河南省英语周报八年级上册第12期2023-2024

河南省英语周报八年级上册第12期2023-2024

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an icecream taster?

Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste icecream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past few years. Testing helps manufacturers (制造商) to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career, Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet icecream——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 icecream, 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 foodscience 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 icecream samples. He lets the icecream warm up to about 12℃. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer icecream, which is why some kids like to stir（搅拌）it, creating icecream soup.”

While the icecream 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 icecream 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 icecream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy-working “cool”.

1.What is John Harrison? (No more than 4 words)

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2.According to John Harrison, If you want a career in this “cool field”, it is helpful to ____________? (No more than 6 words)

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3.What does John Harrison do first when testing ice cream? (No more than 8 words)

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4.Why do some kids like to stir ice cream? (No more than 10 words)

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河南省英语周报八年级上册第12期2023-2024试题答案

1.An ice-cream taster/ An official taste tester.

2.have a degree in related subjects/ have a dairy or food-science degree.

3.He lets the ice cream warm up.

4.Because they can get more flavor from warmer ice cream.

【解析】

试题分析：你长大了想从事什么职业？教师？医生？当冰淇淋试吃人员怎样？有一种工作是试吃不同口味的冰淇淋，以帮助制造商确定各种款式冰淇淋的质量。那么，该怎样获得这样的工作呢？当然，不是喜欢吃冰淇淋就行了，如果拥有类似食品科学学位的证书将会对你有很大的帮助。

1.How about an icecream taster?”和第二段“Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste icecream. …Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past few years.”可知，文章讲的是一种特殊的工作–品尝冰淇淋。故填An ice-cream taster/ An official taste tester.

2.He points out that a dairy or foodscience degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.”可知，拥有乳制品或食品科学方面的学位证将会很有帮助，故填have a degree in related subjects/ have a dairy or food-science degree.

3.He lets the icecream warm up to about 12℃.

You get more flavor from warmer icecream”可知，Harrison先把冰淇淋加热到12度，故填He lets the ice cream warm up.

4.You get more flavor from warmer icecream, which is why some kids like to stir（搅拌）it, creating icecream soup.”可知，热一点的冰淇淋的味道会更好，这就是孩子们喜欢搅拌冰淇淋的原因，故填Because they can get more flavor from warmer ice cream.

考点：社会类短文阅读

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man—not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.

　　Today, at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow—as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.

　　One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad, analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies(策略).He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”

　Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.

　　And so, there it was—it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while I placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.

　　It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.

　　I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I have come to see my past clearer.

1.What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?

A. Friendly but irresponsible.

B. Intelligent but severe.

C. Cold and aggressive.

D. Caring and communicative.

2.Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?

A. She did not have a phone to call home.

B. Her father did not care about her human journey.

C. Her father was too busy to answer her phone.

D. Her father could not give her appropriate advice.

3.After the author overheard her father on the telephone, _________ .

A. he blamed her for impoliteness.

B. he rediscovered human nature.

C. he consulted with her about his problem.

D. he changed his attitude towards the author.

4.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. My Parents as Friends.

B. My Parents as advisers.

C. My father—a serious man.

D. My father—an intelligent scientist.

河南省英语周报八年级上册第12期2023-2024试题答案

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是作者对自己父亲的认识的变化，在小时候，父亲和他交流很少。他对父亲也缺乏感情。长大以后，作者发现父亲只是不太理解人情世故，他只会对自己的研究很认真。同时作者也改变了自己对待父母亲的方法，也就是把父母当成朋友平等对待。

1.B 细节题。根据第一段和第四段第一句Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man和Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature可知父亲是一个很勤奋但是很严肃的人。故B正确。

2.2】D 推理题。根据文章的一段As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.可知作者的父亲很少和他交流，更不会和他说那些与旅游有关的事情。故D正确。

3.3】C 细节题。根据文章第三段第2句There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me.可知父亲后来咨询了我一些相关的问题。故C正确。

4.4】A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是作者对自己父亲的认识的变化，在小时候，父亲和他交流很少。他对父亲也缺乏感情。长大以后，作者发现父亲只是不太理解人情世故，他只会对自己的研究很认真。同时作者也改变了自己对待父母亲的方法，也就是把父母当成朋友平等对待。故A正确。

考点：考察人生感悟类短文

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