book7Unit2 Warming up and reading

1、What is a robot?A robot is a machine d_ to do jobs that are usually p_ by humans. esignederformedHow is a robot work?Robots are p_ and c_ by a c _.rogrammed ontrolledomputerWhat can robots look like?spiderhumanssnakeToday there are different kinds of robot, including i_ robots, h_ robots, and e_ rob

2、ots. Robots also appear as characters in stories.ndustrial ouseholdntertainmentCan you list some kinds of robots you know about?What can these robots do?industrial robots 工业机器人工业机器人household robots家用机器人家用机器人entertainment robots娱乐型机器人娱乐型机器人News reporter robotDoraemonCan you make a list of any science

3、 fiction, literature, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons about robots?Lets look at these pictures:I, ROBOT Science fiction filmInteligencia Artificial人工智能人工智能TransformersAstro Boy铁臂阿童木铁臂阿童木Do you think it is possible for a robot to:think for itself?have feelings?have its own needs and desires

4、?look and feel like a human being?Now read a story about a robot. It was originally written by science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer.ReadingSatisfaction Guaranteed Asimovs first law for robots: A robot must not injure human bein

5、g or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one.机器人不得伤害人类机器人不得伤害人类, ,或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观； About the writer: Isaac Asimov阿西莫夫机器人三大定律：阿西莫夫机器人三大定律： 1.1.机器人不得伤害人类机器人不得伤害人类, ,或看到人类受到伤害而或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观；袖手旁观； 2.2.在不违反第一定律的前提下在不违反第一定律的前提下, ,机器人必须绝

6、对服机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令；从人类给与的任何命令； 3.3.在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下, ,机器人必须机器人必须尽力保护自己。尽力保护自己。Satisfaction Guaranteed Characters in the story:Larry Belmont employed in a company that makes robotsClaire Larrys wife,a housewife Tony the robot Gladys Clafferna woman that Claire enviesFast reading 1

7、. What is the text mainly about?2. What did the robot called Tony look like?3. Why did Tony open the curtains? 4. Why should Tony be rebuilt?5. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? 1.What is the text mainly about?2.What did the robot called Tony look like?It is mainly about

8、 a robot used for was in a family.He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged.howhouseworktested out3. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied

9、by the women guests .4. Why should Tony be rebuilt? Because the company (designers) felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.5. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? I would 1.Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony Because he was more like a being t

10、han amachine.2. When tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.3. Claire was very happy that tony could understand her when she said she was not clever.4. claires husband wanted to improve his social position, but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.Ture o

11、r falseCareful Reading5.Tony asked claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.6. claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.7.Claire was very happy to find that Cladys envied her.8.The company was satisfied with tonys report b

12、ecause he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him1. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _.A.making her home elegantB.giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she woreC.giving her advice on her dresses D. All the aboveMultiple choice:2. As a result, the experimen

13、t shows _.A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each otherB. Tony had to be rebuiltC.Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B3. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she didnt like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Becaus

14、e he never changed his facial expressions.4. All the following statements are true except _.A.Tony tried to please ClaireB. Claire tried to displease TonyC.Tony managed to protect ClaireD.Gladys admired Claire for her Tony5. We can infer from the passage that _.A.Claire liked Tony from the beginningB. Claire cried because she found that she fall in love with a machineC.Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left herD.Tony had no feelings as human beingsHow did Claire feel? What happened?She saw Tony was _- and _. His hair was _and his voice was _.Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.