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田舎に住んでいる Anna( アンナ ) は Naira( ナイラ ) という街にいるおばさんを訪ねるため、列車の旅に出かけます。１人での列車旅は彼女にとって初めてのことです。
前の晩はよく眠れず、また朝になると緊張で朝ごはんものどを通りません。駅までの長い道のりを父親と歩き、駅に到着したところから物語が始まります。
Soon the train came. It was nearly* empty. Anna got in.
“Your aunt will meet you at Naira,” her father said. “Be careful now, Anna. Don’t
talk to anybody who you don’t know.”
The train started suddenly. Soon it was going fast. Anna watched her father. He
looked smaller and smaller*; then he disappeared.
The train journey* was very long. Anna looked out of the window. The fields,trees, villages and animals rushed past*. After a long time, she began to feel sleepy.
She was very tired. Slowly, she fell asleep*.
Later, Anna woke up. It was dark outside. She felt small and lost.
There was a man in the carriage* with her now. He had an ugly* face, and he wasvery big and strong. His hair was very short. He looked bad and dangerous.
The man smiled at Anna.
“Hello,” he said. “You’re awake* now, are you? Where are you going?”
Anna remembered (1)her father’s words. She did not say anything.
“Are you going to Polona?” asked the man. (2)Anna was surprised.
“No, to Naira,” she said.
“Naira!” said the man. “But we passed Naira two hours ago! You were asleep.”
Anna wanted to cry. She sat very still. It was warm in the carriage, but Anna felt
cold.
“We’ve passed Naira?” she asked.
“Yes,” said the man. Anna thought of the journey back to Naira. How much did it
cost? She did not have any money. (3)She thought of her aunt at Naira Station.
“Don’t worry,” said the man. “I’ll help you. What’s your name?”“Anna,” she said.
“My name is Sam,” said the man. “You can trust me, Anna.”
Anna looked at Sam again. He was very ugly. He had a long scar* on his face andhe looked dangerous. But he seemed kind. Was he good or bad? Anna did not know.
-1-The train began to slow down. Sam got up and looked out of the window. Anna
saw a newspaper on Sam’s seat. There was a photograph on the back page. It was
Sam’s photograph! Above the photograph was a headline*: This man is a dangerous
fighter!
Now (4)Anna was sure. Sam was a bad man, and dangerous too. He was acriminal*. Anna must be careful. She must get away from him quickly.
Sam left the window.
“We’re coming into Polona now,” he said. “Stay with me. I’ll help you.”
The train stopped. Anna jumped up and ran to the door. She wanted to run away.
The door was very heavy. She could not open it. Sam was standing behind her.
“I’ll open it,” he said.
Anna wanted to run away, but she was afraid of Sam. She was tired and lost.
Polona was a big town. Anna did not know anybody there. Sam called a taxi.
“Get in, Anna,” he said. Anna got in.
The taxi turned into* a small, dark street and stopped. Sam got out and paid thetaxi driver.
“Come on, Anna,” said Sam. Anna could not run away. She was weak and slow.
Sam was big and strong. She followed Sam into the hotel.
There was a cafe inside the hotel. It did not look very clean. Two men weredrinking and playing cards. They saw Sam. One of them said, “Hello, Sami. Comeand have a drink. Who’s the pretty girl?”(5)Sam ()()()() and () down.

“Hello Tino, hello Bubs,” he said. “This is Anna. She’s lost.”
The men looked at Anna, and laughed.
“Lost, is she?” said Tino. “Poor Anna. You’re a lucky man, Sam. Have a drink!”
Anna looked at the men. Tino had a moustache*. Bubs did not have any front
teeth. They looked tough*.
The men were drinking. Tino gave Anna a glass.
“Come on, Anna,” he said. “Drink some wine*.”Anna pushed the glass away. She thought, (6)I ()() or ()().

