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课时作业(3) B卷 素能提升
Ⅰ.阅读理解
More people are working than ever before in France.In the cities the traditional leisurely (休闲的) midday meal is disappearing.Offices,shops,and factories are discovering the great efficiency (效率) 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 gains in material 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.The so-called Americanization of France has its critics (批评).They fear that “assembly-line (流水线) life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more leisurely (but less productive) old French lifestyle.What will happen,they ask,to the cultivation (培养) of the good things in life—to enjoy the smell of freshly picked apples,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 the young,especially university students.They are concerned with the future,and they fear that France is threatened by the success of this competitive,good-oriented culture.Occasionally,they react against the trend with great violence.
In spite of the critics,however,countless Frenchmen are committed (承诺) to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world.They find that the present life brings more benefits,conveniences,and pleasures than that of the past.They believe that a modern,industrial France is better than the old one.
[语篇解读] 本文主要讲的是法国人生活方式的变化。
1.Which of the following is NOT a feature of the new French way of life?
A.Shorter lunch hour. B.Greater output.
C.Material comforts. D.Leisurely cafe talk.
D [细节理解题。第一段中讲述了法国的新生活方式带来的变化,其中包括“a short lunch hour”“ever-increasing output”和“material comforts”,它们分别对应A、B和C项。而D项则是法国人以前的生活方式。]
2.The passage