Unit2RobotsWiththedevelopmentoftechnology,robotsbecomemoreandmorepopularandareusedinmanyfields.

Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,robotsbecomemoreandmorepopularareusedinmanyfields.Theyarehelpfulinourdailylifeandweneedthem.Why?Firstly,theyarehardworkingandreliable.

Theycandodangerousworkorworkthatisboringortiringforhumans.Theycanworkwithoutcomplainingandresting,foodorvacations.Androbotscangotoplacesthathumanscan’t,suchasthesurfaceofMars,deepundertheocean.Manypeoplemakerobotstomakeaninfluenceonandchangeour

waysoflifeandmakeourlifemorecoloueful.Inthisunit,wewilllearnsomethingaboutrobots.

ReadingThisisaninterestingstoryaboutrobots.Nowreadthestoryfastandthenanswerwhatisthetaxtmainlyabout.

Howarobotusedforhouseworkwastestedoutinafamily.

Readthetestagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatdidtherobotcalledTonylooklike?

Tallandhandsomeman,speakinginadeepvoicewithsmoothblackhairandhisfacialexpressingneverchanged.2.WhatcouldTonybeusedtodoforClairewhenLarryBelmontwasabsentforthreeweeks?

Dohouseworkforherandpreventherfromharmingherself.3.WhatdidTonydotopreventClairefrombeingharmed?TonypreventedClairefrombeingharmedbymakingherfeelgoodaboutherself.Hehelpedhermakeherandherhomeelegantsothatshecouldn’tfeellikeafailure.4.WhydidTonyopenthecurtains?

HewantedClaire’sgueststoseehimandClairetogethersothatshewouldbeenviedbythewomenguests.5.WhyshouldTonyberebuilt?

Becausethecompanyfeelthatitcouldnothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.6.WhydidClairefeelalarmedatthesightatthesightofTony?

A.Becausehewasarobot.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikehim.C.Becausehewasmorelikeabeingthanamachine.D.Becauseheneverchangedhisfacialexpressions.7.TherobotTonyhelpedClairetorealizeherdreamby（）A.makingherhomeelegnantB.givingheranewhaircutandchangingthemakeupsheworeC.givingheradviceonherdressesD.alltheabove8.Asaresult,theexperimentshows

()A.ClaireandTonyfellinlovewitheachotherB.TonyhadtoberebuiltC.TonywasangrywithhisdesignerD.BothAandBD9.Allthefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept()A.TonytriedtopleaseClaireB.ClairetriedtodispleaseTonyC.TonymanagedtoprotectClaireD.GladysadmiredClaireforTonyDwordsandsentencesPara.1:testoutsth=putsthtothetest對新試做的物品或新產生的理論進行“試用”或“檢驗考驗”，檢驗其試用的程度或有效性，以便加以改進。e.g.Theirthoryisgoingtobetestedout.Para.2:1.absent

adj.不在的;缺席的;缺少的e.g.Longabsent,soonforgotten.（諺語）別久情疏。Helookedatmeinanabsentway.他茫然地望著我。Hewasabsentonbusiness.他因事外出。相關短語：beabsentfromafriend和朋友分離beabsentfromhome/school/office不在家／缺課／缺勤beabsentwithoutexcuse擅自缺席2.persuadesbtodosth=persuadesbintodoingsth說服某人做某事persuade若用于過去式，是指勸說成功，若勸說不成功，就不應用persuaded，而應用triedtopersuade或advised。

e.g.Shetriedtopersuade/advisedhishusbandtogiveupsmoking,butfailed.她曾勸說她丈夫戒煙，但失敗了。Hewaspersuadedtogiveupsmokingatlast.他最終被說服戒煙了3.alarm

n.警報;驚慌e.g.Thefirecausedmuchalarm.火災引起很大的恐慌。相關短語：givethealarmto~~發警報給～～takealarmat~~對～～感到吃驚afirealarm火警afalsealarm虛驚一場vt.使警覺;使驚慌e.g.Idon’twanttoalarmyou,butthereisastrangemaninyourgarden.我不想嚇唬你，不過你花園里有個陌生人。相關短語：bealarmedat~~被～～嚇了一跳e.g.Iwasalarmedathisenteringthehome.bealarmedfor~~對～～放心不下e.g.Iwasalarmedforhersafty。4.smooth

