Give you a seed,can you plant the rose

西安外国语大学 程佳雯

在中国的植物文化中，玫瑰因其枝茎带刺，被认为是“刺客、侠客”的象征。而西方则把玫瑰当作严守秘密的象征，短语under the rose在英语中就是“守口如瓶”的意思。不过，玫瑰可不是那么好种的，养起来也颇费一番力气。

怎样种出美丽的玫瑰呢？今天的文章会告诉你答案。

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《普通高中英语课程标准》（2017年版）在“学业水平考试与高考命题建议”中，对听力选材的要求和听力题型进行了详细的描述：“设计试题时，要尽可能提供语义相对完整的语境，要尽可能使考试题型接近或类似现实生活中语言使用的实际情况（P96）。”“听力理解的考试形式：根据对话或短文回答问题（P100）；根据录音内容填空；判断正误（P101）；根据录音内容进行匹配（P102）。”本栏目的增设，希望可以在听力训练和听力材料解说方面，给同学们提供切实有效的帮助。朗读材料均为原声美式地道发音。

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Ⅰ.判断正误

听一段录音并阅读以下5～6个简短的陈述，根据录音内容判断这些陈述是否符合所听内容。考查重点是学生对意义的理解能力和信息获取能力。

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）.

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Ⅱ.根据录音内容填空

一边听录音一边阅读以下文字材料，这些文字材料不是录音的全部内容，而是以提纲、摘要、笔记、图表等形式再现的录音的主要内容。一边听录音一边补全信息，需要补全的内容一般是录音中的关键信息。

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__________________________________.

文本解说

玫瑰的种植并不是一件简单的事情，我们需要注意玫瑰的浇水、阳光照射和种植时间等各方面，这样才可以种植出美丽的玫瑰。

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（湿润的）.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（护根物）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（橡树）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（牧草虫）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.翻译：____________________________

【点石成金】短语be native to意为“原产于”。

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

翻译____________________________：

【点石成金】whatever引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter what。

【牛刀小试】

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.运输；运输机 v.运输；流放

2.dormant adj.蛰伏的；休眠的

3.temporarily adv.临时地

4.normally adv.正常情况下；通常

5.suppress v.（政府、统治者等）镇压；压制

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.