【課件】Unit 1 Reading and Thinking人教版（2019）選擇性必修第四冊(cè)

BYYUSHENUnit1ScienceFictionReadingandThinkingExploretherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots人教版（2019）選擇性必修四LearningobjectivesBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:1.readfamoussciencefiction;2.identifypeople’srelationshipinthesciencefiction;3.findoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenarobot,Tony,andahumanbeingthroughcomparisonandcontrast;4.writeanendingforthesciencestory;5.exploretherelationshipbetweenhumansandrobotsinthefuture.開(kāi)篇引言選自兼具科幻作家與生物、化學(xué)教授等多重身份的俄裔美國(guó)作家阿西莫夫。這句話絕對(duì)不是一種妄言。那些曾經(jīng)只能出現(xiàn)在科幻作品中的奇思妙想，如地心探險(xiǎn)、星系探索智能機(jī)器人等，已經(jīng)隨著科技進(jìn)步成為當(dāng)今的科學(xué)現(xiàn)實(shí)。人類對(duì)地球乃至整個(gè)宇宙的探索不會(huì)停止。Today’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.—IsaacAsimov今天的科幻小說(shuō)即明天的科學(xué)現(xiàn)實(shí)?！⑽髂騆ead-inLookanddiscuss.Whatdoyouseeinthepicture?Whatthingsdoesthepictureremindyouof?Icanseeanillustrationofsomemoderntowersandmanyskyscrapers,oneofwhichlookslikelandingpadsanddockingplacesforspaceships.Thereisalsoaspaceshipjettingacrossthetopofthepage.SomeoftheshapesofthebuildingsandthematerialsremindmeofsomemodernbuildingsIhaveseenincitieslikeBeijingandShanghai.SuggestedAnswerLookanddiscuss.Haveyoureadanysciencefiction?Whatelementsdoessciencefictionusuallyinclude?Yes,Ihavereadsome.Thesestoriesoftencontainscientificdevicesthatwedonothavenow,andtechnologiesthatseemimpossible,suchastimetravel.Thecharactersmayhavebodies,cultures,andbackgroundsthatareverydifferentthanourown.Thethemesoftenincludespaceexploration,aliencontact,AI,andthefutureofhumans,etc.SuggestedAnswer

CulturalnotesSciencefiction,abbreviationSForsci-fi,isaformoffictionthatdealsprincipallywiththeimpactofactualorimaginedscienceuponsocietyorindividuals.

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Howdorobotsalreadyhelphumansintheirlivestoday?Pre-readingshophomefactoryeducationChatGPTWhatisadomesticrobot?Namesomedomesticrobotsyouknoworuse.Adomesticrobotoraservicerobotisanautonomousrobotthatisusedforhouseholdchores.Mostofthedomesticrobotsaresimplistic,andsomeareconnectedtoWi-Fihomenetworksorthesmartenvironments.Theyarehighlyautonomous.RobotVacuumAlphaEggSiproThinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Whatdoyouthinkdomesticrobotcoulddoforafamilyinthefuture?Therehasbeenalotofworktodesigndomesticrobotslately,andtheymaysoonbeareality.Manyoftheserobotsarebeingdesignedforthehandicappedortheelderly.Forexample,ahandicappedpersonoranelderlypersonwhohastroublemovingaroundthehousecouldbehelpedbyarobot.Therobotcanalsocookandfeedpeoplewhentheyneedhelp.SuggestedAnswerThinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Predict.Whosesatisfactiondoyouthinkwillbeguaranteed?Whatdoestheword“adapted”mean?Howarerobotsusuallydescribedinsciencefiction?Willtherebearobotinthisnovel?Whattypeofrobotwillitbe?Thisstoryismainlyabouthowahouseholdrobotwastestedoutinafamily.Readthestorybelow,whichwasoriginallywrittenbyfamoussciencefictionwriterIsaacAsimov.Getthemainideaofthisstory.SuggestedAnswerWhile-readingTakenotesonwhothesepeopleareandtheirrelationshipstoeachother.LarryBelmontClaireTonyGladysClaffernaacoupleworkedforarobotcompanyahousewifeahouseholdrobottestoutaenviesarichandpowerfulwomanCompletethediagramwiththesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenTonyandahumanbeing.CompareandcontrastSomewordsandphrasesareoftenused

