2026년 고1 3월 모의고사 영어 37번 모든 변형문제

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

다음 글을 읽고, 플라스틱 산업계(The plastics industry)가 대중의 환경적 우려(these concerns)에 대처하기 위해 사용한 전략 2가지를 본문에서 찾아 우리말로 구체적으로 서술하시오.

 

정답:___________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답 (예시):
  1. 재활용을 모든 환경 문제의 해결책으로 제시하는 캠페인을 벌였다.
  2. 오염의 책임을 (시장에 플라스틱을 쏟아내는) 기업이 아닌 소비자의 탓으로 돌렸다.
• 출제 포인트: countered these concerns by~ 뒷부분과 마지막 문장(They pushed the idea that~)의 내용을 정확히 해석할 수 있는지 묻는 가장 중요한 문제입니다.

 

 

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

본문의 "This dream came with a price"에서 밑줄 친 'This dream'이 구체적으로 가리키는 것과 'a price'가 의미하는 바를 지문의 내용에 기반하여 우리말로 각각 서술하시오.

 

정답:_______________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답 (예시):
  • This dream: 플라스틱이 상징하던 미국인의 꿈 (편리함과 번영)
  • a price (대가): 플라스틱으로 인해 발생한 환경에 대한 악영향 (환경 오염)
• 출제 포인트: 지문 내의 비유적 표현(꿈, 대가)이 실제 어떤 현상을 가리키는지 논리적으로 파악하는 능력을 평가합니다.

 

 

 

 

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

밑줄 친 문장의 They가 가리키는 대상을 본문에서 찾아 세 단어의 영어로 쓰고, 그들이 주장한 내용의 핵심을 한 문장의 우리말로 요약하시오.

 

정답:__________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답:
  • They가 가리키는 대상: The plastics industry (플라스틱 산업계)
  • 주장한 내용: 플라스틱 오염은 기업이 아니라 소비자의 잘못(책임)이라는 것.

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다음 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was ________________________________, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

① an inevitable result of rapid technological advancement

② the fault of consumers

③ a global issue requiring government intervention

④ an exaggerated problem created by environmentalists

⑤ a shared responsibility of both producers and buyers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ②
• 해설: 플라스틱 산업계가 자신들의 책임을 회피하기 위해 오염의 원인을 누구에게 돌렸는지 묻는 문제입니다. 빈칸 뒤에 '시장에 플라스틱을 쏟아내는 기업들이 아니라(not the corporations)'라는 말이 있으므로, 그 반대인 '소비자들의 잘못(the fault of consumers)'이 들어가야 합니다.

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다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

① The Evolution of Plastic: From WWII to Modern Times

② How Recycling Effectively Solved Global Pollution

③ The Plastics Industry's Hidden Strategy to Evade Responsibility

④ The Rise and Fall of the American Dream Through Plastic

⑤ Why Consumers Should Be Responsible for Environmental Impact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ③
• 해설: 이 글은 플라스틱의 역사나 재활용의 효과를 찬양하는 글이 아닙니다. 환경 오염 문제가 대두되자 플라스틱 산업계가 재활용 캠페인을 통해 '오염의 책임을 회피하고 소비자에게 전가한 숨겨진 전략(Hidden Strategy to Evade Responsibility)'을 고발하는 글이므로 ③번이 가장 적절합니다.

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글의 흐름으로 보아, 주어진 문장이 들어가기에 가장 적절한 곳을 고르시오.

The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems.

 

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. ( ① ) After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. ( ② ) This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. ( ③ ) They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic. ( ④ )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ③
• 해설: 삽입할 문장의 'these concerns(이러한 우려들)'가 가리키는 것이 앞 문장의 'the environmental impact(환경적 영향)'와 'the environmental movement(환경 운동)'입니다. 또한, 산업계가 캠페인을 벌였다는 내용이 먼저 나오고, 이어서 그 캠페인을 통해 그들(They=The plastics industry)이 소비자에게 책임을 전가했다는 마지막 문장으로 이어지는 것이 논리적입니다.

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다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 문맥상 낱말의 쓰임이 적절하지 않은 것은?

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply ① rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a ② price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry ③ accepted these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the ④ fault of consumers, not the corporations ⑤ flooding the market with plastic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ③ accepted (받아들였다) ➔ countered (반박했다, 대응했다)
• 해설: 플라스틱 산업계는 환경 오염에 대한 대중의 우려를 순순히 '인정하고 받아들인(accepted)' 것이 아니라, 책임을 소비자에게 떠넘기는 방식으로 교묘하게 '대응/반박(countered)'한 것입니다. 따라서 ③번은 흐름상 틀린 어휘입니다.

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다음 글의 내용을 한 문장으로 요약하고자 한다. 빈칸 (A), (B)에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic. 일)

As public awareness of the negative environmental impact of plastics grew, the plastics industry strategically shifted the (A) ________ onto consumers by promoting (B) ________ as the ultimate solution.

 

① (A) blame / (B) recycling ② (A) profit / (B) innovation ③ (A) blame / (B) mass production ④ (A) focus / (B) technological advancement ⑤ (A) financial burden / (B) consumer goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ①
• 해설: 플라스틱의 부정적 영향에 대한 인식이 커지자, 플라스틱 산업계는 (B) **재활용(recycling)**을 해결책으로 장려함으로써, 그 (A) **책임/비난(blame)**을 소비자에게 전략적으로 떠넘겼다는 완벽한 요약입니다.

