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：劳拉·费根是一个英国女孩。她现在是29岁。她有一种特殊的工作。她的工作是蛋糕品尝者。她非常喜欢她的工作。她需要去不同的城市，品味不同的甜点。虽然工作似乎是很好的，但它也是很难的。劳拉从早上八点开始工作，下午六点才能回家。

1.做为一名蛋糕品尝者的目的是什么？联系原文：She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.句意：劳拉是一名蛋糕品尝者，她需要旅行不同的城市去品尝不同的蛋糕。因此选择第三项。故选C

2.划线词的意思是什么？联系原文：Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat.句意：幸运的是，这份工作并没有使她变胖。联系下文：每天都在品尝大量的甜食，没有使她变胖，说明她是幸运的。结合选项，同义词为luckily.故选 B

3.下列描述中哪一项是正确的？分析选项：第一项：由于工作的原因，劳拉是很胖的。不正确。原文明确指出，她没有变胖。第二项：因为工作是困难的，所以劳拉不喜欢这份工作。不正确。最后一段体现出她很爱这份工作。第三项：每天，劳拉通常工作很长时间。正确。每天从早上八点到下午六点，时间很长。第四项：人们认为劳拉的工作是非常累的。不正确。在第三段中体现人们是羡慕她的工作。故选C

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。