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湖南省怀化市溆浦县第三中学高中英语课件 译林牛津版 选修7 Unit 2Two life-saving medicines Reading

湖南省怀化市溆浦县第三中学高中英语课件 译林牛津版 选修7 Unit 2Two life-saving medicines Reading

4. Where did Alexander Fleming find penicillin? In a mould that killed bacteria. 5. What illnesses did Alexander Fleming find penicillin? It might be used to treat illnesses caused by bacteria.
Effects of penicillin • help in treating wounds and infections • treat illnesses caused by bacteria
Answers of activity D:
f 1. ____ g 4. ____ 7. ____ e a 2. ____ b 5. ____ d 3. ______
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Read the passage carefully and answer some detailed questions: 1. When did people find that drinking a special tea could reduce fever and About 3,500 years ago. 2. When was aspirin first made? In 1897. pain?
Read as quickly as you can and
find the answers to the following
questions.
1. What are the two medicines mentioned in the article? Aspirin and penicillin. 2. When was one of the medicines first sold as a tablet? In 1900. 3. What did Fleming, Florey and Chain

人教版高中英语选修7课件：Unit+4+Section+Ⅱ+Warming+Up+Reading+—+Language+Points+(共43张PPT)

人教版高中英语选修7课件：Unit+4+Section+Ⅱ+Warming+Up+Reading+—+Language+Points+(共43张PPT)

3．participate vi.参与；参加 [教材原句] I loved listening to the family softly talking to
each other in their language, even though I could not participate in the conversation. 我喜欢听一家人用他们的语言轻声细语地交谈，虽然我无法 参与到他们的对话中去。 ①Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions. 全班同学都应该积极参与这些讨论。 ②She participated with her friend in his sufferings. 她分担朋友的痛苦。
1．relevant adj.有关的；切题的 [教材原句] Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry
is to these students ... 有时候，我真想知道，化学对这些学生究竟有多大的用 处„„ be relevant to 和„„有关
①That point is highly relevant to the discussion. 那一点和这次讨论内容的关系密切。 ②He gave us a lot of details which were not quite relevant to the subject. 他给了我们很多不太切题的细节。
8． relevant adj.有关的；切题的→ relevance n．关联 9． arrangement n．安排；排列→ arrange v．安排 10．participate vi.参与；参加→ participation n．参与；参加 11． rectangle n．矩形；长方形→ rectangular adj.长方形的； 矩形的 12． muddy adj.泥泞的；泥土般的→ mud n．泥；泥泞

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高考英语总复习精品课件：Unit2 Highlights of My Senior Year(外研版选修7)
外 研 版
选修7
Module 2
高考英语总复习
3 ． It took two hours but it was ________ ， as
everyone told me I looked very elegant! A．worth it C．worth so 答案：A B．worth that D．worth them
外 研 版
选修7
Module 2
高考英语总复习
Despite learning tension, we are no longer booksworms;
our school life is very rich. We are offered diverse subjects, such as Chinese, maths, English, physics, chemistry, biology, politics, art, etc. These subjects widen our sight and enrich our life. We become more lively and actively.
外 研 版
选修7
Module 2
高考英语总复习
2．It's well-known that Americans are competitive,
and I ________ whenever I won our races! 众所周知，美国人喜欢争强好胜。不管什么时候，只 要我赢得了比赛，我都会为此欣喜若狂。 3．Exam grades are very important, but ___________. 分数固然重要，课外活动也不容忽视。
外 研 版
选修7

高中英语选修七Unit2《Robots》教学课件

高中英语选修七Unit2《Robots》教学课件

基础自主梳理
二、核心拓展词汇
Ⅰ.填一填(掌握书写) 1.__a_m__b__it_i_o_n___n.雄心;野心→__a_m__b__it_i_o_u_s__adj.有雄心的;有野心的 2.__b_e__n_e_f_i_c_ia__l _adj.有益的;受益的→_____b__e_n_e_f_i_t_ v. & n.利益 3.____a_d__a_p_t____vt.使适应;改编→__a_d__a_p_t_a__ti_o_n__n.适应;改编 4.____a_n__n_o_y____vt.使……不悦;惹恼→__a_n_n__o_y_e__d___adj.颇为生气的 5.c_o__n_g_r_a__tu__la__te_vt.祝贺;庆祝→__c_o__n_g__r_a_t_u_l_a_t_io__n_n.祝贺
基础自主梳理
Ⅲ.用一用(语境推意)
1.[2018·天津卷] When I was 17,I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolourist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death._______社__区__________ 2. So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. _____非__营__利___的______

