Ice Cream Taster Has Sweet JobJohn Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States. He’s the official taster for Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the nation’s best-selling brands. Harrison’s taste buds are insured for $1 million. ___1___ A

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Ice Cream Taster Has Sweet Job

John Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States. He’s the official taster for Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the nation’s best-selling brands. Harrison’s taste buds are insured for $1 million. ___1___ And when he isn’t doing that, he travels, buying Edy’s in supermarkets all over the country so that he can check for perfect appearance, texture, and flavor.
After I interviewed Harrison, I realized that the life of an ice cream taster isn’t all Cookies ’n Cream — a flavor that* he invented, by the way. No, it’s extremely hard work, which requires discipline and selflessness.
For one thing, he doesn’t swallow on the job. Like a coffee taster, Harrison spits. Using a gold spoon to avoid “off” flavors, he takes a small bite and moves it around in his mouth to introduce it to all 9,000 or so taste buds. ___2___ Then he breathes in gently to bring the aroma up through the back of his nose. Each step helps Harrison evaluate whether the ice cream has a good balance of dairy, sweetness, and added ingredients 一 the three-flavor components of ice cream. Then, even if the ice cream tastes heavenly, he puts it into a trash can. A full stomach makes it, impossible to judge the quality of the flavors.
During the workweek, Harrison told me that he has to make other sacrifices, too: no onions, garlic, or spicy food, and no caffeine. Caffeine will block the taste buds, he says, so his breakfast is a cup of herbal tea. ___3___
Harrison’s family has been in the ice cream business in one way or another1 for four generations, so Harrison has spent his entire life with it2. However, he has never lost his love for its cold, creamy sweetness. ___4___ On these occasions3, he does swallow, and he eats about a quart (0.95 liters) each week. By comparison4, the average person in the United States eats 23.2 quarts (21. 96 liters) of ice cream and other frozen dairy products each year.
Edy’s ice cream is available in dozens of flavors. So what flavor does the best-trained ice-cream taster in the country prefer? Vanilla! In fact, vanilla is the best-selling variety in the United States. ___5___ “It’s a very complex flavor,” Harrison says.

词汇:
taste bud 味蕾
texture /'tekst /a/ n. 质地
aroma / 'r um / n. 芳香
vanilla /v 'ml / n. 香草

注释:
1. in one way or another:以某种方式,用这样或那样的方式
2. has spent his entire life with it:为此他已付出一生。spend.…with sth.:花(时间等)在某事上
3. on these occasions:在这种场合下
4. by comparison:相比之下

练习:
A However, you should never call it plain vanilla.
B He even orders ice cream in restaurants for dessert.
C Next he smack-smack-smacks his lips to get some air into the sample.
D This is a small price to pay for what he calls the world’s best job.
E In his younger days, he would help out at the ice cream factory his uncle owned.
F He gets to sample 60 ice creams a day at Edy’s headquarters in Oakland, California.


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参考答案和解析
答案:
解析:
1. F 文中第一段讲了Harrison的工作情况。后文提到他休假时的情况,所以此处应为对他工作状态的介绍。
2. C 第二段主要介绍了他工作时品尝冰淇淋的过程。前文介绍了刚入口中的情况,此处应该是后续介绍。
3. D 第四段讲了他为此工作做出的牺牲。
4. B 此处前文讲到他仍然爱吃冰淇淋,所以此处B选项最符合原文。
5. A 根据后文讲“香草是一种复杂的口味”可以推断此处应为A选项。

