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19.One day,I was invited to an important event,and I wanted to wear something special for it.I looked through my suitcase but couldn't find anything to wear.I was lucky to be at the technology conference then,and I had access to 3D printers.So I quickly designed a skirt on my computer,and I loaded the file on the printer.It just printed the pieces overnight.The next morning,I just took all the pieces,assembled them together in my hotel room,and this is actually the skirt that I'm wearing right now.
It wasn't the first time that I had printed clothes.For my senior collection at fashion design school,I decided to try and 3D print an entire fashion collection from my home.The problem was that I hardly knew anything about 3D printing,and I had only nine months to figure out how to print five fashionable looks.I always felt most creative when I worked from home.I loved experimenting with new materials,and I always tried to develop new techniques to make the most unique textiles for my fashion projects.
One summer break,I came here to New York to do practice at a fashion house in Chinatown.We worked on two incredible dresses that were 3D printed.They were amazing.But I had a few problems with them.They were made from hard plastics and that's why they broke easily.The models couldn't sit in them,and they even got hurt from the plastics under their arms.So now the main challenge was to find the right material for printing clothes with.I mean the material you feed the printer with.
The breakthrough came when I was introduced to Filaflex,which is a new kind of printing material.It's strong,yet very flexible.And with it,I was able to print the first garment,a red jacket that had the word"freedom"printed into it.And actually,you can easily download this jacket,and change the word to something else,for example,your name or your sweetheart's name.So I think in the future,materials will be better,and they will look and feel like fabrics we know today,like cotton or silk.

24.What does the writer mean by mentioning the skirt she is wearing nowC
A.It is not easily breakable.
B.It represents the latest style.
C.It came from a 3D printer.
D.It was made by a fashion designer.
25.When did the writer start experimenting with 3D printingC
A.When she attended a conference in New York.
B.When she had just graduated from her college.
C.When she was studying at a fashion design school.
D.When she attended a fashion show nine months ago.
26.What was the problem with the material at New York fashion houseA
A.It was hard and easy to break.
B.It was hard to come by.
C.It was difficult to print.
D.It was extremely expensive.
27.What can we know about FilaflexD
A.It is the latest model of a 3D printer.
B.It gives fashion designers room for imagination.
C.It is a plastic widely used in 3D printing.
D.It marks a breakthrough in printing material.

分析 短文主要介绍了作者使用3D打印制造出自己要穿的衣服,并描述了3D打印的发展变化.

解答 24.C,推理判断题,根据句子I was lucky to be at the technology conference then,and I had access to 3D printers可知,作者庆幸她有3D打印机,因此后文提到的裙子就是来自于3D打印的,故答案为C.
25.C,细节理解题,根据句子For my senior collection at fashion design school,I decided to try and 3D print an entire fashion collection from my home可知,作者在时尚设计学校时就开始实验3D打印了,故答案为C.
26.A,细节理解题,根据句子They were made from hard plastics and that's why they broke easily可知,其材料又硬又容易破坏,故答案为A.
27.D,推理判断题,根据句子The breakthrough came when I was introduced to Filaflex可知,这种新材料Filaflex对于3D打印来说意味着是一个突破,故答案为D.

点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.

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