2 3 Student 1
2 3 Student 1
2 3 Student 1
A common but incorrect assumption is that we are Creativity can have an effect on productivity.
creatures of reason when, in fact, we are creatures Creativity leads some individuals to recognize
of both reason and emotion. We cannot get by on problems that others do not see, but which may
reason alone since any reason always eventually be very difficult. Charles Darwin’s approach to the
leads to a feeling. Should I get a wholegrain cereal speciation problem is a good example of this; he
or a chocolate cereal? I can list all the reasons I chose a very difficult and tangled problem,
want, but the reasons have to be based on speciation, which led him into a long period of
something. __________________________________. , but data collection and deliberation. This choice of
what are the reasons for those reasons? You problem did not allow for a quick attack or a
should be able to see by now that reasons are simple experiment. In such cases creativity may
ultimately based on non-reason such as values, actually decrease productivity (as measured by
feelings, or emotions. These deep-seated values, publication counts) because effort is focused on
feelings, and emotions we have are rarely a result difficult problems. For others, whose creativity is
of reasoning, but can certainly be influenced by more focused on methods and technique,
reasoning. We have values, feelings, and emotions creativity may lead to solutions that drastically
before we begin to reason and long before we reduce the work necessary to solve a problem. We
begin to reason effectively. can see an example in the development of the
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which enables us
① I prefer to eat cereal in the morning rather than to amplify small pieces of DNA in a short time.
at night. This type of creativity might reduce the number of
② Eating healthy is not a priority for me right now. steps or substitute steps that are less likely to fail,
③ I choose my cereal based on the cartoon thus increasing productivity.
character on the box.
④ I always choose chocolate cereal because it tastes ① Creativity always leads to more work.
better. ② Charles Darwin focused on a difficult problem
⑤ For example, if my goal is to eat healthy, I can that required deliberation.
choose the wholegrain cereal, but what is my reason ③ Recognizing difficult problems can lead to long
for wanting to be healthy? I can list more and more periods of effort.
reasons such as wanting to live longer, spending ④ In some cases, creativity can decrease
more quality time with loved ones, etc. productivity.
⑤ Creativity can enhance productivity in some
individuals.
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ⓐ On opening day, Isabel arrives at the cafe very Electric communication is mainly known in fish.
early with nervous anticipation. She looks around The electric signals are produced in special electric
the cafe, but she can’t shake off the feeling that organs. When the signal is discharged the electric
something is missing. ⓑ As she sets out cups, organ will be negatively loaded compared to the
spoons, and plates, Isabel’s doubts grow. She looks head and an electric field is created around the
around, trying to imagine what else she could do fish. A weak electric current is created also in
to make the cafe perfect, but nothing comes to ordinary muscle cells when they contract.In the
mind. Then, in a sudden burst of inspiration, Isabel electric organ the muscle cells are connected in
grabs her paintbrush and transforms the blank larger chunks, which makes the total current
walls into landscapes, adding flowers and trees. ⓒ intensity larger than in ordinary muscles.The fish
As she admires her handiwork, Isabel realizes she varies the signals by changing the form of the
forgot to order any food or drinks for the cafe. As electric field or the frequency of discharging. The
she paints, her doubts begin to fade. ⓓ Looking at system is only working over small distances, about
her handiwork, which is beautifully done, she is one to two meters. This is an advantage since the
certain that the cafe will be a success. ⓔ ‘Now, species using the signal system often live in large
success is not exactly guaranteed,’ she thinks to groups with several other species. If many fish
herself, ‘but I’ll definitely get there.’. send out signals at the same time, the short range
decreases the risk of interference.
①ⓐ ②ⓑ ③ⓒ ④ⓓ ⑤ⓔ
① The electric organ produces a stronger current
than ordinary muscles.
② Special electric organs produce the signals.
③ Electric fields are created around the fish.
④ Electric communication is unique to fish.
⑤ The signal system works over long distances to
reach other fish.
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① (A)-(B)-(C)
② (A)-(C)-(B)
③ (B)-(A)-(C)
④ (B)-(C)-(A)
⑤ (C)-(A)-(B)
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A young child may be puzzled when asked to It seems natural to describe certain environmental
distinguish between the directions of right and left. conditions as ‘extreme’, ‘harsh’, ‘benign’ or
But that same child may have no difficulty in ‘stressful’.
determining the directions of up and down or
back and front. Scientists propose that this occurs
ⓐ. It may seem obvious when conditions are
because, although we experience three dimensions,
‘extreme’: the midday heat of a desert, the cold of
only two had a strong influence on our evolution:
an Antarctic winter, the salinity of the Great Salt
the vertical dimension as defined by gravity and, in
Lake. But this only means that these conditions are
mobile species, the front/back dimension as
extreme for us, given our particular physiological
defined by the positioning of sensory and feeding
characteristics and tolerances. ⓑ. To a cactus there
mechanisms. These influence our perception of
is nothing extreme about the desert conditions in
vertical versus horizontal, far versus close, and the
which cacti have evolved; nor are the icy lands of
search for dangers from above (such as an eagle)
Antarctica an extreme environment for penguins.