高二英语选修7全册课件2-3

高二英语选修7全册课件2-3
Unit 2 Robots
人 教 版 英 语
Unit 2 Robots
人 教 版 英 语
Unit 2 Robots
1．go away
1)离去 There was no answer to my knock, so I went away. 敲门没人应答，于是我就走了。 2)停止 If this pain doesn't go away soon, I'll go mad. 若疼痛不马上止住，我要发疯了。
人 教 版 英 语
后置定语，相当于定语从句that is to be repaired first，表
示时间概念上的“将来”以及逻辑关系上的“被动”。
Unit 2 Robots
3．(2010江西－32) There were many talented actors
out there just waiting________. A．to discover B．to be discovered C．discovered D．being discovered 答案：B 本题题意：许多天才演员等待人们去发现。 wait表示“等待”，后接不定式(短语)担任宾语。此外，
人 教 版 英 语
Unit 2 Robots
7．As the twentieth century came to a close, the raw
materials for a great national literature were at hand, waiting________. A．to use B．to be used C．to have used D．to be using 答案：B use与句子的主语the raw materials构成逻

人教版高中英语选修7Unit 2 RobotsListening and Reading task三十二35张课件ppt

人教版高中英语选修7Unit 2 RobotsListening and Reading task三十二35张课件ppt
AD: That’s amazing! So, what can it do?
EW: Well, it can check your email. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school, play games, and even dance with them.
3 helicopter For example, it can fly
into a house that's been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyone's inside.
Robot What is the robot?
Walking
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1. How many people are killed or injured by landmines every year? 2. How often is someone killed or injured by a landmine? 3. For how long do landmines keep causing damage?
It understands 650 phrases,
Personal speaks more than 3,000. It
robot
can recognize different
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people. It can check your
"PaPeRo email. It can help children
AD: That’s an interesting topic.

高二英语选修7全册课件1-3

高二英语选修7全册课件1-3
人 教 版 英 语
我认为半小时到达那儿是不可能的。
②I feel it my duty to say that you are wrong. 我认为我有责任说你是错误的。
Unit 1 Living well
3)动词不定式一般不用作介词的宾语，但是介词(短
语)but, except, besides, instead of等后面可以接动词不定式 作宾语。 ①The prisoner had no choice but to obey. 这位囚徒除了服从没有别的选择。 ②Nothing remained for us to do, except to clean the dishes. 除了洗盘子，我们没有什么事可干。
人 教 版 英 语
②They walked because they couldn't afford to take a
taxi. 他们因为坐不起出租车而步行。
Unit 1 Living well
2)当动词不定式作宾语时，若其后跟一个宾语补足语，
则往往用it作形式宾语，而将真正的宾语移至句末，以使 句子重心后移，即构成句型“主语＋谓语动词＋it＋宾补 (形容词或名词)＋动词不定式(短语)＋其它成分”。能用于 这种句型 中的谓语 动词常见 的有： think, feel, imagine, consider等。 ①I thought it impossible to arrive there in half an hour.
Unit 1 Living well
人 教 版 英 语
Unit 1 Living well
人 教 版 英 语
Unit 1 Living well
1．abolish vt. 废除；废止

livingwellReading课件(新人教版选修7)

livingwellReading课件(新人教版选修7)

Para.5
Marty’s advice :
1. Don’t feel sorry for them. 2. Don’t make fun of them. 3. Don’t ignore them. 4. Accept them for who they are. 5. Encourage them to live as rich and full a life as you do.
For 1. Unable to use a certain part, but can develop other potential… 2. Happiness is... 3. Receive guidance 3. Strong desire to... 4. Successful examples 5. Get inspiration… 6. Technology... Against 1. Shortage of proper equipment, nonobstacle facilities (无障碍设施) and special schools… 2. Hard to get jobs 3. Trouble others 4. Disabled in mind... 5. Given prejudice… 6. …
Paras.2&3
Why did the doctors cut out a piece of muscle from Marty’s leg? A. Because they could cure the disease by cutting it out. B. Because they wanted to use it as a specimen(标本). C. Because they would transplant(移植) the new muscle. D. Because they wanted to find out the cause of the disease.

