[수능 빈칸추론 고급연습문제:7-10] 다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오. 7. Since the brain actually begins dying shortly after birth, the brain’s _______ is all the more remarkable. ① deterioration ② recovery ③ longevity
8. As New Year comes, millions of people make resolutions to quit smoking. But these resolutions are often made on the spur of the moment without any plan on how to achieve a goal. So as time goes by, New Year’s resolution to stop smoking has become a ______ memory. ① distant ② regretful ③ vivid
9. Your error rate in any activity is a function of your ________ with that activity. If you are doing things that are routine and have a high likelihood of correctness, then you will probably make every few errors. But if you are doing things that have no precedence in your experience or are trying different approaches, then you will be making your share of mistakes. ① formality ② sociability ③ familiarity
10. Sales of organics have doubled in five years. It’s a $14 billion-a-year market. That number has grabbed the attention of giant retailers like Wal-Mart, which have begun to sell organic food in a big way. But there are fears that as _______________________, organic food standards might decline.
①organic food goes mass-market
②retail dealers interfere in the organic food market
③big businesses are interested in an exclusive sale
정답 및 해설
7. 정답③ since가이끄는종속절이원인(dying shortly after birth)이므로주절에도①번과같은부정적인결과가예상되지만 remarkable 때문에 dying과반대인 longevity가답이된다. [해석]뇌가사실태어나자마자바로죽기시작하기때문에, 뇌의장수는더욱놀랍다. [어휘]shortly after ~직후 / longevity 장수
[구문] But these resolutions …. without any plan on how to achieve a goal. ⇒명사절 how they should achieve a goal을명사구(의문사+to부정사)로축약했다. [어휘]make a resolution 결심[각오]하다 / on the spur of the moment 충동적으로 / a distant[dim/faint] memory 아득한추억
부사절 풀이 다잡아 (3)
9. 정답③ 판에박힌일상적인일을하면실수할가능성이낮고그반대의경우실수할가능성이높다는내용이다. 역접을나타내는 but이힌트다. 빈칸에들어갈말은 no precedence, different approaches의반의어혹은 routine과의미가같은familiarity가맞다.
[해석]어떤활동에서당신이범한오차율은그활동에당신이익숙함에따른상관관계이다. 만약당신이판에박힌일상적인일을해서단정할만큼높은가능성이있다면당신은아마도실수를범할가능성이극히적을것이다. 하지만 (반대로) 당신이이전에경험해보지못한일을하거나혹은그런일에다른방식으로접근을해본다면당신은일정부분실수에관여하게된다. [어휘]error rate 오차율 / routine a. 일상적인[판에박힌], n. (판에박힌) 일상 / familiarity 익숙함, 낯익음 / precedence 우선
10. 정답① 유기농산물에대한수요의증가로유기농산물이대량생산, 대량판매됨에따라유기농산물의품질에우려가있다는글이다. 빈칸바로앞문장의 sell organic food in a big way를재표현한①번이빈칸에들어갈말로가장적절하다.