수능완성 3. 어법성판단문제

 

A) Warming Up Question

다음 글의 (A,)(B),(C)에서 어법에 맞는 것을 고르시오.

Probably since humans first saw the stars in the night sky, we have wondered about the universe: What's out there? How and when did it begin? How big is it? Will it end, and when? What's our place and purpose in it, if (A)[any / ever]? And knowing that we live in a huge cosmos with cold, empty spaces between the stars, always there is one last question: Are we alone? That big question is answered with an equally big "No!" in the many films that employ the classic science fiction theme: human meets alien. Since we have no idea (B)[if /which] any kind of life or civilization, primitive or advanced, exists out there, we're free to imagine who ― or what ― we might meet and to shape movie aliens to reflect our own hopes and fears. But imagination has constraints. Although we don't know how life began on Earth, we do know a lot about its physical and chemical basis on our planet. That sets limits, we believe, on what (C)[expects / to expect] when we meet aliens, if we ever do.

 

 

B) Exercises

1. 다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 어법상 틀린 것은?\

All dogs have the potential to bite. They react aggressively to ① teasing, rough play and threatening sounds or behavior. Puppy or full grown, they are capable of biting, especially when food or jealousy of a new baby is involved. There is no such thing as a dog that is so wonderful it can be trusted with children. Every dog, no matter ② how well-trained, can become jealous of a child and bite. And some children provoke dogs, especially if they think no one is looking. Therefore, it's never safe to leave children ③ unattended with an animal. Also, please be a considerate host, and do not insist that your pet ④ remain in the room if your guest tells you, "I am afraid of dogs." When approaching an oncoming stray or a strange dog, follow the old rules: no direct eye contact, no running, no arm flailing and no unnecessary jerky movements that could ⑤ perceive as a threat to the animal.

 

 

2. 다음 글의 (A,)(B),(C)에서 어법에 맞는 것을 고르시오.

People strive for success, which motivates them to continuously strive for greater achievements. However, the strength of this motivation or "need to achieve" can vary greatly from person to person. Among other things, it depends on the value (A) [which / where] an individual places on his or her own performance. People lacking self-confidence tend to give up on a task much sooner than people with a strong belief in their own abilities. People's levels of motivation are also connected to their beliefs (B) [concerned / concerning] the causes of events. Do things tend to happen because of one's own individual skills, or because of external factors such as random chance? These beliefs have an important connection to a person's self-esteem as well as their motivation to work toward their personal goals. People who blame a failed effort on their own poor performance will give up more (C) [ready / readily] than those who believe that bad luck was involved.

 

 

 

3. 다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 어법상 틀린 것은?

The Japanese have a straightforward saying: "The nail ① that stands up gets hammered down." Many scientists, inventors, and philosophers who led the parade of enlightenment and progress often ② getting hammered down. Over the centuries, many were forced back into the mold of the establishment. Often far ahead of their time, they were getting in the way of those in charge and stumbled over restrictions. Nothing held ③ them back more strongly than religious dogmas, even in times of great intellectual renewal. In the fourteenth century, one of the most innovative periods in human history began, and was later called the Renaissance. Men and women stood up ④ to break the shackles of the mindset of the Middle Ages and open the door into the modern age. Full of thirst for knowledge, thirst for action, and with great curiosity, they ⑤ laid the foundation for our modern civilization.

 

 

4. 다음 글의 (A,)(B),(C)에서 어법에 맞는 것을 고르시오.

Some species seem to have a stronger influence than others on their ecosystem. (A) [Take / Taking] away the ocher sea star from the northwest coast of the United States, for instance, and the ecosystem changes dramatically; in the absence of these sea stars, their favorite prey ― mussels ― takes over and makes (B) [it / that] hard for other species to live there. Sea stars are known as keystone species, because as top predators they determine ecosystem structure by their eating habits. If you chop down an aspen tree by a beaver pond, not much will happen; but if you take away a beaver, a wetland might dry out, changing the kinds of plants that live there and the animals that rely on (C) [them / themselves]. Because beavers exert their influence by physically altering the landscape, they are known as ecosystem engineers.

* 정답: Take - it - them