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not going well.
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Ｄ．then．I like everything about the new music and think it（）be any

better.
Ａ．may notＢ．couldn’t

Ｃ．must not

Ｄ．shouldn’t．After Thomas（）his job offer, Mr. Evans decided to offer the

position to Peter.
Ａ．is rejecting

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Ｄ．was rejected．You can purchase the latest print edition or（）to the online

version.
Ａ．subscribe

Ｂ．describe

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faces were（Ａ．alwaysＢ．alreadyＣ．abruptly．Nana sounded crueler than（Ａ．never．In（

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along its route.
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serious matter for me.
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representation of the subject.
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problems.
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Ｅ．oughtＦ．yesterday’s＊次の文章を筋の通ったものにするために、枠内にあるＡ〜Ｄからもっとも適切なものを選び（こと）［各）の中に入れなさい。（＊印の語（句）は注を参考にする

点］

（Ａ）

Ａ．Measuring time has been an obsession of humankind’s from themost ancient of days, when people created sundials*, water clocks,
and hour glasses to keep track of their lives.
Ｂ．Yet a few prefer to work on their own and live by repairing
antique clocks.
Ｃ．To begin with, it takes an intense interest in understanding how
things work.
Ｄ．If anything, the demand for high quality clocks and watches
may be growing.

Horology is the study of time, or more precisely, the study of themeasurement of time.（⑴）Modern clocks have a history of only

about 500 years, throughout which they have developed gradually. Yet,
the advance of digital technology suddenly diminished the need forclocks and watches. People who make and repair such devices
as horologists

known

found their job opportunities reduced. However, thissoon resulted in a shortage of skilled horologists, and the position is
now making a comeback.
It is true that modern people have a lesser need for timepieces*.
Why buy a watch, when learning the time is as simple as glancing at asmartphone? But now watches and clocks have transformed from mere
time-keeping devices to exquisite accessory items for both individuals
and homes.（⑵）These all require someone to repair them, as do＊

antique watches and clocks. Skilled horologists meet this need.
To become a horologist isn’t easy.（ ⑶ ）Most horologists are keen
on details and know the history of their field very well. They look uponeach individual watch or clock as a personal project. Many thus enter
the field as dedicated hobbyists. To become a licensed horologist takes
more than a year of intense study, with the most grueling* curriculum
being the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program（WOSTEP）. This requires over 3,000 hours of study.
Mosthorologists

companies.（

⑷

go

on

to

careers

with

major

watch-making）These horologists view their work as challenging

and beautiful as they try to preserve the history of time-keeping.

［注］sundial: 日時計

timepiece: 時計＊

grueling: 厳しい

（Ｂ）

Ａ．These positive mental developments attained through music at a
young age can remain over the long term.
Ｂ．Research has shown that playing music can change the structureof the brain so that it functions better.
Ｃ．However, there are also clear benefits of learning musicalinstruments for older people.
Ｄ．Another benefit to the brain that results from playing music
includes an increase in the volume of “gray matter.”

According to various scientific studies, one of the best things you
can do for your brain is to learn to play a musical instrument.（ ⑸ ）The benefits from such changes include better long-term memory andgreater power of concentration.
The mental gains from playing a musical instrument are clear frommedical scans of the brains of musicians and non-musicians. The area ofthe brain called the corpus callosum, which contains the nerve fibersthat connect the two sides of the brain, is much larger in musicians, as
are the areas of the brain responsible for such functions as movement⑹

and hearing.（）

Harvard University professor Gottfried Schlaug found that after just
15 months of musical training in childhood, the structure of the brain
beginstochange,movement.（⑺

including

improvements

relatedtohearingand）

The change in the structure of the brain can protect a person
against some problems that occur later in life, such as decreasing
hearing ability. A study conducted by Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist* at＊

Northwestern University, found that adults aged 55 to 76 who had
played a musical instrument were better able to recognize the sound of
the syllable “da.” The results of the study showed that those with thelongest musical training had the quickest response times to the sound.
The study suggests that learning a musical instrument helps toprevent the decline among older people’s abilities to recognize thedifference between such consonant sounds as “d” and “p.” Anotherhearing benefit for musicians is the ability to recognize words evenwhen there is a lot of background noise, which is often difficult for older
people.
The greatest long-term mental gains come to those who haveundergone musical training for many years and from a young age.
（⑻

）One recent study conducted on the impact of piano instruction

on adults between the ages of 60 and 85 revealed that after just six
months of learning the piano there were improvements in memory,
speaking skills, and information-processing ability. This shows that it is
never

too

late

to

learn

and

benefit

instrument.

