2. 外语
  3. Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modem life, has brought great changes

Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modem life, has brought great changes

admin2010-04-30  63
问题     Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modem 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 great 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 (but less productive) 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 1950s 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 this 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.
The passage suggests that ______.
选项 A、in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere
B、it’s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river
C、the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples
D、great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen
答案A
解析 文意推理题。B：如今，再也不可能看见法国人沿着河岸，悠闲地漫步；C：法国人厌倦了新摘下来苹果的味道；D：法国人的生活方式发生了翻天覆地的巨变。本文第1段最后2句原文是；He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he lose to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality. 说的意思是：工业化生活给法国人带来了生活的便利和舒适，然而，在某种程度上却失去了其个性色彩，其独到之处，选项A：法国人在获得物质利益的同时，在其他方面也颇有所失。所以，A正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/YxOK777K
0

大学英语六级

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)