【推荐2】Is the end of homework near? As new powerful artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT take the Internet by storm, teachers concerned with AI-driven cheating are questioning their teaching and assessment methods.

ChatGPT, the most powerful AI language model ever developed by the company OpenAI, remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. Deriving its answers from huge volumes of information on the Internet, it is fine-tuned using both supervised and reinforcement learning. It is capable of generating natural-sounding text on demand in just a few seconds. The quality of the copy it produces is sufficient to impress teachers in secondary and higher education, and even researchers. A few days after its launch, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January, accomplishing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.

The use of AI tools in copywriting has sparked an outcry around the world. In the United States, public schools in New York and Seattle have decided to block ChatGPT from their devices and WiFi networks. In France, the prestigious Sciences Po university in Paris has also just announced a strict ban on its use. But experts question whether bans like these are really effective. On one hand, students will always be able to access tools like ChatGPT through other means than school devices. On the other hand, some question the relevance of blocking access to a digital tool whose use is likely to grow in the professional world in the coming years.

Amelie Cordier, a lecturer in artificial intelligence at Lyon University, notes that students haven’t waited for ChatGPT to try to escape the chore of homework—whether by photocopying the library encyclopedia, copy-pasting content from Wikipedia or enlisting their parents’ help. “What is ultimately very important in the learning process is not so much the subject on which you learn, it’s the methodology that you learn to develop around that subject,” Cordier said.

1. Why does the author raise a question in paragraph 1?

A．To imply a future trend.

B．To arouse the readers’ interest.

C．To introduce background knowledge.

D．To reveal the negative effects of artificial intelligence.

2. For what purpose does the author list figures in paragraph 2?

A．To show the popularity of ChatGPT.

B．To stress the high cost of inventing ChatGPT.

C．To present the creativity of artificial intelligence.

D．To prove the necessity of developing tools for chatting online.

3. Which of the following is probably the reason for the experts’ question?

A．Students can always employ AI tools in other ways.

B．Teachers and researchers are impressed by ChatGPT.

C．The bans have been announced only in the US and France.

D．AI tools have already been widely applied in professional fields.

4. What plays a critical role in learning according to Cordier?

A．Parents’ help.	B．The library encyclopedia.
C．The system of methods.	D．The content from Wikipedia.

【推荐3】With the development of modern science and technology, the functions of cellphones have changed greatly.    1     The only difference may be that they fit in your pocket and you pay by the minute to use them.Some of the things a cellphone can do for you will be available this year:

Surf at speed

Cellphones that let you use the Web have been around for years. So, what’s new? Well, faster third-generation (3G) networks that let you surf at anywhere.    2     Possible choices are from IJG Electronics VX 8000 and Motorola V1150.Listen as you go.

    3     There is no doubt that it is about to change.Sony Ericsson’s new W8001 can hold around 150 songs in its 500 MB memory.And Samsung’s SPH-V5400 even comes with a 1.5GB hard drive.Mobile phones may eventually replace mini MP3 players, especially for teens.

Camera cellphones are not new either but most of them have limitations: around 1­megapixel (百万像素).However new technology has made 2­megapixel units more common, and 3­megapixel units are showing up soon. Some 2­megapixel models, like Sony Ericsson’s K7501, offer limited zoom and focus controls.    4     Portable TV.

You say you like “watching TV”? That’s what Samsung MMA700 wants to give you.The new model lets users watch popular TV programmes for a fee.Other choices are Nokia’s 6620, Sanyo’s MM740 and NEC’s N940.    5    

The above are just a handful of what you’ll see in the coming months. Further down the road, your mobile phone may play a host of other roles, such as mobile credit card, position locator and so on.So what is there that a cellphone can’t do?

A．The NEC model lets you watch public TV—no fee.

B．Without a cellphone, you can do nothing in your daily life.

C．Nowadays，new cellphones are much cheaper than old ones.

D．Today’s do-it-all mobiles have a lot in common with the computer.

E．This then allows a carrier to send video, music, and games to your phone.

F．Others, like LG’s recent A7110, can even capture 30 minutes of full-motion video.

G．The problem with most cellphone MP3 players is that they hold only a handful of songs.

【推荐1】Microsoft PowerPoint is the world’s most common presentation tool. It emerged from software company Forethought Inc in the 1980s. Bob Gaskins was the man behind it.

“I knew in the early 80s that there were as many as a billion, a thousand million presentation slides being made per year just in America,” Gaskins says, “but they were all made by hand and almost nobody was using computers to do them.”

“It was clear to me that here was a huge application worth billions and billions of dollars a year that could be done on computers as soon as there was a revolution in the kinds of computers that we had.”

Gaskins was onto something, but it was a hard sell at the time. The software wouldn’t run on any existing personal computers. Anyone wanting to use it had to buy a new machine. Even so, people bought personal computers for the first time in order to be able to use PowerPoint, says Wired magazine journalist Russell Davies.

