book 7 robots reading[下学期]

课件78张PPT。ReadingChoose your favorite one.1. What did Tony look like?
He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.
2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?
ScanningTony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.3. 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 expressions.
4. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _______.
making her home elegant
giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore
giving her advice on her dresses D. All the above
5. As a result, the experiment shows _____.
Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
Tony had to be rebuilt
Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and BCDD6. All the following statements are true except ______.
Tony tried to please Claire
Claire tried to displease Tony
Tony managed to protect Claire
Gladys admired Claire for her Tony
7. We can infer from the passage that ______.
Claire liked Tony but feared him
Claire cried because Tony made her angry
Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her
Tony had no feelings as human beingsBA1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair.
2.Clair didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3.When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4.Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.FTFTRead the text once more and decide whether the following are true or false.6.Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.
7.Tony asked Claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.
8.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.FTF5.Clair’s husband wanted to improve his social position,but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.
T11.Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.
12.The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
TF9.While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.
10.Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her.
FF Careful reading1. Why did Tony open the curtains?
He opened the curtains so that the other women — Claire’s guests could see them.2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
He prevented Claire from being harmed herself by making her feel good about herself .He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3. Why should Tony be rebuilt?
Because the company (designers) cannot have women falling in love with machines.
4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?
5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine?
When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony didn’t look like amachine at all. She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. She was amazed by the fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women. She might not as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she remembered—Tony was just a machine. She cried all night.Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voiceFacial expressions never changed List Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.Clever enough to solve all kinds of problemsCannot think for itselfloveNever experienced such feelings as embarrassment, alarm, anger, happiness or envyFind how Claire’s emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her house→accept him→ trust him→ proud of him→ love him→ sad to remember he was just a machine Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.
Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.Characteristics of science fiction New wordssatisfaction n. [U] 满足, 满意
[C] 另人满足或带来乐
趣的事物
absent adj. 不在场的,在别处的 (absent from sth.)embarrass
【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable
使困窘/ 使局促不安
Are you trying to embarrass me?
【 adj. 】 embarrassed　不好意思的，发窘的
embarrassing　令人局促不安的
I felt embarrassed by my being late.
I don’t like making speeches in public; it’s so
embarrassing.
【 n. 】 embarrassment　
feel/have sympathy for sb. 同情某人
I have a lot of sympathy for what they’re trying to do. 我颇为赞同他们正在尝试做的事。
in sympathy with同情，赞同，支持
We are all in sympathy with your proposals.
have no / some …sympathy with sb /sth
express sympathy for sb
out of sympathy for …
对某人表示同情 出于对…的同情 不支持 / 支持某人/ 某事 sympathy n. [U, C] 同情, 同情心 fiction小说
science fiction 科幻小说
detective fiction 侦探小说

carry out 履行，执行，实现，完成
It’s one thing to work out a plan and it is another to _________.
A. find it out B. carry it out.
C. figure it out D. carry out it.
pile n. 堆, 叠
vi. 堆起, 堆积
vt. 把......堆起a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/ 成批的
There was a pile of magazines on the desk .
I’ve got piles of work to do this evening .
pile up 累积
My work keeps piling up. 我的工作越积越多．
The fallen leaves piled up .堆积
desire 【 n. 】
（ 1 ）a strong wish 渴望，意欲
He has a strong desire to succeed / for success.
They had a desire that I（should）attend their wedding.
a desire to do sth.做某事的愿望
a desire for sth.对某事的愿望
注意:当desire后接同位语从句或表语从句时,从句中的谓语动词常用虚拟语气:should+ 动词原形.
My desire is that I should come to China again.
【 v. 】 desire sth.
to do sth.
sb. to do sth.
that
alarmed ， alarming 【 adj. 】 （惊人的、吓人的）
She felt alarmed when she saw the snake.
The news is really alarming.
give / raise / sound the alarm
发警报/摇警报器
be alarmed at …. 被…吓一跳
be alarmed for … 放心不下 envy vt. 嫉妒,羡慕 (后接名词或代词作宾语,也可接双宾语)
n. 嫉妒,羡慕accompany vt. 陪伴 (accompany sb. at/on sth.)
I envy you.
He was filled with envy of me
at my success .
envy ( n .) of sb
at sth 妒忌某人 / 事
feel envy of sb
at sth …对…感到妒忌
out of envy 出于妒忌
Explanation1. Claire didn’t want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her to be harmed.
