1 . “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Old tales tell a seemingly unbelievable story of a mysterious mirror, but modern technology has secretly turned the magic into reality. In August, police caught criminal suspects who attended Chinese singer Jacky Cheung's concerts. How did the police pick out the suspects among thousands of screaming fans?
How does AI facial recognition work?
Facial recognition is a technology capable of identifying a person from a digital image or a frame from a video source.
Facial recognition technology has been traditionally associated with the security section but today there is active expansion into other industries including retail, marketing and finance. In terms of security, AI cameras have been installed in cities to work day and night to help recognize wanted criminals.
What will the future of AI be like?
In general, prospects for the application of AI are bright for many. In the future, everybody will be able to use AI.
| A．It also has some drawbacks (缺陷). |
| B．Where is AI facial recognition applied? |
| C．Why is AI facial recognition convenient? |
| D．It will soon become a basic tool for work and life. |
| E．AI can bring convenience to the finance section as well. |
| F．There are many ways in which facial recognition systems work. |
| G．Well, the mysterious helping hand is AI facial recognition technology. |
2 . Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 and Asian Para Games. AI usually refers to the advanced technologies, such as the naked-eye 3D, VR, AR and so on. These terms might sound familiar, but how smart are they when applied to the 56 Asian Games venues (场地)?
Their smartness can be found in running the venues with less human labor forces and with more connections between man and machines. At the Huanglong Sports Center, a system called Smart Stadium Brain is built. The Brain, a 25-square-meter high-definition (高清晰度) screen in the venue’s information center, displays the entire venue in 3D visualization to keep an eye on the temperature, the lighting, the energy consumption, and the equipment to guarantee a friendly environment for the athletes and audiences. For the benefit of audiences, a small screen on each seat is designed to be at the audience’s service. By finger touching, the audience can control it from three parts — angle, speed, and size to watch and keep in contact with the event. What’s more, supported by the 5G technology, a 360° playback function is fixed.
AI also means further protection on environment. At the Fuyang sports Center, although it has been raining for days, the roof of the venue still remains dry. And the secret lies in its attractive sky garden. The garden, covering the roof, is not only eye-catching but also useful. It allows the greening rate of the entire stadium to reach as high as 45%, being energy-saving. Under the cobblestones (鹅卵石) of the sky garden, a recovery system is filtering (过滤) and collecting rainwater for the venue’s water system, fountain, and irrigation water.
1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “guarantee” in Para2?| A．Adapt to. | B．Make sure of. | C．Get used to. | D．Take advantage of. |
| A．The 360° playback function is always available. |
| B．The audience can’t see the whole venue on the large screen. |
| C．The audience can control small screens on their seats easily. |
| D．The stadium is environmentally friendly and advanced but expensive. |
| A．By saving a lot of energy. | B．By collecting rainwater system of sky garden. |
| C．By recycling rainwater. | D．By greatly improving the greening rate. |
| A．More Connections with Smart Devices. |
| B．Asian Games with Artificial Intelligence. |
| C．A Sports Center with Smart Stadium Brain. |
| D．Smart Asian Games with High-tech Venues. |
3 . FREE ONLINE FIRST AID COURSE
Welcome to our online first aid course. Anyone can take this training online and learn more about lifesaving first aid. We provide this first aid training for no charge.
Simply work your way through our online first aid modules (模块) below. You must be logged in (登录) to access the course material. If you don’t have an account, then please register. Basic online first aid course
Below are the modules for our online first aid course. You do not have to take them in a specific order. However, if you are totally new to first aid, it may help to start at the beginning.
At the end of each module there is a first aid test where you can test your knowledge. Once you’ve completed all the modules, you can download a free first aid certificate (证书).
| Module 1 | Introduction to First Aid |
| Module 2 | The Unconscious Victim |
| Module 3 | Bleeding and Shock. |
| Module 4 | Burns |
Please remember to mark all the modules as completed otherwise you will not be able to download your basic first aid certificate. Modules marked as completed will have a green tick next to them above.
Advanced online first aid courseCompleted the above course? Why not check out our new free online advanced first aid course? This course will build upon the training and content in the basic first aid course above and will help further your knowledge on topics such as:
* Medical conditions
* Minor injuries
* Patient assessment
* Clinical observations
* The roles and responsibilities of a first aider
As always, you will receive a free first aid certificate once you complete the advanced course.
