1、Unit 2Robots 课前10分钟 概括大意 Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy.The medicine can injure the baby.ACE inhibitors，though，have been considered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who
2、take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders.The study shows that，compared to others，their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems.These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart
3、. 此段落的大意是:_Damage to Pregnant Womens Future Babies 漫画欣赏 画面描述 It is a picture of a family of five. The only child of the family is riding his “horse”his father.What a proud “King” he is! His grandfather is holding an umbrella over him and cooling him with a fan.His mother is carrying his schoolbag an
4、d lots of other things for him.His grandmother is trying hard to carry an electronic piano and a drawingboard. 寓意理解 What will the child become in the future? Hell think of himself more than anyone else.Hell be unable to do anything without help.Hell become no good for the world. 你能否对此加以扩展，写一篇120词左右的
5、小短文？课堂双基回归.词义辨析1A smile of A appeared on her face when she was told that her child behaved well at school. Asatisfaction Binspiration Cregulation Dtension2Once a fire breaks out，sound the fire C and then leave the hotel quickly. Acushion Bchapter Calarm Dbasement3I have read some chapters and D the
6、rest of the book. Adeclared Bstated Cenvied DScanned4As he was not allowed to C her to the shops，he wrote out a list of items for her. Aobey Bannoy Caccompany Dconduct5Youd better not ask a foreigner how much he earns.Thats a personal D . Afavour Btalent Cdignity Daffair6She was B innocent because t
7、here wasnt enough evidence. Aappointed Bdeclared Csponsored DOpposed7Im not making excuses；Im simply A a fact. Astating Badapting Cappealing Dvarying8She can sing，dance，paint and cook.She is really a woman of many B . Astresses Btalents Cpatterns DFaiths9After they got B ，she never remarried. Aresig
8、ned Bdivorced Cpanicked Dembarrassed10If you continue to C the rules，you will be punished. Aabolish Bexchanged Cdisobey Dpredicted.短语填空 leave.alone；set aside；reach for；fall in love with； take.seriously；ring up；in all；be bound to；or rather； help out1Someone had called，so he had to walk _ run to the o
9、ffice.2If this man _ for me again，dont put him through.3Dont lie to her；she find out about it.4You look unhappy.Is there anything I can do to _？or ratherrings upis bound tohelp out5He visited，_ ，ten hospitals in the east of China.6Peter _ the papers and reached for a cigarette.7The government _ the
10、public health _.8I stopped him before he the gun.9I this house the moment I saw it.10She has asked to but the press photographers follow her everywhere.in allset asidetookseriouslyreached forfell in love withbe left alone.完成句子1 (因 为不让他陪她去商店)，he wrote out a list of items for her.(as)2 (从他脸 上的那种有趣而又惊奇
11、的神色来看)，Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.(look)3Asimov invented a theoretical framework (目的是想阐述各种想法可能会如何发展) in the future. (design) As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shopsBy the amused and surprised look on her facedesigned to show how ideas and thinking may develo
12、pwhich was.单项填空1Claire didnt want the robot in her house，especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks，but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her B . Ato harm Bto be harmed Charming Dbeing harmed2Tony suggested that she D Gladys and her friends to the house the
13、night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. Awould invite Bhad invited Cinvited Dinvite3At that moment，Tony folded his arms around her，A his face close to hers. Abending Bbent Cto bend Dhaving bent4It was when Asimov was eleven years old C his talent for writing became obvious. Awhen Bwhic
