Today’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.——IsaacAsimovUnit1ScienceFiction

ReadingandThinking

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(Adapted）Para1LaryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.itwasgoingtobetestedoutbylarry’swife，Claire.在一家公司工作workfor+個人/組織;workas+職業身份定語從句實驗家庭機器人被...試驗包你滿意

Para2Clairedidn'twanttherobotinherhouse,especialyasherhusbandwouldbeawayonabusinesstripforthreeweeks,butlarypersuadedherthattherobotwouldntharmherorallowhertobeharmed.itwouldbeabonus.Howeverwhenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.

Hewastall

andhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhisfacialexpresionneverchanged.當...時出差onbusiness并列復合句賓語從句傷害doharmto/beharmfultoallowsbtodosth意外收獲時間狀語從句感到驚慌alarming令人驚恐的更像機器人more..than

與其說...不如說面部表情facialrecognitionpersuadesbtodo/intodoingsth勸某人做某事背誦：托尼高大英俊，頭發順滑，嗓音低沉，不過他的面部表情始終不變。

Para3onthesecondmoning,Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarasedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,hemorning

固定搭配，只要加了單詞，就要用on定語從句賓語從句，是否過去進行時的被動語態幫忙穿衣bedressedin

身穿..dressup

盛裝打扮.感到尷尬令人不安的disturb使煩惱，使不安Oneday.Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegradullyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn'telegantenoughforlarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocial

positionwithabiggersalary.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.賓語從句賓語從句賓語從句賓語從句賓語從句形式主語真正主語定語從句同位語itwasridiculousthat、todo

是荒唐的表示同情對她彬彬有禮欣賞他的智慧和正直通過漲工資來提高自己的社會地位4背誦：克萊爾覺得一個機器人對她表示同情十分荒謬，但她逐漸欣賞托尼的智慧和正直，并且開始信任他。Oneday.Clairementionedthatshedidn'tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegradullyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwithdignity.Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn'telegantenoughforlarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocial

positionwithabiggersalary.Shewasn'tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.賓語從句賓語從句賓語從句賓語從句賓語從句形式主語真正主語定語從句同位語itwasridiculousthat、todo

是荒唐的表示同情對她彬彬有禮欣賞他的智慧和正直通過漲工資來提高自己的社會地位4Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder

astheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjusta

machine.作為一項恩惠

infavorof

支持，贊成make+賓語+賓補dosbafavor幫助某人5背誦：作為一項恩惠，托尼答應幫助克萊爾，把她變得更漂亮些，也把她的家變得更雅致些。Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,orrather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder

astheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjusta

machine.作為一項恩惠

infavorof

支持，贊成make+賓語+賓補dosbafavor幫助某人更確切的說驚奇地時間狀語從句太荒謬了5TonygaveClaireanewhairstyleandimprovedhermakeup.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofthingsthathewouldneedforhisworkonthehouse.

Clairewentdowntownandboughtthesethings.She

hadanappointmenttopainthernails,,thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.Thesaleswomantherewasrudetoher,

sosherangTonyandtoldhimshewasbeingtreatedbadly.發型doone’shair

理發改善了她的妝容原因狀語從句陪她去商店accompanysbto陪某人去

定語從句市中心有一個預約/約定haveanappointmentwithsb美甲對她很粗魯結果狀語從句賓語從句6

Hespoketothewoman，whoimmediatelychangedherattitude.ClairethankedTony,telinghimthathewasa"dear".Assheturmedaround,therestoodGladysClafern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bythelookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall,sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry,notTony.Althoughitwascompletelyinnocent,Clairefeltguilty.6定語從句改變她的態度伴隨狀語,主動賓語從句時間狀語從句倒裝句背誦：克萊爾向托尼，稱托尼為“親愛的”。

當她轉過身來，卻看到格拉迪斯·克拉分正站在那里

。

Hespoketothewoman，whoimmediatelychangedherattitude.ClairethankedTony,telinghimthathewasa"dear".Assheturmedaround,therestoodGladysClafern.Howawfultobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bythelookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughttheywereinarelationship.Afterall,sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry,notTony.Althoughitwascompletelyinnocent,Clairefeltguilty.6定語從句改變她的態度伴隨狀語,主動賓語從句時間狀語從句倒裝句多么糟糕啊/多么難堪啊賓語從句賓語從句畢竟賓語從句讓步狀語從句完全無辜的感到內疚WhenClairegothome,shewept.GladyswaseverythingClairewishedtobe.Tonytoldhershewasbeingsensitiveandwas

justasgoodasGladys.HesuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthat

thehouse,

whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed,wouldbeready.賓語從句哭泣weep

定語從句賓語從句賓語從句表建議命令要求的動詞接從句，從句要用虛擬語氣（should）+V原時間狀語從句賓語從句定語從句Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Claretriedtohelpbyworkingon

alightsuspendedfromtheceling,butshefell

offtheladder.

EventhoughTonyhadbeeninthenextroom,hemanagedtocatchherintime.

Asheheldher,shefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimaway,andrantoherroom.穩定地安裝天花板上的吊燈從梯子上摔下來讓步狀語從句及時，最終主句時間狀語從句背誦：她尖叫了一聲，一把推開他，然后跑回

自己的房間里

。Thenightofthepartyarived.Theclockstruckeight.Theguestswouldbearrivingsoon,soClairedismissedTonyfortherestofthenight.Atthatmoment,Tonytookherinhisarms,bringinghisfaceclosetohers.sheheardhimdeclarethathedidnotwanttoleaveherthenextday,andthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.結果狀語從句讓托尼離開/解散伴隨狀語賓語從句賓語從句不僅僅morethan+n不僅僅morethan+adj/adv

非常morethan+number

超過

課文語法填空，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。AhouseholdrobotcalledTonywastobetested_______inLarry'shouse.ThoughClaire,Larry'swife,didn'tlike_______ideaatthebeginning,shewaspersuadedtolettherobot____________(company)herwhileherhusbandwasawayonabusinesstrip.Therobotlookedlikeatallandhandsomemanwithsmoothhair.Thoughhisfacial___________(express)neverchanged,therobotspokeinadeepandattractivevoice.Atthefirstsightof