2012 年 AIBA 認定アドバイザー試験公開問題「貿易英語」
第１問

次の英文を読んで、問 1～問 10 について最も適切なものを一つ選び、解答用紙にその番号を記入しなさい。
LIVING WITH RADIATION coping with Japan’s nuclear disasterA pen-like dosimeter hangs around the neck of Katsunobu Sakurai, the tireless mayor of
Minamisoma, measuring the accumulated radiation to which he has been exposed during the past
two weeks of a four-week nuclear nightmare. The reading of 43 microsieverts is about the dosage
he would get from a single chest x-ray. No cause for alarm, then. Yet he believes the radioactive
particles from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear-power plant, 25km from his office, have led thisonce-prosperous city of 70,000 into a fight for its life.
About 50,000 inhabitants who lived closest to the plant have been evacuated or have fled sinceradiation levels started to rise after the March 11th tsunami ? which also left at least 1,400 of thetown’s residents dead or missing. Even though external radiation has since returned tonear-harmless levels, Mr. Sakurai fears many of Minamisoma’s evacuees may never come back.
Three worries predominate. One, the information passed out by the government and Tokyo
Electric Power (TEPCO), which owns the Dai-ichi plant, may be unreliable. Two, the plant is still
unstable, at risk of suddenly emitting vastly greater amounts of radioactive particles. Three, thelonger it takes to stabilize, the more lasting damage wind- and waterborne radiation may do to
the livelihoods of the farmers and fishermen who are the economic lifeblood of the community. Ifthey go, so does the town.
These worries resurfaced on April 7th when TEPCO started to inject nitrogen into one of theplant’s six stricken reactors. That was to prevent a repeat of the hydrogen explosions that blew
radiation out of the plant soon after cooling systems failed in the wake of the tsunami.
Even before that news, Mr Sakurai was saying that he was fearful of another explosion. It was
why he continued to discourage hope that the town could get back to normal. “The lack ofinformation is making people deeply stressed and frustrated,“ he said.
The prompt dissemination of accurate information is not happening, though. By April 6th TEPCO
had managed to staunch the leakage of highly contaminated water from one of the damaged
reactors that had produced levels of radioactive iodine 7.5m times the legal limit in one sample ofseawater. But that was not before fishermen about 70km south of the plant had caught tiny
sand-eels, known as konago, with larger than normal traces of radioacitive iodine and caesium.

The unwelcome discovery prompted Naoto Kan, the prime minister, to issue a new safety
standard for levels of radioactivity in marine products. Knowing the public’s fears of unsafe food(and no doubt encouraged by the promise of compensation), the local konago fishermen had
already pulled in their nets for the season.
The fear of contamination is spreading internationally, too, and the government is learning that it
is not enough just to present scientific evidence about radiation levels. On April 6th India
suspended all Japanese food imports. Neighbouring South Korea expressed concern that it wasnot warned about TEPCO’s decision to dump low-level radioactive waste into the sea to makeroom to store more toxic stuff on land. South Korea does not share a sea with Fukushima. But
South Korea, like Japan, has a vibrant seafood culture. Rational or not, perceptions matter.
With more emotion than sense, electronic components, machine parts and even towels made far
from Fukushima have required radiation checks or been turned back by Italy and China, among
others. The Japanese authorities have not helped by falling back on technocracy rather than amore sympathetic response. Shippers have urged the government to issue certificates that would
assure foreign ports that goods are radiation-free. Instead, Japan expends its energies mainly
attempting to convince shippers about the safely low levels of radiation in the country at large.
“The question is how to reduce anxiety, not present sciences,” says Katsunori Nemoto ofKeidanren, Japan’s business lobby.
At a time when the Japanese economy needs help, to date around 50 countries have imposed
restrictions on Japanese imports. America, which buys one-sixth of Japanese farm exports, has
put products from Fukushima and three other prefectures on a watch list. The European Union
has named a dozen prefectures that need radiation tests, yet traders in these places report a lackof testing equipment. In one case, says an executive at a Japanese trading house, tuna that
arrived in America was set aside by customs, rotting before it was inspected. A sake brewer on asales trip to Las Vegas noticed that Japanese food was off the menu at hotels.
So far the direct economic impact of radiation fears on exports is slight. Fishing and farming
account for a very small part of Japan’s total exports, even if a disproportionate share in Japan’s
stricken northeast. Even so, the reputation for high quality enjoyed by Japanese-sourced food willprobably suffer.
At home, the impact on domestic demand may be much bigger. Economists say fears of radiation
dampen consumer confidence and extend as far south as Tokyo, which is 250km from theFukushima plant. Some pundits want the government to launch a publicity blitz to urge ordinary
Japanese to spend more. It may do little good, especially coming from a government that does notinspire confidence. Many ordinaryJapanese unaffected by the tsunami and nuclear mess either feel a sympathy for the victims orare ashamed to be seen enjoying themselves. The Japanese tendency towards self-restraint, orjishuku, is back in force. People are cutting back on everything from shopping trips to hanami
parties to view the spring cherry blossom.
As for Minamisoma, its residents are fed up with paying the price for a nuclear accident at a plantthat brought them little benefit ? after all, it sent nearly all its electricity to Tokyo. Takashi
Shibaguchi, a 41-year-old acupuncturist who lived on the outskirts of the town, says he will neverreturn home, even though he has no money and is sleeping on the floor of an evacuation shelterwith his wife and four-year-old daughter. He is rational about the radiation risks to himself, butfears his daughter growing up in such a potentially poisonous environment. ”I’m done with it,” hesays.
(The Economist, April 9th, 2011)
問 1．Mr. Katsunobu Sakurai の３つの不安（three worries）に該当しないものはどれか、次の記述・ことば（１）～（４）のうち、該当しないものを選びなさい。
（１） the information may be unreliable.
（２） to inject nitrogen into one of the plant’s reactors.
（３） the more lasting damage.
（４） the plant is still unstable.
正解 (2)
問 2．Minamisoma の市民はおよそ何人ですか。次の数字（１）～（４）のうち、正しいものを選びなさい。
（１） 1,400 人（２） 70,000 人（３） 50,000 人（４） 290,000 人
正解 （2）
問 3．Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear-power plant と東京の距離は、およそ、どのくらいですか。次の数字（１）～（４）のうち、正しいものを選びなさい。
（１） 25km（２） 250km（３） 70km（４） 500km
正解 （2）

