平成 23 年度

後期

外国語 Ａ（英 語）
10:00～10:50

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Part 1. Vocabulary
Directions: Questions (1)-(20) are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence (or set ofsentences) you will see 4 words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one wordor phrase that best completes the sentence(s). Then, write in the letter of the answer you havechosen on the answer sheet.

(1) A friend of mine who works for the (organization.
(A) domestic(C) peripheral(2) After a while, I ((A) became(C) got) electric utility is also the president of a civic(B) local(D) rural) to realize that I was wrong.
(B) came(D) took(3) An island rich in natural resources was located about three miles off ((A) beach(B) coast(C) seaside(D) shore(4) I asked for ((A) calm(C) peace).

) so I could concentrate on my work.
(B) noise(D) quiet(5) I was in a long, ((A) busy(C) open) line at the post office.
(B) impatient(D) urgent(6) In exploring international trends, analysis () on a wide range of content from leading
newspapers and networks such as the New York Times and the BBC.
(A) based(B) extracted(C) focused(D) talked(7) It is our () to be the number one retailer of health products.
(A) detention(B) intention(C) retention(D) sustention(8) Many local railway companies are suffering from () in the number of passengers.
(A) a decline(B) an average(C) an increase(D) the little(9) My father used to ((A) abstract(C) attend) his achievement to hard work and a bit of luck.
(B) ascribed(D) attribute(10) One employee, who wishes to be (activities.
(A) anomaly(C) unanimated), confesses that the company engaged in illegal(B) anonymous(D) unanimous2

(11) Our discussion ((A) considered(C) proved) to be useful and I came up with a new idea afterwards.
(B) examined(D) searched(12) Recently Japan has become almost (foreigners.
(A) common(C) synchronized) with animation and 'cute' culture to some(B) similar(D) synonymous(13) She discovered () method of analysing blood samples and contributed a lot to theprogress of medical research.
(A) a capacious(B) a harmonious(C) a voracious(D) an ingenious(14) The 1950s in America is ((A) established(C) received(15) The first-year students will be ((A) accepted(C) issued) more for its sociology than for its politics.
(B) qualified(D) remembered) their student IDs after this orientation course.
(B) allotted(D) received(16) The qualities of a second-rate writer can easily be (experienced.
(A) defined(B) denied(C) detected(D) ignored), but a first-rate writer can only be(17) We need to () a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food before launching ourproducts.
(A) carry(B) conduct(C) experience(D) perform(18) We told him he was in danger but he didn't () us seriously.
(A) consider(B) get(C) regard(D) take(19) When I started teaching, I was ((A) ambiguous(C) sent) to follow the advice of more experienced colleagues.
(B) anxious(D) serious(20) Women in some countries started to (nineteenth century.
(A) claim(C) keep) their voting rights in the second half of the(B) insist(D) say3

Part 2. Structure
Directions: Questions (21)-(40) are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence (or set ofsentences) you will see 4 words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one wordor phrase that best completes the sentence(s). Then, write in the letter of the answer you havechosen on the answer sheet.

(21) () have you found out youth culture in Japan is like after your one-year research project
there?
(A) How(B) That(C) What(D) Which(22) Although I am the police reporter for a small newspaper, I am sometimes assigned to stories() to crime.
(A) no relation(B) related(C) relating(D) unrelated(23) "Do you know where Fluffy is?"(A) I know your cat(C) your cat is"Oh, yes, () in the dining room."(B) there is your cat(D) your cat is gone(24) Had you obeyed our instructions, we ((A) did not need(C) would not have needed) to handle the disastrous situation.
(B) had not needed(D) would not need(25) He finally decided to buy a new car because the engine of his twenty-year-old Toyota wasfound to be () repair.
(A) above(B) beside(C) beyond(D) over(26) His 30-year study of human genes made him a () legend in the field.
(A) alive(B) lived(C) lively(D) living(27) "I heard you won a hundred cans of beer. How long will that last you?"week. So () them all by the end of the year."(A) I drank(B) I have drunk(C) I'll drink(D) I'll have drunk"I drink ten cans a(28) I stopped by to see friends who had just moved into their new home, which was still (stacks of unpacked boxes.
(A) filled(B) filled of(C) filled with(D) filling in(29) I was in the delivery room of a Chicago hospital with my wife, (child.
(A) that she was going into(B) who was going into(C) whom she was going into(D) with going into4)) labor with our first(30) Jessica is always complaining of ((A) being too small of her office(C) her office is too small).
(B) her office being too small(D) that her office is too small(31) Little () that he was a very famous lecturer.
(A) did we know(B) knew we(C) we didn't know(D) we knew(32) "My cup is missing. Where is it?" "Sorry, I broke it this morning. I'm going to get ((A) a new one(B) it(C) new one(D) the new one)."(33) Ordinary people can visit the moon---that's () in the near future.
(A) I believe what will happen(B) what I believe will happen(C) what I will believe happen(D) what will happen I believe(34) Partly due to the financial crisis in Greece, the value of the yen to the euro is approximately() it was a year ago.
(A) as high as twice(B) as high twice as(C) as twice high as(D) twice as high as(35) Something has () with my computer. I can't start it.
(A) gone bad(B) gone badly(C) gone wrong(D) gone wrongly(36) The campaign put an enormous emphasis on the Internet, (many email supporters.
(A) although creating(B) created(C) creating(D) to create(37) There is ((A) all(C) no) a website to accumulate) doubt that people have visceral responses to colors and shapes.
(B) few(D) not(38) "This has nothing ((A) doing(C) to be done) with money," he says.
(B) done(D) to do(39) While working as an airline customer-service agent, I got a call from a woman who wanted toknow if she could take her dog ().
(A) for boarding(B) on air(C) on board(D) on the board(40) You had better not try to complete your assignment in such a hurry (things to do urgently.
(A) but(B) so(C) that(D) unless5) you have otherPart 3. Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), toeach question. Then, write in the letter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet.

