Day	05	주제 파악

패턴 대표 문항  2017학년도 수능 21

다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

The precision of the lines on the map, the consistency with which symbols are used, the grid and/or projection system, the apparent certainty with which place names are written and placed, and the legend and scale information all give the map an aura of scientific accuracy and objectivity. Although subjective interpretation goes into the construction of these cartographic elements, the finished map appears to express an authoritative truth about the world, separate from any interests and influences. The very trust that this apparent objectivity inspires is what makes maps such powerful carriers of ideology. However unnoticeably, maps do indeed reflect the world views of either their makers or, more probably, the supporters of their makers, in addition to the political and social conditions under which they were made. Some of the simple ideological messages that maps can convey include: This land is and has long been ours; here is the center of the universe; if we do not claim this land, the enemies you most fear will.

* aura: 기운, 분위기  ** cartographic : 지도제작(법)의

① the authority derived from trustworthy maps

② political and social conflicts caused by maps

③ ideologies lying beneath the objectivity of maps

④ the conditions essential to making a map accurate

⑤ subjectivity defining the creativity of map-making

2017학년도 9월 평가원 22

0501 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

From an evolutionary perspective, fear has contributed to both fostering and limiting change, and to preserving the species. We are programmed to be afraid. It is a survival need, as is stability, which is another force of nature that can limit the capacity to change. Stable patterns are necessary lest we live in chaos; however, they make it difficult to abandon entrenched behaviors, even those that are no longer useful, constructive, or health creating. And fear can keep you from changing when you don’t want to risk a step into unknown territory; for example, some people choose not to leave an unfulfilling job or a failing relationship because they fear the unknown more than the known. On the other hand, fear can also motivate change in order to avoid something you’re afraid of, such as dying young — as one of your parents might have.

* entrenched 굳어버린

① fear’s negative roles in cases of chaos

② effective strategies for maintaining stability

③ fear and its dual functions in terms of change

④ the necessities of reducing a fear of the unknown

⑤ w ays of confronting fear to overcome difficulties in life

2017학년도 6월 평가원 22

0502 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

When we hear a story, we look for beliefs that are being commented upon. Any story has many possible beliefs inherent in it. But how does someone listening to a story find those beliefs? We find them by looking through the beliefs we already have. We are not as concerned with what we are hearing as we are with finding what we already know that is relevant. Picture it in this way. As understanders, we have a list of beliefs, indexed by subject area. When a new story appears, we attempt to find a belief of ours that relates to it. When we do, we find a story attached to that belief and compare the story in our memory to the one we are processing. Our understanding of the new story becomes, at that point, a function of the old story. Once we find a belief and connected story, we need no further processing; that is, the search for other beliefs stops.

① the use of a new story in understanding an old story

② the limits of our memory capacity in recalling stories

③ the influence of new stories on challenging our beliefs

④ the most efficient strategy to improve storytelling skills

⑤ the role of our existing beliefs in comprehending a new story

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0503 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

Twin sirens hide in the sea of history, tempting those seeking to understand and appreciate the past onto the reefs of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. These twin dangers are temporocentrism and ethnocentrism. Temporocentrism is the belief that your times are the best of all possible times. All other times are thus inferior. Ethnocentrism is the belief that your culture is the best of all possible cultures. All other cultures are thus inferior. Temporocentrism and ethnocentrism unite to cause individuals and cultures to judge all other individuals and cultures by the “superior” standards of their current culture. This leads to a total lack of perspective when dealing with past and / or foreign cultures and a resultant misunderstanding and misappreciation of them. Temporocentrism and ethnocentrism tempt moderns into unjustified criticisms of the peoples of the past.

① distinct differences in the ways of recording history

② universal features discovered in different cultures

③ historians’ efforts to advocate their own culture

④ pros and cons of two cross-cultural perspectives

⑤ beliefs that cause biased interpretations of the past

2016학년도 6월 평가원 23

0504 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

Tourism is important for more than just vacationing. Tourism allows people from different places and cultures to come together, and then tourists and host communities learn about each other’s differences and similarities. They also learn new tastes and ways of thinking, which may lead to a better understanding between hosts and tourists. Another positive effect of tourism is the aid it provides for the survival of a society’s culture, especially the culture’s art forms. The opportunity to sell native artworks to tourists or perform folk dances for them may encourage local artists to preserve traditional art forms. For example, Fijians have developed their palm mat and shell jewelry crafts into profitable tourist businesses. They also earn additional income by performing folk dances and fire walking.

① misunderstandings between hosts and tourists

② various ways of creating tourism products

③ negative effects of cultural exchanges

④ disappearance of traditional cultures

⑤ cultural benefits of tourism

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0505 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

Many disciplines are better learned by entering into the doing than by mere abstract study. This is often the case with the most abstract as well as the seemingly more practical disciplines. For example, within the philosophical disciplines, logic must be learned through the use of examples and actual problem solving. Only after some time and struggle does the student begin to develop the insights and intuitions that enable him to see the centrality and relevance of this mode of thinking. This learning by doing is essential in many of the sciences. For instance, only after a good deal of observation do the sparks in the bubble chamber become recognizable as the specific movements of identifiable particles.

