1 . Given the excitement it has created, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about ChatGPT. It’s a powerful, new artificial intelligence tool, which can do a lot of things such as answering a question, explaining a concept, composing an email or writing a college essay, all in a matter of seconds.

“The essay, in particular the college essay, is dead,” said Edward Tian, a student at Princeton University. “For generations, we have been taught how to research, think, and write. That entire tradition is about to be completely changed.”

Despite having studied AI, Edward, like the rest of us, was so shocked by the power of ChatGPT that he couldn’t shake thoughts about the challenges presented by the AI tool. Then he had an idea. What if he applied what he had learned over the last couple of years to help the public identify whether something has been written by a machine?

On January 2, Edward released his app, GPTZero.

It basically uses ChatGPT against itself. To determine whether an essay is written by ChatGPT, GPTZero uses two indicators: the familiarity of text and the variations of sentences. If the text is very familiar to GPTZero — because ChatGPT has also been trained on such data — then it’s more likely to be AI-generated.

Separately, GPTZero compares the variations of sentences. Humans tend to write with greater varieties, for example, with some longer or complex sentences alongside shorter ones. AI sentences are usually less varified.

Edward isn’t trying to stop ChatGPT in its tracks. He believes that’s impossible, and opposes blanket bans (禁止) against the use of ChatGPT, like the one recently announced by New York City public schools. Students, he believes, will use the technology anyway.

“GPTZero is not meant to be a tool to stop these technologies from being used,” he said. “But with any new technology, we need to be able to use it responsibly and we need to have safeguards.”

1. What does Edward Tian think of ChatGPT?

A．It is very harmful to the society.	B．It is a powerful and perfect AI tool.
C．It might cause problems for educators.	D．It can share the burden with students.

2. What is a feature of the Al-produced essay, according to the text?

A．It has longer sentences.	B．It contains more familiar words.
C．There are more difficult words.	D．There are fewer changes of sentences.

3. What does Edward Tian suggest we do about new technologies?

A．Wait and see at first.	B．Use them responsibly.
C．Put them under strict control.	D．Accept them as early as possible.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．GPTZero, a Safeguard Against ChatGPT

B．GPTZero, a Necessary Helper for Students

C．ChatGPT, a Huge Threat to College Students

D．ChatGPT, a Promising AI Tool in the Future

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What happened when the man was driving?

A．The car stopped.

B．The car ran down the hill.

C．The car caught fire.

2. How does the man know that the battery is working?

A．By charging the battery.

B．By observing the lights and the radio.

C．By having the car’s engine tested.

3. What will the man do next?

A．Go to the gas station.

B．Change a new battery.

C．Wait for someone to help.

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

About a month ago, my husband and I found kindness in an unlikely place: standing in line at a Subway sandwich shop to pick up a quick dinner.

It was extremely busy on this particular night, and I noticed a dad behind us with his little girl, who looked to be around four. The man seemed as tired as my husband, but the little girl was cheerful and excited as she waited for her sandwich and cookie.

I watched as the man behind us got closer to the front of the line. He started to look worried. Right before we checked out, I heard the man say to the woman who had made his sandwiches that he was sorry to just leave his out because he didn’t have enough money to pay for them all. He looked very embarrassed. His little girl continued jumping around excitedly.

I quietly asked the cashier to add the man’s whole order to ours. I paid the $ 87.73, and we got out of there before the man behind us knew what had happened.

Like many others since COVID-19 hit, our family of five was living on one income. I was holding our debit card (借记卡) and knew that we only had $ 90.16 in our account. That was all we would have until payday three days later. But still, it felt great to be able to help that family, even though we would be out of money for a few days.

What happened next was amazing. My husband went back to that Subway the next week to pick up five sandwiches that I thought would cost $ 44.58. There was $ 47 in our account.

But it turned out that the dinner cost more than we had on the card. My husband told them to put his sandwich back because he couldn’t afford it. Then he paid for the four sandwiches and headed to our car.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

As he opened the door, one of the female workers ran to him.

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The two men nodded at one another and went on their way.

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6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is a special cross-country race. The competitors’ vehicles are made     1     fruits and vegetables like carrots, eggplants, grapefruits, pumpkins and oranges. They are the creations of pupils from the Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School.

According to Chen You, the science class teacher,     2     (base) knowledge had been taught within 6 classes to students before they drew sketches and     3     (choose) vegetables to make a food car.

Although students were encouraged     4     (design) their cars together with parents, all the cars should be made in the class. After     5     (bring) piles of ingredients as well as tools the children began their innovation. Some cut the carrot slices to make them round, and some others assembled (组装) their car components together.

In addition to the     6     (compete), students are required to reflect on the     7     (difficulty) they encountered making their vehicles,     8     things they have learned from the activity and the improvements they think the course can make.

