单选题
{{B}}Direction:{{/B}} {{I}} Read the following text. Choose the best
word or phrase for each numbered blank.{{/I}}
{{B}}Text{{/B}} … In contrast, San
Francisco{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}Japan of its colonial empire
and armed{{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}but sought to cultivate
reform{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}the nation' s politics,
to{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}its economy and standard of living,
and to bring Japan back into the{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}of
nations. Keeping Japan{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}the US side
during the early days of the Cold War was part, but not all, of the American
motive. The five decades of good{{U}} {{U}} 7
{{/U}} {{/U}}between the two countries is{{U}} {{U}} 8
{{/U}} {{/U}}in the world today, when there are so many{{U}} {{U}}
9 {{/U}} {{/U}}and hate between countries, peoples and religions.
Japanese believe{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}Buddhism while
Americans are Christians. Japanese are{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}}
{{/U}}less diverse than Americans. Japanese{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}}
{{/U}}pride in social harmony, Americans in{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}}
{{/U}}. Japanese{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}their obligations,
Americans to their fights. Japanese seek agreement in{{U}} {{U}}
15 {{/U}} {{/U}}decisions, Americans decide in an adverserial
fashion. Why, then, a half-century of{{U}} {{U}}
16 {{/U}} {{/U}}? The reasons are partly idealistic but{{U}}
{{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}pragmatic. Japanese share the principles of
democracy{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}they{{U}} {{U}}
19 {{/U}} {{/U}}it quite differently. Culturally many Japanese
are{{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}by the art, music and some of the
lifestyles of Americans. A smaller number of Americans are drawn by what they
consider to be the exotic nature of Japan. …