insects.Though all this futuristic food may

　　sound unappealing，the scientists believe that

　　when faced with a terrible food crisis④，it will be very welcomed.

　　While this may sound a little difficult to believe，Anjan seems to have convinced the scientists at NASA，who are looking for a solution to feed astronauts

　　when they go on really long missions⑤，like the one being planned

　　to Mars.

　　They gave Anjan $ 125,000 to start building the first re­

　　al 3­D printer that creates the food.

　　Anjan is not the only one with this idea.A group led by Professor Hod Lipson has been experimenting with this idea since 2011 and has even succeeded in printing out cube­shaped creations from

　　powdered milk and cookies with limited sugar!

　　From：www.dogonews.com

　　【解题导语】　本文主要讲述了3D打印机是否能够“打印”食物。

　　一、阅读与积累

　　1．攻克疑难词汇

　　①architectural adj.建筑学的，建筑方面的

　　②edible adj.可食用的

　　The food at the hotel was barely edible.

　　那家旅馆的食物几乎无法食用。

　　③protein n．蛋白质

　　④crisis n．危机

　　⑤mission n．任务

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