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2012 서울시 9급 1. 밑줄 친 부분과 의미가 가장 가까운 것은? The financial manager gave down-to-earth advice to his client. ① distinct ② profitable ③ critical ④ venturesome ⑤ practical 2. 밑줄 친 부분과 의미가 가장 가까운 것은? At a very early age, human babies show signs of a strong urge to master the environment. ① utility ② craving ③ understanding ④ resistance ⑤ urchin 3. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. There can be no doubt that if we decide we cannot cope with a particular kind of challenge we tend to _______ and avoid it. ① give up ② give over ③ give off ④ go off ⑤ go about 4. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. _____ the adult smoking rate is gradually dropping is not good news for big tobacco companies. ① If ② Which ③ What ④ Where ⑤ That 5. 밑줄 친 부분 중 어법상 옳지 않은 것을 고르시오. Linguistics shares ① with other ② sciences a concern to be objective, systematic, ③ consistency, and ④ explicit in ⑤ its account of language. 6. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. A: Bill, you don’t know when to stop using the computer. B: Sorry, Mom. But there’s always so much to do on the Internet. A: Well, _________________________. B: That’s just a small part of what I do on my computer. Most of the time I am studying English online. ① I don’t think you use your computer so much. ② I’ve never seen your classes on the Internet. ③ I do nothing but seeing you playing games. ④ I don’t see you do nothing but playing games. ⑤ I never see you do anything but play games. 7. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. During World War Ⅱ, movies about Japan made little effort to develop a Japanese character or explain what Japan hoped to accomplish in the war. The Japanese remained nameless, faceless, and almost totally speechless. No attempt was made to show a Japanese soldier trapped by circumstances beyond his control, or a family man longing for home, or an officer who despised the militarists even if he supported the military campaign. This was ________ the portrayal of German soldiers, who were often shown as decent human beings altogether different from the Nazis. ① in sharp contrast to ② very similar to ③ analogous with ④ congruent with ⑤ unique to 8. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. Rationalism is a philosophical view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge. Rationalism has long been the rival of empiricism, the doctrine that all knowledge of matters of fact ultimately derives from, and must be tested by, ___________________. ① reasonable belief ② universal mind ③ sense experience ④ intuitive knowledge ⑤ unanimous agreement 9. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. The solution for slavery was not its abolition, at least that was not a total solution, because new forms of slavery were invented under another name. The factory workers who toiled in poisonous air from sunrise till sunset and never saw daylight except on Sundays, obeying in silence, probably ______________________. And today, all those who prefer to do what they are told rather than think for themselves and shoulder the responsibility ― one-third of Britons, according to a poll, say that is what they prefer ― are the spiritual heirs of the voluntary slaves of Russia. It is important to remember that it is tiring, and trying, being free; and in times of exhaustion affection for freedom has always waned, whatever lip-service might be paid to it. ① ate far more nutritious food than old slaves ② led even worse lives than many ancient slaves ③ were much happier than ancient slaves ④ were given still more independence than subjection ⑤ enjoyed the privileges of the aristocracy 10. 다음 빈칸 (A), (B)에 들어갈 말로 알맞은 것은? It is the business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it, and to find, if he is able, common factors which underline and account for the facts he knows. He choose, when he can, the method of the ‘controlled experiment.’ If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants of the same kind. Some he stands in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark; all the time keeping all other conditions(temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by ___________, and by ___________, the effect of light on the plants can be clearly seen. ① A: keeping other conditions constant B: varying the light only ② A: keeping other conditions varied B: controlling the light only ③ A: keeping other conditions focused B: sorting out the shade only ④ A: making other conditions controlled B: extinguishing the light only ⑤ A: keeping other conditions removed B: extinguishing the light only 11. 다음 빈칸에 공통으로 들어갈 가장 알맞은 것은? a. We can pick _________ where we left off tomorrow. b. New opportunities have opened ______ and they must not be neglected. c. David put _____ a lot of money for the art gallery. ① down ② up ③ over ④ for ⑤ out 12. 밑줄 친 부분 중 어법상 옳지 않은 것을 고르시 오.What ① is necessary is an income that will be the basis for a dignified human existence. As far as inequalities of income are concerned, it seems that ② it must not exceed the point ③ where differences in income lead to differences in the experience of life. The man with an income of millions, who can satisfy any costly wish without even thinking about ④ it, experiences life in a different way from the man who has to sacrifice one costly wish to satisfy another. The man who can never travel beyond his town, ⑤ who can never afford any luxury, again has a different life experience from his neighbor who can do so. 13. