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2023 年度入学試験問題
一般選抜公立大学中期日程

英注語意

1． 指示があるまで，手を触れないこと。
2． 指示に従って，解答用紙に受験番号（算用数字）および氏名をはっきりと記入すること。
3． 解答は，解答用紙の指定された箇所に記入すること。
4． 問題冊子は 6 ページ，解答用紙は 1 枚である。もし，問題冊子の落丁，乱丁および解答用紙の汚れなどがあれば，ただちに申し出ること。
5． 問題冊子は持ち帰ること。

［ Ⅰ ］ Read the following passage about fresh water and answer the questions
that follow.

National Geographic Society. (2022). Freshwater Resources.
National Geographic Education Resource Library.
Retrieved from https://education. nationalgeographic.org/resource/freshwater-resources＜原文の二次利用の許諾を得ていないため非公開＞

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National Geographic Society. (2022). Freshwater Resources.
National Geographic Education Resource Library.
Retrieved from https://education. nationalgeographic.org/resource/freshwater-resources＜原文の二次利用の許諾を得ていないため非公開＞

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人口が増加し，気候変動により世界中の降雨パ（6）ターンが変化するので，このような水をめぐる対立は起こり続け，将来的にはより頻繁に起こるだろう。
【出典】National Geographic Society. (2022). Freshwater Resources. National
Geographic Education Resource Library. Retrieved from https://education.
nationalgeographic.org/resource/freshwater-resources【注】本文中の*が付いている語句は以下を参照してください。
plumbing ＝ 水道設備

glacier ＝ 氷河

scarce ＝ 乏しい

geopolitics ＝ 地政学

contaminated ＝ 汚染された

diarrhea ＝ 下痢

dysentery ＝ 赤痢

fishery ＝ 漁業

subsistence ＝ 必要最低限の生活

irrigation ＝ かんがいHorn of Africa ＝ アフリカの角（アフリカ大陸東部の呼称）
adversely ＝ マイナスに，不利にabundant ＝ 豊富なwage ＝ 行う

drought ＝ 干ばつ

1.

Translate the underlined part（ 1 ）into Japanese, making clear what “its”
refers to.

2.

Select the best phrase for the blank space numbered（ 2 ）.
a）never used by developing countries without political powerb）decreasing because some countries keep it for themselvesc ）all collected by a few countries which have access to itd）equally shared by all the countries on the Earthe）not equally distributed throughout the world

3.

Translate the underlined part（ 3 ）into Japanese.

4.

Translate the underlined part（ 4 ）into Japanese making clear what “These”
refers to.

35.

Regarding the underlined part（ 5 ）, explain the example in Africa mentioned
in this passage in about 60 characters in Japanese.

6.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with one word each in order totranslate the underlined part（ 6 ）into English.
As populations grow, and as（ア）change alters precipitation patterns

around the world, these conflicts over water（with greater（7.

ウイ）continue to occur, and, in the future.
）

Select the best words for the blanks（A）〜（D）from the list below.

IF NECESSARY, change the word form to make a grammatically correctsentence. Write the words in the spaces on your answer sheet.

8.

demandfindincreaselockdecrease

supplyturnunderstand

Which of the following is true from the passage?
a）Though the earth is a watery planet, only 30 percent of the water on theearth can be used by human beings.
b）Access to fresh water can be important not only for people’s health but
also for the economic development of the region.
c ）Some international organizations try to build hospitals for the people whoget sick because of dirty water.
d）Even though fresh water is accessible, it is difficult to develop theeconomies in some parts of Africa and Asia.
e）Almost all the conflicts on the earth can be attributed to problems of theaccess to fresh water.

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［ Ⅱ ］ それぞれの対話の流れに沿うように，2 つの空所に適当な語を記述し，それぞの空所の語はれのセリフとして適切な英文を作りなさい。ただし，太枠以下の単語リストの中から選び，必要に応じて適当な形に変えなさい。
【単語リスト】

1.

・water・cost・do・estimate

・be・notice・take・tellEmily: I’ve just read an article about people who don’t have access toclean water. I didn’t know about the problems.

Ken: Well, it is hardイア

when you live in Japan,

where you can use water anytime, anywhere.

2.

Emily

: You are right.

Chris: Sara, what do you usually do when you are free?

Sara: I love flowers and have been growing them in my garden since
I was eight, so I usually take care of them.

Chris: Wow!
エSara

It must be hard work!

Do you have toウevery day?

: Yes. That is the most important work. I used to use tap water,
but now I gather rainwater and use it for my flowers.

3.

Ms. Smith : We are going to learn about the history of Egypt today.
Matt: Great! I only know a little about it.

Ms. Smith : Well, civilization developed thanks to the flooding of the Nile
River.
Matt: Really? What does the flooding have toオ

カEgyptian civilization?
Ms. Smith : Most of the land in Egypt is desert. When flooding occurred, theland became fertile with water.
Matt: I see. That’s interesting to know.

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Mari: The population of Japan is decreasing, but globally it isincreasing.

Tom: That’s right. What will happen if it keeps growing?

Mari: There will be many problems. We will run short of many things,
クキsuch as food, water, and energy. It isa

lot of people will suffer from poverty.

5.

Tom

: Oh, the situation is quite bad.

Mari

: Yes. We need to think about the future and act to save the earth.

Father: We are going to stay at a hotel by Lake Harrison next month.

Ann: Wow! I love Lake Harrison. It is a very beautiful lake and we canenjoy swimming and canoeing.

Father: I hope you will enjoy our stay.

Ann: Did you often visit the lake when you were a child, Dad?

Father: Well, no. The lake

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beautiful than it isnow.
Ann: Really? What made the lake beautiful?

Father: We didn’t have any sewage system when I was small.

Theresidents and the factories around the lake released dirty water
directly into the lake.

Now we can enjoy the lake for leisurethanks to the sewage system.

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