1．What do we know from the first two paragraphs?

A．Brits are poor at languages.

B．Brits regret what they have done.

C．Brits like relying on others.

D．Brits are good at languages.

答案与解析：A　考查推理判断。第一段第一句“Brits (英国人) are extremely bad at languages, with many of us relying on the fact that the rest of the world speak English”点题，并结合对前两段的整体理解可推知，英国人的语言能力比较差，故选A项。

2．How many Brits can't order food correctly because of language barriers?

A．About 10%. B．About 12%.

C．About 20%. D．About 21%.

解析：C　考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“The survey by Hostelworld showed that one in five blamed getting lost on the language barrier, while a similar number had problems ordering food”可知，1/5也即20%的英国人因为语言障碍不能正确订餐，故选C项。

3．How is the text mainly developed?

A．By analyzing causes.B．By giving examples.

C．By making description     D．By listing data.

解析：D　考查推理判断。根据对文章的整体理解可知，本文列举了大量的数据来论证作者的观点，由此可推知，本文是通过列出数据来发展的，故选D项。