Recently, many people around the world have tried ChatGPT.
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ChatGPT is a conversational AI language model. You can chat with ChatGPT by asking it questions and it will quickly answer them in human-like natural language based on its training.
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The model was trained on many different Internet texts, allowing it to have knowledge on a wide range of topics, including history, sports, and much more.
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According to Andreas Schleicher, an official from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD), the chatbot will become a very powerful tool in the development of education. As a device, ChatGPT is going to make learning much more interesting and powerful.
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However, New York City’s Department of Education announced a ban (禁令) on the wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT—which may help more students cheat (作弊)—from its schools’ devices and networks.
＞What do professors and students think of ChatGPT?
A latest survey among educators and students shows as following:
72% of college professors are worried about its impact on cheating.
Over a third (34%) of all educators believe that ChatGPT should be banned in schools and universities.
66% support students to use it.
Over 89% of students have used ChatGPT to help with a homework assignment.
53% had it to write an essay.
A. What problems may ChatGPT cause?
B. Why can ChatGPT answer different questions?
C. What is ChatGPT?
D. Who developed ChatGPT?
E. What may it bring to education?
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5. Do you think students should use ChatGPT for learning? Why or why not?
2 . Education is not just about going to school. it’s also about what you learn from your experiences outside of school. So family and community (社会) play a great role, too.
On January 13, the government gave a guideline (指导方针) to improve school-family-community cooperative (合作的) education mechanism (学校家庭社会协同育人机制). It clarifies the roles and responsibilities of school, family and community and how they work together to educate children.
“School-family-community cooperative education asks the three parts to well work together to help the all-round development of students,” Zhang Zhiyong, a teacher at Beijing Normal University, told China Education Daily.
According to the guideline, schools should play a leading role in cooperative education. They should deeply close communicate with parents to let them know about the student’s performance at school. They should also organize at least two activities each term to offer family education guidance to parents. Also, head teachers need to organize a home visit to each student at least once every year.
Parents also play a key role in family education. They should be encouraged to lead their kids to take part in different activities like volunteering, doing sports or getting job experience in their free time. The community, on the other hand, for example, should be free to school students.
Gao Wei, a 43-year-old mother of a 14-year-old from Beijing, was excited about the new guideline. “Improving cooperative education” between the school and parents is not a new thing. But the guideline brings clear advice to make it happen. With such support, they can learn more from real life.”
1. Why did the government give the guideline according to the passage?| A．To improve students to get better grades at school. |
| B．To guide teachers to give more interesting classes. |
| C．To teach parents to educate their children better. |
| D．To ask different parts to educate children together. |
| A．Ask their children to join in different activities out of school. |
| B．Provide children with more social experiencing chances. |
| C．Invite teachers to visit the students’ homes every year. |
| D．Communicate with their children and teachers deeply close. |
| A．Cooperative education is important. | B．The guideline works out well. |
| C．Schools give clear advice on education. | D．Children learn more from communities. |
| A．New guideline supports the healthy development of students. |
| B．Family plays the most important role in children’s education. |
| C．Children’s good performance at school depends on 3 parts. |
| D．Students need to learn more about real life in community. |
3 . Shanghai is a busy city in China and it’s really beautiful at night. It’s easy for people to buy things from all over the world there. So many tourists (游客) come to visit Shanghai every year to shop and go sightseeing (观光). There are also many famous places in Shanghai.
People’s Square (人民广场) is in the middle of Shanghai. If you go there, you will see a big open place with green grass and trees. There are many new buildings around the square. You will find Shanghai Grand Theater (大剧院) and Shanghai Museum there.
Pudong New District (浦东新区) is in the east (东边) of Shanghai. There are many bridges and tunnels, so it is easy to travel between Pudong and Puxi. If you go to Pudong, you can see the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (东方明珠电视塔) and Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Pudong New District is about 30 km from the airport, but the Maglev train (磁悬浮列车) takes you to the airport in only about eight minutes.
If you go to Sheshan (佘山), you will see Sheshan State Resort. It has a big park. You can see many birds in the park and some old buildings. Tourists usually go there for sightseeing and fun.