人教版英语选修七Unit2Robotsreading共47张分享资料

人教版英语选修七Unit2Robotsreading共47张分享资料

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7. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part. 8. Claire's guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 9. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her. 10. The company was very pleased with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman to fall in love with him.
sympathetic
with
原句: As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. 出于善意, 托尼答应帮助克莱尔使她变得更聪明, 她的家更高雅。(B7 P11) favourite adj. 最喜欢的
自主预习
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自主预习
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2021英语北师大版选修7课件：Unit2CommunicationWorkshopandLan

2021英语北师大版选修7课件：Unit2CommunicationWorkshopandLan

connection with other people or the world around them. ⑤Therefore doctors don't fully understand comas and the process of recovery, it is generally agreed that a patient's chances of recovery decline the longer they stay in a coma. However, after 15 years it was very unlikely that Terri would ever recover.
高频考点冲关 03
1．temporary adj. 临时的；短暂的 That is only a temporary solution to the problem. 那只是暂时解决问题。 The council have placed us in temporary accommodation. 委员会给我们安排了临时住处。
A最近，一位美国妇女，特瑞·谢维的丈夫在她昏迷了15年之 后，争取使其解除生命维持器的这一做法得到了法律的支持，这 一事例揭露了在照看昏迷病人这一法律及医疗方面的许多敏感问 题。尽管15年过去了，特瑞的父母仍然相信她的昏迷状态只是暂 时的。她的丈夫不同意，并说特瑞不会希望生活在这样一种状态 中。法庭批准关掉生命维持器，尽管这一裁决让特瑞的父母感到 麻木，并且有些人声称生命是神圣的，任何人都没有权力予以终 止，很多人则说这样做对特瑞来说才是正确的事情。
答案 1．weekly；monthly 2.temporary 3.rob；robbed；robbed 4．decline 5.unconditionally; condition 6．equip；equipment；equipped 7.fortune；fortunate 8．deadline 9.concern；concerned；concerning 10.vote 11．absurd 12.circumstance

高中英语配套课件：选修7 Unit 2 Period 3(人教版)

高中英语配套课件：选修7 Unit 2 Period 3(人教版)
定式用主动式作定语，重点在人，用被动形式作定语，重 点在物。 There is no time to lose/to be lost.(用 to lose可看成for us to lose；用to be lost，谁 lost time不明确。)
没有可以失去的时间了。
重点语法精析
解码书面表达
5. 在be to do结构中的一些不定式通常应用主动表被动， 被动
重点语法精析
解码书面表达
【温馨提示】
若句子的主语不是不定式的逻辑主语时，
不定式必须用被动式 I'll go to the post office. Do you have a letter to be posted?
(不定式的被动语态作定语，you不是post动作的执行者。)
我要去邮局，你有信要寄吗？
我想整理一下我的卧室。
重点语法精析 解码书面表达
四、不定式的主动表被动用法 1．动词不定式在名词后面作定语，不定式和名词之间有动宾
关系时，又和句中另一名词或代词构成主谓关系， 不定式
的主动形式表示被动含义。 He has a family to support.(to support与family是动宾关系， 与he是主谓关系。) 他要维持一个家庭。
重点语法精析 解码书面表达
I never thought that the information would be brought to me so early. 我决没想到他那么早就会把资料带给我。 The main building of the Northeast Engineering Institute is being repaired by the workers. 工人们正在维修东北工学院主楼。

【最新】人教版高中英语选修7：Unit+2+Robots+warming+up+and+reading+课件

【最新】人教版高中英语选修7：Unit+2+Robots+warming+up+and+reading+课件
After that Claire gain her confidence.
Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1___ A. Tony made Claire embarrassed. B. Tony helped Claire in improving herself and Para 2___ her house. Para 3___ C. Claire was going to test out a household robot. Para 4___ D. Claire began to trust Tony. E. Tony promised and prepared to help Claire. Para 5___ F. Claire first saw the robot Tony. Para 6___ G. Claire was envied by those women she admired. Para 7___ H. Tony made a plan to help Claire to attract Gladys and her friends. Para 8___ I. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report. Para 9___ J. Tony caught Claire when she fells off a ladder. Para 10___ K. Claire’s friends saw Claire and Tony were together. Para 11___ Para 12___ L. Claire felt disappointed and sad that Tony was just a machine.

