高中英语《Unit2 Robots》课前预习+小组合作探究 新人

1 Unit 2 Robots 课前预习 单词拼写： 1．Germany d war on France on 1 August 1914. 2．I’m fond of science f . 3．Mickey Mouse is a c character. 4．We all （渴望）health and happiness. 5．She looked back on her career with great （欣慰）. 6．He was a from school because he was ill. 7．He took the letter and s it flat on the table. 8．My parents are celebrating 30 years of （婚姻） 9．Her questions about my private life e me. 10．She was tall and （优雅大方）. 11．Out of s for the homeless children he gave them shelter for the night. 12．I have always （羡慕）your good luck. 13．He left the room without （解释）. 14．The manager has e to customers why the goods were late. 15．She s the newspaper over breakfast. 16．He was （陪同）on the expedition by his wife. 17．It was （荒唐）of you to suggest such a thing. 18．They’re （离婚）each other. 19．I know how to take care of my own （事）. 20．I’ve just finished 3（第3章）. 从课文中找出下列短语： work for____________ be used to do sth ___________ test…out_____________ allow sb to do sth ____________ feel alarmed ____________ look like__________ feel embarrassed _____________ improve one’s social position _________________ with wonder_________ reach for sth___________ change one’s attitude____________ turn around__________ after all ______________ with anger ____________________ fall off a ladder______________ push sb away __________ at that moment__________ desire to do sth ______________ leave sb alone__________ protect sb from doing sth _________________ prevent sb from doing sht_____________ fall in love with sb__________ in the past_____________woek as___________ give up doing sth______ take ---as---___________ research into sth_________________ soon after one’s divorce _____________

小组合作探究 2

课文理解 Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed (SB P11) Now read a short story about a robot. It was originally written by the science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer. Read the text— Satisfaction Guaranteed and find the answers to the following questions. 1. What did Larry Belmont work for?

2. What was it experimenting with? By whom was it going o be tested out?

3. Did Claire want the robot in her house at first?

4. Who persuaded her to do so? 5. What was the robot＇s name? What were Claire＇s first impressions of him?

6. Why did Claire feel embarrassed on the second morning?

7. What did she think when Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that? 8. What did she tell Tony when she began to trust him? 9. How did Tony please Claire? 10. What did Claire do when a salesman was rude to her at a dress shop? 11. What did Gladys think when she saw what happened at the shop? Why? 12. What did Tony suggest to Claire? 13. What did Tony do when the clock struck eight? 14. Did her guests see what it happened? Why? 15. Was she envied by her guests? Why? 16. Was the company pleased with Tony＇s report? 17. Why did the company rebuild Tony? ___ 3

参考答案 理解课文 ①It＇s a robot. ②A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by human. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. ③Yes. We can find robots in science fiction, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons. ④There are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, robots, robots that carry out jobs in the house, and entertainment robots. Robots also often appear as characters in stories. 1．He worked for a company that made robots. 2．Recently it was experimenting with a robot that could be used to do the housework. It was going to be tested out by Larry＇s wife, Claire. 3．No, she didn＇t want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks. 4．Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn＇t harm her or allow her to be harmed. 5．His name was Tony. When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. He didn＇t look like a machine at all. He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 6．She felt embarrassed because he asked her whether she needed help dressing. 7．She thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. 8．She told him how she and her home weren＇t elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasn＇t like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around. 9．Tony wanted to please Claire by helping her make herself and her home elegant. He gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. 10．She rang Tong up and told the salesman to speak to him. The salesman immediately changed his attitude. 11．Gladys thought Claire was having an affair. After all, she knew Claire＇s husband＇s name was Larry, not Tony. 12．He suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, he expected the house to be completely transformed. 13．At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her. Bending his face close to hers. Claire heard him declare that he didn＇t want to leave her the next day and he felt more than just the desire to please har. 14．Yes. Her guests saw everything. Because Tony opened the curtains on the front window. 15．Yes, she was envied by those women. Because the women were impressed by Claire and the house. She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. 16．Yes, the company was very pleased with Tony＇s report on his three weeks with Claire. 17．Because you can＇t have women falling in love with machines. Ⅰ重要单词 1．fiction fictional science fiction a writer of fiction ① Fact is stranger than fiction. ② For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married. ③ Sherlock Holmes was a fictional character. 2．Cartoon cartoonist ① Finding Nemo is a walt Disney cartoon.