1. What is a must to learn this online course?| A．Offering a small fee for the training. | B．Having an account on this website. |
| C．Learning the course in the required order. | D．Taking a first aid test before the course. |
| A．Module 1. | B．Module 2. | C．Module 3. | D．Module 4. |
| A．It provides a paid certificate of honor. |
| B．It is intended for professional medical workers. |
| C．It teaches people how to judge patients’ condition. |
| D．It has nothing to do with basic first aid knowledge. |
4 . Mr. Jafri is a 44-year-old artist from England. As the COVID-19 spread and many countries went into lockdown, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling stuck because he was unable to move on, Mr. Jafri decided to take on a huge project that could “make a really big difference.”
He decided to create the world’s largest painting in a way that would involve people from around the world. He asked children to send him pictures showing how they were feeling during the pandemic. He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries, some of which was included in his painting.
Using the children’s ideas as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint. He created the painting in the dance hall of a closed hotel. The painting, called “The Journey of Humanity”, is over 1,600 square meters. It took Mr. Jafri seven months, up to 20 hours per day. He hurt his back by bending over so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 paintbrushes and 6,300 liters of paint to create the painting. When he finished last September, he had set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest painting. The painting was roughly the size of four basketball courts.
Since Mr. Jafri’s goal was to raise money to help children, the painting was cut up into 70 large pieces. Mr. Jafri hoped that by selling the painting separately, he could raise $30 million. But when the sale ended on March 22, Mr. Jafri did much better than that. And he didn’t have to cut up the pieces. The whole artwork was sold for $62 million, the fourth highest price ever paid for a painting by a living artist.
Andre Abdoune, a French businessman, bought all 70 of the pieces. “The painting was very powerful when I saw it,” Mr. Abdoune said, “And for me, it would have been a mistake to separate the pieces.” Knowing that the money would go to charity also helped Mr. Abdoune decide to pay more. He plans to build a special building to show the artwork off.
1. Why did Mr. Jafri ask children to send him pictures?| A．Because he felt like breaking the old thinking pattern and creating something new. |
| B．Because he was unable to figure out what to paint, wanting to be inspired by kids. |
| C．Because kids felt stuck, for they were unable to move on during lockdown. |
| D．Because he wanted people worldwide to participate in expressing their feelings. |
| A．To criticize Mr. Jafri for overuse. | B．To show the massiveness of the artwork. |
| C．To make a comparison with other painters. | D．To explain what Mr. Jafri used for painting. |
| A．Because he has been fond of charity. |
| B．Because the painting impressed him. |
| C．Because he wanted to help more children. |
| D．Because he didn’t want to separate the pieces. |
| A．A New Guinness World Record |
| B．An England Artist Achieved His Dream |
| C．Pandemic Inspires People On Their Paintings |
| D．World’s Largest Painting Sells For $62 Million |
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6 . As AI becomes popular, researchers have noticed its influence on the environment. Training an AI system requires huge computing power and electricity, and the resulting CO2 emissions (排放) are one way AI affects the environment. But its environmental effect is more than its carbon (碳)footprint.
Jesse Dodge, a scientist at the Allen Institute, says, "The influence of Al systems is going to be from their applications, not the cost of training them." David Rolnick, a computer scientist at McGill University, compares AI to a hammer (锤子) “The main effect of a hammer is what is being hammered,” he says, "not what is in the hammer." Just like a hammer which can either destroy things or build a house, Al can hurt or help the environment.
In 2019, ExxonMobil, an oil company, said it would use Microsoft’s app Azure. With the Al technology, it would increase its production and create billions of dollars. This means Microsoft's AI is directly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. This is not the only AI application that could be environmentally harmful. AI behind the ads that jump out on Instagram or Facebook pages pushes customers to spend more on products like clothes. This in turn causes more emissions through more production and delivery.
But on the other side of the coin, there are AI applications that can help deal with environmental problems, such as the destruction caused by hurricanes. One such application is xView2, a program started by a U. S. organization. It can recognize buildings damaged and people trapped in natural disasters, reducing danger and saving time for rescuers.
AI could be a valuable tool in the fight against climate change—if the Al industry can reduce its harmful climate effects. "Both AI and climate rules have roles to play." Rolnick says. When creating Al rules, he suggests considering its applications, emissions, and other production costs. Further, Dodge adds that those AI professionals should help set up some value systems to limit the technology's use.
1. Where does the effect of AI systems on the environment come from according to Dodge?| A．The popularity of AI. | B．The emissions of CO2. |
| C．The way of applying AI. | D．The cost of AI training. |
| A．By listing numbers. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By comparing facts. | D．By explaining details. |
| A．Rules for AI can be helpful. | B．Al's advance should be limited. |
| C．Production costs will be lower. | D．AI plays a role in making rules. |
| A．AI applications are environmentally harmful. |
| B．AI affects the environment by CO2 emissions. |
| C．AI is effective in solving environmental problems. |
| D．AI's environmental effect goes beyond its emissions. |
7 . Even if you are not into artificial intelligence, it is time to pay attention to ChatGPT. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot system that Open AI released to show off and test what a very large, powerful AI system can complete.