高二英语选修7全册课件1-2

高二英语选修7全册课件1-2
人 教 版 英 语
他没有参加会议，这使老板很生气。
Unit 1 Living well
students. A．attached B．appealed C．submitted D．adapted 答案：D 本题题意：这是一本适合中国学生需要的 教科书。adapt to表示“适合；适应”。
人 教 版 英 语
Unit 1 Living well
3．absence n. 缺席；不在某处
①Every time after a long absence from school, I feel really stupid. 每次长期缺课之后，我就感到很愚蠢。 ②Behave yourself in my absence. 我不在的时候你要规矩点。 ③In the absence of evidence, the police had to let him go.
人 教 版 英 语
我做这个是为了帮助他。
Unit 1 Living well
[知识运用]
(1)This regulation will be highly beneficial________the society at large. A．with C．to 答案：C B．on D．at 本题题意：这条规定一般来说，对社会极
[词语辨析]
adapt, adjust, fit, suit与match 这些词都含有“适合、适应”的意思。 (1)adapt指“修改或改变以适应新条件”。 You should adapt yourself to the new environment. 你应该适应新环境。 (2)adjust指“调整、调节”使之适应。 You can't see through the telescope until it is adjusted

高中英语 Unit2 《Robots》课-Reading 新人教选修7

高中英语 Unit2 《Robots》课-Reading 新人教选修7

9.The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by______. A. making her home elegant B. giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. all the above
5. Finish the following chart.
have women falling in love with a robot. 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Students give their own answers.
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 held her family in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body.
Occasion 1 Before he arrived 2 When he arrived 3 When he offered to help her dress Claire… disliked him was alarmed felt embarrassed

人教版高中英语选修七Unit2《Robots》课件

人教版高中英语选修七Unit2《Robots》课件
修饰形容词该用副词。
三、短语翻译
1. _r_i_n_g__u_p__ 给……打电话 2. _t_u_r_n__a_r_o_u_n__d__ 转向; 回转 3. _l_e_a_v_e_._._.a_l_o_n_e___ 不管; 别惹; 不打扰 4. _s_e_t_a_s_i_d_e__so__m_e__t_im__e__ 抽出一些时间 5. _i_n__a_ll__ 一共; 总计
The result of his test_s_e_e_m_e_d__to__b_e__ _s_a_ti_s_fa_c_t_o_r_y_/s.atisfying
3. alarm n. 警报；惊恐 vt.使警觉； 使……惊恐
例句However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. 然而， 当她第一次看到机器人，她感到震 惊。
4. sympathy n.同情(心)
原句 Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. 克莱尔 觉得被一个机器人同情是很荒 谬的事。(B7 P11)
例句She never showed any
sympathy when I was injured, which made me very angry.我 受伤时她从未表示过同情, 这 使我很生气。
高中英语课件
（madeofdingshangtuwen）
一、单词识记
1. a_s_s_e_s_sm__e_n_t___ n.评价; 评定 2. r_e_c_e_iv_e_r___ n.收件人; 接收机 3. a_f_f_a_ir__ n.事务; 事情; 暧昧关系 4. _b_io_g_r_a_p_h_y__ n.传记; 传记文学 5. _fa_v_o_r__ n.喜爱vt.喜爱

高中英语 Unit 2《Reading2》课件 牛津模块选修5

高中英语 Unit 2《Reading2》课件 牛津模块选修5
Be concerned about 11.a constant,steady economy
A stable economy 12.speak freely Open the floor
第八页，共24页。
Important language points
1.In addition,many sea creatures are being
Turn over:to change position so that the other side is facing outwards or upwards
The car skidded and turned over.
7.But I do agree that recycling may be the key to helping both sides.(line45)
betterrefcoyrctlheed environment,because
第三页，共24页。
Industry responsibility
population Earth
It means we do not need to cut down more trees and cause the destruction of more forests.The________winildl ussttilrlygrow,but Earth will not have to suffer.We should also pay attention to what we eat.People should take_____________for not buying certain
第十五页，共24页。
They advise that a passport be carried with you at all times.

