请阅读Passage2。完成第小题。 Passage2 TheWorldCuphasbecomethemoststreame

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请阅读Passage2。完成第小题。 Passage2 TheWorldCuphasbecomethemoststreamedlivesportingeventtheUShaseverseen,asAmericanstunedintothisyear'stournamentontheirsmartphones,tabletsandcomputersinrecordnumbers. AsurgeofUSinterestinfootballthisyearhasalsoledtorecordtelevisionaudiencesforbroadcastsonESPNandUni-vision,theSpanish-languagenetwork.TheUSteam'slossonTuesdaytoBelgiumaverageda9.6overnightratingonESPN,accordingtoNielsen,thehighestforanyWorldCupmatchthenetworkhasbroadcast. Buta50percentsurgeinlivestreamingcomparedwiththepreviousrecord,setduringthe2012LondonOlympics,showsthatthesport'sappealhasgrownparticularlyamongyounger,moredigital,fans.Youngpeopleareenergeticandfondofsporting,TheWorldCupisagreattournamentoffootball,sotheymustbeattractive.Ontheotherhand,nowtheelectronicdevicesaredevelopingrapidly,morepeoplehavesmartphones,tabletsandcomputers.ThentowatchtheWorldCupbecomesmucheasier. USviewershavesofarwatchednearly30mhoursofstreamingvideoonESPN'sWoAdCupwebsiteandapps,thenetworksaid,beatingthepreviousrecordof20.4mviewinghoursduringNBC's2012Olympicscoverage.Univisionhasstreamed1.Smhourssincethestartofthetournament. Lastweek'sUSAvs.Germanymatchdrewarecord1.TmstreamingviewerstoESPNatitspeak,withstreamingonUnivisionpeakingat747,000.Tuesday'sUSAvs.Belgiummatchpeakedat1.5mstreamsonESPNand680,000onUnivision. Incomparison,livestreamingofJanuary'sSuperBowlpeakedatl.lm. WhiletheeliminationoftheUSteamleavesaquestionmarkoverUSfans'interestintherestofthetournament,Univision'saudiencefornon-USgameshasbeenrobust. UnivisionsaiditsbroadcastonSundayoftheMexicovs.Netherlandsmatchwasthemost-watchedprogramme,ofanykind,inUSSpanish-languageTVhistory,withanaverage10.4mviewers.ItsaudienceshavebeenthelargestincitieswithlargeSpanish-speakingpopulations,suchasMiami,LosAngeles,HoustonandNewYork. Withmostmatchesbeingshownduringbusinesshours,Americansareincreasinglyturningtotheirdevices,suchassmartphones,tabletsandcomputerstokeepupwiththetournament.Fifa,football'sgoverningbody,saidUSfansmakeup20percentofitsglobaldigitalaudienceandarespendingmoretimeonitswebsiteandappsthanfansinBrazil,Germany,EnglandandFrancecombined. WithdifferentkindofelectronicdevicestowatchWorldCup,thenumberofaudiencebecomeslarger.ThefloodofdemandcausedsomeproblemswithESPN'sfeeds,leadingfrustratedviewerstotaketoTwittertocomplainaboutthematchcuttingout.ThathadalsohappenedduringtheUSAvs.Germanygame. WhyhasUnivision'saudiencefornon-USgamesbeenrobust? 查看材料

A.They are fond of football without considering which country the team from.

B.They have little confidence in American football.

C.They are interested in other countries' football game.

D.They come from cities with large Spanish-speaking populations.

正确答案是D