大学英语2阶段性作业4

中国地质大学(武汉)远程与继续教育学院

大学英语2 课程作业4（共 4 次作业）

学习层次：高起专涉及单元：第7单元——第8单元

I. Find English equivalents from the two units.

1．科学技术的发展 2.互联网用户 3.出国学习

4. 一个商科专业的学生

5.自然资源

6.副院长/系主任

7. 搜索引擎8. 网页9.信息年代

10. 手机

II. Choose the best one to fill the blanks.

Food is different from area to area. The French are famous for their sauces, the Italians are praised ____1__ their pasta-food from mixture of flour, eggs and water, the Germans celebrated for their sausages, but is there anything unique to eat in the United States? When you get right down to it, there’s nothing quite as ____2__as American food. Because the United States ___3__ mostly of immigrants, there is an amazing variety of foods. The United States is a vast country ____4__by many cultures and climates, and the ____5__ food of one area is often totally unlike that of another. New Mexico and Massachusetts are good examples of states that have very different traditional foods.

To understand and appreciate the food in any one region, it often helps to know the area’s history. For example, New Mexico was ____6__ the home of the Pueblo Indians who lived in villages and grew native____7_ such as corn, beans, and pumpkins. Later, Spanish settlers arrived in this area. These two groups exchanged ideas and customs and passed the ____8__ on to their descendants. This intermingling (混合) of culture is evident in the food of New Mexico.

Each region of the United States is unique. Louisiana has a French impact. Many Germans populate the Midwest. In ____9___around America, a tourist has the opportunity not only to visit a variety of places and see diverse landscapes, but to taste a variety of foods as well.

Some may be very different. Others will taste just ___10__ home.

1. A. with B. of C. for D. at

2. A. foreign B. un-American C. common D. specific

3. A. composes B. consists C. makes up D. constitutes

4. A. protected B. affected C. influenced D. inherited

5. A. traditional B. original C. oriental D. regional

6. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. once

7. A. crops B. vegetables C. fruit D. flowers

8. A. habits B. customs C. foods D. traditions

9. A. living B. eating C. working D. traveling

10. A. as B. like C. at D. in

III. Translate the following into Chinese

1.More than 10 years ago, most of the world knew little or nothing about the internet.

2. More than 960 undergraduates from New York University will go abroad this fall.

3. Heart disease is associated with stress, smoking and a lack of exercises. 4．Effectives study skills and strategies are the basis of effective learning.

5. As you approach the town the first building you see is the church.