人教版高中英语选择性必修四 Unit 1 SCIENCE FICTION Section A

2.What did Claire think ridiculous? A.A robot showed sympathy towards her. B.She was always treated with dignity. C.She was being looked after by a robot. D.She admired the robot’s wisdom. 答案 A 3.Who did Claire turn to for help when the clerk at the counter was rude to her? A.Her husband. B.Gladys Claffern. C.Tony,the robot. D.The manager of the shop. 答案 C
“Whenever you travel close to the speed of light,anything that you hit will be problematic⑥.Even a photon(光子) would cause you trouble,” says Maldacena.“So that’s a word of caution.”
to Tony
when she first saw him.
•He gave her a new 4. hairstyle and improved her makeup
Tony’s help to to make Claire more 5. beautiful and more confident.
B.根据P2-3课文内容,选择正确答案。 1.Why did Claire feel alarmed when she first saw Tony? A.His name was Tony. B.He was a machine. C.He was tall and handsome. D.He seemed more like a human. 答案 D
Section A Reading and Thinking
Unit 1
英语
内容索引
课前篇 自主预习 课堂篇 互动探究
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[晨读晚诵] Travelling through a wormhole may actually be possible
Scientists have worked out a way to send someone through a wormhole,a tunnel between two black holes that connects distant regions① of spacetime.Normally it would be impossible to pass through one,but factoring in② an extra dimension might make it possible.
Under Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity(广义相对论),which describes the behaviour of gravity and space-time,most wormholes would either close whenever something falls in or be extremely small and fall away immediately.
愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的 薪水;薪金 荒谬的;荒唐的 指甲;趾甲;钉子 (用钉子)钉牢;固定 梯子;阶梯 然而;但是;尽管
拓展词汇
16.appointment n.预约;约会;委任→appoint v.约定;指定;任命
重点短语
1.test out
检验;测试
2.more like
更像是;更接近
3.experiment with
课前篇 自主预习
Ⅰ.知识体系图解 重点词汇
写作词汇
1. fiction
n.小说;虚构的事
2. bonus
n.意外收获;奖金;红利
3. integrity n.诚实正直;完整;完好
4. dignity
n.庄重;庄严;尊严
5. saleswoman n.女售货员;女推销员
6. guilty
adj.内疚的;有罪的;有过失的
4.What does the text mainly tell us? A.An experiment where a household robot was tested out. B.The robot’s facial expression couldn’t change like people. C.The robot could do everything that man can do. D.An experiment tested out by the household robot Tony. 答案 A
【词汇拓展】
give out
发出,分发
try out
测试,试验
let out
发出(叫声等);加宽(衣服)
run out
用完,耗尽
try out for 参加选拔
The fire can be compared with the sun,and both give out light and heat.
火可以与太阳相比,两者都发光发热。
Players have to try out for the team and be approved by a majority of players.
他们入队要经过选拔并取得多数运动员的同意。
Falling through the wormhole wouldn’t be all that unpleasant,though,you would just slowly speed up to extraordinarily③ high speeds,and then slow down again when you emerge④.
In order to be physically possible,travelling through a wormhole to a distant location would have to take longer than flying there directly through space at the speed of light.However,because of the effects of general relativity,time would pass differently for the person inside the wormhole.
7. dismiss
vt.让(某人)离开;解散;解雇;消除
9. declare
vt.表明;宣称;公布
阅读词汇
10.ridiculous adj. 11.salary n. 12.absurd adj. 13.nail n. vt. dder n. 15.whereas conj.
Claire
•He wrote out a list of 6. things to purchase to make
Claire’s house more elegant.
课堂篇 互动探究
重点词汇
1 It was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife,Claire.(P2)它将由拉里的夫 人克莱尔进行测试。 ◆ test out检验;测试 When you test out the application,you should notice that everything is working again. 在测试应用程序时,您应注意到所有一切又恢复正常了。
Anything else that fell into the wormhole would also speed up to nearly the speed of light.Unless the wormhole was thoroughly cleaned out and everything else blocked from entering it,falling in would mean certain death from high-speed collisions⑤.
探究思辨 What do you think makes travelling through a wormhole possible? 答案 According to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity,I think maybe negative energy produced in an extra dimension of space-time could keep the wormhole from collapsing.
Ⅲ.语篇结构
阅读P2-3课文内容,完成下面的表格。
Claire’s attitude She was unwilling to 1. accept him at first,because she
to Tony
was afraid of being 2. harmed .
Claire’s reaction She felt 3.alarmed
用……做试验
4.have an appointment 有个约会
5.turn around
转身
6.fall off
掉下来
7.push...away
把……推开
8.be similar to
与……相似
9.on the other hand 另一方面
10.in contrast
相反
Ⅱ.阅读导学 A.阅读P2-3课文内容, 判断正(T)误(F)。 1.Claire asked Larry to test out the house robot for the company.( F ) rry would be away on business for three months.( T ) 3.Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning,but she agreed to it at last.( T ) 4.Claffern was one of the richest and most powerful women around.( T )
词海拾贝 ①region n.地区,地带,区域 ②factor in 把……因素包括进去 ③extraordinarily adv.极其;非常 ④emerge v.浮现,(由某种状态)脱出 ⑤collision n.碰撞 ⑥problematic adj.问题的,有疑问的
典句欣赏 Under Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity(广义相对论),which describes the behaviour of gravity and space-time,most wormholes would either close whenever something falls in or be extremely small and fall away immediately. 译文:阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的广义相对论阐述的是地球引力与时空的作用,根据这 一理论,大多数虫洞要么在有东西落入时关闭,要么变得极其微小并立刻消失。 分析:这是一个主从复合句。Under...是介词短语作状语,which引导的非限制性 定语从句解释说明先行词Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity。主句主 语是most wormholes,谓语动词是would either close...or be...。whenever引导时间 状语从句。