阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项(A，B，C和D)中-查字典问答网

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　　阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．Onlyahundredyearsagopeopleseldomtraveledfaroutoftheirbirthplace.Bookswereveryexpensiveandtherewerefew

　　阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　Onlyahundredyearsagopeopleseldomtraveledfaroutoftheirbirthplace.Bookswereveryexpensiveandtherewerefewnationalnewspapersandnoradioortelevision.Infactmostpeoplespenttheirtimetalkingandlistening.Onlyaverysmallquantityofreadingandwritingwentonandmanypeoplewereunabletoreadorwrite.Forthisreasonnativedialects(方言)grewupandpeoplespokethewaytheirparentsandgrandparentsspoke.AwomanfromCornwallwhotraveledjustasfarasLondonwouldfindherselfinaplacewherepeoplespokewhatwasalmostadifferentlanguage.

　　Sometimesitishardtotakeinjusthowmuchthingshavechanged.Youareusedtoowningbooksandhavingthemaroundtoreadingmagazinesandnewspapersandtoachoiceofnationaltelevisionandradioprograms.YouandeveryonearoundyouareusedtotravelingnotjustintheBritishIslandsbutallovertheworld.Modernsciencehaschangedourlifeanddistanceshavebeenmadeshorter.ItmighthavetakenthatCornwallwomanthreedaystotraveltoLondon.Nowittakeslessthantwohoursbyairlessthanfourhoursbytrainandlessthansixhoursbyroad.

　　Theresultofthisisthatthelanguageweuseisbecomingmorenationalandthedialectsaredyingout.Writingprintingandbroadcastinghavespeededupthischangeasonedialecthascometobeusedbymoreandmorepeople.Thisisthedialectcalledstandard(标准的)EnglishwhichwasfirstusedoutsideLondoninthesouthandeastMidlands.

　　1．Fromtheinformationgiveninthepassageweknowthatacenturyago________.

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　　A．peoplewouldn'tliketoleavetheirbirthplace

　　B．therewereneitherbooksnornewspapers

　　C．notmanypeoplecouldreadandwrite

　　D．peoplelearnedtoreadandwritefromtheirparentsandgrandparents

　　2．IfawomanwholivedinComwallahundredyearsagowenttoLondonshewouldfind________.

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　　A．Londonwasfarfromherbirthplace

　　B．Londonwasastrangecity

　　C．Londonpeopleusedaverydifficultlanguage

　　D．shecouldhardlyunderstandwhatLondonpeoplespoke