1、 Project Reporting on a historic religious siteGuess1.Which one is the first Buddhist temple in China?A.灵隐寺B.寒山寺D.白马寺C.相国寺2.Which one is different from the others?A、少林寺B、寒山寺C、大理寺D、白马寺The oldest Buddhist temple in ChinaRead the passage and answer the following questions.1.Where is the White Horse Tem
2、ple?It is in Luoyang,Henan Province in the central east of China.2.Why is it called the White Horse Temple?To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had travelled on.3.What is the first known Buddhist pagoda in China?What is special about it?In the south-east corner t
3、owers the Qiyun Pagoda,a 13-storey building,which is the first known Buddhist pagoda in China.It is said that if you stand about 20 metres away from the pagoda and clap your hands,you will hear the sounds repeated and multiplied from the roof,just like frogs croaking.4.Why did China and India want t
4、o build a new Indian-style pagoda?It represents the friendship between the two countries and reminds people that it was from India that Buddhism came to China two thousand years ago.Main ideaPart 1(para 1)Part 2(paras25)Part 3(para 6)Part 4(paras79)Brief introduction of the White Horse Temple The st
5、ory behind the templeThe architecture of the White Horse Temple The importance of the temple 1)Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?A.the two Indian monks who originally traveled to China with Emperor Mingdis officials were buried in China.B.a dream of an emperor le
6、d to the building of the White Horse Temple.C.Its said that if you stand about 20 meters away from the pagoda and clap your hands,you will hear someone answer you from the roof.D.The White Horse Temple had ever been destroyed at war.2)It may be inferred from this passage that _ A.Monks were Buddhist
7、 and were working as educators without salary.B.The Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty believe in the two Indian monks.C.The architecture of the White Horse Temple is various.D.The White Horse Temple is one of the first historic buildings that the government listed to receive special state pr
8、otection.Consolidation1.Location 2.flying 3.officials 4.where 5.invited 6.architecture 7.varied 8.situation 9.cooperate 10.interest Language Points1.The emperor instructed a group of officials to go on his behalf as agents to India to find more information about Buddha.(Lines 9-11)1)“命令”instruct sb
9、to do虚拟形式 should do instruct that sb should do sth“教授,指导”The general instructed the troops to make an immediate attack on the enemy.The general instructed that the troops should make an immediate attack on the enemy.Teachers can always think out various ways to instruct different students,which is k
10、nown as“teaching students in accordance of their aptitude”.2)“代表”represent/stand for On behalf of my colleagues and myself I thank you.2.The officials travelled westwards to Central Asia and arrived in what is today Afghanistan.(Lines 12-13)这群大臣西行至中亚,到达今天的阿富汗一带。宾语 where it is today Afghanistan This
11、well-equipped museum is built on what was a chemical factory.This well-equipped museum is built where it was a chemical factory.This well-equipped museum is built on the place which/that was a chemical factory.3.At the time of their arrival,there was no Buddhist temple in Luoyang or any other place
12、in China,so the emperor invited the monks to stay at Honglu Si,which the emperor used to house foreign visitors.(Lines 17-19)1)when they arrived 2)非限制性定语这里是皇帝用来接待外国使臣的客舍。house作动词,译为“给某人房子住;储存货物等”被用来做 be used for doing sth过去常常做 would do sth习惯于做 be accustomed to doing sth4.It was the White Horse Templ
13、e that first brought the meaning of temple to the word si.(Lines 28-30)白马寺第一次赋予“寺”以“寺庙”这个意思。强调The White Horse Temple first brought the meaning of temple to the word si.It was in the restaurant where we met with each other for the first time that I lost the keys.I didnt find myself cheated until you
14、told me the truth.It was not until you told me the truth that I found myself cheated.Not until you told me the truth did I find myself cheated.5.Now the word si is no longer used to mean ministry,and instead only refers to a temple.(Lines 31-32)1)“代替,更换”refers to instead of meaning We decided not to
15、 drive the car;instead,we would fly there.We decided to fly there,instead of driving the car.2)“所指,指”“提及;参考,查阅”The professor we referred to last week will give us a lecture about how to improve English.The teacher stressed that notes mustnt be referred to while we were taking the examination.6.The W
16、hite Horse Temple first gained importance as Buddhism spread from here to other parts of China and Asia,and the temple remains important today as a holy Buddhist site.(Lines 44-47)1)become important 2)“从传播到”3)原因状语 “因为,由于”4)“依然,仍然,保持”is still “尚未,有待于”sth remains to be done The holiday is coming to an
17、 end,but much work remains to be finished.With much work remaining to be finished,facing the new term,he got very anxious.5)白马寺起初是因为佛教由此传到了中国和亚洲的其他地方而变得重要,如今作为佛教圣地,白马寺仍然重要。7.This new pagoda,completed in 2010,represents the friendship between the two countries and reminds people that it was from Indi
18、a that Buddhism came to China two thousand years ago.(Lines 52-55)1)作定语,相当于 which was completed in 2010 The library,founded in 1949,are still in use today.The temple,dating back to the Tang dynasty,is a famous tourist attraction.2)remind sb of sth/remind sb to do sth(学案上没有)8.The White Horse Temple i
19、s important to Chinese people and history,and as such,it is one of the first historic buildings that the government listed to receive special state protection.(Lines 56-58)1)“正因为如此”The White Horse Temple is important to Chinese people and history.2)定语不能能先行词buildings被the first修饰,而关系代词that 在从句中充当list的
20、宾语。3)对于中国人民和中国历史来说,白马寺具有重要意义,正因为如此,它被政府列为首批受国家重点保护的历史建筑。III.ConsolidationI)单项选择1-5 B B A C C6-10C A C D A11-14 A B B CII)动词填空es3.finished4.Centred5.seizedIII)句子翻译1.Jack didnt understand why his mother was angry with him until she told him everything.Not until his mother told him everything,did Jack
21、understand why she was angry with him.It was not until his mother told him everything thatJack understood why she was angry with him.2.Under no circumstances are you to leave the house.3.The topic of the meeting must be centred around environmental problems.4.Only if we know more will we be able to improve the situation.