单选题 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, you 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."

单选题 What is the percentage of people who can speak English across the EU?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“欧盟中会说英语的人占多少?”由文章第二段“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.”可知，欧盟会说英语的人占51%。故D正确。

单选题 Which of the following Europeans is most likely to be an monolingual?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。题干意为“下列哪一类欧洲人最有可能是只使用一种语言的人?”由文章第三段“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，B、C、D选项描述的人都包含在多语言使用者中，故退休的工厂工人最有可能是只使用一种语言的人。故A正确。

单选题 What does Tamzin Caffrey think of monolingual Britons?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。题干意为“塔姆金·卡弗里是怎么评价只使用一种语言的英国人的?”由文章第四段“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.”可知，只使用一种语言的英国人会失去很多机会，会处于不利地位的。故B正确。