帰国A
2019 年度
聖園女学院中学校
入学試験問題英（時間語50 分［スピーキング試験含む］）〔注意事項〕
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1 次 の 英 文 を 読 み、（1）～（5）は そ れ ぞ れ の 質 問 の 答 え と し て 最 も 適 す る も の を、①～④の中から一つずつ選び、その番号を答えなさい。
（6）～（10）は質問に対し、自分の言葉を用いて英語で答えなさい。

Steps Toward Equality
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4 , 1961 , to a white mother and a
black father. His mother was American, and his father was a black student from Kenya.
The couple met at university in Hawaii. In 1960 s America, marriage between blacks andwhites was not yet common; less than 1 % of marriages were between people of different
races.
Later, Obama＇s parents divorced; his mother remarried, and the family moved toIndonesia. He lived in Indonesia for four years, going to local schools. At age ten, Obama
went back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents on his mother＇s side. At his school inHawaii, he was one of only three black children at school. Obama himself described hisexperiences of ＊1 racism ﬁrsthand. For example, one day the young Obama got into anelevator in his grandparents＇ apartment building, but when he got on, a white woman who
was already in the elevator immediately got off. As he got a bit older, Obama began tonotice that people would often lock their doors as he passed by on the street. Obama wasﬁnding out that many people assumed that black men were dangerous and scary.
At the same time, Obama has said that growing up among so many different cultures,
both in Indonesia and in Hawaii, he learned how to adapt from one culture to another, andto succeed wherever he was. Obama attended college, ﬁrst in Los Angeles, then in New
York. While there, he struggled to ﬁnd his own identity. He did not feel that he belonged
in the white society of his grandparents, but neither did he grow up in a black ＊2community.
After ﬁnishing college, Obama spent three years working in poor areas of Chicago,
helping poor black families to make better lives for themselves. During this time period,Obama also traveled to Africa to meet his father＇s family. Having grown up without hisfather＇s side of the family, this trip helped him to figure out who he was, and he later
wrote a book, Dreams from My Father, about his early life. Through his experiences andhis writing, Obama learned to accept himself. His own experience of being part of amixed-race family helped him to form ideas of acceptance and respect for all people. Heknew that – Asian or African, black or white, from America or from somewhere else – thevalue of a person＇s life is the same.
Obama＇s experiences in Chicago led him first to law school, and then to work ingovernment. Finally, he decided that he wanted to become President. Obama often said
that his ＊3 diverse background allowed him to communicate well with many different― 帰 A・1 ―kinds of people. Furthermore, people loved his youth and energy. They were also
impressed by his speeches on hope and change. His most famous slogan was,‘Yes, wecan!＇, and many people believed in his ideas. In 2008 , Barack Obama became the ﬁrst
black President of the United States.
Obama was an inspiring speaker. Many Japanese will remember the speech he gave
when he visited the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima. One line, especially, seems torepresent Obama＇s hopes for the future. He said,“We must reimagine our connection to
one another as members of one human race .”Today, while there is still a long way to go
to realize this dream of respect and equality for all, the achievements of Barack Obama
have given many people hope, and have helped us all to take an important step towards abetter world.

＊1racism = 人種差別

＊2community = 社会

（1）Where was Barack Obama born?
① Indonesia.
② Australia.
③ The United States of America.
④ Kenya.
（2）What was unusual in America in the 1960 s?
① Mixed-race marriages between blacks and whites.
② Blacks and whites both studying at college.
③ Different races living in the same state.
④ Having only a 1 % chance of being born.
（3）Which is true about Obama＇s life in Hawaii?
① He lived with his father＇s parents.
② He grew up in a black community.
③ He went to school with many blacks.
④ He experienced racism.

― 帰 A・2 ―＊3diverse = 多様な（4）What did Barack Obama learn from his childhood experiences?
① He learned to belong to the white society of his grandparents.
② He learned about his father＇s family.
③ He learned to accept other cultures.
④ He learned about government.
（5）Which sentence from the story is NOT true?
① Obama was upset that people were sometimes afraid of him because of his skin color.
② Living in many countries helped Obama become more open-minded.
③ All people are equally valuable.
④ The ideal of equality for all has been realized.
（6）What did Obama do ﬁrst after ﬁnishing college?
（7）Why did Obama go to Africa?
（8）What did Obama＇s experience of being part of a mixed-race family teach him?
（9）Why was Obama able to communicate with many different kinds of people?
（10）In the last paragraph, Obama said, one human race . What did he mean?

― 帰 A・3 ―2 （）に入れるのに最も適切なものを①～④の中から一つずつ選び、その番号を答えなさい。
（1）Ladies and gentlemen, we will（① get（2）You（）at Tokyo Station in ten minutes.

② arrive③ reach④ go）gotten angry at him. Look how depressed he is.

① should not have

② must not have

③ had better not④ cannot have（3）A: What does your eldest son do?

B: He（）an Italian restaurant in Yokohama.

① provides② orders③ gets（4）Most of their time was probably devoted to（① using② use（5）People often try to（① propose）SNS.

③ user④ used）the result of an election before it takes place.
② progress③ predict（6）Mary caught a bad cold, so she gave up（① swim

④ runs② swimming（7）A: Have you decided（④ preserve）in the pool.
③ to swim④ swam）or not you will move to Okinawa?

B: No, not yet. I＇m still thinking.
① what② which③ if④ whether（8）A: When is the best time for me to come and see you?

B: My schedule is（① general）, so come whenever you want.
② reliable（9）She is a good mother, and（① which③ flexible）is more, a wise wife.

② what③ who（10）We ran to the theater from the bus stop;（① otherwise④ probable② however④ that）we would have been late for the movie.
③ therefore― 帰 A・4 ―④ so3 次のトピックについて、あなたの考えを２～３つの理由を含めて 70 〜 90 語の英語で書きなさい。エッセイの構成を意識すること。下の KEY WORDS を参考にしてもかまいません。最後に語い数を記入しなさい。

TOPIC
Many students go abroad to study. Would you like to go abroad to study?
Why or why not?

KEY WORDS
・money・cultural experiences・language study
・safety

筆記試験は以上です。

― 帰 A・5 ―MEMO