Chapter 03 — 생각과 판단 영어 독해 문제
④ 문제편 전용 | 5개 창작 지문 · 지문별 10문항 + 종합 8문항 | 해석·정답 미포함 먼저 지문을 읽고 문제를 푸세요. 해석과 정답은 ⑤번 해설 글에서 별도로 확인할 수 있습니다. READING 1 | The Viral Chart Focus Words: assume, believe, think, judge, conclude, infer, perceive, recognize, realize, aware, understand, comprehend, interpret, analyze, assess, evaluate A chart showing a sharp rise in students’ screen time spread through the school group chat. Many students immediately began to assume that the new after-school program was causing the increase. Some said they believed the program encouraged phone use, while others thought the chart proved that students were becoming less disciplined. Jisoo refused to judge the program from one image. She wanted to know how the numbers had been collected before anyone tried to conclude that the program was responsible. Her statistics teacher asked the class to infer only what the chart actually supported. At first, the bars seemed to show a dramatic change, but the students soon perceived that the vertical axis began at four hours rather than zero. They also recognized that the survey had been conducted during exam week. Jisoo began to realize how easily a visual design could exaggerate a difference. Once the class became aware of those details, they could better understand why the chart felt more alarming than the underlying numbers. To comprehend the result, the students had to interpret both the scale and the survey context. They analyzed the sample, assessed whether exam week was representative, and evaluated the claim that one school program had caused the change. Their final answer was cautious: the chart showed an increase in reported screen time, but it did not by itself prove why the increase occurred. READING CHECK Q1. What is the main lesson of the passage? ① A dramatic chart always reveals a serious problem. ② Visual data should be interpreted together with scale, sample, and context. ③ Exam-week surveys are always inaccurate. ④ Students should avoid all screen-time research. Q2. In the passage, infer is closest in meaning to: ① reach a conclusion from evidence ② repeat a claim without checking it ③ remove data from a chart ④ predict a future event READING 2 | The Garden Forecast Focus Words: estimate, predict, expect, suppose, reasoning, logic, idea, concept, notion, perspective, viewpoint, opinion, insight, intuition, imagine, reflect The ecology club wanted to redesign a dry corner of the schoolyard as a small garden. Before buying plants, they had to estimate how much water the area would receive and predict which species could survive the summer. Some members expected that a shaded garden would need very little irrigation. ‘Suppose we use only native plants,’ one student suggested. The proposal sounded sensible, but the teacher reminded them that good reasoning required more than a promising guess; the logic of the plan had to connect soil, sunlight, rainfall, and maintenance. Each student brought a different idea. Mina explained the concept of drought tolerance, while Jun had the notion that taller plants could protect smaller ones from heat. From Mina’s perspective, long-term maintenance mattered most. From Jun’s viewpoint, biodiversity was the main goal. Their opinions differed, but the discussion produced an important insight: the best design might combine several goals instead of choosing only one. Jun’s intuition told him that the darkest corner would remain coolest, but the temperature log showed that heat from a nearby wall made it unexpectedly warm. The club tried to imagine how the space would look in August, not only in April. After they reflected on the measurements, they revised the plan. The final garden used fewer species, but every choice was supported by a clearer reason. READING CHECK Q1. Why did the club revise its first plan? ① The students stopped caring about biodiversity. ② Measurements challenged an intuitive assumption about the site. ③ The teacher chose all the plants alone. ④ Native plants were banned. Q2. perspective most nearly means: ① a way of viewing a problem ② an exact numerical estimate ③ a final scientific law ④ a physical measurement tool READING 3 | Who Wrote the Museum Label? Focus Words: consider, determine, decide, distinguish, identify, classify, define, question, doubt, suspect, verify, compare, focus, attention, intend, acknowledge During a student exhibition at a local museum, one label described an old photograph as ‘a celebration held in 1952.’ The curator asked the class to consider whether the date was correct. They first tried to determine when the photograph had been taken, but they could not decide from clothing alone. To distinguish evidence from assumption, they listed visible details and tried to identify signs, uniforms, and buildings in the background. The students classified each clue as direct, indirect, or uncertain. They also had to define what would count as reliable evidence. One student began to question the printed date after noticing a bus model introduced in 1954. Another still had doubts because the bus might have been added later to the scene. They did not suspect deliberate deception; instead, they wanted to verify whether an earlier catalog entry had simply been copied. The class compared the photo with newspaper archives and shifted its focus to a banner near the edge of the image. Careful attention revealed the name of a festival first held in 1955. The museum did not intend to mislead visitors, and the curator openly acknowledged the error. The label was corrected, along with a short note explaining how the new date had been established. READING CHECK Q1. What evidence most strongly changed the date? ① The style of clothing ② A student’s personal memory ③ A banner naming a festival first held in 1955 ④ The curator’s original label Q2. acknowledge is closest in meaning to: ① deny completely ② openly accept that something is true ③ classify by size ④ predict in advance READING 4 | Before the Bridge Opens Focus Words: anticipate, contemplate, deduce, discern, conceive, conceptualize, scrutinize, speculate, formulate, rationalize, overlook, ponder, presume, hypothesize, envision, deliberate A town planned to reopen a pedestrian bridge after repairs. Engineers tried to anticipate how crowds would move during the first weekend and contemplated several safety plans. From old traffic counts, they could deduce that the eastern entrance would probably be busiest, but it was harder to discern whether families would stop in the narrow viewing area. One planner conceived a one-way walking route and used a simple diagram to conceptualize the flow. Before approving the route, the team scrutinized camera records from past festivals. They refused to speculate beyond the data and instead tried to formulate a testable crowd model. One official began to rationalize a preferred plan simply because it was familiar, but another warned that habit could cause the team to overlook a new risk. They paused to ponder whether an emergency vehicle could still reach the bridge if the route became crowded. The planners could not presume that visitors would behave exactly as they had five years earlier. They chose to hypothesize two possible crowd patterns and envision how each would affect evacuation. After a long meeting, they deliberately compared the alternatives and selected a flexible plan with temporary barriers that could be moved if the actual flow differed from the forecast. … 더 읽기