Unit1ScienceFictionReadingandThinking课件高中英语人教版选择性

UNIT1SCIENCEFICTIONReadingandthinkingExploretherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobotsContents010203Lead-inReadingLanguagepointsPart1Lead-inAttheendofthislesson,Iwillbeableto:learnaboutthetypeandusageofarobot.findoutthecharactersmentionedinthestoryandthentellwhotheyarebyscanningthepassage.graspwhatTonydidtohelpClaireandhowClaire’semotiondevelopedduringTony’sstayatherhouse.OpeningPageToday’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.—IsaacAsimovLet'smeetsometypesofrobotsinourlifeindustrialrobotsmedicalrobotsservicerobotsdomestic/householdrobotsVideoTimeWhosesatisfactiondoyouthinkwillbeguaranteed?Howarerobotsusuallydescribedinsciencefiction?Willtherebearobotinthisnovel?Whattypeofrobotwillitbe?PredictionWhatdoesthetitle—SATISFACTIONGUARANTEEDmean?Part2ReadingSATISFACTIONGUARANTEED(Adapted)

包你满意（改编版）LaryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.itwasgoingtobetestedoutbylarry’swife.Claire.拉里·贝尔蒙特在一家机器人制造公司工作。该公司最近开始试验家用机器人。机器人将由拉里的妻子克莱尔进行试用(testout)。para2Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especialyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks,butlarypersuadedherthattherobotwouldntharmherorallowhertobeharmed.itwouldbeabonus.Howeverwhenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhisfacialexpresionneverchanged克莱尔并不想家里有个机器人，尤其是在她丈夫要出差三周的时候，但是拉里劝她说机器人不会伤害她，也不会让她受到伤害。还会是个意外收获(bonus)。然而，第一次看到机器人时，克莱尔还是有点惊慌。这个机器人名叫托尼，看着不太像机器，而更像(morelike)一个真人。托尼高大英俊，头发顺滑，嗓音低沉，不过他的面部表情始终不变。para3onthesecondmoning,Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrasedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,anditwasdisturbing.第二天早晨，托尼给克莱尔端来了早餐，还问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。克莱尔感到非常尴尬，立刻让托尼走开。现在，她正由一个看起来这么像人类的机器人照料着，这很令人不安。para4Oneday.Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasdlever.Tonysaidthatshemustfelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegradullyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn'telegantenoughforlarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabiggersalary.shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.有一天，克莱尔说她觉得自己并不聪明。托尼说她肯定是感到很不开心才会这么说。克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情十分荒谬(ridiculous)，但她逐渐欣赏托尼的智慧和正直(integrity)，并且开始信任他。托尼对她彬彬有礼(treatherwithdignity)。克莱尔告诉托尼自己多么不开心，因为拉里觉得家里不够雅致;拉里想通过涨工资(salary)来提高自己的社会地位。克莱尔与格拉迪丝·克拉芬不同，后者是当地最有钱有势的女性之一。para5Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.soclaireborowedsomeibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.作为一项恩惠，托尼答应帮助克莱尔，把她变得更漂亮些，也把她的家变得更雅致些。于是，克莱尔从图书馆借来了一些书让托尼阅读，应该说是让他扫视。她惊奇地看着托尼的手指翻动书页的样子，心想这太荒唐(absurd)了。他只不过是一台机器罢了。para6TonygaveClaireanewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup.ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouselairewentdowntownandboughtthesethingsshehadanappointmenttopainthernails,thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.Thesaleswomantherewasrudetoher,sosherangTonyandtoldhimshewasbeingtreatedbadlyHespoketothewomanwhoimmerdiatalychannedheratitude.ClairethankedTony,telinghimthathewasa"dear".Assheturmedaround,therestoodGladysClafern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bythelookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall,sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry,notTony.Althoughitwascompletelyinnocent,Clairefeltguilty.托尼给克莱尔做了一个新发型，还改善了她的妆容。但是，由于托尼被禁止陪同克莱尔去商店，所以他开具了一张装修房子所需材料的清单。克莱尔去市中心购买了这些东西。她按预约(appointment)去美甲(nail后，走进了一家高档时装店。女店员(saleswoman)对她很粗鲁，于是她打电话给托尼，告诉他说自己受到了不礼貌的对待。托尼同店员交谈之后，店员立刻改变了态度。克莱尔向托尼道谢，称托尼为“亲爱的”。当她转过身来，却看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬正站在那里。被她发现了，这多么难堪啊，克莱尔心想。从她脸上的表情判断，克莱尔知道格拉迪丝认为自己出轨了。毕竟她知道克莱尔丈夫的名字是拉里，而不是托尼。虽然完全无辜，克莱尔还是感到内疚(guilty)。para7WhenClairegothome,shewept.GladyswaseverythingClairewishedtobe.TonytoldhershewasbeingsensitiveandwasjustasgoodasGladys.HesuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthatthehouse,whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed,wouldbeready.到家后，克莱尔啜泣不止。格拉迪丝是她竭力模仿的对象。托尼对克莱尔说，她这样想有点敏感，其实她像格拉迪丝一样优秀。托尼还建议在他离开，也就是拉里回家的前一天晚上，克莱尔邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友们到家里来。到那个时候，托尼预计这栋正在彻底改造的房子将大功告成para8Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Claretriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspendedfromtheceling,butshefellofthelader.EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime.sheheldher,shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimaway,andrantoherroom.托尼的装修工作稳步进展。克莱尔努力帮忙安装天花板上的吊(suspend)灯，但从梯子(ladder)上摔了下来。尽管托尼当时在隔壁房间，但他还是及时接住了她。托尼抱着她的时候，她感受到了他身体的热度。她尖叫了一声,一把推开他，然后跑回了自己的房间。para9Thenightofthepartyarived.Thedlockstruckeight.heguestswouldbearivingsoon,soClairedismissedTonyfortherestofthenight.Atthatmoment,Tonytookherinhisarms,bringinghisfaceclosetohers.sheheardhimdeclarethathedidnotwanttoleaveherthenextday,andthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.聚会之夜到了。时钟敲响了八点整，客人们很快就要来了，于是克莱尔让托尼结束(dismiss)了当晚的工作。就在那一瞬间，托尼将她揽入怀中，慢慢地贴近她的脸庞。克莱尔听着托尼宣布(declare)说他次日并不想离开她，而且他心里的愿望不只是让她开心而已。就在这时，前门的门铃响了。Firstreading1.Readthetextquicklyandchoosethebestanswer.1)Thepassagemainlytellsus

