Secrets About Professional Chocolate Tasters
①People's faces light up when I say I taste chocolate for a living.but it's not always delicious.I also have to taste bad chocolate.I'm usually in a small room and sit in front of a computer to record information.Sometimes the room has red lighting.So I can evaluate chocolate only by taste,not appearance.
②I can sample as many as 30 chocolates per day.To taste them professionally,I spit the sweets back out.That's another not-so-sweet part of the job.Between samples,I wait 30 seconds to let my senses rest,and I chew half an unsalted biscuit and drink plain warm water.
③First I smell the chocolate and record it.I also listen:Old chocolate doesn't make a clear and sharp sound when broken.Then I put a tiny piece in my mouth and leave it there for a few seconds.I let it melt and record the four basic tastes-sweet,sour,bitter and salty.
④I love chocolate.The bottom part of my refrigerator is filled with chocolate from different parts of the world.My favorite types are very high in cocoa(可可粉).Before I started tasting chocolate professionally,I ate a lot.But now I don't eat so much.
⑤Many people don't know how to appreciate the taste of chocolate.As a taster,I want to help others do what I do.To retrain your taste buds to enjoy better quality chocolate,try simple kinds that aren't filled with ingredients like nuts.Look at food with curiosity and love. Notice its color,smell and taste.Then you'll know good quality.
A.is old or fresh
B.is made of cocoa
C.your tasting
D.after I taste each sample
E.before I became a taster
F.the appearance of chocolate
Task 2
21.Red lights are used to disguise ().
22.I let my senses rest ().
23.I listen to tell whether a sample ().
24.I ate a lot of chocolate ().
25.Ingredients like nuts may affect ().
【正确答案】：21.F
22.D
23.A
24.E
25.C
【题目解析】：21、【正确答案是：F.the appearance of chocolate】
第一段提到有时房间里会有红灯，这样只能通过味道来评估巧克力，不能看外表，因此可以推断红灯是用来掩饰巧克力的外观的。因此，答案为F。
22、【正确答案是：D.after I taste each sample】
在第二段中提到，品尝之间需要等待30秒让感官休息，因此答案为D，即在我品尝每个样本之后。
23、【正确答案是：A.is old or fresh】
第三段中提到可以通过听巧克力的声音来判断其是否新鲜，因此答案为A，即是否新鲜。
24、【正确答案是：E.before I became a taster】
第四段提到“在我开始专业品尝巧克力之前，我吃得很多”，所以答案是E，即在我成为品尝师之前。
25、【正确答案是：C.your tasting】
最后一段提到品尝师可以帮助其他人享受更好的巧克力，为了重新训练味蕾来享受更高质量的巧克力，尝试一些不含坚果等成分的简单巧克力。因此这些成分可能会影响你的品尝体验。正确答案是C，即你的品尝体验。
