单选题 Speakers of the Caronian language constitute a minority of the population in several large countries. An international body has recommended that the regions where Caronian-speakers live be granted autonomy as an independent nation in which Caronian-speakers would form a majority. But Caronian-speakers live in several widely scattered areas that cannot be united within a single continuous boundary while at the same time allowing Caronian-speakers to be the majority population. Hence, the recommendation cannot be satisfied.
The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?

A、 A nation once existed in which Caronian-speakers formed the majority of the population.
B、 Caronian-speakers tend to perceive themselves as constituting a single community.
C、 The recommendation would not be satisfied by the creation of a nation formed of disconnected regions.
D、 The new Caronian nation will not include as citizens anyone who does not speak Caronian.
E、 (E) In most nations several different languages are spoken.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题结论成立的前提条件是不能把讲Carronian语的人居住的地区用单一连续的边界连接起来，因此(C)是正确答案。