新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》选修(模块）7-2.2WarmingUpWhat’sarobot?(Page10)Arobotisamachinedesignedtodojobsthatareusuallyperformedbyhumans,whichareprogrammedandcontrolledbyacomputer.WarmingUpLet’slookatsomepicturesandseewhatrobotscanlooklike.Robotscanbemadeintoallkindsofthings.Whatcanrobotsdo?Pre-readingRobotsPlaywithhumanLookforhumanTalkwithhumanHouseworkAndsoon…ReadingSatisfactionGuaranteed(Page11)Asimov’sfirstlawforrobots:Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingorallowthemtobeinjured.Inthiscasetheinjuryisnotaphysicalonebutapsychologicalone.Aboutthewriter:IsaacAsimovReadthestoryanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Larrywasgoingtobeawayfromhomesohehiredarobottoaccompanyhiswife.2.Clairedidn’tliketheideaatthebeginning,butsheagreedtoitatlast.3.TonycouldunderstandClairewhenshesaidshewasnotclever.ReadingFTT4.ItwasClairethatfirstdecidedtoinviteGladysandherfriendstoherhouse.5.Claire’sguestswerefilledwithadmirationwhentheysawherhousewascompletelychanged.6.ThecompanywassatisfiedwithTony’sreportbecausehehadsuccessfullymadeawomanfallinlovewithhim.ReadingFTFReadthetextSATISFACTIONGUARANTEED,andanswerthefollowingquestions.comprehending1.WhatdidTonylooklike?Hewastallandhandsomealthoughhisfacialexpressionsneverchanged.Hishairwassmoothandblackandhisvoicewasdeep.2WhydidTonyopenthecurtains?Heopenedthecurtainssothattheotherwomen—Claire’sguestscouldseethem.3WhatdidTonydotopreventClairefrombeingharmed?HehadpreventedClairefromharmingherselfthroughherownsenseoffailure.4WhyshouldTonyberebuilt?Becausethecompany(designers)cannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.comprehendingIngroups,listTony’scharacteristicsthatweresimilartothoseofahumanbeinganddifferentfromthoseofahumanbeing.CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalLookslikeahumanbeing.Tall,handsome,blackhair,deepvoiceFacialexpressionsneverchange.quickerreactions.MentalEmotionalCleverenoughtosolveallkindsofproblemsBehaviournotappropriate,CannotthinkforitselfCanshowsympathyandcangiveencoragement.WantstopleaseNeverexperiencedfeelingslikehumansHomework3Surftheinternettolearnmoreaboutrobotsandsciencefiction.1Readthetextfreely.2Pre-viewlearningaboutlanguage.
