1. 논지의 흐름상 가장 어색한 문장은?
During the early 1900s, the theory of evolution led to scientific interest in the relationship between humans and apes. ① When the remains of a human skeleton were unearthed in the English village of Piltdown, controversy arose due to the mixture of human and ape characteristics they displayed. ② The Piltdown Man, named by the discoverer, had a large skull and an under-developed jaw that were inconsistent with previous human fossil records. ③ Thus, many English scientists believed The Piltdown Man was the missing link in human evolution. ④ British acceptance of The Piltdown Man was partly due to nationalism. It was not until 1953 that the discovery was revealed to be a forgery. A human skull, an orangutan jaw, and chimpanzee teeth altered to look like that of a modern human’s had fooled scientists for 40 years.
2. 다음 밑줄 친 부분에 가장 적절한 것은?
The hippocampus is a part of the brain that is responsible for storing memory. Named after the Greek word for seahorse (hippokampus) due to its unique shape, it receives sensory information about sights, sounds, and smells from other parts of the brain. The hippocampus then compares these sensations to information previously stored in the brain, organizes them, and sends the data back to other parts of the brain for long-term storage. In this way, the hippocampus can be seen as an indexer that constructs our various experiences into memories. Without this vital piece of our brains, we would be unable to remember life events. Among sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease, the hippocampus is one of the first parts of the brain to be damaged; thus, ___________________________. Names and faces are forgotten and events start to slip the mind of Alzheimer’s patients, eventually leading to dementia.
① sensory information is left intact in Alzheimer’s patients ② early symptoms of the disease include memory loss ③ mostly short-term memory is affected in Alzheimer’s patients ④ some patients suffer from repeated mood swings |
★ 정답
1. 논지의 흐름상 가장 어색한 문장은?
During the early 1900s, the theory of evolution led to scientific interest in the relationship between humans and apes. ① When the remains of a human skeleton were unearthed in the English village of Piltdown, controversy arose due to the mixture of human and ape characteristics they displayed. ② The Piltdown Man, named by the discoverer, had a large skull and an under-developed jaw that were inconsistent with previous human fossil records. ③ Thus, many English scientists believed The Piltdown Man was the missing link in human evolution. ④ British acceptance of The Piltdown Man was partly due to nationalism. It was not until 1953 that the discovery was revealed to be a forgery. A human skull, an orangutan jaw, and chimpanzee teeth altered to look like that of a modern human’s had fooled scientists for 40 years. [정답] ④
[해설]
[어휘] the missing link 멸실환(진화 과정에서 유인원과 인간 사이에 존재했을 것으로 추정되지만 그 화석은 발견되지 않은 동물) nationalism 민족주의 forgery 위조된 것, 허위
The hippocampus is a part of the brain that is responsible for storing memory. Named after the Greek word for seahorse (hippokampus) due to its unique shape, it receives sensory information about sights, sounds, and smells from other parts of the brain. The hippocampus then compares these sensations to information previously stored in the brain, organizes them, and sends the data back to other parts of the brain for long-term storage. In this way, the hippocampus can be seen as an indexer that constructs our various experiences into memories. Without this vital piece of our brains, we would be unable to remember life events. Among sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease, the hippocampus is one of the first parts of the brain to be damaged; thus, ___________________________. Names and faces are forgotten and events start to slip the mind of Alzheimer’s patients, eventually leading to dementia.
① sensory information is left intact in Alzheimer’s patients ② early symptoms of the disease include memory loss ③ mostly short-term memory is affected in Alzheimer’s patients ④ some patients suffer from repeated mood swings [해석]
① 알츠하이머 환자들에게 감각 정보는 온전히 남아있다 ② 질병의 초기 증상은 기억 상실을 포함한다 ③ 알츠하이머 환자들은 주로 단기 기억이 영향을 받는다 ④ 몇몇 환자들은 반복되는 기분 변화로 고통받는다
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