Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to criticize the lack of youth programs
• ② to suggest ways to start new careers
• ③ to report on recent baseball game results
• ④ to describe changing societal views on aging
• ⑤ to encourage people to have babies later

정답 ④

해설 글 전반에서 'the new views about and questions being asked about aging'이 사회 전반에 나타나고 있음을 서술하며 노년에 대한 고정관념이 완화되고 있음을 설명하고 있으므로 'to describe changing societal views on aging'이 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① The Shift in How We View Aging
• ② Baseball Players and Their New Career Paths
• ③ The Basic Facts About Human Life Stages
• ④ The Invisible Walls of Our Modern Society
• ⑤ Why Young People Should Respect Their Elders

정답 ①

해설 'The Shift in How We View Aging'은 나이에 대한 고정관념이 약화되고 연령의 경계가 확장되는 사회적 변화를 포괄적으로 잘 나타내므로 정답이다.

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

• ① Economic shifts forced many baby boomers to delay their retirement plans well into their seventies.
• ② Younger generations began to resent the influence that aging boomers held over the national economy.
• ③ As baby boomers entered midlife, the idea of oldness was being pushed back, and the expectations for what people should or should not be doing at a particular age broadened.
• ④ Traditional cultural values regarding seniority were strictly reinforced to maintain social stability.
• ⑤ The medical industry struggled to keep up with the demands of an aging population in the late eighties.

정답 ③

해설 이 문장은 앞 문장에서 언급된 '노화에 대한 선입견이 약해지고 있다'는 현상을 베이비붐 세대의 진입이라는 구체적인 사례와 연결하며, 그로 인해 나이에 대한 고정관념이 확장되었다는 핵심 논지를 뒷받침합니다.

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

[주어진 글]
The new views about and questions being asked about aging could be detected across society. "Something strange is happening in America," wrote Marj Jackson Levin for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1988, finding that what she called "the former boundaries of age" were being expanded or relaxed in many arenas.

(A) As baby boomers entered midlife, the idea of oldness was being pushed back, and the expectations for what people should or should not be doing at a particular age broadened. Turning fifty had only recently been commonly viewed as the unofficial turning of the corner into one's senior years, for example, but now that number did not automatically mean one could not start a new career or family.

(B) Whether it was fortysomething baseball players, midlife women having babies, or the oldest president in the nation's history, it did indeed appear that the preconceptions surrounding aging were weakening.

(C) In a good number of cases, at least, age was becoming less significant, a clear victory for those lobbying for a less age-centric society.

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

정답 ②

해설 정답 순서: (B) → (A) → (C)

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

Societal (a)p____________ regarding aging have shifted significantly as traditional boundaries become increasingly (b)f____________. As baby boomers reached midlife, established (c)p____________ about age-appropriate behavior began to weaken, allowing individuals to pursue new careers or families later in life. This transformation suggests that chronological age is becoming less (d)s____________ in defining personal potential. Ultimately, these evolving attitudes represent a notable victory for those advocating for a society that is less restricted by rigid age-centric expectations.

정답
(a) perceptions [지각; 인식; 관점] - Societal perceptions regarding aging have shifted significantly as traditional boundaries become increasingly flexible.
(b) flexible [유연한] - Societal perceptions regarding aging have shifted significantly as traditional boundaries become increasingly flexible.
(c) preconceptions - As baby boomers reached midlife, established preconceptions about age-appropriate behavior began to weaken, allowing individuals to pursue new careers or families later in life.
(d) significant [중요한; 의미 있는; 상당한, 아주 큰] - This transformation suggests that chronological age is becoming less significant in defining personal potential.