1. A lot of people like ______ in Shanghai every year.| A．seeing bird | B．going shopping |
| C．taking planes | D．watching movies |
| A．Puxi | B．Sheshan |
| C．People’s Square | D．Pudong New District |
a- People’s Square b- Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
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| A．To buy house. | B．To find jobs. |
| C．To go sightseeing. | D．To learn science. |
| A．Sheshan is a big park in Shanghai. |
| B．People’s Square is important in Shanghai. |
| C．Shanghai is a beautiful city in China. |
| D．Pudong New District is very busy in Shanghai. |
4 . Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above. As the car drives, the map follows along in real time, alerting you to any traffic, walkers, animals, or other things nearby. Routes and names of roads appear over the livestream. It’s like the map has come to life. The special map is called the live map.
This type of map isn’t available yet. But it could be soon. In 2014, the Worldview-3 satellite was sent into space. Even though it moves around Earth at more than 370 miles (600 km) away, it can catch images of objects on Earth that are just 10 inches (25 cm) across. For example, it can recognize a smartphone held in your hand. It can tell what types of cars are traveling down a road. But it can’t identify your face or read the cars’ license plate numbers... at least not openly.
According to some reports, some other US spy satellites can take even sharper images, with a resolution of up to around 4 inches (10 cm). But US law doesn’t allow making these super-sharp pictures public. But the idea that anybody might be able to spy on the entire Earth in such detail may seem uneasy. Ray Purdy of University College London told CNN that he was worried about what this could mean for privacy. “Most satellites are commercially owned, so if you have money you can buy that image. It means anyone can spy on anyone,” he said.
However, live and detailed maps of Earth’s surface could aid humanity in amazing ways. Satellite images can help professors follow storms as they form and record their paths. At high detail, live maps of a disaster area could quickly show the people in need of help as well as the safest routes in or out. Higher detail may make it possible to catch people who are fishing or hunting illegally. The images could also make it easier for farmers to watch over their crops.
Do you wish everyone could make use of high-detail live maps of Earth’s surface?
1. A live map can ________.
| A．take control of your cars | B．get animals out of the way |
| C．warn you of walkers nearby | D．come to life when turned on |
| A．It flies around Earth 600 km every hour. | B．It can take pictures of things about 25 cm wide. |
| C．It can read plate numbers of the cars on the road. | D．It began to work in space more than 10 years ago. |
| A．clearer | B．longer | C．quicker | D．simpler |
| A．By comparing the new live map with the old map. |
| B．By introducing its advantages and people’s worries. |
| C．By showing different experiences of using the live map. |
| D．By interviewing a professor in University College London. |
5 . It’s OK to say you’ve never heard of grime—unless you’re from the UK. That’s because this music was invented in the UK in the early 2000s.
To someone who’s not familiar with underground music, it’s easy to get confused* about hiphop and grime since they are both noisy. And many people didn’t try to tell them apart, until earlier this month when grime singers like Stormzy and J Hus led this year’s MOBO Awards—“Music of Black Origin”—nominations* in the UK.
Grime drew influence from UK electronic music and hiphop, and it mostly shows the thoughts of young people. But different from hiphop, grime singers sing in dialects* with strong accents*, making their songs special.
Lady Leshurr, known as the “Queen of Grime”, said that she once tried to hide her accent, as she didn’t want people to judge her. But one day, she realized that she didn’t need to change herself just to please others. And there’s no doubt that this is the most basic and important thing of grime music: be yourself.
“Also different from the hiphop style, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social issues* like the gap between the rich and poor.” Mykaell Riley, the director of the black music research unit told the BBC.
Although still quite young, grime seems to be loved by more and more people. In 2016, the English grime artist Skepta won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating the famous rock music singers David Bowie and Radiohead.
However, no matter whether grime is one day accepted by the mainstream music world or not, one thing is for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.
1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.| A．the rock | B．grime | C．hip-hop | D．electronic music |
| A．Lady Leshurr | B．Radiohead | C．David Bowie | D．Mykaell Riley |
| A．it is the most basic and important kind of music |
| B．it shows the thoughts of young people and pleases others |
| C．it has been accepted by the mainstream music world |
| D．it is sung in dialects and focuses on social issues |
| A．rock music is not popular any more | B．grime is still a quite young music type |
| C．grime is getting more and more popular | D．grime singers always stay true to themselves |
Today, we think weekends and takeouts (外卖) are nothing special. However, did the ancient people enjoy them as well? What were their lives like?
