3. 건강

위 글의 제목으로 적 절한 것은 ? What part of your body/ performs such various tasks as helping to keep your temperature steady, providing you with a sense of touch, and holding all of you together? It’s your skin! For a long time, skin was thought of // as just a covering for the body // without any specific function. Now scientists know differently.

Their studies// have led to // such medical development as skin patches (that allow medicine to be absorbed through the skin rather than swallowed.) A recent major discovery// is the role // the skin plays // in the working of the immune system, which fights off disease. The skin // starts // the process //by preventing most germs from the body in the first place. Prevent A from ~ing : A 가 ~ 하는 것을 막다

1. 다음 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은 ? Although no studies have been able to show a clear link between laughter and pain reduction, many patients have reported a decrease in pain // after a good laugh. Some doctors claim// this reduction in pain could be linked to chemicals (A) producing/produced in the blood.

Or patients might also feel less pain because their muscles are more relaxed, or they are simply distracted from thinking about their pain. Whatever the truth might be, there (B) is/are plenty of people who would agree with the comic Groucho Marx, who claimed, “ A ________ is like an aspirin, only he works twice as fast.”

2. 어법상 틀린 부분은 ? Meditation is one of the (1)proven alternative therapies. More and more doctors are prescribing meditation as a way to lower blood pressure, improve exercise performance, reduce sleeping problems and (2) relax everyday stresses. Meditation is a safe and easy way to balance a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states. It is simple, but can benefit everybody.

The use of meditation for (3) heal is not new. Meditative techniques are the product of various cultures and (4) peoples around the world. It has been (5) rooted in the traditions of the world’s great religions. In fact, almost all religious groups practice meditation in one form or another.

3. (A),(B),(C) 의 각 네모안에 문맥에 맞는 낱말 은 ? The foods we eat (A) contribute/distribute to our well- being. If we eat too much, however, the extra food turns to fat and is stored in our bodies. If we overeat regularly, we may become obese. Obesity refers to the (B) accumulation/simulation of excess fat in the body. It has many serious long-term consequences for our health, and it is the second leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States.

More than half of Americans are overweight – including at least 1 in 5 children. (rise, on, is, obesity, the) in our society because food is (C) scarce/abundant and physical activity is optional.