2011年 專(zhuān)升本 英語(yǔ) 復(fù)習(xí)題

西南科技大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育專(zhuān)升本入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)題PartDirections:Thereare50incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithatick(√).1.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookany_____ofwhatIsaid.A.remark B.attention C.notice D.observation2.Notuntilallthefishdiedintheriver_____howseriousthepollutionwas.A.didthevillagersrealizeB.thevillagersrealizeC.thevillagersdidrealizeD.didn'tthevillagersrealize3.______theEnglishnovelsyouaskedfor,IalsobroughtyouanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.A.Inspiteof B.Inadditionto C.Inreturnfor D.Insteadof4.Havingbeenfoundguilty,themanwasgivenasevere____bythejudge.A.crisis B.crime C.sentence D.service5.Wehaveto_____withmanydifficultieswhenwestartanewbusiness.A.treat B.concern C.Supply D.deal6.SomepeoplebelievethatEnglishisoneoftaughtsubjectsinhighschoolstoday.A.themostpoorly B.themostpoor C.thepoorest D.poorly7.Thechildwastoldto_______forbeingrudetohisuncle.A.apologize B.excuse C.pardon D.punish8.If______,irrigationcanbeharmful.A.notwellmanagedB.notmanagingwellC.itwasnotwellmanagedD.itwasnotmanagingwell9.Doyouthinkherbeautycouldherstupidity?A.makeup B.makeout C.makeupfor D.makefor10.AnysoundofmusiccanbetomewhenI’mwrithingacomposition.A.anattraction B.adistract C.anattract D.adistraction11.Didittakehimtogetthroughthework?A.oneandahalfyear B.twoscoresofdaysC.severalhundreddays D.fourdozensweeks12.Thenewregulationwillsooncomeinto.A.force B.value C.strength D.effective13.Heboughtthebook$20.A.in B.under C.for D.above14.TheUSpresidentathree-dayofficialvisitstoChinalastmoth.A.made B.gave C.paid D.did15.Wouldyoupleasetellmetodonext?A.how B.what C.which D.whatever16.Shehadhardlygothomeherhusbandwenttowork.A.when B.after C.that D.since17.Withouttheinstrument,we.A.cannothardlydonothing B.cannothardlydoanythingC.canhardlydonothing D.canhardlydoanything18.TheSmithsgotoeverySunday.A.achurch B.thechurch C.church D.somechurch19.It’struethattheseherbs(藥單)canbeusedtopain.A.decrease B.reduce C.relieve D.relax20.Ilikeallkindsoffruit,butmyisbanana.A.favorite B.favored C.favorable D.preferred21.Thespeechwasnotinteresting.Mostofthepeoplepresentbegantomoveabout_____.A.impatient B.impatiently C.impatience D.Patiently22.Motherhasn'tmuchmoneyanditisonlybygood_____thatsheisabletobuyallweneed.A.manages B.manage C.management D.managing23.ThelargestmeteoriteondisplayisintheAmericanmuseuminNewYorkcity,_____over34tons.A.anditweighsB.itweighs C.itsweightis D.butitweighs24.Thepresentmadeher______.A.tobehappy B.behappy C.happy D.thatshebecamehappy25.Theexperimentinphysicsis_____Prof.Strong.A.inchargeofB.takingchargeofC.inthechargeofD.takingthechargeof26.______havegoneintothebuildingofthehighway.A.Millionsofdollars B.MillionsofdollarsC.Millionsdollars D.Milliondollars27.Thecourtorderedhimtopay1,000dollar______tothepersonhehadhurt.A.fine B.currency C.damage D.damages28.Ishouldliketorentahouse,modern,comfortableand_____inaquietenvironment.A.beforeall B.afterall C.firstofall D.aboveall29.Manythings_____impossibleinthepastarecommontoday.A.toconsider B.beingconsidered C.considering D.considered30.Heisunabletoanswerthequestionsaboutthenewtext.He________ityesterday.A.musthavepreviewed B.oughttohavepreviewedC.oughttopreview