资料简介
Unit 3 Robots
Period 2 Reading Ⅰ
基础检测
根据课文内容, 完成思维导图
The
home
robot
Reason for buying the robot Too busy to have any time to relax
Advantages it brought Mr. Jiang
Before he went to work
Make ___1___
Iron business suits
___2___ the lunch box
When he was at work Do all the ___3___
___4___ shopping
After he returned home Make ___5___ ready
___6___ up
The problems it caused
___7___ him up at 4 a. m.
___8___ food on the bed
Store milk in the rubbish bin
___9___ coins, bills and private papers all over
Move too fast and ___10___ things over
Ending of it Was returned to the robot shop
二、英汉词组互译
1. a business suit 2. do some reading
3. go wrong 4. look as good as new
5. catch a virus 6. no longer
7. in a mess 8. 太忙而没时间放松
9. 从某处订购某物 10. 使他的生活更容易
11. 整理好 12. 总的来说
13. 满足某人的需求 14. 撒满一地
三、用方框中所给词组的适当形式填空
no longer too busy to much easier as good as new stupid mistakes in a mess in general deal with
Rebecca was a middle school student in Sunshine Town. She was always ___1___ relax, so she asked her
parents to order a robot from the shop for her. The robot made her life ___2___ . When Rebecca finished her
homework, the robot would help check it. Sometimes when she felt tired, she even let the robot do homework for
her. All er exercise books looked ___3___ because the robot never made any mistakes. ___4___ , the robot
satisfied her needs.
However, things began to go wrong after a few weeks. The robot caught a virus and ___5___ worked
properly. It began to make ___6___ . Sometimes, it drew pictures on Rebecca's books. When Rebecca opened her
books, she would find them ___7___ . Rebecca didn't know how to ___8___ it. In the end, she decided to return
the robot to the shop.
技能提升
阅读短文, 根据文中信息完成表格 (每空一词)
A child-like robot, Wakamaru, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan and joining the roles of
nurse and safety guard, will soon be in the market to look after the growing number of old people with no one to
look after them.
Cameras fixed under the"eyebrows"of the robot enable to "see" as it moves around in a house. The images
can be sent to mobile phones. Wakamaru speaks with either the voice of a boy or a girl. It is also designed to
provide companionship (陪伴) for people, saying hell to its"papa"when he comes home. Based on a vocabulary of
around 10,000 words, it is the first household robot which is able to hold simple conversations. It can not only
speak, but also understand answers and react accordingly. I will ask "Are you all right?" if its owner doesn't move
for some time. If the answer is no, or there is no answer, it will telephone certain numbers, send images and work
as a speakerphone. It can recognize up to ten faces and be set to remind forgetful people to take medicine, eat and
sleep.
However, like most robots, it cannot climb stairs. Mitsubishi developed Wakamaru from robots which have
already been made to go around some facilities. "Looking at he aging of society and the falling birth rate, we
decided that this could work as a business. We want to offer it as a product that helps society," said the project
chief. The developers plan to sell the robot from April this year at between5,000 and 6,000 pounds.
The life expectancy (寿命) of Japanese women has been up to almost 85, the highest in the world. At the
same time, large families are being replaced by small ones. This has left many Japanese worried about their
elderly parents. So the technology has got nation-wide attention in Japan.
A ___1___ robot
Background
More and more old people have no one to look after them because of the aging of society and the
___2___ birth rate in Japan.
Abilities
Can speak with the voice of ___3___ a boy or a girl
Can ___4___ companionship to people like saying hello to its owner
Can hold ___5___ conversations, understand answers and react accordingly
Can call certain numbers, ___6___ images and work as a speakerphone
Can recognize as ___7___ as ten faces
Can be set to tell people ___8___ it is time to take medicine, eat and sleep
___9___ Cannot climb stairs as it is first designed to go ___10___ some facilities
Period 2
基础检测
一、 1. breakfast 2. Prepare 3. housework 4. Go 5. dinner
6. Tidy 7. Wake 8. Lay 9. Spread 10. knock
二、 1. 一套西服 2. 读点书 3. 发生故障 4. 看起来像新的
5. 感染病毒 6. 不再 7. 一团糟
8. too busy to have time to relax 9. order sth. from sp.
10. make his life much easier 11. tidy up
12. in general 13. satisfy sb’s needs
14. spread all over the floor
三、 1. too busy to 2. much easier 3. as good as new 4. In general
5. no longer 6. stupid mistakes 7. in a mess 8. deal with
技能提升
1. child-like 2. falling 3. either 4. provide 5. simple
6. send 7. many 8. when 9. Disadvantage 10. around
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