수능 열기 2010 빈칸추론 (1)

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

The lack of ＿＿＿＿＿ is one of the most common and destructive problems in business, and in society. A lot of organizations don't operate efficiently because of this human tendency to soften hard, urgent messages with false kindness or fake optimism. It is particularly prevalent when it comes to communicating about poor performance. Very often, bosses don't come right out and tell underperformers directly how badly they are doing until, in a burst of frustration, they fire them. That's terribly unfair, and often very harmful to the business itself. This problem cripples lots of conversations about how and when and where to spend scarce company resources. They'll simply be better if they're candid.

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① trust

② frankness

③ cooperation

④ initiative

⑤ generosity

다음 글의 빈칸 (A), (B)에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

Defining the competitiveness of a nation is much more problematic than defining that of a corporation. The bottom line for a corporation is literally its bottom line. ＿＿(A)＿＿, if a company cannot afford to pay its workers, suppliers, and bondholders, it will go out of business. So, when we say that a corporation is uncompetitive, we mean that its market position cannot be maintained. We also mean that unless it improves its performance, it will cease to exist. ＿＿(B)＿＿, countries do not go out of business. They may be happy or unhappy with their economic performance, but they have no well-defined bottom line. As a result, the concept of national competitiveness is hard to grasp.

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(A)                        (B)

① As a result	……	In addition

② In other words	……	In addition

③ For instance	……	In the same way

④ In other words	……	On the other hand

⑤ As a result	……	In the same way

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

Whenever something bad happens to a Russian child who was adopted by parents from the United States, Russian television is bound to show it as the leading story. These media reports, however, rarely dig below the surface to find out what motivated foreigners to adopt these children in the first place and to explain why these adoptions ended so tragically. In place of ＿＿＿＿＿ reporting, the Russian media are quick to pass judgment on the adoptive parents, leading viewers to conclude that Americans adopt Russian children to abuse them. After each incident. Russian lawmakers toughen procedures for foreign adoptions and sometimes call for their outright prohibition.

① secret

② prompt

③ objective

④ sensational

⑤ traditional

다음 글의 빈칸 (A), (B)에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

To talk successfully about feelings, you should focus more clearly on your own feelings rather than taking judgments about other people. It is crucial to look at the actual words you are using to see whether those words really convey what you want them to. ＿＿(A)＿＿, the statement "You are so damn undependable!" is a judgment about the other person's character. There is no reference in the statement to how the speaker feels. We should not be surprised if the response is "I am not undependable!" ＿＿(B)＿＿, the statement "I feel frustrated. You didn't send the letter out," removes the blame and focuses on the feelings underneath. Such a formulation won't make all of your problems disappear, but it is more likely to lead to a productive discussion.

(A)                  (B)

① Similarly	……	In addition

② Similarly	……	By contrast

③ Therefore	……	In short

④ For example	……	By contrast

⑤ For example	……	In addition

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

According to that beautiful treasury of information, the Time-Life Nature Library, a forest is a whole lot more than just trees. The forest is a complex community where trees and other plants live in delicate balance. A thousand different kinds of shrubs, vines, mosses, and herbs live in the forest, each dependent upon the others for survival. And swarms of insects, birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, butterflies, and dozens of mammals, other reptiles, etc., are living there, too. All of this life doesn't merely live in the forest, but it is the forest, as much as the trees themselves. If one of the elements were to get out of balance, the whole forest could ultimately be destroyed. In brief, the forest is ＿＿＿＿＿ among the elements.

① profitable

② secure

③ indispensable

④ unbreakable

⑤ interdependent

수능 열기 2010 빈칸추론 (2)

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

The future of genetically modified food that has great promise involves giving cereals such as wheat or rice the ability to ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plants. Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers to their crops to ensure that they grow well. Plants of the pea family do not require such fertilizers as they have bacteria living in their roots that take nitrogen gas from the air and convert it into a form of nitrogen. Scientists have located the nitrogen-fixing gene in the bacteria of the pea and are attempting to insert it into wheat plants. This is still in the experimental stage, but if successful, it could lead to a dramatic reduction in fertilizer use, which would benefit both farmers and the environment.

① resist drought or flood

② produce their own fertilizer

③ emit useless bacteria into the air

④ discover the best place for survival

⑤ avoid bacteria harmful to their growth

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

More than twenty years ago, when I first became interested in diet and beauty, I started by reading everything published on the subject of nutrition. It seemed apparent to me that ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. Long before the headlines informed us that the beta carotene found in the carrots seemed to have the ability to protect the body from lung cancer, I had seen firsthand what beta carotene and the enzymes found in carrot juice could do for a troubled complexion. My research had already convinced me that illness was not the only thing connected to the way we eat. I saw that some food had the capacity to make people look younger. Because of their mineral, vitamin, and enzyme content, there are foods that improve muscle tone, complexion, and hair quality.

① food could improve one's strength

② food could alter one's appearance

③ fat food should be blamed for obesity

④ to eat regularly is important for health

⑤ eating very little is the secret to a long life

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

The person from Porlock was an unwelcome visitor who visited Samuel Taylor Coleridge during his composition of the oriental poem Kubla Khan. Coleridge claimed to have perceived the entire course of the poem in a dream, but was interrupted by this visitor from Porlock (a town in the South West of England) while in the process of writing it. On his return to his room, Coleridge found that though he still retained some vague and dim recollection of the general idea, all the rest had passed away like the images on the surface of a stream. Kubla Khan, only 54 lines long, was never completed. Thus "the person from Porlock," no one knows who he was, why he disturbed the poet, or what he wanted, is literary allusions to ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.

① leisurely life

② poetic concepts

③ unwanted intruders

④ earlier classical literature

⑤ poetry as a reflection of society

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

My wife and I are pretty open about the household finances with our kids. For instance, at the store when one of our children begs to have some new toy we flatly state that it's too much money and we can't afford it. Most kids handle this frank response quite well. Many parents are reluctant to say "no" when their kids want them to buy something expensive, but they don't have to be so. As has been shown in many studies, even though it is somewhat counterintuitive, kids are happier when ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ and money matters are no different. Our kids now look at the price tags and even say things like "That's too expensive." They seem to grasp the idea of balance in spending. And they save and value their money more.

① their privacy is respected

② they receive an unexpected gift

③ their parents are generous to them

④ they have boundaries and limitations

⑤ they can choose their favorite things

다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

During the socialization period. the puppy learns to "speak" to other dogs while receiving compassionate care from its mother. This means that he learns to say "hello," and to respond to other dogs. Without this socialization period, the puppy will be afraid of or aggressive towards other dogs. This is exemplified by the dog which barks at all other dogs and seeks its owner when other pets approach, as opposed to the normal greeting and sniffing. Dogs also use a complicated set of behaviors to say, for example, "I'm dominant" or "This is my territory" or "I'm submissive" or "Let's play" and so on. Without this period, dogs become ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.

① aggressive towards people

② infected with avian influenza

③ illiterate about their language

④ accustomed to their surroundings

⑤ anxious when being with their owner