冰淇淋品尝师一一一份甜蜜的职业
约翰·哈瑞森拥有一份可能是美国人最想要的工作。他是一名职业的冰淇淋品尝师,供职于美国最畅销的冰淇淋品牌之一Edy’s Grand Ice Cream。哈瑞森已经给味蕾投保了100万美元。他每天要在位于加州奥克兰的Edy’s总部尝试60种冰淇淋样品。休假时,他会去旅行,并且到全国各地的超市买来Edy’s产品,以便检査外观,质地和口味是否完美。
在采访完哈瑞森之后,我发现一个冰淇淋品尝师的生活并不像他发明的奶油曲奇味雪糕那样甜。这是一个需要克制和无私的艰难工作。
首先,工作时他不能咽下冰淇淋,只能像咖啡品尝师那样吐出。为了避免其他味道的混入,他用金制的汤匙舀取冰淇淋,咬一小口在口中搅动,让大约9 000个味蕾全部都能感觉到味道,然后他不断咂嘴唇好让空气进入口中。接着,他轻轻吸一口气,让冰淇淋的芳香窜入鼻中。每一个步骤都有助于哈瑞森判断出这款冰淇淋的牛奶、甜度和添加剂这三种成分是否已达到完美的平衡。即使这个冰淇淋尝起来极其美味,他接下来也会把它扔到垃圾桶里。饱腹感是不可能判断出口味的品质的。
哈瑞森告诉我说,在工作周,他也不得不做出很多牺牲:不能吃洋葱、大蒜或辣的食物以及含咖啡因的食物。因为咖啡因会限制味蕾,所以他早饭时只喝一杯花草茶。这只是他为了自己口中世界上最好的工作所付出的一个小代价。
哈瑞森的家族中已经有四代人以这样或那样的方式在冰淇淋行业工作,所以他已经为此付出了一生。但他并没有失去对这种凉爽油腻的甜品的爱。他甚至会在餐厅中点冰淇淋作为甜品。在这些时候,他会咽下它们,他每周大概会吃掉一夸脱(0.95升)的冰淇淋。而美国普通人平均每年要吃掉23.2夸脱(21. 96升)的冰淇淋和其他冰冻奶制品。
Edy’s的冰淇淋有几十种口味。哪种口味才是这个国家最有经验的冰淇淋品尝师的最爱呢 香草味的!事实上,香草口味是全美最畅销的。但是,你不能称它是纯香草口味。“这是个很复杂的口味,”哈瑞森说道。
更多“Ice Cream Taster Has Sweet Job ”相关问题
  • 第1题:

    She has i________ cream for dessert.


    正确答案:
     32.ice

  • 第2题:

    Three fourths of the surface of the lake( )with ice the next morning.

    A、were

    B、has been

    C、was

    D、is


    参考答案:C

  • 第3题:

    Tom () since he lost his job three weeks ago.

    A、has employed

    B、was unemployed

    C、had been unemployed

    D、has been unemployed


    参考答案:D

  • 第4题:

    National Ice Cream Day starts in 1984.()


    正确答案:错

  • 第5题:

    If a job references a schedule that has been disabled, what will be the result?()

    A. The job will be automatically disabled.

    B. The job will never execute.

    C. The job will attempt to execute but will fail.

    D. The job will inherit the DEFAULT_SCHEDULE schedule.

    E. A schedule object cannot be disabled.


    参考答案:E

  • 第6题:

    Tod likes sports. He (11) basketball every afternoon. He has a brother. (12) name is Tom. Tom (13) playing sports, but he likes sports shows(节目). He (14) TV every evening. Tod and Tom like French fries, and they often eat (15).But French fries are (16) healthy.(17) boys and girls like ice cream, but they don’t like (18) ,(19) do they like? They like fruits.Tod likes apples and Tom likes (20).

    ( )11.

    A.play

    B.plays

    C.is play


    正确答案:B
    .11.B【解析】考查主谓一致。主语是第三人称单数,谓语实义动词play应用其第三人称单数形式。

  • 第7题:

    Ice Cream Taster Has Sweet Job

    John Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States. He’s the official taster for Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the nation’s best-selling brands. Harrison’s taste buds are insured for $1 million. ___1___ And when he isn’t doing that, he travels, buying Edy’s in supermarkets all over the country so that he can check for perfect appearance, texture, and flavor.
    After I interviewed Harrison, I realized that the life of an ice cream taster isn’t all Cookies ’n Cream — a flavor that* he invented, by the way. No, it’s extremely hard work, which requires discipline and selflessness.
    For one thing, he doesn’t swallow on the job. Like a coffee taster, Harrison spits. Using a gold spoon to avoid “off” flavors, he takes a small bite and moves it around in his mouth to introduce it to all 9,000 or so taste buds. ___2___ Then he breathes in gently to bring the aroma up through the back of his nose. Each step helps Harrison evaluate whether the ice cream has a good balance of dairy, sweetness, and added ingredients 一 the three-flavor components of ice cream. Then, even if the ice cream tastes heavenly, he puts it into a trash can. A full stomach makes it, impossible to judge the quality of the flavors.
    During the workweek, Harrison told me that he has to make other sacrifices, too: no onions, garlic, or spicy food, and no caffeine. Caffeine will block the taste buds, he says, so his breakfast is a cup of herbal tea. ___3___
    Harrison’s family has been in the ice cream business in one way or another1 for four generations, so Harrison has spent his entire life with it2. However, he has never lost his love for its cold, creamy sweetness. ___4___ On these occasions3, he does swallow, and he eats about a quart (0.95 liters) each week. By comparison4, the average person in the United States eats 23.2 quarts (21. 96 liters) of ice cream and other frozen dairy products each year.
    Edy’s ice cream is available in dozens of flavors. So what flavor does the best-trained ice-cream taster in the country prefer? Vanilla! In fact, vanilla is the best-selling variety in the United States. ___5___ “It’s a very complex flavor,” Harrison says.

