[고2] 2025년 9월 모의고사 40번 - 지문 구성, 그림 설명, 원문 비교

[고2] 2025 09월 – 40번: 포식자로부터 새끼들을 보호하려는 어미 고양이의 본능

 

Mother cats can tell which kittens belong to them ─ when litters are mixed up they use their kittens' scent to distinguish them from offspring of other mothers. Despite this, when faced with a selection of kittens who have wandered from the nest, her own and others that aren't hers, a mother cat doesn't appear to favor her own offspring when retrieving them. The reason for this is uncertain, although distress vocalizations from kittens that are lost from their nest are known to be very powerful, so it may just be hard for the mother to resist retrieving them, regardless of whether they are hers. In the wild, a squeaking kitten out in the open is likely to attract predators, which is bad news for any other kittens around it. A rapid rescue of any crying kitten would be a good strategy to prevent them from drawing unwanted attention.

 

 

 

[지문 구조 분석]

	내용	문제 지문
주장	어미 고양이는 자신의 새끼를 냄새로 구별할 수 있다	Mother cats can tell which kittens belong to them ─ when litters are mixed up they use their kittens' scent to distinguish them from offspring of other mothers.
반박	그러나 새끼가 섞여 있을 때 어미 고양이는 자기 새끼만 특별히 데려오지 않는다	Despite this, when faced with a selection of kittens who have wandered from the nest, her own and others that aren't hers, a mother cat doesn't appear to favor her own offspring when retrieving them.
문제 제기	그 이유는 불확실하지만 잃어버린 새끼의 울음소리가 강하게 작용한다	The reason for this is uncertain, although distress vocalizations from kittens that are lost from their nest are known to be very powerful, so it may just be hard for the mother to resist retrieving them, regardless of whether they are hers.
근거	야생에서는 새끼의 울음소리가 포식자를 끌어들일 수 있다	In the wild, a squeaking kitten out in the open is likely to attract predators, which is bad news for any other kittens around it.
결론	따라서 어미 고양이가 아무 새끼나 울고 있으면 빠르게 데려오는 것은 위험을 줄이는 전략이다	A rapid rescue of any crying kitten would be a good strategy to prevent them from drawing unwanted attention.

 

 

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[원문 비교]

	문제 지문	원문 지문
1	Mother cats can tell which kittens belong to them ─ when litters are mixed up they use their kittens' scent to distinguish them from offspring of other mothers.	Mother cats can tell which kittens belong to them, too— when litters are mixed up they use their kittens’ scent to distinguish them from offspring of other mothers.
2	Despite this, when faced with a selection of kittens who have wandered from the nest, her own and others that aren't hers, a mother cat doesn't appear to favor her own offspring when retrieving them.	Despite this, when faced with a selection of kittens who have strayed from the nest, her own and others that aren’t hers, a mother cat doesn’t appear to favor her own offspring when retrieving them.
3	The reason for this is uncertain, although distress vocalizations from kittens that are lost from their nest are known to be very powerful, so it may just be hard for the mother to resist retrieving them, regardless of whether they are hers.	The reason for this is uncertain, although distress vocalizations from kittens that are lost from their nest are known to be very powerful, so it may just be hard for the mother to resist retrieving them, regardless of whether they are hers.
4	In the wild, a squeaking kitten out in the open is likely to attract predators, which is bad news for any other kittens around it.	In the wild, a squeaking kitten out in the open is likely to attract predators, which is bad news for any other kittens around it.
5	A rapid rescue of any crying kitten would be a good strategy to prevent them from drawing unwanted attention.	A rapid rescue of any crying kitten would be a good strategy to prevent them from drawing unwanted attention.

 

* 원문 참고 어휘

 

• stray 길을 잃다, 옆길로 빗나가다 (= wander)

 

 

 

 

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