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. The position you applied for has been filled but we appreciate your interest __________ by our company. ① of employment ② of being employed ③ in being employed ④ in having been employed ⑤ in position 14. 빈칸에 가장 알맞은 것을 고르시오. ______ such a terrible earthquake hit the area, no one can tell how devastating the aftermath will be. ① That ② Could ③ When ④ Should ⑤ Because [15~16] 다음 글을 읽고 물음에 답하시오. ____________________. One is to inform and educate. To make intelligent decisions about public policy, people need accurate, timely, unbiased information. Because opinions diverge, they also need access to a wide range of viewpoints. This role is specially important during election campaigns, when few voters will have the opportunity to see, much less talk with, candidates in person. Instead, they must rely on newspapers and television to explain the issues and characterize the respective positions of candidates and their political parties. 15. 윗글의 빈칸에 들어갈 이 글의 주제를 고르시오. ① To govern is to communicate. ② Commentators point to anther increasingly important role for the Media. ③ The area for communication and public debate is increasingly dominated by the News Media. ④ The News Media in democracy have a number of overlapping but distinctive functions. ⑤ The News Media are powerful ways of communicating. 16. 글의 흐름상 다음에 이어질 내용으로 가장 적절 한 것을 고르시오. ① A Second Function of the Media ② The Importance of the News Media ③ An Active Role of the Media ④ The Dangers of the Media ⑤ Media’s Passive Role in Politics 17. 다음 글을 읽고 추론할 수 있는 것은? In the near future, many Arctic animals, such as polar bears and seals, will feel the serious effects of global warming. Seals, for example, use snow caves to raise their young. Rising temperatures will cause these caves to collapse. Without protection, the baby seals will die in the bitter cold. With fewer seals, polar bears will starve. Also, every plant species will not escape from a global warming crisis, if temperatures continue rapid rise. In the Arctic, global warming is expected to reduce the world’s tundra by 30 percent over the next 100 years. These changes will be deadly for the plant species that live there. Consequently, the ecosystem will be destroyed, and life on Earth will never be the same. ① Seals are the staple food for polar bears. ② Seals regularly eat polar bears. ③ Snow caves protect young seals from global warming crisis. ④ 30% of plants will disappear from the tundra in 100 years. ⑤ Baby seals die from overheating caused by rising temperatures. 18. 다음 중 글의 흐름상 어색한 것을 고르시오. The dweller in northern countries goes into raptures over the fresh green leaves of the trees in spring. ① The desert dweller, on the other hand, composes poems about green trees and grass and running water whatever the season. ② Yet the dweller in the tropics, who is constantly surrounded by luxuriant vegetation, sees nothing remarkable or interesting about green trees, and still less about running water. ③ He cannot understand poets trouble to write about them. ④ There are some travelers who adapt themselves so successfully to foreign customs and habits that they feel no barriers to cultural differences. ⑤ It seems to be a fact that familiarity breeds contempt, and that those who seek excitement and romance cannot see it at home, under their noses, but only in distant lands. 19. Long Steel사의 CEO인 Bill Simpson이 AJ 철강 회사와 경쟁하기 위해 가장 필요로 하는 것은? AJ produces more than 70% of the country’s steel. Long Steel CEO Bill Simpson has said publicly that other companies which compete with AJ need to enhance the efficiency of their processes, especially those associated with the supply chain network from the island to the mainland. Recently, Long Steel hired some foreign specialists in the field of supply chain improvement to maximize profits and minimize losses, which has allowed the company to increase its productivity dramatically. Also, to entice the most experienced and skilled workers, the company developed a new pay scale for workers that has minimized profits and met all union demands. One of these demands is higher pay for workers with more experience. ① More efficiency in the financial service ② Better marketing schemes ③ More experienced workers ④ A greater degree of efficiency in financial reports ⑤ More foreign specialists 20. 다음 밑줄 친 He가 가리키는 것을 고르시오. In modern times, the unity the old world enjoyed is lacking. Freud speaks of three revolutions which have overturned and dispersed the old views of the world. The Copernican discoveries, he says, came first, removing man from the center of the universe, and then came the Darwinian and lastly the Freudian discoveries which completed the dispersal. He might have added more reasons, by which he has said enough for our purposes. In short, we can no longer expect to relate man, nature, and God as the old world did. ① the writer of this article ② Copernicus ③ Darwin ④ God ⑤ Freud