    词汇:
    taste bud 味蕾
    texture /'tekst /a/ n. 质地
    aroma / 'r um / n. 芳香
    vanilla /v 'ml / n. 香草

    注释:
    1. in one way or another:以某种方式,用这样或那样的方式
    2. has spent his entire life with it:为此他已付出一生。spend.…with sth.:花(时间等)在某事上
    3. on these occasions:在这种场合下
    4. by comparison:相比之下

    练习:
    A However, you should never call it plain vanilla.
    B He even orders ice cream in restaurants for dessert.
    C Next he smack-smack-smacks his lips to get some air into the sample.
    D This is a small price to pay for what he calls the world’s best job.
    E In his younger days, he would help out at the ice cream factory his uncle owned.
    F He gets to sample 60 ice creams a day at Edy’s headquarters in Oakland, California.


    答案:
    解析:
    1. F 文中第一段讲了Harrison的工作情况。后文提到他休假时的情况,所以此处应为对他工作状态的介绍。
    2. C 第二段主要介绍了他工作时品尝冰淇淋的过程。前文介绍了刚入口中的情况,此处应该是后续介绍。
    3. D 第四段讲了他为此工作做出的牺牲。
    4. B 此处前文讲到他仍然爱吃冰淇淋,所以此处B选项最符合原文。
    5. A 根据后文讲“香草是一种复杂的口味”可以推断此处应为A选项。

    冰淇淋品尝师一一一份甜蜜的职业
    约翰·哈瑞森拥有一份可能是美国人最想要的工作。他是一名职业的冰淇淋品尝师,供职于美国最畅销的冰淇淋品牌之一Edy’s Grand Ice Cream。哈瑞森已经给味蕾投保了100万美元。他每天要在位于加州奥克兰的Edy’s总部尝试60种冰淇淋样品。休假时,他会去旅行,并且到全国各地的超市买来Edy’s产品,以便检査外观,质地和口味是否完美。
    在采访完哈瑞森之后,我发现一个冰淇淋品尝师的生活并不像他发明的奶油曲奇味雪糕那样甜。这是一个需要克制和无私的艰难工作。
    首先,工作时他不能咽下冰淇淋,只能像咖啡品尝师那样吐出。为了避免其他味道的混入,他用金制的汤匙舀取冰淇淋,咬一小口在口中搅动,让大约9 000个味蕾全部都能感觉到味道,然后他不断咂嘴唇好让空气进入口中。接着,他轻轻吸一口气,让冰淇淋的芳香窜入鼻中。每一个步骤都有助于哈瑞森判断出这款冰淇淋的牛奶、甜度和添加剂这三种成分是否已达到完美的平衡。即使这个冰淇淋尝起来极其美味,他接下来也会把它扔到垃圾桶里。饱腹感是不可能判断出口味的品质的。
    哈瑞森告诉我说,在工作周,他也不得不做出很多牺牲:不能吃洋葱、大蒜或辣的食物以及含咖啡因的食物。因为咖啡因会限制味蕾,所以他早饭时只喝一杯花草茶。这只是他为了自己口中世界上最好的工作所付出的一个小代价。
    哈瑞森的家族中已经有四代人以这样或那样的方式在冰淇淋行业工作,所以他已经为此付出了一生。但他并没有失去对这种凉爽油腻的甜品的爱。他甚至会在餐厅中点冰淇淋作为甜品。在这些时候,他会咽下它们,他每周大概会吃掉一夸脱(0.95升)的冰淇淋。而美国普通人平均每年要吃掉23.2夸脱(21. 96升)的冰淇淋和其他冰冻奶制品。
    Edy’s的冰淇淋有几十种口味。哪种口味才是这个国家最有经验的冰淇淋品尝师的最爱呢 香草味的!事实上,香草口味是全美最畅销的。但是,你不能称它是纯香草口味。“这是个很复杂的口味,”哈瑞森说道。

