1. A biography of Isaac Asimov

2. 艾萨克·阿西莫夫
Isaac Asimov, ( )，
美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，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。

3. 《最新科学指南》
I, Robot
《作品100》

4. Glance through the text quickly to find the answers to the questions.
Which paragraph tells you when and where Asimov was born and died?
Which paragraph tells you about his education?
Which paragraph tells you about awards he received?
Para.2
Para.3
Para.5

5. Scan the text for specific information. Try to answer the question.
What subject did Asimov teach?
When did he start having stories published?
How many children did he have?
Biochemistry.
In 1950.
Two.

6. Date Event
Born in Russia.
1920
1922
1923
1929
_____
Sister born .
Moved with family to New York
__________________________
Parents bought a candy store.
Started working in candy store.
_____________________________Mother had her third child.
1931
Started to take himself seriously as a writer.

7. _____________________________________________________.
Began having stories published in science fiction magazines
1939
_____
1942
Gained Master’s degree in chemistry.
1941
Finished working in candy store.
Got married
Worked as a junior chemist
__________________________________
1948
Got PhD in chemistry.

8. Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine.
1949
_____
1950
Published his first novel.______________________. Developed three laws for robots.
Published “I, Robot”
Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an award for it.
1953
Published first science book.
1958
Became a full-time writer.

9. Divorced his first wife.
1973
_____
1992
Married for a second wife
Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV.
1983
Died in New York
___________________________.

10. Comprehending 1. Who was Isaac Asimov?
A. An American scientist and writer who
got his PhD in physics in 1948.
B. A Russian scientist and writer who
married twice.
C. A Russian—American writer and
scientist who became a full—time writer
in 1958.
D. An American-Russian writer and
scientist who had two children.

11. 2. 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.

12. 3. All the following statements are TRUE
except_______.
A. Asimov’s talent for writing became
obvious at age 12.
B. He began having his stories published
in science fiction magazines in 1939.
C. He published his first novel in 1950.
D. He published his first science book in
1953.

13. 4. In which book did Asimov develop a set
of three “laws”?
A. The Foundation Trilogy.
B. I, Robot.
C. In his first novel.
D. In his first science book.

14. 5. What might happen in a world where
there were robots if Asimov’s three laws
didn’t 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
D. All of the above.

15. F F T T Isaac Asimov’s best known work was his mystery stories.
Asimov was born in America on 2 January, 1920.
Asimov became a biochemistry teacher in 1949.
In 1931 Asimov’s talent for writing became obvious.
science fiction stories. F
Russia F T T

16. F T T (5) In 1950, he published his first science book.
(6) “The Foundation Trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.
(7) In his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots.
his first novel F
and in 1953 his first science book. T T

17. Asimov’s Laws For Robots
First Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.
Second Law : A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human being are not injured ).
Third Law : A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).

19. 1. Asimov had both an extraordinary
1. 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 and the past.
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 着惊人的智力，使他能对现在和过去 的各种事物作出解释。

20. 1. search, search for 与 in search of
搜寻”
search for \search+地点+for
“（在某地）寻找某物”。
in search of 是介词短语，表“寻找”，在句中
作状语，表目的。

21. e.g. 敌人搜查了这个红军。
______________________________________
The enemies searched the Red Army man.
他们找遍了整个城市是为了找到这个丢失的男孩。
_______________________________ for the
missing boy.
They have searched the whole city
这个男孩去了很多地方寻找那只丢失的猫。
The boy has been to many places
______________________
in search of the lost cat.

22. 2. ... when he died as a result of an HIV infection …
He was late as a result of the snow.
由于大雪他迟到了。
He defeated all competitors and won the scholarship as a result.
他击败了所有的竞争者，最终赢得了奖学金。

23. He worked hard at his study. __________, he passed the exam easily.
____________ his hard work, he passed the exam easily.
He ran into debt ____________ drinking too much.
As a result
As a result of
as a result of

24. 3. It was when Asimov was eleven years old
3. It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.
该句使用了强调句型It was ... that ... 强 调了时间状语从句when Asimov was eleven years old。

25. It was in the street that I met her father.
1. 我是在街上遇见她的父亲的。
2. 你是昨天看那部电影的吗？
It was in the street that I met her father.
Was it yesterday that you saw
the film ?

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27. Thank you!