had

　　a

　　600­book

　　library

　　specifically on how to care for roses.

　　The rose is a legend on its own.The story goes that during the Roman Empire，there was a beautiful girl named Rhodanthe.Her beauty drew many suitors (求婚者)．Exhausted by their pursuit

　　(追求)，Rhodanthe was forced to hide in the temple of her friend Diana to

　　stay

　　away

　　from

　　her

　　suitors.Unfortunately，Diana became jealous (嫉妒的)．And when the

　　suitors broke down her temple gates to get

　　near their beloved Rhodanthe，she became angry，turning Rhodanthe into a rose and her suitors into

　　thorns (刺)．

　　In Greek legend，the rose was created by Chloris，the Greek goddess of flowers.It was just a lifeless

　　seed that Chloris found one day in a clearing in the woods.She asked Aphrodite，the goddess of love，to give her beauty，Dionysus，the god of wine，to give her a sweet scent (气味)，and the three Graces to give her charm，brightness and joy.Then Zephyr，the West Wind，blew away the clouds so that Apollo，the sun god，could shine and make this flower blossom.And so the rose was born and was immediately called the Queen of Flowers.

　　The first true primary red rose seen in Europe was introduced in 1792 from China，where it had been growing wild in the mountains.Immediately，rose breeders began using it to make a hybrid.Absolute perfection still hasn’t been gained，and of course never will!

【2017《夺冠之路》高三英语人教版一轮复习课件（安徽专用）：课时作业14】相关文章：

★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业：选修7 Unit 1 Living well

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：11（含解析）

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（24）附答案

★ 2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮基础训练（9）A、B卷（附答案或解析）

★ 2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮基础训练（15）A、B卷（附答案或解析）

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（30）附答案

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（21）附答案

★ 2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮基础训练（10）A、B卷（附答案或解析）

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（25）附答案

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（36）附答案