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Foods of the Future
We asked young scientists to write an advertisement that answers this question: How will food options, food availability, and individuals’ food choices change in the future? A selection of their suggested marketing campaigns is below. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at http://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices. — Jennifer Sills
Personalized Meal Plans
Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preferences! Receive your personalized food basket, with a day-by-day diet program. We will send you full meals and personalized smoothies (水果奶昔) based on your genetic taste tendency.
Ada Gabriela Blidner
Twitter:adagbb
Fresh Fruit
If you miss sweet temperate fruits, welcome to our Moon Farm. Our fruit trees are planted in hybrid-soil and artificial air that reproduce Earth’s environment from 5000 years ago. Pick fruits with your family or ship to your doorstep with MoonEx. Freshness guaranteed.
Yongsheng Ji
Email: jiyongshengkeyhotmail.com
Meat
Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles. With FoodFootprint feeding system, we enhance natural grazing (放牧) to improve animal growth effectively while minimizing methane production and water consumption. At only $219.00/kg (including carbon taxes and ecological taxes), our steaks are affordable for the whole family.
Falko Buschke
Email: falko. buschkegmail. com
21. Which of the following needs you to provide the information of your genes?
A. Meat. B. Fresh Fruit.
C. NextGen Voices. D. Personalized Meal Plans.
22. Who should you contact if you want to have fun with your family?
A. Jennifer Sills. B. Yongsheng Ji.
C. Falko Buschke. D. Ada Gabriela Blidner.
23. Which of the following best describes the steaks in Meat?
A. Fresh. B. Green.
C. Expensive. D. Personalized.
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章提供了未来食物选择的几个营销活动，以供人们做出选择。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Personalized Meal Plans中的“Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preferences!”可知，这个营销活动需要你发送自己的DNA，然后其根据DNA信息将预测出你的食物偏好。故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Pick fruits with your family Yongsheng Ji”可知，你可以与家人一起享受采摘水果的快乐。该营销活动提供的联系人是Yongsheng Ji。故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles.”可知，这个营销活动的牛排来自天然草原，那里的牛吃着原生态的草。由此可知，在天然草原长大的牛吃的是没有污染的草，因此牛排是绿色无污染的。故选B。
