What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers(制造商) to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream— as well as for developing over 75 flavors .
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No— there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up about 12℉. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”
While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy— working at one cool job.
1.According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to __________.
A. keep a diary of work
B. have a degree in related subjects
C. have new ideas every day
D. find out new flavors each day
2.What does Harrison do first when tasting ice cream?
A. He stirs the ice cream. B. He examines the color of the ice cream.
C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream. D. He lets the ice cream warm up.
3.Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Tasting with Eyes B. Flavors of Ice Cream
C. John Harrison’s Life D. One Cool Job
Finally, this week’s comedy “Tomorrow’s Another Day” at the Cambridge MGM cinema, is another one in the long line of successes from director Peter Hamin.
This one has an unusual story line. Just imagine this; one day Mickey Style , a TV reporter, goes off to make a program about an exciting film festival in Canada. On his first morning there he wakes up, the sun is shining, the birds are singing , and life just couldn’t be better. He works through the day , goes to bed; wakes up the next morning… to find it’s the same day! The same sun, the same birds singing in the same tree, the same people saying and doing exactly the same things, day after day, He is caught in a place where time has simply stood still, where there will be no tomorrow.
This could be very serious, but it’s not. It’s an extremely funny film, which made everyone, including your reviewer (评论家) , laugh out loud. It has the silliest ending , and the audience loved it! Sabetha Tayior is great as the generous bank manager, yes, really, although Hollywood probably won’t give her any prizes. So if you want to forget your troubles, this is the film for you.
1.What is the writer trying to do in the text? _________
A. To give his or her opinions about an actor.
B. To give his or her opinions about a film.
C. To describe a Canadian film festival.
D. To describe his or her strange experience.
2.Why would somebody read the text? ___________
A. To enjoy the extremely funny jokes.
B. To find the answer to a problem.
C. To find out more about a cinema.
D. To choose their evening’s entertainment.
3.What is the writer’s opinions of “Tomorrow’s Another Day”? ___________
A. It’s serious B. It’s exciting C. It’s successful D. It’s terrible
4.Where was Mickey Style when something strange happened to him? _________
A. On a working trip B. At the office
C. On holidays D. At the movies
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say！”“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic. ”So I said to him, “well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?” By the way, have you ever been there? “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent（壮丽的）.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking .I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don’t say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I make a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expression.
1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
A. English idioms were too difficult to master
B. I cared little about the teacher’s instruction
C. my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance
D. I had no interest in English learning
2.When I first heard “You don’t say!” I thought .
A. the Englishman was not interested in my English
B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall.
C. I had talked too much
D. I had to stop talking at once
3.Which of the following is true?
A. The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall.
B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.
C. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting
4.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___ .
A. the Englishman made me a fool
B. the Englishman made a fool of himself
C. I felt very silly
D.I felt proud of my understanding
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers，I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so，I find the article on the 1side is much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 2in good health，or advice about how to behave and 3yourself in society．If I cut the front articles，the opposite one is likely to suffer 4，leaving one half of it or keeping the text 5the title．Therefore，the scissors would stay before they start， 6the cutting would be halfway done when I find out the 7result．
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time，both worth your 8．You can only take up one of them；the other has to wait or be 9up．But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not 10you to do what is left behind．Thus you are 11in a difficult position and feel sad．How come nice 12and clever ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 13greatly on your preference of your one choice to the other．
In fact that is what 14is like；we are often 15with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both 16like a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that our attention is 17to the thing only after we get into another．The former may be more important than the latter and this 18a divided mind．I still remember a philosopher’s 19：“When one door shuts，another opens in life．”So a casual（不经意的） 20may reward one．
1.A．same B．opposite C．either D．front
2.A．get B．bring C．1ead D．keep
3.A．enjoy B．help C．conduct D．dress
4.A．damage B．destroy C．hurt D．injury
5.A．on B．for C．without D．off
6.A．or B．but C．so D．for
7.A．satisfying B．regrettable C．surprising D．impossible
8.A．courage B．patience C．strength D．attention
9.A．given B．picked C．held D．made
10.A．persuade B．agree C．allow D．tell
11.A．filled B．struck C．caught D．attracted
12.A．chances B．conditions C．wishes D．ways
13.A．progresses B．goes C．changes D．improves
14.A．study B．1ife C．society D．nature
15.A．supplied B．connected C．fixed D．faced
16.A．available B．desirable C．considerable D．enjoyable
17.A．turned B．transferred C．paid D．drawn
18.A．gives way to B．gives rise to C．gets through to D．gets close to
19.A．remarks B．sayings C．slogans D．comments
20.A．behavior B．action C．choice D．attitude
In the dark forest _______, some large enough to hold several English towns.
A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes
C. many lakes lie D. many lakes lies
Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.
A. none of them B. both of them C. none of whom D. neither of whom
