选修7 Unit 2 Robots-A Biography of Isaac Asimov Reading

1、.,Unit 2 Robots-Using Language,A biography of Isaac Asimov,a story of a persons life was written by someone.,.,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 Jew

2、ish family in Russia. His family immigrated to the United States in 1923, settling in Brooklyn, New York.,.,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50

3、20、阿西莫夫科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”。,.,I, Robot 机械公敌,.,Bicentennial Man 机器管家,.,Reading Comprehending,Choose 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

4、 who married 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.,.,2. What was Isaac Asimov best known for? A. His mystery stories. B. His science fiction stories. C. His science and history boo

5、ks. D. His books about the Holy bible and Shakespeare.,.,3. In which book did he develop a set of three laws? A. The Foundation Trilogy B. I, Robot C. In his first novel D. In his first science book.,.,4. All the followings are true except _. A. Asimovs talent for writing was obvious when he was 12.

6、 B. He began 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.,.,Carefully Reading on page 17.,Sister born.,Moved with his family to New York.,Started working in the candy store.,Date,1920,Born in Russia

7、.,Event,1922,1923,Parents bought a candy store.,1929,Mother had her third child.,1931,Started take himself seriously as a writer.,.,Date,Event,1939,Began having stories published in science fiction magazine.,1941,Gained masters degree in Chemistry.,1942,Finished working in the candy store.,Got marri

8、ed.,1942-1945,Worked as junior chemist in Philadelphia Navy Yard.,1948,Got PhD in chemistry.,1949,Become a biochemistry teacher.,.,Date,Event,1950,Published his first novel.,Published “I, Robot.”,1951-1953,Published the Foundation Trilogy.,1953,Published first science book.,1958,Became a full-time w

9、riter.,1973,Divorced his first wife.,Married for a second time.,1983,Had a blood transfusion.,1992,Died in New York.,.,Fast reading to match the main idea with each paragraph.,Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6,A. His talent for writing.,B. His famous works.,C. His marriage.,D. His birth and

10、death.,E. A great scientist and writer.,F. His experience.,.,The Analysis of some complex sentences,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

11、 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.,.,The Analysis of some complex sentences,Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 bo

12、oks 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 future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything , in the present a

13、nd the past.,.,3. 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. Among his most famous works of science fiction, one

14、 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.,.,3. 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. Among 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.,.,