A-Biography-of-Isaac-Asimov

ABiographyofIsaacAsimovIsaacAsimov(1920-1992)ahighlysuccessfulRussian-Americanwriterandscientistofbiochemistry,wasbestknownforhisworksofsciencefictionandforhispopularsciencebooks.艾萨克·阿西莫夫,当代美最著名的科幻大师、世界顶尖级科幻小说作家,他也是位文学评论家,美国科幻小说黄金时代的代表人物之一。他一生高产,著述颇丰,一生著述近500本,其中有100多部科幻小说,早已远远超过了“著作等身”的地步,是本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一。在家中图书室（1976年）阿西莫夫与珍尼特Oldphoto演讲军旅戎装作品：I,Robot《作品100》《最新科学指南》Asimov’sLawsforRobotsFirstLaw:Arobotcanneverharmahuman.SecondLaw:Arobotmustobeyallhumanorders(unlessitconflictswiththefirstlaw).ThirdLaw:Arobotmustdefenditself(unlessitconflictswiththefirsttwolaws).他他于1941年发表的作品《Runaround》中第一次明确提出了著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”,即：一、机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观；二、在不违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令；三、在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下,机器人必须尽力保护自己。以其名字命名的《阿西莫夫科幻小说》杂志,至今仍然是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学畅销杂志。曾经响起警报总共一定会引起麻烦一位美国的科学家和作家由于兼职获得…硕士学位和职员们一起成为一名专职作家有写作的天赋开始认真地从事…他的一生根据atonetimesetoffthealarmsinallbeboundtocausetroubleanAmericanscientistandwriterasaresultofworkpart-timegainamaster’sdegreein…jointhestaffbecomeafull-timewriterhaveatalentforwritingtakehimselfseriouslyasthroughouthislifebebasedonRevisionSkimmingGlancethroughthepassageandthenfindouttheanswerstosuchquestions:1.WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?3.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?P3P2P51920192219231929borninRussia.sisterbornmovedwithfamilytoNewYorkParentsboughtacandystore.Motherhadherthirdchild.startedworkingpart-timeinthestore.Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.1931DateEventCompletethetimelineoftheevents.Reading&Discussing19391942-1945BeganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinesGainedMastersdegreeinchemistry.Finishedworkingincandystore.GotmarriedJoinedthestaffofthePhiladelphiaNavyYardandworkedasajuniorchemist,GotPhDinchemistry.19411948194219501951-1953Becameabiochemistryteacher,BostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Publishedhisfirstnovel.Developedthreelawsforrobots.Published“I,Robot”Published“TheFoundationTrilogy”andwonanawardforit.Publishedfirstsciencebook.Becameafull-timewriter.19491953195819731992Divorcedhisfirstwife.Hadabloodtransfusion.BecameinfectedwithHIV.Marriedhissecondwife1983DiedinNewYork1.WhowasIsaacAsimov?A.AnAmericanscientistandwriterwhogothisPhDinphysicsin1948.B.ARussianscientistandwriterwhomarriedtwice.C.ARussian—Americanwriterandscientistwhobecameafull—timewriterin1958.D.AnAmerican-Russianwriterandscientistwhohadtwochildren.ComprehendingC2.WhatwasAsimovbestknownfor?A.Hismysterystories.B.Hissciencefictionstories.C.Hisscienceandhistorybooks.D.HisbooksabouttheBibleandaboutShakespeare.B3.AllthefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept_______.A.Asimov’stalentforwritingbecameobviousatage12.B.Hebeganhavinghisstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazinesin1939.C.Hepublishedhisfirstnovelin1950.D.Hepublishedhisfirstsciencebookin1953.A4.InwhichbookdidAsimovdevelopasetofthree“laws”?A.TheFoundationTrilogy.B.I,Robot.C.Inhisfirstnovel.D.Inhisfirstsciencebook.B5.WhatmighthappeninaworldwheretherewererobotsifAsimov’sthreelawsdidn’texist?A.Mayberobotswillharmorinjurehumanbeings.B.Mayberobotswilldisobeyhumanbeings.C.Inordertoprotecttheirownexistence,robotsmayinjurehumanbeings.D.Alloftheabove.DWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?IntroductiontoafamousAmericansciencefictionwriterIsaacAsimov’slifeandworks.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LanguagepointsThesingeranddancer_______(be)comingforavisit.Thesingerandthedancer__________(be)comingforavisit.Aknifeandfork_______(be)onthedesk.is/wasare/wereis/was2.anAmericanscientistandwriter一位科学家兼作家3.Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationthatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazingmindwithwhichhesearchedforexplanationofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.句子结构分析: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定语从句。that引导的定语从句修饰imagination;withwhich引导定语从句修饰mind。动词不定式toexplorefutureworlds修饰ability。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。介词＋which/whom”的结构引导定语从句1.我花很多钱买的这辆小汽车现在过时了。Thecar,__________Ipaidalotofmoney,isnowoutofdate.2.他在漆黑的街上,他们没一个他们可求助的人。Inthedarkstreet,therewasn’tasingleperson_________theycouldturnforhelp.3.这本已改成儿童电影的小说是一位著名的美国作家写的。Thenovel___________thefilmshasbeenadaptedforChildreniswrittenbyafamousAmericanwriter.forwhichtowhomfromwhichpay(sb)moneyforsthturntosbforhelpbeadaptedfrom…..4.In1942hejoinedthestaffofthePhiladelphiaNavyYardasajuniorchemist…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.5.Hestartedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.takesb/sthseriously:认真对待…Ifyoucan’t_______________________,(认真对待你的学习)youwillfailinthecomingexamination.Youcan’ttakeherpromisesseriously;sheneverkeepsherword.反义词:take…forgranted认为……是理所当然的,想当然,不把……当回事She___________________(想当然的认为)thatherparentsshouldgivehereverything.takeyourstudyseriouslytakesitforgranted6.…Asimovreceivedmanyawards,bothforhissciencebooksandhissciencebooks.award：奖