［注］neuroscientist: 神経科学者

＊

from

learningamusical次の英文を読んで、質問に答えなさい。（＊印の語（句）は注を参考にするこ
と）
［各

点］

（Ａ）Almost halfway between London and Cambridge lies a small
country town that has been around for over 1,000 years. Visitors canwalk the streets of Thaxted and see medieval houses as well as a
restored windmill and a beautiful church. It is these streets andcommunity that Gustav Holst, a famous English composer, musician andteacher, found to be the best environment for him and his family toescape from his busy travel, teaching schedule and life. He and his
family would visit the town on weekends and holidays to rest and relax.
In 1917, he and his wife bought a house in the town, and it is therethat he spent much time working on his music. Holst and his family
loved this town so much that one of his most famous compositions isnamed after it.
The score “Thaxted” is known across the world, but not all people
who are familiar with it will know it for the same reasons. This
composition forms the middle section of the “Jupiter” movement in his
orchestral suite titled “The Planets.” Holst created this suite because of
his interest in astrology* and composed each movement to represent
each of the planets, excluding Earth.
The year 1921 marked the first time that the score of “Thaxted”
was arranged to create another musical work, the patriotic hymn “I Vow
to Thee*, My Country.” This was performed at the wedding of PrinceCharles and Princess Diana in 1981. It was also performed at Princess
Diana’s funeral in 1997. In 2003, the Japanese singer Ayaka Hirahara
released a pop song called “Jupiter,” managing to sell almost a million
copies which got her to No. 2 on the Oricon charts. This was a pop＊

music version of Holst’s “Thaxted,” and Japanese lyrics with someEnglish lyrics mixed in were put to the music. It was a massive success,remaining in the charts for over three years, and helped to launch
Hirahara’s career. A variation of “Thaxted,” entitled “Running,” was also
performed by Sarah Brightman at the opening ceremony of the 11th
World Championships in Athletics held in Osaka in 2007. Fans of therugby union will recognize the score as “World in Union,” a theme songfor the Rugby World Cup. The melody from “Thaxted” is so famous andwell known that it has been adopted by many schools and universities
as their graduation song, and it has been used in over 20 different
hymns.
Thaxted is a thriving town where the past comes together with thepresent. This small country town’s name, Thaxted, is also a piece ofmusic that resonates* with the past while it also is adapted to today’slisteningaudience.

The

combination

of

this

score

with

lyricsofequivalent brilliance has given “Thaxted” a strong connection withmillions of people worldwide, even though most people are unaware of
the original score’s name or origin, or the small country town in Essex,
England.

［注］astrology: 占星術

thee: 汝（なんじ）

resonate: 共鳴する

．この英文の主題は次のどれか。
Ａ．
「ジュピター」が有名になった経緯
Ｂ．ホルストの音楽の商業的成功
Ｃ．ある有名なメロディの背景
Ｄ．イギリスのある村が世界的に有名になった経緯＊

．本文の内容と一致するものはどれか。
Ａ．
「サクステッド」は王室の結婚を祝うために作曲された。
Ｂ．ホルストの曲作りに多大な影響を与えたのは天文学への関心だった。
Ｃ．組曲『惑星』には地球を主題にした楽曲がある。
Ｄ．
「サクステッド」は編曲され、大きなスポーツイベントのテーマ曲として使われてきた。

