1、Unit 2SectionStep 1Step 2Step 3W ith the developm ent of science and technology,robots are becom ing m ore and m ore advanced.B ut do you know w ho w as the first scientist to have invented the m ost hum anlike robots?Please read the follow ing passage to get the answ er.Hiroshi Ishiguro makes perha
2、ps the most humanlike robots around not particularly to serve as normal helpers but to tell us something about ourselves.At the 2005 World Exposition in Japan,robots from laboratories throughout the country were on display.The humanoids(人形机器人)came in all shapes and sizes:they moved on wheels,walked
3、on two legs,looked like pretty little fantastic men.All,however,were instantly recognizable as artificial creations,except one:it had wet lips,smooth hair and bright eyes.Seated on a seat with hands folded on its lap,it wore a bright pink jacket and gray trousers.From several meters away,Repliee Q1e
4、xpo was just like an ordinary woman in her thirties.In fact,it was a copy of one.To many people,Repliee is more than a humanoid robot it is an honest-to-goodness robot,so lifelike that it seems like a real person.Japan boasts(夸耀)they are the most advanced humanoid robots in the world,represented by
5、Hondas Asimo and other two-legged machines.They are expected to eventually work in departments for aging population.Besides the reason for making robots two-legged and intelligent so they can work in human environments such as stairs,Director of Osaka Universitys Intelligent Robotick Laboratory,Ishi
6、guro believes that people respond better to very humanlike robots.They can thus get the most natural communication.“Appearance is very important to have betterinterpersonal relationships with robot，”says the 42-year-old Ishiguro.“Robots are information media,especially humanoid robots.Their main rol
7、e in our future is to communicate naturally with people.”1humanlike adj.像人类的2on display 展出3fantastic adj.极好的4instantly adv.立即；马上5artificial adj.人造的；人工的6eventually adv.最后；最终7respond v.回应；反响8interpersonal adj.人际的Section_ Warming_Up_&_Reading_Pre-readingPre-reading Please match the words with their pro
8、per meanings.1alarm Aact of kindness beyond what is due or usual;liking;goodwill;approval 2declare Bto be,go or do at the same time as sb.else;play music while sb.sings or plays another instrument3desire Csth.that happens;an event;matters of public interest4favour D(capacity for)sharing for the feel
9、ings ofothers;feeling of pity and sorrow for sb.5affair Eto say something firmly and clearly;say in order to show that one has no doubt6sympathy Fweighing too much7overweight Gto give a warning or feeling of danger to(sb.);to make frighten8accompany Hto wish;have a desire for;want very much答案：15 GEH
10、AC 68 DFB Background Introduction&Lead-in1Please match the pictures with their proper English words.(1)AIndustrial robots(2)BHousehold robots(3)CEntertainment robots答案：(1)(3)CAB2Complete the sentence.Q：What is a robot?A robot is a machine to do jobs that are usually by humans.designedperformedWhile-
11、reading Fast-readingFirst look at the title and the picture of the passage,and then skim the first sentence of each paragraph and finish the following question.Q：Whats the main idea of the passage?It is mainly about how a household in a family.robot was tested out Careful-reading()Read the passage c
12、arefully and write down the answers according to the word limits.1Why didnt Claire want the robot in her house？(no more than 15 words)2Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?The female were jealous of Claire,which made her feel a great sense of achievement.Because she felt a
13、larmed and the robot seemed more like a human than a machine.What a sweet victory to be envied by those women!3List three characters mentioned in the passage.(no more than 10 words)4Why did Tony open the curtains?(no more than 20 words)5How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?L
14、arry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffern(答出其中三个即可)He wanted Claires guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.Open.()Fill in the blanks with only one word in each blank according to the text.Satisfaction GuaranteedHow did Claire feel？What happened？AlarmedS
15、he saw Tony was tall and 1.He had 2.hair and his voice was deep.3._Tony asked whether she needed help dressing.EmbarrassedhandsomesmoothHow did Claire feel？What happened？AmazedBy his fingernails and the softness and 4._ of his skin.Happy,surprised,shyTony caught her in time,held her firmly in his ar
16、ms.5._Tony folded his arms around her,bending his face close to hers and 6.that he didnt want to leave her and that he felt more than just the 7.to please her.HappyShe was 8.by those women.9._She remembered Tony was just a 10.warmthSurpriseddeclareddesireenviedSadmachine Study-reading句式分析 Analyze th
17、e following difficult sentences in the text.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 to be harmed.尝试翻译 _克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是在她丈夫离家的这三周。但是拉里说服她说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人伤害她。2She cried
18、out“Tony”and then heard him declare that he didnt want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.句式分析 这是一个由and连接的并列句，在第二分句中heard him declare.是“hear宾语宾补”结构；declare后接两个并列的宾语从句。尝试翻译 _她大叫一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼一本正经地说，第二天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。3It was then that Claire realiz
19、ed that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.句式分析 该句是强调句，其结构为“It is/was.that.”，强调时间状语then；realized后面是that引导的宾语从句。尝试翻译 _也就在这时候，克莱尔才意识到托尼早就把前边窗户的窗帘拉开了。Post-readingFill in the blanks according to the text.A robot used for housework (test)out in a family.He looked a tall and handsome man wit
20、h smooth black hair,(speak)in a deep voice.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired such a robot (accompany)his wife Claire.Claire didnt like the idea at the beginning,but she agreed to it at last.At her first sight of Tony,Claire was alarmed.When Tony offered to help her dressing，Claire fel
21、t embarrassed.(gradual),Tony began to win Claires was testedlikespeakingto accompanyGraduallytrust.He helped Claire realize her dreams making her home elegant,giving her a new haircut,changing the makeup she wore and giving her advice on her dresses.,at the party all the guests were invited were filled with(admire)when they saw her house was completely changed.After the test,the company was satisfied with Tonys report because he had (success)made a woman regain her confidence.bywhoThereforeadmirationsuccessfully