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２．問題は, この冊子の１～１０ページにあります。解答用紙は, 別に１枚あります。
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植草学園大学

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発達教育学部氏 名20240301-28a問題１

次の(A)と(B)について, それぞれの指示にしたがって答えなさい。

(A) それぞれ第一アクセント（第一強勢）の位置が違う単語を一つ選び, その記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。
1ア an-tique

イ gro-tesque

ウ bal-ance

エ pol-ice2

ア u-ni-verse

イ or-ches-tra

ウ in-ter-val

エ per-cent-age(B) それぞれ下線部の発音が違う単語を一つ選び, その記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。
3

ア breathe

イ featherウ

creature

エ season4

ア charity

イ anchorウ

chemistryエ architect

5

ア enoughイ laughウ

thoughエ cough1

問題２

次の各文の（）に入る最も適切な語句をそれぞれの選択肢から選び,その記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。
1 Your idea and mine are completely (ア like).

イ alike

2 It was very (ア sensible

ウ likely) of her to reject the proposal.
イ sensitivity

ウ sensibly

3 The doctor suggested that the patient () vegetables.

ア eat4(エ sameイ eats

ウ to eatエ senseエ eating) my friends, Mary is the best dresser of all.
ア In

5 Would you mind (ア give

イ Between

ウ Amongエ Within) me a hand with this heavy luggage?
イ giving

ウ given

2エ to give問題３

正しい英文が完成するように, ア～オの英語を並べ替え,（）内の２番目と４番目にくる語句の記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。ただし, 文頭にくる語も小文字になっています。
アンディに何度か電話しようとしましたが, 話し中でした。

1

I tried to(ア but/イ several times/

ウ his line was

エ busy //オ call Andy ) .
2 きょうの天気予報によると, 明日は雨になるそうです。
Today’s weather forecast/3オ it is )(ア rain/イ saysウ to take /エ me

ウ likely to/

エ that/tomorrow.

写真をお撮りしましょうか？
イ you(ア like //オ would )/a photo for you?

4 今度の市長は, 市民の評判が良いです。
The new(ア well/

イ mayor is/

ウ spoken/

エ of/ オ by )the citizens.
5 エマは, 日本に来てたった数か月ですが, 日本語を上手に話します。
Though it is (ア to Japan/

イ Emma cameオ few months ), she speaks Japanese very well.

3/

ウ only a/

エ since /問題４

次の英語の対話を読んで, 1～5の（その記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。

1 Joe: Is something wrong?
Don: I think that’s my seat.
Joe: ()ア Are you sure?
イ No, it’s yours.
ウ Have you seen it?
エ Do you have the time?
2 Mike: Someone called for you.
Jane: Did they leave a message?
Mike: ()ア Is it possible?
イ I cannot believe it.
ウ They said they’d call back later.
エ They are going to.
3 Tom: Where did you go yesterday?
Ava: To the doctor. Why?
Tom: ()

ア I think it was my only choice.
イ In case you catch cold.
ウ That is why I never buy books online.
エ I went by your house.

4）に入る最も適切な文を選び,

4 Leila: Look at the person over there!
Eric: Who?
Leila: ()ア The one where we ate lunch last week.
イ The one talking to the policeman.
ウ The one who is thinking about curry.
エ The person who is in my pocket.
5 Librarian: The journal you asked for arrived this morning.
Professor: When can I pick it up?
Librarian: ()ア Anytime he has a meeting he wants to.
イ As soon as one meets the requirements.
ウ If only I could, I would.
エ The earlier, the better.

5問題５

次の英語の対話を読んで, Questions 1～5 の答えとして最も適切な文や語句をそれぞれの選択肢から選び, その記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。

A: Good afternoon, ma’am. Can I help you?
B: Yes. I’m interested in joining your gym. But I am hoping that you can give me some
information before I decide.
A: Certainly. That’s what I’m here for. (1)

B: Okay, first, it says here on the pamphlet that there are two kinds of memberships forindividuals: a single nighttime and a single full-time membership. What’s the difference?
A: Well, first of all, the single nighttime allows you to use the gym on weekdays, between six andeleven in the evening, while single full-time members can enjoy use of the facilities at anytime
during all opening hours on both weekdays and weekends.
B: What are the fees for each? Is it that much more expensive to get a single full-time?
A: The nighttime membership is eighty dollars a month, plus a sign-up fee of 30 dollars, and cardissuing fee of twenty dollars. The other membership includes these two additional fees, and is
one hundred and forty dollars a month.
B: Hmm. (2) I don’t know. I want to come on weekends, but I don’t have much time

during the week. Maybe I should just go jogging in the park instead.
A: The cost is a bit more, but there are more benefits than just the extra access time.
B: Really? Like what?
A: It includes a locker where you can keep your shoes at no extra charge, as well as a free towelwith every visit. And if you join with a friend, both of you get twenty dollars off the regularmonthly fees.
B: How long does that last?
A: It continues indefinitely, or until one of you quits your membership.
B: That’s an intriguing option. I’ll have to see if I can get anyone to join with me.

6Questions:
1 Choose the best sentence for (1).

ア Can I get you something?

イ What would you like to know?

ウ Are you a member?

