영어 모의고사 (자동 편성)

For our club's spring project, we ①were told to create a sculpture using only materials collected from the school's recycling bins, and my first reaction was disappointment at not being allowed to buy proper art supplies. Sorting through flattened cardboard, broken umbrella frames, and plastic bottle caps, I initially ②saw nothing but trash. My perspective shifted once a senior member showed me a piece she ③had built the previous year, a bird made entirely of bent bicycle spokes and bottle caps, each cap functioning as a single feather. She explained that upcycling art forces a creator ④noticing a material's natural shape and texture rather than simply painting over it, which often produces more original results than starting with a blank, expensive canvas. By the end of the project, our team had built a small forest of figures using nothing that anyone had paid for, and the exhibit visitors seemed more curious about our materials than about any technique we ⑤had used.

Stairs seem too ordinary ①to 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 different story: falls on stairways ②sends more people to the hospital each year than almost any other household accident. Familiarity encourages a kind of autopilot mode, in which a person stops ③looking at each step and instead relies on memory of where the stairs should be, a habit that ④fails the moment something unexpected occurs, such as a missing step or a loose railing. Safety officials recommend a few unglamorous habits: keep one hand free, use the handrail, and turn on the light before ⑤stepping onto a dark staircase.

Air conditioners make summer days more comfortable, but using them ①incorrectly can harm your health. Doctors recommend keeping the difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures ②small, within about five or six degrees. A larger gap forces your body to adjust constantly, which can ③weaken your immune system. This sudden change often leads to headaches and fatigue. To avoid these problems, set your air conditioner to the ④lowest temperature possible, and open a window ⑤regularly to let fresh air in.

More and more teenagers today dream of starting their own business someday. This growing interest is partly due to the internet, which makes it ①easy to reach customers without a physical store. Starting a small business also teaches skills that traditional classes rarely offer, such as ②managing money, marketing a product, and handling customer complaints. However, young entrepreneurs face real ③challenges too. Many lack enough money or experience to make their business grow quickly, and mistakes can feel ④encouraging at first. Still, most teen entrepreneurs say that failure taught them more than any success did, and schools now offer entrepreneurship clubs to support these ⑤beginners.

Safety experts consistently teach the same three steps: drop to the ground, take cover under sturdy furniture, and hold on until the shaking stops. Many people instinctively want to run outside during a quake, imagining that open space is always safer than a building, but this instinct can be dangerous, since _______________. Furniture that seems merely inconvenient during a fire drill, such as a heavy desk, becomes a lifesaving shield when the ceiling above begins to crack.

Traffic safety data tell a different story: most fatal crashes occur within a few kilometers of home, on roads drivers know so well that they let their guard down. In a collision, a body traveling at a moderate speed continues moving forward at that same speed until something stops it, and without a seatbelt, that something is often the windshield or the dashboard rather than a slower deceleration. _______________. Despite decades of public awareness campaigns, seatbelt use for backseat passengers remains lower than for those sitting in the front.

Whenever someone learns that I spend hours drawing comics that almost nobody else ever sees, they usually ask why I bother, since the work will never be published or praised by a large audience. (A) Creating something, I now believe, often serves the creator first, giving shape to a feeling or idea that would otherwise stay vague and unexpressed. (B) For a long time, I struggled to answer that question honestly, assuming that art only counted as worthwhile once other people recognized it. (C) Watching my younger brother build enormous, pointless block towers purely for the joy of knocking them down, though, helped me understand something I had been missing.

Artificial intelligence is creating job titles that did not exist a decade ago. (A) AI ethics officers, for instance, check whether a company's technology treats users fairly. (B) These new roles clearly require more than just technical skill. (C) Prompt engineers, for example, design instructions that help AI programs produce accurate results.

Students who treat their plan as fixed forever may feel unnecessarily anxious when their goals shift. Setting a career plan early in high school offers several important benefits. ( ① ) First, having a general direction helps students choose subjects and activities that support their goals, instead of picking them randomly. ( ② ) Second, a plan gives students a sense of purpose, which can make schoolwork feel more meaningful rather than simply a routine task. ( ③ ) However, an effective career plan should remain flexible, since interests and circumstances often change during the teenage years. ( ④ ) Career counselors therefore recommend reviewing a plan every few months and adjusting it based on new experiences. ( ⑤ ) In this way, careful planning does not limit a student's future; instead, it provides a clear yet adaptable path toward genuine personal growth and long-term satisfaction.

Watching myself on the recording afterward was even more uncomfortable than facing the camera live. Last month, I attended a three-day career camp during summer vacation. ( ① ) On the first day, I chose the broadcasting workshop, where students practiced writing short news scripts and reading them in front of a camera. ( ② ) It was harder than I expected, since staying calm while a camera recorded my every move felt strange at first. ( ③ ) By the second day, however, I began to enjoy the challenge, and my confidence grew with each attempt. ( ④ ) The instructors, who all had real broadcasting experience, gave detailed feedback rather than simple praise, which helped us improve quickly. ( ⑤ ) On the final day, each team presented a short news segment to the entire camp.