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第１問

次の英文を読んで、後の問い（問１～問８）に答えなさい。

（配点 50 点）(i)All over Japan, goats and sheep are being used to cut the grass.

This is good for theenvironment as we don’t need to use *herbicides and there is no noise from *lawnmowers.
An adult goat is said to eat 6 to 10 kg per day,（1）no need to dispose of the grass

cuttings and its *dung being used as *fertilizer. They do not need fuel or electricity likemachines, as they eat grass for food and they can go up and down slopes (P)［①is ②it ③to④hard ⑤where］use lawn mowing machines. The sight of goats and sheep *grazing
peacefully is (a)soothing for the locals.

There are a lot of benefits to having the animals

around, such as a reduction in the illegal dumping of garbage that is potentially
dangerous to (X)them.
On（2 ）hand, if humans don’t take care of these (b)gentle grass-eating animalsproperly, they might run away and have an accident or get sick.

For that purpose,

facilities and care for them to stay safe are important, such as setting up fences, resting
places, drinking fountains.
（3An animal may cry because it is (c)frightened if you keep it）its own, so they need to be kept in groups.

health checks and kept an eye on every day.

They also need to be given regular

If you provide the right environment thegoats and sheep to work in comfort, they are also more active.
Having the grass trimmed by animals not just in suburban *meadows and up in themountains, but also in city areas with lots of houses and buildings, is one of Japan’sunique (d)features.

Now there are around 20,000 goats in Japan, but right up to the1960s there were around 300,000 of them and they were a familiar part of everyday life.
That is（4）many older people feel nostalgic thinking about how (Y)they were brought

up as children drinking goats’ milk. From a child’s point of view goats are kind and cutecreatures.

For adults the sight of them grazing is soothing.

It is said that having goatsaround becomes a common topic of conversation and *prompts different generations totalk to each other, helping to make the local community stronger.

This might also be

one of the reasons that this ecologically-friendly form of grass cutting has become
popular in Japan.
Recently more and more companies, local governments, hospitals and universities etc.,
have been（5）animals to cut the grass.

(ii)Some companies have “Goat Employees”

working for them, as they want to be environmentally friendly and contribute to the localcommunity.

It seems that people like to see the goats wearing their name tags, hard atwork eating and weeding the grass; and events where local residents and the goat grasscutting teams can get together have become very popular.

－ 2 －“We are able to bringenjoyment to people in the local community and this is (e)worth a lot more than justmowing the grass,” said the person in charge.
Ecologically friendly grass cutting using animals that eat the grass looks set toincrease more and more in the future.

It (Q)［①before ②long ③may ④be ⑤not］thefamiliar scenes with goats and sheep become commonplace.
（出典

Ecologically-friendly Grass Cutting - Using Goats and Sheep!，

Kids Web Japan）（注）*herbicide：除草剤*fertilizer：肥料

問１*lawnmower：芝刈り機*graze：牧草を食べる*dung （動物の）フン*meadow：牧草地*prompt：促す

下線部(a)～(e)の意味として最も適当なものを、次の①～④の中から一つずつ選びなさい。
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問２

空所（1）～（5）に入れるものとして最も適当なものを、次の①～④の中から一つずつ選びなさい。
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下線部(X)(Y)の内容として最も適当なものを、次の①～④の中から一つずつ選びなさい。
（配点(X) them

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the animals②

lawn mowing machines③benefits④the locals(Y) they

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lots of houses and buildings④goats in Japan－ 4 －各 3 点）

問４

下線部(P)［①is ②it ③to ④hard ⑤where］の［］内の語を並べかえて正しい英文にするとき、4 番目にくる語を、次の①～⑤の中から一つ選びなさい。

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where］内の語を並べかえて正しい英文にするとき、4 番目にくる語を、次の①～⑤の中から一つ選びなさい。
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下線部(i)All over Japan, goats and sheep are being used to cut the grass.の具体

