving on these new interstate highways instead of the old Route 66. Finally， in 1985， Route 66 was officially removed from the national highway system. People have formed groups to save parts of the old 66 and many of the interesting places to eat， stay and see along the way.

Paragraph 2 查看材料

A.Route 66 in American Music.

B.Route 66 in American Literature.

C.Route 66 Never Going Down in History.

D.Brief Introduction of Route 66.

E.Original Idea about Construction of Route 66.

F.Movies about Route 66.

The chain reaction of investment withdrawals from the East Asian countries can best be said as ______.

A．irrational exuberance

B．long-term adjustment

C．market economy under siege

D．contagion effect

The example of Native American Iroquois is used in paragraph 2 to ______.

A．show the differences between nations and states

B．discuss the differences between internal and external affairs

C．indicate their strive to form. a state

D．present their identity as a people