2009 국회직 8급 영어 문제 해설

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2009년도 제7회 8급 공개경쟁채용시험 영 어 책형 가 - 6 - 영 어 ※ Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined part. (1～5) 문 1. The more noise made about a movie when it opens, the bigger the eventual return from the ancillary markets. ① supplementary ② unpredictable ③ indicative ④ raucous ⑤ harsh 문 2. In every modern country, women are the beautiful sex―to the detriment of the notion of beauty as well as of women. ① encouraging ② damaging ③ spreading ④ cherishing ⑤ comparing 문 3. While the former CEO continues to plead his innocence, speculation is rife that he personally directed accountants to falsify documents and accounts to make the company look more financially secure than it actually was. ① conscription ② stricture ③ conjecture ④ permutation ⑤ mitigation 문 4. John McCain’s impetuosity is either thrilling or disturbing. Barak Obama’s cool is either sober or detached. It’s clear now how each would govern. ① improvisation ② empathy ③ impulsiveness ④ insincerity ⑤ standoffishness 문 5. She proved to be quite garrulous, regaling the warden with stories of her pathetic youth and her personal relationship with the prisoner who had been like a father to her. ① cheerful ② talkative ③ arrogant ④ depressed ⑤ enthusiastic ※ Choose the answer that best completes the sentence(s). (6～12) 문 6. Many scientists are now warning that we are moving closer to several tipping points that could make it impossible for us to avoid _______ damage to the planet’s habitability for human civilization. ① inconsequential ② impotent ③ irascible ④ irretrievable ⑤ intrepid 문 7. The act of interpreting the works of another culture of another time involves both (A) and (B) , in order to comprehend as exactly as possible the meaning of the works in their own setting and to give that meaning life in a new setting. (A) (B) ① restoring recapitulating ② erudition ignorance ③ respect persistence ④ accumulation fragmentation ⑤ deciphering creating 문 8. When the team stopped for lunch, our coach ___________ the need for the waiter to bring separate checks when she offered to pay for all of us as a gesture of congratulations for our victory. ① evoked ② alleviated ③ consolidated ④ aggrandized ⑤ premeditated 문 9. __________ that Lee has now opened three tea shops in California, one in Australia and another in Japan with plans for more. If you’re really a coffee addict, don’t despair. Get your java coffee too at these shops too, as long as you don’t mind it blended with tea. ① So successful has the concept ② So successful the concept has ③ The concept has so successful ④ So successful has the concept been ⑤ So successful has been the concept 2009년도 제7회 8급 공개경쟁채용시험 영 어 책형 가 - 7 - 문 10. It seems safe to say that (A) of Asian-Americans include the residents of New York’s sprawling Chinatown, many of (B) never learn English and rarely move out of their own community. (A) (B) ① the most assimilated who ② the least assimilated who ③ the most assimilated whom ④ the least assimilated whom ⑤ the most assimilated whose 문 11. The lesson from the Asian financial crisis is that when corrective decisions are made fast and the policy prescriptions are potent, a severe or prolonged crisis can be prevented. What happened in South Korea shows that economies can (A) again very fast. Their severe adjustments lasted just one year. (B) the Indonesian economy remained sluggish for five to seven years because corrective policies were too long in the making and too weak. (A) (B) ① resile Nevertheless ② grow What’s more ③ recede On the other hand ④ decouple In contrast ⑤ pick up Yet 문 12. “Experience is the best teacher” is an old saying that reflects the usual reverence for long years of training at a job. A new trend, however, indicates that longevity as a member of Congress may be a (A) job qualification. Many people favor imposing limits on the number of terms Congress members may serve. They say that too many years on the job has distanced Congress members from the public they serve. Term limit supporters are proposing state laws to (B) repeat reelections. (A) (B) ① negative prevent ② practical propose ③ dubious publicize ④ settled preclude ⑤ worthwhile procrastinate ※ Choose the underlined part that is not grammatically correct. (13～15) 문 13. The bridge, built to replace one that ① collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people, is constructed almost ② entirely of concrete embedded with steel reinforcing bars. But it is ③ hard a monolithic structure: the components are made from different concrete mixes, with the recipes ④ tweaked, as a chef would, for specific strength and durability requirements and to reduce ⑤ the impact on the environment. 문 14. One of the preeminent ① benefits I used to ② derive from ③ being chancellor of ④ a university was ⑤ what I had the pleasure of entering thoughtful men all over the world. 문 15. For all folk ① music lovers, Johnny’s CD, The Long Harvest, ② releasing two weeks ago, will be a great addition to their collection. Bob recently ③ went solo after five years with the folk band Blue Mountain. He is proud of the ④ musical heritage of his native Kentucky. Track 3 and track 7 feature his old friend Carter on guitar. With this CD, Johnny says he hopes to ⑤ capture a wider audience for folk music. 문 16. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. ① Do these people hear what the speaker say? ② When will it be convenient for you go there? ③ The scientist reminded us that light travels at a tremendous speed. ④ Whom do you think is the best student in this class? ⑤ I couldn’t help to laugh at the funny story. 문 17. What is the topic of the passage? Professor Min estimates that 40 to 50 percent of adult Koreans in the United States are self-employed. That contrasts with about 9 percent of white Americans. Yet, in many cases, Koreans strike out on their own because they have hit, or afraid they will hit, a “glass ceiling” in American corporations. Min’s estimates suggest that 60 percent of the greengrocers have college degrees. Many would be working in the professions if they thought they had a fair shot at promotion. As one Asian graduate student put it, Americans tend to see Asians as “high-tech coolies.” ① What kinds of professional jobs Koreans in U.S. prefer ② How many Koreans in U.S. are self-employed ③ Why so many Koreans in U.S. have college degrees ④ Why so many Koreans in U.S. are self-employed ⑤ How so many Koreans in U.S. survived in American corporations 2009년도 제7회 8급 공개경쟁채용시험 영 어 책형 가 - 8 - 문 18. Which of the following best completes the blank? Commonly used medications could be a culprit in some older people’s problems, a new report shows. Elderly patients are often more susceptible to “drug-induced dementia and delirium.” The report includes a list of 136 commonly prescribed drugs that are potentially dangerous to seniors’ cognitive health. “Sadly, doctors don’t always recognize cognitive impairment as a side effect, so many patients needlessly suffer from this debilitating but reversible condition,” says Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group. It is said that a group of drugs referred to as the “anticholinergics” are risky in this age group. The drugs are used for various reasons (for instance, to treat allergy symptoms), but they can interfere with a chemical called acetylcholine, which helps transmit signals between nerve cells in the brain. The cholinergic system, which basically drives memory, is worse in older people. These drugs can make someone with dementia more confused. ① addiction ② coronary ③ allergy ④ drug ⑤ memory 문 19. Which of the following is the best characterization of the passage below? Death is as much a reality as birth, growth, maturity and old age― it is the one certainty of life. If the time comes when I can no longer take part in decisions for my own future, let this statement stand as an expression of my wishes and directions, while I am still of sound mind. If at such a time the situation should arise in which there is no reasonable expectation of my recovery from extreme physical or mental disability, I direct that I be allowed to die and not be kept alive by medications, artificial means or “heroic measures.” I do, however, ask that medication be mercifully administered to me to alleviate suffering even though this may shorten my remaining life. This statement is made after careful consideration and is in accordance with my strong convictions and beliefs. I want the wishes and directions here expressed to be carried out to the extent permitted by law. Insofar as they are not legally enforceable, I hope that those to whom this document is addressed will regard themselves morally bound by these provisions. ① a living will ② a business contract ③ a personal missive ④ an ordinance ⑤ a certified testimonial 문 20. What is the best title of the passage? Miami is moving to designate the famed, mural-adorned Bacardi headquarters on Biscayne Boulevard as historic, an action that would bar demolition or alteration of the landmark blue-and-white tiled tower and its square-annex companion. The surprise action, initiated by Mayor Manny Diaz, comes as Bacardi USA gets ready to vacate the buildings― its corporate home since 1963―for new headquarters in Coral Gables later this year. The impending move has prompted broad concern over the fate of the distinctive buildings, which some preservationists and architects regard as the most architecturally distinguished and historically significant of the 1960s in Miami. The city has legal authority to protect buildings without regard to owners’ wishes, and it routinely does so. ① Preservation of Historic Site ② Renovation of Old Building ③ New Headquarters of Bacardi ④ Artistic Building in Miami ⑤ Protection of Corporate Capital 문 21. Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to Rick Rolled. At least 467,000 people around the world were Rick Rolled this April Fools’ Day, meaning at least that many people are still gullible two years after the bait-and-switch prank first hit the Internet in 2007. It involves one person coaxing an unsuspecting target to click on a YouTube video of singer Rick Astley performing his 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” usually by promising some other―any other―amazing event captured on video. Instead, an ’80s-techno drum fill counts down into Astley’s happy pop ditty. By the time the English singer-songwriter croons the words “We’re no strangers to love,” the targets are shaking their head, somewhere on the spectrum between mild amusement and radiant aggravation. Interest in the practice reached a height in April, 2007, according to Google Trends, which tracks Google web searches. Within