Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to describe how children learn to tickle
• ② to suggest ways to improve sensory systems
• ③ to warn against the danger of touching
• ④ to explain why humans react to surprises
• ⑤ to promote the benefits of physical exercise

정답 ④

해설 인간의 감각 체계가 왜 예상치 못한 자극에 더 민감하게 반응하는지, 그 이유를 진화적 방어 기제와 관련지어 설명하고 있으므로 'to explain why humans react to surprises'가 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① Why We React Strongly to Unexpected Touch
• ② The Biological Process of Human Sensory Systems
• ③ Why Humans Find It Hard to Tickle
• ④ The Complex Relationship Between Brain and Body
• ⑤ How Modern Society Changes Our Sensory Awareness

정답 ①

해설 'Why We React Strongly to Unexpected Touch'은 본문이 다루는 핵심 주제인 '예상치 못한 자극에 대한 인간의 차별적 감각 반응과 그 적응적 의미'를 가장 잘 포괄하고 있다.

Q7 어법2 (A), (B), (C)의 각 네모 안에서 어법에 맞는 표현으로 가장 적절한 것은?

Not only are our sensory systems (A)[ organized / organizing ] to detect change, but they are most tuned to stimuli that are unexpected and surprising. When you move your body and produce tactile sensations, these stimuli are less noticeable to you than are sensations produced by another individual. The sensations of your own legs touching one another when you cross your legs, for example, are generally less noticeable than a similar touch on your leg would be if someone (B)[ sitting / sat ] next to you brushed their leg against yours. Likewise, your reaction to your cat jumping onto your lap is likely to be much greater if you have your eyes closed when it happens. This differential response to surprising tactile stimuli appears to be a defense mechanism that has adaptive significance. It is probably also the reason why being tickled by someone else is more effective at producing an emotional reaction than trying to tickle yourself. Our enjoyment of being tickled generally diminishes as we age. This is likely due to the fact that adults are better at anticipating stimuli, and hence are more (C)[ difficult / difficultly ] to surprise, than are children.

정답 ⑤

해설 (A) 감각 체계가 조직되는 것이므로 수동태인 과거분사 organized가 적절합니다. (B) someone을 수식하는 현재분사로, 능동의 의미를 가지므로 sitting이 적절합니다. (C) are 뒤의 보어 자리이므로 형용사 difficult가 적절합니다.

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

[주어진 글]
Not only are our sensory systems organized to detect change, but they are most tuned to stimuli that are unexpected and surprising. When you move your body and produce tactile sensations, these stimuli are less noticeable to you than are sensations produced by another individual.

(A) The sensations of your own legs touching one another when you cross your legs, for example, are generally less noticeable than a similar touch on your leg would be if someone sitting next to you brushed their leg against yours. Likewise, your reaction to your cat jumping onto your lap is likely to be much greater if you have your eyes closed when it happens.

(B) This differential response to surprising tactile stimuli appears to be a defense mechanism that has adaptive significance. It is probably also the reason why being tickled by someone else is more effective at producing an emotional reaction than trying to tickle yourself.

(C) Our enjoyment of being tickled generally diminishes as we age. This is likely due to the fact that adults are better at anticipating stimuli, and hence are more difficult to surprise, than are children.

• 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.

Human sensory systems are primarily designed to detect (a)u____________ stimuli rather than predictable ones. We perceive (b)s____________ caused by others more intensely than those generated by our own movements, which serves as an important defense (c)m____________. This tendency explains why self-tickling is ineffective compared to being tickled by someone else. Furthermore, adults experience less enjoyment from such interactions because their increased ability to (d)a____________ sensations makes them much harder to surprise than children.

정답
(a) unexpected [뜻밖의, 예상치 못한] - Human sensory systems are primarily designed to detect unexpected stimuli rather than predictable ones.
(b) sensations - We perceive sensations caused by others more intensely than those generated by our own movements, which serves as an important defense mechanism.
(c) mechanism [메커니즘, 작동 기제] - We perceive sensations caused by others more intensely than those generated by our own movements, which serves as an important defense mechanism.
(d) anticipate [예측하다, 예상하다] - Furthermore, adults experience less enjoyment from such interactions because their increased ability to anticipate sensations makes them much harder to surprise than children.