【金版教程】2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 5 Inside advertising Section Ⅰ Warming up Reading-Prereading课时作业 新人教版选修9.docVIP

Unit 5　Inside advertising Section Ⅰ　Warming up Reading—Pre－reading Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Imagine having an idea，drawing it on paper，bringing it to a store and seeing it turns into a physical 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. 3D printing services are becoming available for American consumers.The UPS Store is a nationwide retailer (零售店) that provides shipping，copying and other services.The UPS Store recently has put 3D printers in three of its independently－owned stores.Burke Jones，who owns one of the stores in San Diego，says，“The demand has been amazing.” For $11，Jonathan Netter used a 3D printer to produce two small plastic parts as part of a knuckle (指关节) for a hand.Working for a medical device company，Jonathan says the printing services will speed up the testing of parts and get the devices to patients faster.An office supply company is selling 3D printers on its website for as low as about $1,300.A cartridge (盒) of color plastic costs $50.Experts expect the printing speed and price to improve. At the UPS Store，the cost of the object depends on the amount of material used.The store charges up to $95 an hour to design the object with computer software that creates a digital file to guide the printer. Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago.The store is filled with tools like a laser cutter，an industrial sewing machine and 3D printers.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 make a huge impact on society as a whole.” He predicts that within five years,3D printing technology could become more consumer－friendly.But KiChong Tran，a student who plans to open a 3D printing business in Cambodia，says even the current technology can make a difference in a developing country like Camb