14、h Cthat Dsince5This really surprised Asimov and from that moment， he started to take him A as a writer. Aseriously Beasily Ccasually Dgradually知识要点整合核心词汇梳理1desire n. 愿望；心愿；要求 句型 have a desire for./to do.渴望；渴望做 He had a strong desire for success/fame/wealth. 他渴望成功(出名、致富)。 I have no desire to discuss
15、the matter further. 我不想再谈此事。 拓展 desire 后还可接 that 引导的同位语从句，从句中 用虚拟语气，即“(should)动词原形”。 The people expressed their desire that the war (should) come to an end soon. 人民表达了早日结束战争的愿望。 vt. 期望；希望；请求 We all desire health and happiness.我们都渴望健康和幸福。 句型 desire to do sth. 希望做某事 desire sb.to do sth. 希望某人做某事 desire
16、 that.希望 We always desire to live in peace with our neighbours. 我们总是期望与邻居和平相处。 She desires you to visit her next week. 她希望你下周去见她。 They desired that we (should) do something to help them out of trouble.他们希望我们想办法帮他们摆脱困境。 链接 hope 希望 wish 希望 long 渴望2. favour n喜爱；恩惠 搭配 do sb.a favour 帮某人个忙；劳驾 ask a favou
17、r of sb. 请某人帮忙 win ones favour 得到某人的嘉许或青睐 Would you do me a favour and turn off that radio？ 劳您的驾，请把收音机关上好吗？ I want to ask a favour of you；will you lend me your car？ 我想请你帮忙，你能把车子借给我吗？ He did all he could to win her favour. 他竭力去博得她的嘉许。 识记 in favour of 赞同；支持 in ones favour 有利于某人；有助于某人 Are you in favour
18、 of workers control of companies？ 你是否赞同由工人管理公司？ The system tends to operate in favour of the wealthier classes.这种体制有利于富人阶层。3bound adj.肯定的；负有义务的；受约束的 句型be bound to do sth.肯定会做某事；有义务做某事；理应做 某事 His laziness is bound to result in his failure.他的懒惰注定导致他 的失败。 You are not legally bound to answer these quest
19、ions.在法律上， 你没有义务非回答这些问题不可。 John felt bound to tell Katherine about the job，even though he didnt want to work with her. 约翰感到应该告诉凯瑟琳关于那份工作的事，尽管他不想和她一 起共事。 识记Im bound to say我得说 Im bound to say that you are taking a huge risk.我得说你在冒很 大的风险。4sympathy n. 同情；同感；赞同 搭配 have/feel sympathy for/with sb.同情某人 Ive
20、a lot of sympathy for her；she brought up the children on her own. 我非常同情她，她是独立把孩子们抚养成人的。 I have no sympathy for Jane；its all her own fault. 我不同情简，那都是她自己的错。 识记 in/with sympathy 同情地 be in sympathy with 赞同；同一致 On that point Im in sympathy with him. 在这一点上我同他一致。 The miners were on strike and the railway m
21、en came out in sympathy. 矿工们在罢工，铁路工人也举行罢工表示支持。 链接 mercy 怜悯，宽恕，仁慈pity怜悯，同情 5.envy vt. 妒忌；羡慕 句型 envy sb.sth./envy sb.for sth. 羡慕某人的 envy sb.doing sth. 羡慕某人做某事 I dont envy you your journey in this bad weather. 我才不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行呢。 I dont envy Ed that job.我不羡慕埃德的那份工作。 He envied Rosalind for her youth and
22、 strength. 他羡慕罗莎琳德的青春和活力。 I envy you having such a close family. 我羡慕你有这么一个亲密的家庭。 链接 be jealous of 嫉妒重点短语例释1.turn around 转过身；转过来 The little girl turned around and ran to her mother. 那小女孩转身向她妈妈跑去。 He turned around to find a policeman following him. 他转过身来，发现一个警察跟着他。 链接 turn against 背叛 turn away 转过脸去，不理
23、睬，拒之门外，辞退 turn back 折回，返回 turn down 调小，关小，拒绝(请求、要求) turn in 上交，递交 turn off 关掉 turn on 打开 turn out 结果是，被证明是，生产出，解雇 turn over 翻过来，翻身，仔细考虑 turn to 求助于，查阅，翻到，转向 turn up 出现，出席，来到，露面，开大，拧大 2.leave alone 不管；随去；别招惹；别碰 Leave me alone.Im hopeless.别管我，我要绝望了。 Leave it alone for some time.Talking about it may do
24、 harm. 先别问了，谈论它可能会造成伤害。 You leave my sister alone or Ill tell my father. 别碰我姐姐，否则我会告诉我爸爸的。3set aside 储蓄；留出；把置于一旁；搁置 Ive set aside some money for this journey. 我为这趟旅行存了一些钱。 Each week he tried to set aside a few dollars of his salary. 每周他都尽量从工资中存下几美元。 Lets set aside our personal feelings. 我们先暂时抛开个人的情感
25、。 链接 put away 储蓄 put aside 储蓄 lay aside 储蓄疑难语句细解1So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read，or rather，scan.于是克莱尔从图书馆借来 一摞书给托尼阅读，或者说给他浏览一下。 【要点指南】 rather作副词用时，可作“更确切地说”， 常与or连用，表示想要纠正已经说过的话，或欲使已 说过的话更确切。 He worked till late last night，or rather，early in the morning. 他一直工作到深夜，
26、或者更确切地说，到今天凌晨。 The building is like a palace，or rather a temple. 这幢建筑物像一座宫殿，或者更确切地说像一座寺庙。 You have to be sixteen for cheap ticketsor rather under sixteen. 你必须是16岁才能买便宜票更确切地说是不满16岁。2But even though Tony had been so clever，he would have to be rebuiltyou cannot have women falling in love with machines.
