选修7 Unit 2
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Larry worked for a company 1. _____ made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a
household robot, which was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire.
er house, 2. ____Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm Claire didn’t want the robot in h
her or allow her 3. ___________(harm). However, Claire felt alarmed when first saw the robot, Tony,
4. ______ seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome
5. _____ smooth hair
and 6. _____ deep voice although his facial expression never changed.
7. _________(good) at housework, Tony was a qualified household robot, who paid attention to
Claire’s feelings as well. When Claire was unconfident about herself, he would feel sorry 8. ____ her.
9. ____ was ridiculous 10. _____________(offer) sympathy by a robot.
One thing that disturbed Claire was 11. ______ she felt her home wasn’t elegant enough for
someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. Therefore Tony promised
curtains12.________(help) her. He gave Claire a new haircut and changed her makeup. After
13.________(scan) numbers of books, he made a list of items for Claire 14. _______ accompanying
her to the shops. 15. ____________(buy) curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding, she went into a
jewelry shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk was rude to her, she rang Tony up and the clerk
immediately changed his attitude after she spoke to him. Claire thanked Tony, 16. _____ (tell) him that
, which was seen by Gladys Claffern, who was one of the richest and most powerful
he was a “dear”
women around, believing Clair was having an affair.
Claire was annoyed as Gladys was everything she wanted to be. In order to help her, Tony
suggested that she 17. _____ (invite) Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to
leave and Larry was to return.
Finally the party night arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon and
Claire told Tony to go into another room. At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, 18. _____
(bend) his face close to 19. _____. She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didn’t want to leave her the next day 20. _____ that he felt more than just the desire to please her. Then the
front door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that
Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything!
The women 21. _____ (invite) to the party were impressed by Claire and everything in the house.
Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen
anyone so handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be as
beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover.
Then she remembered—Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. She cried all night. The next morning a car drove up and took Tony away.
report on his three weeks with Claire.
The company was very 22. _______(please) with Tony’s
Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire 23. _____ harming herself
through her own sense of 24. _____(fail). He had opened the curtains that night so that the other
marriage. But even
women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire’s
though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt—you cannot have women
25. ________(fall) in love with machines.
Unit 2
Ⅰ.单词荟萃
1．________n．渴求；欲望；渴望；vt.希望得到；想要
→________adj.令人满意的；值得要的
2．____________n．满意；满足；令人满意的事物→________vt.满足；使满意→_____________________ adj.令人满意的→_________adj.感到满意的
3．________n．喜爱，恩惠；vt.喜爱；偏袒→___________adj.赞成的；有利的→__________adj.特别喜爱的
4．_____________vt.陪伴；伴奏→__________n．陪伴；(一)；(一)队
→____________n．伙伴
5．________vt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称→________________n．宣布；宣言；声明6．__________
__ n．喜爱；爱；感情→________ vt.影响；感动
→________ n．结果；作用，影响
7．________ n．天才；特殊能力；才干→__________ adj.有才能的；天才的
8．________ vt.&vi.服从；顺从→________vt.&vi.不服从；违抗
9．__________n．评价；评定→________vt.估定；评定
→_____________adj.可估价的；可征收的
10．________ adj.较年幼的；资历较浅的；地位较低的；n.年少者；晚辈；等级较低者→________n．年长的；资历较老的；地位较高的；高级的
11. ________ adj. 优雅的，高雅的→_____________n. 优雅，高雅
12. ________ vt. 宣布，声明，宣称→_____________n. 宣布，声明，宣称
13. ________ vt. 评价，评定____________n. 评价，评定
Ⅱ.短语检测
1．试验_____________
2．让某人单独待着________________ 3．与其说…不如说… _______________ 4．同情某人______________________ 5．更确切地说____________________ 6．将……放在一边________________ 7．和……有绯闻__________________ 8．一定做…… ___________________ 9．有……的天分_________________ 10．认真对待…… ________________
Ⅲ.佳句再现
1．Just________________，Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony.
就在她们离开之前，克莱尔听到格拉迪斯跟另外一个女人小声地说，她从来没有见过像托尼这么英俊的男人。
2．As she turned around, ______________ Gladys Claffern.
她一转身，发现格拉迪斯?克拉芬站在那里。
3．But even though Tony had been so clever，he would have to be rebuilt—you cannot have women ________________ machines.
但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得经过一番改造——总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。
4．It was then ________________that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. 就在那时克莱尔意识到托尼已经把前面窗子的窗帘拉开了。
5．By that time, Tony expected the house______________________________________. 那时，托尼期望把房屋彻底改变。
◇单词点睛◇
1. desire n. 愿望；心愿；渴求vt. 期望；希望；请求
(1) n. ____________________ 渴望做……
____________________ 渴望得到某物
____________________ 满足某人的愿望
(2) v. ____________________ 渴望(某人)做某事
____________ 希望……（后接虚拟语气从句)
【活学活用】
(1) However, ________________________(对于更高质量的要求) has no natural limits.
