何 选修7 Unit 2 Using language

Howmanykindsofrobot?Whatarethey?1.Industrialrobots2.Householdrobots3.Enterntainmentrobots1.Whichkindofrobotisit?2.Whoistheoriginalwriterofthefirstreadingone?Thefirstpersontowritethetext.AnAmericanscientistandwriterUsingLanguageABIOGRAPHYOFISAACASIMOVastoryofaperson’slifewaswrittenbysomeone.Fastreading:•1.Howmanybooksdidhewrite?•2.Wherewasheborn?•3.Inwhichbookdidhedevelopasetofthreelawsforrobots?Readpara2-6andPaymoreattentiontothedatesandeventsCarefulreading:DateEvent1920:BorninRussia1922:_____________1923:______________________________1929:____________________________________:Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter1939:_______________________________________________________SisterbornMovedwithfamilytoNewYorkStartedworkinginthecandystore1931BeganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinesDateEvent______:Gainedmaster’sdegreeinchemistry1942:Finishedworkinginthecandystore______________1942-1945:__________________________________________________________:GotPhDinchemistry______:Becameabiochemistryteacher1941GotmarriedWorkedasajuniorchemist,PhiladelphiaNavyYard19481949DateEvent1950:Publishedhisfirstnovel.______________________.Developedthreelawsforrobots.1951-1953:PublishedtheFoundationtrilogyandwonanawardforit______:Publishedfirstsciencebook______:Becameafull-timewriterPublishedI,Robot19531958DateEvent1973:Divorcedhisfirstwife.__________________________.______:Hadabloodtransfusion.BecameinfectedwithHIV.1992:_____________________Marriedforasecondtime1983DiedinNewYorkDoTorF:1.IsaacAsimov’sbestknownworkwashismysterystories.2.AsimovwasborninAmericaon2January,1920.3.Asimovbecameabiochemistryteacherin1949.4.In1931Asimov’stalentforwritingbecameobvious.TTFFsciencefictionstoriesRussia5.In1950,hepublishedhisfirstsciencebook.6.“TheFoundationTrilogy”consistsof3storiesaboutdeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture.7.Inhiscollectionofshortstories,I,Robot,hedevelopedasetofthree“laws”forrobots.TTF19531.HowmanyyearsdidIsaacAsimovworkinthestore?A.5B.9C.11D.13DChoosethebestanswer:2.WhatwasAsimovbestknownfor?A.Hismysterystories.B.Hissciencefictionstories.C.Hisscienceandhistorybooks.D.HisbooksabouttheBibleandaboutShakespeare.B3.Allthefollowingsaretrueexcept____.A.Asimov’stalentforwritingwasn’tobviouswhenhewasyoung.B.Hebeganhavinghisstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinein1939.C.Hepublishedhisfirstnovelin1950.D.Hepublishedhisfirstsciencebookin1953.A4.WhycouldIsaacAsimovbecomeawriter?A.Afriendofhismadehimawriter.B.Hisparentswantedhimtobeawriter.C.Hehadthetalentforwriting.D.Hehadsomanyexperiencesinhislife.C5.Inwhichbookdidhedevelopasetofthreelaws?A.TheFoundationTrilogyB.I,RobotC.InhisfirstnovelD.Inhisfirstsciencebook.B6.WhowasIsaacAsimov?A.AnAmericanscientistandwriterwhogothisPhDinphysicsin1948.B.ARussianscientistandwriterwhomarriedtwice.C.ARussian-Americanscientistandwriterwhobecameafull-timewriterin1958.D.AnAmerican-Russianscientistandwriterwhohad2children.CAsetofthreelawsforrobots.Doyouknowwhatarethey?Asimov’sthreelawsforrobots:1.Firstlaw:Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.2.Secondlaw:Arobotmustobeytheordersgiventoitbyhumans.3.Thirdlaw:Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence.Dealwithsomedifficultsentences:•1.Para1.thelastsentence:extraordinaryimagination非凡的想象力anamazingmind令人惊奇的智力searchforexplanations做出解释阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力,使他能对未来世界进行探索,而且还有惊人的智力,使他能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解释。2.Para5,secondline:Foundationtrilogy基地三部曲thedeathandrebirthgalaxy银河系thefalloftheRomanEmpire罗马帝国的衰败灭亡与复兴在他那些著名的科幻小说中，有本获奖的叫做《基地》三部曲，有三个小故事，讲的是未来银河系的一个伟大帝国的灭亡和复兴。基本素材取自于罗马帝国的衰败，但讲的是有关未来的事情。1.mysterystories2.bebestknownforsth以…最著称3.anextraordinaryimagination超凡的想象力4.theabilitytoexplorefutureworlds探索未来世界的能力5.anamazingmind惊人的智力怪诞小说6.searchforexplanationsofeverything寻求各种事物的解释7.abloodtransfusion一次输血8.runastorefor40orsoyears经营一家商店40年左右9.attheageofnine九岁的时候10.bepregnantwithherthirdchild怀了她的第三个小孩11.gainamaster’sdegree/PhDinchemistry获得化学硕士/博士学位12.afull-timewriter专职作家13.haveatalentforwriting在写作方面有天赋14.takeoneselfseriouslyasawriter认真地从事写作15.throughoutone’slife在某人一生中16.inagalaxyofthefuture在未来银河系中17.inventatheoreticalframework创造了一种理论框架18.one’scollectionofshortstories短篇小说集19.developasetofthreelawsforrobots提出了机器人的三大原则20.researchintoartificialintelligence研究人工智能Thankyou!Life2January,1920---6April,1992PlaceofbirthanddeathHewasborninRussiaanddiedin_________BookshewroteMysterystories,_________________books,andbooksabout__________&Shakespeare.NewYorkscienceandhistoryReadinganddiscussingBiographytheHolyBiblejobshedidWorkedinhisparents’______store.Workedasa(n)______chemistatthePhiladelphiaNavyYard.Became______________________atBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Gaveupteachingtobecomea(n)______________.full-timewritercandyjuniorabiochemistryteacher