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四、長篇閱讀 (第 41－50 題)說明：下列二篇文章共有 10 個問題，閱讀後請依文意與題意選出最恰當的選項，並將代號標示在答案卡上。One of the great, abiding myths of America is that it is a melting pot, a big, warm stew ofall the ethnic and cultural differences that formerly separated people, now blended togetherinto a smooth, supremely palatable America.Language was the prime example－within a generation or two, immigrants to Americawere expected to shed their Chinese, Korean, Spanish or Italian mother tongues for initiallyaccented and ultimately flawless English. But ironically, in an era when the world’s linguafranca is overwhelmingly English, there are a skyrocketing number of people in America whonot only have limited proficiency in English, but who live in households where no one speaksEnglish very well. The U.S. Census calls these households “linguistically isolated,” and thenumber of people living in them has surged in recent years－by more than 50 percent, tonearly 12 million people. The total number of people in America today speaking English either“not at all” or with limited proficiency is nearly 25 million, more than the population ofTaiwan.
41. What is the main idea of this passage?
(A) Americans are generally reluctant to learn a foreign language.
(B) The melting pot notion explains why Americans are less competent in Englishcommunication.
(C) Immigrants harbor a grudge against English learning.
(D) The linguistically isolated population is increasing at a rate that raises concerns.

參考答案

答案：D
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(5),C(2),D(2),E(0)

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