单选题According to the writer, the linguistic insularity of British businesses ______.Alater spread to other countries.Bhad a negative effect on their business.Cexsisted as a problem in 1960s.Dmade non-English-speaking companies turn to other markets.
单选题
According to the writer, the linguistic insularity of British businesses ______.
A
later spread to other countries.
B
had a negative effect on their business.
C
exsisted as a problem in 1960s.
D
made non-English-speaking companies turn to other markets.
参考解析
解析：
根据题干关键词the linguistic insularity可定位到原文第四段第二句“British industry, in particular, has in recent decades often been criticized for its linguistic insularity-for its assumption that foreign buyers will be happy to communicate in English, and that awareness of other languages is not therefore a priority. In the 1960s, over two-thirds of British firms dealing with non-English-speaking customers were using English for outgoing correspondence”，可知在60年代英语的广泛使用存在了一些问题，即英语语言狭隘性的事实。因此，C是正确选项。
根据题干关键词the linguistic insularity可定位到原文第四段第二句“British industry, in particular, has in recent decades often been criticized for its linguistic insularity-for its assumption that foreign buyers will be happy to communicate in English, and that awareness of other languages is not therefore a priority. In the 1960s, over two-thirds of British firms dealing with non-English-speaking customers were using English for outgoing correspondence”，可知在60年代英语的广泛使用存在了一些问题，即英语语言狭隘性的事实。因此，C是正确选项。
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