1、 Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.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.When Tony offered to help dressing,Claire was pleased to accept
2、it.FTF4.Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.5.Claires husband wanted to improve his social position,but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.6.Tony was eager to help Claire.He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.TTF7.Tony aske
3、d 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.9.Claires guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.TFT10.Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied
4、her.11.The company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.FTAnswer the following questions.1.At the first sight of Tony,Claire was frightened.Why?2.What did Claire do when Tony offered to help her dressing?3.When did Claire begin to trust Tony?
5、4.Do you think Claire suffered from her own sense of failure?5.Why did Claire shout“leave me alone”?OccasionClaire1disliked him2 When he arrivedwas alarmed3 felt embarrassed1.Read the story,then fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.Comprehending Before he arrivedWhen he offered to he
6、lp her dress4admired him5Called him a dear6Felt his warmthWhen he offered to help her improve her house and herselfWhen he helped her deal with the salesmanWhen she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony7Felt being envied8Cried all nightWhen she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had ne
7、ver seen anyone so handsome as TonyShe remembered Tony was just a machineSee how Claire felt in the following situations:(match the left with the right)She feltalarmedabsurdembarrassedamazedsatisfiedawfulA.when Tony offered help dressingB.when she first saw TonyC.when she touched Tonys smooth and so
8、ft handD.when she was offered sympathy by TonyE.when she was discovered by GladysF.when she was envied by Gladys who mistakenly thought she had an affair with Tony.B D A CFEFind how Claires emotiondeveloped.At first refused to have Tony at her houseaccept him trust him proud of him love him sad to r
9、emember he was just a machineChoose the best answers.1.Which of the following is NOT Tonys characteristic?A.Clumsy.B.B.Handsome.C.C.Helpful.D.D.Smart.2.We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony,she felt alarmed by _.A.his appearance B.his ability C.his facial expressions D.his cleverness3.Which o
10、f the following is the right description about Gladys?A.She was a rich and powerful fat woman.B.She had everything that Claire wanted and envied.C.She was the one whom Claire turned to for help when she was annoyed.D.She had a bad relationship with Claire.4.Tony did the following things to help Clai
11、re EXCEPT _.A.giving her a new haircut B.changing her makeup C.having the house completely transformed and improvedD.going into a jewellery shop to buy her a necklace5.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?A.To let other women see everything.B.To show the risk of Clai
12、res marriage.C.To let other women envy Claire.D.To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.1Do you think it is possible for a robot to have its own needs and desires?(P10)n.愿望,欲望;要求;向往的东西他有强烈的求知欲.He has_.a strong desire for knowledge/to learnhave a desire for sth.渴望得到某事He desires wealth,health an
13、d power.(vt“渴望,希望,要求”)desire sth.desire to do sth.=have a desire to do sth.Language points要求某人做某事desire thatdoshould do;desire sb.to do sth.我们希望有个好结果。_ We desire to have a good result.去请他进来。_Please desire him to come in.他们要求你马上回来。They desire_that you should come at once.3)satisfaction n.(opp.dissati
14、sfaction)1)满足;满意;舒服(at;with)2)令人满意的事物我听了这个消息非常满意.I heard the news_.with great/much satisfactionsatisfy vt.satisfied adj.satisfying adj.satisfactory adj.满足;使满足满意的;满足的令人满意的令人满意的vt.使警觉；惊动；使惊慌不要惊慌Dont alarm yourself.be alarmed at(the news)被（那消息）吓了一跳.be alarmed for(the safety of)放心不下；担心（的安全）完成句子:1.A smal
15、l boy saw the smoke and _(发出警报).2._(人人都感到惊恐)the news that war might break out.raised the alarmEverybody was alarmed atembarrass(vt.)embarrassed(adj.)embarrassing(adj.)embarrassment(n.)When the lady fell down onto the stage,she felt rather _.It was _ for the lady to fall down onto the stage.Falling d
