2022年高考英语阅读专题练习：学校信息（School data）

2022年高考英语阅读专题练习：学校信息（School data） 一、阅读理解-阅读选择（共12小题；共98分） 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 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 one cool job. 1. What is John Harrison's job A.An official. B.An ice-cream taster. C.A chemist. D.An ice-cream manufacturer. 2. 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 3. What does Harrison do first when tasting 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 For most dog owner, the expression "Work like a dog" doesn't make much sense. The lovely pets usually live a life of leisure. They go from the simple days of childhood directly to the relaxation of retirement, skipping the working part of life completely. But some dogs happily perform very difficult jobs for much of their life. They put in a full day's work just like the rest of us. Guide dogs, one of the most familiar kinds of working dog, provide an important service to humans. During the Beijing Paralympics, guide dogs received much attention as they helped their masters—those blind athletes—get from place to place safely. Dogs were first used to guide blind people in 1819. In 1916, Dr. Gerhard Stalling set up a school to train dogs to ... ...