Text Three
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 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 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 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.
Which of the following is NOT given as a feature of the old French way of life?
根据第二段第四句得知，他们害怕这样的流水线生活会导致传统法国人的优雅、休闲；他们质问之前的品位何去何从。说明法国以前的生活方式是休闲，优雅和有品位。由此可见，efficiency高效并不是以前的生活方式之一。故选C。
Which of the following is NOT related to the new French way of life?
根据第一段得知，现在法国人的生活方式讲究快速午餐，高产出，以及物质享受。由此可知，这种生活方式与休闲的交谈相反。故选 D。
Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?
根据第二段第四句得知，法国人担心这样的流水线式的生活会导致以前的法国的生活方式的消失。由此可见，他们不全喜欢这样的流水线的生活。故选 B。
The passage suggests that________.
根据第一段最后两句得知，法国人在现代生活中追求很多的物质方面的享受，却失去了很多过去法国人的独特性。故选A。
Which of the following is true about the critics?
根据倒数第二段最后一句得知，年轻批评者有时候会以大量暴力对抗这种趋势。故选C。