Unit2RobotsThisunitisthetopicofrobotandsciencefiction,whichintroducestheworldfamoussciencefictionnovelistinthe20thcentury.Throughtheteachingofthisunit,theaimistoenablestudentstounderstandthegreatestfeatureofsciencefiction,toencouragestudentstodeveloptheirownimaginationandcreativityandtowriteauniquesciencefictionarticle.【知識目標】fiction,cartoon,desire,satisfaction,absent,alarm,alarmed,smooth,embarrass,sympathy,elegant,pile,scan,fingernail,absurd,haircut,accompany,curtain,cushion,carpet,paint,awful，affair,firm,firmly,declare,victory,envy,marriage,testout,ringup,turnaround,leavealone1.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.2.Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsympathybyarobot.3.Bytheamusedandsurprisedlookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavinganaffair.【能力目標】Helpstudentstolearnaboutrobotsandsciencefiction.【情感目標】Enablestudentstorealizesciencefictionreflectsscientificthought;afictionofthings-to-comebasedonthings-on-hand.【教學重點】Teachstudentstoenjoysciencefiction.EnablestudentstograspwhatTonydidtohelpClaireandhowheremotiondevelopedduringTony’sstayatherhouse.Helpstudentstosumupcharacteristicsofsciencefiction.【教學難點】HowClaire’semotiondevelopedduringTony’sstayatherhouse.MultimediaStep1WarmingupQ1:Whatisarobot?Arobotisamachine___________todojobsthatareusually_________byhumans.Robotsare___________and___________byacomputer.Q2:whatcanarobotdo?Step2ReadingScanningReadingformainideaWhatisthetextmainlyabout?Itismainlyabouthowahousehold_________was_________________inafamily.Charactersinthestory:LarryBelmont----workinginacompanythatmakesrobotsClaire----Larry’swife,ahousewifeTony----therobotGladysClaffern----awomanthatClaireenvies(嫉妒)Readthestoryanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Larrywasgoingtobeawayfromhomesohehiredarobottoaccompanyhiswife.2.Clairedidn’tliketheideaatthebeginning,butsheagreedtoitatlast.3.TonycouldunderstandClairewhenshesaidshewasnotclever.4.ItwasClairethatfirstdecidedtoinviteGladysandherfriendstoherhouse.5.Claire’sguestswerefilledwithadmirationwhentheysawherhousewascompletelychanged.6.ThecompanywassatisfiedwithTony’sreportbecausehehadsuccessfullymadeawomanfallinlovewithhim.ReadingfordetailsHowdidClairefeel?Whathappened?____________ShesawTonywas______and________.Hehad______hairandhisvoicewas_______.____________Tonyaskedwhethersheneededhelp_______.

amazedByhis_________andthe________and________ofhisskin.______________Tonycaughtherintime,_______herfirmlyinhisarms.HowdidClairefeel?Whathappened?_____________Tonyfoldedhisarmsaroundher,bendinghisfaceclosetohersand_______thathedidn’twanttoleaveherandthathefeltmorethanjustthe_____topleaseher.__________Shewas________bythosewomen.___________SherememberedTonywasjusta________.Claire’sfeelingstowardsTonychangedasthestorydevelopedStep3Comprehending1.Readthestory,thenfillintheoccasionswhenClairehadthesefeelings.OccasionClaire…1dislikedhim2Whenhearrivedwasalarmed3feltembarrassed4admiredhim5Calledhimadear6Felthiswarmth7Feltbeingenvied8CriedallnightStep3DiscussionIngroups,listTony’scharacteristicsthatweresimilartothoseofahumanbeinganddifferentfromthoseofahumanbeing.CharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalMentalEmotionalHomework1Readthetextfreely.2Pre-viewlearningaboutlanguage.3Surftheinternettolearnmoreaboutrobotsandsciencefiction.