D.shouldpreview31.JinandMaryare.A.myfatherandmother’sfriends B.friendsofminefatherandmotherC.myfather’sandmother’sfriends D.friendsofminefather’sandmother’s32.Theyaregoingtobuyforthelivingroom.A.anewfurniture B.somenewfurnitureC.newfurniture D.somenewfurnitures33.Youcanneverthatfellowforhelpatacriticalmoment.A.relyfor B.counton C.dependat D.truston34.Johnson,myfater’syoungerbrother,willnotbeatthepicnic,tothefamily’sdisappointment.A.more B.much C.toomuch D.muchmore35.Jimisthemostintelligentof.A.fourus B.usfour C.thefourus D.usoffour36.Whenhewashehadbecomeafamousartist.A.hisearlythirty B.inone’searlythirtiesC.hisearlythirties D.inhisearlythirties37.Ifyouarenotgoingtohelp,atleastdon’tget.A.ontheway B.inaway C.bytheway D.intheway38.IhundredsofyuanforthisTVset.A.spent B.paid C.took D.cost39.Hedoesnotworkbuthegetsagoodthatsheisabletobuyallweneed.A.wage B.earning C.income D.salary40.theywhodidthethroughcleaningtotheclassroomyesterday.A.Thesewere B.Thatwas C.Itwas D.Thosewere41.ThatwasIwangted.A.which B.theone C.theonewhat D.thewhich42.Whoseideawasittogototheopera?Isuggested.A.go B.togo C.thatgo D.going43.Theofyourselfthatyouseeinthemirrorisproducedbytherefection.A.figure B.appearance C.look D.image44.Therewasplentyoftime.You.A.mustn’thavehurried B.needn’thurryC.mustnothurry D.needn’thavehurried45.Whilebothplanswereperfectlysensible,onlyoneseemedinChina’sparticularsituation.A.useful B.feasible C.available D.desirable46.Color-blindpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttobetweenblueandgreen.A.divide B.distinguish C.separate D.differ47.Thisyearthefactoryalmosttwiceasmanymotorsasitdidlastyear.A.turneddown B.turnedoff C.turnedout D.turnedover48.Hetriedtohisinvolvementinthisrobbery,buthefinallyconfessed.A.decline B.reject C.refuse D.deny49.travellingbybikehasdisadvantages,italsohasadvantages.A.Nomatterhow B.While C.Providingthat D.Sothat50.Theburglarwascaught.A.whileheleftthehouse B.whilehewasleftthehouseC.ashewasleavingthehouse D.assoonashewasleavingthehousePartII.ClozeDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Thereare60blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithatick(√).PassageAAsyoumayknow,thebestwaytokeepyourselfphysicallyfitistoexerciseeveryday.The1isthatyoushould2physicalfitnesspartofyour3routine.Itisthesanewithmentalfitness.4youwanttobeabletothinkwellandtolearnwell,you5exerciseyourminddaily.Aswithphysicalfitness,therearea6ofactivitiesyoucandotokeepincontrol.However,overthe7run,theverybestwaytoexerciseyourmindisto8thehabitofreading.Hereiswhy.Thinkofthedifferencebetweenwatchingtelevisionand9abook.Watchingtelevisionisapassiveexperience.Yousit,youlook,andyoulisten.Suchconcentrationis10byoutsidestimulation(刺激).Readingabook,ontheotherhand,requires11concentration.Asyouread,youmustputinagreatdealofefforttolookatthewords,12outwhattheymean,andbuildupimages,thoughtsandopinionswithinyour13.Duringyourreading,ifyoustopconcentrating,even14asecond,everythingstops.Nothinghappensuntilyoustartconcentratingagain.Forthisreason,readingregularlyforcesyouto15yourpowersofconcentration,askillwhosevaluewouldbedifficulttooverpraise.1.A.thing B.problem C.trouble D.matter2.A.cause B.make C.bring D.turn3.A.daily B.weekly C.monthly D.quarterly4.A.Until B.Unless C.When D.If5.A.may B.must C.counld D.would6.A.pair B.set C.few