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（Ｂ）Science teachers before 2005 were teaching students about a nineplanet solar system of which our planet Earth is a part. But since 2005,
partly because of the Kuiper Belt, it has become eight planets. The
Kuiper Belt is a large donut-shaped collection of objects, mostly made ofice, that orbit the sun in the shape of a disc, much like the asteroid
belt*. However, the Kuiper Belt is much larger than the asteroid belt
and is farther away from the sun. The asteroid belt is found in an area
beyond the orbit of Mars, and the Kuiper Belt is found in the area
beyond the orbit of Neptune*, the outermost planet. Neptune’s orbit
marks the inner circle of the donut or the Kuiper Belt.
Although only 2,000 or so have been recorded, the Kuiper Belt
contains millions of objects. Of those millions of objects, just one is
known to almost every person: Pluto*. Pluto was first discovered in 1930
by Clyde Tombaugh using a 13-inch telescope, and at that time it was
officially recognized as the ninth planet. However, over the years as
scientists continued to study Pluto, they discovered that Pluto was
actually smaller than Earth’s moon. As scientists discussed Pluto’s status
as a planet, they finally officially reclassified Pluto as a “dwarf planet”
in 2005.
Since Pluto was discovered, advances in astronomy have improved
our understanding of the solar system. Especially in the 1990s, newinformation gathered through space exploration and observation based on
advanced technology began to change the ideas about our solar systemand the planets. The discovery of the Kuiper Belt itself showed that
Pluto was not the main celestial body* in its own orbit but rather oneof many, many

objects

in

the

same

orbit.

In2005,

astronomers

discovered other objects in the Kuiper Belt that were very similar insize and shape to Pluto. These and other facts ultimately led to its 2005＊

demotion* to the status of a dwarf planet.
Shortly thereafter, a group of scientists known as the International
Astronomical Union（IAU）came up with new criteria for defining aplanet. First, it must orbit the sun. Second, it must be massive enoughso that its gravity pulls it into a round shape. Third, it must clear out
other objects from its own orbit. In other words, its gravity must be
dominant in that orbit. It is this third criterion that disqualifies Pluto
from being a planet

it did not clear out other objects from its own

orbit. This is why Pluto and other similar objects are now classified as
dwarf planets.

［注］asteroid belt: 小惑星帯
Pluto: 冥王星

Neptune: 海王星
celestial body: 天体

demotion: 降格．この英文の主題は次のどれか。
Ａ．カイパーベルトの発見に伴う学説の変化
Ｂ．惑星と衛星の種類と定義
Ｃ．海王星と冥王星の発見の経緯
Ｄ．望遠鏡の発展と天体観察の進化．本文での冥王星の説明に一致するのは次のどれか。
Ａ．

年に冥王星が発見されて以来、惑星とすることには疑問が投げかけら

れてきた。
Ｂ．

年代に、冥王星は当初の想定とは異なる位置にあることが判明した。

Ｃ．

年に、冥王星の軌道は小惑星帯のごく内側にあることがわかった。

Ｄ．

年に、冥王星は惑星の分類から正式に除外された。

＊

．カイパーベルトに関する記述として、本文と一致するのは次のどれか。
Ａ．カイパーベルトには現在つの惑星がある。

Ｂ．カイパーベルトには冥王星とほぼ同じ大きさの天体が多数ある。
Ｃ．カイパーベルトは火星の軌道の内側にある。
Ｄ．カイパーベルトは太陽系の中で小惑星帯よりも内側にある。

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次の英文を読んで、質問に答えなさい。（＊印の語（句）は注を参考にするこ
と）
［各

点］

（Ａ）We like to think our brains are always correctthat our senses

are always accurate. However, this is not always true. The brain arranges,
sorts and organizes data from the senses. Normally the system works
well. Sometimes it does not, and we see illusions. An illusion can be
defined as something that deceives or misleads us intellectually. Illusions
can happen with all five senses（taste, touch, sight, smell and hearing）,
and some involve the way information from two senses is put together.
One of the oldest tactile or touch illusions is the Aristotle illusion.
The Aristotle illusion happens when you cross your index with yourmiddle finger. After you cross your fingers and then you touch your nosewith those crossed fingers, your brain interprets your nose as two
separate objects because you have touched it with the outside of both
fingers at the same time. Another similar illusion can happen when aperson feels something that is not there, or something that should not
be there but feels like it is. This happens sometimes when a person
loses a limb, or their arm or leg. The person still feels like the arm or
leg is there. They might want to scratch it, or the limb area might feel
painful. This is called the phantom limb.
Of the various illusions we can experience, optical illusions aremaybe the most common ones. Some optical illusions use color, light andpatterns to create images that might be deceptive or mislead our brains.
When we see an optical illusion, the information that we gather isprocessed in our brains, and that information creates a perception that
does not match the true image. Perception is the interpretation of what
we see through our eyes. These illusions occur because our brain tries to＊interpret what we see and make sense of the world around us. Our
brains are tricked into seeing things that may or may not be real. For
example, architects use designs that make people view their works incertain ways. The architects of the ancient building called the Parthenon
in Greece did this. They knew that straight lines viewed from certain
angles appear curved, so they curved the lines of the Parthenon to makethem appear straight. Though optical illusions play tricks on your eyesand confuse your brain, they are an enjoyable way of learning about thescience of vision as well as a playful reminder that our assumptions
about the visual world can sometimes be deceptive.
A lot of research is focused on comprehending how and why we see
illusions, since to understand how we see, we need to recognize why it
seems that we sometimes see incorrectly. Illusions, therefore, are critical
windows into the mind. They make us realize not only that things are
rarely what they seem, but also that our experiences of the world shape
our understanding of it. They demonstrate how closely our eyes andbrain work together to help us see.