平坦的;順利的e.g.haveasmoothtemper性格溫和Thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.好事多磨。Para.3:embarrassed

尷尬的;難堪的;害羞的e.g.beembarressedinthepresenceofstranges在生人面前局促不安Para.4:1.sympathy同情心;同感expresssympathyfor~~對～～表示慰問aletterofsympathy慰問信feel/havesympathyfor~~同情～～e.g.Ifeltmuchsympathyfortheblind.beinsympathywith～～贊同～～2.elegnant

優雅的;高雅的anelegnantvase別致的花瓶anelegantgentleman舉止文雅的紳士Para.5:1.pile堆apileof=pilesof=alotof堆積如山的e.g.Ihaveapileofworktodothisevening.今晚我有一大堆工作要做。2.orrather或者說;準確地說e.g.WhatIwantisthetruth,orratheraseriesoftruth.我需要的是事實，準確地說是一系列事實。3.abserd

荒謬的;可笑的anabsurdopinion謬論Don’tbeabsued！別胡鬧！Para.6:1.accompany

v.陪伴;伴奏e.g.Imustaskyoutoaccompanymetothepolicestation.我得要求你陪我去趟警察局。2.paint

油漆;顏料Wet/Freshpaint!油漆未干！3.ringsbup=callsbup=givesbacall/ring=callsbonthetelephone=phonesb打電話給某人ringoffthetelephone掛斷電話callback=ringback回電話4.turnaround轉身;回轉Heturnedaround/aboutandsawme.相關短語：turnup開大;人露面;物突然出現turnsbup使某人作嘔

e.g.Itturnsmeuptothinkofchildrenbeingmadetosuffer.一想到孩子們遭罪，我心里就難受。turnaway把臉轉過去;趕走;不讓進入;拒絕幫助e.g.Sheturnedawayandbegantocry.Whydidyouturnallofthemway?Heneverturnedawayanyonewhoaskedforhishelp.turnover翻閱;打翻;移交e.g.Heturnedoverthebook,butwasnotinterestedinit.Thelampwasturnedoverandthatwaswhatstartedthefire.Thethiefwasturnedovertothepolice.5.affair暖昧關系;事情;私通e.g.Don’tmindone’sownaffaires/business.別管閑事！haveanaffairwithsb跟某人有不正當的男女關系e.g.shewashavinganaffairwithsomeonewhohasawife（有婦之夫）.It’snotmyaffair.這不關我的事．6.afterall畢竟;別忘了e.g.IthoughtIwasgoingtofailtheexam,butIpassedafterall.Youshouldbeproudofhim,afterall,heisjustachild.Para.7suggest后跟that引導的賓語從句中的謂語動詞要用should虛擬HesuggestedthatIshouldgoabroad.當suggest譯為“指出;暗示”時，后面的賓語從句用陳述語氣Iamnotsuggestingthatyouarewrong.suggestdoingsth建議做～～suggeststhtosb=suggesttosbthat從句給某人提建議e.g.Isuggestedtohimthatheshouldworkhard.Para.8firm

穩固的;堅實的asfirmasarock堅如磐石afirmfaith堅定的信念afirmfoundation牢固的基礎Para.9declare

宣布;聲明;表明declarewaron/upon~~對～～宣戰declare+n/sbtobe~~宣布～～為～～e.g.Ideclarethismeetingtobeopen.我宣布會議開始。declareoneself發表意見;表明態度declareagainst~~聲明反對declareforsth=declareinfavorofsth聲明贊成morethan

極其;不止;多于e.g.WhenIheardthenewsIwasmorethansurprised,Iwasastonished.當我聽了這個消息，我不止是吃了一驚，而是大吃一驚。e.g.ItwasmorethanfiveyearssinceIhadcomehere.Para.10envy

嫉妒;羨慕e.g.HowIenvyyou!youhaveahappyfamily