    9     touched the teachers most was the unity and friendship among the children. For example, although the contest was fierce (激烈的), students felt     10     (excite) for the champion car as if they themselves had stood out, and when a girl’s car fell apart their friends comforted her and helped reassemble the car.

7 . If you’re a keen reader, you have probably heard of Chilean American author Isabel Allende and may have read one of her 20+ books of fiction and non-fiction.

One of Latin America’s most famous living writers, Isabel Allende primarily writes in Spanish. But her work has been translated into English and adapted for the big screen, too, so it’s accessible to readers and viewers beyond her homeland.

Isabel Allende was born in 1942 in Peru to Chilean parents. Her parents separated when she was very young, and she spent a few years of her childhood in Chile with her mother, two siblings and grandfather. When Allende was 11, her mother remarried and Allende spent the rest of her childhood in Bolivia and Lebanon.

Before her first book was published, Allende worked as a journalist. She co-founded the first feminist magazine, Paula, in Chile, in 1967, worked in television, wrote and produced a play, and wrote children’s stories and magazines. In 1973, Allende and her family moved to Venezuela, where they lived for the next 13 years.

In 1981, the foundations of her first novel, The House of the Spirits, were laid: after learning that her 99-year-old grandfather was dying, Allende wrote a letter to him. This eventually became The House of the Spirits, a magical-realist family long story.

Allende had a long, productive and celebrated writing career. Over four decades she has published 24 books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 75 million copies, making her one of the best-selling authors in the world. She is a fairly rare author who has achieved widespread popularity among general readers and acclaim among literary critics. She herself and her books have been the subject of many academic literary studies, and she’s an essential part of the Latin American Spanish literary canon（经典）.

1. What language does Allende mostly write in?

A．Latin.

B．Spanish.

C．English.

D．French.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Allende’s early life.	B．Allende’s homeland.
C．Allende’s education.	D．Allende’s marriage.

3. Who is directly related with Allende’s first novel?

A．Her mother.

B．Her father.

C．Her child.

D．Her grandfather.

4. What does the underlined word “acclaim” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Worry.

B．Doubt.

C．Praise.

D．Comfort.

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My family and I were taking a well-deserved vacation to Disneyland. I had never been there before and was eagerly anticipating experiencing the magic.

There was another reason that this trip was special. My father was a workaholic who worked long hours. I longed to spend time with him. I wanted to be able to sit down with my father, who I loved more than life, and just talk. It always seemed like there was never time.

The day finally arrived when I was allowed to pack my clothes. I chose only my favourite outfits. I threw in my autograph book and then muscled the suitcase zipper around the overflow of clothes. I set my suitcase on my comforter and smiled. I was ready.

I didn’t get any sleep that night. I lay in my bed and stared out the window. I knew that my father’s work was going to be left at home, finally.

After a brief breakfast we hit the open road. It was all smooth sailing for the first couple of hours until I unexpectedly felt a sharp stop. We coasted to the side of the road, and my dad said something was wrong with the engine. We were in the middle of four lanes of traffic, so he decided the easiest thing to do would be to signal someone to stop and get a ride into town.

An hour later, my dad was still waving his hands at each and every passing car but it wasn’t doing any good. Not a single person would stop to assist my helpless family. Finally, Father gave up and decided to walk into town. I was certain it was a very long distance. I pleaded with him to stay and try again, but he was deaf to my pleading. He just said that he wouldn’t let anything ruin this trip for me. My heart ached as he put on his coat and began to walk away from our car. My dad has a back problem, and he was too stubborn to admit that he wasn’t in any condition to even walk a couple of miles.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Then I saw a man out of the window, who was a truck driver.

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After reaching the town, we expressed our thanks again.

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10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Here’s one more reason to get up and exercise! A newly     1     (publish) study in JAMA Neurology has found that walking about 10,000 steps per day     2     (help) lower the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症). In fact, 4,000 steps a day is enough     3     (decrease) dementia risk by one-quarter, according to the study.

Furthermore, people who walk with “purpose”—     4     a pace of over 40 steps a minute —     5     (be) able to cut their risk of dementia by 57 percent with just about 6,000 steps a day. “It is a brisk (轻快的) walking activity, like a power walk,” study co-author Borja del Pozo Cruz told CNN.

Even people     6     walk about 3,800 steps a day at any speed can cut their risk of dementia by 25 percent, the study found. Such a number of steps would be enough for     7     (beginner), especially those who usually sit for a long time each day.

“There is evidence     8     physical activity can enhance (提高) dementia     9     (prevent) among the general population,” Del Pozo Cruz said. “We thought that by providing specific stepping recommendations, people would pay more attention to physical activity, as steps and walking are something everyone understands     10     require very little resources.”