国商2022 年度入学試験問題
一般選抜公立大学中期日程

英注語意

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指示があるまで，手を触れないこと。

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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。

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解答は，解答用紙の指定された箇所に記入すること。

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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。

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問題冊子は持ち帰ること。

[Ⅰ] Read the following passage about order and disorder in organisation andanswer the questions that follow.

Cambridge IELTS 14

Why companies should welcome disorder（Cambridge University Press、2019年、pp.47-48）＜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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Cambridge IELTS 14

Why companies should welcome disorder（Cambridge University Press、2019年、pp.47-48）＜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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まで明らかになったことが示しているのは，無秩序も秩序と同じように，効果は減少するようであり，乱用すると業績に悪影響を及ぼすこともあるということである。

【出典】Why companies should welcome disorder, Cambridge IELTS 14,
Cambridge University Press, pp.47-48, 20192

【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。
inbox ＝ (Eメールの)受信トレイ

rhetoric ＝ (誇張された)言葉

self-proclaimed ＝ 自称

demographics ＝ (人口)層

forefather ＝ 先祖，先人

obsession ＝ 執念

detrimental ＝ 有害なdevoid ＝ 欠けている

embrace ＝ (主義など)を採用する

hearing aid ＝ 補聴器

initially ＝ 当初

facet ＝ 面，側面

virtual collaboration ＝ 仮想協調(テクノロジーを使用して, 離れた場所から同期して一緒に作業すること)jump on the bandwagon ＝ 時流に乗る

venerate ＝ ～を尊敬する

1. Explain in Japanese what underlined part (１) refers to.
2. Translate underlined part (２) into Japanese, making clear what “Thisassumption” refers to.
3. Select the best phrase for the blank space numbered (３).
a) by helping find the best solutionb) in the process of organising workc) to engage as one organic groupd) to have respect for ordere) by the management of their company
4. Translate underlined part (４) into Japanese.
5. Translate underlined part (５) into Japanese.
6. Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with one word each in order totranslate underlined part (６) into English.
the evidence so ( ア ) suggests disorder, much like order, also seems to havediminishing utility, and can also have detrimental effects ( イ ) performance( ウ ) overused.
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7. Select the best words for blanks ( A ) ～ ( D ) from the list below. Change
the word form to be a grammatically correct, IF NECESSARY. Write the words
in the spaces on your answer sheet.
fearhelp

decreaseincreasefrightenarrivereachswallow

8. Which of the following would the author of the passage most likely agree with?
a) Companies should give its employees training on time management, project
management, and self-organisation.
b) By improving the efficiency of work processes, any company can continue
to grow.
c) Under conventionally structured environments, businesses can find new
solutions easily.
d) A number of tech companies like Google have rigid hierarchies and rulesthat glue people together.
e) To increase productivity, a balance between order and disorder is important,
but we have not found the right balance yet.

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4[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，Alexのセリフとして適切な英文を作りなさい。ただし，太枠の空所の語は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。また，同じ語を何回使ってもよい。
【単語リスト】
・be・get・prioritize

・stand・do・stay・prohibit

・encourage

・privatize

・work

1. Maya : The campus festival was a great success, Alex.
Alex : Now I’m so relieved and tired.
Maya : It wasn’t easy to organize everything at such a big event, was it?
Alex : Oh, it was really challenging. We couldn’tアイ

itwithout the help of many people.
2. Maya : I read this interesting article ― Pros and Cons : Working for BigBusinesses versus Small Businesses.
Alex : That sounds interesting. Do you want to work for a small company ora big company, Maya?
Maya : I want to work in a big company because big companies tend to be morestable. How about you, Alex?
Alex : I’dウエ

at a small, flexible company than work ata big, traditional company with old-fashioned customs.
3. Maya : I’m not good at planning a schedule. I feel so pressed for time all thetime.
Alex : Well, I think it’s important to set goals you can achieve.
Maya : I know what you mean. Maybe I’m trying to do more than I canactually do.
Alex : If I were you, Iオ

カwhat’s worth doing.

4. Maya : How is your new part-time job at the web design company?
Alex : It’s great! They aren’t obsessed with old hierarchies like my previous
workplace.
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Maya : It looks like every company has a different culture.
Alex : Right. In my new workplace, everyone
speak out anytime.

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