1. What’s wrong with the girl?
| A．She has a headache. |
| B．She has a toothache. |
| C．She has a stomachache. |
| A．Chips, dumplings and some fruit. |
| B．Chips, hamburgers and ice creams. |
| C．Hamburgers, fish and ice cream. |
| A．Three times a day. | B．Twice a day. | C．Once a day. |
2 . 
The first copyright case (版权案件) about AI-created (人工智能生成的) images in China had its first result from the Beijing Internet Court (北京互联网法院).
A man surnamed (姓) Li is a Chinese social media Xiaohongshu account (账户) owner. He used the software Stable Diffusion in February to make a picture. And then, he posted the picture on Xiaohongshu.
However, a lady surnamed Liu used the picture in March and cut off the Xiaohongshu watermark (水印) in her post in Baijiahao, a blog-style platform under Baidu.
The court found that this was an act of infringement (侵权) and said the lady must make a public apology and pay 500 yuan to Li.
The court decided that the AI-generated picture had “originality (独创性)” and that such pictures should be known as works and protected by copyright law (法律). The court said that Li made the setting of the AI model based on his needs. The image was produced based on his ideas and showed his own expression. So, Li is the creator of the image and owns its copyright.
This case is not the only one raising discussion. Another recent case is about ChatGPT.
In the case of ChatGPT, the model is trained on a huge amount of text from many sources, so it could be argued that the creators of the source material should have some claim (所有权) to the copyright of the generated content (内容).
However, it could also be argued that the creators of the model, OpenAI, should have the copyright because they created the program and wrote the code (代码) that generates the content.
The law is still not clear on the copyright issues around AI-generated works like this. Decisions on such issues are expected to change rapidly over the next several years.
1. What was the consequence for Li as a result of the court’s decision?| A．He was ordered to pay 500 yuan to Liu. |
| B．He was recognized as the copyright owner of the image he created. |
| C．He had to publicly apologize to Liu. |
| D．He was required to stop using the Stable Diffusion software. |
| A．Liu used the software Stable Diffusion to generate her own image. |
| B．Li had not previously registered the copyright for the image. |
| C．The court found originality in the AI-generated image created by Li. |
| D．The watermark was removed from the image by Liu. |
| A．Delete the image from Baijiahao. |
| B．Create her own AI-generated picture. |
| C．Make a public apology and pay Li 500 yuan. |
| D．Give the AI software credits for the image. |
| A．The images created by ChatGPT are not considered original. |
| B．It is unclear who holds the copyright for the content generated by ChatGPT. |
| C．OpenAI has already been assigned the copyright for ChatGPT’s outputs. |
| D．All text generated by ChatGPT is open source. |
| A．The law will become stricter on AI-created content. |
| B．All AI-created content will be freely accessible without copyright concerns. |
| C．OpenAI will be granted automatic copyright for all AI-generated content. |
| D．Decisions on these issues will likely change frequently in the near future. |
3 . AI-generated content has recently won big in the literary world. Japanese author Rie Kudan (九段理江) won one of Japan’s most famous literary awards, the Akutagawa Prize (芥川奖), with the help of ChatGPT in The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy (《东京都同情塔).
The book is set in future Japan, where AI has become an important part of people’s lives. The story centers around an architect who creates a comfortable prison but struggles with a society that she sees as being overly sympathetic (同情的) to criminals.
Kudan admitted at a news conference that “around 5 percent of the book’s text was taken directly from generative AI,” reported Kyodo News. She added that there is a scene in the book where an AI chatbot answers the protagonist’s questions and she used AI-generated text in the responses given by AI in the story. The word-for-word content generated by AI was lauded (称赞) by committee members as “practically flawless (完美的)”. This is not the first time that AI-related works have won prizes. In October 2023, The Land of Machine Memories (《机忆之地》) was awarded second prize at China’s fifth youth popular science and science fiction competition. The fiction was fully created by AI with the prompts (提示) given by Shen Yang, a professor at Tsinghua University. Surprisingly, just one judge among the six of the competition realized that what they were reading was the product of a machine.
So will literature in the future be all about AI? Debates are still ongoing on the matter. Japanese literary critic Akira Okawada told Tyodo News that “it is difficult for AI to create work that addresses ethical themes in-depth”.
However, Chinese writer Luo Ping holds the opposite view. “Improvements in technology will not cause human laziness in creating, but rather will only make them involved in more heated competition. With the help of technology, the starting point of human thinking will only grow higher.”
“I think this is only the beginning for AI in creating literature,” Fu Changyi, a member of the Jiangsu Popular Science Writers Association, added. “We will wait and see how the future goes”.