克莱尔不想家里有个机器人,尤其是她丈夫要离家三个星期,可是拉里使她相信了机器人不会伤害她也不会允许她受到任何伤害。
especially adv. in particular 尤其、特别地
I love the country, especially in summer.辨析:especially 和specially
especially adv.强调尤其、特别地、格外地
specially adv. 强调专门地、特意地
I bought a present specially for you. 我特地给你买了件礼物。
The ring is of especially importance to their marriage.absent
adj.
1. 缺席的,不在场的(+from)
Three members of the class were absent this morning. 今天早晨该班有三人缺席。
He is absent on business. 他因事缺席。
He is absent from Hong Kong.
他不在香港。2. 缺少的,不存在的
Snow is absent in his country. 他的国家不下雪。
3. 茫茫然的,心不在焉的
He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望着我。
He had an absent look on his face.
他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。vt. 不在;缺席
Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?
昨天你为何不到校？
absent 的反义词是present出席的,在场的
How many people were present at the meeting?
到会的有多少人?2. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. 当她转过身去时,格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那里。
turn around同turn round 转过身
there stood... 此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的动词有stand, seem to be, happen to be, be likely to be, live, come, enter, lie等
There happened to be nobody in the room.与turn有关的短语：
turn back 折回, 翻回
turn in 上交
turn down 拒绝, 调小/低
turn out 结果是; 生产
turn on 开(灯等)
turn off 关(灯等)
turn up 出现;到达or rather : 更准确地说
He lives in London, or rather he lives in a suburb of London.
persuade vt.
1). 说服,劝服(+into/out of)/ (+sb. to do sth.)
She persuaded me into buying it. 她说服我买下了它。
The salesman persuaded us to buy his product. 那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。2). 使某人相信 (+of) / (+that)
How can I persuade you of my sincerity? 我怎样才能使你相信我的诚意呢?
We worked hard to persuade them that we were genuinely interested in the project. 我们想尽办法以使他们相信我们确实对这一计划感兴趣。4. By the amused and surprise look on her face, Chaire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. After all, she knew Claire’s husband’s name was Larry.
从她脸上惊奇的表情判断,克莱尔知道拉迪斯认为她有外遇,毕竟她知道她丈夫的名字是拉里。by prep. 此处相当于according to根据,按照
By my watch it is two o’clock.
by的用法：
1) “到......时为止”,其后若跟过去时间, 时态多用过去完成时;若跟将来时间, 时态多用将来完成时。 By the age of 15, he had taught himself advanced maths. 到15岁时,他就自学完了高等数学。
2) 表示时间时, 还有“在……期间,不迟于”的意思。
I have no idea why he often sleeps by day. 我不知道他为什么常在白天睡觉。 By tomorrow he will be here. 他明天就到这儿。
3) by 作为介词和副词,意思还有“在附近,在旁边,经,由,依据,通过,用,以……方式”等。
There is a mall table by the bed. 在床边有一张小桌子。
Please let me by. 请让我进去。5. She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didn’t want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her. 她大叫“托尼”, 接着她就听到托尼郑重地说第二天他不想离开她,并且他感到不仅仅只是想让她开心。declare vt.
1) 宣布, 宣告; 声明+(that) to make known formally or officially.
The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany. 新的国会向德国宣战了。2) 宣称;断言+(that)
The accused man declared himself innocent. 被告声称他是无罪的。
She declared that she didn’t want to see him again. 她宣称再也不愿见他了。
I declared at the meeting that I did not support him. 我在会上声明我不支持他。
3) 申报(纳税品等)
I have nothing to declare. 我没什么要申报的。
I would like to declare my love for you. A lot of use on Valentine's Day, don't we?
announce:宣布 to tell a lot of people.
