2021-2022学年高中英语牛津译林版选修九Unit 4 Behind beliefs课文单词及语法填空（有答案）

M9U4
Reading
Biblical
idioms
in
English
An
idiom
is
a
group
of
words
or
an
expression
____
meaning
is
not
_____(简单的，易懂的),
because
it
often
cannot
be
understood
by
looking
at
the
meanings
of
its
separate
words.
In
other
words,
its
meaning
can
be
very
different
from
the
apparent
meanings
of
its
components.
Idioms
often
use
a
number
of
words
_____(represent)
a
single
obiect,
person
or
concept,
_____other
things,
and
unless
you
recognize
an
idiom
when
it
______(use)
,
it
is
easy
to
______(understand)
what
you
read
or
hear
____(speak).
whose
straightforward
to
represent
among
is
being
used
misunderstand
spoken
There
are
many
idioms
in
English,
and
quite
a
few
of
them
come
from
the
Bible.
The
Bible
was
first
written
in
Hebrew
and
Greek,
both
of
____
use
many
idioms.
This
means
that
since
the
Bible
was
translated
into
English
centuries
ago,
many
Hebrew
and
Grwk
idioms
______(become)
part
of
the
English
language.
However,
many
idioms
have
either
lost
their
original
meanings
____
have
only
a
_____(模糊的)
or
loose
connection
with
them
now.
For
example,
'by
and
by'
now
means
"before
long’,
but
in
the
Bible
it
was
used
to
mean
'immediately'.
A
biblical
idiom
is
often
an
expression
that
_____(突出，强调)
the
moral
of
a
story
and
gives
the
audience
a
picture
to
help
them
understand
the
story
better.
One
famous
example
of
this
is
'feet
of
clay’.
This
idiom
comes
from
a
story
in
the
Bible.
There
was
a
king
who
saw
a
statue
of
a
strong
man
in
a
dream.
The
statue
had
a
head
and
throat
of
gold,
chest
and
arms
of
silver,
legs
of
iron,
and
ankles
and
___(裸露的)
feet
made
of
iron
and
clay.
In
the
dream,
a
stone
____(fly)
at
the
statue
and
____(strike)
it
on
the
feet.
In
one
swift
move,
the
feet
and
the
entire
statue
were
broken.
Today,
we
use
this
idiom
to
mean
that
there
is
a
_____(hid)weakness
in
somebody
whom
we
admire
or
respect.
which
have
become
or
vague
underlines
bare
flew
struck
hidden
Another
ommon
idiom
from
the
Bible
is
'see
the
handwriting
on
the
wall’.
This
idiom
comes
from
a
story
about
a
young
and
bad
king
who
was
having
a
party
with
his
friends.
_____
they
were
having
fun
and
drinking
wine
at
their
party,
a
huge
hand
appeared
and
wrote
a
message
on
the
wall,
____(tell)
the
king
and
his
friends
that
they
_______(judge).
That
very
night,
the
kingdom
was
destroyed
by
the
army
of
another
country.
'See
the
handwriting
on
the
wall',
then,
means
_____(see)
signs
that
disaster
is
coming.
While
telling
were
being
judged
to
see
Some
biblical
idioms
use
animals,
such
as
'kill
the
fatted
calf'
,which
means
to
have
a
large
celebration.
It
comes
from
a
story
____
a
son
left
home
to
waste
all
of
his
time
and
money
in
amusing
____(he).
After
spending
every
penny
of
his
money
and
_____(ruduce)
to
____(hire)
himself
out
to
feed
pigs,
he
realized
that
he
had
been
a
fool
and
went
home.
In
honour
____
his
return,
his
father
killed
and
cooked
a
calf
___
that
they
could
have
a
feast.
where
himself
being
reduced
hiring
of
so
Another
focus
_____
biblical
idioms
is
_______(agriculture)life
or
food.
For
example,
we
often
say
that
'you
reap
what
you
sow'.
This
is
from
a
story
telling
that
the
only
things
a
farmer
harvests
come
from
the
seeds
he
plants.
If
he
plants
good
seeds
then
he
will
get
a
good
crop;
if
he
plants
bad
seeds
then
his
crop
will
also
be
bad.
And,
_____
what
a
farmer
plants
is
often
quite
small—perhaps
just
a
_____(hand)
of
seeds,
when
the
crops
_____(ripe),
the
harvest
is
quite
large.
This
idiom
tells
us
that
our
small
_______(kind)
often
bring
us
rich
rewards,
while
our
small
______(offend)
can
bring
disasters.
A
food-related
idiom
is
'the
apple
of
somebody's
eye'.
This
is
often
used
to
talk
about
a
child
who
is
loved
very
much
by
his
or
her
parents.
of
agricultural
though
handful
ripen
kindnesses
offences
Idioms
are
an
important
part
of
language,
and
are
used
in
everything
from
literature
to
films
and
newspapers.
All
of
the
examples
____(list)
on
this
web
page
are
often
used
in
oral
and
______(write)English.
_____(study)
them
can
help
improve
your
comprehension.
