单选题The word “Diaspora” in this passage means _____.Athe movement of the Jewish people away from their own country to live and work in other countriesBthe movement of people from any nation or group away from their own countryCany group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homelandDa dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture

单选题
The word “Diaspora” in this passage means _____.
A

the movement of the Jewish people away from their own country to live and work in other countries

B

the movement of people from any nation or group away from their own country

C

any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland

D

a dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture


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解析:
词义推断题。文中第三段讲到“Diaspora”是潜在的“economic force”,接着讲到由于交通便宜便捷,“Diaspora”的数量日益增加。之后指出第一代“immigrants”人数超过巴西人口,并给出例子说在国外的中国人数量多;印度人分散在世界各地;西非聚集着黎巴嫩人,巴西聚集着日本人,巴塔哥尼亚聚集着威尔士人,中国南方有西非人聚集,这些都表明“Diaspora”与“migration”同义,即the movement of persons from one country or locality to another。因此正确答案选B。

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