Unit2 Robots Usinglanguage reading 1 KnowsomethingaboutIsaacAsimov 2 Understandthedetailsofthereading 1 Understandthepassage 2 Developtheskillsinreading 1 Doyouknowwhoheis 2 Haveyoueverthefilmfromhisworks 3 Whatdoyouknowabouthim IsaacAsimov 1920 1992 Introduction AboutIsaacAsimov IsaacAsimov AmericanJew anAmericanscientistandoneofthemostgreatsciencefictionwriters Hewrotesomanyworkswhichareknownasinteresting creative imaginative describeeventsandpeoplethatdonotexist IsaacAsimov IsaacAsimov 1920 1992 艾萨克 阿西莫夫是美籍犹太人 为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一 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 以他的名字为号召的 艾西莫夫科幻杂志 是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇 基地 机器人 等系列是艾西莫夫最脍炙人口的代表作 艾西莫夫通过宏观视野使他的作品处处闪动著关怀人类未来的笔触 超越一般科幻作品的局限 IsaacAsimov 1920 1992 阿西莫夫不仅是哥伦比亚大学的化学博士 更是世闻名的全能作家 一生著书达四百八十余本 内容广及科学类的数理化 天文 生物 医学 还旁涉人文类的文学 宗教 史地等 如此渊博的学识使他的笔下世界具备了奇幻的想像与高度的预言性 几乎每一本有关机器人发展史的书籍都提到他 他的小说与他发明的 机器人三定律 他的 机器人三定律 几乎成了以后科幻作家创作有关机器人的作品时必须遵循的法则 Asimov slawsforrobots 艾萨克阿西莫夫的 机器人三定律 一 机器人不能害人 也不能坐视人类被害 二 在不违反定律一的前提下 机器人要听人的话 三 在不违反定律一 二的前提下 机器人要尽量保住自己 firstlaw Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingorallowthemtobeinjured Secondlaw Arobotmustobeytheothersgiventoitbyhumanbeings aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured Thirdlaw Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence aslongashumanbeingarenotinjured andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeythehumanbeings IsaacAsimovwasanamazingwriterwhohadfinishedmorethan300workssincethebeginningof1950 Abouthiswork Hismostfamousworks TheFoundationTrilogy I Robot 我是机器人 thefoundation 1951 thesecondfoundation 1952 thefoundationandEmpire 1953 Enjoythepictures 1 What sthepassagemainlyabout 2 WhatdidIsaacAsimovdo 3 Howmanybooksdidhewrote Now let slistentothepassage ABiographyofIsaacAsimovAndthenanswerthefollowingquestions Reading Discussing 4 WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach 5 Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished 6 Howmanychildrendidhehave Now let slistentothepassage ABiographyofIsaacAsimovAndthenanswerthefollowingquestions Answerthequestions1 What sthepassagemainlyabout ItmainlyintroduceafamousAmericansciencefictionwriter IsaacAsimov Answerthequestions2 WhatdidIsaacAsimovdo HewasanAmericanscientistandwriter Answerthequestions3 Howmanybooksdidhewrote Hewroteabout480books Answerthequestions4 WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach Asimovtaughtbiochemistry In1939 6 Howmanychildrendidhehave Hehadtwochildren asonandadaughter Answerthequestions5 Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished 1 WhichparagraphtellsuswhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied Now let sscanthepassage andthenfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions 2 Whichparagraphtellsusabouthiseducation 3 whichparagraphtellsusaboutawardshereceived 1 Thesecondparagraphtellushisbirthdayandbirthplaces 2 Thethirdonetellusabouthiseducation 3 Thefifthparagraphtellsusaboutawardshereceived Choosethebestanswer1 WhycouldIsaacAsimovbecameawriter A Afriendofhismadehimawriter B Hisparentswantedhimtobeawriter C Hehadthetalentforwriting D Hehadsomanyexperiencesinhislife Reading Discussing Choosethebestanswer2 HowmanyyearsdidIsaacAsimovworkinhisparents store A 5B 9C 11D 13 Reading Discussing C IsaacAsimovdidn tpublishbooksuntilhebecameafull timewriter D IsaacAsimov ideasaboutrobotscompletelyinfluencedscientistsresearchingintoartificialintelligence 3 Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage A IsaacAsimovwrotesomefamousplaysaboutShakespeare B Robotsshouldprotecthumanbeingsin I Robot Reading Discussing Date Event BorninRussia Parentsboughtacandystore Motherandherthirdchild Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter 1939 Sisterborn MovedwithfamilytoNewYork Startedworkingincandystore 1931 Beganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazine Post reading GainedMaster sdegreeinchemistryFinishedworkinginthecandystore 1942 1945 GotPhDinchemistry Becameabiochemistryteacher Publishedhisfirstnovel 1953Published TheFoundationTrilogy andwonanawardforit 1941 Gotmarried Workedasjuniorchemist PhiladelphiaNavyYard 1948 1949 Date Event Event Date Publishedfirstsciencebook Becameafull timewriter Divorcedhisfirstwife Hadabloodtransfusion BecauseinfectedwithHIV 1992 1953 1958 Marriedforasecondtime 1983 DiedinNewYork ReviewAsimov slawsforrobots firstlaw Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingorallowthemtobeinjured Secondlaw Arobotmustobeytheothersgiventoitbyhumanbeings aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured Thirdlaw Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence aslongashumanbeingarenotinjured andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeythehumanbeings Doyouthinkitisnecessaryforhumanbeingstosetlawsforrobots Whyorwhynot Whichlawisthestory SatisfactionGuaranteed basedon WhatmighthappeninaworldwheretherewererobotsifAsimov sthreelawsdidnotexist Discussingroups GroupWork Ithinkitisnecessaryforhumanbeingstosetlawsforrobots Otherwise robotswillhurthumanbeings Robotsmustobeytheinstructionsgivenbyhumanbeings andensurehumanbeingsarenotinjured IfAsimov sthreelawsdidnotexist wemayhavethedifficultiestodistinguishrobotsandhumanbeings andmaybe robotswilldamagetheenvironmentontheearth evendestroyhumanbeings TheSample 1 IsaacAsimovwasanAmericanscientistandwriter 当and所连接的两个名词表示一个人的两种身份 而实际上指的是一个人时 只在第一个名词前加冠词 第二个名词前不加 作主语时 谓语动词用单数 例如 Aclerkandsecretaryisenoughforsuchasma