(
课件网) B7U2 Reading Satisfaction guaranteed (originally written by the science fiction writer,Isaac Asimov in 1951) 1. What did Tony look like? He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expressions never changed. Scanning 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 bedding . He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant. 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. 1.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony? A. Because he was a robot. B. Because she didn’t like him. C. Because he was more like a being than a machine. D. Because he never changed his facial expressions. Careful reading 2. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by _____. A. his appearance B. his ability C. his facial expressions D. his cleverness A 3. Why did Claire buy the items from the shop? A. Because her husband was to return. B. Because Tony was to leave. C. Because Tony wanted the house transformed. D. Because she thought she needed them. C 4.The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by_____. A. making her home elegant B. giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore C. giving her advice on her dresses D. all the above 5. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains? A. To let other women see everything. B. To show the risk of Claire’s marriage. C. To let other women envy Claire. D. To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor. B 6. As a result, the experiment shows _____. A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other B. Tony had to be rebuilt C. Tony was angry with his designer D. Both A and B Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife . 2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. F T T 4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 5. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him. F T F We can find how Claire’s emotion developed. At first refused to have Tony at her house →accept him → trust him → proud of him → love him → sad to remember he was just a machine Practise and retell Play rolesA,B,C,D A I'm Larry Belmont. I work for a company ____(make)robots . It _____(experiment) with a household robot three weeks ago.The robot _____(test) out by my wife, Claire. making experimented was tested B I'm Claire.At first I didn't want to have the robot in my house.Larry told me the robot or allow me _____(harm).W ... ...