These men will give me a drug*. Then I will fall asleep.
Sam called the waiter.
“Bring some dinner,” he said. “Bring some good, hot food.”
The waiter came with the food. (7)Bubs【the food / Anna / gave / put / it / to /-2-

of / on / some / a plate / and 】. It looked good and smelt* delicious. Anna forgot
about drugs and began to eat. She ate quickly and finished everything. She put herspoon* down. The men were looking at her. They laughed. Anna was very afraid
again.
“Come on, Anna,” said Sam. “You’re tired. You must go to bed now.”
He took her arm.
“Lock her door, Sam,” said Tino. “There are bad men in Polona. You must keep
her safe.”
Bubs laughed.
“Goodnight, Anna,” he said.
Sam took Anna upstairs and into a bedroom. (8)Her heart was beating fast.
“Goodnight, Anna,” said Sam. He smiled at her. “Don’t worry. You are safe here.”
Anna did not say anything. Sam seemed kind. But she remembered (9). Samwas dangerous and his friends looked dangerous too. She must escape*.
Sam went out of the room and shut the door. He locked it and went downstairs.
Downstairs, the men drank and played cards. Anna heard their voices. They werelaughing. After a long time, she fell asleep.
Anna woke late. The sun was shining.
Anna heard voices outside her room. Somebody unlocked the door.
“Good afternoon, Anna,” said Sam. “You’ve slept very late. Come on, we must gonow,” he said. A taxi was waiting outside.
“Where are we going?” Anna asked.
“I’ll take you to your aunt later,” he said. “First, I have an important job to do.”Soon the taxi stopped. Sam and Anna got out. They were outside a big building.
There was a notice* outside the building.
TODAY at 3 o’clock: SAM the fighter vs DANNY the tiger(10)Anna understood now. Sam was a boxer*. ‘Dangerous fighter’ meant ‘goodboxer.’ Sam was not a criminal.
［人名］ Anna : アンナ
Tino : ティノ［地名］ Naira : ナイラ

Sam : サムSami : サミー（サムのニックネーム）

Bubs : バブズ

DANNY : ダニー

Polona : ポローナ

出典：Used with permission of Springer Nature BV, from Anna and the Fighter by
Elizabeth Laird 2005; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
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smaller and smaller : だんだん小さく

journey : 旅					rushed past : 勢いよく通り過ぎた

fell asleep : fall asleep「眠りに落ちる」の過去形
carriage : 列車の個室			ugly : 醜い・不細工なawake : 目が覚めて				scar : 傷

headline : 新聞の見出し			

criminal : 犯罪者

turned into : ～へ入っていった		

moustache : 口ひげ

tough : 強い・屈強な			wine : ワイン

drug : ドラッグ・薬物			smelt : smell「においがする」の過去形

spoon : スプーン				escape : 逃げるnotice : 看板					boxer : ボクサー１

下線部 (1) が指す内容はどのような言葉だったか、日本語で答えなさい。

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下線部 (2) の理由として最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。
1. 男がアンナの行き先を知っていたから。
2. 男がアンナに話しかけてきたから。
3. 男が言った町の名前が、アンナの生まれた町だったから。
4. 男が言った町の名前が、アンナの行き先とは全く違ったから。

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下線部 (3) の内容として最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。
1. She thought her aunt would be sad because Anna’s father was not with her.
2. She thought her aunt would be worried because Anna didn’t appear at the station.
3. She thought her aunt would be angry because Anna didn’t want to see her at the station.
4. She thought her aunt would be happy because she could see Anna after a long time.

