Give you a seed,can you plant the rose

西安外國語大學 程佳雯

在中國的植物文化中，玫瑰因其枝莖帶刺，被認為是“刺客、俠客”的象征。而西方則把玫瑰當作嚴守秘密的象征，短語under the rose在英語中就是“守口如瓶”的意思。不過，玫瑰可不是那么好種的，養起來也頗費一番力氣。

怎樣種出美麗的玫瑰呢？今天的文章會告訴你答案。

溫馨貼士

《普通高中英語課程標準》（2017年版）在“學業水平考試與高考命題建議”中，對聽力選材的要求和聽力題型進行了詳細的描述：“設計試題時，要盡可能提供語義相對完整的語境，要盡可能使考試題型接近或類似現實生活中語言使用的實際情況（P96）。”“聽力理解的考試形式：根據對話或短文回答問題（P100）；根據錄音內容填空；判斷正誤（P101）；根據錄音內容進行匹配（P102）。”本欄目的增設，希望可以在聽力訓練和聽力材料解說方面，給同學們提供切實有效的幫助。朗讀材料均為原聲美式地道發音。

掃碼聽測

Ⅰ.判斷正誤

聽一段錄音并閱讀以下5～6個簡短的陳述，根據錄音內容判斷這些陳述是否符合所聽內容。考查重點是學生對意義的理解能力和信息獲取能力。

In this section,you will hear a passage.After you hear the passage,decide whether each of the statement is correct（A）,incorrect（B）or not mentioned（C）.

Question 1～5

Ⅱ.根據錄音內容填空

一邊聽錄音一邊閱讀以下文字材料，這些文字材料不是錄音的全部內容，而是以提綱、摘要、筆記、圖表等形式再現的錄音的主要內容。一邊聽錄音一邊補全信息，需要補全的內容一般是錄音中的關鍵信息。

How to grow beautiful roses

Introduction

1.Roses grow in many parts of the world,such as ________，northwest Africa，_______and the United States.

2.The United States regards roses as the_____________.

Methods

3.Choose a place to plant your roses where they can get sunshine for about______________.

4.There are different kinds of roses to choose from,such as potted _______and bare-root_______.

5.Watering should be done_______________________and be careful not to__________________________________.

文本解說

玫瑰的種植并不是一件簡單的事情，我們需要注意玫瑰的澆水、陽光照射和種植時間等各方面，這樣才可以種植出美麗的玫瑰。

Most kinds of rose plants are native to Asia.But roses also grow in other parts of the world including northwest Africa,Europe and the United States.In 1986,Congressand President Ronald Reagan declared the rose as America's“national floral（花的）emblem（徽章）”.They proclaimed（宣布）it the national flower,in other words.But whatever the name,the choice of the rose did not smell very sweetto supporters of other popular flowers.

Some say roses are difficult to grow.But you have a better chance of success if you start with a few suggestions from experts.First,choose a place to plant your roses where they can get sunshine for about six hours on bright days.You can buy roses from a garden center or by mail order.You can buy potted roses（盆栽玫瑰）,also known as container roses,or bare-root plants.Each kind has its fans.

Some gardeners say potted roses are easier to plant.They say the roots develop better if you start with potted roses.But others point out that bare-root roses come without soil,so they weigh less totransportand that can save money.The University of Illinois Extension advises getting bare-root roses as close to planting time as you can.If they arrive before you are ready to plant them,make sure the packing material is moist（濕潤的）.Keep the plants in a cool,dark place.

You plant the roses while they aredormant.The resting plants have no leaves but still need water.When growing roses,the soil should feel moist deep down.Watering should be done in the morning.You can avoid problems like black spot and mildew（霉菌）that way.Be careful not to water roses too much.Too much water can cause unhealthy spot on the leaves.After heavy rains or too much watering, trytemporarilypulling away mulch（護根物）from around the roots,this will help dry the soil.Placing mulch around rose plants isnormallya good idea.Mulchsuppressesweeds and holds moisture in the soil.You can use mulch made from bark,pine needles,cottonseed or oak（橡樹）leaves.If the soil is very dry,you can add peat（泥煤）or compost（混合肥料）to help condition it.If aphids（蛀牙）,thrips（牧草蟲）or other insects invade your rose bushes,you may be able to force them off with just a strong spray of water.

Language Study

Difficult sentences

1.MostkindsofroseplantsarenativetoAsia.翻譯：____________________________

【點石成金】短語be native to意為“原產于”。

2.But whatever the name,the choice of the rose did not smell very sweet to supporters of other popular flowers.

翻譯____________________________：

【點石成金】whatever引導讓步狀語從句，相當于no matter what。

【牛刀小試】

1.________（Whatever/However） hedidis wrong.

2.You can take _______（whatever/however）you like.

3.She always goes swimming,_______（whatever/however）cold it is.

Using Language

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.transport n.運輸；運輸機 v.運輸；流放

2.dormant adj.蟄伏的；休眠的

3.temporarily adv.臨時地

4.normally adv.正常情況下；通常

5.suppress v.（政府、統治者等）鎮壓；壓制

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.

1.I was only relieved to have my burden removed,if only _______.

2.It's _______much warmer than this in July.

3.The rebellion was _______.

4.The seeds remain _______until the spring.

5.The seeds are _______by the wind.