學情分析本班學生英語底子薄，尤其在閱讀方面存在很多問題。有相當一部分學生能會上課時害羞，不敢表達，不積極。其次，學生在英語學習中遇到的閱讀理解的情況比較常見，但究竟如何使用仍是問號，因此，學生的好奇心比較強，利于調(diào)動學生的積極性。就本課內(nèi)容具體來講：知識上：學生學習了一些閱讀技巧，為閱讀理解打下了基礎(chǔ)。能力上：具備了閱讀的基本能力，但速度有所欠缺。情感上：學生渴望了解機器人的情況和有關(guān)的知識。效果分析本節(jié)課從導入到最后作業(yè)的布置步驟齊全，設計合理，層層深入，較好的完成了教學任務，實現(xiàn)了教學目標。學生通過本節(jié)課學習了解了機器人的有關(guān)情況，并鍛煉了學生的口語表達能力，又提高了學生的閱讀技巧。整個課堂過程學生表現(xiàn)積極活躍，既有深入思考也有踴躍發(fā)言，充分體現(xiàn)了以學生為主體的教學理念。整體說來，本節(jié)課是較為成功的一節(jié)課。教材分析Thisunitisthetopicofrobotandsciencefiction,whichintroducestheworldfamoussciencefictionnovelistinthe20thcentury.Throughtheteachingofthisunit,theaimistoenablestudentstounderstandthegreatestfeatureofsciencefiction,toencouragestudentstodeveloptheirownimaginationandcreativityandtowriteauniquesciencefictionarticle.Unit2RobotsⅠ.單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）1.In__________mostcountries,auniversitydegreecangiveyou__________flyingstartinlife.A.the;a B.the;/C./;/ D./;a2.Though__________withthepresentsituation,thelocalgovernmentcannotfindeffectivemeasurestoreducetheriskofcoalmineaccidents.A.unsatisfied B.beingunsatisfiedC.unsatisfying D.tobeunsatisfied3.Wehaven'tseeneachotherformanyyears,soIamquite__________theplanthatwehaveapartythisweekend.A.inplaceof B.infavourofC.inhonourof D.inneedof4.—Jason,youneedtorefreshyourselfwithacupofcoffee.—Yeah,Iwenttobedverylatelastnight,__________,earlythismorning.A.ratherthan B.what'smoreC.orrather D.what'sworse5.Mary__________andsawthatabearwasmovingtowardsher.A.turneddown B.turnedupC.turnedon D.turnedaround6.IboughtanewMP4,whichwasthe__________ofallmyclassmates.A.envy B.respectC.admire D.wish7.Johntoldthestoryagainfromthebeginning.Apparentlyheforgotwherehe__________lasttime.A.gaveoff B.laidoffC.putoff D.leftoff8.Areyoudrivingtotheairport,sir?I'dappreciate__________ifyoucouldgivemealift.A.that B.youC.this D.it9.Findinginformationintoday’sworldiseasy.The________ishowyoucantelliftheinformationyougetisusefulornot. A.ability B.competition C.challenge D.knowledge10.Shelikedthenovelsomuchthatshe__________herhomeworkandbegantoreadit.A.gaveoff B.turneddownC.tookover D.setaside11.Lookattheshiningstarsinthesky.Theweatheris__________togetbettertomorrow.A.obliged B.forcedC.willing D.bound12.—Whatdoyouthinkofthecarsontheexhibition?—Well,great.ButIdon'tthinkmuchof__________you'vebought.A.that B.whichC.one D.theone13.John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork__________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A.why B.whenC.which D.that14.Hehurriedtothehotel,only__________hisgirlfriendhadleft.A.totell B.tobetoldC.telling D.told15.—What'sthenoise?Itsoundsasifitcomesfromupstairs.—__________.Itmustbethewindow-cleanerworkingnextdoor.A.I'mnotsure B.IhopenotC.I'drathernot D.Idon'tthinksoⅡ.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后從16~35各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Nowadaysrobotscan__16__talkanddance,butalsoansweryourquestionsinEnglish.Theyare“beauties”.ThefollowingisthefirstChina-made“beauty”__17__.Anew168-cmhigh“beauty”robotwhohasnotyet__18__namedlookswonderfulinaredwedding__19__.Shecanactasatourguide,areceptionist,__20__ahostess.Herfacecombinesthebeautifulfacialcharacteristicsofmany__21__.Andhereyescanmove.