  • 第8题:

    Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body.There are times when?most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice.Sweets and ice-cream are not?bad if we eat them at the end of a meal.If we eat them before a meal,they may take away our appe-tite(食欲)~It is important for us to eat our meals at the same time each day.When we feel hungry,it is a sign that our body needs food.When we feel angry or excited,we may not want to eat.A long time ago,in England,some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread.If the man could not eat the bread,it showed that he was telling lies.Although this seems very strange and rather foolish,it is indeed a very good way of finding out the fact.A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in eating anything dry.Because he is worrying,he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.

    It is good to eat sweets and ice-cream__________.

    A.when we are hungry
    B.when we want to
    C.after the meal
    D.before the meal

    答案:C
    解析:
    由第三句“Sweets and ice-cream are not bad if?we eat them at the end of a meal.”可知饭后吃糖果和冰淇淋不是件坏事。故答案为C项。

  • 第9题:

    If a job references a schedule that has been disabled, what will be the result?()  

    • A、 The job will be automatically disabled.
    • B、 The job will never execute.
    • C、 The job will attempt to execute but will fail.
    • D、 The job will inherit the DEFAULT_SCHEDULE schedule.
    • E、 A schedule object cannot be disabled.

    正确答案:E

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    You have your choice of three()of ice cream.
    A

    varieties

    B

    tops

    C

    respects

    D

    decks


    正确答案: A
    解析: varieties品种; 变化; 种种( variety的名词复数 ); 变种
    tops最上等的,第一流的; 顶( top的名词复数 ); 盖; 首位; 上部
    respects敬意; 敬意,问候; 考虑( respect的名词复数 ); 关联; 尊敬; 尊重( respect的第三人称单数 ); 关心; 慎重对待
    decks a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length 甲板( deck的名词复数 ); 层面;

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    The little girl was crying because her mother didn’t allow her ______ the ice cream.
    A

    eat

    B

    eats

    C

    to eat

    D

    ate


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    句意:那个小女孩在哭,因为她的妈妈不让她吃冰淇淋。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。allow sb. to do sth. 意为“允许某人做某事”,为固定搭配。因此只有C项符合题干语境。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    If a job references a schedule that has been disabled, what will be the result?()
    A

     The job will be automatically disabled.

    B

     The job will never execute.

    C

     The job will attempt to execute but will fail.

    D

     The job will inherit the DEFAULT_SCHEDULE schedule.

    E

     A schedule object cannot be disabled.


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    --- _____________?

    --- Ice cream for me please.

    A. Are you ready to order

    B. Would you like to go to the cinema tonight

    C. What is this


    参考答案:A

  • 第14题:

    What foods are served at the dinner party?

    A、Burgers and pizzas.

    B、Steamed fish, ice-cream cake and chocolates.

    C、Bones, chili and tea leaves.

    D、Chocolates alone.


    参考答案:B

  • 第15题:

    _____ ice cream in the world is more delicious than American ice cream.

    A: None

    B: Neither

    C: Not

    D: No


    参考答案:D

  • 第16题:

    _____, water turns into ice.

    A、When freezing

    B、When frozen

    C、When it has been frozen

    D、When freezes to it


    参考答案:B

  • 第17题:

    To help with this ________, the yogurt shop TCBY has been creative to sell yogurt as well as low-fat ice cream.

    A.practice

    B.person

    C.reason

    D.problem


    答:D

  • 第18题:

    Seafood and ice cream are served at all fast food restaurants.aren’t they?

    A.Certainly.

    B.Yes,they are.

    C.N0,I’m afraid not.

    D.N0,only at a few of them.