1. How did the committee respond to the AI-generated content in The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy?| A．They criticized it for ethical concerns. |
| B．They were confused by the AI’s writing style. |
| C．They praised it as “practically flawless.” |
| D．They disapproved of its use in literature. |
| A．It was the first book to win a prize using AI. |
| B．All judges realized it was created by an AI. |
| C．It was written entirely by an AI based on prompts. |
| D．It criticized the overuse of AI in daily life. |
| A．AI-generated stories are too simplistic. |
| B．AI cannot deeply address ethical themes. |
| C．AI will overshadow human writers. |
| D．AI writing cannot be classified as literature. |
| A．It will make humans lazy in creating. |
| B．It will reduce the competition among writers. |
| C．It will lead to more intense competition and higher thinking. |
| D．It will eventually take over the literary world entirely. |
| A．AI-generated content is being criticized in the literary world. |
| B．AI has started to play a significant role in winning literary awards. |
| C．All future literature will solely be created by AI without human input. |
| D．AI-generated content has been banned from literary competitions. |
4 . The AI Safety Summit (人工智能安全峰会) took place in the UK from Nov 1 to 2. People from different countries, AI-related (AI相关的) companies and organizations attended this event.
A paper called the Bletchley Declaration (《布莱奇利宣言》) on AI safety was signed by 28 countries including China, the US and the UK, and the European Union during the event. The paper highlighted (强调) shared worries about AI risks and safety. For example, AI systems might make unfair choices. AI software used in hiring people might not treat everyone fairly. People worry that AI software might use people’s gender (性别) and background in bad ways.
China’s Vice-Minister (副部长) of Science and Technology, Wu Zhaohui, mentioned global action on AI governance (治理) that China brought up earlier during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (第三届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛 ) in Beijing. Wu also talked about the importance of focusing on people, being responsible and making sure there are mutual benefits (互惠互利) in AI development. He called for the Global South to have more say in the governance of AI.
Before the summit, the UK government made some funding plans (拨款计划). They hope to provide training to make sure that workers are ready for the future with AI. Workers need to learn how to use AI tools. For example, people in customer service jobs are being taught to use AI chatbots (聊天机器人) to deal with common customer questions. This way, people can do more important tasks while chatbots do simpler ones.
Also, US President Joe Biden issued (颁布) a new order on artificial intelligence on Oct 30. This is the first action of its kind by the US government. The order includes creating new safety standards for AI, protecting consumer privacy (隐私), and speeding up job creation for workers skilled in the field.
1. What is the main objective of the Bletchley Declaration signed during the AI Safety Summit?| A．To promote global collaboration on AI development. |
| B．To express concerns about AI risks and safety. |
| C．To establish new regulations for AI usage. |
| D．To encourage the use of AI in hiring practices. |
| A．AI safety needs the joined efforts of countries. |
| B．China did well in AI governance. |
| C．Countries in the Global South are strong in AI technology. |
| D．Countries can take advantage of AI governance. |
| A．develop AI technology | B．train people to use AI |
| C．replace human workers with AI robots | D．remind people of AI risks |
| A．compare the US’ actions with the UK’s |
| B．present the US’ efforts in AI governance |
| C．introduce new safety standards for AI |
| D．pay attention to the AI safety workers |
| A．Discussing the future prospects of AI technology. |
| B．Analyzing the hosting and attitudes of the global AI safety summit. |
| C．Emphasizing international cooperation and governance issues in the AI field. |
| D．Discussing the impact of AI on the current and future workforce. |
5 . 
On a video online, fish-shaped lanterns move in the air as if they are swimming in the water. A group of teenagers in Shenzhen Yangang Middle School brought life to the fish lanterns with built-in AI system.
“The fish-lantern dance is a long-standing tradition in Shenzhen. Dancers carry lanterns and try to make them move like real fish in their performance, and this calls for lots of practice,” says Jiang Jiahan, one of the lantern’s inventors. So his team wants to lower the threshold with an AI-driven fish lantern that can move on its own, so that more people can take part in the traditional performance art.
Tan Wenbo, another inventor, explains that a sensor (传感器) on the head of a lantern will identify (识别) different pictures on the screen and give the result to a circuit board (电路板). The board, connected with two small motors (发动机) on the lantern’s head and tail, will drive the paper fish to perform different moves. According to Jiang, the rules of the moves follow the habits of real fish. “If a fish sees its food, it may dance more often in excitement. If it finds a good place to hide among, it feels relaxed and will move lower.”
“The old lantern model was made of card paper, but it weighed too much,” Jiang says. Then he made the latest lanterns with xuan paper (a classic paper used for Chinese painting) and iron wiring (接线).
Jiang says this experience makes him want to learn more about AI in the future. So does Tan.
