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江宁高级中学2009届高三英语教学案 Module 9 Unit 4 Reading 一． 阅读课文并做出正确选择 1. How many idioms are mentioned in this text? A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 2. Which of the following idioms means that a person is very good and honest? A. Feet of clay. B. The salt of the earth. C. The apple of one’s eye. D. A little bird told me. 3. From the passage, we know that _____ . A. An idiom can be understood easily by looking at the meaning of its separate words. B. Biblical idioms originally have vague meanings. C. “by and by” means immediately at present. D. There are many idioms in Hebrew and Greek. 4. Which of the following statements is not right according to the passage? A. Idioms are very important, so we must learn it well. B. Studying idioms can help improve our comprehension. C. If you want to be an interpreter, you had better learn some idioms well. D. Learning English idioms well can help you better know the history and cultures of English-speaking countries. 5. According to paragraph one, we can know_______ . A. If you know when an idiom is being used, you can easily misunderstand it. B. If you don’t know where an idiom comes from, it is difficult for you to understand it. C. If you don’t know when an idiom is being used, you can easily understand it. D. Only if we know when an idiom is being used, we can know its meaning.
二． 根据课文内容填空。(每空格一个单词)
Biblical idioms in English An idiom, the carrier of history and culture, is a group of words or an expression whose meaning often cannot be understood if you look at the meaning of its words(1) __________. By studying idioms, you can improve you comprehension and develop a high level of competence in communication skills.
Example Origin Modern meaning By and by It comes from comes the Bible, meaning “immediately”. It means “before long”
Feet of clay According to a story in the Bible, a king (2) _______________ of an image with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, legs of iron and feet of iron and clay. But the entire image was broken when a stone fell on the feet.
It refers to a hidden (3)__________in someone we admire or respect.
A little bird told me A passage in the Bible says, ‘a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter’. It is used when people want to say that they know something but do not want to name the (4)_________________.
Kill the fatted calf There is a story in the Bible going like this: in honor of the (5) ___________of a son who had wasted time and money leading a life luxury ,a calf was killed and cooked.
It means having a large (6)____________.
Apple of their parents’ eye The Bible tells us that Kings David wrote a passage, asking God to remember to (7)________________after him like a child. It is used to show that parents love their children very much take great (8)____________ in them.
The salt of the earth At the time when the Bible was written (9)__________________ salt, which would not lose its flavor, was used to preserve things. It describes the goodness and (10)___________ of a person.
Project 一、 阅读课文并做出正确选择 1. Who set the White House Temple up？ A. the Emperor Mingdi B. the monks C. the officials D. Buddha 2. From the passage, we know the White House Temple __________ A. hasn’t changed a lot and has existed for a long time. B. is quite especial in building width and style. C. is the most important temple throughout China. D. originally gained importance as Buddhism spread from here to other parts of China and Asia. 3. What can we know about the two monks? A. They came to China with lots of possessions, readings and images of Buddha. B. They were Buddhists from Afghanistan. C. They weren’t provided with a newly-built house in a temple in Luoyayang. D. They specialized in Buddhism. 4. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage? A .the two Indian monks who originally traveled to China with Emperor Mingdi’s officials were buried in China. B. a dream of an emperor led to the White Horse Temple’s coming into being. C. It’s 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. 5. It may be inferred from this passage that __________ A. Monks were Buddhist and were working as educators without salary. B. The Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty believed 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 protection.
二、 根据课文内容填空。(每空格一个单词) Introducing a historic (1) __ temple Location (2) __ __ the first Buddhist temple in China, it is located in Luoyang , Henan Province . (4)_ _ to come into being Mingdi dreamt of seeing a golden man and got (3) __ _ from his officials. Some officials were sent to find more information about Buddha because of Mingdi`s (5) __ _ what his officials said. These officials arrived in a place (6) __ __ they met two Buddhist masters. who were invited to go to China to give lectures on Buddhism. The two monks were accommodated in Honglu Si which later was (7)__ __ the White Horse Temple. Other aspects language The meaning of the word ‘Si’(寺) has changed. Architecture It is varied in its architecture , particularly in building height and style. (8) Being the oldest Buddhist temple in China and the oldest one still in use now. Restoration and development It was continuously restored because of war and terrible circumstances A new temple (9)_ the friendship between India and China was built in 2005. significance The Whit
