【推荐2】It has been two months since Richard Watson placed 200 special transmitters (信号发射机) for his cows. They are parts of an AI system named Ida. This AI system can send messages to Watson’s phone when his cows are healthy or when they are not feeling well. It can tell how many animals are sick to the dairy farmers (奶农) and also help them pick out the sick animals.

With the AI system, farmers can get the information from their phones instead of going to the farms to check animals every day. So this AI system can help people spend their free time doing other things. Many dairy farmers are interested in Ida. Watson is one of them. On a common morning in March, he took out his phone to check his Ida App. It showed that Cows #97800 and #97782 were eating less. This might mean that there was something wrong with them.

However, some farmers say, “I can find out the sick cow just by looking at her eyes.” Mark Rodgers is a neighbor of Watson’s. He said, “This is what I can do by myself. My experience can help me look after them better. Technology isn’t useful.”

Ida was developed by Yasir Khokhar, the boss of the company. He said he came up with the idea while he was living on a farm in Holland. The system can record cow’s behaviors by studying videos of them. The company is still trying to improve this technology to provide much more convenience for farmers.

1. According to the text, the AI system Ida can help farmers ________.
① chat with their animals ② pick out the sick animals ③ record animals’ behaviors ④ change animals’ food

A．①②

B．②③

C．③④

D．②④

2. What’s the main idea of paragraph 2?

A．Farmers have problems feeding cows.

B．Farmers are busy doing other things.

C．This AI system is used in different ways.

D．This AI system is popular with dairy farmers.

3. Which of the following best describes Yasir Khokhar?

A．Creative.

B．Brave.

C．Honest.

D．Friendly.

4. What can we infer (推断) from the text?

A．Yasit Khokhar will stop his company business.

B．Richard Watson will keep more cows on his farm.

C．Mark Rodgers doesn’t want any help from the system.

D．The system can also provide the cows with music lessons.

【推荐3】

①“Mirror (镜子), mirror on the wall, what will I look like in ten years? Will I look pretty if I eat junk food and don’t exercise?”

②To get the answer, you might need a special mirror. French Scientists invented (发明) one. In this mirror, you can never see what you look like today. What you see is what you’ll look like in the future.

③“The mirror is unusual, although it looks just like the one in your bathroom,” says Martin Illsley, one of the scientists.

④“It has a camera inside to take your pictures. Just stand in front of the mirror, and it will work,” suggests Martin. “You also need to tell the mirror what you eat and how you exercise. In this way you put your information into the tape inside the mirror. After a few minutes, the special software in it will produce a future vision (形象) of you on the mirror.”

⑤What will bad habits bring you five or ten years later? This mirror may just show you. If you don’t want it to become true, give up your bad habits right now! Remember that mirrors can not help you keep healthy but you can.

⑥With the development of technology, there will be more inventions like the special mirror. Maybe a map will show you where you will live and work. And a clock will tell you how long you will live in this world. But I still believe that you decide future by yourself. Take action now and make a better future!

1. Who would most like to use this mirror according the passage?

A．A man who is already thin.

B．Someone who wants to shape the future.

C．Someone who wants to lose weight.

D．Someone who doesn’t want to live in the future.

2. What’s the correct order to use this mirror?

a. tell the mirror your information                  b. produce a future vision

c. stand in front of the mirror                         d. get the answer

A．c-a-b-d

B．a-c-b-d

C．c-a-d-b

D．a-c-d-b

3. What did the writer mean by saying “But I still believe that you decide future by yourself ” in Paragraph 6?

A．We shouldn’t use the mirror.	B．We must make our future perfect.
C．We can make our future by the mirror.	D．A beautiful future needs ourselves’ endeavor.

4. What’s the structure (结构) of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐1】Most of us are using our phones, iPads, and computers. But what if you’re blind? Are you able to do it? Of course! Blind people use assistive technology (AT) (辅助技术) to help themselves. There are many types, and different technologies help to deal with different disabilities (残疾).

How would you use a computer if you could not see the screen (屏幕)? Don’t worry Screen readers can help you. With them, blind people can use a system of keyboard orders instead of a mouse to get where they need to go. Screen readers can read aloud the words on the screen to the blind, or they can be connected to refreshable Braille displays (盲文显示机).

Refreshable Braille is an electronic way of reading Braille. Refreshable Braille displays can turn the words on the screen into Braille. They can then appear on the screen and can be read with a finger. When the person finishes reading some words, the following words will appear. Refreshable Braille displays are very helpful to people who are deaf and blind.

Blind students use AT in the classroom to catch up with their classmates and do homework. Students who have poor eyesight can use an electronic magnifier (放大镜) to see what the teacher is writing, on the blackboard.

Blind students use refreshable Braille displays to quietly read an e-book Textbooks can be read with AT, such as hardcopy Braille, refreshable Braille, or the audio format, according to the students’ abilities and hobbies.