D.number7.A.long B.short C.quick D.slow8.A.change B.break C.support D.form9.A.reading B.writing C.editing D.translating10.A.done B.divided C.driven D.drawn11.A.passive B.active C.low D.final12.A.figure B.take C.set D.look13.A.understanding B.reach C.field D.mind14.A.for B.at C.by D.in15.A.share B.seize C.decrease D.increasePassageBScientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave1thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe2before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe3begninning,babiestrytoimitatethe4theyhearusmake.They”read”the5onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis6itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby’sfirst7towardbecomingareader,becauseit8hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,9talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou10together.Letherknowyouarecarefully11whatshesays.Bykeepingherin12andlistening,youare13encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.14youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto15learing.1.A.discovered B.heard C.watched D.written2.A.did B.hoped C.studied D.thought3.A.very B.suitable C.right D.early4.A.efforts B.faces C.sounds D.stories5.A.colors B.eyes C.lines D.looks6.A.how B.why C.when D.what7.A.way B.time C.step D.set8.A.allows B.helps C.moves D.persuaders9.A.continue B.remember C.start D.try10.A.chang B.read C.record D.tell11.A.accepting B.enjoying C.carryingout D.listeningto12.A.talking B.singing C.smiling D.playing13.A.then B.already C.even D.also14.A.However B.Besides C.Otherwise D.Again15.A.heging B.dependon C.keep D.turntoPassageCDrawingapictureisthesimplestwayofputtinganideadownonpaper.Thatis1menfirstbegantowrite,sixthousandyearsagoor2.Thealphabetwenowuse3downtousoveralongperiodoftime.Itwascamefromthepicture-writingofancientEgypt.Picture-writingwasusefulinmany4.Itcouldbeusedtoexpressideasaswellas5.Forexample,adrawingofa6meanttheobject"man".7adrawingofamanlyingonthegroundwithaspearinhimmeant8.BesidestheEgyptians,theChinese9theAmericanIndiansalsodevelopedways10writinginpictures.Butonly11muchcouldbesaidasfollows.Thousandsofpictureswouldhavebeenneeded12expressalltheideasthatpeoplemighthave.Itwouldhaveshownmanythousandsmoretoexpressalltheobjects13tomen.Noonecould14somanypicturesinalifetime.Eithercouldanyonelearnthemeaningofall15drawingsinalifetime.1.A.when B.because C.where D.how2.A.over B.more C.else D.Later3.A.went B.showed C.appeared D.came4.A.sides B.colours C.ways D.meanings5.A.stories B.animals C.objects D.subjects6.A.creature B.being C.woman D.Man7.A.But B.For C.Besides D.Because8.A."die" B."death" C."sleep" D."down"9.A.and B.with C.helped D.followed10.A.to B.about C.on D.of11.A.not B.very C.so D.too12.A.to B.for C.possibly D.actually13.A.known B.with C.called D.in14.A.write B.draw C.watch D.take15.A.many B.some C.that