高二选修7Unit2Robots-Reading.pptVIP

Reading New words satisfaction n. [U] 满足, 满意 [C] 另人满足或带来乐 趣的事物 absent adj. 不在场的,在别处的 (absent from sth.) sympathy n. [U, C] 同情, 同情心(sympathy for/towards sb.) pile n. 堆, 叠 vi. 堆起, 堆积 vt. 把......堆起 accompany vt. 陪伴 (accompany sb. at/on sth.) envy vt. 嫉妒,羡慕 (后接名词或代词作宾语,也可接双宾语) n. 嫉妒,羡慕 (envy of sb; envy at/of sth; the envy of sb. ) 1. What did Tony look like? He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep. 2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant? Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant. 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot. 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? 5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her family in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered-Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. Find how Claire’s emotion developed. At first refused to h