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
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