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【题目】 Have you ever had dreams about building a robot? Or putting together a spaceship? Or even seeing your face made out of chocolate? Done. All you need is a 3-D printer (打印机)!

The possibilities of 3-D printing seem endless. All the user has to do is to design (设计) an object on the computer and choose a material to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials including glass, sugar and even skin! When the user presses “print”, the 3-D printer spreads the material layer (层) by layer and like magic the object is produced.

The first 3-D printer was invented in 1986 by an American, Charles Hull. But 3-D printing has only become cheap enough recently for most people to use. Designers now use 3-D printing to create unusual things. The Dutch artist Dirk Vander Kooj prints furniture (家具) made from old fridges. And doctors have used 3-D printing to print human body parts! A newspaper reported in February that scientists from Cornell Medical College even printed a man-made ear.

But like a lot of new technologies, if 3-D printinggets into the wrong hands, it can be dangerous. In 2011 a group of four men in the US used 3-D printing to produce ATM skimmers (提款机盗刷器). These were placed on an ATM and stole over $400,000 from users of the ATM. It is terrible to think that criminals like them might one day use a 3-D printer to print a gun.

But for better or for worse, 3-D printing has been put into use. In a few years, you’ll probably be wondering how you could ever live without your 3-D printer!

【1】__________ invented the first 3-D printer.

A.Charles HullB.Dirk Vander Kooj

C.A doctor called CornellD.Four men in the US

【2】What is the correct order for people to use a 3-D printer?

a. Choose a material. b. The 3-D printer spreads the material. c. Press the print button.

d. Use a computer to design an object.

A.a-b-c-dB.d-a-b-cC.a-c-d-bD.d-a-c-b

【3】The underlined word “gets into the wrong hands” in the fourth paragraph might mean__________ in English.

A.the hands caught by the printerB.to get into trouble

C.the hands used in a wrong placeD.to do something bad

【4】What does the writer think of the 3-D printer?

A.It is necessary only for our work.B.It is too expensive for most people.

C.It is helpful but dangerous.D.It is useless in our daily life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文介绍了3D打印技术，利用3D打印机，你可以打印任何想要的东西。第一个3D打印机于1986年被一位美国人发明。2011年，有人利用3D打印技术打印了提款机盗刷器。未来，你可能无法想象没有3D打印的日子。

【1】细节理解题。题意：谁发明了第一台3D打印机？根据The first 3-D printer was invented in 1986 by an American, Charles Hull.故选A。

【2】文章顺序题。a. Choose a material.选择一种材料；b. The 3-D printer spreads the material.3D打印机延展材料；c. Press the print button.按下打印按钮；d. Use a computer to design an object.使用电脑设计一个物件。根据All the user has to do is to design (设计) an object on the computer and choose a material to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials including glass, sugar and even skin! When the user presses “print”, the 3-D printer spreads the material，可知，先设计，然后选择材料，按下按钮，打印机工作，故顺序为d-a-c-b,故选D。

【3】词义猜测题。题意：下划线“gets into the wrong hands”在英文中是什么意思？A. the hands caught by the printer手被打印机卡住了；B. to get into trouble陷入困境；C. the hands used in a wrong place手用错地方了；D. to do something bad做坏事。根据These were placed on an ATM and stole over $400,000 from users of the ATM.可知，有人利用3D打印技术，做坏事，故选D。

【4】观点态度题。题意：作者认为3D打印机怎么样？A. It is necessary only for our work. 这只对我们的工作是必要的；B. It is too expensive for most people. 对大多数人来说太贵了；C. It is helpful but dangerous. 这是有益的，但也是危险的；D. It is useless in our daily life.它在我们的日常生活中是无用的。根据But for better or for worse, 3-D printing has been put into use.故选C。