UNIT 08 밑줄 친 부분 의미 파악하기

중등수능독해(영어독해) Level 2 UNIT 08 밑줄 친 부분 의미 파악하기

대표 예제

밑줄 친 “rise to the bait”가 다음 글에서 의미하는 바로 가장 적절한 것은?  <고1 학평 3월>

Tempers are easily lost in many arguments. It’s easy to say one should keep cool, but how do you do it? The point is that sometimes in arguments the other person is trying to get you to be angry. They may be saying annoying things on purpose. They know that if they get you to lose your cool you’ll say something foolish. That is, you’ll simply get angry and then it will be impossible for you to win the argument. So don’t fall into this trap. When responding to remarks that cause anger, a cool answer on the issue is likely to be most effective. Indeed, any attentive listener will admire the fact that you didn’t “rise to the bait.”

* bait: 미끼

① stay calm

② blame yourself

③ lose your temper

④ listen to the audience

⑤ apologize for your behavior

1. 밑줄 친 at the “sweet spot”이 다음 글에서 의미하는 바로 가장 적절한 것은?

<고1 학평 6월>

For almost all things in life, there can be too much of a good thing. Even the best things in life aren’t so great in excess. This concept has been discussed since the time of Aristotle. He argued that being virtuous means finding a balance. For example, people should trust others, but if someone trusts other people too much they are considered easily deceived. For this trait, it is best to avoid both deficiency and excess. The best way is to live at the “sweet spot” that maximizes well-being. Aristotle’s suggestion is that virtue is the midpoint, where someone is neither too generous nor too cheap, neither too afraid nor extremely brave.

* deficiency: 부족[결핍] ** excess: 과잉

① at the time of a biased decision

② in the area of material richness

③ away from social pressure

④ in the middle of two extremes

⑤ at the moment of instant pleasure

2. 밑줄 친 such fruitless labor가 다음 글에서 의미하는 바로 가장 적절한 것은?

<고1 학평 3월>

Since a great deal of everyday academic work is boring repetition, you need to be well motivated to keep doing it. A mathematician sharpens her pencils, works on a proof, and tries a few approaches. But she gets nowhere and finishes for the day. A writer works at his desk and writes a few sentences. But he is unsatisfied and throws them away. To produce something valuable may require years of such fruitless labor. A biologist said that about four-fifths of his time in science was wasted, adding sadly that “nearly all scientific research leads nowhere.” What kept all of these people going when  things were going badly was their passion for their subject. Without such passion, they would have achieved nothing.

* proof: (수학) 증명 ** get〔lead〕 nowhere: 아무런 성과를 내지 못하다

① 해야 할 일을 미루며 의미 없는 시간을 보내는 것

② 본격적인 작업을 하기 전에 일상적인 행동을 하는 것

③ 공통적인 주제로 여러 방면의 전문가들이 토론하는 것

④ 정확한 증거 없이 계속 일을 진행시키는 것

⑤ 하나의 좋은 결과를 위해 아무런 성과 없이 반복적으로 하는

3. 밑줄 친 This idea가 다음 글에서 의미하는 바로 가장 적절한 것은? <고1 학업성취도 평가>

In metaphor studies, the social impact of metaphor has been recognized. Cooper focused on the social function to explain why a speaker or writer might choose to employ metaphor. He developed Cohen’s idea that an important role of metaphor is to create social bonds. Such emotional effects can be both taken for granted and enhanced by using metaphor. Metaphor use brings attitudes to the topic that are assumed to be shared, or are then able to be shared, between discourse participants. This idea leads to sub-groups in society using metaphor to establish their own language and identity. Individuals can make use of shared lists of metaphor to obtain membership themselves and to exclude others. In contrast, they may deliberately move away from shared patterns to express personality.

* metaphor: 은유

① 자아 정체성은 사회화 과정에서 형성된다는 것

② 은유 남용이 인간관계에 악영향을 미친다는 것

③ 은유 사용이 언어 능력 발달에 도움이 된다는 것

④ 은유 사용이 친밀감 증진에 중요한 역할을 한다는 것

⑤ 원만한 관계는 지속적인 상호 작용을 통해 유지된다는 것

Go! 高!

4. 밑줄 친 “There is no there there.”가 다음 글에서 의미하는 바로 가장 적절한 것은?

<고1 학평 9월>

I believe that the second decade of this new century is already very different. Still millions of people associate money and power with success. They are determined to never get off that treadmill at the expense of their well-being, relationships, and happiness. Still millions believe that the next promotion or the next million dollar payday will satisfy their longing to feel better about themselves, or silence their dissatisfaction. But both in the West and in emerging economies, there are more people every day who recognize that these are all dead ends ― that they are chasing a broken dream. We cannot find the answer in our current definition of success alone because ― as Gertrude Stein once said of Oakland ― "There is no there there."

* emerging economies: 신흥 경제 국가

① People are losing confidence in themselves.

② Without dreams, there is no chance for growth.

③ We should not live according to others’ expectations.

④ It is hard to realize our potential in difficult situations.

⑤ Money and power do not necessarily lead you to success.