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1、Unit2RobotsPre-readingLookatthepicturesofrobots.Ingroups,discussthefollowingquestions.1Wherecouldyoufindeachrobot?Whatdoeseachonedo?2Canyouthinkofanyothertypeofrobot?3Doyouthinkitispossibleforarobotto：·thinkforitself?·havefeelings?·haveitsownneedsanddesires
2、?·lookandfeellikeahumanbeing?Nowreadashortstoryaboutarobot.Itwasoriginallywrittenbythesciencefictionwriter,IsaacAsimovandpublishedin1951.Herethestoryhasbeenretoldbyanotherwriter.ReadingSATISFACTIONGUARANTEEDLarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recent
3、lyitwasexperimentingwitharobotthatcouldbeusedtodothehousework.ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry’swife,Claire.Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsentforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed
4、.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.Therobot,calledTony,didn’tlooklikeamachineatall.Hewastallandhandsomealthoughhisfacialexpressionsneverchanged.Hishairwassmoothandblackandhisvoicewasdeep.OnthesecondmorningTonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherw
5、hethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsymp
6、athybyarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim.Shetoldhimhowsheandherhomeweren’telegantenoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.TonywantedtopleaseClairebyhelpinghermakeherselfandh
7、erhomeelegant.SoClaireborrowedapileofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoreador,rather,scan.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonderastheyturnedeachpageandsuddenlyreachedforhishand.Shewasamazedbyhisfingernailsandthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustama
8、chine.TonygaveClaireanewhaircutandchangedthemakeupshewore.Ashewasnotallowedtoaccompanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushions,acarpetandpaint.Thenshew
