Unit1SciencefictionReadingandThinkingsciencefictionsciencefictionfilmInsciencefiction,weoftenseerobots.LeadinrobotArobotisamachinedesignedtodojobsthatareusuallyperformedbyhumans.Robotsareprogrammedandcontrolledbyacomputer.Doyouthinkitpossibleforarobotto

looklikeahumanbeing?doeverythingforhumanbeings?haveitsownfeelingsorthoughts?

WatchthevideoclipoftheRobotSophia（索非亞機器人）inaTVshowwiththequestionsinmind.Nowadays,whatcanrobotsdotohelphumans?industrialrobotshouseholdrobotsentertainmentrobotsLeadinSatisfactionGuaranteed(Adapted)

Reading

Today’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.IsaacAsimovWhosesatisfactiondoyouthinkwillbeguaranteed?ReadfortitleandtexttypeMaybethecustomers’.Whatisthetexttypeofthispassage?

A.ArgumentativewritingB.NarrativewritingC.ExpositorywritingD.AnadvertisementReadthetextquicklyandfinishthetwotasks.

Task1:Findoutthecharactersandtheirrelationships.Task2:Matchthemainideawitheachpart.〇

LarryBelmont

〇

Claire

〇

Tony

〇

GladysClaffern123456789Part1(Para1-2)

Part2(Para3-8)

Part3(Para9)1.Thetextmainlytellsus

．A．howarobotusedforhouseworkistestedoutinafamily.B．whyClairefellinlovewitharobot.C．arobotsavedahumanbeingfromdangerSkimforthe

mainidea

andthestructure

Skimforthe

characters(theirtraitsand

relationships)

testedoutahouseholdrobotClaireLarryBelmontGladysClaffernoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaroundmadethishouseholdrobot(Clairewishedtobe)TonyAcouple?Readthetextquicklyandfinishthetwotasks.

Task2：Matchthemainideawitheachpart.CLarrypersuadedClairetoaccepttherobotthatwouldbetestedout.BTheresultofClairelivingwiththerobot.ATheprocessoftherobothelpingClaire.Para3-8:Para9:Para1-2:SettingConflictConclusionScanfortheplot

Ahouseholdrobotwasgoingtobe_________byClaireClaire’sproblemsTony’shelp1.Shethoughtshewasnot_______.2.Herhousewasnot_______.3.Shewantedtobelike_______________.4.Thesaleswomanwas_______toher.5.Shewassoclumsyto_____________________.1.Hegaveheranew_______andimprovedthe_______shewore.2.He____________thehousecompletely.3.Hesuggesteda_____inherhouse.4.Hemadethewomanchangedher_________.5.Hemanagedto_________intimefromthenextroom.Onthenightoftheparty,beforetheguests________,Tonytookherinhisarms,saidthathedidnotwant___________thenextday,andthathefeltmorethanjustthe_______topleaseher.Setting(para.1-2)Conflict(para.3-8)Conclusion(para.9)GladysClaffernrudefallofftheladderclevereleganthairstylemakeuptransformedpartyattitudecatchhertestedoutarriveddesiretoleaveherClaire’sfeelingschanged.Scanfortheplot

ReadthestorycarefullyandpayattentiontothechangesofClaire’sfeelingstowardsTonyasthestorydeveloped.1.BeforeTonyarriveddislike2.Shefirstsawhimalarmed3.Tonyaskedifheshouldhelphergetdressedembarrassed4.Tonyofferedsympathyridiculous,admired&trusted

5.Tonyhelpedhertalktothesaleswomanthankful6.ClairefellTony’swarmthshy&nervousBeginningDevelopmentEnding?Climax(高潮)Para.1-2M_________Para.3-8H_________Para.9L_________?MeetHelpLove

Analysethe

structure添加題添加標題

①Thenthefrontdoorbellrang._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

②ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Workingroupsandcomeupwithareasonableending.Readfortheendingofthestoryfeltbeingenvied

criedallnight

添加題添加標題①Thenthefrontdoorbellrang._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________●

