高中英语Unit 4 Amazing art学案

Unit 4 A glimpse of the future

阅读P44－45教材中的材料，选择最佳答案。

1．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．A boy's love for a robot­mutt.

B．Parents' love for their son.

C．A gift from Earth.

D．A boy's attitude to a gift from Earth.

2．Which one is TRUE about the description of Jimmy?

A．He was born on the earth and moved to the moon later.

B．He was born on the moon and had abilities that people on the earth didn't have.

C．He was often cheated by his toy Robutt.

D．He liked the real dog from Earth as soon as he saw it.

3．Why did Mr Anderson bring a dog from Earth?

A．Because he really liked it.

B．Because his wife hasn't seen one since she was born.

C．Because his son was born on the moon and has never seen one.

D．Because he wanted his son to experience the life on the earth.

4．What does the sentence “Jimmy couldn't go wrong while Robutt was around” (Para.6) mean?

A．Robutt was helpful to Jimmy.

B．Jimmy was afraid to make a mistake while Robutt was present.

C．Jimmy got on well with Robutt.

D．Jimmy still couldn't adapt to the moon environment.

5．What can you conclude from the last sentence of the passage?

A．Robutt was concerned that he would say goodbye to Jimmy.

B．Robutt was glad because Jimmy would have a new friend.

C．Robutt was sighing over his unfortunate fate.

D．Robutt understood Jimmy's mind that he wouldn't leave him.

[答案]　1－5　DBCAD

Words and Phrases

　assess v．评价，评定

(教材P41)　Bobby was assessed and his talents were revealed to be mostly scientific...

对博比进行了评估，发现他的才能主要是科学方面的……

[例]　It's difficult to assess the effects of these changes.

这些变化带来的影响难以评估。

[即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子

①Recently，the price of housing is getting higher and higher.Before we buy a house，we must have the house assessed．Some agencies，which have the right to make an assessment of the house，get used to assessing a house at a low price so that the buyer can pay less taxes.

②They assess his house at 15，000 yuan，which disappoints him.　

③Examinations are still an important means to assess students' performances(评价学生表现)．

　bank on依靠，指望

(教材P43)　Although I wouldn't bank on patients feeling confident about seeing a robot doctor any time soon，I'm sure that AI doctors are on the horizon.

虽然我不会指望病人们在短期内会对看机器人医生有信心，但我确信人工智能医生很快就会出现。

[例]　I'm banking on your help.

我还得靠你帮助呢。

[即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子

①He is so selfish that you can't bank on him to help(help) you.

②I was banking on getting something to eat on the train.

③ We're depending on him finishing the job before Friday.

我们指望他在星期五前完成这项工作。

　bound adj.可能的

(教材P43)　Some of these ideas may sound far ahead of their time，but I'm sure they're bound to happen sooner or later!

这些想法中的一些可能听起来远远超前于它们的时代，但我相信它们迟早会发生！

[例]　I felt bound to tell her that her son had been doing illegal things.

我觉得有必要告诉她，她的儿子一直在做非法的事情。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①You've done so much work—you're bound to pass(pass) the exam.

②We are bound for Beijing to attend his anniversary of marriage next week.

我们准备下个星期去北京参加他的结婚周年纪念日。

　demand n．需要，需求

(教材P43)　...about shorter waiting times，with companies intending to provide on­demand services.

……随着公司打算提供按需服务，等待时间缩短了。

[例]　We should work hard to meet the demand for the product.

我们应该努力工作以满足对这种产品的需求。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①He has promised to repay the loan at any time on demand.

②There's an increasing demand for organic produce these days.

③The manager demanded that the workers (should) work(work) extra hours to complete the task ahead of time.

④We have good firms whose products are in demand around the world.

我们有优秀的公司，公司的产品全世界都需要。

⑤It's impossible to meet/satisfy all your demands．

满足你所有的要求是不可能的。

　desperate adj.拼命的，绝望的

(教材P45)　He was frowning，too，and the desperate look on his face meant that he wouldn't change his mind.

他也皱着眉头，脸上的坚定表明他不愿改变主意。

[例]　His offer of help came at a time when most of us were beginning to feel desperate.

在我们大多数人正开始感到绝望时，他提出给予帮助。

[即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子

①The player was desperate for the welfare，but he failed.

