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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 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 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 modem economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modem, industrial France is preferable to the old.
In paragraph 1, the quotation mark used on typical is to express______.
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听力原文： (28[C])Some 150 South Korea female college students burned a Japanese flag yesterday in a noisy demonstration outside the Japanese embassy, (29[A])demanding full compensation for World War Ⅱ victims. Platoons of (30[D])South Korea riot police armed with shields and clubs immediately surrounded the demonstrators and formed a human barricade to prevent possible violence. The demonstrators torched a huge Japanese flag scribbled with slogans, demanding that Japanese Prime Minister raise a government fund for Korea war victims. South Koreans have staged weekly protest outside the Japanese Embassy for more than two years, demanding Japan fully compensate World War Ⅱ victims, including "comfort" women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese imperial soldiers.
What was true of the demonstrators？
听力原文： Japanese-style. conversations develop quite differently from Western-style. conversations. A Western-style. conversation between two people is like a game of tennis. If I introduce a topic, a conversational ball, I expect you to hit it back. If you agree with me, I don't expect you simply to agree and do nothing more . I expect you to add something—a reason for agreeing, or another example to carry the idea further. I am just happy if you question me, or completely disagree with me. Whether you agree or disagree, your response will return the ball to me.
A Japanese-style. conversation, however, is like bowling. You wait for your turn. And you always know your place in line. It depends on such things as whether you are older or younger, a close friend or a stranger to the previous speaker, in a senior or junior position, and so on. When your turn comes, you step up to the starting line with your bowling ball and carefully bowl it. Everyone else stands back and watch politely, giving encouragement. Then, after everyone is sure that you have completely finished your turn, the next person in line steps up to the same starting line, with a different ball. Your ball is not returned.
What is the main topic of the passage？
听力原文：M: So Rebecca, what did you do for spring break？
W: I went to southern California. I was in Los Angeles and San Diego. Oh, and I stopped in San Juan Capistrano. That's south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. I happened to be there just about the time the swallows returned.
M: Oh, I've heard about that—they always return on the same day, don't they？
W: That's right, on March 19th. And they always fly away on the same day, October 23rd. In the meantime, they migrate over 7,000 miles to get to their winter home.
M: Seven thousand miles—imagine! And always coming back on the same day!
W: Yes, except for one year, a long time ago-they were delayed for a day by a storm at sea.
M: You sure were lucky to be there on the one day of the year when the swallows return.
W: Well, I wasn't there exactly on that day. I got to town a couple of days latex—but I did see the parade celebrating the swallows' return.
M: They have a parade？ The people there must really like those swallows.
W: Sure—they bring lots of tourists to town, and besides, the swallows eat insects, including mosquitoes.
Where is the town of San Juan Capistrano？
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