FLEX ENGLISH COMMUNICATION I
Short Reading
Class：

Number：Name：＜SDGs について(スピーチ)＞
次の英文は，中学３年生の Mei が SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals「持続可能な開発目標」)について調べて書いたスピーチ原稿である。①～⑥に答えなさい。
Do you know about SDGs? They are goals to make the earth sustainable. They are shared by many countries
for the better future. Today we have a lot of problems on the earth. The problems are soⅠ

that wemust work together for the SDGs. One way to find an answer to the problems is to think about the clothes we wear
every day. Many companies know they must do something, and they are doing some interesting things.
Some companies make organic clothes. They are usually more expensive, and organic cotton is often used forthem. To grow organic cotton, the farmers may need more people and time. But when they grow it, they usually
use almost no chemicals. Also, they don’t need so much water then. So it is good for the earth. They can groworganic cotton almost without any

Ⅱand save some.

Ⅲ

Some companies make clothes by hand, without machines. There are some good things about this. If machines areused, we will have more CO2.

If they are not used. we can reduce it. Also, when clothes are made by hand, thecompanies will need more workers. So more people will get jobs. I heard a story about a woman who lives in asmall village in India. In that country, many people must leave their villages to find jobs in big cities because it isdifficult to get jobs in their villages.

But that woman doesn't have to Ⅳdo so. She is a good worker. Her job is tomake clothes by hand. She doesn't use machines, and she can work at home.
with her family in her village.

She is glad to have a job and live

I hope more people will be happy like her.

Other companies collect used clothes to reuse or recycle them. By doing so, they can reduce waste.
“Upcycling” is also useful. It means that we make better things by using old or unwanted things. I know aboutsome upcycled things. Some shoes are made from plastic waste in the sea. That is useful for reducing the waste in
the sea. I also think we will remember another important thing by wearing them. The sea color is used for them.
So, when we wear them and see the color, we will notⅤ

that we must make the sea clean.

Most of the things these companies are doing are good, but they are not new. Do you know people in the olddays did the same kind of things? Traditional Japanese clothes, kimonos, are good examples. A long time ago,
Japanese people wore kimonos every day. They were organic clothes and made by hand. People wore them formany years with love. People's lives were sustainable then.
At first, I thought that SDGs were only for companies. But now I’ve found that each of us has a thing we can dofor these goals. We wear something every day. That means we can do something. I will think more about theclothes I wear every day. When I go shopping, I will try toⅥ. Then I will wear them withlove. When they become old, I want to upcycle them. I believe our clothes can change the world and everyone
will be happy.
Organic 有機栽培の

cotton 綿

chemical 農薬

machine 機械CO2 二酸化炭素

reduce ～ ～を減らす waste ごみ unwanted 不必要な make ～ from ... ～を…から作る in the old days 昔のFLEX ENGLISH COMMUNICATION I
Question 1:

Ⅰに入れるのに最も適当なのは，1～4 のうちではどれですか。1 つ答えなさい。

1. perfect
2. big
3. right
4. short(Question 2:Ⅱ， Ⅲ)に入る英語の組み合わせとして最も適当なのは，1～4 のうちではどれですか。

1 つ答えなさい。
1.

ⅡpeopleⅢwater2.

Ⅱchemicals

Ⅲ

time

3.

Ⅱpeople

Ⅲ

time

4.

Ⅱ

chemicals

Ⅲ

water

⑵にそれぞれ適当な日本語を入れて，下線部Ⅳの具体的内容を説明しな

Question 3: 次の⑴

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さい。
大都市で⑴という目的のために，自分の⑵。

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Question 4:Ⅴ(に入れるのに適当な英語１語を書きなさい。

Question 5: あなたが Mei になったつもりで，Ⅵ)に 6 語以上の英語を書きなさい。

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Question 6: 本文の内容と合っているのは，1～5 のうちではどれですか。当てはまるものをすべて答えな
さい。
1. Many companies have already started doing something for SDGs.
2. Mei likes organic clothes very much because they are not so expensive.
3. More companies are trying to reduce CO2 by using good machines.
4. People can make things better by using new things for upcycling.
5. Kimonos in the old days show Japanese people had sustainable lives then.

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