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AI is 'thirsty'
AI can do many things, from drawing a picture to writing a story. But people have to train (训练) it. Training AI makes the data centre (数据中心) very hot. People use water to cool the centre down.
Take the AI chatbot, ChatGPT, as an example. If you ask it about 25 to 50 questions, it needs to "drink" 500 millilitres (毫升) of water. Another AI company (公司) in the US used about 19 billion (十亿) litres of water in 2022. This is even more than the water in the West Lake in Hangzhou.
To deal with this problem, companies around the world have some ideas. The US social network Facebook built a data centre in Sweden (瑞典). The temperature there is between 12 and 20 degrees (度). This helps to cool the centre down.
China's Alibaba has a data centre near a lake. The water moves in a sealed tube (密封管道) and keeps the centre cool. In the end, it goes back into the lake. China has the world's first undersea data centre for business (商业) use, in Hainan. The centre uses seawater to keep cool. This helps it save energy (能源).
(
A. AI needs more data centres.
B. People train AI. People need to drink water.
C. Training AI makes the data centre hot. The centre needs water to cool down.
(
A. About 19 billion litres. B. Less than 19 billion litres.
C. More than 19 billion litres.
(
A. Sweden B. China C. Australia
(
A. uses seawater to keep cool B. is used for business
C. both A and B
(
A. Using seawater to keep the data centre cool can save energy.
B. China and the US use different ways to keep the data centre cool.
C. The US uses water tubes to keep the data centre cool.
AI is 'thirsty'
AI can do many things, from drawing a picture to writing a story. But people have to train (训练) it. Training AI makes the data centre (数据中心) very hot. People use water to cool the centre down.
Take the AI chatbot, ChatGPT, as an example. If you ask it about 25 to 50 questions, it needs to "drink" 500 millilitres (毫升) of water. Another AI company (公司) in the US used about 19 billion (十亿) litres of water in 2022. This is even more than the water in the West Lake in Hangzhou.
To deal with this problem, companies around the world have some ideas. The US social network Facebook built a data centre in Sweden (瑞典). The temperature there is between 12 and 20 degrees (度). This helps to cool the centre down.
China's Alibaba has a data centre near a lake. The water moves in a sealed tube (密封管道) and keeps the centre cool. In the end, it goes back into the lake. China has the world's first undersea data centre for business (商业) use, in Hainan. The centre uses seawater to keep cool. This helps it save energy (能源).
(
C
) 1. What does "thirsty" mean?A. AI needs more data centres.
B. People train AI. People need to drink water.
C. Training AI makes the data centre hot. The centre needs water to cool down.
(
B
) 2. How much water is there in the West Lake in Hangzhou?A. About 19 billion litres. B. Less than 19 billion litres.
C. More than 19 billion litres.
(
A
) 3. Facebook has a data centre in Sweden
.A. Sweden B. China C. Australia
(
C
) 4. The world's first undersea data centre both A and B
.A. uses seawater to keep cool B. is used for business
C. both A and B
(
C
) 5. Which one is wrong according to the text?A. Using seawater to keep the data centre cool can save energy.
