2022年度

英茨城キリスト教大学一般選抜入学試験 2 期

語（ 2 期）（解答は解答用紙に記入すること）

Ⅰ 次の英文を読んで問 1 〜問 4 に答えなさい。
Everyone loves presents. Or do they? Before living in Japan, I probably would have said yeswith no hesitation, but now all I can say is,“Hmmm?”
I’ve often sensed* a gap between my gift-giving habits and the Japanese customs. Once
I baked cookies for the staff at my Tokyo sports club. I was living alone then, and the warm
welcome I always got when I went to the club （1） meant a lot to me.（①）cookies was myway of giving something back. But the moment I gave the gift, I sensed something wrong. Insteadof smiling as they accepted the cookies, the young women at the front desk seemed（②）anduncomfortable. After that, they were never quite as friendly as before. I knew I had broken somekind of social rule, but I had no idea what it was.
Perhaps the problem was（③）gift exchange is taken a lot more seriously here thanin the US. Japanese business etiquette says that after receiving a gift, you should always
reciprocate** by giving another gift back. So in giving a gift, however small, to the gym staff, Iput them in an（④）position because they couldn’t reciprocate. Of course, in my mind, they

had already given me the gift of kindness, and I was simply trying to say“Thanks!”
I’m not sure that interpretation is correct, but a recent experience makes me think （2） it
probably is. Not long ago I made cookies for some women I was working（again to show appreciation. They helped me get（⑥⑤）at a new job,）to the environment, and I wanted todo something in return. This time my gift was received with genuine smiles, so I felt good. But
the next time I went to work, they had a nice gift for me from a department store. Of course, I
appreciated the thoughtfulness but felt somehow as if my own gift had been misunderstood.
I’ve also tried out some Japanese gift-giving customs myself——again, （3） with limited
success. I was thrilled the first time someone knocked on my door, introduced himself as my newneighbor, and handed me a simple, practical gift. How nice, I thought. In the US, it’s usually
the other way around: Some neighbors welcome new people to the neighborhood by taking themsomething, usually home-baked goodies***. But I wanted to try the Japanese way. So the nexttime I moved, I knocked on my new neighbor’s door, introduced myself, and handed over a small
department store gift. What fun! The woman seemed nice, we exchanged a few pleasant words,
3and I went home feeling（⑦）. Imagine my surprise when she and her family moved out thenext week without even a goodbye!

語注

問1

問2

* sense (v ) = feel, ** reciprocate (v ) =show appreciation, ***goodies (n ) = food

文中の①〜⑦に最もよく当てはまるものをそれぞれ選択肢Ａ〜Ｄより 1 つ選びなさい。

①

Ａ. BakeＢ. My bake

Ｃ. BakingＤ. Being baked②

Ａ. embarrass

Ｂ. embarrassed

Ｃ. embarrassing

Ｄ. embarrassment③

Ａ. whoＢ. whose

Ｃ. which

Ｄ. that④

Ａ. awkward

Ｂ. accurate

Ｃ. convenientＤ. constant

⑤

Ａ. on

Ｂ. with

Ｃ. in

Ｄ. to

⑥

Ａ. useＢ. usedＣ. using

Ｄ. useful⑦

Ａ. satisfy

Ｂ. satisfied

Ｃ. satisfying

Ｄ. satisfactorily

本文の下線部（ 1 ）〜（ 3 ）の意味に最も近いものをそれぞれ選択肢ａ〜ｄより 1 つ選びなさい。

（ 1 ）ａ．was very pleasantｂ．was very difficultｃ．was very probableｄ．was very ambiguous（ 2 ）ａ．it is probably the gift of kindnessｂ．the gym staff probably didn’t like itｃ．my understanding is probably correctｄ．it probably is a recent experience（ 3 ）ａ．having a lot of successｂ．having a huge successｃ．having a little successｄ．having no success4

