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한경 토씨(TOEWC)영어논술시험(3급) 예시 문제

유의 사항

1. 시험시간은 100분임.
2. 답안은 문제의 번호를 쓰고 순서대로 작성할 것.
3. 반드시 흑색 볼펜(연필 제외)으로 작성할 것.
4. 답안지는 1매만 주어짐.
5. 제시문의 문장을 그대로 옮겨 쓰지 말 것.


◆Read the following passage, and answer the given questions.

Title : Science outside the science lab

We tend to have blind faith in science. We accept only those facts proven through experiments as scientific facts or believe science belongs only to scientists. Sometimes, we believe that only something scientific can be true. But such ideas come from misunderstanding the concept of science. Truth can be discovered and knowledge can be systematized without experimentation. Truth does not necessarily come out of a lab.

The dictionary definition of science is systematic knowledge for the purpose of discovering common truth or rules. And ‘scientific’ refers to accuracy or rationality based on science. In short, systemization and rationality are the basis of science. Knowledge gained through experience or reasoning which is also logical and systematic can be science even without experimentation, provided that the knowledge is systematic.

For instance, there is a conflict between Western and Eastern medicine in our society. People in Western medicine who dominate the medical community insist that Eastern medicine is not a field of medical science (in other words, science) on the grounds that it is not scientific. In their view, Eastern medicine is not scientific because it is not based on specific clinical tests and is just a method of treatment based on thousands of years of experience. But we need to revisit the concept of ‘science’. The essence of ‘science’ lies in systemization and rationality. Knowledge in Eastern medicine was systematized through experiences and validated over thousands of years. This belief in Western medicine that Eastern medicine is not science just because of its different methods of diagnosis or treatment cannot escape the charges that it has narrowly defined the meaning of science out of ignorance or intentionally.

The humanities including social sciences, history, literature, the arts, and language stand opposite to the natural sciences, which attempt to discover nature‘s laws. But the humanities are now sometimes referred to as human sciences. The humanities are usually examined through the process of reasoning. Thus, it may seem inappropriate to call the humanities human sciences. Then, why are the humanities called a field of science? It is because the humanities systematize the knowledge about a subject through the process of reasoning including observation and data analysis and interpretation. Furthermore, the resulting data have been verified through various methods. The humanities seek the systemization and rationality of knowledge that ’science‘ must have through study methods that are different from those of the natural sciences. Thus, the humanities are also a science.


[Question 1] Write a topic sentence for the above passage and summarize its supporting ideas.

(Maximum 150 words)


[Question 2] Home remedies are hardly scientific according to the passage above. Explain why.

(Maximum 200 words)