新概念葵花宝典NO.8.docx

新概念葵花宝典NO.8 2010/07/26Dictation:L14 A noble gangster_the owners of shop and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters _protection. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly_ by destroying his shop. Obtaining protection money is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood_Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon _and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded._, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would _a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way._. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a _and had a picture painted which was _of the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.Lesson16 Mary had a little lambMary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Marys _was a little white lamb which her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. One evening, however, the lamb was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once_ find the thief. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, _. Dimitri immediately went to Alekos house and angrily _stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. Aleko _and led Dimitri into his back-yard._, he explained, but his lamb was black. _having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Alekos house until the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was _to find that the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rainQuiz:1. The famous scientist_ his success to his hard work.(CET-6 00/6)A. Imparted B. ascribed C. granted D. acknowledged 2. The beam that is_ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.(CET-4 03/9)A. Emitted B. transported C. motivated D. translated3. In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy_ are required to do their banking inside.(CET-6 04/1)A. transit B. transactions C. turnover D. tempos4. Retirement is obviously a very complex_ period; and the earlier you start planning for it, the better.(CET-6 03/6)A. Transformation B. transmission C. transaction D. transition5. His face_ as he came in after running all the way from school.(CET-6 03/9)A. Flared B. fluctuated C. fluttered D. flushed6. When she heard the bad news, her eyes_ with tears as she struggled to control her emotions.(CET-6 04/1)A. Sparkled B. twinkled C. radiated D. glittered7. Her jewelry_ under the spotlight and she became the dominant figure at the ball.(CET-6 03/1)A. Glared B. glittered C. blazed D. dazzled8. It is very_ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.(CET-6 04/1)A. Concerned B. careful C. considerable D. considerate9. Scientists say it may be 5 or 10 years_ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.(CET-4 95/6)A. Since B. when C. after D. before10. The decided to chase the cow away _ it did more damage.(CET-4 90/1)A. In case B. until C. before D. afterSlangs & Sayings:Born with a silver spoon in ones mouth生于富贵之家Born in the purple 生于帝王权贵之家Born in the gutter 生于乞食之儿To talk turkey.打开天窗说亮话，说实在的，直截了当地说，谈论正经事Burn ones bridges（boats）破釜沉舟，不留后路Milk the bull 徒劳无功Sitting duck 容易受骗的人Be a chicken 胆小如鼠Rolling stone 居无定所、浪迹天涯的人You have Chinese chance.你几乎没有任何机会了。日积月累：Seeing Beyond Our DifferencesMy mother is a geneticist, and from her I learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our nature to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language, gender, sexual orientation, even political leanings. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that makes us human, we are almost identical. I believe there is more that unites us than divides us.My mother came to the United States from India. She is dark enough that she was refused service in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose ancestors came from Germany in the mid-1800s and England in the mid-1600s. I am a well-tanned mix of the two of them.It seems silly to admit now, but I never noticed that my parents were different colors. One day when I was a junior in high school, I watched my parents walk down the aisle of our church together. They were participating in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands swinging together in unison. I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents before I saw them as people before I perceived their skin color. Im sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race couple walking down the street, I see the mixed race first and the couple second. When my parents married in 1966, there were still places in this country that had laws against interracial marriage. The landmark Loving v. Virginia case was the following year. My white grandfather, whose father had been a member of the KKK, was not aga