高考英语专题复习精品课件选修九 4.4《Unit 4　Reading》.pptVIP

TH: Thanks, Gordon. Andrea. A: I’m going to tell you about Rafflesia arnoldii, a plant that has a flower about one metre wide. In fact, it’s the largest flower in the world. Rafflesia arnoldii doesn’t have any leaves, stems or roots. It doesn’t need them as it’s a parasite. It gets this food by living on another plant. You might think that this flower should smell wonderful but it actually looks and smells like rotting meat! S2: Oh, yuck! S1: That’s disgusting! S3: I think it’s fantastic! A: Me too. Anyway, it attracts insects that eat dead animals but instead of getting a feed, the ins