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下 線部 (4) のようにアンナが判断した理由として適切なものを２つ選び、番号で答えなさい。
1. He had an ugly face and looked bad.
2. He knew that Anna was going to Naira.
3. Anna found the picture of his in the newspaper.
4. The headline of the newspaper said he was dangerous.
5. His friends, Tino and Bubs, didn’t look nice.
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下線部 (5) が「サムは上着を脱いで、座った。
」の意味になるよう、空所に入る英語を答えなさい。

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下線部 (6) が「何も食べたり飲んだりしてはダメよ」の意味になるよう、空所に入る英語を答えなさい。

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下線部 (7) が「バブズが食べ物をいくらか皿に乗せて、アンナにくれた。
」の意味になるよう、【８】内の語を正しく並べかえなさい。

下 線部 (8) におけるアンナの気持ちとして最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。

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1. She was scared.		

3. She was relaxed.

2. She was excited.		

4. She was tired.

空所 (9) に入れるのに最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。

1. her aunt in Naira		

3. the newspaper

2. the morning			

4. the dinner she had

下線部 (10) の内容を説明する次の文の空所に入る日本語をそれぞれ答えなさい。
それまでの誤解：アンナは（）と思っていた。

最後に理解したこと：

実際は（）。

次の文から本文の内容に合っているものを 2 つ選び、番号で答えなさい。
1. Anna’s father didn’t get in the train with her.
2. There were a lot of people on the train when Anna got in.
3. The inside of the train was so cold that she wanted to cry.
4. Sam was very kind in the train but Anna couldn’t trust him.
5. Sam showed his picture in the newspaper to Anna.
6. Sam had a face with a long scar and Bubs was a man with a moustache.
7. Anna was hungry but didn’t have dinner at the cafe.
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下線部の発音が次の英文の下線部と同じ語を１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。

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I will cut the birthday cake.
1. put２

2. drunk
2. useful
2. looked

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次の英文の（１I am busy! I am (1. studyShe (3. heat

4. ear

2. apple

3. want

4. late）に入れるのに最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。
) my homework now.

2. broke3. doing

4. to study

3. broken

4. breaking

Tom missed the train this morning. He will be late (2. at

The wall (A: “(3. to) school.
4. in) painted by him looks beautiful.

1. which was５

2. eat) the glass when she was washing it.

1. for４

4. talked

2. do

1. break３

3. needed

He ran very fast.
1. water２

4. news

He read the magazine.
1. bread５

3. sugar

Everybody wanted to see the soccer game last night.
1. showed

４

4. usual

Ken, please close the door.
1. also３

3. human

2. which

3. that

4. who was

3. How often

4. How much) do you watch movies?”

B: “Maybe twice a month.”
1. How long６

2. How oldThis problem is very difficult. If she () a computer, she could find theanswer.

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1. has2. have

3. having

The old man () me a sad story.

1. spoke

2. said

3. talked-6-

4. had

4. told

８We’ll go () a picnic next Saturday.

1. in９I(

2. out

4. on) listening to music at night last Saturday.

1. wanted
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3. with

2. enjoyed

3. decided

We don’t have to hurry up. We have (1. little

2. much) time.

3. few

4. no４

次の各組の英文がほぼ同じ意味になるように、（

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Who is the writer of this novel?

答えなさい。
= Who (２) this novel?

This pencil is not as long as that one.
= This pencil is (３)() that one.

I learned to play the piano at the age of ten.
= I learned to play the piano (４５)() was ten.

His mother became sick last week. She is still sick now.
= His mother ()() sick since last week.

When did they build these bridges?
= When () these bridges (4. asked)?

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次の日本文に合うように、次の語（句）を並べかえて正しい英文を完成させな
さい。ただし、文頭にくるべき語も小文字にしているので、必要に応じて大文字にしなさい。

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お茶をもう一杯飲みますか。
of / have / another / will / tea / you / cup / ?

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あなたがくれた本はとてもおもしろい。
very / book / is / you / interesting / the / gave / me /.

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この部屋にはいくつ椅子がありますか。
this room / how / chairs / are / many / there / in / ?

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私は今日することがたくさんあります。
have / do / things / to / today / I / many / .

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次の日本文を英文にしなさい。

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何の授業が一番好きですか。

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電車の中で読む本を探しています。

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