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 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 (味道）.
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 to 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.What is John Harrison’s job?
A. An official. B. An ice-cream taster.
C. A chemist. D. An ice-cream manufacturer.
2.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 chemistry
C. have new ideas every day D. find out new flavors each day
3.What does Harrison do first when testing 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 cool down.
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often 40 don't realize she's blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation. When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
1.A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
2.A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost
3.A．and B．except C．even D．but
4.A．who B．it C．she D．which
5.A．children B．family C．guests D．friends
6.A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed
7.A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．enjoyed
8.A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
9.A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
10.A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
11.A．excitement B．encouragementC．delight D．surprise
12.A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
13.A．touched B．distinguishedC．saw D．understood
14.A．after B．before C．until D．when
15.A．come up B．turned out C．referred to D．talked about
16.A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
17.A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
18.A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
19.A．shortcomingsB．difficulties C．pride D．description
20.A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
---I think Maths is playing a more important part in the new test system. What about you?
--- ______. We should be more devoted to it.
A. No pains, no gains.
B. Fact speaks louder than words.
C. Great minds think alike.
D. Don’t claim to know what you don’t know.
_______ , and he felt hopeless.
A. Because Charles was sentenced to death
B. As Charles was sentenced to death
C. Sentenced to death
D. Charles was sentenced to death
All of us thought _________ no use talking about some unpractical matters frequently.
A. that B. it C. this D. which
The deadline for applications is 30 April. Do you think you can ______ it?
A. set B. reach C. grasp D. meet