① history of science education

② limitations of learning strategies

③ importance of learning by doing

④ effects of intuition on scientific discoveries

⑤ difference between philosophy and science

2015학년도 9월 평가원 22

0506 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

Textiles and clothing have functions that go beyond just protecting the body. Dress and textiles alike are used as a means of nonverbal communication. Obvious examples would be the use of uniforms to communicate a particular social role and the modern white wedding dress Western cultures use to mark this rite of passage. Both types of clothing communicate important information nonverbally to the onlooker. The female wearing the white dress is about to be married and change her status and role in society. The person in the uniform has some specialized function in society, such as police officer, nurse, or soldier. Therefore, it can be said that clothing visually communicates information about group membership and functions as an identity marker.

① educational functions of uniforms

② ways to diversify styles of clothing

③ gender differences in choosing clothing

④ different cultural norms of Western society

⑤ nonverbal communicative functions of clothing

2015학년도 6월 평가원 22

0507 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

Recently, researchers have suggested that the purpose of laughter is not just to communicate that one is in a playful state, but to actually induce this state in others as well. According to this view, the peculiar sounds of laughter have a direct effect on the listener, inducing positive emotional arousal that mirrors the emotional state of the laugher, perhaps by activating certain specialized brain circuits. In this way, laughter may serve an important biosocial function of coupling together the positive emotions of members of a group and thereby coordinating their activities. This would explain why laughter is so infectious; when we hear someone laughing, it is almost impossible not to feel cheerful and begin laughing too.

① effects of laughter on others

② benefits of activating brain circuits

③ strategies for coordinating activities

④ negative aspects of emotional reactions

⑤ importance of grouping in communication

2014학년도 수능 B 24

0508 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

In order to successfully release himself from the control of his parents, a child must be secure in his parents’ power, as represented by their loving authority. The more effectively they communicate that authority, the more secure the child feels, and the better able he is to move away from them toward a life of his own. During this lengthy process, whenever he feels threatened, he turns back toward the safety of his parents’ love and authority. In other words, it is impossible for a child to successfully release himself unless he knows exactly where his parents stand, both literally and figuratively. That requires, of course, that his parents know where they themselves stand. If they don’t know where they stand — if, in other words,

they are insecure in their authority — they cannot communicate security to their child, and he cannot move successfully away from them. Under the circumstances, he will become clingy, or disobedient, or both.

① necessity of parental intervention in ensuring children’s safety

② roles of parental authority in children’s social skills development

③ consequences of offering parental supervision for children’s independence

④ requirements for preventing children from being disobedient to their parents

⑤ importance of communicating parental authority to children for their independence

2014학년도 9월 평가원 B 24

0509 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

Even when scientists are able to identify seemingly beneficial nutrients, they cannot always understand how those nutrients will operate in a real-life context, in the course of our daily meals. Fruits and vegetables are believed to help prevent cancer. Scientists have believed that it is the antioxidants in these foods that make the difference — compounds like beta carotene, lycopene, and vitamin E. Yet when these molecules were extracted from fruits and vegetables and made into supplements, they did not reduce cancer. The beta carotene supplement actually increased the risk of certain cancers. In other words, scientists thoroughly misunderstood the causes of complex events. They identified one element engaged in the process of nutrition without fully comprehending how the system as a whole truly functions. Nutritional scientists — pursuing the hot paradigm of isolating nutrients — failed to see a multitude of links in the complex chain that leads to good health.

* antioxidant 산화 방지제

① problems of making nutritional supplements out of plants

② needs for an alternative scientific method for isolating nutrients

③ insufficient understanding of how nutrients work in the whole system

④ potential benefits of extracting molecules from fruits and vegetables

⑤ challenge of finding beneficial nutrients that may help prevent cancers

2014학년도 6월 평가원 B 24

0510 다음 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

In the nineteenth century, a decisive moment occurred when people in advertising and journalism discovered that if they framed their stories and appeals with fear, they could capture our attention. It is an emotion we find hard to resist or control, and so they constantly shifted our focus to new possible sources of anxiety: the latest health scare, the new crime wave, and endless hazards in the environment of which we were not aware. With the increasing sophistication of the media and the haunting quality of the imagery, they have been able to give us the feeling that we are fragile creatures in an environment full of danger — even though we live in a world infinitely safer and more predictable than anything our ancestors knew. With their help, our anxieties have only increased.

① the crisis of modern journalism

② the various sources of human fears

③ the media’s exploitation of human anxieties

④ the importance of advertising and journalism

⑤ the fragile nature of human life in modern society