問６

的な理由として、本文に書かれていないものを、次の①～④の中から一つ選びなさい。
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芝刈り機の騒音もなく環境にもいいから。

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ヤギやヒツジを運動させることができるから。

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刈り取った草を捨てる必要がないから。

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機械のような燃料や電気が不要だから。

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下線部(ii)Some companies have “Goat Employees” working for them の具体的な

問７

理由として、最も適当なものを、次の①～④の中から一つ選びなさい。

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環境に配慮し、地域社会に貢献するため。

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新たなビジネス分野の可能性を模索するため。

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人件費を節約し、より多くの利益を得るため。

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補助金等の公的な支援を受けやすくするため。

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問８

本文の内容に合うように、⑴～⑶の英文の空所を補うのに最も適当なものを、次の①～④の中から一つずつ選びなさい。
（配点各 4 点）

To get goats and sheep to cut the grass comfortably, it is important

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to let each animal be alone, and not with other goats or sheep②

to let the animals walk free, and not take care of them③

to create an environment where they can live safely④

to choose goats and sheep that are as young as possible
The number of goats living in Japan（⑵）.

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is about the same as it was 60 years ago②

has been growing for about the past 20 years③

has increased and decreased repeatedly since 1960④is only 1/15 the number of goats that lived in Japan in the 1960s
The author of this article says that（⑶）.

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the number of animals used to cut the grass will increase in the future②

animals are used to cut the grass in Japan only in the mountains③

goats are cute animals for adults, but dangerous for kids④

forcing goats and sheep to eat grass is animal abuse

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第２問

次の英会話文の空所⑴～⑸に入れるのに最も適当なものを、①～④の中から一つずつ選びなさい。（B=Bob，S=Shota）（配点各 6 点）

B: Excuse me, are you Shota?
S: Bob? （ 1 ）B: Yes.

Three years ago, after I married my Japanese wife, we moved to New Yorkand opened this okonomiyaki restaurant.
S: Really?

I didn’t know that. （2 ）B: Yeah, I guess we were 17 when we last saw each other, when I was studying abroad
at your high school in Kyoto.
S: That’s right.

Where in Japan is your wife from?

B: She’s from Hiroshima. She went to an American university and worked part-timeat a Japanese restaurant when she was a student.

I also worked part-time at that

restaurant, and we became friends.
S: That’s great.
B: （3S: No.

Hiroshima is famous for okonomiyaki.

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I came here for a business meeting.

B: Oh, OK.

I work for a bank in Tokyo now.

How long will you be here?

S: I’m going back to Japan next Monday.
B: （4day.

） My wife and I would love to have you over.

The restaurant is closed that

We live very close to the restaurant.

S: Thank you.

I have a meeting until 6 pm near Penn Station.

Can I come overafter that?
B: Of course. （5） The email address is on the restaurant’s website.

S: OK.
B: So, what would you like to order?
S: I want to try your number one recommendation.
B: Sure.

One “Central Park Special,” coming up!

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Do you eat at this restaurant often?

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Why are you always late?

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Is this your restaurant?

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How is your wife?

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You went to Kyoto last month, didn’t you?

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When I met you in Japan last year, you were still single.

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It’s really been a long time.

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I’ve wanted to visit this restaurant for a long time.

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22①Do you work for a bank in Tokyo?

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Is your job going well these days?

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When did you get married?

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Do you live in New York, too?

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①I’ll see you off at the airport.

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Why don’t you come to my house this Thursday?

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I went to see a baseball game with my wife yesterday.

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Have you bought your return airplane ticket yet?

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We’ll pick you up, so email the restaurant after you finish work.

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There’s a train from Penn Station to the airport.

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My wife and I will make a delicious lunch for you.

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Actually, that time isn’t good for us, so I’ll call you later.

－ 8 －第３問

次の英文（問 1～問 10）の空所に入れるのに最も適当なものを、①～④の中から一つずつ選びなさい。

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