techniques , but he admitted there would be difficulties in meeting his goal .
“ For example , if you run out of ink while printing on paper , you will throw that paper away . But you cannot throw half-completed buildings away if your material gets stuck , ” he said . Although the printed house is not available to visit , there is a chance for people in Shanghai to see items printed in 3D.
The Belgium-based company Materialise NV held a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and ended in the middle of 2013 . The company is eager to show Asia what is possible with 3D printing .
“ All the pieces shown here are what cannot be made through traditional techniques . A good example of this customization is hearing aids . More than 10 million people already use 3D printed hearing aids, all made according to the size of their ears , ” said Wim Michiels , executive vice-president at Materialise NV .
“ You can produce anything whenever and wherever you like . You don’t need to set up production lines for pieces that only need a limited amount of products . Setting up a production line is a lot of work . It takes a long time and is very expensive for a limited number of pieces , ” said Michiels .
Kim Francois , managing director of Materialise China , said their European and American clients have already taken the next step toward additive manufacturing with small series production such as hearing aids .
小題1:What is mainly talked about in the text ?
A. The development of 3D printing .
B. A 3D printing show in Shanghai .
C. Varieties of items printed in 3D .
D. The company Materialise NV .
小題2:According to Behrokh Khoshnevis , what is the main difficulty in printing buildings ?
A．Time .B．Technique .C．Space .D．Material .
小題3:The example of 3D printed hearing aids was mentioned to show that ______________ .
A．these items used to be impossible to make
B．3D printing has a large market share
C．3D hearing aids help people hear better
D．people need different sized hearing aids
小題4:According to the text , 3D printing is suitable for ___________ .
A．mass production
B．making small items
C．small series production
D．reducing production costs

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章是關(guān)于在上海的3D打印展，專家展示了3D打印技術(shù)打印出來(lái)的物品，從助聽(tīng)器到建筑都可以打印，這些是以前所做不到的，而且3D打印技術(shù)不需要生產(chǎn)線。
小題1:主旨題：從文章第四段的內(nèi)容：The Belgium-based company Materialise NV held a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and ended in the middle of 2013 .可知這篇文章是關(guān)于在上海的3D打印展，選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：“ For example , if you run out of ink while printing on paper , you will throw that paper away . But you cannot throw half-completed buildings away if your material gets stuck , ”可知根據(jù)Behrokh Khoshnevis 所說(shuō)畫建筑的最大的困難是材料，選 D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第五段的句子：“ All the pieces shown here are what cannot be made through traditional techniques . A good example of this customization is hearing aids .可知3D打印的助聽(tīng)器的例子是為了表明這些東西過(guò)去是不可能做到的，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：their European and American clients have already taken the next step toward additive manufacturing with small series production such as hearing aids .可知3D打印適用于小型產(chǎn)品。選C
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