Did you ever dream of eating nice and cool ice-cream in the hot summer days when you were young? I am sure your answer is positive. Ice-cream is the favorite food not only for children but also for grown-ups. Can you believe that there is someone who takes tasting ice-cream as a job? Yes, there is really 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 (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 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 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. “Testing 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 assess samples (样本) from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy — working at one cool job.
【小题1】Which one is NOT John Harrison’s job?| A．Judging whether the ice cream is qualified for sale. |
| B．Tasting and testing 60 ice cream samples. |
| C．Observing the changes of ice cream. |
| D．Advertising and selling ice cream. |
| A．keep a diary of work |
| B．find out new flavors each day |
| C．have new ideas every day |
| D．have a degree in related subjects |
| A．He stirs the ice cream. |
| B．He lets the ice cream warm up. |
| C．He tastes the flavor of the ice cream. |
| D．He examines the color of the ice cream. |
| A．There are more or less 75 tastes of the ice cream. |
| B．John Harrison has been doing his job for more than 21 years. |
| C．John Harrison will not start his job until the temperature is above 12°F. |
| D．There are totally 60 kinds of ice cream in John Harrison’s area. |
| A．Tasting with Eyes | B．Flavors of Ice Cream |
| C．One Cool Job | D．John Harrison’s |
