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Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English

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问题    Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English, i. e. monolingual, in effect, the worst record in Europe, a study done by the European Commission, has formed. This compared with an average of 44% across the EU and just 1% in Luxembourg.
   The study also proved that English was the most widely-spoken foreign language throughout Europe, with 51% of EU citizens able to hold a conversation in English, including 13% for whom it was their mother tongue.
   The report warned that there was 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, 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 of the National Center for Learning Languages, 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 work together with other countries on holiday or on business because they don’t speak the language. "
   Ms Lemmens, 42, who has lived in the UK for five years, said, " When I was growing up, I had to take at least two foreign languages to finish high school. I started Latin as my first language at age 10, English as my second and French as my third, I learnt Italian after I left school. Learning a language really is a life-changing experience. It enables you to really experience different cultures and it opens the world up to you. [br] Which of the following Europeans is most likely to be an 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 根据文章第三段“A multilingual European is likely to be young，well-educated or still studying，born in a country other than the country of residence，who uses foreign languages for professional reasons and is interested in learning．”可知，多语言使用者可能是年轻的，受到过良好教育的，或者还在学习的，或者出生在一个居住国家以外的国家。他们使用外语是因为工作原因或对学习有浓厚兴趣。大公司经理、大学教授、海外留学生均符合多语言使用者的特征，只有退休工人是最有可能使用一种语言的人，所以A项最符合题意，故选A。
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