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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern 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 modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working harder 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 lunchroom. 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 the people 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 1950’s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gains. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of the new French way of life?
选项 A、Efficiency.
B、Tension.
C、Competition.
D、Taste.
答案D
解析 本题为事实判断题。由第一段可知，法国人的新的生活方式就是多工作，多挣钱，多花钱，而在这一过程中，某些个性化的东西和某些更优雅、更现实的生活方式逐渐消失了。作为新的生活方式的特征，效率、紧张、竞争都在原文中提及，只有D“品位”是作为过去生活方式的一种表现在文章中提及，因此D为正确答案。
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