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每日英语精读(小学版)| Helping AI “grow”
发布时间:2026-11-14 00:55:09 最近访问:2026-11-14 00:55:10
每日英语精读(小学版)| Helping AI “grow”
这篇科普短文介绍内蒙古乌兰察布如何利用充足的阳光、草原上的风和较低的平均气温,为人工智能计算提供条件。当地的太阳能电池板和风力发电机可以把阳光、风转化为绿色电力;较冷的空气也能帮助机器散热。文章还解释了 token(词元)是什么,以及AI运算和电力使用的关系。阳光每年超过3,000小时平均气温4.3℃AI视频耗电对比5秒视频约等于给10部手机充电AI hubs中国有8个,很多在西部Inner Mongolia's Ulaanqab is famous for its tasty potatoes(马铃薯). But now, this city is “growing” something new: AI(人工智能)! Potatoes need water and sunlight. But AI needs electricity(电力). Luckily, Ulaanqab has plenty(充足的;大量的).The city sits high above sea level and gets over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. Strong winds blow across the grasslands. People built huge solar panels(太阳能电池板) and wind turbines(风力发电机) there. They use sunlight and wind to make green electricity(绿色电力).Ulaanqab is also cold. AI chips(芯片) get hot when they work. Too much heat(热量) can make them stop working. But Ulaanqab's average temperature(平均气温) is just 4.3°C. Its cold air cools the machines for much of the year.That is why big companies like Huawei and Alibaba are building AI “factories” there. One “factory” can make tens of trillions(万亿) of tokens(词元) a day. These tokens help AI do lots of tasks.How much electricity does AI need?A lot! Making a 5-second AI video can use as much electricity as charging(给……充电) 10 phones.How many tokens do we use a day?Token is a unit(单位). It counts how much information(信息) the AI works on. China now uses over 500 trillion tokens a day.China now has eight AI hubs(中心). Many are in the west(西部). They have plenty of resources(资源) to help AI work.plenty 大量,很多 | heat 热量 | charge 给……充电 | resource 资源内蒙古的乌兰察布以美味的土豆闻名。不过现在,这座城市正在“种植”一种新东西:人工智能!土豆需要水和阳光,而人工智能需要电力。幸运的是,乌兰察布有充足的电力资源。这座城市海拔较高,每年日照时间超过3,000小时。强风吹过草原。人们在那里建造了大型太阳能电池板和风力发电机,利用阳光和风来生产绿色电力。乌兰察布的气候也很冷。人工智能芯片工作时会发热。热量太多可能会让芯片停止工作。但乌兰察布的平均气温只有4.3摄氏度。一年中的大部分时间里,冷空气都能为机器降温。这就是一些大型公司在那里建设人工智能“工厂”的原因。一座“工厂”一天可以生成数十万亿个词元。这些词元帮助人工智能完成许多任务。人工智能需要多少电?很多!制作一段5秒钟的人工智能视频,所用的电量可能和给10部手机充电一样多。我们每天使用多少词元?词元是一种单位,用来计算人工智能处理的信息量。现在,中国每天使用超过500万亿个词元。中国西部的人工智能中心中国现在有8个人工智能中心,其中许多位于西部。那里有充足的资源来帮助人工智能运行。 | | | | |
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| | | I eat a potato for lunch.我午餐吃一个土豆。 | |
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| | | We use electricity to turn on the lights.我们用电来开灯。 | |
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| | | There is plenty of water in my bottle.我的水瓶里有很多水。 | |
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| | | The flowers need sunlight.花儿需要阳光。 | |
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| | | We saw green grassland on our trip.我们旅行时看到了绿色草原。 | |
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| | | Our school has a solar light.我们学校有一盏太阳能灯。 | |
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| | | A wind turbine makes electricity.风力发电机能发电。 | |
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| | | This computer chip helps the computer work.这块电脑芯片帮助电脑运行。 | |
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| | | The sun gives us heat and light.太阳给我们热量和光。 | |
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| | | Our class has an average of 25 students in each group.我们班每组平均有25名学生。 | |
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| | | A token is a unit for counting information.词元是计算信息的一种单位。 | |
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| | | Books are useful learning resources.书籍是有用的学习资源。 | |
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| | Ulaanqab is famous for its potatoes.乌兰察布以土豆闻名。 | |
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| | The town is high above sea level.这座小镇海拔很高。 | |
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| | Wind blows across the field.风吹过田野。 | |
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| | We use sunlight to dry our clothes.我们利用阳光晒衣服。 | |
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| | My clock stops working without a battery.没有电池,我的钟就停止工作。 | |
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| | It is sunny here for much of the year.这里一年中的大部分时间都阳光充足。 | |
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| | I have as much time as my sister.我和姐姐有一样多的时间。 | |
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| | We read a lot of books at school.我们在学校读很多书。 | |
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| | My friend helps me do my homework.我的朋友帮我做作业。 | |
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- token是什么:文章把token解释为计算AI处理信息量的单位。
- 留意数字:原文提到日照3,000小时、平均气温4.3℃等信息。
- What is Ulaanqab famous for?A. Tasty potatoes.B. Big apples.C. Sweet oranges.D. Hot soup.
- What do people use to make green electricity there?A. Water and snow.B. Sunlight and wind.C. Cars and buses.D. Wood and coal.
- What is Ulaanqab's average temperature in the article?A. 14.3°C.B. 10°C.C. 4.3°C.D. 43°C.
- What does a token count?A. How many potatoes we eat.B. How much information AI works on.C. How many wind turbines there are.D. How cold the weather is.
- Making a 5-second AI video can use as much electricity as charging how many phones?
- Ulaanqab gets over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year.( )
- AI chips get cold when they work.( )
- The cold air can cool the machines for much of the year.( )
- China uses fewer than 500 trillion tokens a day, according to the article.( )
- Many of China's AI hubs are in the west.( )
词汇提示:electricity · sunlight · heat · tokens · resources- Solar panels use to make electricity.
- Too much can make AI chips stop working.
- AI “factories” can make trillions of a day.
- AI hubs have plenty of to help AI work.
- be famous for:因……而闻名Ulaanqab is famous for its tasty potatoes. 这里for后面说明“因什么而闻名”。
- as much … as:和……一样多原文用as much electricity as charging 10 phones比较用电量。“as much … as”中间通常放不可数名词。
- stop + 动词-ing:停止正在做的事Too much heat can make chips stop working. stop working表示“停止工作”。
- token 是什么?按本文解释,token是一种单位,用来计算AI处理的信息量。它不是土豆,也不是普通硬币。
文章指出,阳光、风和当地较冷的空气为AI机器运行提供了有利条件。阅读时要区分原文给出的事实和我们自己的推测。- B. How much information AI works on.