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

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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.
Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?
选项 A、Leisure, elegance, and efficiency.
B、Leisure, efficiency, and taste.
C、Leisure, elegance, and taste.
D、Elegance, efficiency, and taste.
答案C
解析 细节定位题。 A：休闲，雅致，高效：B：休闲，高效，晶位，C：休闲，休闲，品位。D：雅致，高效，品位。文中第1段第3句话是：In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing．意思是：在都市，传统的闲暇悠闲的午餐已不复存在。同时，第2段最后两句意思是：反对生活方式美国化的法国人担忧，流水线的生活 (assembly line life)会导致原有闲暇悠闲的生活方式的消失。他们不禁要问：“生活中的一些情趣雅致和其他一些美好的东西，如闻到新摘的苹果的芳香时的欢乐，沿河边悠闲的散步，或者在当地咖啡屋里闲聊的幸福时光又会发生何种变化呢?”结合以上各项陈述，不难发现，C正确。
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