D.suchPassageDThomasEdisonwasborn11847.Whenhewasachild,helikedtofindouthowthingsworked.Onedaywhenhewsafive,hisfathersawhim2onsomeeggs,andaskedwhathewasdoingthatfor.Tomdidnotreply.Instead,heaskedhisfatherwhyhewasnotabletohatchchickenswhilehenscould.YoungTomwasinschoolforonlythreemonths.3Thosethreemoths,heaskedalotofquestions.Mostofthemhadnothingtodo4hislessons.Histeacherdidinotunderstandwhytheboyhadsomanystrangquestions.HetoldTom’smotherthatTomwasnotbrigntandwasnotworth5.Hismothertookhim6schoolandtaughthimherself.Theboy7alot.Hebecameveryinterestedinscience.Bythetimehewasten,hehadalreadybuiltachemistrylabforhimself.Heplantedvegetablesinhisgardenandsoldthemtobuy8heneededforhislab.Oncehismotherwasillandshesent9adoctor.Thedoctorsaidsheneededanoperationatonce.Butitwasnightandthelampintheroomgavepoorlight.Edisonthought10.Finallyhehadanidea.Hecollectedallthelampsinthehouseand11themonalongtable.Thenheplacedabigmirrorbehindthem.Nowtherewasenoughlight,sothedoctorcouldoperate.Edison’smotherwassaved.12theageoftwelve,Edisonbegansellingnewspapersonatrain.Whenhewasfree,heprintedanewspaperandsoldcopiestotherailwayworkers.OnedayinAugust,1862,Edisonsawalittleboyplayingonthetracksatastation.Atrainwascomingnearquickil,andtheboywas13frightenedtomove.Edisonrushedoutandcarriedtheboytosafety.Theboy’sfatherwas14thankfulthathetaughtEdisonhowtosendmessagesbyrailwaytelegraph.Edisonsoonbecameverygoodatitandlaterhe15hometoworkindifferentcites.Thisgavehimastartinlife.Atthattimehewasjustaboyofsixteen.1.A.on B.in C.at D.by2.A.sit B.siting C.seat D.sitting3.A.during B.when C.During D.On4.A.of B.from C.with D.in5.A.toteach B.teach C.teaching D.taught6.A.outof B.into C.in D.from7.A.reads B.readed C.read D.hadread8.A.that B.what C.which D.×9.A.for B.to C.out D.off10.A.hardly B.harder C.heavy D.hard11.A.put B.putted C.puted D.wasputting12.A.At B.at C.On D.While13.A.so B.too C.two D.very14.A.too B.much C.so D.such15.A.leaved B.left C.hadleft D.leavePartIII.ReadingDirections:Therearesixpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithatick(√).Passage1BenjaminFranklinwasbornin1706inBoston,Massachusetts.HismotherandfatherwereofPuritan(清教徒)religion.TheyleftEnglandandmovedtotheEnglishcolonyofMassachusettsinordertoescapepersecution(迫害)forhisfatherfortwoyears.Thenhewenttoworkonhisbrother'snewspaper.Hebecametheeditorofthispaperwhenhewassixteen.Becausehewantedtobeindependent,hewenttoPhiladelphia.Thereheboughthisownnewspaper.Heworkedhardandsavedhismoney.Andbytheageof24hewasoneofthemostsuccessfulmeninIn1732FranklinpublishedabookPOOLRICHARD'SALMANAC(歷書(shū)，歷本).Mostalmanacscontainedinformationforfarmers,suchasinformationaboutthedaysandweeksoftheyearandabouttheweather.Tohisalmanac,Franklinaddedwisesaying,hisobservationsaboutlife,someofthesesayingarestillfamoustoday.Forexample,"Earlytobed,earlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise,"and"Wastenot,wantnot"and"Apennysavedisapennyearned".1.HisparentsmovedtoMassachusettsbecause.A.theywantedtomakeafortuneB.theywerepersecutedinEnglandC.theywantedtomeettheirrelativesthereD.theywantedtohaveavisitthere2.Attheageof16,heworkedfor_______.A.hisbrotherB.himselfC.hisfatherD.someoneelse3.HemovedtoPhiladelphiabecause_______.A.hisbrotherdidn'tlikehimB.hebecametheeditorofthepaperC.hewantedtobedependentD.hewantedtoliveonhimself4.WhendidBenjaminFranklinbecomethemostsuccessfulmeninPhiladelphia?A.bytheageof24B.bytheageof16C.in1706D.in17325.Franklin'salmanacscontained_________.A.informationoffarmersB.poorRichard'sideasC.wisesayingsD.bothAandCPassage2MostofthequestionsdealtwithbyVoiceFromtheHeart,aspecialphonelineopenedlastJuneforadviceonmiddleschoolstudents'problemsinGuangzhou,wereabouthowtodealwithfriendsoftheoppositeset.Andthree-quartersofthecallersweregirls,GuangzhouEveningNewsreported.Otherquestionsincludedworriesaboutstudies,futureprofessionsandwealth.TheserviceisavailabletherethreemorningsaweekattelephoneNo.330564.Thisserviceisreportedtohavebeencalledonceevery15minutesonaverage.Thestudents'questionsshowedthatmanyparentshaveeitherneglectedtheirroleineducatingtheirchildren,orhavefailedtodealwiththeirchildren'sproblemsinaproperway.6.Thestudent'sphoneisrunby.A.VoiceFromtheHeartB.GuangzhougovernmentC.GuangzhouCommitteeofD.GuangzhouEveningNews7.Thestudents'phoneoffersitsservice_________.A.everymorningduringthework-daysB.everymorningduringthework-endsC.fourmorningsaweekD.everyothermorningexceptSunday8.WhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.Mostcallersaregirlstudents.B.Thereareonlyafewcallerseverytime.C.Thestudents'phonesshowthatmanyparentsfailedinproperlyhandlingtheirchildren'sproblems.D.Thisspecialphonelinehasbeeninserviceformornthanayear.9.Thisstudents'phoneis__________.A.approvedofbythemajorityB.disapprovedofbythemajorityC.rejectedbymiddleschoolstudentsD.opposedbytheparentsofthecallersPassage3Fromearlytimes,manhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvreinParis,France.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofTheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasacastle.In1190,itwastheking’scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadarivertokeepouttheenemies.Overtheyears,thenumberofthebuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350,thecastlenolongerneededtobeextended.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeace,newtreasureswerebroughtin.Duringthedaysofwar,manytreasureswerestolen,andthebuildingsweredamaged.WhenFrancisIbecamekingofFrancein1515,hebroughtinmanyartistsfromothercountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardodaVincifromItaly.DoVinci’s“MonaLisa”isthebest-knownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793,theLouvrebecameapublicmuseum,justasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasuresarekeptforeveryonetoenjoy.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometoLouvretoseethemasterpieces.10.HowlonghastheLouvrebeenapublicmuseum?A.Forover800yeares.B.Since1350.C.Since1515.D.Forover200years.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.DaVincioncestayedinFrance.B.“MonaLisa”iskeptintheLouvre.C.TheLouvrewasonceachurchasD.TheLouvreisaplaceofinteresttodifferentpeoplefromallovertheworld.12.Weknowfromthepassagethat.A.Frenchkingsandqueensorderedpeopletobuildanotherbuildingastheirpalacehomein1350B.manytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvrein1190C.FrancisIcameintopowerin1515anddamagedsomebuildingsD.someworkofartinthemuseumhavebeencollectedfrommanycountries13.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardodaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisID.thebest-knownpaintingintheLouvre14.WhendidTheLouvrebecomeapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens?A.by1350. B.Since1350. C.in1515. D.in1793.Passage4Astudentwhoentersauniversityinthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturyisinanewsituation.Heisnotliketheyoungmanoftheearly19thcenturywhocametositatthefeetofthemastersandleftasamaster.Thatsituationnolongerexists,becausenowitisnotonlythestudentwhochanges.Hemaygrowfast,butsciencegrowsstillfaster.TheyoungGermanphilosopherHegel,writingatthebeginningofthe19thcentury,