Unit 1 Section 1 Reading and Thinking-【赢在微点】轻松课堂2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版）

UNIT 1　SCIENCE FICTION 文化意识　1.了解中外科幻作家及其作品的主题内容。 2.通过科幻作品对人类文明和世界发展培养宏大的视野。 学习能力　1.能够分析作品中的人物特征。 2.能够认识并运用词汇进行口语交际。 ■知识先知 fiction; fare; dignity; superior; salary; grip; appointment; fetch; guilty; division; dismiss; urge; declare; random; presume; explode test out; more like; fall away; have an urge to; on a ... basis; pros and cons; superior to; conflict with; take over; turn out ①suggest+that从句 ②It was+被强调部分+that ◆被动语态的结构及用法 ◆写一篇科幻故事 ■画里有话研究者们提出了一种低成本的装置——智能键盘,并希望这种设备能尽快进入市场,服务消费者。 　　As data and identity theft becomes more and more common,the market is growing for biometric (生物测量) technologies—like fingerprint scans-to keep others out of private e⁃spaces. ①At present, these technologies are still expensive, though. 　　In a study ②describing (describe) the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word“touch”four times using the smart keyboard. Data ③collected (collect) from the device could be used ④to recognize ( recognize) different participants based ⑤on how they typed, with very low error rates. The researchers declare that the keyboard should be pretty straight forward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive,plastic⁃like parts. The team hopes to make ⑥it to market in the near future. Section 1　Reading and Thinking Step 1　Skim for Main Idea 1.Who is Tony? A household robot.  2.What is Tony like? He seemed more like a human than a machine.  Step 2　Scan for Specific Information 1.Why did Larry Belmont bring a robot back home? A. To help his wife. B. To accompany his wife. C. To test out the robot. D. For entertainment. 答案　C 2.The reason why Claire felt alarmed at the sight of Tony was that 　　　　.  A. he was a robot B. he was more like a human than a machine C. she didn􀆳t like him D. he never changed his facial expression 答案　B 3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Tony? A. He performed successfully at Claire􀆳s house. B. He looked disturbing and frightenin