By
learning
many
important
idioms,
you
can
develop
a
high
level
of
competence
in
your
communication
skills.
When
you
have
a
______(彻底的，深入的)
understanding
of
English
idioms
and
their
origins,
you
can
better
understand
and
appreciate
the
history
and
cultures
of
English-speaking
countries,
because
idioms
are
______(carry)
of
history
and
culture.
listed
written
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The
White
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Temple
The
White
Horse
Temple
is
in
Luoyang,
Henan
Province
in
the
_____(centre)
east
of
China.
It
was
the
first
Buddhist
temple
in
China,
and_____
this
day,
remains
one
of
the
most
important
temples
in
all
of
China.
central
to
The
story
behind
the
temple
is
that
one
night
the
Emperor
Mingdi
of
the
Eastern
Han
Dynasty
(ad
25-220)
______(dream)
of
a
golden
man
_____(fly)
over
the
palace.
The
golden
man
was
almost
tour
metres
tall,
and
there
were
rays
of
light
_____(come)
from
his
head
that
____(light)
the
entire
palace
hall.
When
the
emperor
_____(wake)
up,
he
asked
his
officials
to
tell
him
______
the
dream
meant.
One
of
them
said
the
emperor
had
dreamt
of
Buddha,
a
saint
from
India.
Then
the
emperor
instructed
a
group
of
officials
to
go
___
his
behalf
as
_____(agent)
to
India
to
find
more
information
about
Buddha.
dreamt
flying
coming
lit
woke
what
on
agents
The
officials
travelled
westwards
to
Central
Asia
and
arrived
in
_____
is
today
Afghanistan.
There
they
met
two
Indian
monks.
The
officials
invited
the
monks
to
come
to
China
and
give
lectures
on
Buddhism,
and
in
ad
67,
the
officials
brought
the
monks
back
to
Luoyang.
They
travelled
on
two
white
horses,
_____(carry)
their
few
possessions,
some
Buddhist
readings
and
images
of
Buddha.
what
carrying
At
the
time
of
their
arrival,
there
was
no
Buddhist
temple
in
Luoyang
or
any
other
place
in
China,
so
the
emperor
invited
the
monks
to
stay
at
Honglu
Si,_____
the
emperor
used
to
house
foreign
visitors.
The
following
year,
accommodations
were
built
for
the
monks
inside
Honglu
Si.
Honglu
Si
was
then
given
a
new
name—the
White
Horse
Temple—_____(remind)
people
of
the
white
horses
that
the
Buddhist
readings
and
images
had
travelled
on.In
giving
the
temple
a
new
name,
a
change
was
made
to
_____
Chinese
language.
Before,
the
word
‘Si’
had
meant
‘bureaucratic
ministry’.
It
was
the
White
Horse
Temple
______
first
brought
the
meaning
of
‘temple’
to
the
word
‘si’.
Now
the
word
‘si’
is
no
longer
used
to
mean
‘ministiy’,
and
instead
only
____(refer)
to
a
temple.
which
to
remind
the
that
refers
Today
the
White
Horse
Temple
complex
_______(centre)around
a
south-facing
courtyard
that
______(shape)
like
a
rectangle.
On
both
sides
of
the
courtyard
are
a
number
of
different
halls
for
praying
and
chanting,
receiving
guests,
and
rooms
______
the
monks
live.
In
the
south-east
corner
towers
the
Qiyun
Pagoda,
a
13-storey
building,
_____
is
the
first
known
Buddhist
pagoda
in
China.
The
Qiyun
Pagoda
houses
the
tombs
of
the
two
Indian
monks
who
first
travelled
to
China
with
the
Emperor
Mingdi’s
officials.
It
is
said
that______
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.
is
centred
is
shaped
where
which
if
The
White
Horse
Temple
is
not
only
the
oldest
Buddhist
temple
in
China,
but
also
the
oldest
one
still
____
use.
There
are
monks
_____(study)
Buddhist
classics
here,
and
many
Buddhists
come
here
for
prayer
every
year.
The
White
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.
in
studying
spread
The
White
Horse
Temple
has
seen
a
lot
of
history.
It
has
been
repaired
and
has
had
extensions
_____(add)
many
times,
most
often
following
times
of
war
and
disaster.
However,
the
most
recent
_____(add)
was
not
a
result
of
such
terrible
circumstances.
In
2005,
India
and
China
made
a
plan
to
work
together
to
build
a
new
Indian-style
pagoda
west
of
the
White
Horse
Temple.
This
new
pagoda,
____(copmplete)
in
2010,
represents
the
friendship
between
the
two
countries
and
reminds
people
____
it
was
from
India
____
Buddhism
came
to
China
two
thousand
years
ago.
added
addition
completed
that
that
The
While
Horse
Temple
is
important
to
Chinese
people
and
history,
and
as
such,
it
is
one
of
the
first
_____(history)
buildings
that
the
government
listed
to
receive
special
state
protection.
It
is
also
one
of
the
most
famous
tourist
_____(attract)
in
Luoyang,
and
will
remain
a
popular
sightseeing
destination
___
it
has
always
been.
historic
attractions
as