2,500 years ago in Classical Greece, you would be lucky to survive until the age of 28. If you madeit through childhood, you might be killed by any number of infectious diseases, or in one of thefrequent wars, or in childbirth, or from rotten teeth. In medieval Britain, 1,000 years later, things
were not much better. Human existence was, as the philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote, 'nasty,brutish and short.' Life expectancy was still around 30.
Today the world average human life span is 67 years. If we consider that Homo sapiens has beenaround for 200,000 years, this is a remarkably quick improvement. As life expectancy has increased,
the world population has shot up dramatically. In 1800, the human population was 1 billion. The
figure today is 6.8 billion, and the United Nations estimates that by 2050, the world total will be 9billion.
Numbers can be misleading. Compared with ants, for example, humans are not so common:zoologists estimate that there are 1 quadrillion (1 followed by 15 zeroes) ants on the planet at any
one time. However, Steve Jones, a leading British geneticist, believes that humans are presently
10,000 times more populous than they should be. That is, they are 10,000 times more populous thantheir ecosystem--planet earth--can sustain. This is the definition of human overpopulation, where
our ability to reproduce exceeds the earth's ability to provide us with adequate sustenance, withfood, water, clothing and shelter.
The explosion in the human population is due to the revolutions in agriculture, industry, science (aswell as medicine) that have occurred since the eighteenth century. What powers all three revolutions
is stored energy. This is energy derived from the sun that has been laid down in fossil fuels, whichenables, amongst other things, the construction of machines, the development of chemicals foragriculture and medicine, and the storage of food. But these developments have come at anenvironmental cost. Human overpopulation is currently linked to deforestation, water shortages, soilerosion, epidemics, global warming and famine. Within the human ecosystem itself, as the quantityof human life increases, the quality of life decreases for us all. Stress, high blood pressure, noise
pollution from traffic and neighbours, and working long hours for fear of losing your job tosomebody else, are all pressures related to overpopulation.
If overpopulation is such a problem, how do we solve it? Or indeed, should we try to solve it?
Humans do not hesitate to intervene when other species overrun their environment. Cat owners, forexample, cannot afford to feed and do not have the space to keep hundreds of cats, so they sterilise
their pet. In this way, the cat population within a habitat is regulated. But attempts to control humanpopulations draw criticism from human rights groups. Doesn't everyone have the right to life? Isn't
it unnatural to prevent human reproduction? The Catholic church, for instance, aruges against the6use of contraception, even though it prevents the spread of HIV, and can improve the quality ofwomen's and children's lives. Other groups oppose abortion, insisting that all human life is sacredfrom the moment a sperm cell fertilises an ovum.
One country that has tried to limit its population is China. Its one-child policy was introduced in1978. The policy was intended to reduce demand on natural resources, and to reduce unemployment
caused by an excess population. Opponents of the policy criticise it both for its violation of humanrights and for its ineffectiveness. It is estimated that by 2020, China will have an excess of 30
million males. Sons are traditionally favoured in Chinese society, so parents may abort female
babies, or abandon them.
Supporters of the policy, however, argue that reducing the quantity of life has improved the qualityof life in China, enabling it to develop to the point of becoming the world's second-largest economy.
These advocates stress that if a population expansion in a habitat continues unchecked, there are
two possibilities: either a natural check--such as famine--occurs, because the habitat cannot support
the population; or alternatively, the population seeks a larger environment for its inhabitants. In
human terms, this means war with other countries.
Whichever side in the argument is right, both opponents and supporters of population reduction
argue that they are protecting human rights. Finding the balance between quantity and quality of life
is difficult. That is, we need enough humans to ensure the survival of the species, but not so many
that our supporting environment cannot allow us to survive. What is clear is that species that fail toadapt to environmental changes do not survive. It is a fact that 99% of all species that have everexisted on planet earth are now extinct. If humans are to survive, we need to think flexibly about
our responsibilities to each other and to our planet.
注contraception: 避妊ovum: 卵子(41) Which is the most accurate description of overpopulation?
(A) when the population of a species is very large(B) when a species is too dominant(C) when a species is too numerous for its supporting environment(D) when the population of a species damages its environment(42) Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
(A) It is natural that humans should have evolved to have the average life expectancy of 67
years since our species has been on the earth for as long as 200,000 years.
(B) Human overpopulation is due to disquieting phenomena which are currently prevalentworldwide, such as deforestation and water shortage.
(C) While many people resort to sterilisation to control the cat population, there are animallovers' organizations which are strongly against this conduct.
(D) Some sects of religious groups argue for prohibition on contraception, regardless of its
benefits to human health.
7(43) Why do some people oppose reducing the human population?
(A) because it is dangerous(B) because it is illegal(C) because it is immoral(D) because it is not a problem(44) Choose the correct description for China's one-child policy:(A) its success is debated(B) it has been a complete failure(C) it has been absolutely successful(D) it has destroyed human rights(45) What is the author's conclusion about human overpopulation?
(A) we need to reduce the human population now(B) it poses no threat to the world(C) reducing the human population is ineffective(D) humans must think about adapting to changing conditions

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平成23年度後期 外国語Ａ（英語）正解例
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