UNIT1SCIENCEFICTIONReadingandthinkingExploretherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobotsContents010203Lead-inReadingLanguagepointsPart1Lead-inOpeningPageToday’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.—IsaacAsimovAttheendofthislesson,Iwillbeableto:learnaboutthetypeandusageofarobot.findoutthecharactersmentionedinthestoryandthentellwhotheyarebyscanningthepassage.graspwhatTonydidtohelpClaireandhowClaire’semotiondevelopedduringTony’sstayatherhouse.Let'smeetsometypesofrobotsinourlifeindustrialrobotsmedicalrobotsservicerobotsdomestic/householdrobotsVideoTimeArobotisamachine_________(design)todojobsthatareusuallyperformedbyhumans.Robots____________________________(programandcontrol)byacomputer.Whatisarobot?designedareprogrammedandcontrolledDoyouthinkitispossibleforarobottothinkforitself?havefeelings?haveitsownneedsanddesires?lookandfeellikeahumanbeing?Whosesatisfactiondoyouthinkwillbeguaranteed?Howarerobotsusuallydescribedinsciencefiction?Willtherebearobotinthisnovel?Whattypeofrobotwillitbe?PredictionWhatdoesthetitle—SATISFACTIONGUARANTEEDmean?Part2ReadingFirstreading1.Readthetextquicklyandchoosethebestanswer.1)Thepassagemainlytellsus

.A.

therobotcoulddoeverythingthatmancanB.

thatarobotcantaketheplaceofahumanbeingC.

anexperimentwhereahouseholdrobotwastestedoutD.

whyarobotfellinlovewithahumanbeing2)Whatkindofgenre(體裁)isthistext?A.descriptive(描寫文)B.Narrative(記敘文)C.Expository(說明文)

D.Argumentation(議論文)3.

Whydidn'tClairewanttherobotinherhouse?

A.

Becauseshedidn'tlikerobotsatall.

B.

Becauseshedidn'tliketherobot'sappearance.

C.

Becauseshewasafraidofbeingharmedbytherobot.

D.

Becausetherobotlookedlikearealperson.4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TonyfallsinlovewithClaire.B.Tonywillhavearestthatnight.C.TonywillstaywithClaireforever.D.Tony,therobotneedstobeimproved.2.FindoutmainideaofeachPart.LarrypersuadedClairetoaccepttherobotthatwouldbetestedout.TheresultofClairelivingwiththerobot.TheprocessoftherobothelpingClaire.Part2(3-8)Part1(1-2)Part3(9)3.WhatistherelationbetweenLarryBelmont,Claire,Tony,GladysClaffern?TonyLarryBelmontworksoncoupletestoutfriendsClaireGladysClaffernCarefulreading1.DecidewhetherthestatementisTrueorFalse.1)LarryBelmonthiredarobottoaccompanyhiswife

becausehewouldbeawayonabusinesstripfor

threeweeks.2)Clairedidn'tliketheideaatthebeginning,but

Larrypersuadedhertoagreetoitatlast.3)ShefeltembarrassedwhenTonyaskedherwhether

sheneededhelpdressing.4)Oneday,TonyaccompaniedClairetotheshopsand

helpedherwhenthesaleswomanwasrudetoher.5)ClaffernwastheoneClairewantedtobe.FTTFT3.Howdoyouthinkthisstorywillend?Workingroupsandcomeupwithanending.Thenlistentotherestofthestory.Howdifferentisitfromyourending?Claire’s

feelings

towards

Tony

changed

as

the

story

developed.

Review

the

story,

and

then

complete

the

chart.

Atfirstrefused?to?have?Tony?at?her?houseaccept?himtrust?himproudof?himlove?himsad?to?remember?hewas?just?a?machine?2.Claire's

feelings

towards

Tony

changed

as

the

story

developed.