Whatwouldhappenattheparty?GladysClaffernClaireTony●WhatwouldhappenbetweenClaireandTony?●WhatwouldhappenbetweenClaireandGladys?Thinkingfeltbeingenvied

添加題添加標題Discussingandwriting

②ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Theending

ofthestoryhappyending?sadending?surprisingending?●

WhatwouldhappentoClaire?Wassheeventuallysatisfied?●

WhatwouldhappentoTony?Didhepassthetest?criedallnight

7.GuestssawTonyholdingClaire

8.ClairerememberedTonywasjustamachineenvied

sadClaire’sfeelingstowardTonychangedasthestorydeveloped.Tonywastakenawayandhadtoberebuilt...Criticalthinking1.Doyouthinkitispossibleforapersontolovearobot?Why?Yes,Ido,becausetherobotthinksandactslikehumanbeings,whichcanmakeusforgetthedifferencesbetweenrobotsandhumanbeings.Ourloveforsomeonemainlycomesfromemotioninsteadofthematterofwhatwearemadeof.Variousanswers2.Whatkindofrelationshipdoyouthinkhumansandrobotsshouldkeep?Why?

Sciencetechnologyisadouble-edgedswordDoregardanduseitwiselyandcritically.P7Criticalthinking

作為全國政協委員，趙曉光表示，自己是科技界的委員，也進行了機器人和人工智能的研究，未來將在這一領域提出意見和建議，希望人工智能在我國數字經濟的發展中和數據融通處理中發揮作用，為實體經濟發展賦能，帶來新的經濟增長點和新的業態。“未來五年，我將著重關注人工智能技術的落地應用、新技術領域的創新，并在這些方面做更多調查研究工作。”

語法填空

LarryBelmontworkedforacompanywhichmaderobots.Recentlyitsnewly-maderobotswasgoing1_______(test)outbyhiswife,Larry.

Atfirst,shedidnotliketheidea.However,shefelt2________(alarm)whenshefirstsawtherobot

Tony.Heseemedmorelikeahuman3___amachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhis4_____(face)expressionneverchanged.Withtimegoingby,Clairechangedherattitudetohimand5____________(gradual)trustedhim.thanalarmedtobetestedfacialgradually

HealwaystreatedherwithdignityandpromisedtohelpClairemake6_________(her)morebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.Withhishelp,Clairechangedherhairstyleandmakeup,evenhadan7__________(appoint)topainthernails.HehelpedClairesettleinmanyways.Oncewhenshefell8____aladder,hemanagedtocatchherintime.Asheheldher,

shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.

Shescreamed,pushedhimaway9

rantoherroom.OnthenightbeforeTonywastoleave,

hetookherinhisarms,10__________(declare)thathedidn’twanttoleaveClairethenextday,Isitridiculousforarobottofallinlovewithahumanbeing?appointmentherselfoffdeclaringand用……做實驗；試驗……家庭機器人

出差允許某人做某事更像是A勝過B面部表情

社會地位在第二天早上感動驚恐/尷尬/不安欽佩某人的睿智正直尊重地對待某人出于好意，作為恩惠承諾/答應做某事更確切地說驚奇地看著某人給某人做發型改善某人的妝容陪伴某人去某地列清單/列表預約做某事對某人粗魯/友好

轉身根據某人臉上的表情畢竟

感到內疚bebeingsensitve/quiet/generous將要離開/回來（表計劃安排）從事于

從……掉下來設法成功做到某事

推開

讓某人離開

抱某人在懷里第二天morethanthedesiretodosth1.LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife,Claire.

2.Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.3.Onthesecondmorning,Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,anditwasdisturbing.4.Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn’telegantenoughforLarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabiggersalary.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.5.Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.6.TonygaveClaireanewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouse.Clairewentdowntownandboughtthesethings.Shehadanappointmenttopainthernails,thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.Thesaleswomantherewasrudetoher,sosherangTonyandtoldhimshewasbeingtreatedbadly.Hespoketothewoman,whoimmediatelychangedherattitude.ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bythelookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall,sheknewClaire’shusband’sna