UNIT 1 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking—Comprehending（Word教参）-【优化指导】2021-2022学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册(人教版2019)

Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking—Comprehending 难词注解 ①experiment with 做实验 ②test out 对……测试 ③more like...than... 更像……而不是…… ④with dignity 有尊严地 ⑤promise to do sth. 许诺干某事 ⑥accompany sb. to 陪伴某人去…… ⑦after all 毕竟，终究 ⑧manage to do sth.设法干成某事 教材原文 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED [Adapted] Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with① a household robot. It was going to be tested out② by Larry's wife, Claire. Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks，but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However，when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than③ a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed. 是并列复合句。but 构成转折关系。but后面分句中含有一个由that引导的宾语从句。 是一个复合句。although引导让步状语从句。 On the second morning, Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by a robot that looked so human, and it was disturbing. One day, Claire mentioned that she didn't think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot, but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him. He always treated her with dignity④. She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasn't elegant enough for Larry, who wanted to improve his social position with a bigger salary. She wasn't like Gladys Claffern，one of the richest and most powerful women around. 是并列复合句。but 构成转折关系。前面分句中，thought后为省略引导词that的宾语从句，其中，it为形式主语，that引导主语从句；后面分句是含有两个并列谓语的简单句。 As a favour, Tony promised to⑤ help Claire make herself more beautiful and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed some library books for him to read, or rather, scan. S