1、UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION1. What kind of robot is it in the video?2. What can it do for us?1. What kind of robot is it in the video?2. What can it do for us?Satisfaction Guaranteed(Adapted)Skim and Scan1. How many characters are mentioned? Who are they? 2. What is the relation between them?a household
2、a household robotrobotClaireLarry BelmontTonyGladys Claffern Read for detailsI. True or false questions1. Larry Belmont hired a robot to accompany his wife because he would be away on a business trip for three weeks. ()2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but Larry persuaded her to agree
3、to it at last. ()3. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing.()4. One day, Tony accompanied Claire to the shops and helped her when the saleswoman was rude to her. ()5. Claffern was the one Claire wanted to be.()FTTFTII. Read the passage and choose the best answer.1.
4、 What does Larry Belmont think of testing out the robot in his house? A. It is an extra benefit. B. It is his responsibility. C. It helps improve his house. D. It can make Claire happy. 2. Why did Claire feel alarmed when she saw the robot? A. Because the robot was in fact not a machine. B. Because
5、she didnt like him C. Because she had seen the robot before D. Because the robot was more like a human than a machine3. Tony did the following things to help Claire realize her dream EXCEPT . A. making her home elegantB. giving her a new hairstyle and changing the makeup she wore C. giving her advic
6、e on her dresses D. going into a jewellery shop to buy her a necklace4.Which of the following is NOT Tonys characteristic?A. Clumsy（笨拙的，不灵活的）（笨拙的，不灵活的）. B. Handsome. C. Helpful. D. Smart.Paragraph 1 Larry Belmont worked for a company _ made robots. Recently it had begun _(experiment) with a househol
7、d robot. It was going to _(test) out by Larrys wife,Claire.that/whichexperimentingbe tested检验，测试检验，测试 Claire didnt want the robot in her house,_( especial) as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to_ ( harm
8、). It would be _bonus. However when she first saw the robot, she felt _(alarm). His name was Tony. He seemed _ like a human_ a machine. He was tall and handsome _ smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed.Paragraph 2especiallybe harmedaalarmedmorewiththan更像是，更接近更像是，更
9、接近 _ the second morning,Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her _ she needed help dressing. She felt_(embarrass) and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by a robot _ looked so human, and it was _(disturb).Paragraph 3Onwhetherembarrassedthatdisturbingwhether 引导了一个宾语从句引导了一个宾语从
10、句whether/if 是否whether和if通常可以通用，但下列情况下只能用whether，不能用if： (1)介词后面的宾语从句只用whether引导。 eg:Our success depends on whether we work hard. (2)与or not:连用时，只用whether引导宾语从句。 eg：I want to know whether he will come back or not. (3)宾语从句置于句首时，只用whether引导。 eg:Whether he will come, I cant say. disturbing adj.disturbing
11、 adj.令人不安的引起恐慌的令人不安的引起恐慌的 One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought _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
12、 always treated her _dignity. She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasnt elegant enough for Larry, _wanted to improve his social position with a bigger salary. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful _(woman)around.Paragraph 4itwithwhowomentreat sb with sth以.方式
13、对待某人 “It+be+adj.+that从句”是固定句式,其中it是形式主语,真正的主语是that引导的从句。it作形式主语的常用句式作形式主语的常用句式:(1)It+be+adj.+that从句It is obvious that without the help of the whole society,there would be no new schools today.2)It+be+过去分词 (said,thought,hoped,believed,reported.)+that从句Its been reported that 76 percent of employees in
14、 some western countries are using emojis at work.(2020全国,七选五)(3)It+不及物动词 (seem,occur,happen)+that从句It happened that I went out when you came to my house. _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 re
15、ad, _rather, scan. She looked at his fingers_wonder as they turned each page. How absurd. She thought. He was just a machine.Paragraph 5Asorwith Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and improved her makeup. _ he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of things that he would n
16、eed for his work on the house. Claire went downtown and bought these things. She had _appointment to paint her nails, then she went into _ expensive clothes shop. The saleswoman there was rude to her, so she _（ring） Tony and told him she was being treated badly. Paragraph 6Asananrangmakeup n. 化妆品，组成
17、，构成，补给，补充化妆品，组成，构成，补给，补充 When Claire got home, she _(weep). Gladys was everything Claire wished to be. Tony told her she was being sensitive and was just as good as Cladys. He suggested that she _(invite) Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was _( return).
18、By that time, Tony expected that the house, _ was being completely transformed, would be ready.Paragraph 7weptinviteto returnwhich He spoke to the woman,_ immediately changed her attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a dear. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awf
19、ul to_( discover) by her, Claire thought. By the look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought they were in a relationship. After all, she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony. Although it was completely innocent, Claire felt guilty.whobe discovered 在表示建议、要求、命令、想法的动词后的从句里，表示虚拟语气用should
20、 + 动词原形（一个坚持 两个命令 三个建议 四个要求 :1). insist 2). order, command 3). advise, suggest, and propose 4). demand, require, request, desire ）. 因此suggest that +虚拟语气的用法也就是suggest that+主语+（should）+动词原形。 eg: I suggested that she (should) go home. suggest这个词除了有建议的含义外，还有“暗示，表明”这样的含义，这种情况下不用虚拟 eg: The result suggeste
21、d that the woman was dead.As she turned around，there stood Gladys Claffern.句式分析句式分析此句是复合句。此句是复合句。as引导引导 从句；从句；是主句，为倒装句型。是主句，为倒装句型。 自 主 翻 译自 主 翻 译 时间状语时间状语there stood Gladys当她转过身时，格拉迪丝当她转过身时，格拉迪丝克拉芬就站在那儿。克拉芬就站在那儿。Claffern返 回 Tony worked_(steady) on the improvements Claire tried to help by working on
22、a light _(suspend) from the ceiling, but she_(fall) off the ladder. Even though Tony had been in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. As he held her, she felt the _(warm) of his body. She screamed, pushed him away, and _(run) to her room.Paragraph 8steadilysuspendedfellwarmthranmanage to
23、do设法完成某事设法完成某事 The night of the party arrived. The clock _(strike) 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, _(bring) his face close to hers. She heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next
24、 day, and _ he felt more than just the desire to please her. Then the front door bell rang.Paragraph 9bringingstruckthat被动语态（被动语态（passive voice)一、动词不定式的被动语态1.作主语eg:To be loved is the greatest happiness one can get.2.作表语eg:His dream is to be admitted into Peking University.3.作宾语eg:My fingernails are
25、too long and they need to be cut.4.作宾语补足语eg:I wished for the novel to be adapted into TV series.5.作定语eg:Are you going to the party to be held at the Greens tomorrow? 6.作状语eg:He hurried to the booking office, only to be told all the tickets had been sold out.二、过去进行时的被动语态 构成:was/were+being+过去分词 意义:表示过去某个时间点正在被进行的动作。eg:The house was being painted when we arrived at his home. 三、其他时态的被动语态1.一般过去时的被动语态eg:Because of the heavy rain,the sports meeting was put off.2.一般现在时的被动语态 Football is played in many countries.3.一般将来时的被动语态A greater number of new textbooks will be published next year.
