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Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English, i. e. monolingual, which in effect, is the worst

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问题     Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English, i. e. monolingual, which in effect, is the worst record in Europe, according to a study done by the European Commission. At the same time, there is an average of 44％ across the European Union (EU) and just 1％ in Luxembourg.
    The study also proved that English is the most widely spoken language throughout Europe, with 51％ of EU citizens able to hold a conversation in English, including 13％ for whom it is their mother tongue.
    The report warned that there is a growing divide between multilingual and monolingual Europeans. " A multilingual European is likely to be young, well-educated or still studying, born in a country other than the country of residence, and a person who uses foreign languages for professional reasons and is interested in learning," the report concluded. "As a result, it seems that a large part of European society is not enjoying the advantages of multilingualism. "
    Tamzin Caffrey, one of the researchers, said Britons could lose out because of laziness. She said, " There is sometimes a very self-important view that people from other countries will learn to speak English, so we don’t need to bother to learn to speak their languages. Britons are missing out on a wonderful chance to go to other countries on holiday or on business because they don’t speak their language. "
    Ms Lemmens, 42, who has lived in the UK for five years, says, " I started Latin as my first foreign language at age 10, English as my second and French as my third. Learning a language is really a life-changing experience. It enables you to experience different cultures and it opens the world up to you. "
Which of the following Europeans is most likely to be monolingual?
选项 A、A retired factory worker.
B、A manager of a big company.
C、A university professor.
D、A student studying overseas.
答案A
解析 根据第三段第二句A multilingual European is likely to be young, well-educated or still studying, born in a country other than the country of residence, and a person who uses foreign languages for professional reasons and is interested in learning," the report concluded可知，用多种语言的欧洲人可能是年轻、受过良好教育或仍在学习的人，其出生在居住国以外的国家，由于职业原因使用外语，并且对学习感兴趣。由此可推知，B项(一家大公司的经理)、C项(一位大学教授)和D项(一位在海外学习的学生)均可能用多种语言，这三项均可排除；A项(一位退休的工厂工人)最有可能是只用一种语言的人，符合题意。故选A。
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