2026 수능특강 영어독해연습 9강
1 밝기 대비의 중요성과 시각적 인식에 미치는 영향
At its most ____, relative brightness identifies the visual contrasts by which we live.
Without contrast, the essentials of vision fail to operate; the brain will ____ identify edges and forms nor perceive depth or distance.
The fewer the contrasts, the less able we are to identify details, and the less ____ we are to navigate the environment.
Ideal visual conditions are those where ____ of relative brightness are most easily identified, where the light source is strong and casts sharply defined shadows.
It follows that ideal visual conditions are most likely to generate positive ____.
At the opposite end of the safe/dangerous spectrum, the most hazardous visual conditions are those where the contrasts ____ by a range of relative brightness no longer exist.
Complete ____ (as in an underground cave) and complete brightness (as in a blizzard whiteout) are equally filled with danger.
In these ____ conditions of brightness, details are 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 ____ limitation on patentable subject matter revolves around the sometimes blurred distinction between an invention and a discovery.
Laws of nature or ____ 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 ____ deep space, and that this kind of wave has an adverse effect on the transmission of data between the earth and communications satellites.
Such a discovery may have enormous ____ implications, perhaps leading to the
invention of a ____ that filters out the harmful effect of the waves.
The inventor of the ____ device may be entitled to a patent.
The discoverer of the magnetic ____ cannot patent his or her discovery.
Today, the distinction between discovery and invention is of increasing importance in the fields of genetic ____ and biotechnology.
3 동물을 언급하는 언어와 그 의미
“Farm animals, lab animals, 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 ____.
When we refer to some animals as “____,” are we implying their use for any purpose?
A pet ____ be defined, in a neutral manner, as an animal that lives with humans.
Another largely used term is “companion animal,” which, again, implies that we keep ____ 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 well adapts to domestic ____, 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 other species, companion animals thus appear to represent an emotional — rather than an economical — ____, providing humans with support, comfort and companionship.
When it comes to animal discourse, our language typically emphasizes the utility of some ____, 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 ____ that policy-oriented festivals can still have very positive social and cultural effects.
And we ____ ignore the fact that some festivals were established to strategically assist urban areas.
In other words, they have always ____ strategic interventions rather than artistic, social or cultural phenomena.
Film festivals are a good ____: 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 ____ for similar 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 ____ tools: they have always been staged with wider objectives in mind.
5~6 영양소의 원천에 따른 영향의 차이
You may have heard “a calorie is a ____ is a calorie.”
While it is true that each calorie yields the same amount of energy, foods can be metabolized and used differently, ____ more efficiently than others.
For example, carbohydrates, protein and fat, the macronutrients that provide calories, can each have different effects on the hormones and brain centers that control ____ and eating behavior.
Macronutrients ____ standard amounts of calories.
One gram of protein has 4 calories. ____ gram of carbohydrates has 4 calories. One gram of fat has 9 calories.
However, the ____ is important.
There are many compounds in foods, besides the macronutrients, that can influence your ____ process and response mechanisms.
Even though each gram of carbohydrates provides four calories ____ gram, not all carbohydrates are created equal.
For example, white bread has been refined and stripped of its ____.
Because of this, white bread may cause a spike in blood sugar, whereas whole grain bread is less processed and has its ____ intact.
This allows for a slower release of sugar into the blood, meaning that while white and whole ____ bread may have the same total amountof carbohydrates, the way they affect your blood sugar is very different.