16、own onto the stage _ the lady very much.Falling down onto the stage was a terrible _ to the lady.embarrassedembarrassingembarrassedembarrassment7)sympathyn.同情；同感；同情心相关短语：express sympathy for 慰问 feel sympathy for,have sympathy for同情in sympathy with 同情；赞成；跟着；和一致9)declare vt.宣布；声明；表明；说明；宣称1)declare+n.宣
17、告They will declare the results of the election soon.他们将很快宣布选举的结果._2)declare+n.+(to be)n./adj.宣布为The judge declared him(to be)the winner of the competition.裁判宣布他为比赛的冠军._她宣称她是对的._我宣布这次会议开始._I declared this conference(to be)open.3)declare+(that)从句 宣称；声称She declared(that)she was right.declare war on/upo
18、n对宣战declare against 声明反对declare for(in favour of)声明赞成10)envy vt.&n.忌妒；羡慕1)envy+sb.(for sth.)2)envy sb.sth.忌妒/羡慕某人某事How I envy you!我真羡慕您！_They envied us for our success.他们羡慕我们的成功._envy sb.doing sth.羡慕某人做某事be in envy of ones success 羡慕某人的成功envy at/of sth.对某事物的忌妒/羡慕11)leavealone 不管；不打扰；让独自待着不要动我的书._Lea
19、ve my book alone.由我来做吧._Let me alone to do it.leave behind留下;忘带;遗留leave out省去;排除;遗漏desire sb.to do sth.=desire that sb.(should)do希望某人做某事meet/satisfy one，s desire 满足某人的愿望at one，s desire 照某人的希望即学即练A.选用上述短语完成句子。(1)Everyone_(渴 望 成 功),but not everyone desires to get rich.(2)I applied for the job _.(照我父亲的
20、愿望)(3)He _(要求你去见他)at once.答案.(1)has a desire for success/desires success (2)at my father，s desire (3)desires you to go to see him/desires that you(should)go to see him2.It was going to be tested out by Larry，s wife,Claire.(P11)这项试验将由拉里的夫人克莱尔来尝试。短语归纳test n.&v.检验，考验,测验test out 考验，试验test on sb./sth.在(身
21、上)做试验/实验test ones blood 验血a blood test 血液化验test paper试卷take/have a test参加考试5.Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.(P11)克莱尔觉得机器人会向她表示同情，这有点荒唐可笑。词语归纳out of sympathy 出于同情feel/have sympathy for sb.同情某人be in sympathy with sb.赞同某人，和一致have some/no sympathy with sb./sth.赞同/不赞同某
22、人的观点/某事即学即练选用上述短语填空。(1)He gave the poor child some money_.(2)Although I _him,I could do nothing to help.(3)I，m sorry to say that I _your opinion.(4)The little girl is so kind that she often _the homeless dogs wandering around.答案:(1)out of sympathy (2)felt/had sympathy for (3)have no sympathy with (4
23、)feels/has sympathy for6.As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops,hewrote out a list of items for her.(P11)因为克莱尔不让托尼陪她去商店，所以托尼就给她写了一份购物清单。词语拓展accompany sb.to a place 陪伴某人去某地accompany sth.with/by sth.与某事物同时存在或发生keep pany 陪伴某人，和某人做伴in the company of sb.在某人陪同下即学即练选用上述短语完成句子。(1)He _(陪伴受惊的女孩)t
24、o her house and _（陪伴她）until she calmed down.(2)He went to the professor，s office _(在的陪伴下)his good friend Tom.答案：(1)accompanied the frightened girl,kept her company (2)accompanied by/in the company of8.What a sweet victory to be envied by those women!(P12)受到那些女士的嫉妒，这该是多么甜美的胜利！词语归纳envy sb.sth.=envy+sb
25、.(for sth.)嫉妒/羡慕某人某物（become）the envy of sb.（成为）令人嫉妒/羡慕的事物/对象be in envy of one，s success 羡慕某人的成功out of envy 出于嫉妒/羡慕即学即练选用上述短语完成句子。(1)She admitted she did all this_.(缘于嫉妒)(2)All her workmates_.(都羡慕她的升级)(3)His gold medal _.(成了其他运动员羡慕的对象)(4)The new company of his own has become _(令羡慕的事物)his former class
26、mates.答案：(1)out of envy (2)envied her(for)her promotion (3)becomes the envy of the other competitors.(4)the/an envy of.重点句型But even though Tony had been so clever,he would have to be rebuiltyou cannot have women falling in loving with machines.(P12)但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得作一番改造总不能让女人与机器人相爱吧。have sb.doing sth.
27、让某人(一直)做某事，（用在否定句中表示“不让/不允许某人做某事”）如：He won，t have you playing football in the back yard.他不会允许你们在他的后院里踢足球的。模仿造句。(1)十年前那村里的人从来不允许妇女与家人一起坐着吃饭。_(2)洗衣服时请不要让水龙头一直开着。_ 答案：(1)Ten years ago,people in the village never had women sitting with the family for dinner.(2)Please don，t have the tap running when you
28、are washing.The keys to the exercise 1 1.pleasure2.win 3.away 4.pity5.terrible6.go away 7.wish 8.call 9.looked at10.ridiculousDiscovering useful words and expressionssatisfactionvictoryabsentsympathyAwfulleave her alonedesirering me up scannedabsurdThe keys to ex.2:1.test out 2.painting3.accompany4.
29、curtains/cushions5.cushions/curtains6.envy7.embarrassing8.alarm9.turn around10.declaredDiscovering useful words and expressionsUseful phrases1.facial expressions2.test out3.social position4.ring sb.up5.turn around6.manage to do7.disappear from sight8.be pleased with9.leave/letalone/be10 look atwith wonder11.more than12.or rather1.脸部表情2.试验3.社会地位4.telephone sb.5.回转，转向6.succeed in doing sth.7.消失在视野中8.be satisfied with9.让一个人待着10.惊奇地看11.不仅仅12.或者说
