高二英语选修7 unit2Reading 2.pptVIP

That can happen in a fiction! “Satisfaction Guaranteed” is a science fiction written by Isaac Asimov. Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanation of everything, in the present and the past. Soon after his divorce in 1973, … divorce n. 离婚, 脱离 vt. 使离婚, 与……脱离 ask for a divorce; get divorced; divorce A from B 使A与B相脱离 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. * Do you think the robots have feelings? Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot? Science fiction —stories, novels, etc. which describe events and people that don’t exist, such as X File, Star War. Reading 2-P16 A biography of Isaac Asimov 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 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 1939. Two. Read the text carefully and complete the timeline of the events in Isaac Asimov’s life on page 17. 1920 1922 1923 1929 Born in Russia. Sister born Mmoved with family to New York Parents bought a candy store. Mother had her third child. Started working in the candy store. Started to take himself seriously as a writer. 1931 Date Event 1939 1942- 1945 Began having stories published in science fiction magazines. Gained Masters degree in chemistry. Finished working in the candy store. Got married. Worked as a junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy Yard. Got PhD in chemistry. 1941 1948 1942 1950 1951-1953 Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston Universit