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. (1)_________________________________. One should be careful, however, in assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a distraction to others. 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. (2)_____________________________. 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. (3)_____________________________, 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.
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作者: 差不多小姐 时间: 2012-11-28 22:43
only during the 19c did silent reading become commonplace
the 19c saw a study gradual increase a literacy
till the end of century there was still a considerable arguement over whether the books should be used for information作者: susan.sui 时间: 2012-11-29 09:53
only during the 19th century, ** reading become common place
the 19th century , saw a study gradual increase literarily and thus in the number of readers
till the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information.作者: riverfeng 时间: 2012-12-3 11:14
好久没来，这个耳朵就不行了。
1、Only during 19 century slient reading become replaced
2、The 19 century ... and the number of readers
3、..considered agreement over whether the book for information
