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. Whatcanweconcludefromthefirsttwoparagraphs? 查看材料

A.The World Cup broadcast has broken its record in America.

B.Americans' interest in football has surged this year.

C.Smart phones and tablets become more and more popular.

D.Americans were not interested in The World Cup previously.

正确答案是B