课件36张PPT。reading taskReading task Three decades of war in Cambodia have left scars in many forms throughout the country. Unfortunately, one of the most lasting legacies of the conflicts continues to claim new victims daily. Read this piece of news about landmines. In most cases, even the soldiers who planted the mines did not record where they were placed. Now, Cambodia has the one of the highest rates of physical disability of any country in the world. At the current rate of progress, it may take as many as 100 years to clear all the mines in Cambodia, and the UN estimates that with current technology, it will take nearly 1,100 years to clear all the mines in the world. This is the situation in Cambodia.Here and there are the mine signs. In spite of so many warning signs, there are still many victims.Robots in the fight against landmines.Fast reading 1. Which part of the text tells you what the main topic of the article is? What is the main topic?
2. Who wrote the article?
3. What do the three pictures show you? 4. Where is research being done on robots that can find landmines?
5. In which two countries might the robots be used?Careful reading 1. What are the three reasons why landmines are particularly terrible?
Landmines kill or badly injure a lot of people. What is worse they keep injuring people for decades after war have ended. They injure innocent people. 2. How are most landmines removed today?They are removed by hand and by using a metal detector. 3. Why is this method so dangerous?
Because the mental detectors do not find the new kind of landmines covered in plastic.
There is a great danger that the person will set the mine off while digging it out. It is much faster and much safer than finding mines by hand. The lives of the people who try to find mines are not in danger.
4. What are some of the advantages of using the insect-like robot to remove landmines?5. What is the robot able to do?
The robot can mark the spots where it detects mines with paint, and send data to a computer so a map of the mines can be drawn. 6. Why is Chiba University trying to develop a robot that can use radar?
Because radar can be used to detect plastic mines. 7. What was the result of many countries fighting against the use of landmines?
An agreement to stop the manufacture and use of landmines (signed In 1997, in Ottawa, Canada). 8. Which sentence does the writer use to emphasize the need to find solutions quickly to removing landmines?
“Perhaps robotics will provide a solution, but as every 20 minutes goes by, one more person is killed or badly injured.”Discussion Write a letter of suggestion to Bush---the president of the US, for the US hasn’t yet committed to the Mine Ban Treaty.Material Producing one landmine costs $3, yet once in the ground it can cost more than $1,000 to find and destroy, according to the ICBL.
Over 80 per cent of the 15,000 to 20,000 landmine victims each year are civilians, and at least one in five are children, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). The deadly legacy of landmines far outlasts the conflicts that that gave rise to them. Among the most contaminated countries are Iraq, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Angola.Homework Finish writing the letter to President Bush.A sample: Sun Cheng
China
28 March
Dear Mr. President,
I read in the newspaper that the US hasn’t yet committed to the Mine Ban Treaty. I’m writing to suggest your country sign on the agreement.
1. Landmines kill or badly injure around 26,000 people every year. There are about 100 million landmines buried just beneath the surface of the ground in 60 countries. Among the most contaminated countries are Iraq, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Angola.Ｉthink this is one reason why people in these countries hate the US so much.
2. Producing one landmine costs $3, yet once in the ground it can cost more than $1,000 to find and destroy, according to the ICBL. So stop manufacturing landmines and spend more money on finding solutions to clearing the landmines. As you know, your country has designed the most advanced robots. Why not use your advanced technology and spend more money on designing some robots to clear the landmines. If so, it will benefit the whole world. People all over the world will think highly of you and your country. You and your country will become more influential. Japan has set a good example. They have developed robots that can be used to clear landmines. I hope your government will follow Japan’s example.
Thank you for reading the letter. I hope you will consider my suggestions. I believe you also hope the whole world will enjoy peace. Let’s work together and make a peaceful world. Yours sincerely,
Sun Cheng Listening on Page 54 课件43张PPT。Unit 2 RobotsLanguage PointsLanguage points It was disturbing and frightening (that) he looked so human. (L2, P3)That he looked so human was disturbing and frightening.Was it disturbing and frightening that…It + be + adj. + that-clause
It + be + n.+ that-clause
It + be + -ed participle + that-clause
It + seems/happens etc. + that-clauseIt is absurd that he believes the number 13 has brought him the bad luck.2. It is a great satisfaction that she is well again and can go to her office.3. It is said that Isaac will accompany his parents to visit Europe.4. It happens that the prettiest birds are the worst singers.So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read or, rather scan. (L1, P5) a pile of/piles of: a lot of pile: a number of things lying on top of one another; an amount of sth that is in a large mess or rather: away of correcting sth you have said, or making it more exact更确切地说；或者说He always left books in a large pile.