エ How many would you like?

2 Choose the best sentence for (2).

ア I understand how you feel.

イ There must be a lot of deliveries.

ウ That’s quite a bit more expensive.

エ Is that my best effort?

3 Who is talking?
ア A couple and a receptionist.

イ A woman and a front desk clerk.

ウ A man and a dietician.

エ A trainer and a train operator.

4 How much is a monthly full-time membership if two people join together?
ア One hundred thirty dollars per person.
イ One hundred ten dollars per person plus towel fees.
ウ Two hundred eighty dollars altogether.
エ One hundred twenty dollars.

5 “A” says, “indefinitely.” What does this mean?
ア Without time.
イ Without end.
ウ For a short time.
エ For a limited period of time.

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問題６

次の記事を読んで, 下の問いに答えなさい。

Companies are finding ways to reuse umbrellas or rent them out as Japan goes through analarming amount of them each year.
About 120 million to 130 million umbrellas, roughly the population of Japan, are purchased every
year in the country, according to an estimate by the Japan Umbrella Promotion Association.
Vinyl umbrellas presumably (1) for a large part of them, though no figure is available forthe precise ratio.
A survey conducted in May last year by Weather news Inc., showed that people in Japanpossessed 4.2 umbrellas per person, on average.
Nara Prefecture was the national leader at 5.6 umbrellas per person, followed by Kanagawa
Prefecture at 5.0, Tokyo at 4.9 and Osaka Prefecture at 4.8. The survey showed people tend tohave more umbrellas in and around urbanized areas of the Kanto and Kansai regions.
Separate statistics have shown that people walk fewer steps in the countryside than in urban areas,
where they move around more often by means of public transportation than in private cars.
Combined, the results appear to show a typical scene of urban consumer behavior: people caught
in a sudden downpour are apt to buy a cheap umbrella at a convenience store.
These realities provided the inspiration for umbrella-sharing services, which are expanding theiroperations mostly in urban areas.
I-Kasa, a provider of such services, has placed spare umbrellas at about 1,200 depots at train
stations and other major facilities across 14 prefectures in Japan. “Kasa” is Japanese for umbrella.
The umbrellas can be rented via a smartphone app for only 110 yen (80 cents) per 24 hours.
“We initially emphasized convenience, but our services have come to be approved from theviewpoints of sustainability and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” said anofficial with Nature Innovation Group, the Tokyo-based operator of i-Kasa.
The umbrellas have a return rate of 99.5 percent, the official added.
Different municipalities1 have different garbage separation policies when it comes to umbrellas.
It is, at any rate, difficult to recycle umbrellas because they have metal frames.

8Ca Et La, a Tokyo-based umbrella manufacturer, has therefore come up with “+TIC” (Plus-tic),
an umbrella made entirely of plastic.
The product, being flexible, does not readily snap in a rainstorm. It also does not succumb 2 torust3 and can be discarded as plastic waste.
The +TIC comes with a replaceable umbrella fabric, meaning its frame can be used for a longtime.
Meanwhile, fashion brands have created bags and other products upcycled from broken vinyl
umbrellas.
Fashion creator Aki Saito set (2Plasticity uses materials () by pressing together many layers of vinyl umbrella fabrics,3) the brand Plasticity three years ago.

which are waterproof and stain-resistant, to improve their strength. The brand is also collecting
the vinyl parts of umbrellas from the public.
The brand has so far repurposed about 30,000 vinyl umbrellas, using them for tote bags and otherproducts.
Plasticity bills4 itself as a “brand that should no longer be around (4) 10 years,” because

the raw materials for its products should become unavailable when there are no more wasted vinylumbrellas.
“Making bags alone does not eliminate wasted umbrellas,” Saito said, “but I think things couldchange by using the power of those who sympathize with our products and our concept.”（The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch, March 26, 2023 から引用）（問題作成の都合上, 原文の一部分を改変）（朝日新聞社に無断で転載することを禁じる。「承諾番号 24-0933 」)＜注＞
municipalities1

市区町村

succumb2

屈する

rust

さび3

宣伝する

bills49

1 本文の (1) ～ (4) に入る最も適切な語をそれぞれの選択肢から選びその記号を解答欄に記入しなさい。
(1) ア accountイ accounts

ウ accounted

エ accounting(2) ア byイ forウ upエ with

(3) ア makeイ madeウ makesエ making(4) ア asイ atウ inエ with

2 本文の内容に一致している文にはTを, 一致していない文にはFを解答欄に記入しなさい。
(1)

A person in Kanagawa Prefecture possess more umbrellas than one in Osaka Prefecture.

(2)

People in the countryside tends to buy more umbrellas than people who live in the city.

(3)

I-Kasa rents umbrellas for only one hundred yen per hour.

(4) “+TIC” (Plus-tic) is an umbrella whose frame is not metal.
(5)

Saito said that 30,000 tote bags were made using vinyl umbrellas.

3 次の各問いに答えなさい。
(1) vinyl umbrella からバッグを作る意義はなんであるとPlasticityの創業者は考えていますか。日本語で答えなさい。

(2) あなたはリサイクルについて賛成か、反対か, 根拠をあげて50語～60語の英語で説明しなさい。

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