問3

本文について書かれた次の（ 1 ）〜（ ４ ）の英文の空欄に最もよく当てはまるものをそれぞれ選択肢Ａ〜Ｄより 1 つ選びなさい。
（ 1 ）The writer now hesitates to say yes to the idea that everyone loves presents because___________.
Ａ．the writer had the experience of having been complained to by some Japanesepeople
Ｂ．the writer had the experience of having annoyed Japanese people by giving gifts
Ｃ．giving gifts does not always please people in the US
Ｄ．giving gifts to strangers is not polite in Japan（ 2 ）The writer gave cookies to the sports club staff _______________.
Ａ．to show appreciation for their warm welcome
Ｂ．in order to not break a social rule
Ｃ．because they were not friendly to the writerＤ．because the writer found that there was something wrong（ 3 ）When the writer got a return gift from her colleagues, ____________.
Ａ．she was happy
Ｂ．she was confused
Ｃ．she was relieved
Ｄ．she refused it（ 4 ）When you move to a new place in the US, ____________________ in most cases.
Ａ．your neighbors visit you with gifts
Ｂ．you visit your neighbors with gifts
Ｃ．your neighbors take you aroundＤ．you and your neighbors exchange gifts

問4

この文章のタイトルに最もふさわしいものを選択肢ａ〜ｄから 1 つ選びなさい。
ａ．Trial and Error in Gift-Givingｂ．Foreigners in Japan
ｃ．Japanese Business Etiquetteｄ．My Japanese neighbors5

Ⅱ 音楽配信サービスに関する下の図を見て、問 １ 〜問 ２ に答えなさい。
Music Streaming Services
Nile Music

Lemon MusicStreakfly

MuseMaker

Monthly Fee

800 yen

1,000 yen

1,000 yen

900 yenFree Access

Yes, with ads

NoYes, with ads

Yes, with ads

Free Trial Period

60 days

90 days

30 days

30 daysMusic Library Size

70 million songs

60 million songs

50 million songs

40 million songs

Student DiscountNone

300 yen off

400 yen off

200 yen off

Offline Listening

Yes

YesYesYes

Podcasts

NoNoYesYesMusic VideosNoYes

NoYes

問 1 （ １ ）〜（ ５ ）の質問に対する解答として最もふさわしいものを選択肢Ａ〜Ｄから 1 つ選びなさい。

（ １ ）Hiroki mostly listens to pop music at home where he has Wifi, but he also wants
to be able to listen to music on the train on the way to work. His main issue is afinancial one. He just started his job, and he also has a lot of other bills to pay eachmonth. Therefore, he would like to find the service with the most reasonable price.
Which service is the best fit?

Ａ．Lemon Music
Ｂ．MuseMaker
Ｃ．Streakfly
Ｄ．Nile Music（ ２ ）Maho is a big jazz fan. She has been streaming music for a few years. She also
really likes watching the videos favorite singers put out for songs. Additionally, herfriend introduced her to podcasts, which she really likes to listen to about her otherhobbies. Which service would work best?

Ａ．Nile Music
Ｂ．Streakfly
Ｃ．Lemon Music
Ｄ．MuseMaker
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（ ３ ）Nobuhiro is really into K-pop. He and his friends at university know all of theKorean pop music artists. They love to go to their concerts when Korean artists
visit Japan. Nobuhiro’s friends have told him about streaming services that havespecial prices for students, so he wants to find the one with the lowest price. Whichservice is the best?

Ａ．MuseMaker
Ｂ．Lemon Music
Ｃ．Streakfly
Ｄ．Nile Music（ ４ ）Chika loves listening to classic rock in the evenings while cooking dinner for her
family. She doesn’t want to spend money on a streaming service, and she doesn’t
mind the commercials that come up between songs sometimes. Which service is notrecommended?

Ａ．Nile Music
Ｂ．Lemon Music
Ｃ．MuseMaker
Ｄ．Streakfly（ ５ ）Hana loves music. She listens to many varieties of music from all over the world.
Her problem with streaming services is that they sometimes don’t have the music
she wants to listen to. She needs to find the service that has the most variety ofmusic. Which service is most likely to have what she is looking for?

