Question

Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.

Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.

“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”

Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.

1.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.

A. sell different cakes B. make different cakes

C. taste different cakes D. buy different cakes

2.The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”

A. quickly B. luckily

C. lovely D. terribly

3. Which of the following is TRUE ?

A. Laura is very heavy because of her job.

B. Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard.

C. Laura often works for a long time every day.

D. People all think Laura’s job is very tired.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个糕点品尝师- 劳拉。这份工作别人看起来很好其实很辛苦。幸运的是劳拉没有变胖，但是她很担心她的牙齿。

1.描述可知，一个糕点品尝师需要每天品尝20多种甜点。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据上文劳拉需要品尝许多的甜点而后文描述她没有变胖，可知是幸运的，故选B。

3.是非判断题。根据第二段Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home.可知劳拉每天工作的时间很长。故选C。

考点：人物介绍类短文阅读。