a few weeks in 2008, some 13 million people had been Rick Rolled, as the practice became known online. The singer performed a live Rick Roll during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade last year. And obviously, it remains a popular prank. ① People enjoyed the music. ② People admired Rick Roll. ③ The singer performed a Rick Roll. ④ Rick Roll created a funny website. ⑤ People were tricked by a web link. 2009년도 제7회 8급 공개경쟁채용시험 영 어 책형 가 - 9 - 문 22. Which of the following best completes the blank? Inventor Ray Kurzweil, in his 2005 futurist manifesto “The Singularity Is Near,” extrapolates current trends in computer technology to conclude that machines will be able to out-think people within a few decades. In his eagerness to salute our robotic overlords, he neglects some key differences between brains and computers that make his prediction unlikely to come true. Brains have long been compared to the most advanced existing technology―including, at one point, telephone switchboards. Today people talk about brains as if they were a sort of biological computer, with pink mushy “hardware” and “software” generated by life experiences. However, any comparison with computers misses a messy truth. Because the brain arose through natural selection, it contains layers of systems that arose for one function and then were adopted for another, even though they don’t work perfectly. An engineer with time to get it right would have started over, but it’s easier for evolution to adapt an old system to a new purpose than to come up with an entirely new structure. Our colleague David Linden has compared the evolutionary history of the brain to the task of building a modern car by adding parts to a 1925 Model T that never stops running. As a result, brains differ from computers in many ways, from their highly efficient use of energy to their tremendous . ① rigidity ② sensitivity ③ adaptability ④ compactness ⑤ memory capacity 문 23. What can be inferred from the passage? Thinking of language as an instinct inverts the popular wisdom, especially as it has been passed down in the canon of the humanities and social sciences. Language is no more a cultural invention than upright posture. It is not a manifestation of a general capacity to use symbols: a three-year-old, we shall see, is a grammatical genius, but is quite incompetent at the visual arts, religious iconography, traffic signs, and the other staples of the semiotics curriculum. Though language is a magnificent ability unique to Homo sapiens among living species, it does not call for sequestering the study of humans from the domain of biology, for a magnificent ability unique to a particular living species is not that unique in the animal kingdom. Some kinds of bats home in on flying insects using Doppler sonar. Some kinds of migratory birds navigate thousands of miles by calibrating the positions of the constellations against the time of day and year. In nature’s talent show we are simply a species of primate with our own act, a knack for communicating information about who did what to whom by modulating the sounds we make when we exhale. ① It is difficult to apply knowledge about bird communication to human speech. ② Any behavior on the part of one animal has an effect on the current or future behavior of another animal. ③ The less educated members of the middle class speak a simpler or coarser language than three-year-old children. ④ Language is not the ineffable essence of human uniqueness but a biological adaptation to communicate information. ⑤ The ubiquity of complex language among human beings is a gripping discovery and compelling proof that language is not innate. ※ Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (24～25) A dispute can also break out over prenuptial agreements if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad, or when they hold different citizenships. Jeremy Levison, a partner with Collyer-Bristow, a London law firm that often handles divorces for British-American couples, noted that in Britain, prenuptial agreements were “just about ignored” by the courts because British law says that circumstances of a marriage change over time and therefore a judge should decide how financial assets will be divided. That can lead to (A)“forum-shopping,” said Mr. Levison, since what matters is the law of the country where the couple is getting divorced. He gave the following example: “Mr. Ed Smith gets married to Mrs. Smith. He’s worth $5 million and wants to protect that against eventual divorce, so he enters into a New York prenuptial contract. They live in England, have two children, and then decide to get divorced. English lawyer will say to Mrs. Smith, ‘ (B) ,’ while Mr. Smith will want it to be an American case. The issue of where it will be held can be a lengthy battle.” 문 24. What does the author imply by (A)? ① People attend forums with no serious concerns. ② Divorce laws differ from place to place. ③ Lawyer’s fee varies depending on the areas. ④ Premarital agreements are also for ordinary people. ⑤ Prenuptial agreements may pave the way to a smoother marriage. 문 25. Which one of the following best completes (B)? ① The case will be resolved promptly ② You had better compromise; otherwise, you would be in trouble ③ Do not let a court decide ④ It is a legally binding agreement ⑤ No, that contract is not valid