他总是留下一大堆书 。
He lives in London, or rather he lives in suburb of London.
他住在伦敦，更确切地说是在伦敦郊区。The book I want __________________________.
我要的书在这一堆东西下面。
I’ve got _____________________________this evening. 今晚我有一大堆工作要做。
You have to be sixteen for cheap tickets --
_______________________. 你得是16岁才能有
便宜的票，更准确地说是16岁以下。 is at the bottom of the pile a pile of/ piles of work to do or rather under sixteenAs she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.1.谓语是go, come, run,等表示位置转移的动词和be动词，
2. 句中有表示方位的副词 there, here, up, down , in ,out, away 等，
为强调该副词，可将副词置于句首, 构成倒装。注意：若主语是名词，用倒装，
若是代词，则不倒装。
There came the bus!
Here he is ! there stood... 此句为存在结构,常用于这种结构的动词有stand, seem to be, happen to be, be likely to be, live, come, enter, lie等
There happened to be nobody in the room.It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains…
It is / was + 强调部分 that / who + 其它
It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job______ matters. A. one B. that C. what D. it
2. It was after the invention of printing _____to publish large numbers of books and pictures .
A. were people able B. that people were able
C. when were people able D. people were able B B She had us all laughing at her jokes .
She won’t have her children sitting down to dinner with dirty hands. … you cannot have women falling in love with machines. ……总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。have + sb./sth. + doing
have + sb./sth. + do
not have + sb./sth. + doing : not permit or allowWhom would you rather ___with your sister? A. have gone B. have to go
C. have go D. have going
Who did the teacher have ____ an article for the paper just now ?
A. written B. writing C. write D. to write
As you ‘ve never been there before , I ‘ll have someone ___you the way .
A. to show B. show
C. showing D. showed CCCClaire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.
She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand.
By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought that she was having an affair.
Tony worked steadily on the improvements.
… he felt more than just the desire to please her.
The company was very pleased with Tony’s report.
… there was no risk to Claire’s marriage.
【 n. 】 reach
within one’s reach
out of one’s reach
= beyond one’s reach reach for / reach out one’s hand fore.g. He reached out his hand for
an apple.more than + 数词 ----“多于,大于, 超过”
more than + n ----“不仅仅是，不止”
more than + adj / adv / v ----“很 / 非常”
more + adj / adv / n / v + than ----“与其说…, 不如说…”I have known him for more than twenty years. 我认识他已超过二十年了。2. Kate was more than a teacher.
凯特不仅仅是位教师。3. I am more than happy to see you .
看到你，我非常高兴。4. He is more scared than ill.
他与其说是病了,倒不如说他是受了惊吓。【 C 】令人满意的事物 【 U 】满意/满足
She smiled with great satisfaction.
The happy news was a satisfaction to us .satisfactionsatisfy 【 v. 】
It’s not easy to satisfy him.satisfied / satisfying 【 adj. 】
I am satisfied with the result of the exam.
The result of the exam is satisfying.sympathy
When his father died , he had our sympathy .have /feel sympathy for…
express sympathy for …
seek sympathy from a friend
win sympathy of…
a letter of sympathyI ‘ve told you to leave my things alone .
Let me be , I want a rest .leave / let …alone / beleave + 宾语+ 补足语 使…处于…状态
Leave the door open. desire to do sth.
desire sth.
desire sb. to do sth.
desire that sb. (should) dodesire2). vt. 想要，希望得到1). n. 渴望；欲望；渴求He has a strong desire for knowledge／to learn．他有强烈的求知欲。They had a desire that I attend their wedding．他们希望我参加他们的婚礼。 We all _____________________________．
我们都渴望幸福和健康。
She desires ______________at once．
= She desires that _________________at once．
她想让你马上过来．desire happiness and healthyou to comeyou should comeaccompany 【 v. 】
（ 1 ） to go / stay with
（ 2） to exist at the same time
和…一起发生
I’d like you to accompany me to the supermarket.Lightning usually accompanies thunder.envy1). n. 羡慕，嫉妒；令人羡慕的对象 His new car excited their envy．
他的新车激起了他们的嫉妒。
She is the envy of the whole street.
她是整条街上人们羡慕的偶像。2). vt. envy sb.
envy sth.
envy sb. Sth. I envy your success．
=I envy you your success．declare vt. + n.
