2025年上海市中考英语首字母预题（学生版+解析版）

2025年上海市中考英语预测汇编：首字母阅读 学生版 预测一:AI人工智能 January 20, 2025, a Chinese tech company named DeepSeek made a new AI called DeepSeek-R1. This smart program can solve math problems, write code (代码), and answer questions like top models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o, but it costs much l_____1_____ to build. The team spent only $5.58 million (1/70 of OpenAI’s cost) and used 2,048 computer chips (芯片) for two months to make it. This shows that good ideas can b_____2_____ big money. DeepSeek-R1 learns by trying many times and getting better, like how students practice maths. Other AIs need lots of prepared examples, but R1 i_____3_____ by itself. In a global math test, it got 79.8% right, a little higher than OpenAI’s model. A simple version (版本) of R1 can even run on low-cost computers, helping schools and small companies. DeepSeek-R1 is free to use and change. On its first day online, over 19,000 programmers worldwide started projects to study it. A German scientist said experiments with R1 cost $10 instead of $300 with other AIs. E_____4_____ Meta (a famous U.S. tech company) top scientist said, “This kind of free AI could change the world.” U.S. tech companies are w_____5_____. Meta planned to spend $65 billion more on AI research. Experts said China was catching up fast. A report in Nature magazine called R1 a “big s_____6_____ forward”, confirming that smart ideas carries more weight than expensive tools. As a DeepSeek engineer said, “We want AI to be a f____7_____, not something only rich people can use.” With R1, China shows the world that great things come from new ideas and hard work, not just money. Automated Kitchens: Benefits and Risks Do you think automated (自动化的) kitchens only exist in science fiction shows like Star Trek Well, think again! Nowadays, robots are already being used to do many things in the kitchen, like frying chicken, making pizzas, and preparing salads. And artificial intelligence (AI) can even create new recipes based on the ingredients a____1_____ in a kitchen. There are also more advanced ideas being developed to make high-quality restaurant kitchens automated. At first, because new technologies are usually expensive, it’s the restaurants and other businesses that start using AI kitchen technologies. But as time passes by, the prices will probably go down enough for ordinary families to a_____2_____. This will change how our homes and society work. There are some good things about AI kitchens. For example, cooks don’t have to do b____3_____ jobs like peeling potatoes or standing in one place for hours. This saves time and lets people do more important things. AI can also provide different kinds of special diets and t_____4_____ to meet personal needs. However, there are also problems. Cooking is not just about making food. It’s a good activity that helps people communicate and express themselves. If we don’t need humans to cook anymore, these good things might disappear. Family rela ... ...