27、但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得做一番改造 总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。 【要点指南】 have sb./sth.doing sth.是固定句式。在肯定 句中，意为“让某人或某事反复或一直或不停地做某事”； 在否定句中，意为“不允许或禁止某人做某事”。 The two men had their lights burning all night long. 那两个人让灯通宵亮着。 They tried to have her talking.But no use. 他们想让她说话，但没用。 I cant have them wasting their time in this way. 我不允许他们
28、这样浪费时间。 I cant have you catching cold.Run and change your wet clothes. 我不能让你着凉。快去把湿衣服换掉。突破阅读理解怎样快速捕捉主题句(二) 【方法技巧】 主题句在文章的末尾。很多文章在末尾处会对前面的 描述或论述等进行总结、概括。这种的语句当然是文章的 主题句。所以，我们在阅读时，千万不要忽视文章末尾处 的那一两句话哟。 【实例验证】 When people first got their real job，they may face a lot of new，confusing situations.They may
29、find that everything is different from the way things were at school.It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure in both professional and social situations.Eventually，they realize that university classes cant be the only preparation for all of the different situations that ari
30、se in the working world. Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior.In doing so，you will be able to see what it is that you admire this person for.For example， you will observe how he acts in crisis.Perhaps even more i
31、mportant，you will be able to see what his approach to daytoday situations is. While you are observing your colleague，you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like yours and how you can learn from his responses to a wide variety of situations.By watching and learning from a model， you wi
32、ll probably begin to identify and adopt good Working habits.What is the main idea of this passage? ALearn from a model. BLearn，learn and learn again. CLearn forever. DOne is never too old to learn. 答案：A 【实践应用】 Imagine a world in which children would be the rulers and could decide not only the outcom
33、e of each and every occurrence，but also dictate the very structure and form of the environment.In this world，a childs wildest thoughts would become reality limited only by the extent of his or her imagination.while such a world might sound both fant astic and frightening，at least from a logical，adul
34、t perspective，it does exist.Whats more，it has been in existence for some time and is populated by hundreds of thousands of children who spend hours within its bound aries experimenting and learning.This world is not real， at least not in the traditional sense，but exists within a computer and is gene
35、rated by an educational programming language called LOGO.Unlike other computer languages and programs that are designed to test children and provide applications that formally dispense information，LOGO allows children，even preschool children to be in total control.Children teach the computer to thin
36、k and as a result develop and sharpen their own reasoning ability.The best title for this passage would be_. AChildren Rule the World BChildren Learn Reasoning Using LOGO CComputer Languages DThe Unreal World of the Child and the Computer 解析：在介绍完 LOGO 语言之后，作者道出主题， 对整篇文章进行了概括和总结，做出结论：Children teach the computer to think and as a result develop and sharpen their own reasoning ability.故只有B项“儿童掌 握使用LOGO语言可以发展自己的推理能力”才是文章 的主题。 答案：B点击此处进入 课后能力训练