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  3. Concern with money, and then with more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great ch

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

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问题    Concern with money, and then with 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 unique- ness, 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 would happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of 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 pursuit of material gains. 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 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 modern 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 given as a feature of the old French way of life?
选项 A、Leisure.
B、Elegance.
C、Efficiency.
D、Taste.
答案C
解析 根据第二段的“What would happen to taste，elegance…”，可以断定elegance和taste是过去生活方式的特点。根据第二段的“the more graceful and leisurely(but less productive)old French style”，可以断定leisure也是过去生活方式的一个特点，而efficiency则不是其特点，这一点从上边的"but less productive”中可以看得出，因此[C]是正确答案。
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