Questions 1-3 refer to the following report.

The TV remote control was invented in 1956 by an inventor named Robert Adler. It was an invention of convenience, making it possible for people to change channels without having to get up from their seats. Americans fell in love with inventions such as the remote control, which symbolized absolute convenience to them. In 1957 a car was manufactured that started with a push-button. And in 1958 an article appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine which told about the future of society with push-button appliances and machinery. Remote control devices have since become so popular that four out of five color television sets sold in the United States today have remote control units. Stereos, CD players, VCRs, and even automobile alarms are sold today with remote control functions. The remote control unit gave birth to another American institution, the couch potato. Couch potatoes are people who sit for long periods at their sofa, watching TV without having to move. Is this really progress?

1. What is a couch potato defined as in this report?

    (A) Someone who spends most of his or her time watching television without

          having to move.

    (B) Someone who likes to eat potatoes while sitting on the couch.

    (C) Someone who watches television at his sofa.

    (D) Someone who uses the remote control unit.

2. The remote control unit was invented so that people wouldn't have to

     _______________ .

    (A) watch television when they didn't want to

    (B) read newspapers and magazines.

    (C) get up each time they wanted to change channels

    (D) use push-buttons

3. What makes the remote control unit popular?

    (A) Because the unit was new and different.

    (B) Because Americans liked inventions that made products more convenient

          to use.

    (C) Because the remote control unit gave birth to another American

          institution.

    (D) Because of the appliances and machinery.

어휘:  remote control 리모콘 / invent 발명하다 / inventor 발명자 / invention 발명품 / fall in love with ~와 사랑에 빠지다, 무척 좋아하다 / symbolize 상징하다 / absolute 절대적인 / convenience 편리 / manufacture 제조하다 / article 기사 / appear 나타나다, 등장하다 / appliance 기구, 장치 / machinery 기계류 / device 장치 / popular 인기있는, 대중적인 / automobile 자동차 / alarm 경보장치 / function 기능 / institution 명물, 잘 알려진 사람 / progress 진보

 

번역:  TV의 리모콘은 1956년 로버트 애들러라는 발명가에 의해 발명되었다. 그것은 사람들로 하여금 자리에서 일어나지 않고도 채널을 바꾸는 것을 가능케 하는 편리한 발명품이었다. 미국인들은 그들에게 절대적인 편리함을 상징하는 리모콘과 같은 발명품을 무척 좋아하게 되었다. 1957년에는 버튼을 눌러 시동을 거는 자동차가 만들어 졌다. 1958년에는 단추를 누르는 장치와 기계류가 있는 미래사회에 관한 기사가 코스모폴리탄 잡지에 등장했다. 그 이후로 리모콘 장치는 아주 대중적이 되어, 오늘날 미국에서 팔리는 텔레비젼 수상기의 다섯 대 중 네 대가 리모콘 장치가 되어 있다. 스테레오나 CD 플레이어, VCR 그리고 심지어는 자동차 경보장치에도 리모콘기능이 부착되어 팔리고 있다. 리모콘은 카우치 포테이토라는 또 하나의 미국의 명물을 만들어 냈다. 카우치 포테이토란 꼼짝도 않고 TV를 보며 소파에 오랫동안 앉아있는 사람들이다. 이런 것이 정말 진보인가?

정답:  1. (A)   2. (C)   3. (B)  <-긁으면 보여요