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※ 밑줄 친 (A)와 (B)에 들어갈 표현으로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오. (13∼14)

As the scale of economic activity has proceeded steadily upward, the scope of environmental problems triggered by that activity has transcended both  (A)  and  (B)  boundaries. When the environmental problems were smaller in scale, the nation-state used to be a sufficient form of political organization for resolving them, but is that still the case? Whereas each generation used to have the luxury of being able to satisfy its own needs without worrying about the needs of generations to come, intergenerational effects are now more prominent. Solving problems such as poverty, climate change, ozone depletion, and the loss of biodiversity requires international cooperation. Because future generations cannot speak for themselves, the current generation must speak for them. Current policies must incorporate our obligation to future generations, however difficult or imperfect that incorporation might prove to be.

(A) intercultural / (B) economic

(A) geographic / (B) generational

(A) political / (B) sociocultural

(A) ecological / (B) ethical

(A) environmental / (B) behavioral

빈칸에는 “(A) geographic / (B) generational”이 알맞다.
“the nation-state”만으로 부족해 “international cooperation”이 필요하다는 내용은 지리적 경계를 넘는다는 뜻이고, “intergenerational effects”와 “future generations”는 세대 경계를 넘는다는 뜻이다.
“(A) intercultural / (B) economic”은 문화 간 문제나 경제적 경계를 다루는 글이 아니어서 맞지 않는다.
“(A) political / (B) sociocultural”은 (B)의 사회문화적 경계가 지문에 없고 세대 문제를 담지 못한다.
“(A) ecological / (B) ethical”은 지문의 초점인 국경과 세대를 나타내지 못한다.
“(A) environmental / (B) behavioral”은 환경 문제가 넘어선 경계가 무엇인지를 설명하지 못한다.