人教版高中英语选修7吉林省长岭县第四中学unit 2 the unired kingdom2课件ppt

人教版高中英语选修7吉林省长岭县第四中学unit 2 the unired kingdom2课件ppt
e.g. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
consist in = lie in 存在与；在于(无被动形式) eg: The beauty of air travel consists in its speed
2.divide :划分；把整体分成若干部分； separate : 分隔；把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来。
1.The UK is surrounded by w_a_t_e_r in all sides. 2. On the west of the Great Britain lies _th_e__Ir_i_s_h_S_e_a___. 3. On the south of England lies__th_e__E_n_g_l_is_h__C_h_a_n_n_e_l. 4. On the northeast lies _t_h_e_N_o__rt_h_S__e_a_. 5. On the north is _th__e_N_o_r_t_h_A__tl_a_n_ti_c_O__c_e_a_n__.
e.g. The world is divided into five continents. The grinding machine separates the grain from the husk . 碾谷机把米和糠分开。
3. debate : 1) [c, u] 讨论；争论；辩论会 e.g. hold a debate on a subject 就某一题目举行一次辩论
6. break away (from ) 挣脱，从……摆脱，打破（陈套等） e.g. The prisoner broke away from the guard.
break away from conventions 打破常规

人教课标英语选修7 Unit 2 Robots Language points 课件

人教课标英语选修7 Unit 2 Robots Language points 课件
因为不允许托尼陪克莱尔去商店……
accompany v. (formal) to travel or go somewhere with sb. 陪同，陪伴 (~sb.)
His wife accompanied him on the trip. 那次旅行他由妻子陪同。 I must ask you to accompany me to the police station. 我必须请你陪我去警察局。
科学家用实验来检验理论。
2. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.
然而她初次见到机器人的时候就感到有点 儿吃惊。
alarm n.
1) a loud noise or a signal that warns people of danger or of a problem 警报
雨林正以惊人的速度消失。
She was alarmed at the thought of travelling
alone. alarmed adj. anxious or afraid that 她一想到独st自h. d旅an行ger就ou害s or怕un。pleasant
might happen 担心的，害怕的
Test your brakes regularly. 定期检测一下你的刹车。
I can’t wait to test out that new mattress. 我已经等不及试试我们的新床垫了。
2) to find out how much sb. knows, or what they can do by asking them questions or giving them activities to perform 测验，考查

高二英语选修7全册课件2-2

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1．alarm
1)vt. 使惊慌，使不安；使警觉 ①I don't want to alarm you, but I can't find the key. 我不想惊动你，但我找不到钥匙。 ②This fish gives off a poisonous liquid from its mouth when alarmed. 受到惊吓时，这种鱼会从嘴里喷出一种有毒的液体。
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have a horror of sth.表示“对某事极厌恶”。 give/raise/sound the alarm 表示“发警报”。
直哆嗦。with fright表示“因为害怕”。
持镇静，从不会惊慌。
⑨ fear
本题题意：因很少时间学习，迈克担心考试
本题题意：听到这个坏消息，他心里充满
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答案：
① panic 干得比自己多。 ② fright ③ fear 本题题意：让您这么受惊吓，我实难以表 本题题意：我们轻声谈话， 以免吵醒婴儿。 本题题意：他突然感到一阵惊恐，心都抽 达我的歉意。give sb. a fright 表示“使某人受惊”。 for fear of 表示“因为怕； 以免， 怕的是”。 ④ alarm
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contraction in his stomach.
⑤ I have a deep________of cruelty.
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⑥ I gave the________as soon as I saw the smoke.