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다음 글의 밑줄 친 부분 중, 어법상 틀린 것은?

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and ① how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, ② symbolized the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, ③ planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that ④ presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations ⑤ flooding the market with plastic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ② symbolized ➔ symbolizing
• 해설: * ② 앞 문장(plastic was everywhere)이 이미 완전하게 끝났으므로, 뒤에는 분사구문이 와야 합니다. 플라스틱이 미국인의 꿈을 '상징하면서'라는 능동의 의미를 지니므로 현재분사 symbolizing이 되어야 합니다.
  • (나머지 해설: ③ 문장이 끝나고 '환경 운동의 씨앗을 심으면서'라는 능동의 분사구문이므로 맞음. ④ campaigns를 수식하는 주격 관계대명사 that 뒤의 동사이므로 맞음. ⑤ corporations를 뒤에서 꾸며주는 능동 의미의 현재분사구(시장에 플라스틱을 쏟아내는)이므로 맞음.)

 

 

 

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

다음 글을 읽고, 본문에서 '환경 운동의 씨앗이 뿌려지게 된(planting the seeds of the environmental movement)' 직접적인 계기(원인)가 무엇인지 지문에 근거하여 우리말로 서술하시오.

 

정답:__________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답 (예시): 대중(사람들)이 플라스틱이 환경에 미치는 악영향을 인식(주목)하기 시작했기 때문이다.
• 해설: people began to notice the environmental impact 부분이 환경 운동이 시작된 직접적인 원인에 해당합니다.

 

 

 

 

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

본문 첫 문장의 "hidden history(숨겨진 역사)"가 문맥상 구체적으로 암시하는 바가 무엇인지, '플라스틱 산업계의 대처 방식'을 중심으로 40자 이내의 우리말로 서술하시오.

 

정답:_________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답 (예시): 플라스틱 산업계가 재활용 캠페인을 이용해 환경 오염의 책임을 기업에서 소비자에게 은밀히 떠넘긴 역사.
• 해설: 이 글 전체의 주제를 관통하는 서술형입니다. 왜 역사가 '숨겨져(hidden)' 있다고 표현했는지, 산업계의 기만적인 책임 전가 행위를 짚어내는 것이 핵심입니다.

 

 

 

주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives.

(A) This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement.

 

(B) The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

(C) After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream.

 

① (A) - (C) - (B) ② (B) - (A) - (C) ③ (B) - (C) - (A) ④ (C) - (A) - (B) ⑤ (C) - (B) - (A)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ④
• 해설: [주어진 글] 플라스틱의 숨겨진 역사 도입 ➔ (C) 제2차 세계대전 이후의 확산과 미국인의 꿈의 상징 ➔ (A) 하지만 그 꿈의 대가(환경 문제 인식) 발생 ➔ (B) 이러한 우려(these concerns = A의 환경 문제)에 대한 산업계의 기만적 대응. 이 순서가 논리적으로 완벽합니다.

 

 

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

 

밑줄 친 planting the seeds of the environmental movement가 다음 글에서 의미하는 바로 가장 적절한 것은?

(지문 생략)

① encouraging corporations to produce eco-friendly plastics

② initiating public actions to protect nature from plastic damage

③ promoting the economic benefits of the recycling industry

④ hiding the environmental impact of consumer goods

⑤ supporting the plastics industry's deceptive campaigns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ②
• 해설: '환경 운동의 씨앗을 심었다'는 것은 대중들이 플라스틱의 피해로부터 자연을 보호하기 위한 행동(환경 운동)을 시작하는 계기가 되었다는 뜻이므로, ②번 '플라스틱의 피해로부터 자연을 보호하기 위한 대중적 행동을 시작하는 것'이 가장 적절합니다.

 

 

 

다음 글에서 전체 흐름과 관계 없는 문장은?

We first need to understand the short but hidden history behind the plastics industry and how it became deeply rooted in our daily lives. ( ① ) After its rapid adoption during World War II and its explosion into consumer goods, plastic was everywhere, symbolizing the convenience and prosperity of the American dream. ( ② ) This dream came with a price; people began to notice the environmental impact, planting the seeds of the environmental movement. ( ③ ) Recent technological advancements have made it possible to convert plastic waste into efficient renewable energy sources. ( ④ ) The plastics industry countered these concerns by launching campaigns that presented recycling as the solution to all our problems. ( ⑤ ) They pushed the idea that pollution was the fault of consumers, not the corporations flooding the market with plastic.

 

 

 

 

 

• 정답: ③
• 해설: 이 글은 플라스틱 산업계가 '재활용'이라는 명목하에 환경 오염의 책임을 소비자에게 전가한 비판적인 내용입니다. 그런데 ③번 문장은 '최근 기술 발전으로 플라스틱 폐기물을 재생 에너지로 변환할 수 있게 되었다'며 재활용 기술의 실제적인 긍정적 효과를 설명하고 있으므로, 비판적인 글의 흐름에 전혀 맞지 않는 생뚱맞은 문장입니다.