1 . The next generation of robots will be able to see objects, will have a sense of touch, and will make critical decisions.

Engineering skilled and computer technology are developing artificial vision for robots. With the ability to “see”, robots can identify and inspect one specific class of objects out of a pile of different kinds of materials. One robot vision system uses of electronic digital cameras containing many rows of lights sensitive materials measure the intensity of light and convert the light rays into a range of numbers. The numbers are part of a gray-scale system in which brightness is measured in a range of values. One scale ranges from 0 to 15, and another from 0 to 255. The 0 is represented by black. The highest number is white. The numbers in between represent different shades of gray. The computer then makes the calculations and converts the numbers into a picture that shows an image of the object in question. It is not yet known whether robots will one day have vision as good as human vision. Technicians believe they will, but only after years of development.

Engineers working on other advances are designing and experimenting with new types of articulated (有关节的) metal hands and fingers, giving robots a sense of touch. Other engineers are writing new programs allowing robots to make decisions such as whether to abandon defective parts in finished products. To do this, the robot will also have to be capable of identifying those perfect and defective parts.

These future robots, assembled (装配，组合) with a sense of touch and the ability to see and make decisions, will have plenty of work to do. They can be used to prospect for minerals on the ocean floor or in deep areas of mines too dangerous for humans to enter.

They will work as gas station attendants, firefighters, house-keepers, and security personnel. The robot business will continue to grow also. Financial analysts believe this business will soar from a $ 100 million-industry at the start of the 1980s to a $5-billion industry by the early 2010s. Anyone wanting to understand the industry of the future will have to know about robots.

1. Why is it so important for robots to be able to “see”?

A．Because they can criticize human factory personnel.

B．Because they can make critical decisions.

C．Because they can work as human beings.

D．Because they have a strong desire.

2. Why will those people interested in industry have to know about robots?

A．Because robot-business will grow rapidly.

B．Because robots will be very useful.

C．Because robots will become very popular in industry.

D．For they can make a lot of money.

3. What is the meaning of “defective” in the third paragraph?

A．Having a noticeable or desire effect.

B．Unquestionable and undoubted.

C．Imperfect, having serious errors.

D．Not enough in quantity.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Future Robots Will Have Plenty of Work to Do.

B．Future Robots Will See, Touch, and Think.

C．Engineers Care Designing New Types of Robots.

D．Future Robots Will Have Visions as Good Human Vision.

2 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the woman usually watch the 2022 Winter Olympics?

A．On her cellphone.

B．On TV.

C．On the computer.

2. What does the news say about the 2022 Winter Olympics?

A．It can be the best in history.

B．It’s widely watched in the US.

C．It promotes streaming services.

3. What sports is Leonard most interested in?

A．Figure skating.

B．Freestyle skiing.

C．Ice hockey.

3 . The great flight of the Chinese astronaut (宇航员) Yang Liwei in 2003 made China the third country in the world to send a person into space. His journey of 600, 000 kilometres took one day. But the training of astronauts like Yang Liwei takes years and is very hard.

As a basic requirement, trainee (受训者) astronauts must be fighter pilots with over 600 hours of flying. This means that they have experience of flying at high speed and dealing with changes in air pressure. As well, they must have at least 4 years of college education and must be very strong and healthy. A normal trainee is 25-35 years old, weighs 55-70 kilogrammes and is 1. 60-1. 72 metres tall.

Pilots with the basic requirements then go through a long period of examination to see if they are fit for training. They stay in hospital for a month of tests, which check for any kind of physical (生理的) weakness. Moreover, they have to sit in a chair which turns around at high speed for 15 minutes, to find out how their body works. There are also mental tests to find out how they will deal with living in a very small room, and how well they will respond to dangers and solve problems.

Once they are chosen, the pilots go through a five-year course to prepare them for space flights. At the end of the five-year programme, there are final tests for the trainees. After passing these tests, they have succeeded in becoming real astronauts.

1. Why is Yang Liwei mentioned at the beginning of the text?

A．To find a result.