B. China and the US use different ways to keep the data centre cool.
C. The US uses water tubes to keep the data centre cool.
答案
Ⅵ. 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
解析
【分析】
这是一篇科普类英语阅读理解题，解题时首先快速通读全文，明确文章核心介绍了AI训练过程中需要消耗大量水资源为数据中心降温，以及中美等国采取的不同节水降温方案。之后逐题划出题干的关键词，带着关键词返回原文定位对应段落，将选项内容和原文表述逐一比对，排除不符合原文的错误选项即可选出正确答案，对于正误判断题要逐一验证三个选项的描述是否和原文一致，最终找出描述错误的项。
【解析】
1. 定位文章第一段内容：Training AI makes the data centre (数据中心) very hot. People use water to cool the centre down. 可知AI的“thirsty（口渴）”指的是训练AI让数据中心发热，需要用水给数据中心降温，A选项“AI需要更多数据中心”、B选项“训练AI的人需要喝水”均不符合原文含义，因此选C。
2. 定位文章第二段内容：Another AI company (公司) in the US used about 19 billion (十亿) litres of water in 2022. This is even more than the water in the West Lake in Hangzhou. 可知这家美国公司2022年的用水量比西湖的水量还多，说明西湖的水量少于190亿升，因此选B。
3. 定位文章第三段内容：The US social network Facebook built a data centre in Sweden (瑞典). 可知Facebook在瑞典建造了数据中心，因此选A。
4. 定位文章最后一段内容：China has the world's first undersea data centre for business (商业) use, in Hainan. The centre uses seawater to keep cool. 可知这个全球首个商用海底数据中心既面向商业使用，也用海水来降温，A、B两个描述都正确，因此选C。
5. 逐一比对选项：A选项“用海水给数据中心降温可以节约能源”和原文最后一段“This helps it save energy”表述一致；B选项“中国和美国用不同的方式给数据中心降温”，美国的方案是把数据中心建在气温适宜的瑞典靠自然低温降温，中国用湖水、海水循环降温，二者方式不同，表述正确；C选项“美国用水管来给数据中心降温”，原文提到用密封管道输水降温的是中国的阿里巴巴，并非美国的方案，该描述错误，本题要选错误项，因此选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】
1. 阅读细节定位
2. 语篇信息匹配
3. 正误判断
【点评】
本题属于基础科普类阅读，所有题目均为细节类题型，没有设置过难的推理考点，学生只要细心返回原文定位对应内容，注意区分不同国家的降温方案细节，避免信息混淆，就可以顺利选出正确答案，能够有效锻炼学生的文本信息提取能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇科普类英语阅读理解题，解题时首先快速通读全文，明确文章核心介绍了AI训练过程中需要消耗大量水资源为数据中心降温，以及中美等国采取的不同节水降温方案。之后逐题划出题干的关键词，带着关键词返回原文定位对应段落，将选项内容和原文表述逐一比对，排除不符合原文的错误选项即可选出正确答案，对于正误判断题要逐一验证三个选项的描述是否和原文一致，最终找出描述错误的项。
【解析】
1. 定位文章第一段内容：Training AI makes the data centre (数据中心) very hot. People use water to cool the centre down. 可知AI的“thirsty（口渴）”指的是训练AI让数据中心发热，需要用水给数据中心降温，A选项“AI需要更多数据中心”、B选项“训练AI的人需要喝水”均不符合原文含义，因此选C。
2. 定位文章第二段内容：Another AI company (公司) in the US used about 19 billion (十亿) litres of water in 2022. This is even more than the water in the West Lake in Hangzhou. 可知这家美国公司2022年的用水量比西湖的水量还多，说明西湖的水量少于190亿升，因此选B。
3. 定位文章第三段内容：The US social network Facebook built a data centre in Sweden (瑞典). 可知Facebook在瑞典建造了数据中心，因此选A。
4. 定位文章最后一段内容：China has the world's first undersea data centre for business (商业) use, in Hainan. The centre uses seawater to keep cool. 可知这个全球首个商用海底数据中心既面向商业使用，也用海水来降温，A、B两个描述都正确，因此选C。
5. 逐一比对选项：A选项“用海水给数据中心降温可以节约能源”和原文最后一段“This helps it save energy”表述一致；B选项“中国和美国用不同的方式给数据中心降温”，美国的方案是把数据中心建在气温适宜的瑞典靠自然低温降温，中国用湖水、海水循环降温，二者方式不同，表述正确；C选项“美国用水管来给数据中心降温”，原文提到用密封管道输水降温的是中国的阿里巴巴，并非美国的方案，该描述错误，本题要选错误项，因此选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】
1. 阅读细节定位
2. 语篇信息匹配
3. 正误判断
【点评】
本题属于基础科普类阅读，所有题目均为细节类题型，没有设置过难的推理考点，学生只要细心返回原文定位对应内容，注意区分不同国家的降温方案细节，避免信息混淆，就可以顺利选出正确答案，能够有效锻炼学生的文本信息提取能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
