The　honeycomb-like　cordierite　is　generally　employed　to　act　as　a　catalyst　support.　However,　owing　to　its　low　specific　surface　area,　it　is　required　to　be　coated　with　porous　alumina.　In　this　paper,　it　was　tried　to　prepare　the　porous　alumina　with　high　surface　area　on　the　internal　surface　of　honeycomb-like　cordierite　through　in-situ　plus　dip-coating　method　of　loading　gamma-Al2O3　prior　to　hydrolysis　of　the　alumina　during　the　process　of　preparing　alumina　sol.　A　desired　amount　of　Al(i-PrO)(3)　was　added　slowly　into　demineralized　water　at　83　degreesC　with　stirring　under　reflux　conditions.　After　30　min　I　the　cordierite　monolith　was　added　I　followed　by　continuous　stirring　for　1.5　h.　Then　the　sol　stood　at　83　degreesC　for　a　sufficiently　long　time　until　all　of　the　isopropanol　was　evaporated　by　removing　reflux　condenser.　Dilute　HNO3　was　added　to　adjust　the　pH　value　of　the　solution　to　3.5similar　to4.0　for　peptization.　Then　the　clear　boehmite　sol　was　continuously　stirred　for　18　h　under　reflux　conditions　again.　The　remained　sol　in　the　internal　channel　of　the　monolith　was　removed　by　air　flow.　After　each　dip-coating,　the　monolith　was　dried　at　120　degreesC　for　20　min,　and　subsequently　calcined　at　300　degreesC　for　20　min.　AlOOH　coated　on　the　monolith　finally　converted　to　gamma-Al2O3　by　calcining　the　coated　support　at　500　degreesC　for　3　h.　The　in-situ　method　was　improved　by　combining　with　conventional　dip-coating.　The　effects　of　preparation　parameters　on　the　loading,　crystal　composition,　and　pore　structure　of　the　alumina　coating　were　studied,　followed　by　being　compared　with　the　corresponding　coating　prepared　through　other　methods.　The　alumina　coating　on　the　monolith　prepared　by　in-situ　method　holds　good　adhesion,　but　the　loading　amount　per　time　is　lower;　the　in-situ　plus　dip-coating　method　is　good　for　coating,　and　the　resulted　alumina　coating　has　good　adhesion,　illustrating　large　surface　area　and,　pore　volume,　and　narrow　distribution　of　pore　size;　the　optimum　coating　parameters　are　as　follows:　hydrolysis　temperature　83　degreesC,　n(H2O)/n　(Al(i-PrO)(3))　=　60,　pH　=　3.5similar　to4.0　and　calcination　temperature　500　degreesC.