2003 年度問題
q 次の英文を読んで以下の問いに答えなさい。
（24 点）

Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and Michael Douglas prove thatwomen do not mind hitching themselves to drastically older men.
Stephen Proulx, a zoologist at the University of Toronto, has developed
an evolutionary model that makes this behavior easier to understand: it’sq

not just about money, but it’s not just about genes either.
The prevailing biological theory for matches between younger womenwand older men is that mature males have proved the superior fitness of
their DNA by the ( A ) fact that they are still around. Using gametheory and computer modeling, Proulx argues instead that age-divergentecoupling is rooted in appearance. Nearly every animal uses some formof signaling display, such as a peacock’s plumage or a buck’s antler
battles. Such displays cost the animal a lot of energy, and become
increasingly hard to maintain with age, so a good display by an elderly
male is a ( B ) indicator of genetic quality than a comparable show by
ra younger, stronger one.
In human terms, an older man flaunting ( C ) is more persuasive toa potential mate than a young man making a similar display. The showof wealth tends to reflect the fitness over time of the older man; from ayoung upstart, it might mean he has traded long-term for short-termtsuccess. “It loosely translates to a young guy not blowing his precioussavings on a sports car, while a 65-year-old figures, ‘What the hell,’ ”
yProulx says. “I call it the ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ effect.”(1) 空欄( A ) ( B ) ( C )に入るのにもっともふさわしいものを選んで記号を丸で囲みなさい。
（各 2 点× 3 ＝ 6 点）(A)(a) above(b) only(c) just(d) mere

(B)

(C)

(a) more famous(b) more reliable(c) less famous(d) less reliable(a) a new Porsche(b) a peacock’s plumage(c) a new Datsun(d) a buck’s antler(2) 下線部 w と y の言いかえとしてもっともふさわしいものを選んで記号を丸で囲みなさい。
（各 2 点× 2 ＝ 4 点）
下線部 w (a) widely accepted(b) now obsolete(c) emerging
下線部 y (a) adds(d) once fashionable(b) displays(c) shapes(d) thinks（4 点）(3) 下線部 q を以下の書き出しに続けて日本語に訳しなさい。
その仮説は(4) 下線部eと同じものを指す、７語からなる語句の直前と直後の語を１つずつ本文から抜き書きしなさい。
（3 点）
（前）

（後）

(5) 下線部rと同じ意味で使われている語を１つ本文から探して書きなさい。
（2 点）(6) 下線部tを代名詞 “he” の内容を明示して日本語に訳しなさい。
（5点）

w 次の英文の下線部を日本語に訳しなさい。
（(1) 8 点 , (2) 6 点 , (3) 2 点）

Divorce can be a traumatic experience wherever you are, no matter
whom you’re married to, and there are certain issues that you should beaware of that are specific to Japan. If your partner is foreign, then theregulations regarding divorce and child custody are those of your homecountry, so contact your embassy. As for women who permanently livein Japan and are married to Japanese men, I’m afraid that yourexperience may be much more complicated. Anybody used to being(1)able to divorce because of “irreconcilable differences” as in most statesin the U.S. would be in for a shock.
The divorce procedure for foreign women married to Japanese men is
the same as for Japanese couples. There are three types of divorce:
divorce with consent, divorce through mediation, and divorce throughlegal suits. When one person does not give consent for the divorce,major problems begin.

You need to apply for a divorce throughmediation. You will be assigned two mediators and a judge who will
listen to your testimonies.

If one partner doesn’t turn up at themediation hearing, or you disagree on the terms, or one person does notwant the divorce, then you have to take it to the next stage, which isdivorce through legal suit at a district court with lawyers and translators.
This method can take years and is expensive. The court will then decide(2)

whether to grant the divorce and, if so, upon which terms. Legal aid isavailable on a loan basis, and the loan can be repaid in installments after(3)

the proceedings.
(1)

(2)
(3)

e あなたが外国人観光客に日本の街を案内したところ、その人が廃業した銭湯を指さしてあれは何かと尋ねました。この質問に関して、銭湯とは何か、そして銭湯が廃業する社会的背景、という二つの点に必ず触れ、英語で答えなさい。
（10 点）

r 次の語句を英語に訳しなさい。
（各 2 点× 10 ＝ 20 点）
(1)

靴べら

(2)

ノーベル物理学賞

(3)

鬼ごっこ

(4)

手荷物預かり所(5)

占 い(6)

屋 台

(7)

炊飯器

(8)

大学院

(9)

万引き（行為）(10)

拒否権

t 次の日本語の文章を英語に訳しなさい。
（10 点）
我が国は、国際社会において、諸外国とより円滑な協力関係を構築していく必要がある。そのためには、諸外国との相互理解を増進していくことが重要な課題といえる。こうした観点から、外国人旅行者の訪日促進は、外国人に日本理解を深めてもらう上で意義がある。

y 次の英文を読み、問題に答えなさい。
（20 点）

In cities with developed public transport systems like buses andsubways, taxis are a luxury means of transport. Only the higher-income
and those in enough of a hurry to pay the premium use them. Only in(ア)cities where public transportation has yet to be fully developed are taxis
a means of transport for the masses. In today’s Singapore, however, thestudent, the office worker and even the domestic maid flag down taxis
the ( A ) they hop onto buses elsewhere. The reason is simple: taxi
fares in Singapore are low. Fares are now only about half or a third of
those in New York, London or Tokyo.
Because taxi fares are probably below their true market rates, several
oddities have resulted on the Singapore taxi scene. One is the enormous
range of add-on tariffs that have been devised to increase the cabby’s
takings without raising the basic fare rate, such as the booking fee andthe peak hour surcharge. The most impactful of these add-on tariffs is,of course, the midnight surcharge, which, at 1.5 times the standard rate,has been resulting in the notorious pre-midnight taxi disappearing acts
peculiar only to Singapore. If normal fares were higher and the aftermidnight differential not so large, taxi drivers would have less incentive
to resort to such behaviour.
(イ)

There are many and frequent complaints about taxi drivers, inparticular about their lack of courtesy and their dangerous driving habits.
These behaviour traits may have other causes, but low fares must countas one. A cabby here needs about 20 fares per day to make a decent(ウ)living, so he literally rushes through each. By contrast, a Tokyo cabby,
who charges twice as ( B ), can presumably afford to slow down andoffer more courteous service.
問 １．空所 A, B に入る語をそれぞれ下から選び、記号を丸（○）で囲みな
さい。
（各 2 点× 2 ＝ 4 点）A

イ：timeロ：charge

ハ：roadニ：way

B

イ：suchロ：before

ハ：muchニ：far

問 ２．下線部 (ア )を和訳しなさい。
（ 6 点）

問 ３．下線部 (イ )が指す内容を、40 字以内のわかりやすい日本語で説明しなさい。字数には句読点も含む。
（7 点）

問 ４．下線部 (ウ )と同じ意味になるように、下の（語入れなさい。
（3 点）( ウ) ＝ a ()）に英語の語を一