Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to encourage people to donate more money
• ② to suggest ways to improve charity websites
• ③ to warn against thinking about bad deeds
• ④ to criticize people who care about appearances
• ⑤ to explain how past deeds influence generosity

정답 ⑤

해설 본문은 과거의 선행을 상기하는 것이 미래의 이타적 행동에 미치는 영향을 연구 결과를 통해 설명하고 있으므로 'to explain how past deeds influence generosity' 가 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① The Social Benefits Of Recalling Past Deeds
• ② Why Pure Intentions Lead To More Giving
• ③ How To Improve Your Personal Financial Habits
• ④ The Hidden Power Of Human Moral Actions
• ⑤ The Difference Between Good And Bad People

정답 ②

해설 'Why Pure Intentions Lead To More Giving'은 본문이 강조하는 핵심인 '순수한 동기로 선행을 하는 사람이 타인의 시선을 의식하는 사람보다 더 관대하다'는 내용을 포괄하는 가장 적절한 제목이다.

Q7 어법1 다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 어법상 틀린 것은?

Our adult brains retain a preference for perpetuating good, fair behavior. Simply perceiving ourselves as people who do good deeds and behaving accordingly ① motivate us to do greater good in the future. In one ② paid study of one hundred college students, subjects who wrote down a list of past good deeds and were then ③ asked to donate money to a charity gave, on average, over half the earnings they'd made from the study - almost twice as much as those who had been instructed to recall previous bad deeds. In addition, subjects who'd taken pains to describe not only how they'd been nice to others but how people responded were likely to donate ④ significantly less than those who focused purely on the actions themselves. In other words, people who seemed ⑤ concerned about appearances (e.g., the impact of their good deed, as much as the deed itself) were less generous than those who cared more about doing good for its own sake.

정답 ①

해설 동명사구(Simply perceiving... and behaving...)가 주어이므로 단수 동사 motivates가 적절합니다.

Q12 순서배열 주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

[주어진 글]
Our adult brains retain a preference for perpetuating good, fair behavior.

(A) In other words, people who seemed concerned about appearances (e.g., the impact of their good deed, as much as the deed itself) were less generous than those who cared more about doing good for its own sake.

(B) Simply perceiving ourselves as people who do good deeds and behaving accordingly motivates us to do greater good in the future. In one paid study of one hundred college students, subjects who wrote down a list of past good deeds and were then asked to donate money to a charity gave, on average, over half the earnings they'd made from the study - almost twice as much as those who had been instructed to recall previous bad deeds.

(C) In addition, subjects who'd taken pains to describe not only how they'd been nice to others but how people responded were likely to donate significantly less than those who focused purely on the actions themselves.

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

정답 ③

해설 정답 순서: (B) → (C) → (A)

Q13 요약문빈칸 다음 글을 아래와 같이 요약하고자 한다. 빈칸에 들어갈 알맞은 어휘를 주어진 철자로 시작하여 각 한 단어로 답안을 작성하시오.

Adults possess an inherent (a)m____________ to maintain a positive self-image by performing fair and virtuous actions. Research indicates that individuals who reflect on their past (b)a____________ deeds are significantly more likely to donate money compared to those who recall negative behaviors. Interestingly, focusing on the (c)i____________ value of kindness rather than the social perception of one's actions leads to greater (d)g____________. Ultimately, prioritizing the act of doing good for its own sake fosters a more consistent commitment to charitable behavior.

정답
(a) motivation [동기] - Adults possess an inherent motivation to maintain a positive self-image by performing fair and virtuous actions.
(b) altruistic [이타적인] - Research indicates that individuals who reflect on their past altruistic deeds are significantly more likely to donate money compared to those who recall negative behaviors.
(c) intrinsic [고유한, 본질적인] - Interestingly, focusing on the intrinsic value of kindness rather than the social perception of one's actions leads to greater generosity.
(d) generosity [관대함] - Interestingly, focusing on the intrinsic value of kindness rather than the social perception of one's actions leads to greater generosity.