Both Gordy and Shores believe Tangier's isolation （孤立）has led to the islanders' unusual way of speaking．

　　． Now, the economy of Tangier Island is moving away from its tradition of crabbing and fishing as the number of crabs and oysters in the bay declines．More residents are finding work on tugboats（掩船）or looking for jobs on the mainland．

　　" Of course the sons and daughters went with their dad out crabbing． You don't go with your dad on the tugboat．That's not going to preserve Tangier culture, "Gordy says．

　　．According to the text, Tangier Island

　　A．has been discovered recently

　　B．is a fast developing x-pillage

　　C．is a land of golf lovers

　　D．has a small population

　　．In Shores' opinion,

　　the language the islanders speak

　　A．can't be called English in fact

　　B．is unique in its pronunciation system

　　C．can never be understood by outsiders

　　D．shares some similarities with Elizabethan English

　　3．What's Gordy's attitude towards the preservation of Tangier culture'?

　　A．Confident．

　　B．Satisfied C．Concerned．

　　D．Angry．

　　—3、DBC

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