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1、Unit 2 Reading,SATISFACTION GUARANTEED,Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.,to wish that you had something that another person has,a long flat narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served,affair,n. 事物；事情；暧昧关系,counter,n. 柜台；计数器,cuisine,n. 烹饪
2、 (风味)；菜肴,a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter,a style of cooking,envy,vt. 忌妒；羡慕,alarm,vt. 使警觉；惊动 n. 警报；惊恐,a warning of danger, typically a loud noise or flashing light,alarmed,adj. 担心的；害怕的,worried or frightened by something,haircut,n. 发型；理发,the style in which someo
3、nes hair is cut, or an occasion of cutting or styling the hair,bonus,n. 额外津贴；奖金；红利,an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward as well as the money you were expecting,overweight,adj. 超重的；体重超常的,fat; heavier than is allowed,favor,n. 喜爱；恩惠 vt.喜爱；偏袒,a kind action that you do for
4、 someone;,when you favour someone by giving them an advantage, such as money or a good job,a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties,sympathy,n. 同情(心),(an expression of) understanding and care for someone elses suffering,elegant,adj. 优雅的；讲究的,graceful a
5、nd attractive in appearance or behaviour,clerk,n. 售货员; 职员; 旅馆接待员,accompany,vt. 陪伴；伴奏,to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something;,to sing or play an instrument with another musician or singer,declare,vt. 宣布；声明；宣称,to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly or offi
6、cially,awful,adj. 极坏的；可怕的,extremely bad or unpleasant,vt. 细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览； 扫描,to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information; to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer, or to take a picture of the inside of something,scan,absurd,adj
7、. 荒谬的；可笑的,stupid or unreasonable; silly in a humorous way,test out ring up turn around leavealone,转向；回转 考验 不管；别惹； 让一个人待着 给打电话,Match,The reading passage is a retelling of an Isaac Asimovs science fiction called Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a human-like robot, illustrates(阐明) Asimovs fir
8、st law for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one. In following this law, the robot, which is very human-like, causes the main character, Claire, to have some very confusing feelings.,Background
9、information,Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology. Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.,Characteristics of science fiction,Skimming to get general ideas,The text mainly tells us _. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot
10、 fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a humanbeing from danger,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,1. How many characters are mentioned? 2. Who are they? 3. What is the relation between them?,Skimming,Reading Comprehens
11、ion II,Larry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larrys wife, a housewife Tony - the robot to be tested out by Claire in their family Gladys Claffern - the most powerful women around, a woman that Claire envies,Characters in the story:,Scanning to get detail information,Claire
12、s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.,scanning,Reading Comprehension III,dislike him,Before he arrived,Occasion,Claire,When he arrived,was alarmed,When he offered to help her dress,felt embarrassed,When he offered to help her im
13、prove her house and herself,admired him,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony,called him a dear,Occasion,Claire,felt his warmth,When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony,When he helped her with the salesman,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony,Occasion,Claire,She remembered Tony was just
14、a machine,When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,cried all night,felt being envied,The Change of Claires Feelings to Tony, sad to remember he was just a machine,Review Claires emotional development.,At first refused to have Tony at her ho
15、use,accept him, trust him, proud of him, love him,Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife. 2. Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. 4. When Tony offered to he
16、lp dressing, Claire was pleased to accept it.,True or False,scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,5. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 6. Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 7. The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.,1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Cla