B．To do a research.

C．To introduce a topic.

2. Which of the following meets the requirements to be an astronaut?

A．29 years of age.

B．1. 80 metres in height.

C．75 kilogrammes in weight.

3. What is the purpose of mental tests for the pilots?

A．To ensure their proper response.

B．To warn them of possible dangers.

C．To prepare them for fighter flights.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Taking a PE Training

B．Fighting to Be a Fighter Pilot

C．Choosing Astronauts in China

4 . Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has got viral, winning 100 million internet users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, create instructions for cooking a certain food, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions. In its own words, it is “a language model trained in a large amount of internet text to help users get human-like text. ”

Compared with Siri or other chatbots, ChatGPT uses a much bigger information center for training. It also uses stronger software and hardware to learn things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will correct itself. “It’s a totally different chatbot,” computer scientist Liu Xiaoguang from Nankai University said. “The knowledge level ChatGPT shows is the same as a university student. That’s why it shocked the world.”

But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives false information. When Rezza, a 28-year-old from Indonesia, used the robot to write an passage, it “gave out many examples which other writers actually hadn’t mentioned at all”, he told a local newspaper. Since the robot is trained using words from the internet, it can also pick up biases(偏见) about certain groups. These are all things that need to be dealt with.

1. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph 1?

A．Done harm to the internet.	B．Brought strong wind and heavy rain.
C．Become popular overnight.	D．Caused serious changes of the weather.

2. Why did ChatGPT shock the world?

A．It can find mistakes by itself.

B．It works differently from other chatbots.

C．Its information center is easier to control than Siri’s.

D．Its knowledge level is as high as a university student.

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．ChatGPT needs improvement.	B．Anybody may give false information.
C．Anybody can make mistakes.	D．ChatGPT can’t get on well with humans.

4. What might be the best title of the text?

A．ChatGPT is Coming!	B．ChatGPT is Catching the World’s Eyes!
C．Can ChatGPT Take the Place of Humans?	D．Can ChatGPT Avoid Biases Properly?

5 . 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。

Qian Xuesen is a great scientist, a man of distinction. He     1     (bear) in Hangzhou, was admitted to the aeronautics department of the MIT in 1934. After graduating with his PhD, he was employed as     2     assistant researcher at Caltech. Qian’s missile designs laid the foundation for the successful building of missiles in the US in the 1940s and 1950s,     3     (make) him a world-renowned rocketeer.

When he learnt of the     4     (thrill) news of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Qian resolutely gave up his privileged conditions in the US and decided to return to his longed-for homeland to contribute as much as he could     5     his own nation.

Upon returning to China, Qian Xuesen was actively involved in research work. Under his     6     (participate) and guidance, China successfully launched its first rocket in 1960,     7     in 1964, it was a great success to run the flight test of China’s first self-designed medium-range rocket. In 1965, Qian’s proposal     8     (develop) an artificial satellite was included in the country’s key projects, after     9     the first artificial satellite was finally launched into space in 1970.

In 1999, Qian Xuesen     10     (award) the “Two Bombs and One Satellite” Meritorious Medal by the government of PRC, and was hailed as the “Father of China’s Missiles” for his significant contributions to China’s space industry.

6 . There is a day in the life with AI, who follows your move: the way you travel, the food you eat, how you spend your money, the news you read and your social interactions...

7a.m   You wake up and glance at your iPhone, which unlocks itself using facial recognition

Apple’s Face ID changes your face to a set of numbers that act as your own unique identifier. This biometric portrait is not set in stone-it uses AI to track changes in your appearance, updating its model if you grow a beard, change your makeup style or get older and it also detects whether your eyes are open and your attention is directed at your phone.

8:30a.m   You drive to work in your electric car

Cars such as the Tesla can do most of the ordinary aspects of driving. The vehicle’s AI system collects data from eight cameras, identifies obstacles, lanes, intersections and traffic lights and decides what action to take, whether moving skillfully into an awkward parking spot or overtaking a slow lorry. But self-driving cars know only how to deal with situations they have seen before and an ongoing challenge is how to equip them for rare and unexpected events.

