人教课标高二 选修 7

Unit 2

We have learnt the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”. There are some questions for you to discussion:

1. Do you think Claire loved Tony? Why?2. Do you think what is the purpose of

Tony’s actions?3. Do you think making a robot so much

like a man may cause trouble?

1. Molly (M) and Kate (K) are discussing

the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed”.

Read the questions and then listen to their

conversation.

Questions Molly Kate

1. Who really likes the story?

2. Who thinks that Claire loved Tony?

3. Who thinks that Tony loved Claire?

Then listen to their conversation again.

Tick the correct boxes.

Questions Molly Kate

4. Who thinks that the purpose of

Tony’s action was to make

Claire feel good about herself?

5. Who thinks taking Tony away

must have hurt Claire?

6. Who said that making a robot

so much like a man was bound

to cause trouble?

Read the questions and then listen again. Answer the questions.

1. What does Kate think the difference between robots and human is?2. How does Kate think Claire was hurting herself?3. Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house?4. What does Kate think the company’s biggest mistake was?

1. What does Kate think the difference

between robots and human is?

2. How does Kate think Claire was

hurting herself?

Robots can’t feel emotion of any kind.

By seeing herself in a negative way (By

her lack of confidence).

She likes the idea of a handsome man

whose only purpose was to please her.

Making the robot look so much like a

real man.

3. Why would one of the girls like a robot

such as Tony living at her house?

4. What does Kate think the company's

biggest mistake was?

M: Don’t you think that was a great _____

story, Kate?

K: No, not ______!

M: You didn’t? Well, I loved it. There was

so much ________ between Tony and

Claire.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

love

really

emotion

K: Molly, that’s ________. Tony was just

a _________. Yes, maybe Claire fell in

love with him, but I don’t believe

_______ can feel emotion of any kind.

That’s the __________ between them

and us.

rubbish

machine

robots

difference

M: Well, I ________. I think Tony loved

Claire. Remember he said to her that

he didn’t want to _____ her the next

day, and that he felt more than just

the ____ to please her? Then he ______

her.

disagree

leave

wish kissed

K: Yes, Molly, but that was just part of

Tony’s _____. They made him so he

couldn’t allow a human being to be

_____. He could see that Claire was

hurting herself by her _____ of

confidence. So he tried to make her

____ good about herself. It had ______

to do with emotion – that was just how

he was ______.

role

hurt

lack

nothingfeel

made

M: Yes Kate, but he did hurt Claire.

K: How?

M: He was so ______ to her that she fell in

love with him. So it must have hurt her

when he was _______ away.

K: True, true. I guess that’s why the

company had to ________ him … er …

the machine I mean!

kind

taken

rebuild

M: Yes, such a _______ really. I’d like a

robot like Tony living at my _______.

Imagine a handsome man ______ only

purpose in life to _______ you.

K: Actually, I suppose that was the

company’s greatest ________.

shame

house

whose

please

mistake

M: Er?

K: They made the robot look so much like

a _____ man, so it was bound to cause

_______!

M: Yes, you’re right.

real

trouble

I think … I suppose …

I don’t think … I guess …

I wonder … Maybe …

I doubt … I believe …

I don’t believe …

Listen to the tape again and write down

the expressions of supposition and belief.

A biography of Isaac Asimov

艾萨克 · 阿西莫夫 Isaac Asimov, ( 1920-1992) ， 美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说

家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就「大师奖」。以他的名字为号召的「艾西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。

阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自 50 年代初，至今已出版了 300 多部著作。

I, Robot 《作品 100》《最新科学指南》

For against

Discuss his three laws for robots.

Glance through the text quickly to find

the answers to the questions.• Which paragraph tells you when and

where Asimov was born and died?• Which paragraph tells you about his

education?• Which paragraph tells you about awards

he received?

Para.2

Para.3

Para.5

Scan the text for specific information.

Try to answer the question.• What subject did Asimov teach?

• When did he start having stories

published?

• How many children did he have?

Biochemistry.

In 1950.

Two.

Life 2 January, 1920 -- 6 April, 1992

Place of birth and death

He was born in Russia and died in __________.

Books he wrote

Mystery stories, _________________ books, and books about the Bible and Shakespeare.

New York

science and history

Work

he did

Worked in his parents’ ______ s

tore.Worked as a(n) ______ chemist

at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.Became a ___________ teacher

at Boston University School of Me

dicine.Gave up teaching to become a

(n) ______________.full-time writer

candy

junior

biochemistry

(1) Isaac Asimov’s best known work was his mystery stories.

(2) Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920.

(3) Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949.

(4) In 1931 Asimov’s talent for writing became obvious.

T

T

F

F

science fiction stories.Russia

(5) In 1950, he published his first science

book.

(6) “The Foundation Trilogy” consists of

3 stories about death and rebirth of a

great empire in a galaxy of the future.

(7) In his collection of short stories, he

developed a set of three “laws” for

robots. T

T

F novel

and in 1953 his first science book.

1. A robot must not injure human beings

or allow them to be injured.

2. A robot must obey the orders given to

it by human beings.

3. A robot must protect its own existence.

He was late as a result of the snow.

由于大雪他迟到了。He defeated all competitors and won the

scholarship as a result.

他击败了所有的竞争者，最终赢得了奖学金。

1. he died as a result of an HIV infection …

as a result of … 由于……

as a result 结果 , 最终

1. He worked hard at his study.

__________, he passed the exam easily.

2. ____________ his hard work, he passed

the exam easily.

3. He ran into debt ____________ drinking

too much.

As a result

As a result of

as a result of

2. It was when Asimov was eleven years old

that his talent for writing became obvio

us.

该句使用了强调句型 It was ... that ... 强调了时间状语从句 when Asimov was e

leven years old 。

talent n.

(1) 天资，天赋；才能 (+ for)

He had a talent for music.

My sister has a talent for drawing.

(2) 天才；有才能的人们 She is a new diving talent.

The company makes good use of its

talent.

3. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing

mind with which he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past.

阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力，使他能对未来世界进行探索，而且还有着惊人的智力，使他能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解释。

[ 点拨 ] 该句的主干为 _____________

__

_________________________________

_____________ 。 that 引导的定语从句修饰 ___________; with which 引导的定语从句修饰 _____ 。 in the prese

nt and the past 修饰 everything 。

Asimov had both a

n extraordinary imagination and an am

azing mind

imagination

mind

• Compare Asimov’s laws with those written on the piece of paper that the other group gave you.• Which set of laws do you think is better? Give reasons.

1. We have known the three laws for robot. Discuss the following questions in groups of four.

• Which law is the story “Satisfaction

Guaranteed” based on?• What might happen in a world where

there were robots if Asimov’s three

laws did not exist?

2. Imagine it is the future and people

have household robots. Discuss what

positive or negative effect the situation

would be.

Positive effects

People will be relived from doing

household cleaning or cooking. Robots

will be able to rebuild and decorate the

home and design and do the garden.

People will be free to work or enjoy

their leisure time. Life will become an

endless paradise!

Negative effects People will become fat and lazy if

they no longer have to take care of

their houses or their gardens. There

will be many medical problems with

people who are overweight or do not do

enough exercise. The hospitals will be

crowded with lazy and sick people.

What is worse, if a robot breaks down,

people will no longer have the useful

skills of decorating and cooking,

therefore, they would find it very

difficult to manage their lives. Life will

become a doctor’s nightmare!

Talk about how the robots

can be used in other field.