1 . Eating chocolate every day as part of your job sounds unreal, but it is a reality for chocolate tasters across the world. However, the job is full of challenges. Chocolate tasters work under pressure. If you are a chocolate lover and have thought about trying to be a chocolate taster in the future, you may want to think twice before you make the decision.
Chocolate tasting may involve lots of traveling. If you work for a chocolate seller, you will visit factories and attend chocolate tasting events to try new flavors (味道). If you work for a producer, you will visit raw (未经加工的) material suppliers to check on the quality of the raw products and to test different ingredients. Traveling will separate you from your friends and loved ones for long periods of time, which can create an emotional distance. Long trips may leave you feeling empty and lonely, which can affect the quality of your life.
Chocolate tasting requires that you take a lot of sugar and calories into your body, which can do harm to your health. Chocolate is also rich in saturated fats (饱和脂肪) and lacks vital vitamins and minerals that our bodies require daily. A career in chocolate tasting demands that you watch your diet; thus, you may have to limit or give up your intake of other calorie-rich foods. A chocolate taster who doesn’t take good care of his personal health can develop diseases such as diabetes, tooth cavities, and so on.
Chocolate tasters must love chocolate and have a broad understanding of various chocolate flavors. While tasting, you are to take a bite and chew it for a few seconds, letting it slowly melt in your mouth and spread to all parts of your tongue to evaluate (评价) its flavors. You must pay attention to details and learn to identify flavors and quality quickly. You also have to taste some kinds of chocolate that you may not like. Besides, understanding customer preferences is very important. You will spend time studying customer-based research findings to try to determine the flavors that will meet their demands.
1. In order to take good care of themselves, chocolate tasters may have to ________.| A．give up foods that contain fat |
| B．take pills to ensure their intake of vitamins |
| C．stop eating any food that tastes sweet |
| D．limit foods that are high in calories |
| A．chocolate tasting is not a real job |
| B．one had better think carefully about becoming a chocolate taster |
| C．chocolate tasters live a special and interesting life |
| D．one has to know everything to become a chocolate taster |
| A．One can be a good chocolate taster as long as he/she knows much about the flavors of different chocolates. |
| B．While tasting, the taster chews the chocolate to assess its recipe (食谱). |
| C．The chocolate taster has the right to select the chocolate he/she prefers. |
| D．The chocolate taster has to spend time studying customer preferences. |
| A．How To Be a Chocolate Taster | B．A Popular and Funny Career |
| C．Chocolate Tasting Is No Sweet Job | D．Earn a Living by Eating |
| A．At 9:00 p.m. | B．At 5:00 p.m. | C．At 4:00 p.m. |
| A．Reliability and tradition. |
| B．Trust and reassurance. |
| C．Innovation and adaptability. |
| D．Simplicity and liveliness. |
| A．It has a happy, feel-good style that can attract younger people, especially females. |
| B．Its modern-looking design matches the company image. |
| C．The light, carefree and friendly image portrays buying insurance as an easy decision |
| D．The semicircular design matches the pyramid theme in some of the advertisements. |
| A．Its dynamic feel. |
| B．The triangle design. |
| C．The thick, block lettering in red. |
| D．The simple color combination of red and white. |
| A．The light, carefree, friendly image. |
| B．The semicircle design and the lively lettering |
| C．The hand-painted look and the triangle shape |
| D．The old-fashioned thick, block lettering in red. |
4 . When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do was to spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sport to play and fun to have. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round: delivering newspapers to people’s homes.
Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part-time jobs. It’s one of those things that are seen almost as a rite of passage (成人仪式) .It’s a taste of independence and sometimes a useful thing to put on your CV (简历). Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing their own money.
Some research has shown that not taking up a Saturday or holiday job could be deleterious to a person later on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employers’ organizations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment, but despite this, recent statistics have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.
So does this mean that British teenagers are now afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work will affect their performance at school and they are under some pressure now to study hard and get good exam result and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that “Properly regulated part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives.” In reality, it’s all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.
Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. One 13-year-old girl called Rachel, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that “I enjoy my job because I’m earning money and it helps me socialize with people I work with.” That seems like something worth getting up for a Saturday morning. Did you do a part-time job when you were at school?
1. What can we conclude from Para 2?| A．Students taking up part-time jobs are more independent. |
| B．Taking up part-time jobs can help students save money. |
| C．Taking up part-time jobs is good for students in many ways. |
| D．Children over 13 in the UK must take up part-time jobs. |
| A．important | B．harmful |
| C．threatening | D．beneficial |
| A．Students with good grades and no study pressure can do part-time jobs. |
| B．Students should put all their energies into their studies. |
| C．The more part-time jobs they do, the more beneficial it is for students. |
| D．It is good for students to do part-time jobs as long as they are proper. |
| A．Should schoolchildren have part-time jobs? |
| B．What kind of part-time job should schoolchildren do? |
| C．What benefits can part-time jobs bring to schoolchildren? |
| D．Why do British schoolchildren show less interest in part-time jobs? |
5 . To prepare for real-life emergencies, rescue teams must practice. They practice putting on ice suits, working with ropes, and using hand signals to communicate. And once the lake freezes, then practice ice rescue.
On a training day, a firefighter puts on his ice suit. He then pushes air out of the ice suit. If not, the trapped air bubble could make him float. He walks out onto frozen lake to play the role of the “victim (受害者)”. He shakes, not from cold, but worries about not knowing when he’ll fall through! His first several steps feel solid. The ice seems thick. But 28 steps in: Crack! Water begins to come in through the ice. He slows down. At 31 steps — Plunk! He falls through the ice. He keeps him mouth shut so he doesn’t swallow any water. It’s time to pretend he’d a victim, calling for help and struggling in the lake.
