选修7Unit 2SATISFACTION GUARANTEEDLarry worked for a company 1. _____ made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with ahousehold robot, which was going to be tested out by Larry’ s wife, Claire.Claire didn’ t want the roboterinhouse, 2. ____Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’ t harmher 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 handsome5. _____ smooth hairand 6. _____ deep voice although his facial expression never changed.7._________(good) at housework, Tony was a qualified household robot, who paid attention toClaire ’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 forsomeone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. Therefore Tony promised12.________(help) her. He gave Claire a new haircut and changed her makeup. After13.________(scan) numbers of books, he made a list of items for Claire 14. _______ accompanyingher to the shops. 15. ____________(buy) curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding, she went into ajewelry shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk was rude to her, she rang Tony up and the clerkimmediately changed his attitude after she spoke to him. Claire thanked Tony, 16. _____ (tell) him thathe was a “ dear,which” was seen by Gladys Claffern, who was one of the richest and most powerfulwomen around, believing Clair was having an affair.Claire was annoyed as Gladys was everything she wanted to be. In order to help her, Tonysuggested that she 17. _____ (invite) Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was toleave and Larry was to return.Finally the party night arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon andClaire 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’want to leave her the next day 20. _____ that he felt more than just the desire to please her. Then thefront door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized thatTony 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 seenanyone so handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women! She might not be asbeautiful 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.The company was very 22. _______(please) with Tony’reports on his three weeks with Claire .Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire23. _____ harming herselfthrough her own sense of 24. _____(fail).He had opened the curtains that night so that the otherwomen would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire’marriages. But eventhough Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt — you cannot have women25. ________(fall) in love with machines.Unit 2Ⅰ .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)群； (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；；感情→________ vt.影响；感→________ n．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；从→ ________vt.&vi. 不服从；抗9．__________n．价；定→ ________vt.估定；定→_____________adj可.估价的；可征收的10．________ adj.年幼的；浅的；地位低的； n.年少者；晚；等低者→ ________n．年的；老的；地位高的；高的11.________ adj. 雅的，高雅的→ _____________n. 雅，高雅12.________ vt. 宣布，声明，宣称→_____________n. 宣布，声明，宣称13.________ vt. 价，定 ____________n. 价，定Ⅱ .短1． _____________6．将⋯⋯放在一________________ 2．某人独待着 ________________7．和⋯⋯有__________________ 3．与其⋯不如⋯ _______________8．一定做⋯⋯ ___________________ 4．同情某人______________________9．有⋯⋯的天分 _________________ 5．更确切地____________________10．真待⋯⋯________________Ⅲ .佳句再1．Just________________， Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony.就在她离开之前，克莱听到格拉迪斯跟另外一个女人小声地，她从来没有像托尼么英俊的男人。