[청랑 킬러문항] 2025 수능 영어 빈칸 문제 #48

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지문)

When production is broken into narrow tasks, novices become experts through repetition, tools are tailored to specific work, and idle moments shrink as one process flows seamlessly into the next. Output rises not because anyone works miracles, but because coordination reduces waste. Extend this logic to exchange: if individuals may trade freely, the price system coordinates private aims into public benefit, guiding resources toward where they are most valued. A profit-seeking grocer still stocks what customers actually buy; a builder chasing profit still chooses designs that sell. Yet the same framework rejects the mercantilist creed—the hoarding of gold, the suspicion of imports, the belief that national wealth is a pile of metal rather than a flow of goods and skills. Crucially, however, the argument is not simply about removing all government intervention. Roads do not build themselves; contracts do not enforce themselves; education does not appear spontaneously. For the price system to function effectively, certain foundations must exist: impartial courts, basic infrastructure, reasonable taxation, and security that keeps promises credible. The guiding principle emerges: the surest path to national prosperity is to expand opportunities for voluntary exchange while ensuring that ______________________________.

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Vocabulary

novice	ˈnɒvɪs	초보자
tailor	ˈteɪlər	(특정 목적에) 맞추다
idle	ˈaɪdəl	놀고 있는, 유휴의
coordinate	koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt	조정하다
mercantilist	mɜːrˈkæntɪlɪst	중상주의의
creed	kriːd	신조, 신념
spontaneously	spɒnˈteɪniəsli	자발적으로
impartial	ɪmˈpɑːrʃəl	공정한
credible	ˈkrɛdəbəl	신뢰할 수 있는

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문제) What best completes the blank?

① the government directly controls production to prevent market failures
② trade surpluses are maintained through protective tariffs and subsidies
③ gold reserves are accumulated to demonstrate economic strength
④ public spending dominates resource allocation regardless of demand
⑤ competition and institutions align individual interests with collective welfare

 

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