15．To some，it's a dream job---eating delicious meals for free and then writing about them．But for some food critics，their eyes aren't the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast．
Karen Fernau，a food writer for The Arisona Republic，said when she first started her job-she began to gain weight．"I always looked forward to lunch before this job，then all of a sudden lunch was all day every day．"she says．Nine years later，keeping her weight steady and her health intact （完好無(wú)損的）is a daily battle．If she knows she will be going to a tasting at a bakery or eating a four-course meal，she usually eats fruits or salads throughout the day．Now she is always keeping track of what's in the food she eats and she says most people don't even look at or consider it．At one tasting task alone，she says，upward of l，000 calories is often added to her day．That's about half of the recommended total calories per day for the average adult．
But even though she's thought of a special eating method，F(xiàn)ernau says sticking to it is a daily battle．And food editors，writers and critics across the country couldn't agree more．"When I'm at home or not eating for work，it's healthy food to the extreme，"says Phil Vettel，who's been a restaurant critic for the Chicago Tribune for 19 years．
Vettle，who eats dinner at four restaurants each week，says unlike most professions，he has no ight to choose．"If I'm going out to eat，I can't choose the healthiest thing on the menu，I have to eat when they're bringing me．"While Vettel exercises when he can，Joe Yonan，a food editor at The Washington Post，has strengthened his exercise habits since he started the job two years ago．Yonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week，on top of his body training three to five times a week．
Still，it's a struggle that many Americans might envy．After all，it's one thing to get your calories from lobster（龍蝦） tails or a delicate（精致的） chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast-food burgers．
50．What does the underlined sentence mean in Para l？D
A．The food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurant．
B．The food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feast．
C．There is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from．
D．The food critics eat delicious food，which also tends to result in gaining weight．
51．What can we learn about the job of being a food critic？A
A．They enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on them．
B．They only work for local magazines and newspapers．
C．Once they become food critics，they tend to stay in the job．
D．Their excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job．
52．What is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit？C
A．Not eating anything except for the free meals．
B．Writing down everything they put into their mouth．
C．Hiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructions．
D．Choosing only the healthy food on the menu．
53．What can we infer from the last paragraph？C
A．No matter whether the food is expensive or not，the gaining of calories is the same．
B．The calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful．
C．Americans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty food．
D．Everybody should take the calories in their food carefully．
54．What's the main idea of the passage？D
A．A job offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to be．
B．Dishes in the restaurant usually contain too many calories．
C．Eating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weight．
D．Food writers work hard to maintain their health and weight．
分析 文章主要講述了美食評(píng)論家的煩惱．他們能夠免費(fèi)品嘗各種美食，這讓其他人非常羨慕，但他們也有煩惱．因?yàn)槠穱L美食會(huì)讓他們?cè)黾芋w重，給他們帶來(lái)健康方面的問(wèn)題．因此他們?yōu)榱祟A(yù)防增加體重，有的雇傭?qū)I(yè)的訓(xùn)練人員，有的加強(qiáng)訓(xùn)練的強(qiáng)度等．
解答 50．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第一段"To some，it's a dream job---eating delicious meals for free and then writing about them．But for some food critics，their eyes aren't the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast．"對(duì)于一些人來(lái)說(shuō)，品嘗美味的食物，然后寫(xiě)下評(píng)論是一個(gè)理想的工作．但是，對(duì)于一些美食評(píng)論家來(lái)說(shuō)，美食盛宴開(kāi)闊的不只是他們的眼界．由第二段的"she began to gain weight"可知，品嘗美食會(huì)讓評(píng)論家變胖．故選D．
51．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第一段"eating delicious meals for free and then writing about them"可知，品嘗美味食物并寫(xiě)下評(píng)論，這就是美食評(píng)論家的工作．故選A．
52．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第三段Yonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week，on top of his body training three to five times a week．可知他們會(huì)請(qǐng)私人教練來(lái)幫助自己鍛煉減肥，故選C．
53．C 理解推斷題，根據(jù)最后一段"Still，it's a struggle that many Americans might envy．"可知，能夠免費(fèi)品嘗美食，這讓美國(guó)人感到嫉妒．因?yàn)樗麄冎荒軓奶K打或快餐漢堡里獲得卡路里．故選C．
54．D 主旨大意題，文章主要講述了美食評(píng)論家的煩惱，一方面能夠免費(fèi)品嘗美食，另一方面，卻要為增重和健康問(wèn)題而煩惱．為了預(yù)防增加體重，有的評(píng)論家雇傭?qū)I(yè)的訓(xùn)練人員，有的加強(qiáng)訓(xùn)練的強(qiáng)度等．故選D．
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