In ancient China, there were no “weekends” because people did not use a weekly calendar (日历). But people could still relax after work. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), officials (官员) took one day off every five days. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), officials worked for ten days and rested for one day. They usually bathed and washed their hair on their day off, known as “xiumu”. People like farmers and businessmen usually worked most of the year. But they would take a few days off during the Spring Festival. During the Ming and Qing dynasties. People also took days off for Emperor’s (帝王的) birthday.
Many people like ordering takeouts to fill their stomach today. In fact, ancient people did the same thing! People at that time even had special meal boxes for takeout dishes. It was along wooden box with several layers (层). They also used warming plates made of two layers of porcelain (陶瓷). Hot water could be put between them to keep dishes warm!
According to history books. Emperor Xiaozong (1127-1194) in the Song Dynasty liked to order takeouts late at night. His servants would go around the city to pick up dishes and bring them back to the palace. Common people also ordered takeouts. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and shouted out which dishes could be ordered that day. People would then place an order. Later, delivery men would bring food to customers’ homes.
How interesting these history facts are!
1. How does the writer begin the topic?| A．By sharing facts. | B．By giving examples. | C．By telling stories. | D．By asking questions. |
| A．Officials still had to work on Emperor’s birthday. |
| B．Officials usually had a bath and rested on xiumu. |
| C．Officials could rest because of the weekly calendar. |
| D．Officials got a rest after five-day work in Tang Dynasty. |
| A．Boxes. | B．Plates. | C．Layers. | D．Takeouts. |
| A．To show people the fact of Emperor’s life. |
| B．To help people with learning modern history. |
| C．To make people know how to order takeouts. |
| D．To let people know more about ancient China. |
Have you ever heard about the whitest paint in the world? In September 2021, researchers at Purdue University in the US, had invented a paint that received a Guinness World Records for being the whitest in the world. But that isn’t the paint’s only special quality (特征).
The paint is developed by professor Xiulin Ruan and his team. It is so white that it could reduce (减少) the need for air conditioners. It works through a cooling technology that offers great promises to reduce space cooling cost and global (全球的) warming. “When we started this project seven years ago, we had saved energy and fought climate (气候) change in mind.” Ruan said in This Is Purdue. They wanted to invent a paint that would reflect (反射) sunlight away from a building, largely reducing the need for air conditioners.
In a report written by Ruan’s team, the researchers explain the white paint reflects up to 98.1% of sunlight, and sends infrared heat (红外线热) away from its surface (表面) at the same time. The paint takes in less heat from the sun than it gives out, so the outside of an object covered with this paint is cooled below surrounding (周围的) temperature without so much air conditioning. However, other paints get warmer rather than cooler. They reflect only 80%-90% of sunlight and do not have special qualities to make the outside of objects cooler than their surroundings.
“If you were to use this paint to cover a roof (屋顶) area of about 1,000 square feet, we think that you could get a cooling power of 10 kilowatts. That’s more powerful than the central air conditioners used by most houses, ”Ruan told in This Is Purdue. In other words, ______. The paint will probably help buildings depend less on air conditioning systems that are the cause of a part of the global warming.
You can’t buy the paint just yet, but researchers are working with a company to put the paint on the market. Someday we could cool our homes simply by painting our roofs with the whitest paint and it could help fight against climate change.
1. What is known about the paint?| A．It has different colors. | B．It uses heating technology. |
| C．It is friendly to environment. | D．It doesn’t cost much money. |
| A．It makes the objects warm. | B．It cools the surface of the objects. |
| C．The objects reflect half of sunlight. | D．The objects take in infrared heat. |
| A．it’s much cheaper to use this paint than air conditioners |
| B．using air conditioners too much can cause global warming |
| C．scientists need to improve this paint to solve more problems |
| D．this paint could take the place of air conditioners in some places |
| A．To introduce a special paint. |
| B．To advise people to cool homes. |
| C．To tell the use of air conditioners. |
| D．To share reasons of climate change. |
A different kind of school in Pakistan is giving poor children, and even their mothers and grandmothers, a new chance to get an education (教育).
