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1、Unit 2 Robots-Using LanguageA biography of Isaac Asimova story of a persons life was written by someone.1 Isaac Asimov ( 1920-1992) is esteemed as one of the finest writers of science fiction and scientific fact in the twentieth century. Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, in a middle-class Jewish f
2、amily in Russia. His family immigrated to the United States in 1923, settling in Brooklyn, New York. 2艾萨克阿西莫夫（英语：Isaac Asimov，1920年1月2日1992年4月6日），美国著名科幻小说家、科普作家、文学评论家，美国科幻小说黄金时代的代表人物之一。阿西莫夫一生著述近500本，题材涉及自然科学、社会科学和文学艺术等许多领域.其作品中以基地系列、银河帝国三部曲和机器人系列三大系列被誉为“科幻圣经 ”。曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖。小行星5020、阿西莫夫科
3、幻小说杂志和两项阿西莫夫奖都是以他的名字命名。他提出的“机器人学三定律”被称为“现代机器人学的基石”。3I, Robot 机械公敌机械公敌4Bicentennial Man 机器管家机器管家5Reading ComprehendingChoose the best answer for each question. 1. Who was Isaac Asimov? A. An American scientist and writer who got his Ph.D. in physics in 1948. B. An Russian scientist and writer who mar
4、ried twice. C. An Russian - American scientist and writer who became a full time writer in 1958. D. An American - Russian scientist and writer who had 2 children.62. What was Isaac Asimov best known for? A. His mystery stories.B. His science fiction stories.C. His science and history books.D. His bo
5、oks about the Holy bible and Shakespeare.71.3. In which book did he develop a set of three laws?2. A. The Foundation Trilogy 3.B. I, RobotC. In his first novel D. In his first science book. 84. All the followings are true except _.A. Asimovs talent for writing was obvious when he was 12. B. He began
6、 having his stories published in science magazine in 1939.C. He published his first novel in 1950.D. He published his first science book in 1953.9Carefully Reading on page 17.Sister born.Moved with his family to New York.Started working in the candy store.Date1920Born in Russia.Event19221923Parents
7、bought a candy store.1929Mother had her third child.1931Started take himself seriously as a writer.10DateEvent1939Began having stories published in science fiction magazine.1941 Gained masters degree in Chemistry.1942Finished working in the candy store.Got married.1942-1945Worked as junior chemist i
8、n Philadelphia Navy Yard.1948Got PhD in chemistry.1949Become a biochemistry teacher.11DateEvent1950Published his first novel.Published “I, Robot.”1951-1953 Published the Foundation Trilogy.1953Published first science book.1958Became a full-time writer.1973Divorced his first wife.Married for a second
9、 time.1983Had a blood transfusion. 1992Died in New York.12Fast reading to match the main idea with each paragraph.Para 1 Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6A. His talent for writing.B. His famous works.C. His marriage.D. His birth and death.E. A great scientist and writer.F. His experience.13The Analysis
10、 of some complex sentences1.Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery stories, science and history books, and even about the Holy Bible and Shakespeare. 2. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore futur
11、e worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything , in the present and the past.14The Analysis of some complex sentences1.Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery stories, science and history books, and even a
12、bout the Holy Bible and Shakespeare. 2. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything , in the present and the past.153. It ended in New York on 6 April, 1992, when he died as
13、a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.4. It was when Asimov was 11 years old that his talent for writing became obvious.5. Among his most famous works of science fiction, one for which he won an award was the Foundation Trilogy, three novels about t
14、he death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.163. It ended in New York on 6 April, 1992, when he died as a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.4. It was when Asimov was 11 years old that his talent for writing became obvious.5. A
15、mong his most famous works of science fiction, one for which he won an award was the Foundation Trilogy, three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.171.First law: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.2.Second law: A robot must obey the orders given to it by humans.3.Third law: A robot must protect its own existence.Isaac Asimovs three laws for Robots:18