．What is the main idea of this passage?
Ａ．There is a connection between illusions and accidents.
Ｂ．Research has resulted in technology reducing illusions in our lives.
Ｃ．Illusions are important ways to understand the mind.
Ｄ．The number of touch and optical illusions is greater than theillusions of the other senses.

＊

．According to the passage, which of the following is true?
Ａ．When touching your nose with a finger, your brain causes you tointerpret your nose as two objects.
Ｂ．Though optical illusions trick people’s eyes and brains, they are a
fun way to learn about the way people see the world.
Ｃ．A phantom illusion is something that can happen to anyone when
they have hurt an arm or leg.
Ｄ．Aristotle designed the Parthenon using touch illusions so that thelines of the building would not appear curved to the naked eye.

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（Ｂ）It’s a storyline that pops up in countless works of science fiction
literature, film and television: intelligent robots rise up against thehuman race and take over the world. As fantastical as it may seem, thisdisastrous vision of the future is grounded in real science and is a
popular topic of debate among people who work in fields concerned withartificial intelligence or AI. As the theory goes, the development andrefinement of AI technology will eventually result in that technology
rapidly becoming so intelligent that it will reach a point when it
permanently surpasses all human intelligence and capability. From thisstage forward, technology is predicted to improve upon itself at an
unprecedented rate without human involvement or input, and certainly
without human permission.
That theoretical point in time is known as “the Singularity,” themoment after which human life, and its relationship with machines, cannever return to the way it used to be. John von Neumann, one of thegreatest mathematicians and computer scientists of the 20th century, isthe person that is most usually credited as the first person to state that
the Singularity is the “accelerating progress of technology and changes
in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approachingsome essential singularity in the history of the race beyond whichhuman affairs, as we know them, could not continue.”
The Singularity is something that many people think about, and it
will have a significant role in the world in which we live. Some predictthat the Singularity, more than any other single phenomenon thatmankind has created, will shape our lives, commerce, interpersonal
relationships, financial markets, governments, and our political parties
and their ideas. It will impact probably every single aspect of our lives.
Most philosophers and scientists agree that there will be a turning point＊when there is an emergence of superintelligence. They also believe thattime and speed will be a factor in this development, and smart systems
will self-improve at an increasing rate.
Experts in the field, including engineers, computer programmers
and science ethicists, disagree over whether this is an urgent concern forhuman beings. Some believe the benefits will surpass the dangers,
leading to technologies that can solve society’s problems, cure diseases or
unlockthemysteriesof

ouruniverse.

Otherssuggest

that

such

advancements assume too much that self-sufficient* AI will be friendly
to human needs, especially after they no longer have any reason to be.
From this perspective, if such a powerful force were to decide that wehumans are no longer needed, it could lead to humanity’s extinction. It
is not beyond one’s imagination to understand that a post-singularity
world will be unrecognizable to us all. It may become a super-futuristic
world where superintelligence capabilities could be added to humans.
Brain-computer interfaces, biological alterations of thebrain,

brain

implants and genetic engineering may all become a part of the postsingularity world. Humans may then live in a virtual world or as
sentient* robots.

