2026 수능특강 영어독해연습 9강
1 밝기 대비의 중요성과 시각적 인식에 미치는 영향
At its most fundamental, relative brightness ____ the visual contrasts by which we live.
____ contrast, the essentials of vision fail to operate; the brain will not identify edges and forms nor perceive depth or distance.
The fewer the contrasts, the less ____ we are to identify details, and the less able we are to navigate the environment.
Ideal visual conditions are those ____ contrasts of relative brightness are most easily identified, where the light source is strong and casts sharply defined shadows.
It ____ that ideal visual conditions are most likely to generate positive feeling-responses.
At the opposite end of the safe/dangerous spectrum, ____ most hazardous visual conditions are those where the contrasts given by a range of relative brightness no longer exist.
Complete darkness (as in an underground cave) ____ complete brightness (as in a blizzard whiteout) are equally filled with danger.
In these extreme conditions of brightness, details ____ erased, and navigation becomes hazardous.
____ aroused by conditions such as these are most likely to be negative.
2 특허 가능성에서 발견과 발명의 차이
The most important inherent limitation on patentable subject matter revolves around ____ sometimes blurred distinction between an invention and a discovery.
Laws ____ nature or scientific principles that a researcher may ‘find’ are not patentable.
For example, imagine that a scientist discovers that a certain previously unknown form of magnetic wave strikes the earth’s atmosphere from deep space, and that this kind of wave has an adverse effect on the transmission of data between the earth and ____ satellites.
Such a ____ may have enormous commercial implications, perhaps leading to the
invention of a device that filters out ____ harmful effect of the waves.
The inventor of the filtering device may be entitled ____ a patent.
The discoverer of the magnetic wave cannot patent his ____ her discovery.
Today, the distinction ____ discovery and invention is of increasing importance in the fields of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
3 동물을 언급하는 언어와 그 의미
“Farm animals, lab ____ sport horses...”: our language when we refer to some animals often focuses on their exploitation and on the benefits humans get from them, for example, animals as a source of food, used in biomedical research or for recreational activities.
When we refer to some animals ____ “pets,” are we implying their use for any purpose?
A pet can be ____ in a neutral manner, as an animal that lives with humans.
Another largely used term is “companion animal,” which, ____ implies that we keep them in our home with the final aim of getting companionship.
Some ____ argue that a fish in the fish tank is not really anyone’s companion.
However, this term ____ adapts to domestic species, such as dogs and cats, which we treat kindly, consider as members of the family and our “best friends,” and with whom we share our time and financial resources.
Differently from ____ species, companion animals thus appear to represent an emotional — rather than an economical — resource, providing humans with support, comfort and companionship.
____ it comes to animal discourse, our language typically emphasizes the utility of some animals, whereas the terms for those kept in homes suggest their relational significance.
4 도시 문제의 전략적 개입을 위해 만들어진 축제들
Whilst some stakeholders may try to protect the integrity of arts and cultural festivals from their reconfiguration as urban policy tools, we should recognise that policy-oriented ____ can still have very positive social and cultural effects.
And we cannot ignore the ____ that some festivals were established to strategically assist urban areas.
In ____ words, they have always been strategic interventions rather than artistic, social or cultural phenomena.
Film festivals ____ a good example: many of these events were established for economic reasons: for example, the Cannes Film Festival was launched to prolong the tourist season.
The Brighton Festival was created for ____ reasons.
The re-establishment of the Venice Carnival in 1979, following a long break, was also a deliberate attempt to ____ some of the issues the city was facing at that time, including the lack of provision for young people.
These festivities have not been appropriated as urban policy tools: they ____ always been staged with wider objectives in mind.
5~6 영양소의 원천에 따른 영향의 차이
You may have ____ “a calorie is a calorie is a calorie.”
While ____ is true that each calorie yields the same amount of energy, foods can be metabolized and used differently, some more efficiently than others.
For example, carbohydrates, protein and fat, the macronutrients that provide calories, can each have different effects on the ____ and brain centers that control hunger and eating behavior.
Macronutrients have standard amounts of ____
____ gram of protein has 4 calories. One gram of carbohydrates has 4 calories. One gram of fat has 9 calories.
However, ____ source is important.
There are many compounds in foods, besides the macronutrients, that can ____ your body’s process and response mechanisms.
Even though each gram of carbohydrates provides four calories per gram, not all carbohydrates are ____ equal.
For example, white bread has been refined and stripped of ____ fiber.
Because of this, white bread may cause a spike in blood sugar, whereas whole grain bread is less processed ____ has its fiber intact.
This allows for a slower release of sugar into ____ blood, meaning that while white and whole grain bread may have the same total amountof carbohydrates, the way they affect your blood sugar is very different.