平成 22 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 (orset of sentences) you will see 4 words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence(s). Then, write in theletter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet.
(1) This sort of work would have been inconceivable before the ((A) advent(B) lurch(C) interim(D) destiny(2) We didn't expect such an () change in the weather.

(A) aboriginal(B) abrupt(C) affluent(D) available(3) She couldn't stand his () behavior at the party.

(A) extensive(B) juvenile(C) obsolete(D) precedent(4) I'd () of the Internet.

) it if you would show me around Sapporo.
(A) appreciate(B) apprehend(C) associate(D) negotiate(5) Racial (), although still a problem, is slowly disappearing in the UnitedStates.
(A) charity(B) discrimination(C) distinction(D) justice(6) Although it is now nearly 400 years since William Shakespeare died, his popularity
shows no sign of ().

(A) breaking(B) diminishing(C) losing(D) overwhelming(7) You should have returned this book last Saturday. It is now three days ((A) excessive(B) overdue(C) passed(D) postponed2).

(8) Her performance in her latest film is strongly () of her mother, who was aworld-famous actor in the 1960s.
(A) memorable(B) fragrant(C) reminder(D) reminiscent(9) A group of elementary school () got on the bus.

(A) disciples(B) partisans(C) apprentices(D) students) in three months. I’m so undecided about what to do after the(10) The baby is (baby arrives.
(A) close(B) due(C) closed(D) limit(11) A considerable amount of bacteria was seen in the ((A) culture(B) dialogue(C) ritual(D) speculation).

(12) Tom’s recovery is almost a miracle. When he arrived at the hospital, he was in a() condition.
(A) critical(B) crucial(C) intensive(D) urgent(13) I will come back () to discuss this point in the next section.

(A) momentarily(B) short(C) abruptly(D) punctually(14) Can you () the difference between whiskey and brandy?

(A) call(B) speak(C) tell(D) utter(15) Sally put the car () gear and drove swiftly back onto the highway.

(A) at(B) in(C) on(D) up(16) Proposal A is fine, but proposal B seems to have () improvement.

(A) capacity of(B) dimension for(C) room for(D) place for3

(17) The new report offers revealing () into political and economic issues.

(A) illusion(B) information(C) insights(D) visions(18) We visited Nara for our 7th () anniversary.

(A) bridal(B) marriage(C) matching(D) wedding(19) He went to his junior high school ((20) () 25 years after graduation.

(A) remember(B) reminder(C) return(D) reunion) up! You can do it. Don’t give up!
(A) Arms(B) Chin(C) Lips(D) NosePart 2. Structure
Directions: Questions (21) – (40) are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence (orset of sentences) you will see 4 words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence(s). Then, write in theletter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet.
(21) () you are, you cannot buy love with money.
(A) No matter how rich(B) No matter rich(C) Whatever rich(D) How rich(22) He was first () by the police in November before being charged withattempted murder on February 28.
(A) spoken to(B) spoken(C) speaking to(D) speaking(23) I'll be sure to visit you when () convenient.

(A) I am(B) it is(C) we are(D) you are4

(24) This necklace is ((A) as expensive as three times(B) as expensive three times as(C) as three times expensive as(D) three times as expensive as(25) He was very ((26) () that one.

) about the possibility of playing for the US national team.

(A) excited(B) excitement(C) exciting(D) excitingly) it not been for your assistance, I would have failed.
(A) Had(B) If(C) Were(D) Without(27) Chimpanzees and humans are more closely related to each other than () is tothe gorilla, their next closest relatives among the primates.
(A) both(B) either(C) none(D) one(28) Jack () his book on the desk by the window so that he wouldn’t forget it.

(A) laid(B) lain(C) lay(D) lying(29) Having finished his college degree, Tom () back to his hometown to live withhis parents.
(A) returned(B) sent(C) turned(D) went(30) David will buy some more jackets and pants when he ((A) is going to get(B) gets(C) shall get(D) will get(31) Your fingerprints are different () paid.

) other person.

(A) from any(B) from that of any(C) from(D) from those of any(32) Mercury was not visible because it was () near the sun to be seen.

(A) so(B) too(C) very(D) well5(33) Don’t try to speak ().

(A) in your full mouth(B) in your mouth full(C) with your full mouth(D) with your mouth full) far when we realized we’d forgotten our lunch boxes.

(34) We ((A) don’t go(B) didn’t go(C) hadn’t gone(D) haven’t gone(35) Bring your student ID card, () which you would not be able to enter thecomputer lab.
(A) because of(B) by(C) with(D) without(36) The audience at the lecture was () than anticipated.

(A) more great(B) more greater(C) much large(D) much larger(37) Tom has a good income to support his family ((38) ((A) in(B) of(C) off(D) on).

) I arrived at the hall when my boss telephoned me.
(A) Barely had(B) Only if(C) Had(D) If(39) The steering committee, (), got right down to business.

