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人教课标
高二 选修 7
Unit 2Warming upA robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Toy robotscharacters in storiesEntertainment
robotsIndustrial robotshousehold robotsThe robot which can play football.Read the text quickly and complete its main idea.
The text is mainly about a robot, Tony, who not only helped Claire do __________, but also helped her create a new ________. image housework worked for a company that makes robotsLarry’s wife, a housewifea household robot to be tested outa woman that Claire enviesRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.facial expressionsmoothvoiceskinhaircutlistjewellery shopattitudeadvisedhuggedClaire’s feelings toward
Tony changed as the story
developed. Fill in the
occasions when Claire
had these feelings.Before he arrivedWhen he arrivedWhen he offered to
help her dressWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herselfWhen he helped her with the salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by TonyWhen she heard Gladys
whispering to another
woman that she had never
seen anyone so handsome
as TonyShe remembered Tony
was just a machine 1. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by his cleverness.
2. Claire bought the items from the shop
because Tony wanted herself and the
house changed.appearance.3. Tony opened the curtains to let other women see everything and envy Claire.
4. As a result, the experiment shows Claire and Tony fell in love with each other.
Tony had to be rebuilt.
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 the women guests.2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented 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. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?
4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.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 firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.
Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine.
She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed.I. In groups, list Tony’s characteristics
that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.Looks like a
human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voice
like a human’s.Facial expressions
never change.
Quicker reactions
(She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.)Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skills.Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her
breakfast and then
asked her whether
she needed help
dressing.)II. Choose the best answer.
1. Why did Claire buy the items from the shops?
A. Because her husband was to return. B. Because Tony was to leave.
C. Because Tony wanted to transform the house.
D. Because she thought she needed them.C2. What do we know from the text?
Tony was a typical machine.
B. Claire was envied by her guests in the end.
C. Tony was a gift from Claire’s husband.
D. Claire’s husband was not satisfied with Tony’s report.B Can you make up an end for the story?1. Remember the characteristics
of science fiction.
2. Surf the internet to learn more
about robots and science fiction.
3. Surf the internet to learn about
Isaac Asimov.Thank you!
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