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一、首字母填空。
亮点原创· Nowadays, OpenAI company's ChatGPT, Dall-E and Sora have been a hot topic all around the world. But perhaps most of us have never thought about what it takes to run such intelligent(智能的) products. One thing this technology depends on may get you s 1 —plenty of water!
Why does a computer programme need so much water? In fact, in order to have the a 2 to write like a human, an AI system must first study a large n 3 of texts written by humans. In the process, it not only uses much electricity but also produces much heat. So, on hot days, computer engineers use water to keep the computers cool.
Microsoft has worked with OpenAI for years. In a recent report, Microsoft shared how much water was used from 2021 to 2022. The total amount of water used in cooling machines is e 4 to fill more than 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. It is believed the training of AI systems l 5 to the big rise.
Usually, AI supercomputing centres l 6 in places that are cool for most of the year. These centres can just use outside air to cool the computers. But in summer, the temperature goes up to 30 °C. The computer engineers have to use a large amount of water to cool all the machines.
ChatGPT also “drinks” water while chatting. Scientists have worked out the environmental costs of using AI p 7. For a conversation of 20 to 50 questions and answers,
ChatGPT uses up a bottle of water, about 500 ml. The exact amount of water used in chatting c 8 with the seasons.
Many people aren't a 9 of the problem. If you don't know how many resources ChatGPT uses, how can you help to save water? Next time you are amazed at how smart ChatGPT is, think about how much water it's “drinking”. Why not r 10 the time of talking to machines—to help save the Earth's water resources?

二、(2023·陕西A卷)语法完形。
Dear Helen Keller,
My name is Amelia Grant. I live in a small city. There, my father has an oil factory. At the age of eight, something terrible happened while I 1 playing near an oil well. It made me lose most of my hearing.
A lot has changed for me 2 then. For one thing, I cannot hear music like before. I used to love listening to my mother sing songs. When I first lost my hearing, I was sad that I 3 never again hear my mother sing. But now I put my ear to her chest 4 the vibrations(震动) of her voice. Now, I feel music instead of hearing it.
Also, I have to go to 5 different school in another city—Texas School for the Deaf. It is over 300 kilometres away from my hometown. The teachers there are kind, 6 I can only see my parents during holidays. I miss them very much.
During 7 last winter holiday, my
daddy gave me a book you wrote, The Story of My Life. From it, I learnt a lot about you. When you first became deaf and blind, you had a hard time showing people 8. Because of this, you would sometimes get mad and make 9 noises.
Now I know your feelings and I 10 by your book. I'm going to write to you in a few days to tell you more.
Yours,
Amelia Grant
1. A. is B. are
C. were D. was
2. A. since B. at
C. until D. by
3. A. can B. could
C. have to D. had to
4. A. feel B. to feel
C. hear D. to hear
5. A. a B. an
C. the D. /
6. A. because B. if
C. but D. or
7. A. we B. us
C. our D. ours
8. A. what do you want
B. what you want
C. what did you want
D. what you wanted
9. A. loudest B. most loudly
C. loud D. loudly
10. A. am encouraged
B. will be encouraged
C. encourage
D. will encourage
三、(2025·镇江市润州区二模)任务型阅读。
Song Rongyao, from Shanghai's Chongming Island, used to have a steady(稳定的) job. Four years ago, she finally decided to give up her job. She did it not because she hated her job, but because her job was getting in the way of her true love. She has been interested in Chongming traditional fabric(织物), made from cotton and coloured with plant dyes(染料) since she was a girl. She learnt how to weave(织) the cloth from her mother.
Before leaving her job, Song had been using her after-work time to design, sew and weave everything with her own hands. At first, the small items she made became a hit in the office. "When the things you make are liked by others, you'll find yourself enjoying doing more and more," Song said. Later, her name spread and she soon found that many women on the island were into handicrafts(手工艺品) like her. Her childhood playmates, friends and even strangers joined her.
A turning point came when Song and her team were having a small exhibition in a park. A crowd of people were around them to see what they were doing. Not long after that, she decided to make Chongming Traditional Fabric official. Cotton-Tree Flowers Bloom Workshop was set up in 2013. And her workshop became a place filled with happiness. By designing and making all kinds of cloth items and selling them, the women have had a sense of achievement and have also found their own value.
Soon, more and more women joined. Besides bringing tourists to their workshop to watch the process of making Chongming traditional fabric, Song started to give free classes to poor groups. They started Mama Moon Single Mothers' Club, a training programme for single mothers. They started Happiness on Fingertips, another programme for people with disabilities.
Running the club has enabled Song who was very shy to do something she could never do before, such as communicating with all kinds of people. Song considers the workshop as a symbol of independence and she hopes it will help more women to fight for a better life on their own.