(A) after it forms(B) if forming(C) once formed(D) when it forms(40) If James had done () I asked him, we would have been finished muchsooner.
(A) as(B) if(C) just(D) that6Part 3. Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passage and choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or(D), to each question. Then, write in the letter of the answer you have chosen on theanswer sheet.
The world runs on oil. Without a steady supply, no nation’s economy can sustainitself. In the same way, human beings run on water. Without fresh drinking water, ahuman being will die in a matter of days.
Water has been described as the next oil. Countries go to war over the planet’s
dwindling petroleum supplies. The media predicts that countries will fight even more
fiercely over water. The geopolitical situation seems to warrant such fears. Worldwide,
263 watersheds lie across boundaries of two or more nations. The United Nations
foresees 300 potential conflicts over usage of rivers and lakes.
It appears that current trends support the prediction of water wars. There isincreasing pressure on the world’s water supplies. Over the last century, the world
population has increased dramatically. Demand for water for agricultural and industrial
uses has also risen. Moreover, global warming threatens to shrink glaciers and affectweather patterns. Arid and semi-arid regions and heavily populated areas in Africa,
Central and South Asia, and the Middle East, [X]face the prospect of especially serious
shortages.
Is there in fact a global conflict over water looming in our future? Conventional
wisdom notwithstanding, there is little evidence that there will be a crisis similar tothat over oil. Researchers have argued convincingly that water differs from oil in key
respects: availability, ease of use, economic prominence, reusability, and respective
histories of conflict.
Oil is relatively inaccessible, trapped underground or beneath oceans. It is also
geographically isolated. Fifty-five percent of the world’s oil is in the Middle East, somost nations must procure it through international trade. In contrast, water sources
such as rivers and lakes are on the earth’s surface, and thus easily accessible. Water is
not restricted to certain regions of the globe. Precipitation in the form of rain and snow
provides drinkable water. In general, countries can acquire adequate water within theirborders. Water does not need substantial processing, and can be distributed and usedwith the most basic technologies. Petroleum must be refined before distribution toconsumers.
Petroleum has a worldwide market, while water does not. Thanks to its scarcity,
there is demand for oil halfway round the world for industrial and military purposes.
Petroleum producers can conspire to control the market and demand a premium, butestablishing oligopoly control over water is impossible. Water cannot command similar7

profit margins, so it cannot rival oil in a capitalist economy.
Water is both recycled and recyclable. The sun evaporates water from the ocean
surface. The clouds that form travel over land and provide rain. Communities also
recycle water: After use in households, wastewater travels through sewage treatment
plants to be treated and purified. Human beings cannot recycle the oil that they burn,and nature does not refill petroleum reserves under the ground. Once exhausted, oil cannever be replaced.
Most of the planet is covered with water. Granted, the supply is salt water, andthus cannot be immediately used for drinking or crop irrigation. Nevertheless, sea
water can be processed into potable water through desalinization. The energy
consumed to remove salt is staggering, but as with most technologies, efficiency will
improve with increased production, market expansion and greater investment inresearch and development.
Terrible predictions of war are not in accord with the history of water conflict,during which nations have usually found ways to share the precious resource. The last
war over water occurred over 4,500 years ago. Since then, the history of conflict overwater has been marked by resolution. In the past 1200 years, thousands of water
treaties have been signed. The last half century has seen overwhelmingly moreinstances of cooperation than conflict over water.
The World Health Organization states that pollution and inefficiency compromisewater supply in developing regions. Industry, agriculture and mining all produce
pollution that stresses supplies of water for citizens, particularly in cities. Sanitation,
purification, and conservation would be major steps toward reducing scarcity andpreventing conflict.
Oil and water do not mix, literally and figuratively. Despite sensationalist media
predictions, there is little evidence to support the argument that conflict over water will
follow the pattern of conflict over oil. Advanced nations import petroleum, yet meet allwater needs domestically. [Y]World powers send armies around the world to secure oil
supplies, but have yet to do the same for water. In the future, there will be greater
demands placed upon water supplies, but efficient usage and technological innovation
will allow humanity to continue to find peaceful resolution to water conflicts.

(41) Select the meaning of [X]face in this context.
(A) the most important surface of something(B) to accept the existence of(C) to turn in a particular direction(D) to cover with a different material

8(42) Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined part [Y]?
(A) Advanced nations are exercising military force but they have not sent armies
to get water.
(B) Developed countries are now equipped with armed forces and they are readyto use them for oil and water supplies.
(C) Power companies asked armies to protect their tankers in the ocean and they
will need the protection for water in the future.
(D) Superpowers such as the U.S. and the U.K. use armies for oil while they use
navies for water.
(43) What is NOT mentioned as a cause of increasing pressure on water supply?
(A) environmental deterioration by global warming(B) expansion of the world population(C) increasing demand for water for growing crops(D) shifts in the geopolitical balance(44) The media predicts that countries will fight fiercely over water, because(A) water resources are on the planet’s surface.
(B) many nations share the same water resource locations.
(C) salt water has to be processed for drinking.
(D) it is not easy to sign international water treaties.
(45) Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?
(A) Many water conflicts have been solved diplomatically.
(B) Oil is geographically local while water is not.
(C) Peaceful resolution to water conflicts depends on establishing oligopoly
control over water.
(D) We have already developed technologies to purify sea water.

9平成22年度後期 外国語Ａ（英語）正解例
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