Module6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritage天坛，世界文化遗产，是北京“天地日月”诸坛之首，是我国和世界上现存最大的古代祭祀性建筑群。TheTempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeavenissituatedinthesouthernpartofthecityofBeijing.Itwasbuiltin1420,coveringanareaof273hectares(公顷)．ThetemplewastheplacewheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesworshipedheavenandprayedforgoodharvests.Itisregardedasoneofthegreatestarchitectural(建筑学的)structuresintheworld.Someenvironmentalartistsandgardenersdescribethetempleasaplacewherepeoplecantalktoheaven.InBeijing,fourimperial(皇帝的)templeswerebuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties.AtthesouthernendofthecityaxisistheTempleofHeaven.Itisthemostimportantofthefour.TheotherthreearetheAltarofEarthinthenorth,theAltarofMooninthewest,andtheAltarofSunintheeastjustbehindtheBeijingFriendshipStore.Allofthemarestillstanding,buttheTempleofHeavenisthelargestgroupoftemplebuildingofitskindinChina,nearlyfourtimeslargerthantheForbiddenCity(紫禁城)．Itwasdesignedinawaythatmakesyouclosetoheaven.Inmakingtheheavenlikestructures,thedesignersmadegooduseofthecolor,sound,andfiguresofthecircleandthesquare.Thecombinationofbuildingandgardenshelpstomakeitappearmysteriousandmagical.Thetemple’sarchitecturehastwothemes.Oneis“ontheearth”whiletheotheris“intheheaven”．Inimperialdays,theChinesepeoplebelievedthattheskywascircularandtheearthwassquare.Onthebasisofthistraditionalconcept,thecirclewaswidelyadoptedinthedesignofthetemple’smainbuilding.Itisinaccordance(依据；依照)withpeople’simaginationofheaven.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.preservev．保护；保存2.remainsn.遗迹；遗体3.listv.(按某次序)把……列表，列清单4.maintainv.保持；维持；保养5.recommendv．建议6.fundn．基金；专款7.preciousadj.宝贵的；珍贵的；贵重的8.estimaten.估计；估算9.requestn.请求；要求拓展词汇10.agreementn．协议→agreev．同意；承认；商定11.investv．投资→investmentn．投资→investorn．投资者12.existencen．存在→existvi.存在13.relationn．亲属；亲戚→relationshipn．关系；关联→relatev．使……有联系→relatedadj.有关系的；相关的14.sharpenv．使变锋利→sharpadj.锋利的15.evolutionn．进化；演变→evolvev．发展，(使)进化16.exposuren．暴露；显露→exposev．暴露；揭露17.contributev．促成→contributionn．贡献18.endangeredadj.濒危的→endangerv．危险；危机→dangern．危险→dangerousadj.危险的19.awarenessn．意识；认识；感悟能力→awareadj.认识到的20.assistancen．帮助，援助→assistvt.援助→assistantn．助手21.lengthn．长度→longadj.长的→lengthenv．变长阅读词汇22.venuen．会场；举办地点23.divertv.使改道24.prehistoricadj.史前的；有历史记载以前的25.primitiveadj.(人类或动植物)原始的，原生的26.skulln.头颅；颅骨27.itemn.(一)件28.spann．时距；期间29.fossiln.化石30.beastn.野兽31.excavationn.发掘32.evolutionn.进化；演变33.weedn.野草；杂草34.proposev.建议；提议35.catastrophen.毁灭性的大灾难重点短语1.ofvitalimportance至关重要2.apartfrom除……之外3.indanger处于危险之中4.bemadefrom/of由……制成5.atthemoment目前；现在6.takeplace发生7.agreeon就……达成一致8.contributeto导致；有助于重点句型1.分词结构作结果状语：Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweeds,causingseriousdamage(损坏严重).2.be＋adj.＋todo(不定式主动表被动)：Thesiteisextremelyexpensivetomaintain(维护需要高额的费用)anditwillcostbetweenthreeandfivemillionyuantorepairit.3.beof＋抽象名词：Theyareapreciouspartofourculturalheritage—itisofvitalimportance(极其重要)thatwe...
