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 great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. 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 comfort 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 café?
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 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.
小題1:Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?
A．Leisure, elegance, and efficiency
B．Elegance, efficiency, and taste
C．Leisure, elegance, and taste
D．Elegance, efficiency, and leisure
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?
A．Many of them prefer the modern 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.
小題3:The passage suggests that _________.
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
小題4:Which of the following is true about the critics?
A．Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life.
B．Students critics are greater in number than critics in other fields.
C．Students critics have, on occasion, resorted to violent means against the trend.
D．Critics are concerned solely with the present and not the future.
小題5:Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A．Changes in the French Way of Life
B．Criticism of the New Life Style
C．The Americanization of France
D．Features of the New Way of Life

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段3,4,5行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,說明法國以前的生活方式是休閑，優(yōu)雅和有品位。故C正確。
小題2:.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行They fear that “assembly line life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely說明法國人擔(dān)心這樣的流水線式的生活會導(dǎo)致以前的法國的生活方式的消失，使用說他們喜歡這樣的流水線的生活的說法是錯誤的。故B的說法符合題意。
小題3:A 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第二段可知，法國人在現(xiàn)代生活中最求很多的物質(zhì)方面的享受，卻失去了很多過去法國人所一直擁有的東西。故A正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.說明C正確。
小題5:.A 主旨大意題。文章主要講述的就是法國人的生活方式的變化。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評：文章主要講述了在現(xiàn)代社會中法國人的生活方式和以前比較，已經(jīng)有了很大的變化，在追求物質(zhì)材料的同時也讓他們失去了很多法國原來的古老的生活方式的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。很多人都批評這樣的生活方式，甚至采取了暴力手段。本文要求學(xué)生有較強(qiáng)的跨文化意識，要求他們能夠根據(jù)文章的細(xì)節(jié)確定考查的內(nèi)容所在的語群，做出精準(zhǔn)的選擇。
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