首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unk
[originaltext] Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unk
游客
2024-05-31
170
管理
问题
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be careful, however, in assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a distraction to others. (33)Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character. (32)The 19th century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy, and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of potential listeners decreased, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices. There reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. (34)Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information, and over whether the reading material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues are, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the mass media on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other. The social, cultural, and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term "reading" implied.
选项
A、Explain how present-day reading habits developed.
B、Change people’s attitudes to reading.
C、Show how reading methods have been improved.
D、Encourage the growth of reading.
答案
A
解析
主旨大意题 。短文一开始介绍了人们的阅读习惯是如何从朗读逐渐过渡到默读的,然后介绍了默读形成的原因及发展过程,因此本文主要阐述了当今阅读习惯的形成与发展,故A 为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3613555.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunk
[originaltext]Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunk
[originaltext]Peoplearealwaystalkingabout"theproblemofyouth".Ift
[originaltext]Apoorlytrainedmanagercanmakeanemployee’slifemiserab
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispartyo
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispartyo
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispartyo
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispartyo
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispartyo
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispartyo
随机试题
Recoveryfromjetlagcantakeaslongasadayforeverytimezonecrossed.
IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpe
[originaltext]W:Didyouturnoffthelightsandcheckthelocksonallthedoo
下列不是锥体束病变时的病理反射的是( )。A.巴宾斯基征 B.查多克征 C
如果概念B所表达的对象均在概念A所表达的范围之内;概念A所表达的对象有些在概念B
信念和态度一旦形成就很难改变,会引导消费者习惯地购买某些商品。( )
战略性衡量项目主要有()。A.团队建设 B.队伍建设 C.制度建设 D.企
人类社会是在矛盾运动中发展进步的,构建社会主义和谐社会是一个不断化解社会矛盾的持
泡沫塑料制服装垫肩
运输企业将客车安排在营运区域内多条线路上顺序轮流运行的组织方式是()。A:小循
最新回复
(
0
)