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Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into an object. This is now possible with the help of 3D printers. Such machines were once used just by universities and big companies, but now, stores with 3D printing services are appearing around the United States.
Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago. The Jaycoxs offer 3D printing classes and services for anyone who is interested.
“I think 3D printing is going to be huge. It’s going to have a huge influence on society as a whole.” says KiChong Tran, one of the students in a recent class. He plans to open a 3D printing business in Cambodia (柬埔寨).
3D printing services are coming into American people’s life. The UPS Store is a nationwide retailer (零售商) that provides copying and other services. The UPS Store recently put 3D printers in three of its independently-owned stores. Burke Jones owns one of the stores in San Diego.
“The demand has been amazing. There has been a lot of interest from people. It’s been much more than I would have imagined.”
The UPS Store plans to add 3D printers in three more stores.
For $11, someone used a 3D printer to produce two small plastic parts as part of a knuckle (指節) for a hand. He works for the company which is testing finger prosthetics (假肢). He says the same–day or next-day printing services will speed up testing of parts and get them to patients faster.
Staples, an American store, is selling 3D printers on its website for as low as about $1,300. As with any technology - experts expect the printing speed to increase and the price to go down.
Bryan Jaycox requires $15 an hour to print an object. He also sets the price depending on the size of the object and up to $50 an hour for design and labor services.
Mr Jaycox thinks that within five years, 3D printing technology could become more user friendly. But KiChong Tran says even today’s technology can make a difference in a developing country like Cambodia.
“With 3D printing you can give them tools, so they are responsible more for their own development and they learn skills beyond just like learning English and becoming a tour guide or something like that. You can actually create things that give value to the world.”
He says it’s not just Cambodia but anywhere where there is a 3D printer, it can turn a good idea into reality.
小題1:What can 3D printers do according to the passage?

A．Come up with an idea.

B．Draw on a piece of paper.

C．Help users to spend less money.

D．Turn an idea into a physical object.

小題2:What does the underlined part mean in this passage?

A．Make users’ life better.

B．Make friends with users.

C．Make 3D printers easier to use.

D．Use 3D printers to make money.

小題3:What can we infer from the passage?

A．3D printing is becoming popular in the world.

B．There is no 3D printing business in Cambodia.

C．The UPS Store is the biggest 3D printing company.

D．3D printing plays the most important role in daily life.

小題4:What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The future of 3D printing in the world.

B．The 3D printing business in Cambodia.

C．The development and growth of 3D printing business.

D．The 3D printing classes and services in different places.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了什么是3D打印技術，以及3D打印業務的發展情況。
小題1:細節理解題。Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into an object. This is now possible with the help of 3D printers.描述，可知3D打印機能把一個想法變成實物。故選D。
小題2:句意理解題。聯系上一段描述，可知Jaycox 說的是，五年后3D打印技術將會變得更加易于使用。故選C。
小題3:主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，這篇短文主要介紹了3D打印技術，告訴我們現在3D打印技術越來越受歡迎。故選A。
小題4:主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，這篇短文主要介紹了什么是3D打印技術，以及3D打印業務的發展情況。故選C。