Ａ．Nile Music
Ｂ．Streakfly
Ｃ．Lemon Music
Ｄ．MuseMaker7

問 ２ （ １ ）〜（ ５ ）の英文の空欄に最もよく当てはまるものを選択肢Ａ〜Ｄから １ つ選びなさい。
（ １ ）The biggest advantage of Lemon Music over the other streaming services is ____.
Ａ．the length of the free trial period
Ｂ．the reduced price for students
Ｃ．the ability to listen offline
Ｄ．the low monthly fee（ ２ ）The strength of Nile Music over the other streaming services is ____.
Ａ．the reduced price for students
Ｂ．the amount of music available
Ｃ．the ability to listen offline
Ｄ．the music videos（ ３ ）The weakness of Streakfly when comparing it to MuseMaker is ____.
Ａ．that listeners have to listen to ads with the free service
Ｂ．that listeners can’t watch music videos
Ｃ．that students don’t get as large a discountＤ．that it has fewer songs（ ４ ）The disadvantage of Nile Music when comparing it to Streakfly is ____.
Ａ．that it’s more expensive for students
Ｂ．that it has a shorter trial period
Ｃ．that it has fewer songs
Ｄ．that it doesn’t have music videos available（ ５ ）With all the streaming services ____.
Ａ．listeners can have free access but have to listen to ads
Ｂ．listeners can have access to podcasts
Ｃ．listeners can listen to music without being connected to the internet
Ｄ．listeners can try the service for 30 days free8

Ⅲ 次の会話文の下線部（ １ ）〜（ ５ ）の意味に最も近いものを語群から選びＡ〜Ｆの記号で答えなさい。

Sam:Hey, Yoshihiro. Why did you（1）turn down my offer to teach you how to skateboard?
I thought you wanted to learn.

Yoshihiro: I do want to learn, but you are so good. I guess I didn’t think I could（2）keep up
with you.
Sam:You don’t have to worry. You are already good at snowboarding. You’ll（3）pick up
skateboarding really fast.

Yoshihiro: What if I（4）chicken out on a jump? I don’t want you to laugh at me.
Sam:I won’t do that. I’ll help you overcome your fear. You can（5）count on me.

Yoshihiro: OK. Let’s do it!

＜語群＞

Ⅳ {

（1） turn down

Ａto refuse（2） keep up

Ｂ

to remove something（3） pick up

Ｃto move or progress at the same rate or speed（4） chicken outＤ

to rely on someone or something for support（5） count on

Ｅto learnＦ

to suddenly become afraid to do something} 内の語を並べ替えて、（ １ ）〜（ ５ ）の日本文に合う英文を作るとき、{}内の語のうち解答欄で指定された位置に来る語を答えなさい。カンマ（，）は語としては数えません。また{} 内の語は文頭に来る場合もすべて小文字ではじめてあります。

（ １ ）すべての従業員が、社長が提案した方針に賛成というわけではありませんでした。
（ ２ 番目と ８ 番目）{ employees / suggested / the / all / policy / to / president / the / not /agreed / the / had }.

（ ２ ）地球温暖化の結果、世界中で深刻な自然災害が起こっています。
（ ４ 番目と ９ 番目）{ natural / warming / the / of / occurrences / disasters / has / global /serious / in / resulted } all over the world.
9（ ３ ）日本では、多くの公衆浴場やプールは入れ墨のある客を受け入れません。
（ ４ 番目と10番目）
In Japan, { pools / of / tattoos / and / lot / not / visitors / baths / with /public / a / do / accept }.

（ ４ ）英語が母語ではない話し手は、英語母語話者の 3 倍もの人数がいます。
（ ３ 番目と ７ 番目）{ times / there / speakers / English / as / are / native / non-native / many/ English / three / as / speakers }.

（ ５ ）環境のことを勉強すればするほど、車を買いたくなくなりました。
（ ４ 番目と11番目）{ buy / more / about / the / wanted / I / environment / the / a / studied/ less / car / I / the / to }.

