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.
【小题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 |
The growing ice cream franchise (特许经营权) is the brainchild of Tom Landis, a restaurateur (餐馆老板), who wanted to create a safe space for people with special needs to work in the food industry, plus the flavors are great!
At the Dallas-based restaurant, employees serve large scoops of ice cream handed over with love. Tom Landis has hired people with special needs for many years. But he couldn’t always provide a job for everyone who came to his fast-paced sandwich shops and pizza joints looking for work. Determined to create a business where friendliness mattered and kitchens were safe, he landed on ice cream.
In 2015, he opened the first ice cream shop; there are now seven franchises in cities including Asheville, El Paso, Indianapolis and Denver. Each shop creates 15 jobs in a safe environment for people with special needs. He said two more franchises were opening soon. “Our relentless mission is to employ all,” he said while interviewed by the local media.
Employees are behind some of the best ideas at the ice cream shops, which boast (有) fun flavors like top-selling Dr Pepper Chocolate Chip, and other favorites like Cold Brew &Cookies and Strawberry Milkshake. In-store sampling events are leading to deal with some grocery stores in the coming months.
When Landis talked about the varieties of ice cream in his shops, he said, “It just works. We sell out every time.” In the sunny and brightly colored shops, employees spread kindness and happiness to their customers as they dish out extra ice cream and free sprinkles.
“That’s what ice cream is,” said Landis with joy. His employees are heroes. “They lead me,” he added.
【小题1】What does Landis intend to provide for people with special needs?A.A kind boss. | B.Hug e salaries. | C.A room to live. | D.Safe working places. |
A.They didn’t suit all job hunters. | B.The customers there had special needs. |
C.The food there was made in factories. | D.They had a novel space for customers. |
A.The diversity of ice cream. | B.The employees’ creativity. |
C.The popularity of ice cream. | D.The friendship between employees. |
A.Mean but energetic. | B.Successful and gentle. |
C.Modest and responsible. | D.Conservative but practical. |
More Americans expect to work past their 65th birthdays and never retire, says a recent study.
The Associated Press with the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research surveyed 1,075 people, who were aged 50 and older. One-fourth of them said they never plan to retire. Among low-income earners in that age group this is even more true than for high-income earners.
In America, the age of 65 is the traditional age to retire. Sixty percent of people aged 50 to 64 said they expect to work past their 65th birthday. More than half of those who are already older than 65 said they plan to keep working, too. They say they are working an average of 31 hours per week.
Those 50 years of age or older said finances (财务) are the most important factor in the decision on when to retire. A majority of older workers — especially those who are 65 and older — plan to change their employers, or move into an entirely new profession, as they head into the later years.
One-third of people earning less than $50,000 a year said they will keep working. About 20 percent of those who earn more than $100,000 said they will never retire.
As baby boomers — people born between 1946 and 1964 — reach age 65, the United States’ general population will have more older people than ever before. The number of Americans 65 and older jumped 21 percent — or to 35.5 million — between 2002 and 2012. That number is expected to reach 92 million by 2060.
【小题1】What can we learn from Paragraphs 1&2 ?A.Low-income earners were more willing to continue working. |
B.High-income earners were not willing to work past 65. |
C.1,075 people who were 50 took part in the study. |
D.Americans were not sure when to retire. |
A.Their decision. | B.Working hours. |
C.The money that they make. | D.The traditional age to retire. |
A.They would be paid less. |
B.They would change their jobs. |
C.They would earn more money. |
D.They would have a talk with employers. |
A.America will have more older people. |
B.Older Americans have to work past 65. |
C.American people will have new jobs after 65. |
D.More Americans choose to work for more years. |
Professional courses, such as Masters in International Business or MIB, have been taken by many students in the last two decades. They are choosing new-age non-conventional courses that guarantee a better future. MIB is a specialized course that teaches the international business. There are valid reasons for so much popularity of MIB course.
The course content and teaching methods of MIB are quite different from a normal MBA or Master of Business Administration. It has been designed with the sole objective of developing professionals with an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the international trade. The course offers various advantages over the conventional MBA degree course.
The massive increase in the international business and foreign trade gives excellent job prospects to the new generation. Acquiring a degree of MIB offers outstanding growth of job opportunities. Those who want to pursue in the field of marketing also have a good future after completing the degree from a MIB college with a good reputation. Big multinational organizations look for talented people who can handle the job of International Marketing Manage, and people with MIB degrees are preferred. The job needs an in-depth understanding of the overseas markets, because it is the strategic post from the perspective of company’s international business growth.
Since business finance and economics are covered at length in the curriculum of MIB, students have great job offers in the field of finance as well. Typically, organizations offer the position of international finance controllers to those who complete MIB with the specialization of finance. The specialization covers aspects of international taxes, accounts, budgeting and so on. People in this field are well-paid, and growth prospects are unlimited. After completing degree course from a reputed MIB college, there is a good scope in the banking and finance sector as well. International banks appoint people who have an excellent grasp over the international banking policies, currency exchange, and international policies. Thus, MIB is the golden key to success with brilliant job opportunities in national and multinational sectors.
【小题1】How is the second paragraph mainly developed?A.By analyzing causes. |
B.By listing figures. |
C.By proving definition. |
D.By making comparisons. |
A.It is a compulsory course in the colleges. |
B.It helps them get good jobs in some organizations. |
C.It offers them opportunities to do small businesses. |
D.It offers them conventional economic knowledge. |
A.MIB holders are more promising in all careers than others. |
B.People get higher salary in business field than in finance field. |
C.The international finance controller is a high-quality job. |
D.International banks only accept employees from MIB colleges. |
A.To explain why the MIB course is getting popular. |
B.To analyze the disadvantages of the MIB course. |
C.To sell professional MIB course worldwide. |
D.To predict the development trend of the MIB course. |
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