人教課標(biāo)高二選修7Unit2Reading

1、A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Toy robotscharacters in storiesEntertainment robotsIndustrial robotshousehold robotsThe robot which can play football.Read the text quickly and complete its main idea.Th

2、e text is mainly about a robot, Tony, who not only helped Claire do _, but also helped her create a new _. image housework CharactersWho are they?Larry BelmontClaireTonyGladys Claffernworked for a company that makes robotsLarrys wife, a housewifea household robot to be tested outa woman that Claire

3、enviesRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Characteristics of Tony tall and handsome his 1. _ never changed 2. _ hair a deep 3. _ soft and warm 4. _facial expressionsmoothvoiceskinThings Tony did gave Claire a new 5. _ and changed her makeup wrote out a(n) 6. _ of items for Claire to buy s

4、poke to the clerk in a(n) 7. _ to make him change his 8. _haircutlistjewellery shopattitudeThings Tony did 9. _ Claire to invite her friends to the house worked steadily on the improvements of the house succeeded in catching Claire when she fell off a ladder opened the curtains, 10. _ Claire and exp

5、ressed his feelings to heradvisedhuggedClaires feelings toward Tony changed as the storydeveloped. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.OccasionClairedisliked himwas alarmedfelt embarrassedBefore he arrivedWhen he arrivedWhen he offered tohelp her dressOccasionClaireadmired himcalled

6、 him a dearfelt his warmthWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herselfWhen he helped her with the salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by TonyOccasionClairefelt being enviedcried all nightWhen she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so han

7、dsomeas TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machine 1. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by his cleverness. 2. Claire bought the items from the shop because Tony wanted herself and the house changed.appearance.3. Tony opened the curtains to let other women see everything

8、and envy Claire.4. As a result, the experiment shows Claire and Tony fell in love with each other.Tony had to be rebuilt.1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire fr

9、om being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Tony had to be r

10、ebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He hel

11、d her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.I. In groups, list Tonys characteristicsthat were similar to and those

12、 that were different from those of a human being.Characteristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalMentalCharacteristics SimilarDifferentPhysicalLooks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voicelike a humans.Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell

13、 off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.)Characteristics SimilarDifferentMentalAble to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skills.Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her breakfast and

14、 thenasked her whether she needed help dressing.)II. Choose the best answer.1. Why did Claire buy the items from the shops? A. Because her husband was to return. B. Because Tony was to leave.C. Because Tony wanted to transform the house. D. Because she thought she needed them.C2. What do we know from the text? Tony was a typical machine. B. Claire was envied by her guests in the end.C. Tony was a gift from Claires husband. D. Claires husband was not satis