[청랑 킬러문항] 2027 수능 영어 빈칸 문제 #73

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Scientific progress is frequently framed as a linear accumulation of data, yet its actual trajectory is shaped by the conceptual scaffolds we build to hold that data. These models—or paradigms—function like intellectual selective filters. They grant us the efficiency to solve puzzles within a framework, but they also induce a form of cognitive blindness toward phenomena that do not fit the prescribed patterns. When a model becomes too successful, it stops being a tool for exploration and begins to act as a boundary for what is considered "real" or "possible." This is the paradox of scientific maturity: the more entrenched a paradigm becomes, the more it encourages researchers to ignore anomalies that might otherwise lead to a breakthrough. Thus, the supreme irony of intellectual advancement is that the very frameworks that once catalyzed discovery eventually become the primary obstacles to it. In this sense, the most significant leaps in understanding occur not simply when we gather more evidence, but when we ____________________.

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Vocabulary

scaffold	비계, (지식을 쌓는) 토대/틀
trajectory	궤적, 경로
prescribed	규정된, 정해진
entrenched	견고하게 자리 잡은, 확고한
anomaly	이례적인 것, 변칙
catalyze	촉매 역할을 하다, 촉진시키다
paradox	역설

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문제) What best completes the blank?

① refine our measurement tools to eliminate even the smallest errors
② abandon the pursuit of universal truths in favor of personal experience
③ possess the intellectual courage to dismantle the maps that guided us thus far
④ prioritize the stability of existing theories to maintain scientific authority
⑤ focus exclusively on data that reinforces our current understanding of the world

 

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