The programme is called Street to School. It is a way to keep these children off the streets, while providing them with a basic education and useful life skills. Organizers started it in 2014 to set up a school for children who played on the streets every day while their parents were working. Mohammad Hassan, the founder of the programme, says children who spend all day on the streets are in danger of catching dangerous illnesses and could also be caught up in crime (犯罪).
This programme centers on reading, writing and maths. Students are also taught English as well as the local language, Urdu. Street to School also includes sports activities and provides students with information on how to stay healthy and take care of themselves.
Street to School managed to get children off the streets. And running the school also taught Hassan another great need in the community. “We started this programme for kids, but we found very quickly the kids would bring their homework without parents’ signatures (签字). That meant kids were not getting the needed help at home to do their homework. So we decided to develop a special course for these parents.”
Tahira Bibi is a grandmother who has always worked as a clothes maker and never got the chance to attend school. She cannot read or write. She says watching her grandchildren pushes her to act. “When I watched my grandson and granddaughter studying. I also developed an interest in learning. I believe that learning has no ending.”
Street to School now teaches 15 adult women and Hassan expects this number to keep growing.
1. Hassan founded this programme, because street children ______.| A．are in terrible situations | B．are often caught in street crime |
| C．don’t want to work by themselves | D．aren’t smart enough to go to school |
| A．how to teach children well | B．why to provide the course |
| C．what things to teach children | D．where to hold sports activities |
| A．set an example for their children | B．manage their children’s time well |
| C．help their children with schoolwork | D．understand the importance of learning |
| A．No pains, no gains. | B．Practice makes perfect. |
| C．It’s never too old to learn. | D．Learn from yesterday, live for today. |
All clever people know that it takes some time to make your life better. This doesn’t mean that you can’t make small changes to make your life better in a few weeks or in a few days! Here is some helpful advice.
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Some people feel very busy every day. There are so many people everywhere. They have much work to do. But when you get up early, you will find fewer people and when you get on the bus, you will find it is almost empty.
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We always become so worried, because we are busy and may forget some important things. When you write down a plan, you start feeling more comfortable about your future and you will worry less in your life.
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Do you know that unhealthy food can make you feel unhappy? Once you start eating healthy food, your health will be better and your life will be better, too.
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Did you fight with someone lately? If so, call him or her and say sorry. Not only will you make him or her happy but you will also feel better.
Just as you see, simple things can help you live a better life, so you can use these simple tips to make your life better.
A.Say sorry to someone
B.Drink water and milk often
C.Write a plan
D.Start getting up earlier
E.Change your eating habits
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5. 请结合上面短文，回答下面问题。(不超过20个词)
Which piece of advice is the most helpful to you? Why?
10 . ①This year is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese lunar calendar (农历). Maybe now is the best time to talk about this lovely animal in the eyes of different cultures.
②Rabbits are quiet and friendly. It matches with the kindness in the eyes of Chinese people. There is a view of rabbits in Chinese culture as being smart and kind. In Chinese culture, the rabbit represents the moon. Chinese people believed a rabbit was living on the moon. The rabbit is called the Jade Rabbit or the Moon Rabbit. It’s the pet of the moon goddess Chang’e, a goddess widely known in China.
③In nature, rabbits can produce babies in large numbers in a short time. In this way, Chinese people saw the rabbit as a good sign. They believed the more children they had.
④Western people also believe the rabbit brings ▲. In the old tradition, if people caught a rabbit, they could get the animal’s foot as a gift for them.
⑤Rabbits also show up in other areas of Western culture. It is a rabbit that Alice follows in the story of Alice in Wonderland to escape from the normal world and helps to begin her adventure. The night before Easter, kids often make nests for the Easter Bunny in the garden. Rabbits are close to the idea of new life because they have lots of babies.
⑥So, now it’s the lucky animal’s turn on the Chinese Zodiac (生肖). May the Year of the Rabbit can bring you some good fortune.
1. What can we know from the passage?| A．Rabbits can produce many babies in a very long time. |
| B．People believe rabbits bring new life in both cultures. |
| C．A rabbit’s foot is a fantastic gift in the Chinese culture. |
| D．People in North America say the word “rabbit” at night. |
| A．the rabbit is a name of the moon |
| B．the rabbit is a plan of the moon |
| C．the rabbit is a story of the moon |
| D．the rabbit is a symbol of the moon |
| A．peace | B．power | C．luck | D．health |
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C． | D． |
