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[重难预知]
核心单词
fiction, salary, appointment, guilty, dismiss, declare,presume, weekly, calculate, superior, labour, fetch,pace, division, urge, random, explode
核心短语
1.test out 检验;测试
2.on a...basis 根据;以……的方式(基准)
3.superior to 比……更好;更胜一筹
4.conflict with 与……冲突或抵触
5.take over 占上风;取而代之;接管,接手
6.turn out 关掉;熄灭;在场;使朝外;结果是
单元语法
被动语态
重点句型
1.be to do 句型结构
2.状语从句的省略
3.强调句型
4.全部倒装句
Talk about the following questions in pairs and answer them.
1.What hightech can you name?
(Various) 5G, Robots,3D Printers...
2.Please imagine what our life will be like in 100 years.
(Various)
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking(Ⅰ)
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED(Adapted)
Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire.
Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks [1],but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However,when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed [2].
[1]“as her husband...weeks”是由as引导的时间状语从句,as在此意为“当……的时候”。
[2]“although...changed”是由although引导的让步状语从句。although 引导的从句可置于主句前,也可置于主句后。
On the second morning, Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing [3].She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by a robot that looked so human, and it was disturbing.
[3]“help dressing”属于“help(in) doing sth.”的用法,help是名词,作动词needed的宾语。
One day, Claire mentioned that she didn't think she was clever.Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that [4].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. He always treated her with dignity. 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 [5]. She wasn't like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.
[4]动词不定式短语“to say that”作原因状语。
[5]“how...for Larry”是由how引导的宾语从句。“that her home wasn't elegant enough for Larry”是由that 引导的原因状语从句,常跟在情感类形容词后面。“who wanted...salary”为 who 引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Larry。
As a favour, Tony promised to help Claire make herself more beautiful and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed some library books for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.
Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and improved her makeup.As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops [6], he wrote out a list of things that he would need for his work on the house. Claire went downtown and bought these things. She had an appointment to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop. The saleswoman there was rude to her, so she rang Tony and told him she was being treated badly.He spoke to the woman, who immediately changed her attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear” [7].As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern [8].How awful to be discovered by her [9], Claire thought. By the look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought they were in a relationship. After all, she knew Claire's husband's name was Larry, not Tony. Although it was completely innocent, Claire felt guilty.
[6]“As he..to the shops”是由As引导的原因状语从句,As在此意为“因为,由于”。
[7]“telling him that he was a ‘dear’”是现在分词结构作伴随状语。
[8]“there stood Gladys Claffern”使用了全部倒装语序。
[9]“How awful to be discovered by her”是由How 引导的感叹句的省略。其完整语句是“How awful it was to be discovered by her”。
When Claire got home, she wept. Gladys was everything Claire wished to be. Tony told her she was being sensitive and was just as good as Gladys [10]. He suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return [11]. By that time, Tony expected that the house, which was being completely transformed, would be ready.
[10]“she was...as Gladys”为省略that的宾语从句。was being sensitive 属于“be+being+形容词”结构,该结构常用来表达被陈述对象行为反常(暂时的特点或表现)以及说话人的惊讶、不满、责备等情绪。如:Everyone thinks that our boss is being particularly generous. 我们所有人都觉得老板这次格外慷慨。just as good as...意为“和……一样好”。
[11]谓语动词“suggested”在此表示“建议”,故后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气,即宾语从句的谓语要用“should+动词原形”,should 可省略。“was to leave”和“was to return”都表示对过去将来时间的安排,属于“be to do”结构。
Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help by working on a light suspended from the ceiling [12],but she fell off the ladder. Even though Tony had been in the next room [13], he managed to catch her in time. As he held her, she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room.
