高中英语选修七Unit2-Using-Language

高中英语选修七Unit2-Using-Language高二人教新课标版选修七Unit2RobotsUsingLanguageDoyouthinktherobotshavefeelings?Doyouthinkawomanwillfallinlovewitharobot?Thatcanhappeninafiction!“SatisfactionGuaranteed”isasciencefictionwrittenbyIsaacAsimov.Sciencefiction—stories,novels,etc.whichdescribeeventsandpeoplethatdon’texist,suchasXFile,StarWar.Whatdoyouthinkofthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”?1.Doyoulikethestory?Why?2.DoyouthinkhumanwillbeabletomakearobotlikeTony?3.DoyoulikearobotlikeTonyatyourhouse?Discussion:Listeningandspeaking1.MollyandKatearediscussingthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”,readthequestionsandthenlistentotheirconversation.Tickthecorrectboxes.MollyKate√√√1.Whoreallylikesthestory?2.WhothinksthatClairelovedTony?3.WhothinksthatTonylovedClaire?4.WhothinksthatthepurposeofTony’sactionswastomakeClairefeelgoodaboutherself.5.WhothinkstakingTonyawaymusthavehurtClaire?6.Whosaidthatmakingarobotsomuchlikeamanwasboundtocausetrouble?MollyKate√√√2.Readthequestionsandthenlistenagain.Answerthequestions.1.WhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetween2.robotsandhumansis?3.2.HowdoesKatethinkClairewashurting4.herself?5.3.Whywouldoneofthegirlslikea6.robotsuchasTonylivingatherhouse?7.4.WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany’sbiggest8.mistakeswas?1.WhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetweenrobotsandhumansis?Robotscan’t______________________.2.HowdoesKatethinkClairewashurtingherself?Byseeingherselfina_________way.negativefeelemotionofanykind3.WhywouldoneofthegirlslikearobotsuchasTonylivingatherhouse?Shelikestheideaofahandsomemanwhoseonlypurposewas____________.topleaseher4.WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany’sbiggestmistakeswas?Makingtherobot__________________________.looksomuchlikearealman3.Listenagainandthenfillinthefollowingsentences.(1)Idon’t____________robotscanpossibly(2)feelemotionofanykind.(3)(2)I_________________________Tonyloved(4)Claire.(5)(3)I______________Ijustwanttothinkhe(6)wasmorehumanthanhewas.think/believethink/suppose/guess/believesuppose/guess(4)I_______howtheycouldactuallymakearobotseemasifhehademotions.(5)_______Tonywasjustaverycomplicatedcomputer.(6)I_________________thatTonywasreallyamanpretendingtobearobot.(7)I_________________________thatwasthecompany’sbiggestmistake.wonderMaybethink/guess/believethink/suppose/guess/believeSpeaking1.2.3.4.Theexpressionsaboutsuppositionandbelief:Ithink/Isuppose/IguessIwonderIbelieveMaybe…Imagineitisthefutureandpeoplehavehouseholdrobots.Dividethestudentsintotwobiggroups,groupAandgroupB.GroupAwillhavethetasktodiscussthequestion:Whatdoyouthinkthepositiveeffectsofthissituation?GroupBwillhavetodiscussthequestion:Whatdoyouthinkthenegativeeffectsofthissituation?Andeachbiggroupcanbedividedintogroupsoffour.Duringdiscussion,pleaseusewordsintheaboveform.Intheend,eachbiggroupchoosetwostudentstopresenttheirideastothewholeclass,andtheothergroupmatescanaddhisorherpoints.AbiographyofIsaacAsimovReading,speakingandwriting艾萨克·阿西莫夫(1920-1992),当代美国最著名的科幻大师、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。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「阿西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。他是一位生于俄罗斯的美籍犹太人,作品极其丰富，代表作有《我,机器人》(I,Robot)、《基地》系列、《钢窟》(TheCavesofSteel)系列、《赤裸太阳》(TheNakedSun)等。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。SkimmingGlancethroughthepassageandthenfindouttheanswerstosuchquestions:1.Whichparagraphtellsyouwhenand2.whereAsimovwasbornanddied?3.2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthis4.education?5.3.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawards6.hereceived?1.WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?Para.2Para.33.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?Para.5Readthroughthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach?2.Whendidhestarthavingstories3.published?4.3.Howmanychildrendidhehave?1.WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach?2.Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished?3.Howmanychildrendidhehave?Hetaughtbiochemistry.In1939.Twochildren,asonandadaughter.1.WhowasIsaacAsimov?A.AnAmericanscientistandwriterwhogothisPhDinphysicsin1948.B.ARussianscientistandwriterwhomarriedtwice.C.ARussian—Americanwriterandscientistwhobecameafull—timewriterin1958.D.AnAmerican-Russianwriterandscientistwhohadtwochildren.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.Al