Complete

the

chart.OccasionsClaire…1beforehearriveddislikedhim2wasalarmed3feltembarrassed4admiredhimwhenheofferedtohelpherdresswhenheofferedtohelpherimproveherhouseandherselfwhenhefirstsawhimOccasionsClaire…5calledhimadear6felthiswarmth7feltbeingenvied8criedallnightwhenhespoketothesaleswoman

andher

attitudechangedaftertheladiessawTonyholdingherandspeakingtoherlovinglyaftersherememberedhewasjustamachineandshouted,“Leavemealone!”whenshefelloffaladderandcaughtbyTony

Discussion1.IfyouwereClaire,wouldyoufallinlovewithTony?2.Whatrelationshipdoyouthinkwilldevelopbetweenhumansandrobotsinthefuture?Yes,Iwould.Welovesomeoneforwhattheymakeusfeel,notwhattheyaremadeof.Itispossiblethatrobotswillbeusedbyhumanbeingsasasubstituteforhumanrelationships.Robotsmayshareequalrightswithhumans.ArobotnamedTonywassenttoClaire’shouse(1)__________(test)out.Helookedlikearealman,tallandhandsomewithsmoothhair(2)____adeepvoice.Notonlydidhelooklikeahuman,buthe(3)________(behave)likearealman.HedideverythingtocomfortClaire.Hepreparedbreakfastin(4)___morning.HeeventriedtohelpClaireget(5)_______(dress),whichmadeClairefeelembarrassed.tobetestedandbehavedthedressedReadthepassageandfillintheblanks.WhenheheardthatClairewasnot(6)________(satisfy)withherhouse,hebegantoimproveit.WhenhelearnedthatClairewasjealousofanotherlady,hehelpedtoimprove(7)___(she)makeupandmakeGladysandherfriendsadmireClaireby(8)______(hold)apartyathome.

Tonywasonlyarobot,buthecoulddoandthink(9)______(exact)likearealman.Heevenfellinlovewithhishostess,Claire,neartheendofthetest.(10)_____anexcellentsciencefictionitis!exactlyWhatsatisfiedherholdingPart3LanguagepointsKeywords

n.

小說；虛構的事

n.

意外收獲；獎金；紅利

adj.

愚蠢的；荒謬的；荒唐的

n.

誠實正直；完整；完好

n.

莊重；莊嚴；尊嚴

n.

薪水；薪金

adj.

荒謬的；荒唐的

n.

指甲；釘子

vt.

(用釘子)釘牢

adj.

清白的；無辜的fictionbonusridiculousintegritydignitysalaryabsurdnailinnocent

vt.陪伴

adj.敏感的

n.女售貨員；女推銷員

n.梯子；階梯

vt.讓(某人)離開；解散；消除

vt.轉變；轉化

n.

預約；約會；委任

adj.

內疚的；有罪的；

vt.

懸；掛；暫停；暫緩

vt.

表明；宣稱；公布accompanysensitivesaleswomanladderdismisstransformappointmentguiltysuspenddeclareKeyphrases

檢驗；測試

出差

更像是；更接近

更確切地說

對無禮

驚奇地

轉身

畢竟testoutonabusinesstripmorelikeorratherberudetowithwonderturnaroundafterallKeysentences1.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.然而，第一次看到機器人時，克萊爾還是有點驚慌。alarmedadj.驚恐的；憂慮的；擔心的Thereisnoneedtobealarmedatthecomingexam.翻譯：沒有必要對即將到來的考試感到驚慌。他看起來更像一個人,而不是一臺機器。2.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.morelike:更像是；更確切是1.He'smorelike

afilmstarthana

lifeguard.他更像電影明星而是不一個救生員。2.It'soncompanyadvice—well,orders,morelike.這是公司的建議—嗯，更確切地說是命令。3.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,anditwasdisturbing.現(xiàn)在，她正由一個看起來像人類的機器人照顧著，這令人很不安。wasbeinglookedafter是過去進行時的被動語態(tài)；thatlooked...引導的是定語從句；disturbing意思是：令人不安的翻譯：我聽到了些令人不安的消息。

Ijustheardsomedisturbingnews.

