UNIT 1 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking—Comprehending（Word教师用书）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

UNIT 1　SCIENCE FICTION 随着科学技术的发展，机器人正逐渐进入人们的生活。他们让生活更美好，让办公更智能，为人类生活的方方面面提供便利。 In the future, when robots can be used both in homes and in other areas, they could improve the living standards of people.Many people burn their energy on their day­to­day tasks like cooking, cleaning after work, etc.When robots can complete such jobs, people can spend more time with their family and friends.Experts say that many major problems in the modern world are caused by miscommunication.When people have more time, they can talk freely to solve such issues and eventually create a happy society. Robots can be used on certain jobs to avoid accidents caused by careless behaviour of some people.When robots are used on such work, it does not risk any human life due to accidents at the workplace.Human resources can be efficiently used by performing tasks which demand human skills like critical thinking and problem solving.Robots can be used on low­end jobs like moving heavy things and heavy weight lifting. While some people talk about how robots can be useful to humans, others voice their concerns about the reduction in human value and the creation of a lazy society due to heavy dependency on robots.When robots become cheaper to produce, employers may prefer to use more robots than humans.As the technology constantly improves the abilities of robots, it could weaken the value of humans.Many people may rely on robots heavily.Some may even develop the habit of using robots on tasks that they can easily do.This could create a lazy society. In conclusion, robots can be used on anything that can eventually improve humans' living standards but we can't depend on them too much.Robots can be used to help humans live in harmony and form a happy society. Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking—Comprehending 默写练习(一) 一、单词 (一)核心单词(根据音标及汉语意思，写出英语单词) 1． fiction [ˈfIkʃn]n.小说；虚构的事 2． bonus [ˈbəʊnəs]n.意外收获；奖金；红利 3． ridiculous [rIˈdIkjələs]adj.愚蠢的；荒谬的；荒唐的 4． integrity [Inˈteɡrəti]n.诚实正直；完整；完好 5．