Look, this is the first plane in the world to be created using the new technology of “3D p

Look, this is the first plane in the world to be created using the new technology of “3D printing”. The airplane was built using only a computer—but it can fly at a speed of 100mph and has a two-meter wingspan.
It was produced using a special nylon laser printer that builds up something layer-by-layer. The parts were made separately and attached using a “snap fit” technique so the aircraft could be put together without tools in minutes.
No fasteners at all were used in the manufacture of the plane. Unmanned and electrically powered, the plane can travel in near silence and is also equipped with a small autopilot system. The special production process used is known as “laser sintering(激光烧结)”and allows the designers to create shapes and structures that would normally include costly manufacturing techniques. This technology allows a highly-tailored aircraft to be developed from your own design to first flight in days, while using traditional materials and techniques would take months. And because no tooling is required for manufacture, major changes to the shape and scale of the aircraft can be made with no extra cost.
Professor Jim Scanlon, who led the team, said, “The process allows the design team to revisit historical techniques and ideas that would have been too expensive using traditional manufacturing.” He added, “This form of structure is very firm and lightweight, but very complex. If it was manufactured traditionally it would require a large number of individually tailored parts that would have to be connected or fastened at great expense.”
The new printed plane is known as the Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft—or SULSA for short—and is part of a wider project using cutting-edge manufacturing techniques. The University of Southampton has been at the leading position of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle development since the early 1990s.
【小题1】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Revolutionary Breakthrough of 3D Printer
Scientists Create Aircraft with High Speed
C. New Designed Airplane with New Techniques.
D. The World’s first 3-D printed Airplane, SULSA
【小题2】How could the plane work while flying?A．It should be controlled by an autopilot system.B．It should be controlled by “laser sintering”.C．A pilot controls it using a remote control.D．A pilot with high techniques controlled it.【小题3】This kind of plane has the following advantages EXCEPT .A．it produces little noise while flyingB．it is manufactured in quite a short timeC．it only requires simple and cheap toolsD．it needn’t extra cost if changes are made【小题4】Professor Jim Scanlon believes they can with their techniques.A．produce firmer and lighter real planes easilyB．connect and fasten tailor parts for real planesC．copy earlier planes to study their techniquesD．find differences by studying the traditional onesD

(答案→)D 解析：试题分析 本文讲述生产出3D printed 飞机，利用此项技术能更好的推动技术的发展，从而造出更轻更坚固的飞机。【小题1】D 主旨大意。本篇文章最好的题目根据第一段得出这是世界上第一架3Dprinted 飞机。故选 D项。【小题2】A细节题。根据第二段Unmanned and electrically powered, the plane can travel in near silence and is also equipped with a small autopilot system，故应选 A项，【小题3】C 细节是。这种飞机有哪些优点，根据倒数第二段he process allows the design team to revisit historical techniques and ideas that would have been too expensive using traditional manufacturing.” He added, “This form of structure is very firm and lightweight, but very complex. If it was manufactured traditionally it would require a large number of individually tailored parts that would have to be connected or fastened at great expense.得知，没有C项。【小题4】A细节题。根据俨第二段中If it was manufactured traditionally it would require a large number of individually tailored parts that would have to be connected or fastened at great expense得知用他们的技术，能更好的生产出坚固更轻的飞机。考点 科普类阅读。

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