2026 수능특강 영어독해연습 9강
1 밝기 대비의 중요성과 시각적 인식에 미치는 영향
At ____ most fundamental, relative brightness identifies the visual contrasts by which we live.
Without contrast, the essentials of vision fail to operate; the brain will not identify edges and forms nor ____ depth or distance.
____ fewer the contrasts, 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 conditions are most likely to ____ 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 ____ whiteout) are equally filled with danger.
In these ____ conditions of brightness, details are erased, and navigation becomes hazardous.
Emotion-feelings aroused by conditions such as these are most likely to ____ negative.
2 특허 가능성에서 발견과 발명의 차이
The most important inherent limitation on patentable subject matter revolves around the sometimes blurred distinction ____ an invention and a discovery.
Laws of nature ____ 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, ____ 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 commercial ____ perhaps leading to the
____ of a device that filters out the harmful effect of the waves.
The inventor of the filtering device may be entitled to a ____
The discoverer of the magnetic wave cannot ____ his or her discovery.
Today, the distinction between discovery and invention is of increasing importance in the fields ____ 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 ____ 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,” are we implying ____ use for any purpose?
A pet can be defined, ____ 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 may argue that ____ fish in the fish tank is not really anyone’s companion.
However, this term well adapts to domestic species, such as dogs ____ 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 ____ an economical — resource, providing humans with support, comfort and companionship.
When it comes to animal discourse, our language typically emphasizes the utility of some animals, whereas the terms for those kept in ____ 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 ____ 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 ____ strategically assist urban areas.
In other words, they have always been ____ interventions rather than artistic, social or cultural phenomena.
Film festivals are a good example: many of these events were established for economic reasons: for example, the Cannes ____ 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 address some of the issues the city was ____ at that time, including the lack of provision for young people.
These festivities have not been appropriated ____ urban policy tools: they have always been staged with wider objectives in mind.
5~6 영양소의 원천에 따른 영향의 차이
You may have heard “a ____ is a calorie is a calorie.”
While it is true that each calorie yields ____ 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, ____ each have different effects on the hormones and brain centers that control hunger and eating behavior.
____ have standard amounts of calories.
One gram of protein has 4 calories. One gram of carbohydrates has 4 calories. One gram of fat has 9 ____
____ the source is important.
There are many compounds in foods, besides ____ macronutrients, that can influence your body’s process and response mechanisms.
Even though each gram of ____ provides four calories per gram, not all carbohydrates are created equal.
For example, white bread ____ been refined and stripped of its fiber.
Because of this, white bread may cause a spike in blood sugar, whereas whole grain bread is less processed and ____ 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 ____ the way they affect your blood sugar is very different.