高二英語(yǔ)選修7 unit2 robots reading.

1、What can a robot do?It can do many different things.robot waiterrobot workerplay musicdancesingsweep the floorpour tea cook dinnerplay footballexplore dangerous placesplay with usserve usA robot can do all the housework. It can cook dinner, do the laundry(洗衣服）洗衣服）, iron（熨）（熨） shirts, make the bed, s

2、weep the floor and wash the dishes. A robot can also look after children. Children all like to play with robots. A robot can be a teacher. It knows everything and remembers everything well. It can help me with my homework. It can also help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer

3、space. There are many types of robots and they can do different work.Can you name some of them?機(jī)器貓機(jī)器貓Entertainment（娛樂(lè)）（娛樂(lè)）robotsIndustrial robotsDomestic robots家用機(jī)器人家用機(jī)器人The robot which can play with children. The robot which can play football.The robot whichcan speak to people.Skimming to get gener

4、al ideas1. How many characters are mentioned?2. Who are they? 3. What is the relation between them?SkimmingReading Comprehension IILarry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larrys wife, a housewife Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their familyGladys Claffern - th

5、e most powerful women around, a woman that Claire enviesCharacters in the story:Scanning to get detail informationRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Characteristics of Tony tall and handsome his 1. _ never changed 2. _ hair a deep 3. _ soft and warm 4. _seem more like a _Than a _facial e

6、xpressionsmoothvoiceskin1.What did Tony look like?humanmachine2.What problems did Claire have ? She didnt think she is _. She was over-_. She felt her home wasnt _ enough. She wasnt like _, one of the richest and most powerful women around.cleverweightelegantGladys ClaffernOn the second morning of h

7、is stay at Claires houseBefore the night of the partyOn the night of the party3.What did Tony do to help Claire? Things Tony didOn the second morning of his stay at Claires house He brought Claire _ He asked whether Claire needed help _dressingbreakfastThings Tony didBefore the night of the party He

8、 gave Claire a new 1. _ and changed her makeup He wrote out a(n) 2. _ of items for Claire to buy He spoke to the clerk in a(n) 3. _ to make him change his 4. _ .He advised Claire to invite her 5. _ to the house. He worked steadily on the 6. _ of the house.He succeeded in 7. _ Claire when she fell of

9、f a ladder.haircutlistjewellery shopcatchingimprovementsfriendsattitudeThings Tony didOn the night of the partyHe opened the_ To let other women see everything.He _ his arms around Claire and declared he didnt want to leave her the next day.foldedcurtainsClaires feelings towards Tony changed as the

10、story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.Detailed-readingdislike himBefore he arrivedOccasionClaireWhen he arrived was alarmedWhen he offered tohelp her dress felt embarrassedWhen he offered tohelp her improve her house and herself admired himThe Change of Claires Feelin

11、gs to Tonycalled him a dearOccasionClaire felt his warmthWhen she fell off a ladder and was caught by TonyWhen he helped herwith the salesmanThe Change of Claires Feelings to TonyOccasionClaireShe remembered Tony was just a machineWhen she heard Gladyswhispering to another woman that she had neverse

12、en anyone so handsomeas Tony cried all night felt being enviedThe Change of Claires Feelings to Tony sad to remember he was just a machineReview Claires emotional development.At first Claire refused to have Tony at her house accept him trust him proud of him love him1. Larry was going to be away fro

13、m home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.True or False?scanningReading Comprehe

14、nsion 5. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.6. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.7. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.1. Why di

15、d Tony open the curtains?2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then

16、remembering that he was a machine? scanningRead the story again and answer the following questions in groups.scanningReading Comprehension1. Why did Tony open the curtains?2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she wou

17、ld be envied by the women guests. Tony prevented Claire from being harming 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

18、? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. open5. 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

19、 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.6.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of T

20、ony? A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she didnt like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.7. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by _. A. his appearance B. his ability C. his facial expressions D. his clevernessA8. Why did Claire buy the items from the shop? A. Because her husband was to return. B. Because Tony was to leave.C. Because Tony wanted the house transformed.D. Because she thought she needed them.C9.The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by_.A. making her h