题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
广东省深圳市福田区外国语学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中调研英语试卷
Asking ChatGPT 4, an AI chatbot, to write a 100-word email might take just a few seconds. But have you ever wondered about the environmental influence of this technology? The rapid growth of AI is raising concerns. Many people realize that the tool comes with hidden costs, especially the large amount of energy used by digital services.
One of the main problems is the"water footprint", the total water the AI chatbot uses in its lifetime.AI depends on data(数据) centers, which house servers that store and manage data. Once turned on, the servers produce heat. To cool them down, engineers use pipes to bring in cold water from cooling towers to take away the heat.
Data centers operate around the clock, making them very"thirsty". According to The Washington Post, ChatGPT 4 needs about 519 milliliters of water, or a little more than a bottle for every 100-word email. Each year in the US, ChatGPT 4 uses over 435 million liters of water just for emails - enough to support a regular US family for 1,050 years.
Meanwhile, data centers are"hungry" for electricity. Writing a 100-word email requires 0.14 kilowatt-hours of electricity, which can power 14 light bulbs for one hour. Yearly, ChatGPT 4 uses up over 120,000 megawatt-hours(兆瓦时) of power just to help write emails. This is enough to support all homes in Washington DC for 20 days.
Now, businesses are looking for different ways to make AI more environmentally friendly. Microsoft uses cold metal plates with cold water to cool machines. Clean energy is also helpful; for example, Tencent's data center is powered by solar energy. Another company, Google, uses developed cooling systems that rely on outside air to cut down cooling needs.
Simon's problems | Joy's advice |
have difficulty learning English and worry about English tests | believe in yourself and... |
new at school and have few friends | open your heart to others and... |
Dear Simon,
Thanks for telling me about your problems!
I do hope all the advice can be helpful to you.
Yours,
Joy
My name is Alice. I have four friends. We are from No. 14 Junior High School. Here is their information. Let's have a look.
Name: Mary Age: 12 Class: Class 1 Telephone number: 596﹣3243 Hobbies: Dancing and singing Favourite colours: Yellow and white English teacher: Mr Smith | Name: Tony Age: 13 Class: Class 3 Telephone number: 582 ﹣4396 Hobbies:Running and playing football Favourite colours: Green and black English teacher: Miss Yang |
Name: Li Qing Age: 13 Class: Class 4 Telephone number: 769﹣1356 Hobbies: Drawing pictures and taking photos Favourite colours: Red and purple English teacher: Mr Black | Name: Zhang Lei Age: 12 Class: Class 5 Telephone number: 496﹣3751 Hobbies: Reading books and playing basketball Favourite colours: Blue and green English teacher: Miss Huang |
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