复合宾语
that-clause The officer declared the result of election. Jones was declared the winner of the fight．
Jones被宣布为拳击赛的胜者。 I declared at the meeting that I did not
support him.I would like to declare my love for you. A lot of use on Valentine's Day, don't we?
announce:宣布 to tell a lot of people.
If I have a birthday party, I want to announce it to my friends.declare n. :宣告,宣布a way of expressing oneself辨析: declare与announceabsent adj.
1. 缺席的,不在场的(+from)
Three members of the class were absent this morning. 今天早晨该班有三人缺席。
He is absent on business. 他因事缺席。
He is absent from Hong Kong.
他不在香港。2. 缺少的,不存在的
Snow is absent in his country. 他的国家不下雪。
3. 茫茫然的,心不在焉的
He looked at me in an absent way. 他茫然地望着我。
He had an absent look on his face.
他脸上露出心不在焉的神色。vt. 不在;缺席
Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?
昨天你为何不到校？
absent 的反义词是present出席的,在场的
How many people were present at the meeting?
到会的有多少人?persuade vt.
1). 说服,劝服(+into/out of)/ (+sb. to do sth.)
She persuaded me into buying it. 她说服我买下了它。
The salesman persuaded us to buy his product. 那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。2). 使某人相信 (+of) / (+that)
How can I persuade you of my sincerity? 我怎样才能使你相信我的诚意呢?
We worked hard to persuade them that we were genuinely interested in the project. 我们想尽办法以使他们相信我们确实对这一计划感兴趣。embarrass
【 vt. 】to cause to feel ashamed or uncomfortable
使困窘/ 使局促不安
Are you trying to embarrass me?
【 adj. 】 embarrassed / embarrassing.
I felt embarrassed by my being late.
I don’t like making speeches in public; it’s so
embarrassing.
【 un. 】 embarrassmentimpress :
impress sb with sth
impress sth on / upon sb
make an impression on sb
这位姑娘既活泼又有幽默感,给这位男孩留下了深刻的印象.
The girl impressed the boy with her liveliness and sense of humor .
他的话铭记在我心里 .
His words was impressed on me .
他给我留下了深刻的印象.
He made a strong impression on me .
turn around 同turn round 转过身
与turn有关的短语：
turn back 折回, 翻回
turn in 上交
turn down 拒绝, 调小/低
turn out 结果是; 生产
turn on 开(灯等)
turn off 关(灯等)
turn up 出现;到达
When Claire got home, she wept with anger. 当克莱尔到家事,她生气地哭起来。
with: because of 因为，由于
Her fingers were numb with cold. 她手指冻麻木了。By the amused and surprise look on her face, Chaire knew that….
by prep. 此处相当于according to根据,按照
By my watch it is two o’clock..
by的用法归纳：
1) “到......时为止”,其后若跟过去时间, 时态多用过去完成时;若跟将来时间, 时态多用将来完成时。 By the age of 15, he had taught himself advanced maths. 到15岁时,他就自学完了高等数学。
2) 表示时间时, 还有“在……期间,不迟于”的意思。
I have no idea why he often sleeps by day. 我不知道他为什么常在白天睡觉。 By tomorrow he will be here. 他明天就到这儿。
3) by 作为介词和副词,意思还有“在附近,在旁边,经,由,依据,通过,用,以……方式”等。
There is a mall table by the bed. 在床边有一张小桌子。
Please let me by. 请让我进去。 in time: not late; sooner or later
关于time的短语：
at a time 一次;每次
at no time 决不,任何时候都不
all the time 一直
at one time 曾经
at any time 随时,在任何时候
on time 准时; 按时She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.
fall off: decrease in quantity or quality 数量或质量下降
Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.关于fall的短语：
fall in love with sb. 爱上某人
fall apart 破裂, 破碎
fall back on sb. /sth.
有困难求助某人
fall behind sb. /sth. 落后于某人
fall behind with 拖欠辨析:especially 和specially
especially adv.强调尤其、特别地、格外地
specially adv. 强调专门地、特意地
I bought a present specially for you. 我特地给你买了件礼物。
The ring is of especially importance to their marriage.表达什么事情不寻常或特别重要时，可以用especial(ly), 也可以用special(ly). 表示“为了某个特别目的”时，用special(ly). 例：It‘s not (e)specially hot today.今天不算特别热 I came here specially to see you.我特别来看你 You need a special licence to marry a foreigner.你得有特别的许可才可和外国人结婚It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, especially if you don’t speak the language (在国外生活是很难的,尤其是如果你不懂该国语言的情况下). 此句中的especially意为“尤其是”,用于强调或补充说明前面的意思。This shirt was bought specially for you. 这件裙子是专门为你买的。这里的specially 意为“专门的,特意的”。
According to the recent survey, cancer is the leading cause of death among young adults, ________in this area, women.
