Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.

　　(1)What's a robot?

　　A_robot_is_a_machine_designed_to_do_jobs_that_are_usually_performed_by_humans.

　　(2)What does a robot look like?

　　They_may_take_various_shapes_and_serve_different_functions.

　　(3)Do you know how a robot works?

　　Robots_are_programmed_and_controlled_by_a_computer.

Fast Reading 　　

　　1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.

　　The text tells us the story that a robot called Tony not only helped Claire do her housework,_but also helped her create a new image,_which made Claire fall in love with Tony.

　　2．Read the text and then match the main idea with each paragraph.

　　Paragraph 1　　A．Tony made Claire feel embarrassed.

　　Paragraph 2 B．Tony helped Claire in improving herself and her house.

　　Paragraph 3 C．Claire was going to test out a household robot.

　　Paragraph 4 D．Claire began to trust Tony.

　　Paragraph 5 E．Tony promised and prepared to help Claire.

　　Paragraph 6 F．Claire first saw the robot Tony.

　　Paragraph 7 G．Claire was envied by those women she admired.

　　Paragraph 8 H．Tony made a plan to help Claire to attract Gladys and her friends.

　　Paragraph 9 I．The company was satisfied with Tony's report.

　　Paragraph 10 J．Tony caught Claire when she fell off a ladder.

　　Paragraph 11 K．Claire's friends saw Claire and Tony were together.

　　Paragraph 12 L．Claire felt disappointed and sad that Tony was just a machine.

　　答案：Paragraph 1～6　CFADEB

　　Paragraph 7～12　HJKGLI

Careful Reading 　　

　　1．Read the text and then choose the best answers.

　　(1)Larry brought a robot home to ________.

　　A．make his wife happy

B．test out the robot