Ⅴ 次の（ １ ）〜（ ８ ）の英文の（）に入れるのに最も適切な語句をそれぞれ選択肢Ａ〜Ｄから 1 つ選び答えなさい。

（ １ ）The（）concept of the SDGs（Sustainable Development Goals）is sustainability.

Ａ．mereＢ．coreＣ．rare

Ｄ．bare（ ２ ）These days, a lot of things, including education, are（）as long as you can use theInternet.
Ａ．consistentＢ．purchasing（ ３ ）If you need any（Ａ．bigger

Ｃ．accessible

Ｄ．agreed）information, please contact us at questions@icc.ac.jp.
Ｂ．further

Ｃ．farther

Ｄ．deeper（ ４ ）Our study abroad programs were forced to be canceled（）the pandemic, which

was very unfortunate.
Ａ．due toＢ．thinking ofＣ．despite of
10Ｄ．opposed to（ ５ ）Some people（）that online education can never be the same as education in aclassroom.
Ａ．discussＢ．argue

Ｃ．utilize

Ｄ．collaborate（ ６ ）It is important to show whether you are for or（Ａ．toward

Ｂ．within）the new plan at the beginning.

Ｃ．against

Ｄ．behind（ ７ ）When it ______ computers, Mr. Suzuki is the best person to talk to.
Ａ．speaks ofＢ．thinks ofＣ．gets to

Ｄ．comes to（ ８ ）One of the problems about living in a rural area is that it ______ more than an hour to go
to the nearest hospital.
Ａ．costs

Ｂ．limits

Ⅵ 次の（ １ ）〜（ ７ ）の英文の（Ｃ．takes

Ｄ．spends）に入れるのに最も適切な語句をそれぞれ選択肢Ａ〜Ｄから 1 つ選び答えなさい。

（ １ ）New York City is planning to have an out-door concert next Saturday, weather（Ａ．permits（ ２ ）（Ｂ．permitting

Ｃ．permitted

Ｄ．to permit）students had no trouble taking the online seminar.

Ａ．Every

Ｂ．MostＣ．Almost（ ３ ）Although the company is famous,（Ａ．many

B．any

A．do not go）is known about the founder.

Ｃ．few（ ４ ）The participants were told（Ｂ．to go not

Ｄ．HalfＤ．little）out after the games.
Ｃ．not to go

11Ｄ．not going）.

（ ５ ）I didn’t feel like（Ａ．cook）last night, so I ordered a pizza.

Ｂ．cookingＣ．cooked

Ｄ．have cooked（ ６ ）If you want to improve your listening skills in a foreign language, one of the things you
should try is（Ａ．watch）TV dramas in the language without Japanese subtitles.
Ｂ．watched

Ｃ．to watch

Ｄ．being watched（ ７ ）We have known each other since ______. She has always been a good friend.
Ａ．our childhood

Ｂ．20 years

Ｃ．long time ago

12Ｄ．children

2022年度

茨城キリスト教大学一般選抜入学試験 ２ 期

英語解答用紙
Ⅰ 問1

①
⑥C
B

②
⑦B

③D

④A

⑤B

Ⅳ

2 番目

8 番目

allpolicy

4 番目

9 番目

resultedserious4 番目

10番目

public（poolsも可）

accept

3 番目

7 番目

threenon-native

4 番目

11番目

studiedwanted（1）B（2）

問2 （1）

a（2）

c（3）

ｃ（3）

問3 （1）

B（2）

A（3）

B（4）

A（4）

a問4（5）

Ⅱ 問1 （1）

D（2）

D（3）

C（4）

B（5）

AⅤ

Ⅲ

問2 （1）

A

（2）

B

（3）

B

（4）

A（5）

C

（1）

A

（2）

C

（3）

E

（4）

F

（5）

DⅥ

（1）

B

（2）

C（3）

B

（6）

C（7）

D（8）

C（1）

Ｂ

（2）

Ｂ

（3）

Ｄ（6）

Ｃ（7）

Ａ

受験番号（4）

A（5）

B

（4）

Ｃ

（5）

Ｂ

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