2026 수능특강 영어독해연습 9강
1 밝기 대비의 중요성과 시각적 인식에 미치는 영향
At its most fundamental, relative brightness identifies the visual contrasts ____ which we live.
Without contrast, ____ 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 able we are to identify details, and the ____ able we are to navigate the environment.
Ideal visual conditions are those where contrasts of relative brightness are most easily ____ where the light source is strong and casts sharply defined shadows.
It follows that ideal visual conditions ____ most likely to generate positive feeling-responses.
At the opposite end of the safe/dangerous spectrum, the most hazardous visual conditions are those where ____ contrasts given by a range of relative brightness no longer exist.
Complete darkness (as in an underground cave) and complete brightness (as in a blizzard whiteout) are equally ____ with danger.
In these extreme conditions of brightness, details ____ 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 ____ on patentable subject matter revolves around the sometimes blurred distinction between an invention and a discovery.
Laws of nature or scientific ____ that a researcher may ‘find’ are not patentable.
For example, imagine that a scientist discovers that a certain previously unknown form of magnetic wave ____ 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 communications satellites.
Such a discovery may have ____ commercial implications, perhaps leading to the
invention of a device that filters out the harmful effect of the ____
The ____ of the filtering device may be entitled to a patent.
The discoverer of the magnetic wave cannot ____ his or her discovery.
Today, the distinction between discovery and ____ 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 ____ 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 as “pets,” ____ we implying their use for any purpose?
A pet can be defined, in a neutral manner, as an animal that lives ____ 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 ____ argue that a fish in the fish tank is not really 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 — ____ than an economical — resource, providing humans with support, comfort and companionship.
When it ____ 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 ____ 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 words, they have always been strategic interventions rather ____ artistic, social or cultural phenomena.
Film festivals are a good example: ____ of these events were established for economic reasons: for example, the Cannes Film Festival was launched to prolong the tourist season.
The Brighton Festival ____ created for similar reasons.
The re-establishment of the Venice Carnival in 1979, following a long break, was also a deliberate attempt to address some ____ 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 ____ objectives in mind.
5~6 영양소의 원천에 따른 영향의 차이
You may ____ heard “a calorie is a calorie is a calorie.”
While it is true that each ____ 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 ____ on the hormones and brain centers that control hunger and eating behavior.
Macronutrients have standard amounts of ____
One gram of protein has 4 calories. One gram of carbohydrates has 4 calories. One gram of fat has ____ calories.
However, the source ____ 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 per gram, not all carbohydrates are ____ equal.
For example, white bread has been refined and stripped of ____ fiber.
Because of this, white bread may ____ a spike in blood sugar, 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.