2026 수능특강 영어독해연습 9강
1 밝기 대비의 중요성과 시각적 인식에 미치는 영향
At its ____ fundamental, relative brightness identifies 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 ____, the less able we are to identify details, and the less able we are to navigate the environment.
____ visual conditions are those where contrasts of relative brightness are most easily identified, where the light source is strong and casts sharply defined shadows.
It follows that ideal visual ____ are most likely to generate positive feeling-responses.
At the opposite end of the safe/dangerous spectrum, the most hazardous visual conditions are those where the contrasts given by a range of relative ____ no longer exist.
Complete darkness (as in an underground cave) and complete brightness (as in a blizzard whiteout) are ____ filled with danger.
In ____ extreme conditions of brightness, details are erased, and navigation becomes hazardous.
Emotion-feelings aroused by conditions such as these are most likely to be ____.
2 특허 가능성에서 발견과 발명의 차이
The most important inherent limitation on patentable subject matter revolves ____ 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 from deep space, and that this ____ of wave has an adverse effect on the transmission of data between the earth and communications satellites.
Such a ____ may have enormous commercial implications, perhaps leading to the
invention of a device that filters out the ____ effect of the waves.
The inventor of the ____ device may be entitled to a patent.
The discoverer of the magnetic wave ____ patent his or her discovery.
____, the distinction between discovery and invention is of increasing importance in the fields of genetic engineering 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 ____, for example, animals as a source of food, used in biomedical research or for recreational activities.
When we refer to some ____ as “pets,” are we implying their use for any purpose?
A ____ can be defined, in a neutral manner, as an animal that lives with humans.
Another largely used term is “companion animal,” which, again, ____ that we keep them in our home with the final aim of getting companionship.
Some may argue that a fish in the fish tank is not ____ anyone’s companion.
However, this term well adapts to ____ 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 other species, companion animals thus appear to represent an emotional — rather than an economical — resource, providing ____ 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 ____ try to protect the integrity of arts and cultural festivals from their reconfiguration as urban policy tools, we should recognise that policy-oriented festivals can still have very positive social and cultural effects.
And we cannot ignore the fact that some festivals were established to strategically assist urban ____.
In other ____, they have always been strategic interventions rather than artistic, social or cultural phenomena.
Film festivals are a good example: many of these events were established for ____ 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 ____ break, was also a deliberate attempt to address 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 have always been staged with wider ____ in mind.
5~6 영양소의 원천에 따른 영향의 차이
____ may have heard “a calorie is a calorie is a calorie.”
While it is true that each calorie yields the same amount of energy, foods can be metabolized and used differently, some more ____ 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 have ____ amounts of calories.
One gram of protein has 4 ____. One 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 body’s process and ____ mechanisms.
Even though each gram of carbohydrates ____ four calories per gram, not all carbohydrates are created equal.
For example, white ____ has been refined and stripped of its fiber.
Because of this, white bread may cause a spike in blood ____, whereas whole grain bread is less processed and has its fiber intact.
This allows for a slower release of sugar into the blood, meaning that while white and whole grain bread may have the same total amountof carbohydrates, the way they ____ your blood sugar is very different.