If you had asked me then if I would accept a job as a restaurant critic for The New York Times. or any establishment publication, I would have replied, without a second thought, “Of course not!” And not just because I did not want to think of myself as an ambitious sort Working in restaurants was honest labor, anyone could see that. Writing about them for the mainstream press was not; it felt like joining the enemy.
But renewing was fun. So much fun that when mainstream publishers started paying me for my opinions, I didn't do the decent thing. Before I knew it, I had stopped cooking Professionally.
Then I stopped cooking altogether. “She's joined the leisure class.” my friend said.
I disarmed (消解怒气)) my critics by inviting them along; nobody I knew could afford to eat out and nobody refused. We went with equal amounts of guilt and pleasure, with a feeling that we were trespassing (侵入))on the playgrounds of the rich.
We didn't belong in starchy restaurants. We knew it, and when we climbed out of my rent - a - wreck, splendid in years from the Salvation Army, everybody else knew it, too. We always got the worst table. And then, because I didn't own a credit card, I had to pay in cash. The year turned into two and three, and more. I got a credit card. I got good clothes. I was writing for increasingly prestigious (声誉高的)publications. Meanwhile, a voice inside me kept whispering, ^“How could you?”
The voice is still there, yakking (喋喋不休)away. When I receive weekly letters from people who think it is indecent to write about $100 meals while half the world is hungry, the voice yaks right along, “They're absolutely right, you elitist pig is hisses”. And when it asks. “When are you going to grow up and get a real job?^” it sounds a lot like my mother.
And just about then is when I tell the voice to shut up. Because when my mother starts idling me that all I'm doing with my life is telling rich people where to eat, I realize how much the world has changed.
Yes, there are still restaurants where rich people go to remind themselves that they are different from you and me. But there are fewer and fewer of them. As American food has come of age. American restaurants have changed. Going out to eat used to be like going to the opera; today, it is more like going to the movies.
And so everyone has become a critic. I couldn't be happier. The more people pay attention to what and how they eat, the more accustomed they become to their own senses and the world around them.
When I remember that conversation with M. F. K. Fisher, I wish I had not been quite so gentle. When I rerun the loop in my mind, I turn to her and say this: “No, you are wrong. A. J. Liebling had it right. All it really takes to be a restaurant critic is a good appetite.”
65. How did the author feel about the job as a restaurant critic at the very beginning?
A. She didn't think much of it B. She was the ambitious one for it.
C. It was not suitable for a cook like her. D. It was not easy to work for the mainstream press.
66. What does the third paragraph talk about?
A. A strong desire to be invited to eat out like the rich.
B. A mixed feeling of guilt and pleasure about eating out.
C. A mixed feeling of guilt and pleasure going into private property.
D. A special treat to be able to go into private property for fun.
67. What does the underlined sentence “The year turned into two, and three, and more.” In paragraph 4 mean?
A. She stayed in the career as a cook for years.
B. She kept on writing as a restaurant critic for years.
C. It was years before she quit the career as a cook.
D. It was years before her application for a credit card got approved.
68. The underlined word ''indecent'' in paragraph 5 most probably means     .
A. worthwhile B. critical C. unacceptable D. imperfect
69. What changes have taken place to American restaurants?
A. They have places for both the rich and the poor.
B. They have varieties of means for entertainment.
C. They have become too expensive to be available.
D. They have become affordable to common people,
70. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with?
A. The writer is getting tired of the job. B. good appetite makes a good critic.
C. There is no need for restaurant critics at all. D. Eating out is no longer a privilege the rich have.
 
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