Ifyourpenbrokeatschooltoday,whatwouldyoudo?Youwouldgotoashopandbuyanewone.Whatifyoucouldsimplyprintoutareal,workingpenwithyour3-Dprinterwithoutleavingyourroom?
Tenyearsagopeoplecouldonlysee3-Dprintinginsciencefictionmovies.Butnow3-Dprintingishereandit'sbringingbigchanges.
Unlikenormalprintingthatcanonlycopya2-Dpicturewithink.3-Dprintingcanbuildalmostanythingmadefrommaterial.Theprinterlayers(分层)thematerialindifferentshapestocreatetheobjectyouwanttobecopied.
The3-Dprinterhasbeenusedtomakemanydifferentthings.Peoplehavemadecupscarsandevenanairplanewithit.
Doctorshavebeenusing3-Dprintersforseveralyears.People'snervoussystemshavebeenprintedoutin3-Dformmedicalresearch.Somebodypartshavebeenprintedandusedinhospital.Severalmonthsago,doctorsuseda3-Dprintertorebuildthefaceofapersonwhohadabadaccident.Inthefuture,itisexpectedthattheprinterwillmakehumanorganstosavemorelives.
Howevertherearedrawbackstotheprinter.Atthemoment,printingcanbequiteslowandit'sstillratherexpensive.Theaverage(平均的)priceofahouseholdprinterisaround$1,700,notincludingthecostofthematerials.
Butasthetechnologydevelops,itshouldn'tbelongbeforedisadvantagesareimproved.Onlytimewilltellwherethisnewtechnologywilltakeus.
61.Peoplecouldsee3-Dprintingin___tenyearsago.
A.largehighschool
B.sciencefictionmovies
C.digitalcamerashop
62.Peoplestillcan'tmakea(n)___witha3-Dprintersofar
A.airplane
B.face
C.organ
63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"drawbacks"mean?___
A.不足
B.趋势
C.优点
64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?___
A.Thenormalprintercanbuild3-Dobjectsyoumant.
B.Nonervoussystemsareprintedoutin3-Dform.
C.The3-Dprintingcanbecheaperandfasterinthefuture
65.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?___
A.Thedisadvantagesof3-Dprinting
B.thechangesbroughtby3-Dprinting
C.Therapiddevelopmentofscience.