In the movie Groundhog Day, a weatherman played by Bill Murray is forced to relive a single day over and over again. Confronted with this seemingly endless loop, he eventually rebels against living through the same day the same way twice. He learns French, becomes a great pianist, befriends his neighbors, helps the poor. Why do we cheer him on? Because we don’t want perfect predictability, even if what’s on repeat is appealing. Surprise engages us. It allows us to escape autopilot. It keeps us awake to our experience. In fact, the neurotransmitter systems involved in reward are tied to the level of surprise: rewards delivered at regular, predictable times yield a lot less activity in the brain than the same rewards delivered at random unpredictable times. Surprise gratifies.
* loop: 고리 ** neurotransmitter: 신경전달물질
① considerations in learning foreign languages
② people’s inclination towards unpredictability
③ hidden devices to make a movie plot unexpected
④ positive effects of routine on human brain function
⑤ danger of predicting the future based on the present
24. 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?
A building is an inanimate object, but it is not an inarticulate one. Even the simplest house always makes a statement, one expressed in brick and stone, in wood and glass, rather than in words — but no less loud and obvious. When we see a rusting trailer surrounded by weeds and abandoned cars, or a brandnew minimansion with a high wall, we instantly get a message. In both of these cases, though in different accents, it is “Stay Out of Here.” It is not only houses, of course, that communicate with us. All kinds of buildings — churches, museums, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and offices — speak to us silently. Sometimes the statement is deliberate. A store or restaurant can be designed so that it welcomes mostly lowincome or highincome customers. Buildings tell us what to think and how to act, though we may not register their messages consciously.
* inarticulate: 표현을 제대로 하지 못하는
① Buildings Do Talk in Their Own Ways!
② Design of Buildings Starts from Nature
③ Language of Buildings: Too Vague to Grasp
④ Which Is More Important, Safety or Beauty?
⑤ How Do Architects Attach Emotions to Buildings?
