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From furniture to jewelry, from the medical industry to civil engineering, three dimensional printing can turn all sorts of ideas into objects．
"I wanted to print large objects such as buildings," said Behrokh Khoshnevis, professor of the University of Southern California．He planned to construct a house in 24 hours by applying 3D printing 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 i\s not available to visit, there is a chance for people in．Shanghai to see items printed in 3D．
The Belgium-based company Materialise NV is currently holding a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and will continue until the middle of this year． 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 ear," 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 product．Setting up a production line is a lot of work, 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 made the next step toward additive manufacturing with small series production such as hearing aids．
66．What is mainly talked about in the text?
A．The development of 3-D printing．
B．A 3-D printing show in Shanghai．
C．Varieties of items printed in 3D．
D．The company Materialise NV．
67．According to Khoshnevis9 what is the main difficulty in printing buildings?
A．Time． B．Technique． C．Space． D．Material．
68．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
69．According to the text9 3D printing is suitable for
A．mass production
B．making small items
C．small-series production
D．reducing production costs
70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．The printed house is on show in Shanghai．
B．The exhibition will last about half a year．
C．3D printing is regarded as new in Asia．
D．A production line has its own disadvantages．
D
More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the latest hi tech current, allowing wearers to glance at messages and even take calls without touching
their phones．The I'm Watch, available since 2011, is the flagship product of an Italian company－i'm．This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone, with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless technology．It means you can leave your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call, review e-mails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook．
The I'm Watch also has its own applications, such as i’m Sport, which links with a heart rate detector（检测器）to allow a runner to check his pulse． Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones．
With a square shape, a 3．8-centimeter touch screen and various colors, the i'm Watch sells for a minimum of 300 Euros （$390） for the basic model and prices climb to 16,000 Euros for a luxury model in silver or decorated with diamonds．
So far, the watch has already found 30,000 buyers, 80 percent of whom are men aged 25to 50．"Seventy percent are iPhone users, 25 percent Samsung and the' rest are other telephones using 'Google's Android operating system," said Massimiliano Bertolini, a manager of the company, which aims to sell more than 200,000 watches this year．The company's target market is the person who is always glued to his smart phone, even in meetings or at the movies, or people who wish to keep an eye on their heartbeat during exercise．They will especially target women with advertisements emphasizing its design rather than its technology．
71．The text is meant to ．
A．advertise a hand-held device B． show an example of high-tech
C． introduce a new type of watch D． compare the phone with the watch
72．Which of the following best describes the I’m watch?
A． Economical． B． Typical． C． Multifunctional． D． Traditional．
73．Why is the i'm watch superior to other specialized sports watches?
A．It provides a better service．
B．It is linked to smart-phones．
C．It has a heart rate detector．
D．It owns fancy appearance．
74．Which group of people may be attracted by the i'm, Watch?
A．Sports lovers having smart phones．
B．Women preferring advertisements．
C．People using Android system．
D．iPhone users seeking convenience,
75．What can we learn about the i'm watch according to the text?
A．It can control a runner’s pulse．
B．It has a wide range of prices．
C．It can replace the smart phones．
D．It is popular among teenagers．
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第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，共15分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] They say that "seeing is believing", but when it comes to TV commercials, this is not always the case．
[2] The world's leading mobile phone maker, Nokia, released its latest model Lumia 920 0n Sept 5．The smart phone was supposed to possess an advanced camera, which let customers shoot better pictures at night and record stabilized videos．To show how well these features work, the Finnish company released an ad showing a man and a woman riding bicycles side by side, with the man taking a video of the woman on the phone． However, several hours later, technology website The Verge uncovered that the video was neither shot with the new product, nor shot from someone riding a bicycle． Instead, someone in a lorry next to the woman took the video using a professional video camera．
[3] The next day Nokja apologized, "In an effort to demonstrate the benefits of visual image stabilization, we produced a video that simulates（看起来像）．what we will be able to deliver．" Indeed, what we have seen in ads is more or less a simulation—— a practice called "advertising photography"．
[4] McDonald's video in June explained the "art"．It showed how its burgers get dolled up（装扮） before going on camera． Like models preparing for a magazine cover shoot, burgers also get designed in a photography studio．They are prepared for hour．s and put together with absolute precision so they look their best before photo shoots． Each ingredient, such as onions and sauce, is carefully put into place to make the burger look much juicier, bigger and tastier． Computer software Photos．hop is also used to add visual effects．
[5] So don't feel when you get ．a burger that never looks like what you see in ads．
76．What do the underlined words "the case" in Paragraph l refer to? （ no more than 3 words）
77．For what purpose did Nokia create the video? （ no more than 8 words）
78．Why does the author give the example of McDonald's video in Paragraph 4? （no more than 10 words）
79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words．（ no more than 2 words）
80．How does the author state his point in the text? （ no more than 5 words）
第二节 写作（满分30分）
某英文网站举行专题征文活动。请根据下图，结合自己的生活实际，写一篇120－150词的英语短文。
注意：简要描述图片，并陈述自己的观点。
