Cool Technologies at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
| Driverless minibus Walk inside Shougang Industrial Park, you can see different kinds of driverless cars. When you feel tired, you can get in a driverless minibus. When you feel hungry, you can buy food from a driverless car store. |
| Inspection robot The robot can recognize people within five meters. It will automatically walk over to a person who is not wearing a mask and advise him or her to wear one. Also, the robot has a contactless hand disinfection device on its head. |
| Smart Band-Aid People can wear this thermometer（体温计）on their arms. It looks like a bandage. Users can check their body temperature through an app on their smart phones. If someone gets a fever, the thermometer will report it. |
| Disinfection robot In Wukesong Sports Center, there is a robot named Xiaobai. While working, the robot sprays a fog of disinfectant（消毒剂）through its head fan. One robot can cover 1,000 square meters and work for four to five hours on a single battery charge. |
| A．Driverless minibus | B．Inspection robot |
| C．Smart Band-Aid | D．Disinfection robot |
| A．Through an app on the phones. | B．By getting in a driverless minibus. |
| C．Through a battery in the robot. | D．By wearing a bandage on their arms. |
| A．Recognize people who get a high fever. |
| B．Buy food for workers in Wukesong Sports Center. |
| C．Spray a fog of disinfectant through its head fan. |
| D．Sweep 1000 square meters a day in Shougang Park. |
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【推荐1】
A new robot may change the future. Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the Internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions. In its own words, it is “a language model trained in a number of Internet text to help users get human-like text.”
Compared with Siri or other chatbots (聊天机器人), ChatGPT uses a much bigger database (数据库) for training. It also learns things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will make it right. “It’s a totally different product,” computer scientist Liu Xiaoguang from Nankai University said. “The knowledge level ChatGPT shows is similar to a university student. That’s why it shocked the world.” Many people worry about if this robot will take the place of humans in the future.
But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives unreal information. Since the robot is trained using words from the Internet, it can also pick up on the Internet’s biases (偏见) about certain groups. These are all things that need to be dealt with. It still has a long way to go.
正确的涂A，错误的涂B。1. ChatGPT has won great popularity around the world since it came out.
2. People won’t have problems understanding other languages with the help of ChatGPT.
3. ChatGPT can correct the wrong answer after you telling it the right one.
4. ChatGPT shocked the world because it is smarter than university students.
5. In the writer’s opinion, ChatGPT will take humans’ places in the near future.
【推荐2】It’s springtime and it’s the season for planting sugarcane (甘蔗) in Wuxuan,Guangxi. Farmers just sit by the fields and watch the tractors (拖拉机) work. The BeiDou Satellite Navigation System (BDS，北斗卫星导航系统) helps them plant. With the help of BDS, farmers can complete the planting process in a very short time.
Modern technology in planting has brought big changes to Wuxuan, one of the big planting areas in Guangxi.“The BeiDou Satellite Navigation System is really amazing. It helps us plant sugarcane in straight lines, and the distance between each row is just right. This way, the sugarcane can get more sunlight and grow better,” said Wu Qihui, an experienced farmer in Wuxuan. He also started a group to help other farmers.
Lu Ruwen, a farmer who has been planting sugarcane for more than ten years, joined the group in 2020. Here, he can learn how to use modern technology. “In the past, it took me a week to plant 20 mu of farmland, but now I can finish all the work in just one day,” said Lu Ruwen. He also mentioned that the machines from the group made planting sugarcane much easier and saved him more than 100 yuan per mu.
Besides good machines, high-quality sugarcane seeds are also crucial. With good seeds, growing good sugarcane becomes easy. Nowadays, local villagers are becoming more willing to use new technologies.
1. What do the farmers do in springtime according to the passage?| A．Farmers are busy with the plants in the fields. |
| B．Farmers talk with each other about the plants. |
| C．Farmers finish the planting process until spring ends. |
| D．Farmers sit next to the fields and watch the tractors work. |
| A．He provided them with free sugarcane seeds. |
| B．He taught them how to choose the right seeds. |
| C．He started a group to teach technology and share machines. |
| D．He organized training lessons on the distance of sugarcane. |
| A．One day. | B．Three days. |
| C．A week. | D．Two weeks. |
| A．Excellent. | B．Bright. | C．Important. | D．Common. |
| A．People in Guangxi Use the Latest Technology |
| B．An Experienced Group Helps Farmers Grow Sugarcane |
| C．Good Machines and Seeds Help Sugarcane Grow Better |
| D．Modern Technologies Help Sugarcane Planting in Guangxi |
【推荐3】In the 21st century, genetics (遗传学) has become one of the most important of all science. Scientists are finding the genes (基因) that lead to disease, making new medicines and redesigning living things.
According to the knowledge we have learned in biology, we can know that genes are made up of DNA, which is stored inside each cell (细胞). It’s now possible to read the models in a person’s DNA. This makes scientists do more things, such as seeing whether two people belong to the same family.
