What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-c
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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.
【小题1】What is John Harrison’s job?
| A．An official. | B．An ice-cream taster. |
| C．A chemist. | D．An ice-cream manufacturer. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
试题答案
【小题1】B
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
解析【小题1】B 解析：这是一道推断题。根据第二段“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.”可以推断出John Harrison就是通过品尝冰淇淋获得收入的人，也就是冰淇淋品尝家。
【小题1】B解析：这是一道推断题。根据第三段“He points out that a dairy or food science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this ‘cold’ field.”可以推断出要想从事这个行业，应该有相关学科的学位。
【小题1】D解析：这是一道推断题。根据第四段“He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12°F.Harrison explains,‘You get more flavor from warmer ice cream.’”可知在观察和品尝冰淇淋前，他首先要把冰淇淋加热。