Two more firefighters, attached to the onshore team with ropes, walk onto the lake. They stay on different parts of the ice in case it breaks, both carrying protective equipment like a belt or a board. Meanwhile, onshore team members, wearing life vests talk to the “victim” to keep him calm. Near the ice hole, a rescuer drops to her belly and moves slowly. The second rescuer rolls. Both methods spread out the weight so they don’t also fall through the ice.
The firefighter with the board explains that they’re there to help. She hands the board to the victim and tells him to catch it. The second firefighter enters the water and ties the belt securely to the victim. He gives a signal and the onshore members pulls the rope. As the rope tightens, the rescuer lifts the victim’s legs so he’s on his belly. Together, they sail across the ice.
Once they’re on land, firefighters exchange roles. When every firefighter has had a turn at rescuing and playing “victim”, they all put on warm, dry clothes and head back to the station for hot chocolate.
1. Why does the “victim” push air out of his ice suit before entering water?| A．To walk in the water. | B．To sink beneath the ice. |
| C．To float on the surface. | D．To approach firefighters. |
| A．stay apart on the ice surface |
| B．walk as fast as possible on ice |
| C．avoid stepping onto the thin ice |
| D．carry protective equipment |
| A．Ice rescue only requires excellent individual skills. |
| B．The rescue group perform such rescue practice daily. |
| C．The firefighters take turns to play the part of “victim”. |
| D．It is unnecessary to talk to the “victim” during the rescue. |
| A．Rescue on thin ice | B．Practice on ice land |
| C．Ways of saving people | D．Bravery of firefighters |
| A．The office building will change. |
| B．Many employees will lose their jobs. |
| C．All employees will earn more money. |
| A．To the phone. | B．To the email. | C．To the cloud. |
| Waiter / Waitress A job as a waiter or waitress is a good choice for 16-year-olds. Not only can one earn $9-$12 an hour, but they can also get the tips (小费). Most people that visit a restaurant don’t just have good food. They come here to relax and have a good time. Besides serving food quickly, a young waiter who talks to them politely with a smile on his face will make the diners enjoy their time at the restaurant. |
| Work in a library If one is fond of books, working in a library is another suitable choice. Besides the pay is good, it offers a lot of free time when students can actually sit down and finish their homework. So on returning home, they would have time to hang around with friends or just relax. So working in a library is an excellent part-time job for teens, especially for school students. |
| Internet jobs There are many ways of making money through online jobs like clicking on advertisements, visiting sites and signing up with them. However, such online jobs don’t pay well. A better Internet job for teens is to complete online surveys. These are quite simple surveys that usually ask one about his/ her opinions and ideas. Many companies use these ideas to make products designed for teenagers. |
1. A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work ______.
| A．in a restaurant | B．in a library |
| C．on the Internet | D．in an IT company |
| A．tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs |
| B．advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job |
| C．teach young people how to make lots of money |
| D．introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs |
| A．The teens have more free time. |
| B．They can pay less to the teens. |
| C．They need advice to make products for teens. |
| D．The teens usually express their true opinions. |
9 . Acting is all about charm, respect, honor, and all that fame stuff, right? Wrong. Maybe when you’re a big star you’ll get all of that, but it’s a different story for the rest of us. As a normal and unknown actor, here’s a typical day on a film set.
Yesterday my alarm clock went off at 5:20 AM. I had a call time of 7:00 AM and the filming place was far. I gave myself time for a shower and an hour’s drive to the set, plus an extra 10 minutes for safety. The morning traffic was slow as usual but I managed to get there on time.
The director and crew (工作人员) were already there, setting up the scene. Then I talked with the director and found out that he’d changed the lines that I had stayed up until 1:00 AM memorizing the night before. We rehearsed (排练) the scene several times, and then they excused me from it while the crew continued setting up the lights. Normally I’d stay and hang out, but I needed to memorize the new lines so I went to my truck. About twenty minutes later a production assistant knocked on my door.
We got to act and I stepped up to my position. “Roll Cameral” … “Action!” I started to say my lines… “Cut!“ After a few more takes, it was time to move on.
Was there applause (掌声)? Congratulations? Of course not. This is a film, not theater.
You might get a “nice job” out of the director, but that’s it. If there’s one thing you should know about film acting, it’s that there’s a lot of waiting: auditions and preparation for acting. So, is it as shiny as you imagined? Probably not. I’ve got used to my ordinary acting day, but it’s still a wonderful experience bonding with the crew.
In all walks of life, we usually only give those excellent people cheers and it’s more likely that we will not pay attention to the ordinary person. However, even if they have not become a shining star, they are worthy of applause because they are towards their goal of continuous efforts, and finding the value of their own with their passions as well.
1. What can we say about the author according to Paragraph 2?| A．He is tired of his busy life. |
| B．He has an irregular work schedule. |
| C．He can well arrange his time to work. |
| D．He is worn out by the long driving every day. |
| A．Moved. | B．Upset. | C．Nervous. | D．Excited. |
| A．It is normal but worthy. | B．It is tiring but interesting. |
| C．It wins much applause for him. | D．It has unexpected events all the time. |
| A．First steps in becoming a film actor. | B．My day working as an unknown film actor. | C．An unusual day of an actor. | D．My first day as an actor. |
| A．She is a journalist. | B．She is a firefighter. | C．She is an animal trainer. |