4:30p.m   Your phone rings with a message from your Amazon Ring doorbell-a package has been delivered to your doorstep

Last year, about one in five households in the UK reported having an AI-based home security system. Amazon Ring uses a motion-activated camera, heat sensor and radar and uses computer vision software to make users different when a person, or a package, is outside their property. Humans have a heavy heat signature and with the radar, the object moving in 3D spaces can be detected.

9:30p.m   You scroll (滚动) through a newspaper article that contains a special ad

As you read news articles, scroll through social media, make Google searches and buy things online, you leave a trail of clues about who you are, what you might want to spend your money on-that is incredibly valuable for digital advertisers. AI sift (筛) this data for insights into your age, gender, lifestyle, income and your hobbies. This allows companies such as Google to serve up specific, targeted adverts that pop up as you scroll through a news article.

1. Which of the following is the disadvantage of electric cars?

A．Tendency to cut in.	B．Speeding on the lane.
C．Uncontrolled parking areas.	D．Lack of information about emergencies.

2. What can we learn about AI from the text?

A．Apple’s Face ID may change your facial features.

B．Self-driving vehicles can replace human drivers.

C．About 20% of English homes adopt Amazon Ring.

D．AI can work out your personal online preference.

3. What information does the text convey?

A．We will live a better life with AI.	B．AI enters many aspects of our life.
C．The smartphone is a necessity for us.	D．Personal information is no longer secure.

7 . In this digital age, there are plenty of AI tools at our disposal to enhance our daily lives. Here are some AI tools to embrace and make your life easier in 2023.

Decktopus AI

Ever got asked to make a PPT for a school project or meeting but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps designing is not your cup of tea, but you still want to impress your audience visually? Decktopus AI has got all your presentation needs covered. With a wide range of templates, elements and content suggestions at your disposal, Decktopus AI will be your best friend walking into that presentation room.

DALL·E2

The hard truth is that not all of us are artistically talented, but with a dash of DALL·E2, we could be! DALL·E2 is an AI model that converts text descriptions into images. The more specific you are with your prompt, the closer the final image will be to your desire. This is a handy AI tool for anyone who wants to create art but lacks the capability or for designers to source inspiration.

Soundraw

Now, what about music? If a video website has ever served you a copyright strike, you know how difficult it is to source free, great-sounding bops for videos. Enter Soundraw, an AI platform that allows you to create royalty-free original music. After choosing the type, speed and length of your desired music, Soundraw will do all the work for you and compose unique tracks to accompany your video. No more copyright strikes!

Deep Nostalgia

This AI tool will breathe life into photographs through animation. Deep Nostalgia adds subtle movements and expressions to your images, making them appear realistic. This is a great tool to try out if you have some old photos lying around and would like to recover cherished moments.

1. In which situation may you need Decktopus Al?

A．Writing an essay.	B．Adding music to a video.
C．Making a speech.	D．Reading a complex article.

2. Those wanting to bring back a good memory will choose ______ .

A．Decktopus Al	B．DALL·E2
C．Soundraw	D．Deep Nostalgia

3. What do the four tools have in common?

A．Controversial.	B．Convenient.
C．Unmarketed.	D．Imaginative.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The AI-powered ChatGPT has drawn great interest from investors hungry for the next big thing in Tech. Created by Open AI, a private company backed by Microsoft, ChatGPT     1     (estimate) to have reached 100 million monthly active users just two months after launch, making it the    2    (fast) growing consumer application in history. But its popularity has also made it    3    target for regulation, attracting the attention of US lawmakers with questions about its impact on education and national security. Congressman Ted Lieu, said that    4     he was excited about the Chatbot, he was also shocked by AI, specially AI that is left unchecked.

One law firm focused on AI    5    (responsible) pointed to the national security concerns. It wrote of evil leaders， non-state actor and malicious (恶意) state actors    6    (use)these systems to generate information that could be wrong or could be harmful. At this point much of the recent concern about ChatGPT has come    7    (main) from educators focused on cheating and plagiarism (剽窃). Others have voiced concern that their computer program could also be used to spread false information.