②There may be something missing in your life that you desperately(desperate) want.

③ He is desperate to enter (enter) the grocery store to buy his favorite toys.

他渴望进入那家食品杂货店去买他最喜欢的玩具。

　faulty adj.有故障的，有缺陷的

(教材P47)　Another prison breakout：faulty robotics blamed.

又一起越狱事件：机器人技术出了问题。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①I think it was in 1976，if my memory is not at fault.

②Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty(fault)．

③A bad workman finds fault with his tools.

蹩脚的工匠总是埋怨自己的工具不好。

　consistent adj.一贯的；一致的

(教材P47)　Now make comments on your partner's story and see whether the language style is consistent.

现在，对你伙伴的小说发表一下看法，看看语言风格是否一致。

[例]　We must be consistent in applying the rules.

我们在实施这些规则时必须保持一贯性。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子/一句多译

①Do you know how many parts the workshop consists of?

②The beauty of this picture consists in its balance of colors.

这幅画美在色调均匀。

③我们应该言行一致。

What we say should be consistent with what we do.

＝What we say should consist with what we do.

Sentence Pattern

　so that引导结果状语从句

(教材P44)　The outer side of the crater sloped southward and the Earth，which was low in the southern sky，was nearly full，so that the entire crater­slope was brightly lit.

环形山的外侧向南倾斜，南面天空下方的地球全部显现出来，因此整个环形山山坡明亮了起来。

句式分析：句中so that引导结果状语从句。

[例]　Everyone lent a hand，so that the work was finished ahead of schedule.

每个人都帮了忙，所以工作提前完成了。

[即学即练]　句型转换/完成句子

①He raised his voice to make himself heard.

→He raised his voice so as to/in order to make himself heard．

→He raised his voice so that/in order that he could make himself heard．

②I took a taxi，so that I got there in time(以便及时赶到那里)．

③I will tell you all the facts so that/in order that you can judge for yourself(以便你可以自己判断)．

④In order that we can get there on time(我们为了及时赶到那里)，we should set out early.

逻辑推断题

[即学即练]

I started out in life with few advantages.I did not graduate from high school.I worked at menial(不体面的)jobs.I had limited education，limited skills and a limited future.

And then I began asking，“Why are some people more successful than others？”This question changed my life.

Over the years，I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就)．It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years，in every possible way.One quality that most philosophers，teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self­discipline(自律)．As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago，“Success is tons of discipline.”

Some years ago，I attended a conference in Washington.It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair.The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself，even though it was a table for four.A few minutes later，an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food，obviously looking for a place to sit.With plenty of room at my table，I immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join me.He was hesitant，but I insisted.Finally，thanking me as he sat down，we began to chat over lunch.

It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer.As it happened，I immediately knew who he was.He was a legend in the field of success and achievement.Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books，each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study.I had read all four books from cover to cover，more than once.

After we had chatted for a while，I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask，“Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered，which do you think is the most important？”

He smiled at me with a twinkle in his eyes，as if he had been asked this question many times，and replied，without hesitating，“The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago.He said，‘Do what you should do，when you should do it，whether you feel like it or not.’”

He went on to say，“There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience，but without self­discipline，none of them work.”

1．Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2?

A．Because he wasn't satisfied with himself.

B．Because he was a person of self­discipline.

C．Because he disliked those successful people.

D．Because he wanted to share his idea on success.

A　[根据第一段内容可知，在第二段，作者问这个问题是因为他对自己不满意，故选A。]

2．What made the writer invite the older gentleman to join him?

A．His great kindness.

B．The gentleman's fame.

C．His eagerness for success.

D．The gentleman's good manners.

A　[根据第四段中的“With plenty of room at my table，I immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join me.He was hesitant，but I insisted.”由于我的桌子有足够的空间，我立刻起身邀请那位年长的先生和我一块。他犹豫了，但我坚持。可推断出，是作者的善良使作者邀请这位老绅士加入的，故选A。]

3．What are the four large books about?

A．Personal changes.

B．The secret of success.

C．Sayings of wisdom.

D．The gentleman's legend.

B　[根据倒数第四段中的“Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books，each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study.”可判断出，这四本书是关于成功的秘密的，故选B。]