or below (such as a snake). However, the left-right
ⓒ. It is lazy and dangerous for the ecologist to
axis is not as relevant in nature. A bear is equally
assume that all other organisms sense the
dangerous from its left or the right side, but not if
environment in the way we do . ⓓ. Rather, the
it is upside down. In fact, when observing a scene
ecologist should try to gain a worm’s-eye or
containing plants, animals, and man-made objects
plant’s-eye view of the environment: to see the
such as cars or street signs, we can only tell when
world as others see it. Emotive words like harsh
left and right have been inverted if we observe
and benign, even relativities such as hot and cold,
those artificial items. Having affected the evolution
should be used by ecologists only with care. ⓔ.
of our spatial perception, vertical and front/back
dimensions are easily perceived, but the left-right
axis, which is not significant in nature, doesn’t ①ⓐ ②ⓑ ③ⓒ ④ⓓ ⑤ⓔ
come instantly to us.
11. 주어진 문장이 들어가기에 가장 적절한 곳은? 12. 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?
You have to be okay with the outcome being a Winning turns on a self-conscious awareness that
little different, even a little less, than you wanted. others are watching. It’s a lot easier to move under
the radar when no one knows you and no one is
paying attention. You can mess up and be rough
Everyone’s heard the expression don’t let the
and get dirty because no one even knows you’re
perfect become the enemy of the good. ⓐ. If you
there. But as soon as you start to win, and others
want to get over an obstacle so that your idea can
start to notice, you’re suddenly aware that you’re
become the solution-based policy you’ve long
being observed. You’re being judged. You worry
dreamed of, you can’t have an all-or-nothing
that others will discover your flaws and
mentality. You have to be willing to alter your idea
weaknesses, and you start hiding your true
and let others influence its outcome. ⓑ. Say you’re
personality, so you can be a good role model and
pushing for a clean water act. Even if what
good citizen and a leader that others can respect.
emerges isn’t as well-funded as you wished, or
There is nothing wrong with that. But if you do it
doesn’t match how you originally conceived the
at the expense of being who you really are,
bill, you’ll have still succeeded in ensuring that kids
making decisions that please others instead of
in troubled areas have access to clean water. That’s
pleasing yourself, you’re not going to be in that
what counts, that they will be safer because of
position very long. When you start apologizing for
your idea and your effort. ⓒ. Is it perfect? No. Is
who you are, you stop growing and you stop
there more work to be done? Absolutely. ⓓ. But in
winning. Permanently.
almost every case, helping move the needle
forward is vastly better than not helping at all. ⓔ.
① The importance of being a good role model
② The role of self-consciousness in success
①ⓐ ②ⓑ ③ⓒ ④ⓓ ⑤ⓔ
③ The importance of staying true to oneself while
pursuing success
④ The negative effects of apologizing too much
⑤ The benefits of being unnoticed and unknown
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13. 다음 글의 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은? 14. 주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한
것은?
Scholars of myth have long argued that myth gives
structure and meaning to human life; that meaning Brands that fail to grow and develop lose their
is amplified when a myth evolves into a world. A relevance.
virtual world’s ability to fulfill needs grows when
lots and lots of people believe in the world.
(A) Think about the impact personal computing
__________________________________. Consider the
technology had on the first wave of executive
difference between a global sport and a game I
leadership exposed to the technology.
invent with my nine friends and play regularly. My
(B) Those who embraced the technology were able
game might be a great game, one that is
to integrate it into their work styles and excel.
completely immersive, one that consumes all of
Those who were resistant many times found few
my group’s time and attention. If its reach is
opportunities to advance their careers and in many
limited to the ten of us, though, then it’s ultimately
cases were ultimately let go through early
just a weird hobby, and it has limited social
retirement for failure to stay relevant and update
function. For a virtual world to provide lasting,
their skills.
wide-ranging value, its participants must be a large
(C) Think about the person you knew who was
enough group to be considered a society. When
once on the fast track at your company, who is
that threshold is reached, psychological value can
either no longer with the firm or, worse yet,
turn into wide-ranging social value.
appears to have hit a plateau in his or her career.
Assuming he or she did not make an ambitious
① Virtual worlds are becoming less popular with move, more often than not, this individual is a
each passing year. victim of having failed to stay relevant and
② The size of a virtual world's community is embrace the advances in his or her industry.
irrelevant to its success.
③ However, there are always exceptions to this rule.
① (A)-(B)-(C)
④ Conversely, a virtual world cannot be long
② (B)-(A)-(C)
sustained by a mere handful of adherents.
③ (B)-(C)-(A)
⑤ A virtual world can thrive with just a few
④ (C)-(A)-(B)
dedicated users.
⑤ (C)-(B)-(A)
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15. 주어진 문장이 들어가기에 가장 적절한 곳은? 16. 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?
