Unit 1 Reading,Listening and Thinking
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Science fiction is a popular kind of writing，and many people think of Jules Verne as the father
of science fiction.He was born in France in 1828.His father wanted him to become a lawyer(律师),
but ①when he was about twenty years old, Verne decided to become a writer.At first he wrote
plays for the theater.Then, in 1863, he wrote a story ②called Five Weeks in a Balloon.The success
of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the
Earth(1864) and From the Earth to the Moon(1865)．
In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions.Jules Verne wrote
about scientific subjects in his stories and，as a result，they were very popular.Verne’s writing
included many predictions(预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true.He described
space flight，movies，and air conditioning，a long time before they appeared.These books were very
successful and they ③made Verne rich.
Jules Verne’s books have been the subjects for many movies.20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
was a successful movie for Walt Disney.It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of
cartoon drawings.Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of
Verne’s books.The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg.For him, the most
important thing is to be always on time!
靓句运用于写作
①When I encounter problems in English learning，my teacher listens to me patiently and
explains them carefully，helping me overcome the difficulties.(2020·全国Ⅰ，书面表达)
②Our class won first prize in the English oral competition held this Monday.(2020·浙江，写作)
③Music can make us sad, happy, relaxed and energetic.(2019·天津，书面表达)
Period One Reading，Listening and Thinking—Comprehending
品句猜词——请预读下列课文原句，并猜测句中加黑词汇的意思。 1．He seemed more like a human than a machine.更像是；更接近
2．She had an appointment to paint her nails，then she went into an expensive clothes shop. 预约
3．Although it was completely innocent，Claire felt guilty.内疚的；有罪的
4．Claire tried to help by working on a light suspended from the ceiling，but she fell off the ladder.悬；挂
5．She heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next day，and that he felt more than
just the desire to please her.表明；宣称
Step 1 Fastreading
1．The passage mainly tells us .
A．the robot could do everything that man can
B．that a robot can take the place of a human being
C．an experiment where a household robot was tested out
D．why a robot fell in love with a human being
答案 C
2．Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A．Tony made Claire feel embarrassed.
Para.2 B．Tony promised to help Claire.
Para.3 C．A household robot would be tested out by Claire.
Para.4 D．Claire first saw the robot.
Para.5 E．Claire began to trust Tony.
Para.6 F．Tony caught Claire when she fell off a ladder.
Para.7 G．Tony told Claire he didn’t want to leave her.
Para.8
H．Tony planned to help Claire to attract Gladys and her friends.
Para.9 I．Tony helped Claire improve herself and her house.
答案 Para.1 C Para.2
D Para.3 A Para.4 E Para.5 B Para.6 I Para.7 H Para.8 F
Para.9 G
Step 2 Carefulreading
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.
1．Larry brought a robot home to .
A．make his wife happy
B．test out the robot C．send his wife a gift
D．free his wife from work
答案 B
2．Why didn’t Claire want the robot in her house?
A．Because she didn’t like robots at all.
B．Because she didn’t like the robot’s appearance.
C．Because she was worried about being harmed by the robot.
D．Because the robot looked like a real person.
答案 C
3．We can infer that at the first sight of Tony，Claire felt alarmed by .
A．his appearance
B．his ability
C．his facial expressions
D．his cleverness
答案 A
4．Tony did the following things to help Claire EXCEPT .
A．giving her a new haircut
B．changing her makeup
C．having the house completely transformed and improved
D．going into a jewellery shop to buy her a necklace
答案 D
5．Which of the following is NOT Tony’s characteristic?
A．Clumsy. B．Handsome.
C．Helpful. D．Smart.
答案 A
Step 3 Postreading
After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.
A household robot named Tony was going to 1.be tested(test) out in a family by Claire.Claire
didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.At her first sight of Tony, Claire
was 2.alarmed(alarm), for the robot seemed more like a human 3.than a machine, handsome with
smooth hair and a deep voice.When Tony offered to help her 4.dressing(dress)，Claire felt
embarrassed.Claire complained that she wasn’t clever so Tony showed sympathy for her，which
she thought was ridiculous.5.Gradually(gradual), Tony began to win Claire’s trust.As a favour，Tony helped Claire make herself smarter and her home 6.more elegant(elegant)．In an expensive
