1. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校
制作 13
2012年下学期

2. Reporting on a historic religious site
Project
Reporting on a historic religious site

3. There are a lot of religious sites around the world that are of historic importance.

4. The Great Wall
Egyptian pyramid
Stonehenge in England
Triumphal Arch

5. What will you write about if you want to tell other people about a historic religious site?
The things that need to be covered include, where the site is located, when it was set up, why it was set up, who set it up and its importance in history.

6. Which is the oldest Buddhist temple in China?
Where is it located?
Have you ever heard any stories about it?

7. The White Horse Temple

8. Fast reading
Read the passage fast , divide it into several parts and summarize the main idea of each part:

9. Part 1(para 1)
__________________of the White Horse Temple.
Brief introduction
Part 2 (paras 2~5)
The story
______________ behind the temple.
Part 3 (para 6)
_________________of the White Horse Temple.
The architecture
Part 4 (paras 7~9)
The importance
_______________ of the temple.

10. Careful reading
Read the passage again and find the answers to the following questions according to the requirements:

11. 2. What did the officials do when they met two Indian monks?(14)
1. Why did the emperor instruct a group of officials 　to go to India? (14)
2. What did the officials do when they met two Indian 　monks?(14)
3. Why was the Honglu Temple renamed the 　White Hose Temple?(16)
4. What will happen if you stand about 20 meters 　away from the Qiyun Pagoda and clap your 　hands?(18)
Because he had a dream and wanted to find more information about Buddha.
They invited the monks to come to China and give lectures on Buddhism.
To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had traveled on.
You will hear the sounds repeated and multiplied from the roof so that it sounds like frogs croaking.

12. Language points
1. It was the first Buddhist temple in China, 　and to this day, remains one of the most 　important temples in all of China.

13. remain
① vi. 剩下，遗留
After the fire, very little remained of my house.
② vi. 留待以后去看，去做，去说
Much work remained to be done.
③ vi. 逗留，留下
I’ll remain to see the end of the game.
④ link v. 保持，仍是
The door remained closed.

14. 1). A few flowers still ______ on the tree.
A. kept B. remained
C. left D. remaining
2). Having a trip abroad is certainly good 　 for the old couple, but it remained ______ 　 whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see B. to be seen
C. seeing D. seen B B

15. on one’s behalf 代表某人 (= on behalf of )
2. Then the emperor instructed a group of 　officials to go ____________ as agents to 　India to find more information about 　Buddha.
　on one’s behalf 代表某人 (= on behalf of )
　I wrote several letters on his behalf.
　I would like to express my warm welcome 　to all of you on behalf of my school.
on his behalf

16. C —How did you make so rapid progress in your English？Do you have any
secrets?
—No. Only _______ hard working.
A. in terms of B. in honor of
C. by means of D. on behalf of C

17. 3. It was the White Horse Temple ______ 　first brought the meaning of ‘temple’ to 　the word ‘si’.
　It was a foreigner that / whom we met at 　the school gate.
　It was in the supermarket that Tom lost 　his wallet.
that

18. 1). It was ______ you do rather than what 　 you say ______ matters.
A. that, what B. that, which
C. what, that D. what, this
2). It is not until she got home ______ 　 Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.
A. when B. that
C. where D. before C B

19. center around 围绕(以 ... 为中心)
4. Today the White Horse Temple complex 　_________________a south-facing courtyard 　 　that_____________ a rectangle.
　center around 围绕(以 ... 为中心)
　His activities in London center around this spot.
　Their talks always center around politics.
is centered around
is shaped like

20. 5. On both sides of the courtyard ______ a number 　of different halls for praying and chanting, 　receiving guests, and rooms __________ monks live.
6. In the south-east corner_________ the Qiyun 　pagoda, ______ 13-storey building, ________ is the 　first known Buddhist pagoda in China.
are
where
towers a
which
7. The white Horse Temple has ________ a lot of 　history.
seen
8. It has been repaired and ____________ extensions
　__________ (add) many times, most often 　______________ (follow) times of war and disaster.
has had
added
following

21. 9. This new pagota, __________(complete) in 　2010, _____________ the friendship between 　the two countries and ___________(remind) 　us that it was from India _________ 　Buddhism came to China two thousand 　years ago.
completed
represents
reminds
that

22. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases in this passage:
1. In the 16th century, village life 　_________________ religion.
2. In the past, he was always __________ 　of becoming a teacher. However, he has 　changed his opinion.
centered around
dreaming of

23. 3. The meeting room is ________ at the 　moment, so we’ll have to go somewhere else.
4. His idea that we should go out for a picnic 　on Sunday __________ fun.
5. When he _________ this morning, he found 　that his wife had gone to work.
in use
sounds like
woke up

24. 7. __________ I don’t know who told the secret to Katy.
6. I want to express my thanks to you for 　your great help ___________my family.
7. __________ I don’t know who told the 　secret to Katy.
8. The letter ________ me ______ the 　childhood life I had in the countryside.
on behalf of
To this day
reminded of