4.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn'telegantenoughforLarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabiggersalary.克萊爾告訴托尼自己多么的不開心，因為拉里覺得家里不夠雅致；拉里想通過漲工資來提高自己的社會地位。本句是一個復合句，how引導賓語從句；that引導賓語從句；who引導定語從句。5.TonytoldhershewasbeingsensitiveandwasjustasgoodasGladys.托尼對克萊爾說，她這樣想有點敏感，其實她就像格拉迪絲一樣好。“be+being+形容詞”常用來表示被陳述對象行為反常以及說話人驚訝，不滿等情緒。Donaldisbeingsoquiet;Iwonderwhatheisupto.唐納德竟這樣安靜，我想知道他在搞什么鬼。6.Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspended

fromtheceiling,butshefellofftheladder.克萊爾試圖安裝天花板上的吊燈，但從梯子上摔了下來。“suspendedfromtheceiling是過去分詞短語做后置定語，felloff意思是：摔下來，跌落。fall相關短語:fallbehind

落在后面falldown 倒下;倒塌;跌倒fallover

跌倒1.Ifyoudon'tcometoclassregularly,youwill________________inyourstudies.2.Don'tputthatglassontheedgeofthetable;itmight____________.

3.Iwasunluckytosliponabananaskinand___________.4.Thehouselookedasifitwasaboutto______________.鞏固練習：fallbehindfalldownfallofffallover1.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife,Claire.

它將由拉里的妻子克萊爾來測試。testouttouseortryamachine,substance,etc.tofindouthowwellitworksortofindoutmoreinformationaboutit

測試;檢驗eg

TheFerrariteamwantedtotesttheirnewcaroutontheracetrack.法拉利車隊想在賽道上測試他們的新車。TheyletmetakethecomputerhometotestitoutbeforeIhavetopayforit.他們讓我在付錢之前把電腦帶回家測試一下。【歸納拓展】testsb.forsth.給某人做某方面的身體檢查testsb.onsth.測試某人某方面的知識test…on…在……上做……實驗putsb./sth.tothetest使……受考驗；使……受檢驗standthetestoftime經得起時間的考驗【語境應用】完成句子。1)Hisworkis_____________(檢驗)newdesignsofvases.2)Herconstantquestions_______________________________(是對老師耐心的考驗).3)Ican’ttoleratehisplanto______________________(測試新藥)themonkeys.totestoutputtheteacher’spatiencetothetesttestthenewmedicineon2.however,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.然而，第一次看到機器人時，克萊爾還是有點驚慌。alarmvt.giveawarningorfeelingofdangerto(apersonorananimal);frighten;disturb

使警覺；使驚恐；驚動bealarmedat/by…對……感到憂慮或害怕bealarmedtodosth.害怕做某事egTheywerealarmedtofindherwounded.發(fā)現(xiàn)她受傷了，他們大驚失色。TheywerealarmedatthenegativeeffectoftheInternet.他們對網絡的負面影響感到憂慮。alarmn.awarningofdanger,typicallyaloudnoiseorflashinglight

警報fearandexcitementcausedbytheexpectationofdanger驚恐

inalarm驚恐地

eg“What’sup?”heaskedinalarm.“出什么事了？”他驚恐地問道。alarmedadj.擔心的；害怕的alarmingadj.令人驚恐的【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Onhearingthescream,hejumpedup________alarm.2)(詞匯復現(xiàn))Shewasalarmed____________(find)herbelongingslostinthefire.3)(詞匯復現(xiàn))Hissonalwaysfeelsstressedout,whichmakeshim________(alarm).4)Iwasvery_______tohearthe________newsthatthesituationwasgettingworseandworse.(alarm)intofindalarmedalarmedalarming3.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot…克萊爾覺得一個機器人對她表示同情十分荒謬……ridiculousadj.stupidorunreasonableanddeservingorinvitingderisionormockery;absurd

