Onlyahundredyearsagopeopleseldomtraveledfaroutoftheirbirthplace.Bookswereveryexpensiveandtherewerefewnational（国家的）newspapersandnoradioorTV.Infactmostpeoplespenttheirtimetalkinga|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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Onlyahundredyearsagopeopleseldomtraveledfaroutoftheirbirthplace.Bookswereveryexpensiveandtherewerefewnational（国家的）newspapersandnoradioorTV.Infactmostpeoplespenttheirtimetalkinga

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Onlyahundredyearsagopeopleseldomtraveledfaroutoftheirbirthplace.Bookswereveryexpensiveandtherewerefewnational（国家的）newspapersandnoradioorTV.Infactmostpeoplespenttheirtimetalkingandlistening.Andonlyalittlereadingandwritingwentonandmanypeoplewereunabletoreadandwrite.Forthisreasonnativedialects（方言）grewupandpeoplespokeastheirparentsandgrandparentsdid.ACornwallwomanwhotraveledjustasfarasLondonwouldfindthatpeoplespokeacompletedifferentlanguage.

Sometimesitishardtotakeinjusthowmuchthingshavechanged.YoualwayshavebooksaroundreadmagazinesandnewspapershavedifferentTVorradioprograms.YouandeveryonearoundyouoftentravelnotjustinBritishislandsbutalloftheworld.Modernsciencehaschangedourlifeanddistances（距离）havebeenmadeshorter.ItmighthavetakenaCornwallwomanthreedaystotraveltoLondon.Nowittakeslessthantwohoursbyairlessthanfourbytrainandlessthansixbyroad.

Theresultofthisisthatthelanguageweuseisbecomingmorenationalandthedialectaredyingout.Writingprinting（印刷）andbroadcasting（广播）havespeededupthischangeasonedialecthascometobeusedbymoreandmorepeople.ThisisthedialectcalledStandard（标准的）EnglishwhichwasfirstusedoutsideLondoninthesouthandeastMidlands.

(1)Fromthepassageweknowthatacenturyago__________.

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A．peoplewouldn'tliketoleavetheirbirthplace

B．therewereneitherbooksnornewspapers

C．mostpeoplecouldn'treadandwrite

D．peoplelearnedtoreadandwritefromtheirfamilymembers

(2)IfaCornwallwomanwenttoLondonahundredyearsagoshewouldfind_________.

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A．Londonwasnotfarfromherbirthplace

B．Londonwasastrangecity

C．shecouldeasilyunderstandLondonpeople

D．

田力汉回答：

　　答案：C;D;C;A;B

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