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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 NOT true about Frenchmen?
选项 A、Many of them prefer the modem life style.
B、They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.
C、They are more concerned with money than before.
D、They are more competitive than the old generation.
答案B
解析 A：他们中很多人更喜欢现代的生活方式；B：事实上，他们觉得流水线生活是种享受；C：他们比以前任何时候都更看重金钱；D；他们比老一辈具有更强的竞争能力。从本文最后一段最后一句得知；尽管有这种种反对意见，无数法国人认为现代工业化社会的法国能够比过去给他们带来更多的回报、便捷与欢乐，因而更喜欢现在的生活，A正确；由文中第l段第1句得知：人们非常看重金钱，而且希望拥有的财富越多越好，以便能够买到现代生活的便捷与舒适，c正确，由第3段第3句得知：持反对意见者担心，这种竞争激烈、崇尚物质文化的胜利正威胁着法国，D正确。只有B项陈述恰与文章所说事实相反，故选B。
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