首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes
Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes
admin
2012-12-05
8
问题
Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the greater efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that "assembly-line life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life-to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe?
Since the late 1940’s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of the competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modem economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.
Which of the following is not related to the new French way of life?
选项
A、Shorter lunch hour.
B、Greater output.
C、Creature comfort.
D、Leisurely cafe talk.
答案
D
解析
现在法国人生活节奏加快,悠闲地喝咖啡谈话不算其特点。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/H9ii777K
本试题收录于:
GCT工程硕士(英语)题库专业硕士分类
0
GCT工程硕士(英语)
专业硕士
相关试题推荐
Ihaveheardbothteachersandstudents______wellofhim.
Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat______.Theword"scrutiny"(Line3,Para.3)mo
Therealestatecorporationislookingfor______.Thispassagewouldmostprobablybefoundin______.
Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?Accordingtothepassage,whencouldpeoplestartusingamaglevcommerciaily?
AccordingtoMcWhorter,thedeclineofformalEnglish______.TowhichofthefollowingstatementswouldMcWhortermostlikely
Shopassistant:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?Customer:______.I’mjustlookinground.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Howmanysignificantdemographicchangeseveroccurredinthepast
Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:therangeofnewsfro
Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewedbiologically,themodemfoot-bailerisinreality
Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewedbiologically,themodemfoot-bailerisinreality
随机试题
潘女士,39岁。刚刚和丈夫度过15年水晶婚纪念日。夫妻两人都是公务员,经济条件良好。潘女士有一个刚上初中的儿子,学习成绩也不错。在其他人看来潘女士有着幸福美满的家庭。但是这份美满不久就被打破了。潘女士丈夫的单位来了一位女实习生,领导让身为科室主任的潘女士丈
造血祖细胞体外集落培养出现集落“流产”现象的是
常规采取仰卧正位体位摄影的是
男,28岁。3年来反复乏力、纳差、肝区隐痛,血清转氨酶反复升高,胆红素偏高,血清球蛋白升高,类风湿因子阳性。体检:面色灰暗,肝掌及蜘蛛痣,肝右肋下2cm,质地中等,脾肋下0.5cm。对此病例的诊断应是
承租人与第三者互换房屋后,原租赁合同继续有效,应继续履行。()
科学教育心理学诞生于()。
生物质能是一种新能源。但由于目前其利用受到土地资源等多方面限制,发展前景还不是很广阔。这段话主要支持了这样一种论点,即生物质能()。
根据下面材料回答下列题。2009年度全国旅行社营业收入为1806.53亿元,同比增长8.64%;毛利润总额为134.36亿元,毛利率为7.44%;净利润总额为11.48亿元.净利率为0.64%。2009年度全国旅行社的旅游业务营业收入为
设A为n阶非奇异矩阵,α为n维列向量,b为常数.记分块矩阵其中A*是矩阵A的伴随矩阵,E为n阶单位矩阵.(1)计算并化简PQ;(2)证明:矩阵Q可逆的充分必要条件是αTA-1α≠b.
John’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass;he______lastnight.
最新回复
(
0
)