ChatGPT is built on top of the Open AI GPT-3 family of large language models. It lets you type natural-language clues and then offers conversational responses. It remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to form its next responses. It finds relevant information in its oceans of training data, and transforms that into texts.
You can ask it countless questions and often will get useful answers. For instance, you can ask it encyclopedic (百科知识的) questions like “Explain Newton’s laws of motion.” You can tell it “Write me a poem.” and when it does, say “Now make it more exciting.” You can ask it to write a computer program that will show you all the different ways you can arrange the letters of a word.
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, completing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.
Many people fear that ChatGPT might help students cheat better. But as many other technology developments, it is not a simple black-and-white situation. Decades ago, students could copy encyclopedia entries and use computers and more recently, they have been able to use search engines and Wikipedia. ChatGPT offers new abilities for everything from helping with research to doing your homework for you.
Dustin York, an associate professor at Maryville University, hopes educators will learn to use ChatGPT as a tool and realize it can help students think critically. “Educators thought that Google, Wikipedia, and the Internet itself would ruin education, but they did not.” York said. “What worries me most are educators who may actively try to discourage the recognition of AI like ChatGPT. It is a tool, not a villain (反派).”
1. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about ChatGPT?| A．Its language model. | B．Its design inspiration. | C．Its working principle. | D．Its development process. |
| A．Chat with users. | B．Perform security checks. |
| C．Write a computer program. | D．Do homework for students. |
| A．To present the creativity of AI. | B．To show the profit from ChatGPT. |
| C．To stress the popularity of ChatGPT. | D．To compare social media apps with ChatGPT. |
| A．ChatGPT — a useful AI tool | B．Advanced AI — our loyal servant |
| C．ChatGPT — advantages and disadvantages | D．A smart app — think twice before trusting it |
China’s Chang’e -6 lunar mission is currently conducting research and development work as planned, with the launch
The Chang’e -5 mission is tasked with bringing back samples from the far side of the moon. To date, all 10 lunar sampling missions conducted by humans
The pre-selected landing area for the Chang’e -5 mission is the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon,
To ensure smooth communication between the spacecraft
China is also developing the International Lunar Research Station,
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10 . The COVID-19 forced 57th Street Books in Chicago to close its doors. Director Jeff was worried. Customers couldn’t come to the shop. His main advantage over online bookstores has disappeared overnight.
Jeff says he was lucky. Customers stepped up, offering gifts and support. Similar stories have played out over the past two years in cities and towns around the country. Though independent bookstores were forced to close during the pandemic, many found ways to connect with and help their community.
Before the pandemic, bookstores were already having a hard time competing with online bookstores. Then came COVID-19. It broke supply chains and caused labor shortages. But many stores turned things around with new ideas. Some put books outside for viewing and started events online. Others set up bookselling hotlines, sold books out of cars, and improved their tools for e-commerce. Some bookstores offered COVID testing or collected food for people in need. “Having an independent bookstore in your community is an important place to build community,” says Samira, an author of books for young adults.
One young fan of 57th Street Books is Adele Sorkin, 11. Members receive early copies of books in exchange for writing reviews. “I think of the bookstore as a biscuit jar,” Adele says. “It’s something special and fun that is always there for you.”
“If we reimagine bookstores and make an effort to support them, then bookstores can long survive. You can support your local bookstore and buy books there, or check if an author is making an appearance there, Recommend the store to a friend. Young people are responsible for creating a society that values bookstores and a shared love of literature,” Jeff says.
1. What made Jeff feel lucky?| A．His bookstore set up a community. |
| B．Customers came to help with support. |
| C．He put books outside free for his readers. |
| D．His bookstore had an advantage over online bookstores. |
| A．How they managed to survive during the COVID-19. |
| B．How they failed business because of COVID-19. |
| C．What customers expect them to be like in the future. |
| D．What new steps they took to beat online bookstores. |
| A．It offers a jar of cookies for its regular customers. |
| B．It holds various fun events for its young readers. |
| C．It gives new books to its members for their reviews. |
| D．It holds regular COVID testing for its community. |
| A．Recommending good bookstores to people. |
| B．Working out a way to develop bookstores. |
| C．Improving bookstores to meet the needs of readers. |
| D．Making the society value books and bookstores. |