If I have a birthday party, I want to announce it to my friends.declare n. :宣告,宣布a way of expressing oneself辨析: declare与announcemore than
1). 后面跟名词,意为“不只是,不仅仅是”。 Kate was more than a teacher. She also did what she could to take care of her pupils. 凯特不仅仅是位教师,她还尽其所能照顾她的学生。Think and compareModern science is more than a large amount of information. 现代科学不仅仅是大量的信息。
My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing. 我去北京不仅仅是观光。2) more than与数词连用, 意思是“多于,大于, 超过”。
I have known him for more than twenty years. 我认识他已超过二十年了。
More than ten policemen turned up at the spot where the accident happened. 十多位警察出现在出事地点。3) more than与形容词和分词连用,表示“非常、十分”。
They were more than happy to see us come back from the expedition. 看到我们远征而归, 他们异常高兴。
I am more than happy to accept your invitation. 我很高兴接受你的邀请。4). more than与动词连用,对动词起着加强语气的作用。
Repeated advertising will more than increase product sales. 多次做广告意味着增加产品的销售。5) more than和含有情态动词的句子连用,有否定意义,表示“是……难以……”或“超过了……所能”之义。
The beauty of the village is more than I can describe. 我难以描述那个山村的美丽。This problem is more than a child can settle. 这一问题超出了小孩的解决能力。6) no more than意思是“仅仅,不过,只是”。
All his education added up to no more than one year. 他接受的所有的学校教育只有一年。
Their new flat has no more than 60 square meters. 他们的新居只有60平方米。7). not more than表示“至多,不超过” Lying on the ground was a schoolboy of not more than seventeen. 躺在地上的那个男学生最多十七岁。6. When Claire got home, she wept with anger. 当克莱尔到家事,她生气地哭起来。
with: because of 因为，由于
Her fingers were numb with cold. 她手指冻麻木了。注意：
with+宾语+宾语补足语,宾补可以是介词短语, 形容词、名词、不定式、现在分词、过去分词等, 此结构做状语。
The teacher entered the classroom with a thick book in his hand.
With his homework finished, the boy went out to play.7. Claire tried to help once but was too clumsy.
try to do 尽力做某事
try doing 尝试着做某事
She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo.
He didn’t try to lift it.8. She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.
fall off: decrease in quantity or quality 数量或质量下降
Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably（相当大地，在很大程度上）.9. reach for / reach out one’s hand for 伸手拿…
He reached out his hand for an apple.
【 n. 】 reach
within one’s reach
out of one’s reach= beyond one’s reach
关于fall的短语：
fall in love with sb. 爱上某人
fall apart 破裂, 破碎
fall back on sb. /sth.
有困难求助某人
fall behind sb. /sth. 落后于某人
fall behind with 拖欠 in time: not late; sooner or later
关于time的短语：
at a time 一次;每次
at no time 决不,任何时候都不
all the time 一直
at one time 曾经
at any time 随时,在任何时候
on time 准时; 按时 分词所表示的动作和谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生,且分词表示的动作处于持续状态。常用的可以用现在分词作宾语补足语的动词有两类：
1) 表示感觉的动词,如see, hear, watch, find, feel, smell, observe, notice, look at, listen to等。9. You cannot have women falling in love with machines. 你不能让妇女爱上机器吧。
现在分词作宾语补足语的用法
现在分词作宾语补足语表示的是一个正在持续或进行的主动动作, 即句中的宾语和现在分词之间是主动关系,2) 部分使役动词,如等have, keep, get, catch, leave, set
Can you hear her singing the song in the next room?
He kept the car waiting at the gate. 注意: 现在分词主动式作宾补表示一个正在进行的主动动作,不定式主动式作宾补表示动作的全过程或即将发生的主动动作。
I heard him playing the piano in the next room.
Now let me hear you play the piano a second time.12.leave / let …alone / be 不管/ 不打扰/ 不理会
I’ve told you to leave my things alone .
Let me be , I want a rest .
leave + 宾语+ 补足语 使…处于…状态
Leave the door open .1. Choose a verb phrase from the box to fill in each of the blanks. Make sure to use the proper verb forms.1). How many people _________ while I was out.
2).The model must _____________ before we put it into mass production.
3). ______________ , I saw an old friend of mine, whom I haven’t seen for years.
4). She is very upset. _______________ for a few minutes.leave sb. alone turn around test out ring up rang up be tested outTurning aroundLeave her alone根据句意,写出所给首字母的完整形式.
1.The whole country celebrated the v________ of the war.
2.Tom is too young to understand such c_________ problem.
3.It’s well known that Mozart had a t________ for music.ictoryomplicatedalenthave sb. do sth. 叫某人做某事（具体的动作）
have sb. doing sth.　让某人一直做某事；任由某人做事．
I won’t have him ____ his bike in the kitchen.
A. cleans B. cleaning
C. cleaned D. to clean
I’ll have you all _____ English well within a year.
to speak B. spoken
C. to speaking D. speaking Homework Remember the characteristics of science fiction.
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