题目内容
The
Highfield Campus is the university’s main campus. It is set in green and pleasant surroundings, just a short walk from the city centre. New and modern student facilities(设备), such as the Jubilee Sports Centre and Students’ Union, the Hartley Library, a range of restaurants, a bookshop, a post office and four major banks could be found here.
Southampton University is one of the top 10 research universities in the
A wide range of scholarships(奖学金)are arranged to aid the students’ studies at Southampton University. The university offers a large number of scholarships for any of the students’ courses. Most scholarships are awarded on the basis of the achievements of the students and all are competitive. If the student is serious about his desire to study with a scholarship, he should look into all scholarships open to him and put in a strong application for each one.
Students joining
56. Which of the following best shows the structure(缘陶)of the passage?
(①:Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2, ③=Paragraph 3, ④=Paragraph 4, ⑤=Paragraph 5)
57. The underlined word “diverse”(in Paragraph 1)most probably mean
A. proper B. different C. enough D. excellent
58. Which of the following is NOT supported in the passage?
A.
B. It’s convenient to borrow or buy books on the campus
C. There are more than ten research universities in the
D. Most scholarships are offered to hard―working students
59. The best title for this passage would be
A. Highfield Campus, Pride of
B. Hartley Institute, Mother of
C.
D.
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SEE a cell phone cover that you like on Taobao? Forget about placing an order, paying the bill online and waiting for days for it to be delivered to you. In the near future, you'll be able to get it in minutes just by hitting "print" on your computer.
You might find it hard to believe that you could actually "print" an object like you would a picture. But it is not that hard to understand how it would work. Just as a traditional printer sprays (喷) ink onto paper line by line, modern 3-D printers spread material onto a surface layer by layer, from the bottom to the top, gradually building up a shape.
Instead of ink, the materials the 3-D printer uses are mainly plastic, resin (树脂)and certain metals. The thinner each layer is --- from a millimeter to less than the width of a hair --- the smoother and finer the object will be.
This may sound like a completely new technology, but the truth is that 3-D printing has been around since the late 1980s. Back then, it was barely affordable for most people, so few knew about it.
Last year, though, saw a big change in the 3-D printing industry--- printers became much cheaper. For example, 10 years ago a desktop 3-D printer might have cost £20,000 (200,000 yuan), while now they cost only about £ 1,000, according to the BBC.
Taken out of the factory and introduced to more diverse and common uses, 3-D printing can create just about anything you can think of ---flutes (笛子), bikinis, jewelry, aircraft parts and even human organs. In fact, scientists from Cornell University in New York have just made an artificial ear using a 3-D printer, according to Science Daily. The fake ear looks and acts exactly like a natural one.
However, as 3-D printing becomes more commonplace, it may bring about certain problems --- such as piracy. "Once you can download a coffee maker, or print out a new set of kitchen utensils (餐具) on your personal 3-D printer, who will visit a retail (零售的) store again?" an expert in 3-D printing told Forbes News. Even more frightening, what if anyone in the world could use a 3-D printer to print out a fully functioning gun?
【小题1】According to the article, in the future, the 3-D printing technology will ___.
A.enable people to make better purchases online |
B.be applied as widely in our daily lives as computers |
C.change the way we make many products |
D.shorten the time it takes for people to get what they buy online |
A.The 3-D printing technology was taken out ofthe factory. |
B.The 3-D printer became more affordable forconsumers. |
C.The 3-D printer was used for medical treatmentfor the first time. |
D.3-D printing technology began to be used invarious fields. |
A.By analyzing a cause and an effect. | B.By making comparisons. |
C.By giving examples. | D.By presenting research findings. |
A.Printing out everything | B.Technology in the future |
C.Online shopping disappearing | D.Great demand for 3-D printers |