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One day, Ammaar Reshi was playing around with a chatbot called ChatGPT, a computer program using artificial intelligence (AI) to copy the way human beings think and write. Reshi then came up with an idea to use the AI program to make a children’s book. The story of the book came from a conversation Reshi had with the chatbot, about a girl called Alice. And then he used another AI program, Midjourney, to make illustrations(插图)for the book. Midjourney is a new AI-powered tool that can turn words into amazing artwork, like pictures.
The book, Alice and Sparkle, was done in just a couple of days. “Anyone can use these AI tools,”Reshi said. “And they’re not hard to use.”
Reshi posted about the book online after it was finished. Heated argument about it started at once. Some people liked the lovely story as well as the beautiful illustrations and praised Reshi for his smartness. But not everyone welcomed the birth of the special book. Among them, artists were especially critical of it. They think the way the illustrations were made was a big problem. Midjourney searches through millions of pictures created by artists on the Internet. And then it manages to find patterns (式样) in those pictures and create new ones based on the patterns. Artists often upload their work online for people to enjoy. But Midjourney could be using their work without permission (允许).
“The main problem to me about AI is that it was taken from artists’ work,” illustrator Adriane Tsai says. “It’s our creations, our personal styles that we did not permit them to use. ”
Many artists and writers are nervous about the future. Will people pay for their work if it can be done cheaper by using AI programs?
Some companies are already choosing AI over human talent. The San Francisco Ballet used pictures made with Midjourney to improve its production of the classic The Nutcracker. At a funny performance club, an AI-powered robot told jokes that made people laugh out loud. Journalist Abraham Riesman said, “It’s deeply troubling to see people looking for cheap alternatives(替代品) to actual human writing. ”
Reshi says technology companies should protect artists and writers whose work might be used by AI tools. He suggests that they should involve artists and writers in the process of creation.
1. What is Midjourney?2. How long did it take the AI programs to create the book Alice and Sparkle?
3. What is Reshi’s advice to technology companies to protect artists and writers?
4. Do you think it is a good idea to use AI programs in the process of creation? Why or why not?(Give at least two reasons)
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【推荐1】Drones (无人驾驶飞机) can do lots of things, including taking pictures from the sky and watching wild animals. Now these small flying robots begin to change the way of farming.
Looking for sick plants
Drones can find bacteria (细菌) that are harmful to plants in the air from a few kilometers away. Farms can check the drones’ air samples (样本) and try to find ways to protect their plants before the bacteria get to them.
Counting cows
When flying over course, drones can follow up the cows and find out which fences need fixing. There are also special cameras on drones. They can help farmers look for animals that could harm their cows.
Water watch
After watering the fields, we can often see some places may dry out faster than others. Other places might not get water at all. Drones can look over the field and make a 3-D map. Using the map, farmers can find out which parts of a field are dry or need imrovement.
Spraying pesticide (喷洒农药)
Different parts of a field might have different altitude (海拔). Drones can check for this when flying above the land. Then, they change their height so that they can spray the correct amount of pesticide over each part of the field. This is more useful than traditional pesticide spraying. Drones can finish spraying a field much faster than with traditional machines.
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1. Farmers can check the drones’ air samples to find ways to
2. The special cameras help farmers
3. What can the farmers do by using the 3-D map?
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Watch Meet Mr Robot on your television tonight. This show introduces some new technology that could change our schools in the future.①
(A) Traditional classrooms don’t have any computers or screens. On Meet Mr Robot, we’ll look (B) ________ some amazing inventions. Probably we’ll see these inventions soon.
As well as (除了) carrying lots of books in their schoolbags, we know that many of today’s students carry small electronic dictionaries. Many schools also have computers. The computers allow students to go online (C) 如果他们需要找到信息.
One of the scientists on the show believes that students will arrive at school with a new type of e-book in the future. ②That will be all they need to read texts, take notes, write reports and do tests.
③The show will also allow us to see what robots will be able to do and how they will help students do better in their studies.
Meet Mr Robot will make you wonder (D) ________ our schools will look like in the future!
1. 将文中画线部分 (A) 改写为：2. 在文中(B) 和 (D) 的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：
3. 将文中画线部分 (C) 译成英语：
4. 在文中①②③逃出能够填入 “And how about Mr Robot?” 的位置：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的句子：
【推荐3】Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a telepresence system(远程遥控系统)—allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. Actually, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, the head of a research company.
阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
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2. a
3. 阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词。
Actually, technology companies around the world such as IBM.
根据短文内容回答问题。
4. What will every home in the city of Songdo have?
5. How many technology companies around the world are already in the business of smart cities?
6. What is Dan Hill?
Do you often play Kuaishou? In recent years, with the development of technology, many popular apps (应用程序) have been produced. These days, an app has caught great attention. It is Kuaishou, a video sharing app. Kuaishou first appeared in 2012. Now it is many people’s favorite app, especially the young.
With Kuaishou, users can record videos, edit (编辑) them and share them online. It is very easy and interesting. We can share our videos with our friends with just a tap on the mobile phone screen. What’s more, it’s a great way to spend our free time by looking through those funny videos.
However, every coin has two sides. The app also has bad things. On the one hand, some people spend long hours on the app, which is harmful to their health. On the other hand, users can also find some bad things on the app. Such things are unhealthy and unsuitable.
In my opinion, Kuaishou should check the videos before they are uploaded (上传)in order to keep a healthy environment for its users. As teenagers, we should not use it too often.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What app is Kuaishou?
2. When did Kuaishou first appear in China?
3. What can users do with Kuaishou?
4. How should Kuaishou keep a healthy environment for its users in the writer’s opinion?
5. Do you often play Kuaishou? Why or why not?
【推荐2】Here are some American classroom customs:
*If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
*There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent(缺席), you should call your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment(作业). It is your responsibility(责任) to find out what assignments you have missed. It is not the teacher’s responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.
*You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.
*Wearing a hat in class is considered impolite by many teachers. Some teachers may ignore it: but you should ask permission first.
1. What should a student do if he or she doesn’t understand the teacher’s question?2. If a student misses a class, how can he or she find out the assignment?
3. What is the only reason for missing a test?
4. 请将划线句子翻译成中文。
【推荐3】President Xi Jinping hosted the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge（HZMB）in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on October 23rd. The 55-kilometer Y-shaped bridge in the Lingdingyang waters is the world’s longest sea-spanning（跨海的）bridge. It connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macao. It is the result of five years of research and another nine years of building. The main bridge used about 420,000 tons of steel（铁）. The total cost of HZMB is about 120 billion yuan.
The bridge can be used for 120 years. The speed limit（限速）is 100 km/h on the main bridge. The travel time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai was about 4 hours by road or about 1 hour by sea in the past, but now it only takes you about 40 minutes. One-way shuttle bus trip costs 58 yuan and the shuttle bus provides 24-hours service. Besides, the bus runs every 5 minutes during rush hour. Passengers can also travel in private cars and taxis. The one-way cost for private cars is 150 yuan.
The bridge is not only a transport connection, but also a social, economic, cultural and tourism connection among the three areas.
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| The number of cities that the HZMB connects | |
| The time that you spend travelling by HZMB from Hongkong to Zhuhai now | |
| The cost of one-way for private cars |
