Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to suggest that people should avoid slang
• ② to promote the use of traditional media
• ③ to describe the history of standard English
• ④ to explain how the internet changed slang
• ⑤ to teach readers how to write memes

정답 ④

해설 본문은 'The role of 'slang' in popular culture has fundamentally changed because of the internet'이라는 문장을 통해 인터넷이 가져온 언어 변화를 설명하고 있으므로 'to explain how the internet changed slang'이 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① How Digital Platforms Liberated Modern Slang Usage
• ② The History of Standard English Language Rules
• ③ Why Content Creators Should Use Better Grammar
• ④ The Hidden Power of Global Social Connections
• ⑤ Understanding the Evolution of Online Media Trends

정답 ①

해설 'How Digital Platforms Liberated Modern Slang Usage'는 인터넷과 소셜 미디어가 언어 규범의 장벽을 허물고 은어의 확산을 주도하게 된 본문의 핵심 내용을 가장 잘 포괄하고 있다.

Q8 빈칸문장-객관식 다음 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

• ① Standard English remains the most effective tool for global communication.
• ② Internet users are increasingly abandoning slang for more formal registers.
• ③ The playing field is now level, and public access is democratized.
• ④ Language evolution is now strictly monitored by digital gatekeepers.
• ⑤ Traditional media outlets are failing to adapt to modern linguistic trends.

정답 ③

해설 앞 문장에서 소셜 미디어가 기존의 제약을 깨뜨렸다고 언급했으므로, 그 결과로 평등한 환경이 조성되었다는 내용인 이 문장이 논리적으로 자연스럽게 이어집니다.

Q10 순서배열 주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

[주어진 글]
The role of 'slang' in popular culture has fundamentally changed because of the internet. Since the emergence of Standard English, the rule makers of language have been in charge, and their prescriptive norms about a 'correct' version of the English language have dominated our channels of communication. If you wanted your voice to be heard by the public, you had to work within their limits, conforming to the strict expectations of either print or broadcast media.

(A) Content creators also come from a greater variety of backgrounds than people working in traditional media. This means that slang can more naturally go beyond the economic and social barriers that once limited its growth. The loose social networks that previously connected us geographically are simply stronger online, and memes are now transmitted at rapid pace.

(B) Social media completely broke that barrier. The playing field is now level, and public access is democratized. Anybody and everybody can become a public figure on the new communicative platforms, meaning that nobody's left to enforce the old rules.

(C) TV presenters and journalists might not have been able to use slang, but content creators can. We regularly use words like 'function' and 'side-eye,' and our influence both legitimizes these terms and gives them a large platform to spread quicker than they could have before.

• ① (A) - (B) - (C)
• ② (A) - (C) - (B)
• ③ (B) - (A) - (C)
• ④ (B) - (C) - (A)
• ⑤ (C) - (B) - (A)

정답 ④

해설 정답 순서: (B) → (C) → (A)

Q11 요약문빈칸 다음 글을 아래와 같이 요약하고자 한다. 빈칸에 들어갈 알맞은 어휘를 주어진 철자로 시작하여 각 한 단어로 답안을 작성하시오.

The internet has fundamentally (a)t____________ language by dismantling traditional (b)p____________ norms that once restricted communication. Social media platforms have (c)d____________ public discourse, allowing content creators from diverse backgrounds to bypass established media gatekeepers. By frequently utilizing slang, these creators (d)l____________ informal language and accelerate its spread across global networks. Consequently, the influence of slang has expanded significantly, transcending previous social and economic barriers to become a central component of modern digital communication and cultural expression.

정답
(a) transformed [바꾸다] - The internet has fundamentally transformed language by dismantling traditional prescriptive norms that once restricted communication.
(b) prescriptive [규범적인; 처방하는] - The internet has fundamentally transformed language by dismantling traditional prescriptive norms that once restricted communication.
(c) democratized - Social media platforms have democratized public discourse, allowing content creators from diverse backgrounds to bypass established media gatekeepers.
(d) legitimize [정당화[합법화]하다] - By frequently utilizing slang, these creators legitimize informal language and accelerate its spread across global networks.