The development in AT makes it more possible for disabled people to learn, compete, and communicate with normal people.

1. What does the first paragraph show us?

A．AT is becoming better and better.

B．The new technology can bring health to blind people.

C．AT makes it possible for disabled people to live a normal life.

D．Most of the disabled people use the same technology.

2. What is the use of screen readers?

A．They can read Braille to use.

B．They can teach key board orders.

C．They can turn the words on the screen into sounds.

D．They can help users read in a slower way

3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?.

A．Blind students' learning’ ability.	B．The challenges of AT in schools.
C．Blind students' physical’ problems.	D．The use of AT in the class.

4. Who may be interested in reading this passage?

A．Doctors.

B．Disabled people.             C Workers.            D. Computer users.

【推荐2】

①ChatGPT, a smart AI chatbot tool, has swept the education world in the past months. According to a US study of more than 1,000 students, over 89 percent of them have used ChatGPT to help with a homework assignment.

②A company called OpenAI in the US developed ChatGPT. ChatGPT is a powerful tool. You can ask it to write stories, plays and emails, create recipes, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions in different languages. It can learn things quickly and even improve its learning by itself.

③Some schools in the US, Australia and France have stopped the use of ChatGPT. In the US, for example, New York City public schools stopped students and teachers from using ChatGPT on the district’s networks and devices. Besides, teachers are making changes to their classes to stop the use of ChatGPT. Some college teachers in the US try to use more speaking exams and handwritten papers.

④Some worry that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat on assignments. Others worry that people might use ChatGPT to spread incorrect information. “It does not help to build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. They are important for study and lifelong success,” said Jenna Lyle, the deputy press secretary of the New York City Department of Education.

⑤But not all educators say “no” to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are making rules on its use, for both students and teachers. Now they have no plans to stop the tool completely.

⑥Bhaskar Vira, the headteacher at the University of Cambridge in the UK, said that stopping using AI like ChatGPT is not sensible. “We have to know that AI is a tool people will use,” he said. What we need to do is “to change our learning, teaching and exams”. That way, we can “be honest while knowing the use of the tool”.

1. Paragraph② mainly talks about ________.

A．what ChatGPT can do	B．how ChatGPT works
C．what ChatGPT looks like	D．who developed ChatGPT

2. From the passage we can know that ________.

A．ChatGPT is the smartest AI chatbot tool

B．ChatGPT is important for study and lifelong success

C．using ChatGPT is not good for students’ development

D．some Canadian universities have stopped students from using ChatGPT

3. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．ChatGPT: A powerful AI tool	B．ChatGPT: Is it good or bad?
C．Stop using ChatGPT at school	D．The use of ChatGPT in the US

【推荐3】There’s a new AI bot (自动程序): Chat GPT, and you’d better pay attention, even if you aren’t into artificial intelligence (人工智能) The tool is an AI chatbot system that Open AI made it public in November 2022 to show off and test what a very large and strong AI system can do.

Chat GPT remembers your conversation, using last questions and answers to make its next answers. It makes its answers from plenty of information on the Internet. Chat GPT is built on top of the Open AI GPT-3 family of large language models.

You can ask Chat GPT anything, like explaining physics, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming help. Perhaps it’s not smart enough to take the place of all humans yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound right. A few days after its launch (发布), more than 1 million people were trying out Chat GPT. UBS worker Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that Chat GPT reached 100 million monthly users in January.

Chat GPT is free to use at the moment because it is still in its research period. But when too many people use the server, it overloads and can’t give your answer. It just means you should try visiting the site at a later time when fewer people are trying to use it. If you want to skip (跳过) the wait and enter the site quickly, there is a choice for you. As of Feb. 1, 2023, Open AI has a Chat GPT pro plan, Chat GPT Plus, which allows users to have priority access (优先进入) even when lots of people are using it. This service does come at a cost of $20/month.

However, Chat GPT cannot replace Google. Chat GPT is an artificial intelligence bot that provides solutions to your questions, but Google is a search engine in which you can search for as much information as possible. Chat GPT has limited (有限的) knowledge because of its programming but Google has unlimited knowledge which adds the most recent news every day.

1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about Chat GPT?

A．It mainly tells us its language model.

B．It mainly tells us how it works.

C．It mainly tells us its design background.

D．It mainly tells us its latest development.

2. What is true about Chat GPT pro plan?

A．It guides users to experience free services and get the best answers.

B．It allows net surfers to skip advertisements which takes a few second.

C．It can help workers check the failure of the system in a quick way.

D．People who paid $20/month can use the Chat GPT without waiting.

3. The meaning of the underlined word replace is _________.

A．覆盖

B．影响

C．代替

D．超过

4. According to the passage, we can infer that _________.

A．the answers given by Chat GPT are right all the time.

B．Chat GPT cannot take the place of Google.

C．there is no need for people to pay for the Chat GPT.

