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Unit 2 Extensive reading,A Biography of Isaac Asimov,Date Event Born in Russia. _. _. Parents bought a candy store. _. Mother had her third child. _ Started to take himself seriously as a writer. _ _.,Sister born,Moved with family to New York,Started working in a candy store,1931,Began having stories published in science fiction magazines,Read about Isaac Asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life.,Date Event _ Gained Masters degree in chemistry. Finished working in the candy store. _. 1942-1945 _ _. _ Got PhD in chemistry. _ Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine. Published his first novel. _ . Developed three laws for robots.,1941,Got married,Worked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard,1948,1949,Published “I, Robot”,Date Event 1951-1953 Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an award for it. _ Published first science book _ Became a full-time writer. Divorced his first wife. _. _ Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV. 1992 _.,1953,1958,Married for a second time,1983,Died in New York,Detailed reading : Whats the main idea of the text ?,Introduction to a famous American science fiction writer Isaac Asimovs life and works.,2 How many years did Isaac Asimov work in store? A 5 B 9 C 11 D 13,D,3. Who was Isaac Asimov? A. An American scientist and writer who got his PhD in physics in 1948. B. An Russian scientist and writer 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.,C,4. 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.,B,5. What was Asimov best known for? A. His mystery stories. B. His science fiction stories. C. His science and history books. D. His books about the Bible and about Shakespeare.,B,6. All the followings are true except_. A. Asimovs talent for writing wasnt obvious when he was young. B. He began having his stories published in science fiction magazine in 1939. C. He published his first novel in 1950. D. He published his first science book in 1953.,A,7. Why could Isaac Asimov become a writer ? A A friend of his made him a writer B His parents wanted him to be a writer C He had the talent for writing D He had so many experiences in his life .,C,8. What might happen in a world where there were robots if Asimovs three laws didnt exist? A. Maybe robots will harm or injure human beings. B. Maybe robots will disobey human beings. C. In order to protect their own existence, robots may injure human beings. D. All of the above.,D,9 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text ? A Issac Asimov didnt publish books until he became a fulltime writer . B Issac Asimovs ideas about robots completely influenced scientists researching into artificial intelligence C Robots should protect human beings in “I,robot .” D Issac Asimov wrote some famous plays about Shakespeare .,C,阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自50年代初，至今已出版了300多部著作。,在家中图书室（1976年）,Old photo,阿西莫夫与珍尼特,演讲,军旅戎装,阿西莫夫追悼会现场,作品：,I, Robot,作品100,最新科学指南,Language points,1. biography n.传记,bio(尤其供公开发表的)个人简历(biography的缩写) bio cards传记档案卡; bio information传记资料,the biography of Byron,the biography of the town,bio-表示“生命, 生物”之义 biophysics生物物理学 biochemistry n.生物化学,The singer and dancer _( be ) coming for a visit . The singer and the dancer _ (be) . Coming for a visit . A knife and fork _ ( be ) on the desk .,is / was,are/ were,is / was,2 an American scientist and writer 一位科学家兼作家,3. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to .and an amazing mind with which he searched for . “介词which/ whom”的结构引导定语从句,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,The Nile , _electricity is produced ,no longer destroys villages and crops . A which B from which C form it D from that - How do you like the cake ？ - Its quite different from _I had last month . A that B which C the one D the one what,B,C,4. From 1942 to 1948 he worked as a junior chemist junior adj. younger , lower in rank 较年轻的/职位稍低的 senior: older; higher in rank较年长的；职位稍高的,He is the junior employee in the firm .,He is two years junior to me.,5 he started to take himself seriously as a writer. take sb/ sth seriously: regard sb/ sth as important and worth treating with respect He takes things too seriously.,You cant take her promises seriously; she never keeps her word.,If you cant treat your study seriously, you will fail in the coming examination.,反义词：take for granted认为是理所当然的，想当然，不把当回事,6 Soon after his divorce in 1973, divorce n.: legal ending of a marriage离婚, 脱离 vt.: put an end to a marriage by law使离婚, 与.脱离 ask for a divorce; get divorced; divorce from His wife asked for a divorce. They got divorced last year. They are divorcing each other. She divorced her husband two years ago. We shouldnt divorce theory from practice.,9 award ( vt / n ) honour / prize / reward He won the _for the best student of year . It s an _to hear you speak so highly of me . He won the Nobel _for literature . He got a _of $ 100 for helping them.,award,honour,Prize,reward,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
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