Davies explains that before PowerPoint, people used slides to convey information to groups—but anyone creating a presentation had to send away to get their materials made. It took a long time to do, was difficult to make changes and because it was so expensive, only the most senior people in an organisation got to do it.

“PowerPoint.” Davies says, “made it possible for everyone in an organisation to stand up and say their piece.”

PowerPoint has helped turn us all into presenters, but it’s also been accused of over-simplifying ideas and distracting us from clear thinking.

Sarah Kaplan is a management professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She has noticed that, rather than people asking for new analysis or insights in meetings, they were asking for more PowerPoint slides.

Kaplan says that some CEOS, such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have banned its use. “He felt, and I think many people feel, that PowerPoint became such an object of the process that they lost the ideas inside of it and that is the risk.”

1. What drove Bob Gaskins to develop PowerPoint?

A．His personal needs at the office.

B．The support from Forethought Inc.

C．The great potential market demand.

D．His interest in science and technology.

2. What was the problem with Bob Gaskin’s PowerPoint in the 1980s?

A．It was very expensive.

B．It was very difficult to use.

C．It couldn’t be used on old computers.

D．It couldn’t satisfy young people’s needs.

3. Why does Jeff Bezos ban the use of PowerPoint?

A．It falls to solve practical problems.

B．It fails to convey messages effectively.

C．It makes something valuable unavailable.

D．It results in creative thinking getting ignored.

【推荐1】A popular saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves—the good and bad effects are just as lasting.

We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We’re usually too shy to admit it, though. In fact, we really shouldn’t be shy because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.

This “self-talk” helps us encourage ourselves, remember things, deal with problems, and calm ourselves down. You must know, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be bad. So in order to stay good, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying “Good job!”

Often, words come out of our mouths without thinking about the effect they will have. But we should know that our words lead to certain effects on others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably answer in the same way. Or harsh (刻薄的) and bad language will most likely cause the clerk to feel bad.

Words have power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn’t pass this test, then it’s better left unsaid.

Words have power: both good and bad. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can give hope, build self-esteem (自尊) and encourage others to do their best. Bad words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.

1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Words have a great effect on us.	B．Encouraging words give us confidence.
C．Bad words may let us down.	D．Not sticks and stones but words will hurt us.

2. Why does the writer say there is no need for us to feel shy when we talk to ourselves?

A．Almost everybody has the habit of talking to themselves.

B．Talking to ourselves can have a good effect on us.

C．Talking to ourselves always gives us courage.

D．It does no harm to have “self-talk” when we are alone.

3. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Make ourselves relaxed.	B．Remind ourselves regularly.
C．Praise ourselves timely.	D．Give ourselves happiness.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Encouraging words are sure to lead to kind offers.

B．Bad words may encourage us to make more progress.

C．It is better to think twice before talking to others.

D．People tend to remember friendly words.

【推荐2】Many students study with little thought about what comes after a period of study. But what you do after study could have an effect on how well you learn and remember new information. Today on Education Tips, we will explore two no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning: wakeful rest and sleep.

When many students finish study, they often go straight to other activities such as looking at their phones or computers, playing video games or watching TV. But researches suggest that resting after you study may help you remember what you have studied. By reducing your activity after a study period, your brain gets a chance to rest. Resting is difficult when you have too much stimulation from electronic devices, games, lights and so on. While this might sound unusual to you, many studies have explored the benefits of what is called “wakeful rest”.

A 2019 study found that both young and older adults were able to better remember or recollect information from passages after doing wakeful rest. The findings appeared in Neuroscience Letters. This study involved 45 younger people and 40 elderly adults. “Wakeful rest led to higher overall recollection in both age groups,” the researchers noted. If you want to give it a try, here are a few simple things to do. Rest quietly for five to ten minutes. Do not look at your phone, read stories or play games.

In addition to wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning. The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School notes that sleep helps people to learn in two ways. A report on the school's website explains that “a person who doesn't have enough sleep cannot focus attention and therefore cannot learn well.” It also says, “Sleep itself has a role in improving memory, which is important for learning new information.”

1. What should students do after study according to the passage?

A．Play video games.	B．Watch TV.
C．Look at their phones.	D．Rest for a while.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．A phone.

B．A game.

C．Wakeful rest.

D．Some information.

3. What will happen to the people without enough sleep?

A．They cannot concentrate attention.

B．They are likely to lose interest in games.

C．They become more interested in new information.

D．They can remember new information more quickly.

4. Who will most probably be interested in the text?

A．Actors.

B．Drivers.

C．Students.

D．Engineers.

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Findings on Sleep	B．Things to Do after Study
C．Suggestions on Education	D．Activities to Stay Energetic