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 producers 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 rates 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12 F. Harrisonexplains, “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 colour 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 once cool job.
【小題1】What is John Harrison’s job?

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 producers 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 rates 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12 F. Harrisonexplains, “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 colour 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 once cool job.

1.What is John Harrison’s job?

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

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

2.According to John Harrison, to be qualified(有資格的) 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

3.What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?

A．He stirs the ice cream.

B．He examines the colour of the ice cream.

C．He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.

D．He lets the ice cream warm up.

4.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

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你將有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1．How often was the man late?

[　　]

A．10 times.

B．5 times.

C．8 times.

2．When did the woman graduate?

[　　]

A．in 1997.

B．In 1996.

C．In 1998.

3．How does the man feel?

[　　]

A．Afraid of big meetings

B．Ready to go.

C．Underqualified(不夠資格) for the job.

4．What does the woman offer to do?

[　　]

A．Give him some old test papers to study.

B．Help him prepare.

C．Admit him to her study group.

5．When did the man look downstairs?

[　　]

A．At 6:00.

B．Before 6:00.

C．At 7:00.

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段對(duì)話，回答6至7小題。

6．What is the relationship between Jack and Catherine?

[　　]

A．Brother and sister.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Schoolmates.

7．What does Miss Smith like?

[　　]

A．She likes watching soccer games.

B．She likes watching TV.

C．She likes watching basketball games.

聽(tīng)第7段對(duì)話，回答8至9小題。

8．What is the girl preparing to do?

[　　]

A．A big party.

B．Moving out of her room.

C．Going on vacation.

9．When will they probably see each other again?

[　　]

A．After she moves out.

B．Tomorrow.

C．Next week.

聽(tīng)第8段對(duì)話，回答10至12小題。

10．How did the man and the woman get known?

[　　]

A．They told each other their names.

B．They have been neighbors for quite a long time.

C．The man helped the woman find her lost umbrella.

11．Why does the man say the woman looks a bit familiar to him?

[　　]

A．Because they are next-door neighbors.

B．Because she looks like one of his friends.

C．Because he has seen her somewhere before.

12．What can you infer from this dialogue?

[　　]

A．The man arid the woman live in a six-storey building.

B．The man and the woman met in the street.

C．The woman is shopping for her birthday party.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答13至15小題。

13．What is the letter about?

[　　]

A．An application(申請(qǐng)).

B．An agreement.

C．An appreciation.

14．What's the man's suggestion?

[　　]

A．To change the beginning of the letter.

B．To change the letter.

C．To change the ending of the letter.

15．What did the man say about the last part of the letter?

[　　]

A．All right.

B．Wrong.

C．He didn't agree. with what she wrote.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答16至20小題。

16．Generally speaking, what do “nodding the head” and “shaking the head” mean?

[　　]

A．Yes; No

B．No; Yes

C．No; No

17．According to the habit of an India, what will he do if he agrees with you?

[　　]

A．Neither nod nor shake his head.

B．Shake his head.

C．Nod his head.

18．Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office?

[　　]

A．Because the Indian driver has something important to do.

B．Because in India nodding the head means agreement.

C．Because in India shaking the head means agreement.

19．Why did the foreigner become angry?

[　　]

A．Because the driver didn't want to send him to his office.

B．Because he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India.

C．Because he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the driver didn't say any words.

20．What does the phrase“on the contrary” mean?

[　　]

A．The clear difference between two things.

B．Just the opposite.

C．On the other hand.

A study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise．The study highlights a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees．

Katharine Collins, a second-year college student

The course has been very interesting, but I was expecting a little more one-to-one time with my teacher．

We do about four assignments （作業(yè)） each term, each of which is about 3,000 words．However, sometimes they are not that helpful．We hope to be given the right to write feedback （反饋） after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year．We are given grades about three weeks after we hand the assignments in．There is no feedback on where we have gone wrong or how we might improve．

????????????? Lee Millington, a creative-writing student

I choose the courses because of its reputation．There is a lack of one-to-one teaching．I would like personalized feedback from an expert in my field of writing．Some of the lectures have been quite helpful but they try to use too many different styles of writing．For example, if you want to be a poet, you might find that the lectures focus too much on novels．

I think there is too much attention paid to sharing our work in workshops and giving each other feedback．I think there should be more time given to actual teaching, rather than to feedback from people who are at a similar level to me．

????????????? Reporters from Hounsdown Secondary School, Ella, 16

When I work independently, I feel I have more freedom to develop my ideas and come up with more original viewpoints．The price of university will still be worth it to get the qualifications （資格證書(shū)） necessary for better jobs．

Tyier, 16

????????????? Although the cost of university is very high now, I think university is required for gaining a good and well-paid job．

Agencies
1.We can learn from the beginning of the article that ????????? .

A. Most of the university students at UK are dissatisfied with their courses.

B. The higher and higher pay for their courses accounts for the rise of the UK students’ dissatisfaction.

C. All the students at UK universities hold a similar attitude towards the value of getting university degrees.

D. The student’s purpose is to highlight the importance of gaining a university diploma.

2.According to Katharine Collins in Paragraph 2, we can infer that ????????? .

A. She is content with the assignments given in each term.

B. She has never been given one-to-one time with her teacher before.

C. She didn’t think highly of the value of the assignments at the university.

D. She benefits from the assignments a lot because they are helpful.

3.Why does Lee Millington choose the course-- writing?

A. Because he wants to be a great writer in the future.

B. Because he is interested in it from his heart.

C．Because he hope to make a better living before long．

D．Because the course has a high reputation in society．

4.Who will most tend to be a professional novelist among the students mentioned in the passage?

A．Ella．????????????? B．Tyler．????????????? C．Lee．????????????? D．Katharine．

5.What does the author mainly tell us at UK in this passage?

A．The value for university degrees．?????????????

B．The higher pay for courses at university．

C．The terrible assignments at university． ?????????????

D．The puzzle of the students at university．