A. obviously B. especially C. specially D. probably [答案]B。 especially/ particularly/ specially
particularly adv.?“尤其；格外地”，通常以不寻常的方式突出某一事物的个性或独特之处。它可和especially通用，但更强调“与众不同”。
例如：
This handbook is particularly useful for middle school students.
这种手册对中学生尤其有用。
especially adv.?“格外地、主要地、尤其”，用于强调某种特别感受。在介词或连词前常用。?例如：?
The sight here is very beautiful, especially when there is fog.
这儿的景色很美，尤其是有雾的时候。
specially adv.“为了某一特别的目的；专门”，?例如：?
These shoes were specially made for you.
这鞋是专门为你做的。I'm sorry you don't like the skirt ,_____because he brought it ___for you. a. specially, specially b. especially, specially c. particularly, especially d. specially, especiallyespecially是副词，意为“尤其”、“特别”，通常用来对前面所述的事件进行进一步的说明或补充。 例:It's especially hot today.今天天气特别热 [表示与前几天天气很不一样，不用SPECIALLY] He likes all subjects, especially English. 他喜欢所有的学科，尤其是英语 [表示喜欢英语的程度很多，不用SPECIALLY] specially 也是副词，意为“专门地”“特地”，表示“不是为了别的，而只是为了……”，强调唯一目的。 例：He came here specially to say sorry to her. 他特意来这里向她道歉 He returned to her hometown specially to see her sick mother. 她回到家乡专门看望生病的母亲 课件28张PPT。Unit 2 RobotsQ: Do you know science fiction literature?Fiction: stories, novels, etc. which describe events and people that do not exist.Non-fiction: writing that is about real people ,events and facts.Literature: writing that is considered to be work of art, including novels , plays and poetry. Now read a story about a robot, written by a science fiction writer.Do you think it is possible for a robot to:
think for itself?
have feelings?
have its own needs and desires?
look and feel like a human being?reading
Satisfaction
GuaranteedCharacters in the story:Larry Belmont- employed in a company that makes robots
Claire-Larry’s wife, a housewife
Tony- the robot
Gladys Claffern- a woman that Claire envies
First reading
Read the text quickly and answer:What is the text mainly about?It’s mainly about how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.Second reading
Read the text again and answer:1. What did the robot called Tony look like?
2. What could Tony be used to do for Claire when Larry Belmont was absent for three weeks?
He looked like a tall and handsome man, speaking in a deep voice, with smooth black hair and his facial expression unchanged. He could be used to do housework for her and prevent her from harming herself through her own sense of failure. 3. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?
A. Because he was a robot.
B. Because she didn’t like him.
C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.
D. Because he never changed his facial expressions.
4. The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dreams by _______.
making her home elegant
giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she wore
giving her advice on her dresses
D. All the aboveCD 5. As a result, the experiment shows _____.
A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each other
B. Tony had to be rebuilt
C. Tony was angry with his designer
D. Both A and B
6. All the following statements are true except _____.
Tony tried to please Claire
Claire tried to displease Tony
Tony managed to protect Claire
Gladys admired Claire for her Tony
7. We can infer from the passage that ______.
Claire liked Tony but feared him
Claire cried because Tony made her angry
Claire forgot Tony as soon as Tony left her
Tony had no feelings as human beingsBADThird reading
Read the text once more and tell the following true or false. 1.Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair.
2.Clair didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3.When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it. But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human.
4.Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.FTFT5.Clair’s husband wanted to improve his social position,but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.
6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library, but he could find no ways out.
7.Tony asked Claire to go into the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.
8.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house..FTFT
9.While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.
10.Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her
11.Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.
12.The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
TFFTFourth reading
Answer the questions on page 12.Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.1Why did Tony open the curtains?（end）
2What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?
He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would b envied by the women guests. 3. Why should Tony be rebuilt?
4.How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house
Because the company felt that it (the company ) could not have women falling in love with a robot.5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? 1 How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.
