LESSON

05

Further Questions for Reading (교과서 pp.104-109)

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Many think that creativity is a gift given to few people. Is this really true? Can’t ordinary people like you and me be creative? The following are some examples that tell us creativity is not a matter of talent or a gift, but is a matter of perspective nourished by passion and hard work.

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You would probably think of using a pencil to write or draw something. You might not imagine a pencil actually being a creation itself. In fact, a man named Dalton M. Ghetti looked at a pencil as art, not just as a means to create it.

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Dalton was like most other sculptors in that he worked with large objects. One day in his twenties, however, he saw the beauty in small living things such as ants and spiders, and suddenly wanted to share this perspective with others. He saw a pencil on his desk, picked it up, and started carving its lead with a sewing needle and a very sharp blade. The lead was very fragile and easily snapped or broke as he applied his tools. Sculpting with such tiny tools on the lead was hard work, and it took weeks and sometimes months or years of concentration. However, he slowly and steadily improved his technique and turned his inspirations into pieces of artwork. He carved whatever he could think of, from a farm house to a framing hammer, all at the very tip of a pencil. A means of writing turned into an object of wonder because Dalton ________________________.

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※ 지문을 읽고, 다음 물음에 답하시오.

1 이 글에서 Dalton Ghetti에 관한 설명으로 옳지

않은 것은?

① 작은 생명체에서 아름다움을 느꼈다.

② 연필심을 예술품으로 탈바꿈시켰다.

③ 오랜 시간에 걸쳐 연필심을 조각했다.

④ 처음부터 작은 조각에 관심이 있었다.

2 문맥상 의 밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈

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알맞은 말은?

① was a gifted sculptor

② took a new perspective

③ liked to work with big objects

④ looked at a pencil as something to write with

3 이 글의 요지로 가장 적절한 것은?

① 창의력은 타고난 재능이 가장 중요하다.

② 창의력은 주변을 객관적으로 바라볼 때 길러진다.

③ 창의력은 재능이 아닌 새로운 시각의 문제이다.

④ 창의력은 각 사물을 독립적으로 바라볼 때

길러진다.

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The Italian artist, Guido Daniele,

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can create amazing (A) realities / illusions with his hand art. His artistic experiments with hands began in 1990 when he started to use body painting techniques for a variety of purposes like advertising and exhibitions. He was an art major, and his interest in wildlife protection led him to be increasingly involved in “handimals.” The animals he creates on hands look so realistic that whoever looks at them may not realize at first that they are just painted hands.

Creative minds know no limits.

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They catch every clue in nature and respond in (B) noble / novel ways. They observe their surroundings with keen eyes, get inspired, add a little artistic touch, and put into life what we don’t see.

Take a look at the billboard on

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the left. A woman with shiny golden hair smiles at you, but when the sun sets, her hair glows red. The color of her hair changes depending on the time of day and the position of the sun. At night, her hair will look pitch-black, which could never be reproduced by any artificial means.

Edgar Artis goes even further in

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his work. He is famous for his beautiful dress designs. However, he seldom draws dresses with pens or brushes. His designs come from everyday objects. He cuts out a hole in paper, and the gorgeous dress designs are borrowed from the real world. He gets his inspiration from golden leaves in an autumn garden to the blue sky on a summer day to cars and buildings on a busy city street.

4 이 글의 (A), (B)의 각 네모 안에서 문맥에 맞는

말로 적절한 것은?

(A)      (B)

① realities – noble

② realities – novel

③ illusions – noble

④ illusions – novel

5 의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

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① The Effect of Limitations

② The Creative Power of Limitations

③ Characteristics of Creative People

④ Inspirations to Keep You Motivated

6 에서 밑줄 친 부분의 예로 제시된

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것이 아닌 것은?

① 가을 정원의 황금빛 나뭇잎

② 여름날의 푸른 하늘

③ 분주한 거리의 자동차

④ 건물의 벽화

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For many street artists, the city

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where they live is the canvas for their artwork.         (A)     their work is not considered mainstream, their ideas are bright and innovative.

A manhole cover, which we can

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see on any city street, changes into a pineapple with some yellow paint. Who would have thought of using train tracks as a music sheet? A green monster looks as if it were lifting the road and raking fallen leaves under it. The street comes alive and tells us an astonishing story, energizing people who are leading busy lives in bleak, urban environments.

Lyon, a city in France, is famous

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for its murals. The city greets its visitors with its story-telling murals scattered all around it. At a glance, there seem to be many buildings that line the stairs in the picture above.    (B)   , the picture is a giant mural painted on a building wall. It looks so real that whoever happens to see it may be tempted to take the steps up to visit with those painted men and women.

Creative people are not magicians.

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They are ordinary people like you and me. The only difference is that they try to find new things in themselves and their surroundings. They seek to make connections that have never been made. For these reasons, we can see the expressive creativity of many different forms of art in everyday objects we see around us. Who knows? You can be inspired, too.

7 에서 밑줄 친 부분의 예로 제시된

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것으로 알맞은 것은?

① 악보

② 낙엽

③ 맨홀 뚜껑

④ 노란색 페인트

8 이 글의 (A)와 (B)에 들어갈 말로 알맞게 짝지어진 것은?

(A)        (B)

① Therefore – Though

② Though   – However

③ However  – Therefore

④ Although  – Moreover

9 다음은 필자가 주장하는 ‘창의적인 사람’을

요약한 문장이다. 빈칸 (A)와 (B)에 들어갈

알맞은 말은?

Creative people are ______________ with

keen eyes and try to make new

_____________ between things.

(A)        (B)

① activists – differences

② activists – inspirations

③ observers – connections

④ observers – imitations

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1 ④

2 ②

3 ③

4 ④

5 ③

6 ④

7 ③

8 ②

9 ③

Lesson 5 Creativity in Action