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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 2l years. Harrison’s job has been responsible for approving(批準(zhǔn))large numbers of the sweet ice cream – as well as for developing over 15 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 job in this “cool field”.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and grades 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12oF. 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. 1.

    What is John Harrison’s job?

    1. A.
      An officer.
    2. B.
      An ice-cream taster.
    3. C.
      A chemist.
    4. D.
      An ice-cream producer.
  2. 2.

    According to John Harrison, what is useful to get a job in “cool field”?

    1. A.
      To just like ice cream.
    2. B.
      To find out new flavors each day.
    3. C.
      To have new ideas every day.
    4. D.
      To have a degree in food-science.
  3. 3.

    What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?

    1. A.
      He smells it.
    2. B.
      He lets it warm up.
    3. C.
      He tastes its flavor.
    4. D.
      He examines its colour.

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Even though global warming may have made the weather more mild, many animals are still hibernating(冬眠). It’s too bad that humans can’t hibernate. In fact we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past, farmers in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French farmers. As soon as the weather turned cold, people all over the France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months.
In line with this, Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radio’s The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed since the invention of lighting.
When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”, which was not clarified, though. Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods. The business of eight hours’ continuous sleep is a modern invention.
In the past, without the artificial light, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves up around midnight. The late night period was known as “The Watch”. It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbors.
According to some sleep researchers, a short of insomnia(失眠)at midnight is not a disorder. It is normal. Humans can experience another state of consciousness(清醒狀態(tài))around their sleeping, which happens in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning. This period can be a creative time for some people.
Playing with your sleep rhythms(節(jié)奏)can be dangerous, as worry may set in. Medical science doesn’t help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full night’s continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warren’s theory, it is really the opposite of what we need.

  1. 1.

    The late night was called “The Watch” because it was a time for people ______.

    1. A.
      to set time to catch animals
    2. B.
      to remind others of the time
    3. C.
      to guard against possible dangers
    4. D.
      to wake up their family and neighbors
  2. 2.

    We can infer from the last paragraph that people should ______.

    1. A.
      sleep in the way animals do
    2. B.
      follow their natural sleep rhythms
    3. C.
      keep to the eight-hour sleeping way
    4. D.
      ask doctors for help if they can’t sleep
  3. 3.

    What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

    1. A.
      To throw new light on human sleep.
    2. B.
      To encourage people to sleep less.
    3. C.
      To give some suggestions on insomnia.
    4. D.
      To find out people’s hibernating history.

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There are nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types have even been reported as attacking human beings.
The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. Many more people drown(溺死)in the ocean every year than are bitten by sharks. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks do not feed on humans if they have the choice. There are three types of shark attacks. The main one is known as a ‘hit and run’. The shark attacks because it thinks you are a fish, but when it tastes a human it decides not to eat you. The second type is called a ‘bump and bite’. The shark bumps you to find out if you are fit to be eaten and then bites you if it thinks you are. The third type is called a ‘sneak’. When attacking in this way, the shark waits for you to swim by and attacks you suddenly. The latter(后者的)two types of attack are more likely to be deadly for humans.
However, your chances of being attacked by a shark can be reduced if you follow the advice below.
Do not swim in the dark. Sharks can still see you but you cannot see them.
Do not swim if you are cut or if you have a fresh wound. Sharks can smell blood over a long distance.
Do not wear bright clothing or jewellery because sharks are attracted to colours and shiny objects.
Try and stay in groups, as sharks usually avoid large numbers of people.
Don’t be frightened(受驚嚇)by sharks as there is 30 times greater chance of being hit by lightning than being attacked by a shark.

  1. 1.

    Are there only 30 types of sharks in the world?

  2. 2.

    Are the chances of being attacked by a shark small or big compared to other dangers?

  3. 3.

    What are the two deadly shark attacks called?

  4. 4.

    Why should you try and stay in groups to avoid the shark attack?

  5. 5.

    What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

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Who is the man _______ is watering the flowers over there?


  1. A.
    whom
  2. B.
    that
  3. C.
    where
  4. D.
    which

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Einstein won _________ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.


  1. A.
    a
  2. B.
    an
  3. C.
    the
  4. D.
    /

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Rather than ______ to school by bus, I preferred ________ a bike.


  1. A.
    to go, to ride
  2. B.
    go, riding
  3. C.
    going, to ride
  4. D.
    go, to ride

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The death of the lovely cat made me ________.


  1. A.
    sadly
  2. B.
    happily
  3. C.
    happy
  4. D.
    sad

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Whose shoes are ________?


  1. A.
    this
  2. B.
    that
  3. C.
    it
  4. D.
    they

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Do you like ________, Danny?


  1. A.
    socks
  2. B.
    coat
  3. C.
    dress
  4. D.
    shirt

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She is ________ a red dress ________ a Saturday morning.


  1. A.
    in,in
  2. B.
    in,on
  3. C.
    of,in
  4. D.
    of,on

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