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新居浜工業高等専門学校- 1 -Ⅰ．英文を読んで、設問に答えなさい。

※問題文は、著作権の関係で掲載しておりません。

1.

空所（ ① ）～（ ⑤ ）に入る適切な語を記号で答えなさい。
ア. evolution

イ. happiness

ウ. responses

エ. structure

オ. viruses

2.

下線部(a)の具体的な内容を日本語で説明しなさい。

3.

括弧(b)が以下の日本語の意味になるように語句を並べ替えなさい。
「猫がマタタビを好む正確な理由は知られていなかった」

4.

下線部(c)で実施された実験の方法とその結果を日本語で説明しなさい。

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5.

本文の内容に合うものには○、合わないものには×と答えなさい。
(1) Cats love to eat silver vine leaves.
(2) People in the Edo period already found a cat’s preference for silver vine leaves.
(3) Nepetalactol has an effect to attract mosquitoes.
(4) Leopards and jaguars do not prefer silver vine leaves.

Ⅱ．英文を読んで、設問に答えなさい。

※問題文は、著作権の関係で掲載しておりません。

1.

下線部(a)を日本語に訳しなさい。

2.

本文の内容に合うものには○、合わないものには×と答えなさい。
(1) The Scottish men keep wearing kilts because they have pride in their country and its history.
(2) A factory owner made the first kilt out of a blanket.
(3) In the eighteenth century, Scottish soldiers fought against English soldiers very hard.
(4) In the beginning, the colors of kilts were very important.

- 3 -Ⅲ．空所に入る最も適切なものを選び、記号で答えなさい。
(1) My grandmother is almost 90, but she still has a lot of (ア. talent

イ. wealth(2) It’s a Japanese (ウ. ambitionエ. energy) to take off your shoes when you enter a house.

ア. custom(3) Can I (). She often goes out to see her friends.

イ. chore

ウ. promise

エ. nature

ウ. rentエ. bring) your car tomorrow, Dad?

ア. borrow

イ. lend(4) Even though we () about the plan for three hours at the meeting, no decision was made.

ア. talked

イ. discussed

ウ. madeエ. completed(5) Chris has a wife and two daughters. He quit his job last month and now he has to find a jobto () his family.

ア. carry

イ. earn(6) A: Could you (ウ. spendエ. support) me to call to Don McCarthy tomorrow? I might forget.

B: Sure. No problem.
ア. sayイ. remind(7) Please don’t (ア. giveエ. memories) so much noise. I’m studying for tomorrow’s exam.
イ. make(8) No matter how many times I tell her, she (ア. tries

ウ. expect

イ. keeps

ウ. doエ. sound) on making the same mistakes.
ウ. comesエ. repeats(9) A: How was Dr. Anderson’s speech about the stars?
B: I was really (ア. improved(10) What’s (). I feel like learning more about astronomy.
イ. impressed

ウ. important

エ. irritated

ウ. about

エ. wrong) with you? You look pale.

ア. matter

イ. ill(11) I think this soup is too salty. Why don’t you add some water (ア. forイ. on) it?

ウ. toエ. withウ. job

エ. vacation(12) A: Did you come to Sapporo for a holiday?
B: No, I came here on (ア. business).

イ. work(13) Jimmy had no problem finding a girlfriend. He was smart, good-looking and, (), he waskind to everyone.
ア. above all

イ. on the contrary

ウ. in total

エ. despite that

(14) Even though Ms. Suzuki began to learn English at the age of 60, she is improving little (ア. byイ. forウ. on- 4 -エ. to) little.

Ⅳ．会話の空所に入る最も適切なものを記号で答えなさい。
(1) A: When does the train leave?
B: We still have ten minutes. ()A: Maybe we should find our seats and get settled.
B: You’re right. We can always buy some coffee on the train.

ア. Let’s get a cup of coffee.
イ. Oh, no! I forgot my ticket.
ウ. I hate traveling with a lot of heavy bags.
エ. I’m sure it’ll be here soon.

(2) A: Excuse me, can I help you? You look lost.
B: I am. I’m supposed to meet someone at the Central Library, and I don’t know where it is.
A: ()

B: Thank you very much. It will be nice to have a guide.

ア. That’s no problem. I’ll explain how to get there.
イ. I’m going there now. Let me show you the way.
ウ. Oh, it’s easy. Go straight, and then turn left at the next big street.
エ. That’s too bad. You should never ask directions.

(3) A: Excuse me. Is there a drugstore nearby?
B: Yes. Walk straight this way and turn right at the second corner. Then, it’s just a little ways
down on the right side.
A: Is it easy to find?
B: Yes, there’s a big sign in front saying “Simpson’s.” (ア. But you have to park in back.
イ. And then go to the end of the block.
ウ. You won’t remember the name, though.
エ. So you can’t miss it.

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(4) A: Can I borrow a pen, Mike?
B: What happened to the one I gave you yesterday?
A: ()B: OK. But be more careful this time.

ア. I took it.
イ. I lost it.
ウ. I brought it.
エ. I returned it.

(5) A: What do you usually do in your free time?
B: I like to read all sorts of books.
A: But doesn’t it cost a lot of money to buy books all the time?
B: Actually, ()ア. I need to get some reading glasses.
イ. I sometimes give books to my friends.
ウ. I usually use the library.
エ. I never read the same book twice.

(6) A: Ron, stop watching TV and clean up your room.
B: But my room isn’t really so messy.
A: What? () I barely have room to walk.

B: OK, Mom. I’ll clean it up.

ア. Change the TV program.
イ. You left everything at school.
ウ. Just look at it.
エ. You put everything away.

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