2 He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of day.
3 Then she remembered---Tony was just a machine. She shouted ”Leave me alone” and ran to her bed. Find how Claire’s emotion developed.At first refused to have Tony at her house→accepted him→ trusted him→ proud of him→ loved him→ sad to remember he was just a machine List Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being.Looks like a human
being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernails realistic Voice like a human’sFacial expressions
Never Change. quicker reactions (she fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, He
caught her in time.Behavior not
appropriate (Tony brought her
breakfast and then
asked her whether she
needed help dressing.Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication
Skills.
Never experienced such feelings as embarrassment, alarm, anger, happiness or envyCan show sympathy and can give encouragement .
loveFind the interesting adjectives that convey different feelings and emotions. amazed absurd
awful
amused
surprisedalarmed embarrassed disturbing frightening
ridiculous elegant ORTony would have to be rebuilt because the company felt it could not have women falling love with a robot .
Tony’s emotion can’t show sympathy or can’t give encouragement..Role Play Work together with your
partner, imagine that
one is Tony，the other
is Claire to make
a monolog.Why this guy refused the lovely lady? Did he hurt the lady?Was she painful？ If the Guy was a robot,can they be married?台词：
You and I
Unfair to you
People talk about marriage
Other things not the right man for me
Needs me desperately极度
go inside ,pack， return to where I belong to
A young lady will never be a nun修女 Write a diary about our debate
in class.HomeworkHomework:
Read the text carefully again and underline some useful words and expressions.
Discuss in groups: If you were a robot engineer, what kind of robot would you make? Why? After discussion, please write a paragraph to describe your robot.课件23张PPT。 Unit 2 RobotsWarming up1.What’s a robot? A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. 2.How does a robot work?A robot is programmed and controlled by a computer.huge armhumanssnake(mantis)spideralarm3. What can robots look like?alienDiscussionwhat can robots do ?/More information on
http://www.yc2z.comclean the glassclean the
tall buildingclean the plane say hello to
people talk with
peoplewalkguidewaiterFood!!
Welcome to Shanghai
lead the way
play the game of goRobot! play the piano music band (机器人乐队)play music个人营养师 NEC 的“光学舌”机器人（optical-tongue robot）咬了一口苹果，分析水果成分，然后核对食用者的医疗记录，看看适不适对方食用。魔力辅助脚 这套HAL-5 机器脚超人装可协助工人抬起重物，或协助残障人士爬楼梯女舞者 图中的男士跟两位机器女舞者（PBDR）搭舞，这是由Normura Unison所创造。救难水蛇 ACM-R5可搜索困在大楼中的受害者。该水蛇机器人前方内建相机，每次可执行30分钟的任务。女主播由大阪大学教授Hiroshi Ishiguro发明的机器人新闻女主播 (announcer)robot exhibition5.Do you know how many different kinds of robots?industrial robotsdomestic robotsentrainment robotssurgical robotsbomb disposal robotsairborne robots
……There
are
many
kindshttp://ent.qq.com/zt/2004/xinpian/Robot.htmhttp://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/f/robots/超级链接BadGoodWhat can robots do ?Do you think you will have your own robot?
But if a robot injure human beings ,what shall you do?
A free debateWhat can robots look like?types of robots?
humans, snake,
huge arm, spider，pets
Maybe they have feelings, think for themselves
Industrial robots, domestic robots, entrainment robots, surgical robots
bomb disposal robots, airborne robots
Robots looked
so human课件30张PPT。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 bornMoved with family to New YorkStarted working in a candy store1931Began having stories published in science fiction magazinesRead about Isaac Asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life.Date Event
____ Gained Master’s 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.
1941Got marriedWorked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard19481949Published “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 ________________________.19531958Married for a second time1983Died in New YorkDetailed reading :
What’s the main idea of the text ? Introduction to a famous American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s life and works.2 How many years did Isaac Asimov work in store?
A 5 B 9 C 11 D 13 D3. 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.
B5. 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. Asimov’s talent for writing wasn’t 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 .C8. 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 beings.
D. All of the above.D 9 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text ?
A Issac Asimov didn’t publish books until he became a fulltime writer .
B Issac Asimov’s 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 .Chttp://ent.qq.com/zt/2004/xinpian/Robot.htm 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 points1. 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 Byronthe 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 / wasare/ wereis / was2 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 ？
------ It’s quite different from _____I had last month .
A that B which C the one D the one what BC4. 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 can’t take her promises seriously; she never keeps her word. If you can’t 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 shouldn’t 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.
awardhonourPrizereward
