《2026年薪火金卷高考仿真模拟卷英语》

D
Midway through The Matrix, Cypher feasts on an enormous steak, well aware that his
reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and
that it is “juicy and delicious”. Two decades after the movie made its first appearance, something
unexpected arises: The future of reality will not only be virtual but also synthetic（合成的）.
Cypher’s future meal will be a physical one, synthesized from animal cells.
And the synthesis goes beyond dinner. Starting with components from the natural world,
scientists are learning to engineer microorganisms and build biocomputing systems. However,
biology has a tendency to evolve in unexpected ways.
Synthesized meat is one case in point. The driving forces behind the meat movement are
practical. It has been estimated that cultured（培育的） meat would require 7 to 45 percent less
energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for
consumption. But once we’re able to synthesize meat, theoretically, we’ll have the capability to
culture meat from any animal, even those we’d never consider eating today, like dolphins or
chimpanzees, which will pose a new regulatory challenge for us.
Using synthetic biology, we can even edit and rewrite life, the technology of which are
already in use. In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos
injected with human stem cells. Here comes the situation worth considering: Such a monkey-
human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans, on which
experimentation isn’t allowed, and animals, which are often raised specifically for research. How
will we decide when an animal becomes too human?
Depending on where you stand, the synthetic realities land somewhere between “really
exciting” and “critically concerning”. As individuals, we undertake a shared responsibility to
make good choices about this coming synthetic technology.
32. What do we know about Cypher’s steak in the movie?
A. It is anything but appetizing.
B. It is enjoyed in a virtual world.
C. It is synthesized from animal cells.
D. It is a construction made by himself.
33. What’s the advantage of synthesized meat?
A. It is more nutritious.
B. It is more energy-consuming.
C. It is more environment-friendly.
D. It is more controllable in regulation.
34. What is the author’s attitude to the experiment in Paragraph 4?
A. Cautious.
B. Favorable.
C. Pessimistic.
D. Indifferent.
35. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To popularize synthetic technology.
B. To indicate challenges of synthetic technology.
C. To stress the importance of synthetic technology.
D. To introduce the development of synthetic technology.

答案： D
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章讨论了合成技术带来的挑战。
32.B [细节理解题。由第一段中的“Midway through The Matrix, Cypher feasts on an enormous steak, well aware that his reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and that it is ‘juicy and delicious’. (在《黑客帝国》中,塞弗享用着一块巨大的牛排,他清楚地意识到自己所处的现实并不是真实的,这是一个数字程序的一部分,数字程序告诉他的大脑,牛排是一个虚拟造物,而且‘多汁美味’。)”可知,塞弗知道自己处于虚拟现实,牛排是数字构造出来的,他是在虚拟世界中享用牛排。故选 B 项。]
33.C [细节理解题。由第三段中的“It has been estimated that cultured (培育的) meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption. But once we're able to synthesize meat, theoretically, we'll have the capability to culture meat from any animal”可知,据估计,与传统养殖食用动物相比,培养肉(即合成肉)所需能源减少 7%至 45%,产生的温室气体减少 78%至 96%。由此可知,合成肉所需要的能源更少,所产生的温室气体也更少,所以合成肉更环保。故选 C 项。]
34.A [推理判断题。由第四段中的“In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos injected with human stem cells... How will we decide when an animal becomes too human?”可知,2021 年,一些国家的科学家宣布他们已经培育出注入人类干细胞后的猴子胚胎。这里是一个值得考虑的情况:这种人猴杂交将展示出介于人类和动物之间的品质,人类是不允许被进行实验的,而动物通常是专门为研究而饲养的。我们将如何判定动物何时变得过于人性化?由此可知,作者指出该实验对象既表现出人的某些特点(这一部分不允许被实验)也有动物的特点,作者提出的疑问表现出对此实验持有谨慎的态度。故选 A 项。]
35.B [推理判断题。通读全文可知,第一段以《黑客帝国》片段引出合成肉话题;第二段指出合成技术有朝不可预料方向发展的趋势;第三、四段以两个例子(合成肉带来的管控挑战和基因合成可能出现的伦理问题)说明合成技术的发展伴随着挑战。由此可知,文章的目的在于指出合成技术的挑战。故选 B 项。]