Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to demand higher wages for global workers
• ② to warn about the dangers of capitalism
• ③ to describe how to grow more crops
• ④ to explain why capitalism needs new frontiers
• ⑤ to encourage people to join local protests

정답 ④

해설 글의 마지막 문장에서 'Frontiers are so important in these processes because they offer places where the new cheap things can be seized'라고 언급하며 자본주의 시스템이 왜 새로운 영역(frontiers)을 필요로 하는지 그 이유를 설명하고 있으므로 'to explain why capitalism needs new frontiers'가 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① How Capitalism Relies on Endless New Frontiers
• ② Why Workers Demand Higher Wages for Dignity
• ③ The Basic Principles of Modern Global Economics
• ④ The Hidden Cost of Living for Humans
• ⑤ Understanding the Cycle of Global Financial Markets

정답 ①

해설 'How Capitalism Relies on Endless New Frontiers'는 자본주의가 비용 상승 문제를 해결하기 위해 어떻게 새로운 외부 자원과 노동력을 끊임없이 확보하려 하는지라는 글 전체의 핵심 논지를 포괄하고 있다.

Q7 어법1 다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 어법상 틀린 것은?

Capitalism is not a system ① where cash is everywhere but rather one in which islands of cash exchange exist within oceans of cheap-or potentially cheap-natures. ② Reproducing life within the cash nexus is expensive, and it grows more expensive over time. Workers' wages can be frozen, even rolled back, but in the end inequality leads to crises of the kind we've recently ③ seen bring about populist protests in the United States and the United Kingdom. Workers demand dignity, and their labor becomes expensive. Production processes burn through an island, and energy is no longer cheap. The climate changes, and crops can no longer grow as ④ abundantly as they once did. Frontiers are so important in these processes because they offer places ⑤ which the new cheap things can be seized-and the cheap work of humans and other natures can be forcefully taken.

정답 ⑤

해설 선행사 places 뒤에 완전한 문장이 이어지므로 관계부사 where가 적절하며, 관계대명사 which는 뒤에 불완전한 문장이 와야 합니다.

Q11 순서배열 주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

[주어진 글]
Capitalism is not a system where cash is everywhere but rather one in which islands of cash exchange exist within oceans of cheap-or potentially cheap-natures. Reproducing life within the cash nexus is expensive, and it grows more expensive over time.

(A) Workers' wages can be frozen, even rolled back, but in the end inequality leads to crises of the kind we've recently seen bring about populist protests in the United States and the United Kingdom. Workers demand dignity, and their labor becomes expensive.

(B) Production processes burn through an island, and energy is no longer cheap.

(C) The climate changes, and crops can no longer grow as abundantly as they once did. Frontiers are so important in these processes because they offer places where the new cheap things can be seized-and the cheap work of humans and other natures can be forcefully taken.

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

정답 ①

해설 정답 순서: (A) → (B) → (C)

Q12 요약문빈칸 다음 글을 아래와 같이 요약하고자 한다. 빈칸에 들어갈 알맞은 어휘를 주어진 철자로 시작하여 각 한 단어로 답안을 작성하시오.

(a)c____________ functions by exploiting cheap (b)r____________ found in (c)f____________ to sustain (d)p____________ when internal costs rise. As the expenses of maintaining labor and energy increase, the system faces inevitable crises and social instability. To overcome these economic pressures, the system relies on seizing new territories where human and natural resources can be extracted at a lower cost. This continuous expansion is essential for the survival of the capitalist model amidst growing inequality and environmental degradation.

정답
(a) capitalism [자본주의] - Capitalism functions by exploiting cheap resources found in frontiers to sustain production when internal costs rise.
(b) resources [재원, 자원] - Capitalism functions by exploiting cheap resources found in frontiers to sustain production when internal costs rise.
(c) frontiers - Capitalism functions by exploiting cheap resources found in frontiers to sustain production when internal costs rise.
(d) production [생산] - Capitalism functions by exploiting cheap resources found in frontiers to sustain production when internal costs rise.