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广东省深圳市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷
Jokes made by AI lack(缺乏)creative thinking. It seems you can ask artificial intelligence (AI)programs anything, and they'll give you an answer. So, can they tell jokes?This question was raised by a UK comedian(喜剧演员)Karen Hobbs in one of her shows in June. Instead of the usual jokes she created, Hobbs told jokes written by ChatGPT.
When Hobbs asked ChatGPT for a joke, it gave one about a man joking about getting bored with his shopping-obsessed(痴迷于购物的)girlfriend. Even when she asked to tell it from a woman's perspective(视角), it was still a shopping-obsessed girlfriend but told in the first person
It's no surprise that many jokes by AI come from a man's perspective, as men are much more common in comedy. The BBC said that AI storytelling can only create stories based on what is already there
A good joke in real life can always change based on the audience's reaction(反应). This is a skill that often leads comedians to improvise(v. 即兴创作). That's something that AI can't do for now.
For example, in improvise(n. 即兴创作), comedians don't make preparations. They depend only on their natural reaction to the audience.
However, that could change. Research is being done to give Al a greater understanding of the world around it, which makes the future of AI jokes still uncertain.
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Tom just moved to a new neighborhood with his parents. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. At weekend, he likes watching different kinds of movies. There are many cinemas in Tom's neighborhood.
Cinema | Distance | Ticket Price | Waiting Time |
Huanyi Cinema | 1.5 kilometers | ¥20/person ¥35 for two | 10 minutes |
Baili Cinema | 500 meters | ¥30/person ¥50 for two | 15 minutes |
Bona World | 200 meters | ¥50/person Free for kids under five | half an hour |
Movie Town | 2 kilometers | ¥15/person | 20 minutes |
Other information:
Of all the movie theaters, Baili Cinema has the most comfortable seats and the best sound.
If you want to enjoy the newest movies, Bona World is the best cinema.
Movie Town has the worst service, but it has the biggest screens.
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About four years ago, I was on holiday and one day, one of my friends said, ' There's a bungee jumping place near here! Let's go!'I'd never done anything like that before, but I went anyway. I wish I hadn't gone! I was scared. I stood there with the rope round my ankle and I was really sweating. In the end, I just panicked and said, "I can't do this', so they took the rope off. My friend laughed and said, ' If only I'd taken a photo! That was so funny!'I felt really stupid. Paul, USA |
Last year, I went to a beach park. There was a waterslide which was 41 meters high. It might sound like fun, but it was one of the most scary moments of my life. When I started to fall, I thought, "▲" I was shaking the whole time. I still don't know how I did it, and I was crying for about fifteen minutes afterwards and I will never do that again, believe me. Roseli, Brazil |
When my older brother got married, he asked me if I'd make a speech at the wedding. I'd never done that before, but I said,' Sure, OK." Before the wedding, I thought of a few nice things to say and a couple of jokes. Easy! But on the day, just before I had to speak, I started to get nervous. I was biting my nails and everything. When I stood up, my mouth went dry and I even started to tremble(颤抖)! I stumbled through about two minutes of something and sat down again. Two years later, I did a course on public speaking. If only I'd thought of doing that before the wedding! Hanif, UK |
One year ago, we all went to a Mexican restaurant. It was my first time, so I didn't know anything about Mexican food. My friends told me about jalapeño peppers, and he persuaded me to try one. To be fair, he told me they were really powerful, and I was a bit anxious when I bit it. At first, it seemed OK, but then it exploded in my mouth! I started to breathe hard and I had to drink about a hundred glasses of water! That's something I won't do again. Ingrid, Sweden |
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