人教版选修7Unit2单词课件共53张

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_f_e_e_l_/h_a_v_e__sy_m__p_a_t_h_y_f_o_r__ 同情 …… _e_x_p_r_es_s_s_y_m__p_at_h_y_f_o_r__对…… 表示同情 out of sympathy 出于同情
(1)Knowing that he was injured ，I wrote him
13.在某方面有天赋 _h_a_s__a_t_a_le_n_t_f_o_r_
14.渴望做某事
_d_e_s_i_re__to__d_o_s_t_h_.
15. 转向，回转
__tu_r_n__a_ro_u_n_d____
1.desire (n.) want, wish, long for 1. 渴望 , 欲望, 渴求 have a desire for sth. 迫切想要某物 have a desire to do sth. 渴望做某事 desire sb. to do 想要某人做某事 People all over the world __h_a_v_e__a_d_e_s_ir_e__fo_rpeace
(2)He is junior ___t_ome ，though he looks
___o_l_d_e_r (old).
10. talent n. 天才；天赋；才干
have a talent/gift for...
有…才能/天赋；在某方面有天赋
Talent depends upon industry. 天才靠勤奋。
a letter to express___s_y_m_p__a_th_y__ (sympathize)
for him.
(2)He felt sympathy__fo_r_ her misfortune( 不幸).
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Read the story again and answer the following questions in groups. 1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by women guests.
but at last she agreed to it. T 3. When Tony offered to help dressing,
Claire was pleased to accept it. But she
thought it was surprising for a robot to
answer the questions:
main idea.
1. Why did Larry bring a robot back home? B
A. To help his wife.
B. To test out the robot.
C. To accompany his wife. D. For entertainment.
gave her advice on how
changed the makeup she wore to decorate her house
Prevented Claire from being harmed
(example)
helped Claire be envied
by other women
C. she was rich
D. she is powerful
Make inference
5. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because ___D____. A. he harms people B. it can not help the housewife in the family C. it is too frightening D. we can not have women falling in love with machines
Let’s look at some pictures and see what robots can look like.
Robots can be made into all kinds of things.
Pre-reading What can robots do?
Do dangerous work
Before he arrived
When he offered to help her dress When he offered to help her improve her house and herself
When he helped her with the salesman
When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony
The change of Claire’s feeling to Tony
unwilling to accept
alarmed,disturbed and frightened
trust
embarrassed, disturbed and frightened
proud of him
fall in love
those in theme parks; • Robots used in toxic waste clean-up and in underwater and space exploration;
…
Do you think it is possible for a robot to:
Make a list of what the robot Tony did during the experiment.
did housework
helped Claire make herself and her home elegant by…
gave her a new haircut and
Comprehending
Exercise 1
1. Claire’s feelings toward Tony changed as the story developed. Read the story, then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.
--- 本题旨在帮助大家练习主旨大意归纳能力。
主旨归纳忌讳面面俱到追求理解的彻底完美。
可采用扫读, 跳读(scan, skim)。
For details
2. What kind of robot was Tony? C
A. an industrial robot B. an entertainment
1
10. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. T
11. Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her. T
housewife
Tony
A robot
was to be
tested out
by Claire
in their family
Gladys Claffern
One of the richest and most powerful women around.
a woman that Claire envies
Housework
Secretary
Robots
Play with human And so on…
Types of robots
• Industrial robots used in manufacturing • Domestic robots such as vacuum
cleaners and lawn mowers; • Entertainment robots such as toys and
be so human. F
1
4. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. T
5. Claire’s husband wanted to improve his social position, but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him. T
Skimming
Read the text quickly and answer the following questions: 1. What is the text mainly about?
It is mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.
C. a robot that can carries out jobs in the house
D. a robot that can carries out jobs in the shop
3. Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales
man was rude to her in the shop. A
2. What did Tony do to prevent 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.
8. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. T
9. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part. F
When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony.
She remembered Tony was just a machine.
Exercise 2
Careful Reading
True or False
.
1. Larry was going to be away from home
so he hired a robot to accompany his wife
Claire.
F
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning,
1. think for itself 2. have feelings 3. have its own needs and desires 4. look and feel like a human being
Reading
Satisfaction Guarantec Asimov
A. Tony
B. her husband
C. The manager of the shop D. Gladys
4. Why did Gladys envy Claire? Because