In a statement OpenAI said “ChatGPT’s free use by everyone is consistent    8     the principles of democratization information. We don’t want     9     to be used for misleading purpose in schools or anywhere else, so we are trying to find ways to help anyone identify texts    10    (generate) by that system. ”

9 . 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。

Can you get reinfected with the coronavirus? Yes, it’s definitely possible to get COVID-19more than once.

“Even before the virus started to turn into different variants, there were already many     1     (document) cases of people getting reinfected,” Dr OttoYang, a professor in infectious diseases, told TODAY. As more variants emerge, reinfections only become more likely because those variants can     2     (potential) escape the immune protection we already have.

Dr Bernard Camins notes that     3     experts may define as a “mild” infection can still feel subjectively awful-and of course cause     4     (disrupt) in your daily life. “In most cases, the symptoms are less severe, meaning your likelihood of death or severe disease is     5     (low),” he said. But if your symptoms cause you to miss work for a longer period of time or it takes you a few weeks     6     (recover), “that’s still pretty significant” even if it doesn’t send you to hospital.

And there is still a small chance that you may experience severe symptoms or that you will spread the virus to someone with a weakened immune system or other hidden condition that puts them     7     a higher risk. Among 7, 300 patients hospitalized with symptoms like those of COVID-19, those who were unvaccinated (未接种疫苗) but previously     8     (have) the illness were five times more likely to test positive for the infection than those who were vaccinated.

To prevent COVID-19 reinfections, you can use     9     same public health strategies that we know can help prevent an initial coronavirus infection. That     10       (include) getting vaccinated, wearing a mask in public, getting tested when appropriate and focusing on ventilation (通风) .

10 . To beat the blues of staying at home all day, I _______ an ‘online book exchange’ on account of my friends. Details were _______ to understand, and I spent hours trying to make it clear.

I had my doubts, though. For one, it involved _______ a copy of your favorite book to a complete stranger, and then waiting for a series of people to _______ the chain, till you received some books _______, from complete strangers. A natural pessimist I am, I _______ if I would receive any books. But _______, I sent a copy of my favorite, Jeffrey Arche’s The Eleventh Commandment, to a stranger. Days later, I was _______ when the first book arrived! And soon followed another 10 books that I had never in my wildest dreams imagined I would receive. Over the next two weeks, books kept _______, ranging from Dr Abdul Kalam’s autobiography (自传) to Charlotte Jane Eyre and a bestselling Japanese thriller. I even ________ my afternoon nap (午觉), ready to open the door ________ another book was delivered.

There is something intimate (亲密的) about exchanging books with strangers. By ________ a book with someone, I believe we end up sharing a part of our soul with them.

The posting about the book exchange on social media brought me ________ to many old friends, with whom I had lost touch due to the ________ schedules we all had before COVID-19 ________ our plans. It fired long discussions about trying out wine in Vietnam.

1.

A．looked up to

B．took part in

C．kept up with

D．got hold of

2.

A．possible

B．boring

C．difficult

D．important

3.

A．recommending

B．explaining

C．sending

D．selling

4.

A．continue

B．discover

C．check

D．recognize

5.

A．now and then

B．in time

C．more or less

D．in return

6.

A．reported

B．observed

C．wondered

D．regretted

7.

A．bravely

B．delightedly

C．willingly

D．doubtfully

8.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．amused

D．astonished

9.

A．coming out

B．pouring in

C．working

D．disappearing

10.

A．worried about

B．looked forward to

C．got back to

D．gave up

11.

A．in case

B．even if

C．as though

D．so that

12.

A．delivering

B．sharing

C．collecting

D．discussing

13.

A．closer

B．kinder

C．more serious

D．more sensitive

14.

A．irregular

B．natural

C．busy

D．flexible

15.

A．cancelled

B．dropped

C．opposed

D．ruined