单选题 The word "nudge" in the first sentence of paragraph six means ______.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[试题分析] 本题考查根据上下文推断生词意义的能力。
[详细解答] 文章最后一段有“...American operating system gave English a nudge ahead”,紧接后一句是“that of the Internet has given it a huge push.”因此,可推断,nudge应和push是同义词,这题考生容易选progress,我们把progress放入原句中,可发现 progress不能与give搭配,应与make搭配,故可排除。nudge意为“a slight or gentle push,esp.with the elbow”轻推。