She cleared out a chicken coop and converted it Free play is nature’s means of teaching children
into studio space where she began to work as a that they are not helpless. In play, away from
photographer. adults, children really do have control and can
practice asserting it. In free play, children learn to
make their own decisions, solve their own
British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is
problems, create and follow rules, and get along
considered one of the greatest portrait
with others as equals rather than as obedient or
photographers of the 19th century. ⓐ. Born in
rebellious subordinates. In active outdoor play,
Calcutta, India, into a British family, Cameron was
children deliberately dose themselves with
educated in France. ⓑ. Given a camera as a gift by
moderate amounts of fear and they thereby learn
her daughter in December 1863, she quickly and
how to control not only their bodies, but also their
energetically devoted herself to the art of
fear. In social play children learn how to negotiate
photography. ⓒ. Cameron made illustrative studio
with others, how to please others, and how to
photographs, convincing friends and family
manage and overcome the anger that can arise
members to pose for photographs, fitting them in
from conflicts. None of these lessons can be
theatrical costumes and carefully composing them
taught through verbal means; they can be learned
into scenes. ⓓ. Criticized for her so-called bad
only through experience, which free play provides.
technique by art critics in her own time, she
ignored convention and experimented with
composition and focus. Later critics appreciated ① Don't Teach Your Children Anything: Just Let
her valuing of spiritual depth over technical Them Play
perfection and now consider her portraits to be ② The Importance of Free Play in Child
among the finest expressions of the artistic Development
possibilities of the medium. ⓔ. ③ How to Raise Rebellious Children: Let Them Play
④ The Benefits of Neglecting Your Children
⑤ Why Children Should Be Left Alone to Play
①ⓐ ②ⓑ ③ⓒ ④ⓓ ⑤ⓔ
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Like positive habits, bad habits exist on a Many early dot-com investors focused almost
continuum of easy-to-change and hard-to-change. entirely on revenue growth instead of net income.
When you get toward the “hard” end of the ⓐ Many early dot-com companies earned most of
spectrum, note the language you hear — breaking their revenue from selling advertising space on
bad habits and battling addiction. It’s as if an their Web sites. ⓑ To boost reported revenue,
unwanted behavior is a nefarious villain to be some sites began exchanging ad space. Company
aggressively defeated. But this kind of language A would put an ad for its Web site on company
(and the approaches it spawns) frames these B’s Web site, and company B would put an ad for
challenges in a way that isn’t helpful or effective. its Web site on company A’s Web site. ⓒ No
__________________________________. ” This language money ever changed hands, but each company
misguides people. The word “break” sets the recorded revenue (for the value of the space that
wrong expectation for how you get rid of a bad it gave up on its site) and expense (for the value
habit. This word implies that if you input a lot of of its ad that it placed on the other company’s
force in one moment, the habit will be gone. site). ⓓ This practice did little to boost net income
However, that rarely works, because you usually and resulted in no additional cash inflow ─ but it
cannot get rid of an unwanted habit by applying did boost reported revenue. ⓔ One dot-com
force one time. company boasted about their net income growth,
but failed to mention that it was due to
① Let's start saying 'eliminate a habit' instead of embezzlement. This practice was quickly put to an
'break a habit' to more accurately describe the end because accountants felt that it did not meet
process of getting rid of it. the criteria of the revenue recognition principle.
② I specifically hope we will stop using this phrase:
“break a habit. ①ⓐ ②ⓑ ③ⓒ ④ⓓ ⑤ⓔ
③ I really like the phrase 'break a habit' and think
it's effective.
④ Instead of 'break a habit,' we should start saying
'crush a habit' to better convey the effort needed to
overcome it.
⑤ We should continue to use the phrase 'break a
habit' because it accurately represents the difficulty
in getting rid of bad habits.
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ⓐ Human processes differ from rational processes What consequences of eating too many grapes
in their outcome. ⓑ A process is rational if it and other sweet fruit could there possibly be for
always does the right thing based on the current our brains? A few large studies have helped to
information, given an ideal performance measure. shed some light. In one, higher fruit intake in
In short, rational processes go by the book and older, cognitively healthy adults was linked with
assume that the book is actually correct. Human less volume in the hippocampus. This finding was
processes involve instinct, intuition, and other unusual, since people who eat more fruit usually
variables that don’t necessarily reflect the book display the benefits associated with a healthy diet.
and may not even consider the existing data. ⓒ As In this study, however, the researchers isolated
an example, the rational way to drive a car is to various components of the subjects’ diets and
always follow the laws. However, traffic isn’t found that fruit didn’t seem to be doing their
rational; if you follow the laws precisely, you end memory centers any favors. Another study from
up stuck somewhere because other drivers aren’t the Mayo Clinic saw a similar inverse relationship
following the laws precisely. ⓓ Speaking of between fruit intake and volume of the cortex, the
driving, have you tried the new coffee shop on large outer layer of the brain. Researchers in the
Main Street? ⓔ To be successful, a self-driving car latter study noted that excessive consumption of
must therefore act humanly, rather than rationally. high-sugar fruit (such as mangoes, bananas, and
pineapples) may cause metabolic and cognitive
①ⓐ ②ⓑ ③ⓒ ④ⓓ ⑤ⓔ problems as much as processed carbs do.