［注］self-sufficient: 自立した

sentient: 感覚のある．What is the main topic of this passage?
Ａ．Debates surrounding the future of AI
Ｂ．AI enhancing future medical advances
Ｃ．The reason AI appears so often in science fiction
Ｄ．Ethical issues in robotic engineering and computer chips＊

．According to the passage, which of the following is true?
Ａ．Both medical and biological technologies have gone as far as they
can to incorporate AI.
Ｂ．Scientists are unified on the benefits versus the dangers of AI.
Ｃ．Once the Singularity occurs, humans will have different relations
with AI.
Ｄ．Scientists are divided on the use of AI helping humans in space
exploration.

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（Ｃ）Human beings have been playing board games for centuries. Boards,
dice, sticks and counters* have been found wherever humans have lived.
Games have been found in the cradles of civilization, from Mesopotamia
to Rome. Egyptians played a board game that was divided into squares
with counters. Players threw sticks rather than rolling dice. Romans also
played board games, and one which they played is quite similar tomodern backgammon. Chess was probably invented in India in the 6th
or 7th century AD or perhaps even earlier. A game similar to draughts*,
or checkers as it is known by many today, was played by the ancient
Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
Of all the ancient games played, one game has caught theattention of historians due to the mystery surrounding how it is to beplayed. This game is called the “Royal Game of Ur” and was discovered
in Ur in Iraq in the 1920s by an Englishman named Leonard Woolley.
It was a very interesting discovery as it is believed that the game dates
as far back as 4,600 years ago, but for decades, no one knew what therules were for this game.
Another Englishman, Irving Finkel, has perhaps solved the mystery
about how to play this game. Finkel, who worked for the British
Museum, discovered an old tablet written in 177 BC, with a pattern on
the back that looked like the squares of a board game. Finkel translated
the text on the tablet and discovered that it discussed the “Royal Gameof Ur.”
The ancient tablet explained many details about the game. It said
that certain squares on the board could bring players good luck, such as
the one square that would make a player “as powerful as a lion.” From
the tablet, Finkel also learned the basic rules of the game, including thefact that the winner was the player who moved all five of the pieces＊

around the board first. The translation of the basic rules was a problem
because the game appeared to be boring and not challenging at all.
Luckily, different versions of this game have been found in many places
around the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East. With so many
examples and variations, it can only be assumed that the game was not
only popular but also lots of fun.
Today, there are some variations of this game. Historians haveexamined Finkel’s translation of the rules and have combined the ruleswith other games dating back from around the same period which were
found in the Mediterranean and Middle East areas. Games that are
similar have game boards of 20 squares. The boards are quite alike, but
the “Royal Game of Ur” board is much more elaborately designed withmarkings on each of the squares. Based on the information gained fromresearchers, the British Museum has made its own “Royal Game of Ur”
board game and sells it to the general public.
According to archaeological* evidence, the game seemed to havebeen popular across the Middle East and other areas for many years.
However, around 2,000 years ago, interest in the game died out. Thiswas because the new, more popular game of backgammon appeared. But
thanks to the work of two Englishmen, the “Royal Game of Ur” canonce again be enjoyed today.

［注］counter:（ボードゲームで使われる）駒
draughts: ドラフツ（ボードゲームの一種）＊

archaeological: 考古学の．What is the main topic of this passage?
Ａ．The rules for the “Royal Game of Ur” created by the British
MuseumＢ．How Irving Finkel discovered a tablet explaining the “Royal Gameof Ur”
Ｃ．The research carried out by Englishman Leonard Woolley in the
1920s
Ｄ．An ancient board game that was discovered in the 20th century．According to the passage, which of the following is true?
Ａ．Irving Finkel made a new and improved “Royal Game of Ur” in
the 1980s.
Ｂ．The “Royal Game of Ur” became unpopular after a new gameappeared.
Ｃ．Leonard Woolley was the first Englishman to play the “Royal
Game of Ur.”
Ｄ．People in Mesopotamia played the “Royal Game of Ur” for nearly
4,600 years.

．What can be inferred by this passage?
Ａ．The original “Royal Game of Ur” was popular because of its
colorful board.
Ｂ．The “Royal Game of Ur” was used for fortune-telling 4,600 years
ago.
Ｃ．New versions ofthe“Royal

Game

of

Ur”

are

being

made

throughout the Mediterranean Sea area.
Ｄ．The “Royal Game of Ur” can be purchased by visitors to the
British Museum.

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