영어 모의고사 (자동 편성)

문제 1

Building a reading habit does not usually start with a big decision ①to read more. It often starts with very small, easy steps. Some students keep a book in their bag so that they always ②have something to read while waiting for a bus. Others choose a fixed time each day, like right before bed, and read for just ten minutes. These small routines work because they lower the effort ③needed to begin. Once a student sits down and opens a book, ④continuing to read the next page feels much easier than the first step of starting. Experts also suggest setting a very low daily goal, such as one page, instead of a strict page count that ⑤feel like homework.

문제 2

Starting a new diary or planner in January is easy, but keeping it useful all year is harder. This guide offers simple tips for ①using a planner to manage your New Year goals. First, write one clear goal at the top of each month so you always remember your main target. Second, break that goal into small weekly tasks ②instead of writing vague plans. Third, check your planner every morning and mark tasks as done when you finish them. In addition, leave a small space each day for a short note about how you felt. Reviewing this space every Sunday ③help you notice patterns in your habits. Finally, do not worry if you skip a day, since staying consistent ④matters more than being perfect. These habits can turn your planner into a powerful tool ⑤for reaching your goals.

문제 3

Every plastic product carries a small recycling mark, but few students know ①what these marks mean. Each symbol contains a number ②that shows what material the item is made of. Reading these marks is similar to ③reading nutrition labels on snacks, which tell you exactly what is inside. Likewise, ④throwing plastic away without checking its mark can send a reusable item straight to a landfill. Some marks even show that a material cannot be recycled at all, so it must ⑤sorted separately.

문제 4

When people have no specific goal, they usually feel ①confused about where to start, and their interest fades within days. For example, a student who simply decides to study harder this year often loses direction because the plan is too ②vague. In contrast, a student who sets a ③clear goal knows exactly what to do every day. A clear goal also makes progress easy to measure, and noticing small improvements keeps people ④encouraged. Setting a specific goal is one of the most ⑤ineffective ways to build lasting motivation.

문제 5

A ①shrinking number of teenagers are joining book clubs that exist only on their phones. These apps let users track how many pages they read each day, write short reviews, and join group chats about a chosen book. Some students say the apps make reading feel less ②lonely, because they can share their honest reactions the moment they finish a chapter instead of waiting for a weekly meeting. The apps also use gentle reminders and reading streaks to keep members ③motivated, turning a private habit into a small social game. However, a few teachers worry that constant notifications from a reading app can pull attention away from the book itself, since users may spend more time ④chatting about the story than actually reading it. Despite this concern, many students report that the sense of community keeps them reading books they would have quit halfway through if they had been reading completely ⑤alone.

문제 6

Stairs seem too ①ordinary to be dangerous, which is why many people treat them carelessly, texting, carrying an armful of books, or skipping two steps at a time. Emergency room records tell a ②different story: falls on stairways send more people to the hospital each year than almost any other household accident. Familiarity ③discourages a kind of autopilot mode, in which a person stops looking at each step and instead relies on memory of where the stairs should be, a habit that fails the moment something ④unexpected occurs, such as a missing step or a loose railing. Safety officials recommend a few ⑤unglamorous habits: keep one hand free, use the handrail, and turn on the light before stepping onto a dark staircase.

문제 7

Walking down a crowded street while staring at a phone screen has become such a common sight that it barely draws attention anymore, even though the habit turns a pedestrian into one of the ①most alert people on the sidewalk. Researchers who study attention describe this as a kind of tunnel vision: a person absorbed in a text message or a video processes only a ②narrow slice of the surrounding environment, filtering out approaching cars, uneven pavement, and other pedestrians almost entirely. What makes this danger especially difficult to address is that pedestrians ③rarely recognize the risk in the moment; unlike distracted driving, which is widely ④condemned, glancing at a phone while crossing the street still feels like a ⑤harmless habit to most people who do it every day.

문제 8

My grandmother keeps a wooden cabinet filled with tiny furniture, each piece no larger than a fingernail, that she has been building for over a decade as a miniature hobby. (A) Talking with her while she worked, though, I learned that the real challenge lies in imagining an entire, believable world at a scale the eye can barely process. (B) She once spent three weekends carving a single tiny bookshelf, only to leave two of its shelves deliberately empty, explaining that a completely full room would look staged rather than lived-in. (C) When I first saw the cabinet, I assumed the appeal was simply how impressively small and precise the pieces looked.

문제 9

The science club at Hanul High School is running a project called "Grow Light." It tests how different colors of light affect plant growth. (A) However, the results showed that plants under red light grew noticeably faster than the others. The club's advisor explained this by comparing light to food, since plants absorb certain colors of light more efficiently than others. (B) To make the data reliable, students repeat each trial three times and calculate the average, keeping a shared notebook of conditions. Next month, the club plans to present these findings at the school science fair. (C) Each week, members place identical bean sprouts under red, blue, and white light and record their height. At first, many students expected the white light to produce the tallest plants.

문제 10

주어진 문장: This is often because their goals are too vague or unrealistic to follow. Many people make new year's resolutions, but few actually achieve them. ( ① ) One helpful method for solving this problem is called SMART goal setting. ( ② ) First, a goal should be specific, describing exactly what you want to do instead of using vague words. ( ③ ) Second, it should be measurable, so you can check your progress with clear numbers. ( ④ ) Third, it should be achievable, fitting your situation without being too difficult to reach. ( ⑤ ) Finally, it should be relevant to your life and time-bound with a clear deadline.