A.In shorthand.B.In short phrases.C.In direct quotations.D.In the student's own words.
A. In shorthand.
B. In short phrases.
C. In direct quotations.
D. In the student's own words.
What is a main concern of Andrew Benton?
A. Whether the economy is going to pick up quickly.
B. When he should start and run another software firm.
C. Whether the job interests him and arouses his curiosity.
D. How he can find an ideal job unaffected by the recession.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Taliban?
A. The Taliban and the global jihad are separate terrorist groups.
B. The Afghan jihadis wanted to become members of the Taliban.
C. The Taliban is becoming a major composite of the global jihad.
D. The Taliban tend to regard themselves as part of the global jiha
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: 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.
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 12F. 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.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is John Harrison's job?
27. What does Harrison do first when tasting ice cream?
28. Which is probably the best title of the passage?
(27)
A chemist.
B. An official.
C. An ice-cream taster.
D. An ice-cream manufacturer.