单选题
Imagine that the Spanish-speaking world was a single country which is called Hispanidad. It covers a 28 perhaps one-and-a-half times the size of China. Its population is nearly 500m, making it the world's third most 29 country, behind China and India. Among these people, the number of native Spanish-speakers is rising towards 400m; as a 30 , only 31 is bigger. Only English and Chinese are more widely used on the internet than Spanish. So if you are in business, into the arts or just want to join a conversation, the 32 size of Hispanidad is a powerful reason to learn Spanish. But Hispanidad is not a single country. The fact that it 33 across the Americas, Spain and even parts of Africa and Asia makes the case for Spanish stronger still. After English, it is the most used 34 language. For tourists it 35 and enriches travel in the 20-plus countries where Spanish is a main language. Not forgetting the United States, the country with the second-largest number of Spanish-speakers (about 50m and rising) after Mexico. Latinos (拉丁美裔) are growing in influence culturally, 36 and politically. Nowadays, would-be presidents make sure to advertise in Spanish. Even for those with no political ambitions, there is another 37 reason to pick Spanish as your second language: it's easy (certainly compared with, say, Mandarin). And once you've got Spanish, you're half-way to Italian, French and Portuguese too. A. territory B. sheer C. populous D. vast E. mother tongue F. spreads G. Mandarin Chinese H. conquer I. economy J. commercially K. defending L. compelling M. eases N. causes O. international
问答题
【正确答案】A
【答案解析】根据下文的one-and-a-half times the size of China可知这里要填一个表示地域的名词,分析句意可知这里讲的是:它的领土大约是一个半中国那么大。territory的意思是“领土,疆域”,放在这里意思恰当。选项中的其他的名词economy(经济),mother tongue(母语)以及Mandarin Chinese(普通话)用在这里意思都不通,因此,选territory。
【答案解析】根据后面的across the Americas可知这里要填一个动词,又因为前文的主语是it所以推测这里的动词应该是三单形式。选项中满足要求的动词有三个eases(安抚),spreads(传播),causes(导致),分析句意可知这里讲的是:它传到美国、西班牙甚至非洲和亚洲的部分地区。所以spreads最合适。因此,选spreads。