(2) He is an aggressive young man, who always________________ be first in everything
he does. 他是个有进取心的年轻人，在每件事情上他都总想争第一。
2. satisfaction n. 满意，满足；令人满意的事物
____________________ 满意地
________ vt. 使满意
________ adj. 感到满意的________________ 对…感到满意
__________________ adj. 令人满意的
【活学活用】
(1) I heard the news _____________________.听到这个消息我很满意。
(2) He _________________ the result of the exam. 他对这次考试的结果感到满意。
(3) It’s not easy _______________. 使他满意并不容易。
3. alarm n．警报
(1) n. a fire alarm火警
___________ 惊恐地
ring the alarm 敲警钟；吹警报号
the alarm clock _________ (2) vt. 使……惊恐
________________ 对……惊慌
_______ adj.惊恐的，忧虑的
_______ adj. 令人惊慌的，令人忧虑的
【活学活用】
(1) On hearing the scream, he jumped up ____________.
听到尖叫声，他惊慌地跳了起来。
(2)There was an immediate panic when____________________.
警报响起时立刻引起一片恐慌。
(3) ________________ his hesitation, she exclaimed.
对他那种局促不安的样子感到惊讶，她叫了起来。
4. sympathy n．同情；同情心
________________ 表达某人的同情__________________同情某人_________________ 同情… (状语) __________________ 出于同情
【活学活用】
(1) The steel workers came out ________________ the miners, to go on strike to show
support for them. 钢铁工人为声援矿工举行了罢工。
(2) If I became poor because of laziness, they_______________________ me. 如果我
因为懒惰而变穷，他们是不会同情我的。
5. favour n．恩惠，帮忙；偏爱
_________________ 帮某人一个忙
_________________ 赞成，支持(状语)
_________________ 对某人有利
vt. 喜爱；偏袒
___________ adj.赞成的；有利的___________ adj.特别喜爱的
【活学活用】
(1) ________________and turn the radio down while I'm on the phone, will you?
劳驾，我在打电话时把收音机的声音调低点好吗？
(2)Her younger brother was the ________ child, encouraged and admired by both parents. 她弟弟是个宠儿，受到父母双亲的支持和喜爱。
(3)I spoke for forty minutes and carried the whole audience ________________.
我讲了四十分钟并且为我们赢得了所有听众的好感。
6. accompany vt. 陪伴；伴奏
________________陪某人到……(to为介词)
____________________ 由……陪伴、伴随
【活学活用】
(1) Wally, __________________ the nurse, was flown directly to a hospital for more
intensive treatment.沃利，在护士的陪护下，被直接空运到医院进行更透彻的。(2)There is a good saying that misery can _____________________ happiness.
有一句话说得好：痛并快乐着。
7. declare vt. 宣布；声明；宣称；表明
1) declare +n.宣告…
【活学活用】他们将很快宣布选举（election）的结果。
_____________________________________________________________________ 2) declare sb/sth. (to be) n./ adj. 宣布…为…
He declared himself a philosopher, who had given up everything,
他自称是一个哲学家，把世上的一切都看成过眼浮云。
The psychiatrists declared the killer insane. 心理医生宣称杀人犯有精神疾病。
【活学活用】裁判宣布他为比赛的冠军。
_____________________________________________________________________
I declared this conference (to be) open.
_____________________________________________________________________ 3）declare +(that)从句宣称；声称…
【活学活用】她宣称她是对的。_________________________________________ 【扩展用法】declare for/against…
声明支持/反对……
declare war on/upon… 对……宣战
8. envy vt. & n.忌妒；羡慕
vt. ____________________ 忌妒/羡慕某人某事
n. ____________ 出于妒忌
【活学活用】
They ____________________. 他们羡慕我们的成功.
He was filled with envy of me / at my success.
9. embarrass vt. 使尴尬，使困窘
______________________________________ 做…使某人尴尬/窘迫
Don’t embarrass them with (by asking) personal questions.
____________ adj. 感到尴尬的____________ adj. 令人尴尬的
【活学活用】我迟到了，因而感到尴尬。______________________________________ ◇短语储存◇
1turn around转向
turn away__________________ turn on/off _________________ turn up _________________turn down_________________ turn out _________________ turn to _________________
【活学活用】用turn短语的正确形式填空。
①He promised to come but hasn‘t __________yet.
②Don't forget to________ the light when you leave.
③With no one to ________in such a frightening situation，she felt very helpless. 2leave sb. /sth. alone不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起leave behind __________________
leave aside __________________
leave for __________________
leave out __________________
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