Genetic engineering means making changes to DNA in order to change the way living things work. It is used to make new types of crops and farm animals.
Many farmers now grow crops that have been genetically modified (转基因). They are usually more hardy than natural, unmodified plants, so they produce bigger crops and make more money for farmers. For example, scientists have produced a kind of strawberry that can withstand frost (耐寒). To do this, they moved a gene from a fish that lives in freezing conditions into the strawberry’s DNA.
Soon, scientists may begin to change human genes. This could have all kinds of medical uses. For example, it could make it possible for people to live much longer. It might also be possible to improve people’s memory and strength.
1. What do you know about genes from the text?| A．Genes are stored inside DNA. |
| B．Scientists have found that genes must cause disease. |
| C．Genes are made up of DNA that is included each cell. |
| D．Scientists are successful in changing human genes now. |
| A．Making changes to DNA. | B．Making changes to cells. |
| C．Making changes to bodies. | D．Making changes to people. |
| A．A dog. | B．A cat. | C．A tiger. | D．A fish. |
| A．Genetics is the most important science in the 21 st century. |
| B．It’s hardly possible to read the models in a person’s DNA. |
| C．Genetic engineering hasn’t been used to make new types of crops yet. |
| D．Scientists can tell whether two people come from the same family by DNA. |
| A．By giving advice. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By asking question. | D．By telling stories. |
Robotics Workshop for Beginners Organized by May Town Community Club We welcome children who are interested to build a mini robot during the summer holidays. | |
| Register (登记) fast to avoid disappointment! Those who register before 30 June will get $20 off. | |
| Date: 11 to 13 July, 2023 Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Place: May Town Community Club Workshop Fee: $150 per child Parents are invited to join their children for a family activity on the final day from 4 p.m. to 5 p. m | Experienced trainers will teach you how to: ※build a mini robot ※use basic symbols for programming the robot ※work in a team ※solve problems creatively |
| To register for the workshop, visit our website www. Maytown.sg and fill in the online form. Registration closes on 5 July. For more information, call Peter Lim at 67234562 during office hours. | |
| A．Parents. | B．Trainers. | C．Robots. | D．Peter Lim. |
| A．On 30 June. | B．On 5 July. | C．On 11 July. | D．On 13 July. |
| A．In a computer book. | B．In a science report. |
| C．In a newspaper. | D．In a travel guide. |
| Dear Sally, I argued with my parents last night. I really want to go to a summer camp with my best friend Pingping. I think I can take good care of myself, but my parents think I am too young to do that. I feel terrible. What should I do? Meimei |
| Dear Meimei, Try to understand your parents. They care about you and worry about your safety (安全). So why not talk to them to let them know that you have already grown up? You could cook for them or do some housework to show that. Remember arguing is never a good way to show your idea. Sally |
| Dear Sally, I hung out with my friends the other day and I saw a little boy lying on the street. He wore old clothes and looked very hungry. My friends laughed at him. I wanted to buy him some food, but my friends stopped me. I felt so sorry. Now I think of what we did from time to time. What should I do? Jack |
| Dear Jack, I understand you. Next time you are in the same situation, you should make your decision. It’s not necessary for you to listen to your friends and it’s not good to laugh at others. If you really feel sorry, you could try to find the boy and help him. I believe you know what you should do. Sally |
| A．Because she didn’t want to go to a summer camp. |
| B．Because they didn’t let her go to a summer camp. |
| C．Because they refused to go to a summer camp with her. |
| D．Because they didn’t want her to be friends with Pingping. |
| A．To talk to her parents. | B．To do some housework. |
| C．To make meals for her parents. | D．To spend less time with Pingping. |
| A．Because the boy was too poor. | B．Because he laughed at the boy. |
| C．Because he didn’t help the boy. | D．Because he was too poor to buy food. |
| A．Jack is a kind and nice boy. | B．Meimei’s parents don’t love her. |
| C．Meimei doesn’t have many friends. | D．Jack won’t play with those friends. |
| A．To ask for some advice. | B．To make friends with her. |
| C．To tell her about their friends. | D．To show they were unhappy. |
| Name | Personal information |
| Ludwig Von Beethoven | Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827 |
| Florence Nightingale | Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 |
| Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft |
| Thomas Edison | Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions Died in 1931 |
| Lin Shuhao | Born on August 23rd, 1988 in California, USA A basketball player Playing in the Houston Rockets, USA |
1. Thomas Edison is from_________ .
| A．Canada | B．Italy | C．America | D．Australia |
| A．musician | B．nurse | C．businessman | D．scientist |
| A．song | B．book | C．school | D．movie |
| A．1931 | B．1827 | C．1847 | D．1910 |
| A．Lin Shuhao is playing basketball in America. |
| B．Beethoven made over 1000 inventions. |
| C．Edison was born in 1820 . |
| D．Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955 |
