Unit 1 Period 1 Reading Comprehension （课件）-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

Unit 1 Science fiction Period 1 Reading and Thinking—Reading Comprehension 读前清障 精读课文 读前 清障 3 Ⅰ.匹配单词 1.bonus　　 A.the money that you pay to travel by bus，plane，taxi，etc. 2.dignity B.say sth officially or publicly 3.fare C.feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong 4.presume D.an extra amount of money that is added to a payment， especially to sb’s wages as a reward 5.declare E.the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles 6.guilty F.a calm and serious manner that deserves respect 7.integrity G.suppose that sth is true，although you do not have actual proof Ⅱ.选词填空 test out，more like，look after，or rather，turn around more like 返 回 1.He is __________ a friend than our English teacher. 2.She worked as a secretary，__________，a personal assistant. 3.The new machine is being ___________ by some scientists. 4.______________，you will see the bookstore on your left. 5.Now I am _____________ my sick mother，so I can’t go to the cinema with you. or rather tested out Turning around looking after 精读 课文 6 1.Whose satisfaction do you think will be guaranteed? _______________________________________________________________ Step 1　速读——整体理解文意 Claire. 2.What does the word“adapted”mean? _______________________________________________________________ It’s a selected part from a novel. 3.What kind of genre(体裁) is this passage? A.Practical writing(应用文). B.Narration(记叙文). C.Exposition(说明文). D.Argumentation(议论文). √ 4.Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. (1)Who：Sort out the relationships between major characters. Claire：a __________ Larry：Claire’s ；worked for ________________________ Tony：a robot by Claire Gladys：one of the women around；_______ by Claire housewife husband a company making robots household tested out richest and most powerful envied (2)When：Claire’s husband was away on a business trip . (3)Where：At . (4)Why：To a household robot. (5)What：It is mainly about how a was in a family. (6)How：How does the story develop? for three weeks Claire’s home test out household robot tested out Read the text carefully and do the following exercises. Ⅰ.Read for plots development. 1.Para.1：Setting(背景) What’s the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 1? A.To attract the readers’ interest. B.To make the story interesting. C.To stress the importance of the robot. D.To give some background information. Step 2　细读——逐段获取细节 √ 2.Para.2：Beginning(故事开端) Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A.Because he was a robot. B.Because she didn’t like him. C.Because he was more like a human being than a machine. D.Because he never changed his facial expression. √ 3.Paras.3－8：Development(故事发展) (1)Claire’s problems： ①She was not . ②Her house was not enough. ③She was not like . ④The saleswoman was to her. ⑤She a ladder. clever elegant Gladys Claffern rude fell off (2)How did Tony help her? ①He gave her a new and improved the she wore. ②He made the saleswoman change her . ③He the house completely. ④He suggested throwing a in her house. ⑤He managed to her in time from the next room. hairstyle makeup attitude transformed party catch 4.Para.9：Climax(故事高潮) What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.Tony fell in love with Claire. B.Tony would have a rest that night. C.Tony would stay with Claire forever. D.Tony，the robot，needed to be improved. √ Ⅱ.Read for emotional development Figure out the changes of Claire’s feelings towards Tony. A.was alarmed B.felt admired and trusted C.felt embarrassed D.felt shy & nervous E.Disliked F.felt thankful (1)before Tony arrived：____ (2)when she first saw Tony：____ (3)when Tony asked if he should help her get dressed：____ (4)when Tony offered sympathy：ridiculous，____ (5)when Tony helped her talk to the saleswoman：____ (6)when Claire fell，Tony caught and held her，feeling his warmth：___ E A C B F D Ⅲ.Analyse the structure Ⅰ.续写要求 根据课文内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 注意：续写词数应为150左右。 Then the front door bell rang._________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away. ____________ _______________________________________________________________ Step 3　读后——续写 Ⅱ.续写关键点拨 1.根据明线、暗线、高潮预测故事的结局 (1)Claire对Tony从排斥、警觉，到接受、信任，再到被深深吸引、喜欢上Tony 是语篇叙事的明线。 (2)故事以Tony对女主人做出亲昵的举动，并倾诉了不合常规的表白作为结束，故事在高潮处戛然而止，留下悬念，需要续写出结局。 (3)文章暗线：机器人测试，因此要推断机器人的结局。 2.抓伏笔，为续写作铺垫 (1)Although it was completely innocent，Claire felt guilty.(Para.6) [续写照应]　Tony was ，so there was in Claire’s marriage.Why did Claire feel guilty？She might _____________________ Tony before she knew it. (2)He suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return.