Question

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.

What is John Harrison’s job?

   A. An official.  B. An ice-cream taster.

   C. A chemist.   D. An ice-cream manufacturer.

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

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 warm up.

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

Answer 1

【小题1】B

【小题2】B

【小题3】D

【小题4】D

解析:

【小题1】细节理解题。采用直接找文法找到答案。文章第二段交代，Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years”，故答案是B。

【小题2】细节理解题。采用直接找文法找到答案。由文章第三段最后一句中的 “…a dairy or food-service degree would be very useful to someone…”可知，正确答案是B。

【小题3】 细节理解题。采用直接找文法找到答案。文章第四段叙述了Harrison检测冰糕的过程，首先是让其温度升高。

【小题4】 概括文章主旨大意题。只有D项能高度概括文章的主旨大意，即Harrison从事很一种酷的工作。