Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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A. shrunk    B. laziness C. limited D. squeezed E. gravity 

F. literary  G. melting   H. element I. targeted J. future   K. time-consuming

As further proof that you can now 3D-print anything, a company called Natural Machines has introduced a 3D printer for food.

The “Foodini”, as it’s called, isn’t too different from a regular 3D printer, but instead of printing with plastics, it prints eatable ingredients   41   out of steel capsules (容器): “It’s the same technology,” says Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, “but with plastics there’s just one  42   point, while with food it has different temperatures and consistencies (粘稠度). Also,   43  works a little bit against us, as food doesn’t hold the shape as well as plastic.”

At the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin, the Barcelona-based startup is showing off the machine, which it says is the only one of its kind capable of printing a wide range of dishes.
“In fact, this is a mini food manufacturing plant   44   down to the size of an oven,” Kucsma said, pointing out that at least in the initial stage the printer will be   45   mostly at professional kitchen users, with a consumer version to follow.

In principle, the Foodini sounds like the final   46   aid: press a button to print your food. But Natural Machines is quick to point out that it’s designed to take care only of the difficult and   47  parts of food preparation that discourage people from cooking at home, and that it promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing.

Nevertheless, the company is working with major food manufacturers to create pre-packaged plastic capsules that can just be loaded into the machine to make food, even though they assure these will be free of preservatives, with a shelf life   48   to five days.
The printing process is slow, but faster than regular 3D printing. Other than being capable of creating complex designs, the Foodini can be useful for recipes that require accuracy and skillfulness, like homemade pizza or filled pasta.

Currently, the device only prints the food, which must be then cooked as usual. But a(n)   49  model will also cook the preparation and produce it ready to eat.

The idea also comes with a social   50   too. “There’s a touchscreen on the front that connects to a recipe site in the cloud, so it’s an internet-of-things, connected kitchen appliance,” said Kucsma. Users will also be able to control the device remotely using a smartphone, and share their recipes with the community

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真相大白

41. D  squeezed

42. G  melting

43. E  gravity

44. A  shrunk

45. I   targeted

46. B  laziness

47. K  time-consuming

48. C  limited

49. J   future

50. H  element

名师把脉

本文主要讲述了能打印食品的3D打印机，主要考查非谓语、形容词、动词的固定搭配、名词词义辨析等板块。本文整体难度适中，没有难词偏词怪词，但也有个别让学生比较陌生的词组。所以从整体来看，还是考查学生的单词词组搭配积累以及上下文逻辑理解能力。

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41. 解析：squeezed。在这里根据上下文意思，要填一个过去分词作定语，并且从不锈钢胶囊中出来，挤出来比较合适，因此得此答案。

42. 解析：melting。melting point该词组意思为“熔点”。后文提及温度不一样，那就是与熔点有关，所以该空填此词。

43. 解析：gravity。重力一般是在物理上会涉及，因此此词对于大多数考生都会有点陌生。后文是对我们不利，联系上下文，重力对我们不利，故该空填此词。

44. 解析：shrunk。这个词的原形是shrink，分词作后置定语。本质上，这是一个体积缩小至烤箱的食品加工厂。shrunk故为答案。

45. 解析：targeted。be targeted at，固定词组，该打印机目标定位是专业厨房用户。targeted故为答案。

46. 解析：laziness。该打印机听起来是懒惰的终极助手，用户按一下按钮就可以享受美食。laziness故为答案。

47. 解析：time-consuming。该空处在“difficult and _____ parts.”需要填形容词，并且意思是复杂的或者花时间的，结合上面的选项，time-consuming最为合适。

48. 解析：limited。此题考查词组limited to，保质期上限为五天。

49. 解析：future。该题难度很小，本段开头有currently,目前打印机只能打印常规做好的食物，那么将来的打印机，所以future符合词意，故为答案。

50. 解析：element。该题需要填一个名词，这个想法也源于一个社会要素。element符合词意，故为答案。

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