内容正文:
I. Translate the sense groups in the text into Chinese.
1.experiment with
2.a household robot
3.test out
4.be away on a business trip for 3 weeks
5.persuade
6.allow
7.feel alarmed
8.more like... than
9.smooth hair
10.a deep voice
11.facial expression
12.on the second morning
13.need help dressing
14.feel embarrassed
15.look after
16.look so human
17.disturbing
18.it was ridiculous that
19.admire his wisdom and integrity
20.treat her with dignity
21.elegant home
22.improve his social position
23.as a favour
24.promise to do
25.or rather
26.look at
27.with wonder
28.turn each page
29.a new hairstyle
30.improve her makeup
31.accompany sb to sp
32.write out
33.a list of
34.go downtown
35.have an appointment to do
36.paint her nails
37.be rude to
38.be treated badly
39.change one’s attitude
40.turn around
41.by the look on her face
42.in a relationship
43.after all
44.feel guilty
45.be being sensitive
46.be to do
47.work steadily on the improvements
48.(be) suspended from the ceiling
49.fall off
50.even though
51.manage to catch her
52.in time
53.hold sb
54.push sb away
55.the warmth of his body
56.strike
57.dismiss sb
58.take sb in one’s arms
59.the next day
60.more than
61.please sb
62.the front door bell
II. Fill in the blanks
1.Larry Belmont worked ____ a company ______ made robots.
2.Recently it had begun experimenting _____ a household robot. It was going ________(test) out by Larry’s wife, Claire
3.Claire didn’t want the robot in her house, _______(especial) as her husband would be away ____ a business trip _____ three weeks, _____ Larry persuaded her _____ the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her _________(harm). It would be a bonus. _____, when she first saw the robot, she felt _______(alarm).
4.He seemed more like a human ______ a machine. He was tall and handsome _____ smooth hair and a deep voice, _______ his _____(face) expression never changed.
5.____ the second morning, Tony brought her bre