D．if you want to get the latest information , Google is a better choice.

【推荐1】World Sleeping Day is on March 21 this year. It wants to tell us sleeping is important to our health. As students, we need to sleep well, because our bodies grow fast when we are sleeping. We can get our lessons better when we have a good sleep. Students about 14 years old need nine hours of sleep every night.

There is something you can do to have a good sleep.

★Open your window a little to let fresh air in. Our bodies need much air when we are sleeping.

★When we are in bed, we cannot cover our heads with quilts. If we do, we will not get much fresh air or have a good break .

★Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Early to bed, early to rise（起床）.

★Drink a glass of milk before sleeping.

★Don’t drink coffee in the evening.

★Eating a big supper is not good for your sleep.

★Don’t put computers or TV in your bedroom. Say no to late-night television.

1. World Sleeping Day wants to tell us that ________.

A．our bodies grow most when we are sleeping	B．sleeping is important
C．we can learn better when we have a good sleep	D．we feel good when we have a good sleep

2. Nick, a 14-year-old boy, needs ________ hours of sleep every night.

A．seven

B．eight

C．nine

D．ten

3. The underlined word “break” in this passage means ________.

A．rest

B．idea

C．way

D．lesson

4. The writer tells us NOT to ________.

A．open the window when sleeping	B．drink milk before sleeping
C．have supper	D．watch TV late at night

5. The best title for the passage is ________.

A．How to Grow Fast	B．How to Sleep Well
C．How to Get Lessons Better	D．Early to Bed, Early to Rise

【推荐2】In China, many public (公立的) schools finish classes a few hours before the end of parents’ workday. So parents can’t work full days or need others to help pick up (接) their children.

To help out working parents, the Ministry of Education (教育部) wants primary and middle schools to close after most parents get off work. Before parents pick up their children, there should be after-school activities in schools. Teachers can help students with their homework. Students can enjoy their hobbies in groups too. But students can’t have lessons after school.

In Nanjing, there are free after-school activities in all primary schools from 2017. In 2021 the schools change (改变) the time from 5:30 pm to 6:00 p.m. so that parents can pick up their kids. About 230,000 children in primary schools do such activities. They are half of all primary school students in the city.

From this spring, Shanghai public schools also change their school hours from ending at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Teachers work for more hours to look after their students after school. “Teachers take turns (轮流) to do the activities,” a 5th-grade teacher in Shanghai says, “and usually I look after the students every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.”

1. The Ministry of Education thinks schools should close late to ___________.

A．give students more lessons	B．make time for working parents
C．let teachers work for more hours	D．help students do more after-school activities

2. What can students do after school according to Para.2?
① play sport     ② read books       ③ have a Maths lesson       ④ do their homework

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①②④

D．①②③④

3. How often does the 5th-grade teacher do after-school activities?

A．twice a month

B．twice a week

C．four times a week

D．every day

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Primary and middle schools close late.	B．More Chinese students are in clubs now.
C．Free after-school activities in Nanjing	D．Teachers in Shanghai public schools

【推荐3】According to a new study, people who have owned pets may be more successful in jobs, and this is good news for pet owners.

The researchers studied 857 persons in the United States with all kinds of jobs. Among the C-suite executives （CEOs, etc.）studied, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent saying that growing up with a pet helped them to succeed in jobs when they were adults. Interestingly, 83 percent of CEOs said they grew up with a dog, 59 percent of them said they grew up with a cat, and 37 percent of them said they grew up with another kind of pet. It would seem that many of the people interviewed grew up with many kinds of pets.

CEOs said that their pets helped teach them lessons like duty, creativity, understanding, and organization, which have all been valuable in the business world.

But what about people who grew up without a pet, but have raised pets as adults? Luckily for those, the study showed that this could also help with success in jobs. According to the study, 86 percent of current（现在的）pet parents said owning pets helped them stick to a rule, better manage their time, and do many tasks more efficiently. In fact, 80 percent of people in the study said they “ feel more connected to workmates who are pet owners, ” and 79 percent of those believed that co-workers who had pets were “ hard workers” .

1. A person who owns a pet may________.

A．live a very busy life	B．do better in his job
C．spend more money on pets	D．waste his working time

2. What can we learn from the Paragraph 2?

A．Many people raised many different pets.

B．Most people like raising dogs as their pets.

C．People like raising cats more than raising dogs.

D．Only one kind of pet can be raised by one person.

3. The underlined word “ efficiently” probably means “________” here.

A．necessarily

B．importantly

C．excellently

D．seriously

4. From the passage, we know that________.

A．more and more people choose to raise dogs as their pets

B．only owning pets can help you to find a good job

C．it is the cheapest to raise a pet dog

D．people who have pets work harder

5. The passage mainly tells us________.

A．owning pets helps succeed in jobs	B．owning dogs is good for health
C．the difficulties of keeping pets	D．the importance of raising pets