愚蠢的；荒謬的；荒唐的egHethoughtthatitwasridiculousthatthesculpturewasbroughttolifeandfellinlovewiththehero.他認為這件雕塑復活并且愛上了男主人公是很可笑的。句式：Itis/wasridiculousthat………是荒謬的【歸納】aridiculousidea荒唐的主意lookridiculous看上去可笑soundridiculous聽起來荒謬absolutely/totallyridiculous荒謬絕倫【語境應用】完成句子。1)______________________(……是荒謬的)theyareshortofwaterinacountrywhereitisalwaysraining.2)She_______________(看上去很可笑)inthishatwhileshewasfondofthesyle.3)Itsoundedlike_______________(荒唐的主意).However,itwastheideathatledtothisinvention.Itisridiculousthatlookedridiculousaridiculousidea4.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.她與格拉迪絲?克拉芬不同，后者是當?shù)刈钣绣X有勢的女性之一。

oneoftherichest…在句中作同位語，對GladysClaffern作進一步解釋和說明。(1)名詞(短語)、代詞作同位語。egThisisMr.Zhong,afamousspecialistfromChina.這就是鐘先生，一位來自中國的著名專家。Theyeachcangetachancetotravelbyair.他們每個人都有機會坐飛機旅行。(2)不定式(短語)、動名詞(短語)作同位語。egTheyoungmantriedtoachievehisaim—enteringthekeyuniversity.這個年輕人努力實現(xiàn)他的目標—進入那所重點大學。【注意】同位語從句通常跟在某些抽象名詞(fact,plan,view,idea,belief,opinion,possibility,though等)后，用來說明所修飾詞的具體內容。egIaminfavouroftheviewthatchildrenshouldn’talwaysrelyontheirparents.我贊成孩子們不應該總是依賴父母的觀點。【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Ihaveaverystrongfear_________theliewe’retellingisdoingspiritualdamagetoourchildren.2)Theopinion__________learningisalifelongprocesshasbeenexpressedbyeducationexpertsthroughouttheyears.thatthat5.Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.作為一項恩惠，托尼答應幫助克萊爾，把她變得更漂亮些，也把她的家變得更雅致些。

favourn.

likeorsupportthem

喜愛；幫忙kindactionthatyoudoforsomeone

恩惠dosb.afavour幫某人一個忙infavourof同意；支持；為獲得(更好或更需要的事物)inone’sfavour有利于某人egWillyoudomeafavourandconveytheflowerstomyhome?你可以幫我把這些花送到我家嗎？Iaminfavourofthecampaignagainsthuntingandkillingwildanimals.我贊成反對狩獵和殺害野生動物的運動。Ofthetwoplansyouhaveputforward,Ifavourtheformer.在你提出的兩種方案中，我贊成前者。【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Thenwevotedforthemonitor.Theresultwas28to15_________Mary’sfavour.2)She___________(favour)thefirstonewhileIthoughtthelastwasthemostvaluable.3)Peoplewhoareinfavour_____moderncitylifemaythinkitisratherdulltoliveinthecountryside.infavouredof6.SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.orrather

itwouldbebettertosay更確切地說egHecamehomeverylatelastnight，orratherveryearlythismorning．他昨天深夜，或者更確切地說，今天凌晨才回家。ratherthan而不是otherthan除……之外morethan很，非常；超過；不僅僅是【語境應用】選用morethan,orrather,otherthan,ratherthan短語填空。1)Thechildrenarelearningtoeat.__________,theyarelearningtablemanners.2)Mary,____________you,wasrewardedfirstprizeinthecompetition.3)Idon’tknowanyFrenchpeople__________you.4)Heis____________orteacher.Heisalsoourfriend.Orratherratherthan

otherthanmorethan7.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops…由于他被禁止陪同克萊爾去商店……accompanyvt.togowithsomeonetoasocialeventortoanentertainment

陪伴playamusicalaccompanimentfor伴奏accompanysb.to…陪伴/陪同某人到……(to是介詞)accompanysb.at/onsth.周某物為某人伴奏beaccompaniedby伴隨……發(fā)生egLastweekend,Iaccompaniedmyfriendstothepark.上周末，我陪同我的朋友們去了公園。Whileshedancedwonderfullyonthestage,hermotheraccompaniedheronthepiano.她在臺上精彩地展示舞姿的同時，她母親在用鋼琴為她伴奏。【注意】一般不使用accompanysb.todosth.表示“陪伴某人做某事”。companyn.