tocompareandcontrastinformation.Itis

easiertounderstandtwoseparatethingsby

describingtheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.TonyHumanbeingfacialexpressionneverchangesfacialexpressionchangesoftenprogrammedtoappearsensitiveandcaring;alwaysthesamesmoothhaircanshowtruesensitivityandcare;emotionscanchangeofferssympathy;treatspeoplekindly;warmbodyAlthoughTony’sactionsappearedsensitiveandcaring,hewasjustfollowinghisprogrammingandthesewerenotrealemotions.IncontrasttoTony,whoneverchangedfromhisprogramming,ahuman’semotionscanchange.However,therearesimilaritiesbetweenthem.Tony’ssmoothhairandwarmbodyarethesameashumanbeings.Tonytreatspeoplekindlyinthesameway.Hecanoffersympathyjustaswhatwedo.Usethewordsintheboxestodescribethesimilaritiesanddifferences.EXAMPLEAhumanbeing’sfacialexpressionchangesoften,whereasTony’sneverchanges.SuggestedAnswerHowdoyouthinkthisstorywillend?Workingroupsandcomeupwithanending.Thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyou.Whatwouldhappennextintheparty?Wasitasuccess?WhatwouldhappentoClaire?Wassheeventuallysatisfied?WhatwouldhappentoTony?

Didhepassthetestintheexperiment?Post-readingListentotherestofthestory.Andthenthinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Doyouliketheending?Whyorwhynot?Whatisyourending?

Howdifferentisitfromyourending?Whichonedoyouthinkisbetter?Why?[Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.]Tonylethergoanddisappearedfromsight.ItwasthenthatClairerealisedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.Herguestshadseeneverything!ThewomenwereimpressedbyClaire,thehouse,andthedeliciouscuisine.Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthatshehadneverseenanyonesohandsomeasTony.Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen!Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover.Thensheremembered—Tonywasjustamachine.Sheshouted“Leavemealone!”andrantoherbed.Shecriedallnight.ThenextmorningacardroveupandtookTonyaway.ThecompanywasverypleasedwithTony’sreportonhisthreeweekswithClaire.TonyhadprotectedahumanbeingfromharmwhenhepreventedClairefromfallingoffaladder.HehadalsoopenedthecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldseehimandClaire,whichwouldmakethemenvyClaire.ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensocleverandcaring,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.Reviewthestory.PayattentiontoClaire’sfeelingstowardsTony.beforehearriveddislikedhimwhenshefirstsawhimwasalarmedwhenTonyaskedifhecouldhelphergetdressedfeltembarrassedwhenTonyofferedsympathytoheradmiredhim,begantotrusthimwhenhehelpedhertalktothesaleswomancalledhimadearReviewthestory.PayattentiontoClaire’sfeelingstowardsTony.whenshefellandTonycaughtandheldherfelthiswarmthaftertheladiessawTonyholdingherandspeakingtoherlovinglythroughthewindowfeltbeingenviedaftersherememberedhewasjustamachineandshoutedout,“Leavemealone!”criedallnightSummarizeClaire’sfeelingstowardsTonychangedasthestorydeveloped.Andthinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Whatwillarealhousekeeperdointheseoccasions?WhataboutClaire’shusband?Explorethethemeofthisstory.AreTony’sactionsandwordsallincludedintheexperimentorself-developed?HasTonyhurtClaireorprotectedher?Why?DoyouthinkTonyisasuccessorafailure?Why?Willrobotsevolveandhavetheirownintelligenceorfeelings?Discussthequestionsinpairs.Doyouthinkitispossibleforapersontolovearobot?Why?Whatrelationshipdoyouthinkwilldevelopbetweenhumansandrobotsinthefuture?WordsandExpressions...,butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomandintegrityandbegantotrusthim.

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但她逐漸欣賞托尼的智慧和正直，并且開(kāi)始信任他。integrity/?n'teɡr?ti/n.誠(chéng)實(shí)正直；完整；完好

搭配moralintegrity骨氣，氣節(jié) territorialintegrity領(lǐng)土完整intheintegrity完整，原封不動(dòng)amanofintegrity正直的人例句Theysaidthegreatestvirtuesinapersonwereintegrity,

correctnessandhonesty.他們說(shuō)一個(gè)人身上最重要的美德就是正直、得體和誠(chéng)實(shí)。Weallhaveaninterestinmaintainingtheintegrityoftheecosystem.維持生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的完整是我們共同的興趣。Shehadanappointmenttopainthernails,thenshewentintoanexpensiveclothesshop.

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她按預(yù)約去美甲后，走進(jìn)了一家高檔時(shí)裝店。appointment/??p??ntm?nt/n.預(yù)約；約會(huì)；委任搭配make/haveanappointmentwithsb.與某人約會(huì)keep/breakanappointment守/違約 presentoneselfforanappointment求職resignone’sappointment辭去職務(wù) announcetheappointmentof宣布……的任命例句Ifpossible,couldwemakeanother

appointmenttogotothebookstore?如果可能的話，我們可以再約一個(gè)時(shí)間去書(shū)店嗎？Hispromotiontomanagerwasapopularappointment.他升任經(jīng)理是眾望所歸的。Clairetriedtohelpbyworkingonalightsuspendedfromtheceiling,butshefellofftheladder.

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克萊爾試圖幫忙安裝天花板上的吊燈，但從梯子上摔了下來(lái)。