비교 구문 독해 문제 - A - CLASS

1. Novelist Booth Tarkington and a friend were dining in a crowded, noisy Parisian restaruant some years ago. The other patrons were chattering so loudly that the two Americans could not hear themselves talk. Soon the novelist rose, winked to his companion, and walked from table to table. At each table he whispered a few words into the ears of the diners. With shocked ｅxpressions the diners called for their checks, and, within a few minutes, the place was empty, save for Mr. Tarkington and his companion.

  "It was simple," Mr. Tarkington explained. "I told each person that somebody in the building had just been murdered, and if they wished to avoid unpleasant contackt with the police, they had better leave immediately. You should have seen how grateful they were for the tip!"

문제 1. 윗글의 요지(main idea)를 가장 잘 나타내는 것은?

       ⓐ Booth tarkington displays his humor.

       ⓑ Patrons of a Partisan restaurant are shocked by murder.

       ⓒ Tarkington dines in a Parisian restaurant.

       ⓓ Tarkington's tip drives noisy patrons from a restaurant.

       ⓔ Parisian restaurants are noisy places.

문제 2. 윗글의 내용으로 보아 (A), (B)에 가장 잘 어울리는 것을 ⓐ~ⓓ에서 하나씩 고르라.

       (A) Tarkington and his companion could not hear themselves talk because .......

            ⓐ the patrons were chattering loudly.            ⓑ a band was playing in the restaurant

            ⓒ a murder had been committed                   ⓓ the police had come

       (B) When Tarkington whispered a few words into the ears of the diners, they ...............

            ⓐ paid no attention to him                            ⓑ were shocked and complained to the restaurant manager

            ⓒ called for their checks and left                  ⓓ politely told him to mind his own business

2. Important as women's role in business adn community life is in America, most women see themselves primarily (   1   ) homemakers. More often (    2   ) not, a woman's job outside the home is simply a means of earning a living until she is married or of supplementing the family income after marriage so that she can buy things for the family that would not be possible (   3   ) her husband's salary alone. Since a large proportion of women in America now attend a college or university, another reason (   4   ) them to work might be that they want to satisfy interests they have developed as a result (   5   ) their study, or that there is a need in the community (   6   ) which they live for their services in the area in which they were trained. In (   7   ) of e job, however, most married women regard their homes and families (   8   ) their primayr concern.

문제 A. 괄호 속에 알맞는 것을 아래 보기 ⓐ~ⓓ에서 골라 채워라.

        1. ⓐ on         ⓑ as         ⓒ like         ⓓ by    

        2. ⓐ but        ⓑ than       ⓒ or           ⓓ otherwise

        3. ⓐ with       ⓑ for         ⓒ at           ⓓ to

        4. ⓐ to          ⓑ by         ⓒ for          ⓓ in

        5. ⓐ of          ⓑ for         ⓒ from        ⓓ by

        6. ⓐ with      ⓑ at           ⓒ in           ⓓ for

        7. ⓐ spite     ⓑ order      ⓒ due        ⓓ place

        8. ⓐ for        ⓑ as          ⓒ to           ⓓ so

문제 B. 본문의 내용과 다른 것을 ⓐ~ⓓ에서 하나 고르라.

       ⓐ 여자들이 직장에 나가는 것은 주로 생할 수단을 보충하기 위해서다.

       ⓑ 여자의 직장 취업은 교육받은 사회를 위해서 봉사하기 위해서 일 수도 있다.

       ⓒ 여자의 직장 취업은 공부해서 생긴 취미를 살리기 위해서 일 수도 있다.

       ⓓ 여자들이 직장에 나가면 자연히 가정주부로서 할 일을 다 못한다.

3. The human world is a mirror from which we receive the image we ①present. To kindness it returns kindness, and for scorn it offers scorn. When men say they are despised and neglected by those around them, we may be sure the fault is largely in themselves. They must ②cultivate gentle and attractive qualities of disposition and behaviour if they are to draw out the best which the society of their fellows has to offer. Society, rightly considered, is a school for character and conduct. Whether we receive from it blessing or cursing, a smile or a sneer, ③the warm hand or the cold shoulder, will altogether depend on our own attitude with regard to it.

문제 1. 밑줄 친 ①의 present의 뜻은 다음 어느 것인가?

       ⓐ offer(formally)         ⓑ introduce         ⓒ show or display         ⓓ give ~ as a gift

문제 2. 밑줄 친 ②의 cultivate의 뜻은 다음 어느 것인가?

      ⓐ loosen the ground to help plants grow   ⓑ develop      ⓒ give time and effort to    ⓓ seek acquaintance with

문제 3. 밑줄 친 ③의 the warm hand or the cold shoulder의 바른 뜻은?

      ⓐ the hand that is not cold or the shoulder that is not warm

      ⓑ the gloved hand or the bare shoulder

      ⓒ a kind of fever or a kind of coat

      ⓓ the enthusiastic reception or the deliberate indifference or neglect

문제 4. 본문의 취지와 맞지 않는 글은?

      ⓐ If we receive their sneer, we must present our smile.

      ⓑ We must cultivate good manners.

      ⓒ We must conduct ourselves well.

      ⓓ Blessing or cursing from the society depends entirely upon our own attitude toward it.