《2025年全效学习同步学练测八年级英语上册外研版合肥专版》

Ⅴ. 短文阅读(二)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is part of our everyday life. It makes our smart devices work. You might already be using an AI programme in school. But advanced(先进的)chatbots, like DeepSeek, are new. They're called generative(生成的)AI. Ask a chatbot a question, and it will create an answer. Some educators worry that chatbots could prevent students from learning on their own. Should students use AI to do their school homework? Here are two students' different answers.
YES
Teaching kids how to use AI can prepare them for our technology - filled future. Using AI can help kids build the critical thinking(批判思维)and problem - solving skills. And it's better that students learn about AI's problems now: the risk it might spread misinformation(传播错误信息), the ways it could be misused and so on. I believe that as long as it's done well, teaching AI in schools will change the society for the better.
—Xue Wen, 11, China
NO
Though generative AI will be widely used in the future, we shouldn't introduce it into schools for a few reasons. First, chatbots and other AI programmes are getting more and more smart every day. Teachers might not know how to best use them in their classes. Second, think of the cost to schools. Many wouldn't be able to afford(买得起)the latest technology, and that's not fair to students. And most of all, AI can't offer the humanity(人性)and emotion that kids get from a teacher. That human connection is important. A chatbot just feeds students information. But teachers know how to help students keep learning.
—Ninis Twumasi, 12, America
(A)1. What does the underlined word “prevent” probably mean in paragraph 1?
A. stop
B. save
C. encourage
D. expect
(D)2. Which of the following ideas may Xue Wen agree with?
A. AI can save more money for schools.
B. AI can help make students' homework easier.
C. AI can take the place of teachers in the classroom.
D. AI can help students prepare for a technology - filled future.
(C)3. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Students.
B. Teachers.
C. Chatbots and other AI programmes.
D. Schools.
(B)4. How many reasons does Ninis Twumasi mention to support his idea?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.

答案： Ⅴ.1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B