.A.

therobotcoulddoeverythingthatmancanB.

thatarobotcantaketheplaceofahumanbeingC.

anexperimentwhereahouseholdrobotwastestedoutD.

whyarobotfellinlovewithahumanbeing2)Whatkindofgenre(体裁)isthistext?A.descriptive(描写文)B.Narrative(记叙文)C.Expository(说明文)

D.Argumentation(议论文)3.

Whydidn'tClairewanttherobotinherhouse?

A.

Becauseshedidn'tlikerobotsatall.

B.

Becauseshedidn'tliketherobot'sappearance.

C.

Becauseshewasafraidofbeingharmedbytherobot.

D.

Becausetherobotlookedlikearealperson.4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TonyfallsinlovewithClaire.B.Tonywillhavearestthatnight.C.TonywillstaywithClaireforever.D.Tony,therobotneedstobeimproved.2.FindoutmainideaofeachPart.LarrypersuadedClairetoaccepttherobotthatwouldbetestedout.TheresultofClairelivingwiththerobot.TheprocessoftherobothelpingClaire.Part2(3-8)Part1(1-2)Part3(9)3.WhatistherelationbetweenLarryBelmont,Claire,Tony,GladysClaffern?TonyLarryBelmontworksoncoupletestoutfriendsClaireGladysClaffernCarefulreading1.DecidewhetherthestatementisTrueorFalse.1)LarryBelmonthiredarobottoaccompanyhiswife

becausehewouldbeawayonabusinesstripfor

threeweeks.2)Clairedidn'tliketheideaatthebeginning,but

Larrypersuadedhertoagreetoitatlast.3)ShefeltembarrassedwhenTonyaskedherwhether

sheneededhelpdressing.4)Oneday,TonyaccompaniedClairetotheshopsand

helpedherwhenthesaleswomanwasrudetoher.5)ClaffernwastheoneClairewantedtobe.FTTFT2.Claire's

feelings

towards

Tony

changed

as

the

story

developed.

Complete

the

chart.OccasionsClaire…1beforehearriveddislikedhim2wasalarmed3feltembarrassed4admiredhimwhenheofferedtohelpherdresswhenheofferedtohelpherimproveherhouseandherselfwhenhefirstsawhimOccasionsClaire…5calledhimadear6felthiswarmth7feltbeingenvied8criedallnightwhenhespoketothesaleswoman

andher

attitudechangedaftertheladiessawTonyholdingherandspeakingtoherlovinglyaftersherememberedhewasjustamachineandshouted,“Leavemealone!”whenshefelloffaladderandcaughtbyTony

ArobotnamedTonywassenttoClaire’shouse(1)__________(test)out.Helookedlikearealman,tallandhandsomewithsmoothhair(2)____adeepvoice.Notonlydidhelooklikeahuman,buthe(3)________(behave)likearealman.HedideverythingtocomfortClaire.Hepreparedbreakfastin(4)___morning.HeeventriedtohelpClaireget(5)_______(dress),whichmadeClairefeelembarrassed.tobetestedandbehavedthedressedWhenheheardthatClairewasnot(6)________(satisfy)withherhouse,hebegantoimproveit.WhenhelearnedthatClairewasjealousofanotherlady,hehelpedtoimprove(7)___(she)makeupandmakeGladysandherfriendsadmireClaireby(8)______(hold)apartyathome.

Tonywasonlyarobot,buthecoulddoandthink(9)______(exact)likearealman.Heevenfellinlovewithhishostess,Claire,neartheendofthetest.(10)_____anexcellentsciencefictionitis!satisfiedherholdingexactlyWhatKeywords

n.

小说；虚构的事

n.

意外收获；奖金；红利

adj.

愚蠢的；荒谬的；荒唐的

n.

诚实正直；完整；完好

n.

庄重；庄严；尊严