1. Paragraph 1 mentions the ________ of inventing the AI-fish lanterns.| A．time | B．team | C．process | D．cost |
| A．to perform the fish-lantern dance | B．to learn about the lantern history |
| C．to study the habits of real fish | D．to build the AI system |
| A．The sensor with wires | B．The screen with pictures |
| C．The board with motors | D．The paper with paintings |
| A．card paper and Chinese paintings | B．card paper and iron wiring |
| C．xuan paper and Chinese paintings | D．xuan paper and iron wiring |
| A．The AI system works outside the lanterns. |
| B．The fish-lantern dance has a short history. |
| C．AI makes the lantern move follow the habits of fish. |
| D．The old lantern model was paper-making and light. |
| A. by B. also C. because D. sky E. growing F. of |
Many popular legends and poems are about the moon. They all show how Chinese people admire the moon.
The most famous legend is about the lady Chang’e. Long ago, people said there were ten suns in the
Another legend tells the story of a woodcutter (伐木工) named Wu Gang. He had to cut down the tree
The moon
7 . Water plays an important role in our daily life. It makes up about sixty percent of your body weight. Most of us get our water at a low price from the taps. But some people prefer bottled water, even though it costs more.
Bottled water first appeared in the United States in the 1760s. A company called Jackson’s Spa sold bottled water. It said that the water could be good for people’s health. Since then, bottled water has become more and more popular worldwide. In 2019, for the first time, Americans drank more bottled water than soda.
Why has bottled water become so popular? Well, this may have something to do with people’s worries about the purity (纯净) of tap water. According to one survey, 63 percent of Americans worried a lot about the safety of their drinking water.
However, research suggests such worries are unnecessary. For most families, bottled water isn’t better than tap water. In fact, almost half of all bottled water comes from the tap. When it comes to taste, most of us can’t tell the difference. Once a blind taste test was done and only a third of the taste-testers were able to correctly pick out which one was from tap water.
Making bottled water, however, requires a lot of things. Plastic bottles are usually used only once before being thrown away. Besides, more water goes into the making of a bottle of water. One study found that companies usually use 1.39 litres (升) of water to make one litre of bottled water.
Do you prefer bottled water to tap water? It’s time to change your mind! Bottled water is more expensive. However, it isn’t much better than the water you get from your kitchen tap.
1. Focusing on health and2. Research shows we
3. According to the passage, making 10 litres of bottled water needs
4. The writer encourages people to choose
5. Do you like drinking tap water or bottled water? Why?
Lionfish are beautiful fish. They are also a special kind of troublemaker on the planet.
St. Lucia is a Caribbean island where action is being taken against lionfish.
Unluckily, lionfish eat the local fish that keep the reefs clean and healthy, putting the reefs at risk.
Instead of trying to kill lionfish, islanders are turning the lionfish problems to their advantage. They realize that one way to control the population of lionfish is to hunt (猎取) them for sport and business.
| A．And they also use the fish for food. |
| B．The island is famous for its clear blue waters. |
| C．They cause serious problems in the Caribbean Sea. |
| D．However, the lionfish population has not fallen by much. |
| E．Jobs are provided for fishermen in the protected waters. |
| F．Besides, lionfish often give birth to babies quickly. |
9 . 你校English Reading Club正在组织一次英文小说读书分享会，本周阅读内容为Auggie’s Story（阅读D篇）。请从以下两个标题中任选一个，写一篇英文读后感。
选择一：以Sometimes people surprise us为题，内容包括：1．你对这句话的理解；
2．结合实际生活举例说明；
3．你得到的启发。
选择二：以Trouble is a friend为题，内容包括：
1．你对这句话的理解；
2．结合实际生活举例说明；
3．你得到的启发。
注意：
1．词数：100左右；
2．请先填写你所选的标题，再写文章；
3．照抄阅读语篇不得分；
4．文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。
Title: ____________
After reading Auggie’s story, I’m really touched. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How different can cultures be? Very! People from different cultures can eat different foods and live in different kinds of houses. They probably speak different languages and have different beliefs and customs. But guess what?
We sometimes call these means (方式) of communication universal (全世界的) languages.
Music may even be able to bridge the differences not only between people of different cultures but also between people and other creatures (生物). Music has been known to be a good influence on all kinds of animals.
So what other kinds of languages that everyone can understand might there be?
Another universal language that you might not have thought of is math!
| A．There is some scientific support for this idea. |
| B．There is no doubt that art is a universal language too. |
| C．If you think about it now, though, it just makes sense. |
| D．They can also be similar in ways you might not expect. |
| E．Some people believe dance is also a universal language. |
| F．People from different cultures don’t have different opinions on all things. |
| G．Strictly speaking, they’re not languages but ways of sharing thoughts and ideas. |