“Therobotisthefirsthumansimulation（仿真）__22__inChina,andsheis__23__withthemostadvancedvoiceandmovementcontroltechnologiesand__24__communicatewithhumans,”saidLiChengrong,themain__25__oftherobot,whoworksfortheChineseAcademyofScienceInstituteofAutomation.“Shereplies‘__26__’ifyoupraiseherbysaying‘Youareso__27__’.”“Thesentencesthattherobotcanunderstandandsayarelimitedat__28__.Wewillimproveherinthefuture,tomakehertalk__29__withhumanbeings,”Lisaid.__30__the“beauty”willworkasareceptionist（招待員）andtourguide,inSichuanScienceMuseum,shehasbeenprogrammed__31__thesouthwesterndialectthatispopularininlandSichuanProvince.Lisaidthelab__32__fordesigningandmakingtherobotwas300,000yuan(37,500USdollars）.__33__robotisequippedwithinteractivetechnologies（交換技術(shù)）.Itissimilartothemostadvancedrobotintheworld—Asimo，__34__byJapaneseauto-makerHonda.Asimo，__35__canwalkataspeedofonemileperhourandclimbupanddownstairs,costsaboutonemillionUSdollars.16.A.not B.onlyC.notonly D.no17.A.robot B.cushionC.carpet D.fingernail18.A.be B.wasC.／ D.been19.A.dress B.clothesC.cloth D.skirt20.A.or B.andC.but D.so21.A.boys B.womanC.men D.girls22.A.one B.thisC.that D.it23.A.desired B.piledC.equipped D.scanned24.A.must B.canC.should D.may25.A.designer B.declarerC.junior D.haircutter26.A.Goahead B.ThankyouC.Sorry D.Withpleasure27.A.alarmed B.prettyC.generous D.complicated28.A.absent B.pastC.present D.left29.A.happily B.elderlyC.particularly D.freely30.A.Since B.IfC.Unless D.When31.A.speak B.tospeakC.speaking D.spoke32.A.pay B.priceC.cost D.work33.A.A B.TheC.An D.／34.A.produced B.obeyedC.envied D.tested35.A.which B.sheC.it D.whoⅢ.閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項AResearchersareplacingroboticdogs（機器狗）inthehomesoflonelyoldpeopletodeterminewhethertheycanimprovethequalityoflifeforhumans.AlanBeck,anexpertinhuman-animalrelationship,andNancyEdwards,aprofessorofnursing,areleadingtheanimal-assistedstudyconcerningtheinfluenceofroboticdogsonoldpeople'sdepression,physicalactivity,andlifesatisfaction.“Noonewillarguethatanolderpersonisbetteroffbeingmoreactive,challenged,orstimulated（刺激），”Edwardspointsout.“Theproblemishowwepromote（使……成為現(xiàn)實）that,especiallyforthosewithoutfriendsorhelp.Aroboticdogcouldbeasolution.”Inthestudy,therobots,calledAIBOs,areplacedforsixweeksinthehousesofsomeoldpeoplewholivealone.BeforeplacingAIBOsinthehome,researcherswillcollectbaselinedataforsixweeks.TheseoldpeoplewillkeepadiarytonotetheirfeelingsandactivitiesbeforeandafterAIBOs.Then,theresearchers“Italktohimallthetime,andherespondstomyvoice,”saysaseventy-year-oldlady.“WhenI'mwatchingTV,he'llstayinmyarmsuntilhewantsdown.Hehasamindofhisown.”TheAIBOsrespondtocertainorders.Theresearcherssaytheyhavesomeadvantagesoverlivedogs,especiallyforoldpeople.Oftentheelderlyaredisabledandcannotcareforananimalbywalkingitorplayingwithit.Aroboticdogremovesexerciseandfeedingconcerns.“Inthebeginning,itwasbelievedthatnoonewouldrelatetotheroboticdog,becauseitwasmetalandnotfurry.”Becksays.“Butit'samazinghowquicklywehavegivenupthatbelief.”“Hopefully,downtheroad,theseroboticpetscouldbecomemorevaluablehealthhelpers.Theywillrecordtheirmasters'bloodpressure,oxygenlevels,orheartrhythms.AIBOsmayevenonedayhavegamesthatcanhelpstimulateolderpeople'sminds.”36.ThepurposeofBeckandEdwards'studyisto__________.A.understan