选修七-unit-2-using-language教学内容

选修七-Unit-2-using--language4.WhothinksthatthepurposeofTony’sactionswastomakeClairefeelgoodaboutherself.5.WhothinkstakingTonyawaymusthavehurtClaire?6.Whosaidthatmakingarobotsomuchlikeamanwasboundtocausetrouble?

Molly

Kate

√√√2.Readthequestionsandthenlistenagain.Answerthequestions.

WhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetweenrobotsandhumansis?2.HowdoesKatethinkClairewashurtingherself?3.WhywouldoneofthegirlslikearobotsuchasTonylivingatherhouse?4.WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany’sbiggestmistakeswas?1.WhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetweenrobotsandhumansis?Robotscan’t______________________.2.HowdoesKatethinkClairewashurtingherself?Byseeingherselfina_________way.negativefeelemotionofanykind3.WhywouldoneofthegirlslikearobotsuchasTonylivingatherhouse?Shelikestheideaofahandsomemanwhoseonlypurposewas____________.topleaseher4.WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany’sbiggestmistakeswas?Makingtherobot__________________________.looksomuchlikearealmanAbiographyofIsaacAsimovReading,speakingandwritingSkimmingGlancethroughthepassageandthenfindouttheanswerstosuchquestions:WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?3.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?Para.2Para.33.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?Para.5Readthroughthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:

WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach?Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished?3.Howmanychildrendidhehave?1.WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach?2.Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished?3.Howmanychildrendidhehave?Hetaughtbiochemistry.In1939.Twochildren,asonandadaughter.1.WhowasIsaacAsimov?A.AnAmericanscientistandwriterwhogothisPhDinphysicsin1948.B.ARussianscientistandwriterwhomarriedtwice.C.ARussian—Americanwriterandscientistwhobecameafull—timewriterin1958.D.AnAmerican-Russianwriterandscientistwhohadtwochildren.ComprehendingC

2.WhatwasAsimovbestknownfor?A.Hismysterystories.

B.Hissciencefictionstories.C.Hisscienceandhistorybooks.D.HisbooksabouttheBibleandaboutShakespeare.B

3.AllthefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept_______.A.Asimov’stalentforwritingbecameobviousatage12.B.Hebeganhavinghisstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinesin1939.C.Hepublishedhisfirstnovelin1950.D.Hepublishedhisfirstsciencebookin1953.A

4.InwhichbookdidAsimovdevelopasetofthree“laws”?A.TheFoundationTrilogy.

B.

I,Robot.C.Inhisfirstnovel.D.Inhisfirstsciencebook.B

5.WhatmighthappeninaworldwheretherewererobotsifAsimov’sthreelawsdidn’texist?A.Mayberobotswillharmorinjurehumanbeings.B.Mayberobotswilldisobeyhumanbeings.C.Inordertoprotecttheirownexistence,robotsmayinjurehumanbeings.

D.

Alloftheabove.D

1920192219231929borninRussia.sisterbornmovedwithfamilytoNewYorkParents

boughtacandystore.

Motherhadherthirdchild.

startedworkingincandystore.

Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.

1931DateEventCompletethetimelineoftheevents.19391942-1945BeganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinesGainedMastersdegreeinchemistry.Finished

workingincandystore.GotmarriedWorkedasjuniorchemist,PhiladelphiaNavyYardGotPhDinchemistry.19411948194219501951-1953Becameabiochemistryteacher,BostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Publishedhisfirstnovel.Developedthreelawsforrobots.Published“I,Robot”Published“TheFoundationTrilogy”andwonanawardforit.Publishedfirstsciencebook.Becameafull-timewriter.19491953195819731992Divorced

hisfirstwife.Hadabloodtransfusion.BecameinfectedwithHIV.Marriedforasecondwife1983DiedinNewYorkAsimov’sLawsForRobotsFirstLaw:Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.SecondLaw:Arobotmustobeytheordersgiventoitbyhumanbeings(aslongashumanbeingarenotinjured).ThirdLaw:Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence(aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured;andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeythehumanbeings).1.ABiographyofIsaacAsimovbiographyn.传记bio(尤其供公开发表的)个人简历(biography的缩写)biocards传记档案卡;bioinformation传记资料bio-

