2016届四川省西昌市高考英语阅读理解和信息匹配类练习（7）
<p> 四川省西昌市2016高考英语阅读理解和信息匹配类练习（7）</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="FILTON">FILTON</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Bristol">Bristol</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Concorde">Concorde</span> <span word="supersonic">supersonic</span>（超音速的）<span word="airliners">airliners</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="created">created</span>. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="printing">printing</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="titanium">titanium</span> <span word="bracket">bracket</span> (钛合金支架), <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>. <span word="Brackets">Brackets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Filton">Filton</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airliner">airliner</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unrealistic">Unrealistic</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> 3<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="implants">implants</span>, <span word="jewellery">jewellery</span>, <span word="football">football</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="lampshades">lampshades</span>, <span word="racing">racing</span>-<span word="car">car</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="solid">solid</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customized">customized</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> (仪器). <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> (<span word="MIT">MIT</span>), <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Schmitt">Schmitt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workings">workings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printer">printer</span>, <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counterweight">counterweight</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="ticking">ticking</span>.</p><p> <span word="Engineers">Engineers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="using">using</span> 3<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printers">printers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheaply">cheaply</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="embark">embark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tooling">tooling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="As">As</span> 3<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printers">printers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="production">production</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metals">metals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3<span word="D">D</span> <span word="printers">printers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="types">types</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="Wohlers">Wohlers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50% <span word="by">by</span> 2020.</p>
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