問 4．日本からの食品輸入を中止していない、またはなんらの輸入規制もしていないのは、問題文に記載されている国のうち、どこですか。次の記述（１）～（４）のうち、該当する国を選びなさい。
（１） インド（２） 米国（３） 欧州連合（４） 該当する国はない
正解 （4）
問 5．イタリアが放射線検査を要求している対象に含まれていないものは、問題文から判断すると、次の（１）～（４）のうち、どれですか。正しいものを選びなさい。
（１） machine parts（２） electronic components（３） towels（４） ocean freight container
正解 （4）
問 6．震災は、一般消費者へどんな影響を与えることになったか。次の記述（１）～（４）のうち、正しいものを選びなさい。
（１） Many ordinary Japanese are spending more than before.
（２） Government publicity is inspiring consumer confidence.
（３） Economists say that fears of radiation dampen consumer confidence.
（４） People are increasing expenses for shopping, trips to hanami parties.
正解 （3）
問 7．日本製品に対するアメリカの輸入手続き・輸入規制その他の対応は、震災後、どう変わりましたか。次の記述（１）～（４）のうち、誤っているものを選びなさい。
（１） 福島県産、その他 3 県の生産品が要監視品目としてリストアップされた。
（２） たとえ輸入通関手続きに問題なしとしても、放射能検査などに時間がかかるため、特に生鮮食料品は、その商品価値がなくなる恐れがある。
（３） アメリカは、これまでと同様に、これからも日本の農産物輸出の 6 分の 1 を積極的好意的に輸入する。
（４） 輸入通関手続きとは別に、アメリカ市場では、日本製品が店頭から撤去される事例が見受けられる。
正解 （3）
問 8．Minamisoma そのほかの住民と原子力発電所に関する、次の記述（１）～（４）のうち、問題文から判断して、内容が誤っているものを選びなさい。
（１） To the residents of Minamisoma the power plant brought much benefit.
（２） The power plant sent nearly all its electricity to Tokyo.

（３） The mayor of Minamisoma fears many of Minamisoma’s evacuees may never come back.
（４） Larger than normal traces of radioactive iodine and caesium were discovered in the tiny
sand-eel, known as konago, about 70km south of the plant.
正解 （1）
問 9．The power plant あるいは reactor に関する、次の記述（１）～（４）のうち、問題文から判断して、内容が誤っているものを選びなさい。
（１） Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant consists of 10 nuclear reactors.
（２） One of the damaged reactors had produced 7.5m times higher than the legal limit ofradioactive iodine.
（３） Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) once decided to dump low-level radioactive waste into thesea.
（４） Hydrogen explosions blew radiation out of the power plant.
正解 （1）
問 10.多くの国に広がっている汚染の不安は、問題文では、主にどんな理由によるものとされていますか、正しいものを選びなさい。
（１） radiation levels（２） radioactive waste（３） scientific evidence（４） more emotion than sense
正解 （４）
第2問

次の英文は国際英文契約書の一部である。問 1～問 10 について、文法・前後関係等を総合的に勘案し、最も適切なものを一つ選び、解答用紙にその番号を記入しなさい。
This Agreement ( ア ) the entire Agreement between the parties hereto and ( イ ) all ( ウ )agreements, negotiations, commitments, representations and ( エ ) in respect to the transactionsin ABC products, its spare parts and tools, and ( オ ) not be changed nor ( カ ) in any manner,except by ( キ ) consent ( ク ) writing ( ケ ) by each ( コ ) hereto.
問 1．
（ア）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) controls (2) consolidates (3) constitutes (4) consists
正解 （3）
問 2．
（イ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) supersedes (2) eliminates (3) deletes (4) eradicates
正解 （1）

問 3．
（ウ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) verbal (2) recorded (3) written (4) previous
正解 （4）
問 4．
（エ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) practices (2) malpractices (3) mistakes (4) errors
正解 （1）
問 5．
（オ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) may (2) will (3) shall (4) should
正解 （3）
問 6．
（カ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) modified (2) designed (3) plagiarized (4) developed
正解 （1）
問 7．
（キ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) respectable (2) mutual (3) unilateral (4) multilateral
正解 （2）
問 8．
（ク）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) in (2) by (3) with (4) for
正解 （1）
問９．
（ケ ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) reviewed (2) reconfirmed (3) signed (4) verified
正解 (3)
問 10.（コ）に入る語句として最も適切なものはどれか選びなさい。

(1) person (2) party (3) member (4) individual
正解 (2)