公司；陪伴keepsb.company陪伴某人companionn.

同伴；伙伴【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Idon’tthinkit’snecessaryforparentstoaccompanytheirchildren________college.2)Children,___________(accompany)bytheirparents,areallowedtoenterthestadium.toaccompanied8.Shehadanappointmenttopainthernails,thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.她約好做美甲，然后走進一家高檔服裝店。appointmentn.aformalarrangementtomeetorvisitsomeoneataparticulartimeandplace預約;約會anactofassigningajoborpositiontosomeone委任，任命make/arrangeanappointmentwithsb.跟某人約時間keep/breakone’sappointmentwithsb.守約/違約putoff/changeone’sappointment推遲/改變某人的約定egIhavemadeanappointmentwithMary,butIneedtochangeit.我與Mary約好了時間，但我需要改一下。Ifyoufailtokeepthedentist’sappointment,you’llhavetopayforit.如果你沒能按時去看牙醫(yī)，你就得付錢。appointv.

任命；約定appointsb.tobe/as…任命某人為……appointsb.todosth.委派某人做某事attheappointedtime在指定時間【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Viewingisby____________(appoint)only.2)Shewaswaitingatmyapartmentatthe__________(appoint)timetotakemetoDisneyWorld.3)Gettingthemostvotes,Jackwasappointed_______monitor.appointmentappointedas9.…,Clairefeltguilty.

……,克萊爾覺得內疚。guilty

adj.feelingashamedbecauseyouhavedonesth.thatyouknowiswrongorhavenotdonesth.thatyoushouldhavedone

內疚的havingdonesth.illegal;beingresponsibleforsth.badthathashappened

有罪的;有過失的feelguiltyabout對……感到有愧guiltyof有……過失；有……罪責egIfeltguiltyaboutnotvisitingmyparentsmoreoften.

我因沒有常去看望父母而感到內疚。Thejuryfoundherguiltyofmurder.

陪審團裁定她謀殺罪名成立。【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Istillfeelguilty________thethingsIsaidtomyfatherwhenIwasateenager.2)Henrywasguilty_________abusinghispowerasagovernmentofficial.aboutof10.HesuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehouse…他建議克萊爾邀請格拉迪絲和她的朋友們到家里來……suggest(that)+主語+(should)do…建議某人做……egBlacksuggestedthatweshoulddosomethingtoreduceourcarbonfootprint.Black建議我們應該采取一些措施來減少我們的碳足跡。Itissuggestedthat+主語+(should)do…Thesuggestionisthat+主語+(should)do…建議某人做……egItissuggestedthatsheshouldmakehermindatonce.建議她立即做出決定。HissuggestionisthatIshouldleaveforBeijingimmediately.他建議我馬上動身去北京。【注意】(1)suggest表示“建議”時，后面不能接todo，但可以接動詞-ing形式，即suggestdoingsth.。(2)suggest表示“暗示，表明”時，后面的賓語從句不用虛擬語氣。【語境應用】單句語法填空。1)Tohelpuspreparefortheexam,theteachersuggested_________(read)throughournotes.2)Isuggestedthatjohn__________(buy)somesecond-handfurniture.3)Mydeskmate’ssleepylooksuggestedthathe________(be)tiredofhisstudyandIsuggestedthathe______________(have)arest.4)Thesuggestionis________allthepeoplewhowilljoininpickingapplesshouldwearahatandapairofgloves.reading(should)buywas(should)havethat11.Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspended

fromtheceiling,butshefellofftheladder.克萊爾試圖幫忙修理懸掛在天花板上的一盞燈，但她從梯子上摔了下來。suspend

vt.tohangsth.fromsth.else

懸;掛toofficiallystop/delaysth.foratime

暫停;暫緩egAlampwassuspendedfromthe