内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 掌握对比、比较等阅读策略,能迅速获取文章大意。
2. 能够通过分析每段的大意来加深对文章的理解。
3. 了解语篇中感情故事和机器人实验的明暗两条线索。
写出下列词汇的汉语意思
1. fiction n. 小说;虚构的事
2. bonus n. 意外收获;奖金;红利
3. ridiculous adj. 愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的
4. integrity n. 诚实正直;完整;完好
5. dignity n. 庄重;庄严;尊严
6. salary n. 薪水;薪金
7. absurd adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的
8. appointment n. 预约;约会;委任
9. nail n. 指甲;趾甲;钉子
vt. (用钉子)钉牢;固定
10. saleswoman n. 女售货员;女推销员
11. guilty adj. 内疚的;有罪的;有过失的
12. suspend vt. 悬;挂;暂停;暂缓
13. ladder n. 梯子;阶梯
14. dismiss vt. 让(某人)离开;解散;解雇;消除
15. declare vt. 表明;宣称;公布
16. whereas conj. 然而;但是;尽管
17. test out 检验;测试
18. more like 更像是;更接近
表格填空
Occasion
Claire
Before Tony arrived
1. disliked Tony
When first seeing Tony
was 2. alarmed
On the second morning
felt 3. embarrassed
When she shared her trouble with Tony
4. admired him
When Tony helped her with the trouble in the clothes shop
called him a “5. dear”
When she fell off the ladder and was caught by Tony
felt his 6. warmth
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. Why did Larry bring a robot home? B
A. To make his wife happy.
B. To test out the robot.
C. To send his wife a gift.
D. To free his wife from work.
2. Why did Claire feel alarmed when she saw the robot? D
A. Because the robot was in fact not a machine.
B. Because she didn't like him.
C. Because she had seen the robot before.
D. Because the robot was more like a human being than a machine.
3. Who did Claire turn to for help when the saleswoman in a clothes shop was rude to her? C
A. Her husband.
B. Gladys Claffern.
C. Tony, the robot.
D. The manager of the shop.
4. What does the text mainly talk about? A
A. How a robot used for housework is tested out in a family.
B. Why Claire fell in love with a robot.
C. Why a robot fell in love with a human being.
D. That a robot can save a human being from danger.
Ⅱ. 选择正确选项填入空白处,补全所给句子提供的信息(其中有一项是多余的)
A. to buy a necklace
B. to be tested out by Larry's wife
C. to be harmed
D. to accompany her to the shops
E. to help Claire make herself more beautiful
F. to