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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 life4o joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cart？
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, good- 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 modem economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, convenience, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modem, industrial France is preferable to the old.
Which of the following is NOT given as a feature of the old French way of life？
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A．Clay tiles.B．Slate or stone.C．Wooden shingles.D．Reeds or straw.
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听力原文： Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors like you. Today giving this barn behind me a sturdy thatched roof able to , withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years．How do they do it？ Well，in a nutshell，thatching involves covering the beams'or rafters—the wooden skeleton of a roof—with reeds or straw．Our thatchers here have harvested their own natural materials for the job—the bundles of water reeds you see lying over there beside the barn．
Thatching is certainly uncommon in the United States today．I guess that's why so many of you have come to see this demonstration．But it wasn't always that way．In the seventeenth century, the colonists here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw, just as they had done in England. After a while, though, they began to replace the thatch with wooden shingles because wood was so plentiful. And eventually, other roofing materials like stones, slates, and clay tiles came into use.
It' s a real shame that most people today don' t realize how strong and long-lasting a thatched roof is. In Ireland, where thatching is still practiced, the roofs can survive winds of up to one hundred ten miles per hour. That' s because straw and reeds are so flexible. They bend but don' t break in the wind like other materials can. Another advantage is that the roofs keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. And then, of course, there' s the roofs' longevity--the average is sixty years, but they can last up to a hundred. With all these reasons to start thatching
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A．Seven times.B．Five times.C．At least seven times.D．At least five times.
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