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UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION
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Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension
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Step One:Pre-reading
Look at the four pictures and think about the two questions below.
1.How do robots already help humans in their lives?
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2.Do you think it is possible for a robot to have feelings? why?
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(Answers may vary.)
do the housework;help elderly people and the disabled;serve cuisine and gather dirty dishes;wash the dishes
No.Because robots are programmed and controlled by computers.
Step Two:While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
What's the main idea of the text?
A.An experiment where a household robot was tested out.
B.The robot's facial expression couldn't change like people.
C.The robot could do everything that man can do.
D.An experiment tested out by the household robot Tony.
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Ⅱ.Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1 A.Tony made Claire feel embarrassed.
Para.2 B.Tony promised to help Claire.
Para.3 C.A household robot would be tested out by Claire.
Para.4 D.Claire first saw the robot.
Para.5 E.Claire began to trust Tony.
Para.6 F.Tony caught Claire when she fell off a ladder.
Para.7 G.Tony told Claire he didn't want to leave her.
Para.8 H.Tony planned to help Claire to attract Gladys and her friends.
Para.9 I.Tony helped Claire improve herself and her house.
答案:Para.1 C Para.2 D Para.3 A Para.4 E Para.5 B Para.6 I Para.7 H Para.8 F Para.9 G
Ⅲ.Read for the structure
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
Part 1
(Paras.1-3) Claire's 1.__________ to a robot at home and how she felt when she first met Tony.
Part 2
(Paras.4-8) What Tony did to 2.______ Claire.
Part 3
(Para.9) The night before Tony 3.______.
attitude
help
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Ⅳ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best