1 . There’s a new AI bot: ChatGPT, and you’d better pay attention, even if you aren’t into artificial intelligence. The tool is an AI chatbot system that OpenAI released in November 2022 to show off and test what a very large, powerful AI system can achieve.

ChatGPT remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. It derives its answers from huge volumes of information on the Internet. ChatGPT is built on top of the OpenAI GPT-3 family of large language models and is fine-tuned (a method of transfer learning) using both supervised and reinforcement learning (监督和强化学习).

You can ask ChatGPT anything, like explaining physics, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming help. Perhaps it’s not smart enough to replace all humans yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound downright authoritative. A few days after its launch, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January, accomplishing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.

ChatGPT is free to use at the moment because it is still in its research phase. But when too many people hop onto the server, it overloads and can’t process your request. It just means you should try visiting the site at a later time when fewer people are trying to access it. If you want to skip the wait and have reliable access, there is an option for you. As of Feb. 1, 2023, OpenAI has a ChatGPT pro plan, ChatGPT Plus, which allows users to have general access even during peak times. This service does come at a cost of $20/month.

However, ChatGPT can not replace Google. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence robot that provides solutions to your questions, but Google is a search engine in which you can search for as much information as possible. ChatGPT has limited knowledge due to its programming but Google has unlimited knowledge which is updated every day.

1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about ChatGPT?

A．Its working theory.	B．Its language model.
C．Its design inspiration.	D．Its development process.

2. Why does the author list figures in paragraph 3?

A．To show the popularity of ChatGPT.

B．To stress the high cost of inventing ChatGPT.

C．To present the creativity of artificial intelligence.

D．To prove the necessity of developing tools for chatting online.

3. What is ChatGPT Plus intended for?

A．Guiding users to experience free services.

B．Giving users priority access during peak hours.

C．Allowing net surfers to skip advertisements.

D．Helping researchers detect the failure of the system.

4. What is a limitation of ChatGPT compared with Google?

A．It may provide replies unrelated to the questions.

B．It can only update information at a fixed time

C．It needs longer to provide solutions.

D．It operates based on limited data.

2 . 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 Best Teaching Experience

Tyler was only in my senior class for a semester. He had been suspended (使停学) many times in previous years because of his anger issues. When he entered my class, I thought the worst.

Tyler sat in the back row. Every time I talked to the class, I would ask students questions, calling them by name. Unfortunately, every time I called on Tyler, he would respond with a joke. If he got an answer wrong, he would become angry.

About a month into the year, I was still trying to connect with Tyler. I can usually get students involved in class discussions or at least have them sit quietly and attentively (专心地). By contrast, Tyler was often loud and sometimes rude.

He had been in so much trouble over the years. He expected his teachers to know about his past; about how many times he had been sent to the office or suspended from school. I had found that these sorts of referrals (移交) were not very effective and that students would return from the office behaving worse than before.

One day, Tyler was talking over me while I was teaching. I stopped my lesson and said, “Tyler, why don’t you join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?” With that, he got up from his chair, pushed it over and yelled something. I can’t remember what he said other than that he included some impolite words. I sent Tyler straight to the office, and he received a week’s suspension.

To this point, this was one of my worst teaching experiences. Tyler’s anger was almost too much for me. The week Tyler was suspended from school was a wonderful time, and we got a lot accomplished as a class. However, the suspension week would soon come to an end, and I was fearful of his return.

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On the day of Tyler’s return, I stood at the door awaiting him.

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A spark of surprise flashed across his face.

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3 . 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。

Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     1     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     2     (combine) paper-cutting with international styles. She places Shaanxi papercuts over western-style pencil sketches     3     (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements, which turns out to be a     4     (success) and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     5     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the northern Wei dynasty (386-534). As a     6     (devote) daughter, she dressed herself     7     a man to serve in the army in place of her father. Mulan’s     8     (characteristic), such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude toward fame and fortune, made her one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     9     (constant) in modern media.

For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     10     (consider) a great success by critics and the public.

4 . Four new books to read

The books that are included in this list can meet your reading needs at any time of year.

Nobody Will Tell You This but Me

Bess Kalb

In this book, the author shares the advice her beloved grandmother Bobby left her. Bobby was a powerful woman who should never be underestimated, and she was very knowledgeable about the family’s traditions and secrets. The book proves that family bonds can endure through generations and beyond death.

We Came Here to Shine

Susie Orman Schnall

We Came Here to Shine focuses on the strong female friendship between an aspiring journalist and an unlucky actress at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Leaning on each other, these two ambitious women struggled against adversity (困境) at a time when women had little say.

A Star Is Bored

Byron Lane

Favored by television star Jonathan Van Ness, this novel is partly based on the author’s experiences as the former personal assistant to Carrie Fisher, a legendary American actress. The book follows Charlie Besson, the new assistant to the Hollywood icon, Kathi Kannon. Their three-year journey together is an unforgettable adventure that is funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful.

Fast Girls

Elise Hooper

The story in Fast Girls took place during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Betty Robinson, Louise Stokes, and Helen Stephens overcame difficult pasts to attain Olympic glory as the world’s fastest female athletes. Beyond the athletic journey, they also aimed to challenge the social standards of what females can achieve.

1. Who is the character in Bess Kalb’s book?

A．Bobby.

B．Susie Orman Schnall.

C．Carrie Fisher.

D．Betty Robinson.

2. What kind of book is A Star Is Bored?

A．A biography.	B．An industry report.
C．A real-life based novel.	D．A fictional adventure story.

3. Which of the following books will you choose if you are interested in sports?

A．We Came Here to Shine	B．Nobody Will Tell You This but Me
C．A Star Is Bored	D．Fast Girls

5 . Where did the woman probably go on vacation?

A．In a town.

B．In the mountains.

C．On some beaches.

6 . Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that.

In 1988, at the age of 50, she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled piled with 160 pounds of supplies, and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact, Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip, a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip, she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.

Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure, but also for education. Before her Arctic journey, she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site, she shares her adventures in order to motivate (激发) students. She explains, “Although kids often see the world in a negative way, without hope for their future, we work to inspire them to set goals, plan for success and never give up.”

Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers. Following her parents’ example, she climbed her first mountain at 9. Later, she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America, the former USSR and New Zealand.

In 1996, she took on another challenge — the Sahara Desert. She and her husband, Bill, walked 2,400 miles across it! In 2001, she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel to Sichuan and Tibet in China to study pandas this year.

Helen plans to continue taking trips. She’ll use her explorations, writing, photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North Pole.

B．Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip.

C．Charlie prevented Helen from being attacked by a polar bear.

D．Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband.

2. Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?

A．For education.

B．For fun.

C．For money.

D．For fame.

3. Which of the following places has Helen not visited yet?

A．The North Pole.	B．The Sahara Desert.
C．The Gobi Desert.	D．Sichuan and Tibet.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．The Owner of Adventure Classroom	B．A Famous Woman
C．A Woman Mountain Climber	D．A Woman Who Loves Adventure

7 . Who is coming to visit the man?

A．Sara.

B．Sam.

C．Antonio.