(Para.7) [续写照应]　Gladys and her friends all her beauty.Claire even heard Gladys saying that she her，especially when she saw the _______________. a robot no crisis have fallen in love with admired envied handsome robot (3)She heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next day，and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.Then the front door bell rang.(Para.9) [续写照应]　Why didn’t Tony ? Did he _______________ Claire? Or he just did it as it ? Did he _________ ______ at last? want to leave fall in love with had been programmed leave or stay 3.提问题，推断情节发展 Para.1 •What did the guests see and feel at the party? •What happened between Claire and Gladys? •What happened between Claire and Tony? How did she feel? Para.2 •What happened to Claire and was she eventually satisfied? •What happened to Tony? •Did he pass the test? •Why was he taken away? 4.参考词汇 松开(某人) ___________ 不辜负某人 ____________ 从视线消失 _________________________ 受到好评 _______________ 对……满意 ______________________________ 对……印象深刻 _______________ 低声对某人说 __________________________________ let go (of sb) live up to sb disappear/vanish from sight be well received be satisfied/content/pleased with... be impressed by whisper to sb/utter to sb in a low voice 嫉妒/羡慕某人 ______________ 某人突然想到……it sb that... 重建/升级 ______________ 代替，取代 ______________________ 不能容忍某人做某事 can’t have sb sth envy/admire sb occurs to rebuild/update replace/take the place of doing [范文赏读] Then the front door bell rang.Tony let her go and disappeared from sight.It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.Her guests had seen everything! The women were impressed by Claire，the house and the delicious cuisine.Just before they left，Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony.What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as beautiful as them，but none of them had such a handsome lover.Then she remembered—Tony was just a machine.She shouted “Leave me alone”and ran to her bed.She cried all night. The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away.The company was very pleased with Tony’s report on his three weeks with Claire.Tony had protected a human being from harm when he prevented Claire from falling off a ladder.He had also opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire，which would make them envy Claire.But even though Tony had been so clever，he would have to be rebuilt—you cannot have women falling in love with machines. A robot named Tony was sent to Claire’s house 1. (test) out.He looked like a real man，tall and handsome with smooth hair 2._____ a deep voice. Not only did he look like a human，but he 3. (behave) like a real man.He did everything to comfort Claire.He prepared breakfast in 4.____ morning.He even tried to help Claire get 5. (dress)，which made Claire feel embarrassed.When he heard that Claire was not 6.________(satisfy) with her house，he began to improve it.When he learned that Claire was jealous of another lady， Step 4　总结——课文语法填空 to be tested and behaved the dressed satisfied he helped to improve 7. (she) makeup and make Gladys and her friends admire Claire by 8. (hold) a party at home. Tony was only a robot，but he could do and think 9. (exact) like a real man.10. an excellent science fiction story it is! her holding exactly What 1.Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot，but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him. [句式分析]　此句是由 连接的 句。第一个分句中thought后是省略了that的 从句，在该从句中it作 ，that引导的从句作 。 [自主翻译]　___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Step 5　解读——长句难句分析 but 并列复合 宾语 形式主语 真正的主语 克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情十分荒谬，但她逐渐欣赏托尼的智慧和正直，并且开始信任他。 2.She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasn’t elegant enough for Larry，who wanted to improve his social position with a bigger salary. [句式分析]　此句为 句。how引导 从句；that引导 从句；who引导 从句，修饰Larry。 [自主翻译]　___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 主从复合 宾语 宾语 非限制性定语 克莱尔告诉托尼自己多么的不开心，因为拉里觉得家里不够雅致；拉里想通过涨工资来提高社会地位。 3.As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops，he wrote out a list of things that he would need for his work on the house. [句式分析]　此句是 句。As引导 ；that引导_____ _____，修饰先行词 。 [自主翻译]　___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 主从复合 原因状语从句 定语 从句 things 由于托尼被禁止陪同克莱尔去商店，所以他开具了一张装修房子所需材料的清单。 4.As she turned around，there stood Gladys Claffern. [句式分析]　此句是 句。As引导 从句，as意为“ ”；主句部分为there开头的 句。 [自主翻译]　___________________________________________________ 主从复合 时间状语 当……时候 完全倒装 当她转过身来，却看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬正站在那里。 5.By that time，Tony expected that the house，which was being completely transformed，would be ready. [句式分析]　此句是 句。that引导 从句，从句主语为 _________，谓语为 ；which引导的是 从句，修饰先行词 。 [自主翻译]　_______________________________________________________ 返 回 主从复合 宾语 the house would be ready 非限制性定语 the house 到那个时候，托尼预计这栋正在彻底改造的房子将大功告成。 $$