表示“生命,生物”之义biophysics生物物理学biochemistryn.生物化学Languagepoints

anAmericanscientistandwriter

一位科学家兼作家Thesingeranddancer________(be)comingforavisit.Thesingerandthedancer__________(be)comingforavisit.Aknifeandfork_______(be)onthedesk.is/wasare/wereis/was3.fiction:stories/novels,etcwhichdescribeeventsandpeopledonotexistnon-fiction:writingthatisaboutrealpeople,eventsandfactsliterature:writingthatisconsideredtobeworkofart,includingnovels,playsandpoetry

4.Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimagination

thatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazingmind

withwhichhesearchedforexplanationofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.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析。1)“介词＋which/whom”的结构引导定语从句句子分析:Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationandanamazingmind是句子的主要部分,had在句中有两个宾语imagination和mind,他们分别带了自己的宾语从句。that引导的从句修饰imagination;withwhich引导的定语从句修饰mind。动词不定式toexplorefutureworlds修饰ability。Heseemedtobelookingforthewords___________hecouldexpresswhathewasthinkingabout.Thenovel__________thefilmshasbeenadaptedforchildreniswrittenbyafamousAmericanwriter.Thecar,__________Ipaidalotofmoney,isnowoutofdate.Heistellingastoryofahero,___________everyoneinthetownisproud.Inthedarkstreet,therewasn’tasingleperson_______theycouldturnforhelp.A.whomB.whoC.towhomD.fromwhom

Cwithwhich

from

which

for

which

of

whom

TheNile,________electricityisproduced,nolongerdestroysvillagesandcrops.A.whichB.fromwhichC.fromitD.fromthat---Howdoyoulikethecake?---It’squitedifferentfrom_____Ihadlastmonth.A.thatB.whichC.theoneD.theonewhat

BC2)search+地方/人

在某地/某人身上搜索searchfor

寻找某物=search+place+for+objectinsearchof

寻找,作状语,表示目的Theenemies___________theRedArmymaneverywhere.Theyhave__________thewholecity_______themissingboy.Theboyhasbeentomanyplaces___________hislostcat.searchedsearched

forinsearchof3)explanation

n.

解释,解说,说明,辩解,互相讲明Whatisyourexplanationforbeinglate?Theonlyexplanationforhisbehavioristhathe’smad.explain

v.

解释,说明explainsthtosbWeexplainedourplantothecommittee.

5.From1942to1948heworkedasajunior

chemist…

junioradj.younger,lowerinrank

较年轻的/职位稍低的

Heisthejunioremployeeinthefirm.Heistwoyearsjuniortome.

senior:older;higherinrank

较年长的;职位稍高的

Heistwoyearsseniortome.

senior

citizens

老人6.hestartedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.takesb/sthseriously:认真对待某人／某事Hetakesthingstooseriously.他对事太认真了。Youcan’ttakeherpromisesseriously;sheneverkeepsherword.Ifyoucan’ttreatyourstudyseriously,youwillfailinthecomingexamination.反义词:

take…forgranted

认为……是理所当然的,想当然,不把……当回事7.Soonafterhisdivorcein1973,…divorcen.

离婚,脱离

vt.

使离婚,与……脱离askforadivorce;getdivorced;divorce…from；getadivorcefromHiswifeaskedforadivorce.Theygotdivorcedlastyear.Theyaredivorcingeachother.Shedivorcedherhusbandtwoyearsago.Weshouldn’tdivorcetheoryfrompractice.10.awardvt/n

honour/prize/reward

Hewonthe________forthebeststudentofyear.It’san_________tohearyouspe