[12]“suspended from the ceiling”是过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰a light, light与suspend之间为逻辑上的动宾关系。
[13]“Even though Tony had been in the next room”是由“Even though”引导的让步状语从句,“Even though”表示“即使……”。
The night of the party arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon, so Claire dismissed Tony for the rest of the night. At that moment, Tony took her in his arms, bringing his face close to hers. 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.,
包你满意
(改编版)
拉里·贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。最近,该公司开始对一个家用机器人进行试验。这项测试将由拉里的妻子克莱尔来进行。
克莱尔并不想家中有机器人,尤其是在她的丈夫要出差三周的这段时间里,但是拉里使她相信机器人不会伤害她,也不会让她受到伤害。它将会是个意外收获。然而,当她第一眼见到这个机器人时,她感到恐慌。机器人名叫托尼,他看上去更像一个人,而不像一台机器。他虽然面部表情一成不变,但是高大英俊,头发顺滑且声音低沉浑厚。
第二天早晨,托尼给她端来了早餐,然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣。她觉得尴尬,即刻就让他离开了。现在一个看起来很像人的机器人照顾着她,这让她感到不安。
有一天,克莱尔说她觉得自己不聪明。托尼说她那样说心里一定感到很不快乐。克莱尔觉得,机器人向她表示同情,这很荒唐。但她渐渐欣赏他的智慧和正直,并开始信任他了。他总是尊重她。她对托尼说,对于像拉里这样想通过更高的薪水来提高社会地位的人来说,她的家不够雅致,这让她很不高兴。她跟格拉迪斯·克拉芬不一样,格拉迪斯·克拉芬是这附近最有钱有势的女人之一。
出于好意,托尼答应帮克莱尔变得更漂亮,把她的家变得更雅致。于是克莱尔从图书馆借了一些书给托尼读,更确切地说,是给他浏览一下。她惊奇地看着他的手指翻动书的每一页。她想,这是多么荒谬啊。他只不过是一台机器。
托尼给克莱尔换了新发型,并改善了她的妆容。托尼因为没有获准陪克莱尔去商店,所以就给她写了一份购物清单,上面列有他改装房子需要的东西,然后由克莱尔去市中心采购这些东西。她按照预约做完美甲,又走进了一家高档服装店。那儿的女销售员对她很无礼,她就打电话给托尼,说自己正受到粗鲁的对待。他和女销售员在电话上说了几句话,对方马上就改变了态度。克莱尔对托尼表示感谢,并称他“亲爱的”。刚一转身,她就看到格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那儿。克莱尔想,被格拉迪斯发现了,这可真糟糕。从格拉迪斯脸上的神情来看,克莱尔知道,格拉迪斯认为他们在谈恋爱。毕竟格拉迪斯知道她的丈夫叫拉里,而不是托尼。尽管她与托尼之间是完全清白的,但克莱尔很内疚。
回到家后,克莱尔哭了。克莱尔就是想成为格拉迪斯那样的人。托尼对克莱尔说,她这样想有点敏感,其实她就像格拉迪斯一样好。他建议她邀请格拉迪斯和她的朋友们到家里来玩儿,时间就定在托尼离去、拉里回家之前的那天晚上。到那时,托尼期望正被彻底改装的房子可即刻使用。
托尼有条不紊地进行着改装工作。克莱尔试图帮忙安装天花板上的吊灯,但是她从梯子上掉了下来。托尼尽管当时在隔壁房间里,还是及时接住了她。当他抱着她时,她感觉到了他身体的温暖。她尖叫了起来,把他推开,跑回她的房间。
聚会的那天晚上来到了。八点的时钟敲响了。客人们很快就要到了,克莱尔让托尼结束了当晚的工作。就在那一刻,托尼搂住她,把脸贴近她的脸。她听到托尼说明天他不想离开她,而且他不仅仅是想使她开心。这时,前门的门铃响了。
Ⅰ.Reading for main idea
1.The passage tells us how a household robot works.
2.Match the main idea with each part.
①Paragraphs (1-2) A.The help of Tony with breakfast and dressing.
②Paragraph(3) B.The help of Tony to make Claire elegant and shop.
③Paragraphs (4-7) C.Tony expressed his desire.
④Paragraph D.The arrival of Tony, a robot.
⑤Paragraph E.The help to Claire in danger of being injured.
答案:1-5 DABEC
Ⅱ.Reading for details
1.Why did Larry bring a robot home?
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 refuse to accept the robot at first?
A.She didn't like robots at all.
B.She didn't like the robot's appearance.
C.She was worried about being harmed by the robot.
D.The robot looked like a human.
3.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?
A.He was a robot.
B.She didn't like him.
C.He was more like a human than a machine.
D.He never changed his facial expression.
4.Why did Claire feel embarrassed on the second morning?
A.Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing.
B.Tony offered sympathy to her.
C.Tony helped her a lot.
D.Tony brought his face too close to hers.
5.What can we know from the last paragraph?
A.Tony intended to accompany Claire through the party.
B.Tony didn't want to be with Claire any more.
C.Tony fell in love with Claire.
D.Tony only wanted to please Claire.
答案:1-5 BCCAC
Ⅲ.Postreading
Fill in the blanks and try to recite the summary.
Tony, a robot, 1. was tested (test) out by Claire, when her husband Larry was absent for three weeks. At first, Claire felt 2. alarmed (alarm),because Tony looked like a human. Tony offered to help her dressing, 3. which made Claire embarrassed. 4. Gradually (gradual), Tony began to win Claire's trust and he always treated her 5. with dignity. Claire felt unhappy 6. because her home wasn't elegant. Tony promised to make Claire more beautiful and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed some library books for him 7. to read (read). Soon Tony helped Claire improve her makeup and made great 8. improvements (improve) in the house. He suggested Claire 9. (should) invite (invite) her friends to the house. Once, Claire fell off the ladder, Tony managed to catch her in time. She felt the warmth of Tony's body. She screamed, pushed him away, and ran to 10. her (she) room. At the night of the party, Tony told Claire that he didn't want to leave her the next day.
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