B
Do you know ChatGPT? It's an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. It can answer questions, tell stories and write articles. But it's very "thirsty", said a new study from Harvard University.
ChatGPT has "homes" around the world in data centres (数据中心). When it works, the computers in the data centres get very hot. Workers then have to use water to cool them down. Cold water goes into pipes near the
computers. The water needs to be very clean. They can't use seawater because it can eat away the pipes.
When you ask ChatGPT 50 questions, it "drinks" 500 millilitres (ml) of water. Scientists used about 700,000 litres of water to build ChatGPT. The water use is very big. People can make 370 cars with the water.
ChatGPT is just one of the AI tools around the world. You need data centres to do everything on the internet. There are more than 8,000 data centres around the world. The number is still growing.
AI uses a lot of water to "grow". The world's water may not be enough. Many people don't have enough water to drink. But AI technology helps people. Should we rethink how we use AI?
()15. 新考法 选项选择 Which of the following can ChatGPT do?
①Answer questions.
②Fly planes.
③Write articles.
④Tell stories.
A. ①②③ B. ②③④
C. ①③④ D. ①②④
()16. What does the underlined word "them" refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. Homes. B. Computers.
C. Workers. D. Pipes.
()17. If you ask ONE question, how many millilitres of water can ChatGPT "drink"?
A. 10. B. 100. C. 50. D. 500.
()18. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?
A. ChatGPT is the only AI tool around the world.
B. The number of data centres is not growing now.
C. AI tools can work in a better way without any water.
D. We may have to "fight" with AI for water in the future.
()19. What is the main idea of the article?
A. ChatGPT is a good artificial intelligence tool.
B. ChatGPT needs lots of water when it works.
C. ChatGPT helps people do many different things.
D. ChatGPT has "homes" around the world in data centres.

15. C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“It can answer questions, tell stories and write articles.”可知选 C 项。
16. B 词义猜测题。根据文中第二段的“When it works, the computers in the data centres get very hot. Workers then have to use water to cool them down.”可知,them 指代的是数据中心的计算机。
17. A 细节理解题。根据文中第三段的“When you ask ChatGPT 50 questions, it ‘drinks’ 500 millilitres (ml) of water.”可知,如果你问一个问题,ChatGPT 能“喝”10 毫升水。
18. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“AI uses a lot of water to ‘grow’. The world’s water may not be enough. Many people don’t have enough water to drink.”可推知,未来我们可能不得不与人工智能“争夺”水源。
19. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了类似 ChatGPT 这样的人工智能工具工作时需要大量的水。

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断、主旨大意类题目。解题思路为：先通读全文把握大意，再针对每道题的题干关键词，定位原文对应段落或语句，逐一分析选项，排除错误选项后得出正确答案。
【解析】15. 细节理解题。根据第一段“It can answer questions, tell stories and write articles.”可知，ChatGPT能做的事是①回答问题、③写文章、④讲故事，对应选项C，故选C。
16. 词义猜测题。根据第二段“When it works, the computers in the data centres get very hot. Workers then have to use water to cool them down.”可知，them指代的是前文提到的“computers（计算机）”，故选B。
17. 细节理解题。根据第三段“When you ask ChatGPT 50 questions, it ‘drinks’ 500 millilitres (ml) of water.”可知，50个问题对应500ml水，1个问题的用水量为500÷50=10ml，故选A。
18. 推理判断题。根据第四、五段内容，尤其是第五段“AI uses a lot of water to ‘grow’. The world’s water may not be enough. Many people don’t have enough water to drink.”可推知，未来我们可能需要与人工智能“争夺”水源，故选D。
19. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章以ChatGPT为例，主要介绍了人工智能工具工作时需要消耗大量水资源，对应选项B，故选B。
【答案】15.C 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语阅读理解（词义猜测）、英语阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生信息定位、词义推断、逻辑推理及主旨归纳的能力，解题时需紧扣原文内容，避免主观臆断，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6