believedthatoneman’smindcouldcontainalltheknowledgeofhistimes.Atthattimeitwasperfectlypossibleforamantoholdsuchabeliefandtobasehislifeonit.Hegel’sfriend,Goethewroteafamouspoemaboutayoungmanwhohopedtotranslatethispurposeintoreality.TheyoungmaninthepoemwascalledFaust.ButHegel’ssituationwasslightlydifferentfromFaust’s,becauseFaust,theheroofthepoem,hadthedeviltohelphim,whileHegelhadonlyhisprofessors.Todayaverydifferentsituationexists,asituationinwhichtheprofessorsandthedevilhavelostmostoftheirpower.Todayastudentcan’tmasterknowledge;hecanonlybeitsservant.Heknowsthathecanbecomefamiliaronlywithasmallcornerofknowledge,andthathislearingwillalwaysbeimperfectandincomplete.Buthecanstillhopetoaddsomethingtothesumofknowledge,andsomakethesituationslightlymoredifficultforthosewhocomeafterhim.15.ThepoemaboutFaustismentionedtotellusA.hewasayoungmanB.hegotthedevil’shelpC.thesituationwasslightlymoredifficultforthosewhocameafterhimD.today’slearingsituationismuchdifferentfromthatinthepast16.Astudentofthe20thcenturyisfacedwithanewsituationbecauseA.hehastolearnentirelyonhisownB.hecanneverbeamasternowC.sciencegrowsveryfastD.heischangingallthetime17.TodayastudentknowthatA.hisknowledgeisoftenincorrectB.hecan’tlearnmorethanthestudentsinthe19thcenturydidC.thosewhocomeafterhimwillhavegreaterdifficultiesinlearningD.hisknowledgeisverylimitedcomparedwiththetotalamount18.ThebesttitleforthispassagemightbeA.Hegel,theGreatGermanPhilosopherB.TheLearingSituationintheModernC.HowtoStudyataModernD.TheRapidDevelopmentofscience19.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatHegelis.A.Philosopher B.Artist C.Physicist D.ScientistsPassage5Duringatelevisionplaythesoundmanmustbereadytomakeeverysoundasitisneeded.Soundeffectsareofthreekinds:real,imitatedandrecorded.Realsoundsarethoseofdoorbells,telephonebells,andothersmallobjectseasytokeepinastudio.Butthesoundmanmustimitatemanysounds.Forbaconfrying,hecrumplescellophanepaper.Alongsheetofmetalhanginginadoorwaymakesthunder.Hetapsonerubbersinkplungerandthenanotheronatabletoimitateahorsewalkingonpavement.Forahorsegallopingalongagravelroad,thesoundmancanusethetwohalvesofacoconut,poundingeachinturnveryfastonthetable.Recordedsoundeffectsareusedfornoiseshecan'thimselfproduceoffstage.Hepaysrecordsforsuchsoundsasaroostercrowing,atrainleavingastation,andababycrying.Thesoundmanisanimportantpartofanytelevisionproduction.20.Thesoundmanisimportantbecausehe.A.iskeptbusyB.makesaTVplaymorelifelikeC.letsanactorknowwhentolifeatelephonereceiverD.isalwayslearningnewmethods21.Theexamplesgivenforthefirstkindare.A.whistlesandsirensB.doorbellsandtelephonebellsC.churchbellsandtelephonrbellsD.typewritersandcashregisters22.Themetalsheetusedtoimitatethundermustbe.A.tightlyfastenedonallsidesB.lyingflatC.bothAandBD.neitherAnorB23.Theexamplesgivenforthesecondkindare.A.baconfryingB.doorbellsC.telephonebellsD.ababycrying24.Recordedsoundeffectsareusedfora.A.trainleavingastationB.babycryingC.roostercrowingD.alloftheabovePassage6Concernwithmoney,andthenmoremoney,inordertobuytheconveniencesandluxuriesofmodernlife,hasbroughtgreatchangestothelivesofmostFrenchmen.MorepeopleareworkingthaneverbeforeinFrance.Inthecitiesthetraditionalleisurelymiddaymealisdisappearing.Offices,shops,andfactoriesarediscoveringthegreaterefficiencyofashortlunchhourincompanylunch-rooms.Inalmostalllinesofwo