LESSON

01

Further Questions for Reading (교과서 pp.14-19)

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From time to time, you are told by parents or teachers to “think outside the box.” To this, you may say, “Easier said than done.” But try it. Looking at a problem from a different perspective can lead you to a new approach to handle the problem. It truly works. The following stories show how changing your perspective can change your life.

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A professor walked around on a stage while teaching. She raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Students shouted out various answers.

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She replied, “From my perspective, the weight of this glass doesn’t matter. It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it’s fairly light. If I hold it for an hour, it may make my arm ache. If I hold it for an entire day, my arm will likely cramp up, which will force me to eventually drop the glass. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me.”

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“Some of your worries are like this ___________. Think about them for a short while, and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer, and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you will feel numb and be incapable of doing anything else until you drop them.”

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※ 지문을 읽고, 다음 물음에 답하시오.

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1 에서 밑줄 친 말의 뜻으로 가장

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적절한 것은?

① try to get away from your daily routine

② see things from a different point of view

③ work hard to make progress

④ make efforts to share things with others

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2 의 밑줄 친 문장이 비유적으로

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설명하고 있는 내용을 4번째 단락에서 찾아

문장으로 쓰시오.

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3 의 빈칸에 알맞은 말을 3단어로

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쓰시오.

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Further Questions for Reading

One day, a daughter complained

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to her father about the problems she was struggling with. She was frustrated because it seemed that just as one problem was solved, another followed.

Her father took her to the

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kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed potatoes, eggs, and ground coffee beans in each of the three pots. He then let them boil. After twenty minutes, he turned off the stove. Turning to her, he asked, “What do you see?” “Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied. “Yes, but look closer,” he said, “and tell me what happened to each.” Shortly after, she found that the potatoes became soft. After peeling off the shells of the eggs, she noted that the inside of the eggs became firm. Finally, she took a sip of the coffee and smiled at the aroma. “Alright, Dad. What are you trying to tell me?” she asked.

He explained that each of these

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objects had faced the same adversity, but each one reacted differently. “The potato was strong and hard, but became soft and weak after sitting in the boiling water. The inside of the egg was fragile but became hardened after being boiled in the water. The ground coffee beans stayed intact but changed the water itself, making it fragrant and flavorful.”

4 에서 딸의 심리를 보여주는 말로

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가장 적절한 것은?

① “Hmm… I like the coffee most among the

three.”

② “What on earth is Dad trying to show?”

③ “I understand what Dad is doing with

potatoes, eggs, and coffee.”

④ “Dad boiled the potatoes too long! They

are too soft.”

5 감자, 달걀, 커피를 사람에 비유할 때 각각이

비유하는 사람을 가장 잘 설명한 것은?

① Potato: a person who faces adversity in a

soft manner

② Egg: a person who faces the adversity

strongly at first but fails to overcome it

③ Coffee: a person who changes the

circumstance itself for the better

6 이 글의 주제로 가장 적절한 것은?

① Try to change bad situations for the better.

② Everyone has a different perspective.

③ The course of your life depends on how

you see things.

④ Try to make the world a better place.

Further Questions for Reading

Once upon a time, there lived a

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young athletic boy who prepared himself for a running competition. He ran with determination, strength, and power, and always beat other competitors. Whenever the boy was running for a prize, a large crowd gathered together to watch the race. A wise old man, upon hearing of the boy, had traveled far to watch his races. Though the crowd cheered loudly for the boy, the wise man stayed still and calm, expressing no sentiment.

The little boy felt proud and

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important. “I can beat anyone!” cried the little boy. After hearing this, the wise man said to him, “Now I present two new challengers to you.” Behind him were an elderly lady and a blind man. “Race!” said the wise man.

The race began, and the boy

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was the only finisher because the elderly lady and the blind man were left standing at the starting line. The little boy noted that the crowd did not cheer for him this time, which puzzled him. In the middle of the crowd was sitting the wise old man, looking calmly at the boy. He ran to the wise man and asked, “Why don’t people cheer for me now?”

7 이 글에 나타난 다음의 비유를 완성하시오

winning a ____________________________

= making one’s life successful

8 에서 소년이 느꼈을 심정을 가장

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잘 보여주는 말은?

① delighted         ② worried

③ envious          ④ curious

9 이 글의 주제와 가장 잘 어울리는 속담은?

① No man is an island.

② Better late than never.

③ Birds of a feather flock together.

④ God helps those who help themselves.

Further Questions for Reading                             pp.140~142

Lesson 1 A Road to Happiness

Answers

1 ②

2 Think about them for a short while, and nothing happens.

3 glass of water

4 ②

5 ③

6 ③

7 race

8 ④

9 ①