    正确答案:C
    从句子“Besides,fast food,Italian food.chicken,seafood and ice-cream are very many.”可知卖seafood与ice—cream的快餐店有很多(very many),但并非所有的快餐店都出售seafood与ice—cream。

  • 第19题:

    Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body.There are times when?most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice.Sweets and ice-cream are not?bad if we eat them at the end of a meal.If we eat them before a meal,they may take away our appe-tite(食欲)~It is important for us to eat our meals at the same time each day.When we feel hungry,it is a sign that our body needs food.When we feel angry or excited,we may not want to eat.A long time ago,in England,some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread.If the man could not eat the bread,it showed that he was telling lies.Although this seems very strange and rather foolish,it is indeed a very good way of finding out the fact.A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in eating anything dry.Because he is worrying,he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.

    A man who is worrying__________.

    A.has a better appetite
    B.likes to tell lies
    C.likes to eat ice-cream
    D.has a poor appetite

    答案:D
    解析:
    由倒数第二句“A man who is worrying about?something has difficulty in eating anything dry.”可知,为某事感到焦虑的人很难吞下较于的食物。have difficulty in?doing sth.意为“做某事有困难”。D项“has a poor appe-tire”意为“没有胃口,不想吃东西”,与原文意思最接近。

  • 第20题:

    到目前为止,市场上()版本在Android操作中的占用率最高。

    • A、Lollipop棒棒糖
    • B、KitKat奇巧
    • C、Jelly Bean果冻豆
    • D、Ice Cream Sandwich冰激凌三明治

    正确答案:B

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    A: Would you like to have some ice-cream?  B: ______
    A

    I’ll say.

    B

    I wish I could, but I’m on a diet.

    C

    I don’t feel like eating.

    D

    My goodness!


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    此题中说话人请吃冰激凌。B选项为正确答案。对方委婉谢绝说:“真想吃,可是我在节食。”A项是赞同对方看法的习惯用语;C项“我不想吃”,回答唐突,不礼貌;D项用于表达惊奇。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    Different foods are to be found on three shelves in a fridge. Butter is kept below the eggs while cheese is kept above the milk. The butter is also above the milk, but the eggs are on the same shelf as the yoghurt. The ice cream is above the cheese. What is on the bottom shelf?
    A

    Butter.

    B

    Eggs.

    C

    Cheese.

    D

    Milk.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    从题意中可以得知,Butter在eggs下面,即Butter不在最高一层,下面又提到The butter在milk上面,而冰箱总共三层,从而可推出milk肯定在最底层。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    A similar wrong idea is that fish and ice cream when ______at the same time forma poisonous combination.
    A

    eating

    B

    being eaten

    C

    eaten

    D

    to be eaten


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第24题:

    问答题
    Did you ever have an  21 or an idea that you knew was important, but you couldn’t put it into words? Poetry is one kind of writing that can capture such emotions and ideas and give them form.  A poet’s  22 is different from that of other kind of writers. Imagine a scientist writing about ice cream. The scientist might discuss the  21 of milk fat in the ice cream or its  21 . A historian might write about how Marco Polo brought the idea for the frozen  21 to Europe from China. A business person might write about the numbers of  21 of ice cream that people buy every month. But the poet will try to create an “ice cream  21 .”Poetry has been called “the best words in the best order.” Poets choose words carefully and put them in  21 relationships to each other. Every word in a poem is an important part of the whole  21 .  A poem is not just the work and joy of the poet. You, the reader, must  21 . Your ear must hear the poem’s “music”. Your eye must see how the poem looks on the page. Your mind must find images and meaning in the poem.

    正确答案:
    21.emotion
    22.purpose
    23.amount
    24.temperature
    25.dessert
    26.gallons
    27.experience
    28.specific
    29.deign  
    30.participate
    【录音原文】
    Did you ever have an emotionor an idea that you knew was important, but you couldn’t put it into words? Poetry is one kind of writing that can capture such emotions and ideas and give them form.
    A poet’s purposeis different from that of other kinds of writers’. Imagine a scientist writing about ice cream. The scientist might discuss the amountof milk fat in the ice cream or its temperature. A historian might write about how Marco Polo brought the idea for the frozen dessertto Europe from China. A businessperson might write about the numbers of gallonsof ice cream that people buy every month. But the poet will try to create an “ice cream experience.”
    Poetry has been called “the best words in the best order.” Poets choose words carefully and put them in specificrelationships to each other. Every word in a poem is an important part of the whole design.
    A poem is not just the work and joy of the poet. You, the reader, must participate. Your ear must hear the poem’s “music.” Your eye must see how the poem looks on the page. Your mind must find images and meaning in the poem.
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