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Duration refers to the time that events last. If we think of tempo as the speed of events, then duration is the speed of the clock itself. For the physicist, the duration of a “second” is precise and unambiguous: it is equal to 9,192,631,770 cycles of the frequency associated with the transition between two energy levels of the isotope cesium-133. In the realm of psychological experience, however, quantifying units of time is a considerably clumsier operation. When people are removed from the cues of “real” time — be it the sun, bodily fatigue, or timepieces themselves — it doesn’t take long before their time sense breaks down. And it is this usually     (A)     psychological clock, as opposed to the time on one’s watch, that creates the perception of duration that people experience.

Theoretically, a person who mentally stretches the duration of time should experience a slower tempo. Imagine, for example, that baseballs are pitched to two different batters. The balls are thrown every 5 seconds for 50 seconds, so a total of 10 balls are thrown. We now ask both batters how much time has passed. Let’s say that batter number one (who loves hitting) feels the duration to be 40 seconds. Batter number two (bored by baseball) believes it to be 60 seconds. Psychologically, then, the first person has experienced baseballs approaching every four seconds while the second sees it as every six seconds. The perceived tempo, in other words, is    (B)     for batter number one.

*isotope 동위원소 *clumsy 서투른

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1. 위 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

① What Timepieces Bring to Our Lives

② Research into Time: Precision vs. Duration

③ Flight from Time: A New Direction for Physics

④ The Peaceful Coexistence of Science and Baseball

⑤ How Long, How Fast: A Matter of Time Perception

2 위 글의 빈칸 (A), (B)에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은? [3점]

(A)	(B)	(A)	(B)

① delayed	—	faster	② internal	—	slower

③ accurate	—	slower	④ imprecise	—	faster

⑤ mysterious	—	slower

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Two “revolutions” caused the _______________ of the United States. The Democratic Study Group in the 1970’s highly influenced Congress and its operations imposing its own brand of democracy on the administration of Congress. Democrats took most of the seats in Congress and the majority of people became followers of these democrats. This may be called the “Democratic revolution.” The “Republican revolution” in the United States Congress came in 1994 when the Republican Party took over control of Congress after the 1994 midterm elections in the House and Senate. This revolution is known as the Gingrich Revolution as it was lead by Newt Gingrich, with freshman Republican representatives under his manipulation. This Gingrich Revolution led to the establishment of conservative republican views in national politics. On the other hand, all the people who grew up under the democratic influence in the country remained devoted to it and their opinions were even reinforced with the changes in Congress in 1994. Analyzing both of these changes in Congress in the 1970’s and the 1990’s, it is necessary to say that these are the two “revolutions” that separated the population of the United States into two equal parts with temporary advantages for each of them. The strategy of leadership of both of the parties lies in constant fighting. So the nation of the United States became a “50-50 nation.” This 50-50 barrier can be overcome by the parties by “gaining a greater ‘market share’ of the vote.”

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1. 위 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

① When Did the Crisis of the US Start?

② How Did the US Become a 50-50 Nation?

③ The US Shows the Paradox of Democracy

④ What Roles Does the Congress Play in the US?

⑤ Two Revolutions in the US: Their Potential Dangers

2. 위 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은? [3점]

① unity	② division	③ foundation

④ expansion	⑤ collapse

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Assemble a group of film critics, famous or otherwise, and ask them to identify the greatest movie of all time. The vast majority will select Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane. What is it that makes this movie so great? Not necessarily just the subject matter—an account of the rise and fall of business tycoon Charles Foster Kane that was inspired in many ways by the life of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. The film is impressive because of the way in which the story is told and the                   techniques that are used to heighten the drama.

As the film opens, the dying Kane mutters the single word “Rosebud,” a mysterious utterance that induces a curio1us reporter to unravel its meaning. By interviewing Kane’s closest associates, all of whom convey their versions of his life in flashback form, the reporter / narrator ultimately pieces together an unforgettable portrait of Kane’s rapid rise and tragic decline. Flashbacks had been used in earlier films, but never in such an out-of-sequence style, and never strung together with newsreel footage that clarified the focus of each. Equally novel were many of the camera shots—the shadows they created, the background objects they highlighted. One famous scene shows multiple images of Kane reflected through parallel mirrors. Another, shot from floor level, highlights a character’s staggering drunkenness. Welles even planned to keep the exact distance between characters in most scenes, always seeking the strongest effect. It is the combination of these techniques, along with a compelling story, that makes

Citizen Kane great.

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3. 위 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은? [3점]

① How to Adapt Novels for the Screen

② Various Movies that Orson Welles Made

③ Production Process of the Film Citizen Kane

④ Why Citizen Kane Is the Best Movie of All Time

⑤ What Movie Critics Say About the Film Citizen Kane

4. 위 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

① art directing

② camera and film

③ light and electric

④ costume and makeup

⑤ music and sound effect

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Does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption helps to prevent heart disease. A recent report showed strong new evidence in support of that theory. More importantly, the work did provide the first solid indication of how alcohol works to protect the heart. In the study, researchers compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered heart attacks with those of healthy men and women of the same age. The scientists found that people who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are. The apparent source of the               : those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high-density lipoproteins, the so-called good cholesterol, which is known to repel heart disease.

As evidence has mounted, some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for heart disease patients. However, most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone. The risks of teetotaling are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles—not to mention violent behavior and traffic accidents. Moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the incidence of breast and colon cancer. Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won’t be able to take a doctor’s prescription to the neighborhood bar or liquor store.

*lipoprotein 지방 단백질 *teetotaling 절대 금주를 실행하는 것

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5. 위 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

① Alcohol: Good for Your Health?

② Recent Change in Drinking Habits

③ Common Misconceptions about Alcohol

④ Connection Between Cancer and Alcohol

⑤ Do Nondrinkers Outlive Moderate Drinkers?

6. 위 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은? [3점]

① tragedy	② disorder	③ protection

④ integration	⑤ evaluation

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

In 1619, enslaved Africans were first brought to North America, and a legalized system of chattel slavery was established. (A)

It / What

was the system of slavery that provided a primary source of labor and was a major economic pillar of America. Laws (B)

governed / governing

the slaves and their masters gave the slave owners full rights to treat the slaves as property like any other animal they owned, and the slaves had little or no rights at all. During America’s 246 years of legalized slavery from 1619 to 1865, there were somewhere between eight million and twelve million slaves owned in America, with at least double that number having died on the journey between Africa and North America. (C)

How / However

much the horrors of slavery are researched and documented, they can never be effectively imagined or described.

(A)	(B)	(C)

① It	—   governed     —  How

② What	—   governed     —  However

③ It	—   governing    —  How

④ What	—   governing    —  However

⑤ It	—   governing    —  However