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1、Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedieval(betweenAD1,100and1,500)worlds,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomecommonplace.Oneshouldbecareful,however,inassuming
2、thatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisadistractiontoothers.Examinationoffactorsrelatedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.Thelastcenturysawasteadygradualincreaseinli
3、teracy,andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberofpotentiallistenersdecreased,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socametheflourishingofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,railwaycarriagesandoffices,whe
4、rereadingaloudwouldcausedistractiontootherreaders.Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillconsiderableargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation
5、.However,whateveritsvirtues,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwerereplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingrecommendedtoadoptattitudestobooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwereinappropriate,ifnotimpos
6、sible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicalchangesinthecenturyhadgreatlyalteredwhattheterm"reading"implied.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?A.Silentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.B.Therew
7、erefewplacesavailableforprivatereading.C.Peoplereliedonreadingforentertainment.D.Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.提交的答案:Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.正确答案:Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.题目详解:根据问题中‘Whywasr
