Question

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an icecream taster?

Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste icecream. Just ask John Harrison, an "Official Taste Tester" for the past few 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 icecream——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 icecream, 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 foodscience 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 icecream samples. He lets the icecream warm up to about 12℃. Harrison explains, "You get more flavor from warmer icecream, which is why some kids like to stir（搅拌）it, creating icecream soup."

While the icecream 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 icecream 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 icecream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy-working "cool".

1.What is John Harrison? (No more than 4 words)

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2.According to John Harrison, If you want a career in this “cool field”, it is helpful to ____________? (No more than 6 words)

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3.What does John Harrison do first when testing ice cream? (No more than 8 words)

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4.Why do some kids like to stir ice cream? (No more than 10 words)

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Answer 1

1.An ice-cream taster/ An official taste tester.

2.have a degree in related subjects/ have a dairy or food-science degree.

3.He lets the ice cream warm up.

4.Because they can get more flavor from warmer ice cream.

【解析】

试题分析：你长大了想从事什么职业？教师？医生？当冰淇淋试吃人员怎样？有一种工作是试吃不同口味的冰淇淋，以帮助制造商确定各种款式冰淇淋的质量。那么，该怎样获得这样的工作呢？当然，不是喜欢吃冰淇淋就行了，如果拥有类似食品科学学位的证书将会对你有很大的帮助。

1.How about an icecream taster?”和第二段“Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste icecream. ...Just ask John Harrison, an "Official Taste Tester" for the past few years.”可知，文章讲的是一种特殊的工作--品尝冰淇淋。故填An ice-cream taster/ An official taste tester.

2.He points out that a dairy or foodscience degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this "cool" field.”可知，拥有乳制品或食品科学方面的学位证将会很有帮助，故填have a degree in related subjects/ have a dairy or food-science degree.

3.He lets the icecream warm up to about 12℃.

You get more flavor from warmer icecream”可知，Harrison先把冰淇淋加热到12度，故填He lets the ice cream warm up.

4.You get more flavor from warmer icecream, which is why some kids like to stir（搅拌）it, creating icecream soup.”可知，热一点的冰淇淋的味道会更好，这就是孩子们喜欢搅拌冰淇淋的原因，故填Because they can get more flavor from warmer ice cream.

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