2024 年度
2 月 11 日
入学試験

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次の会話文を読み、続く問題に答えなさい。

Teacher: Do you know the story of Momotaro?
Student: Yes, of course. It’s the most famous story in Japan. Once upon a time, there lived
an old couple. The woman あ（ f）a big peach floating in the river and she
brought it back home. In the peach, there was a boy. The couple raised him and heい（b）a strong boy. The boy う（ h）about demons that were doing badthings. He え（ d）to go and *defeat the demons. On his way to the demon
island, he met a dog, a monkey, and a bird and お（ g）them dumplings to joinhim. Together they defeated the demons and か（ b）back the treasures theyfound on the island. Momotaro gave the treasures to the old couple. The story
teaches the importance of working together and being nice to the people who takecare of you.
Teacher: Wow. You know the story well.
Student: I learned it before I came to Japan. My teacher taught me.
Teacher: Well then, did you know that there is a place famous for Momotaro?
Student: Really? Where?
Teacher: It is Okayama prefecture. It’s on the west side of Japan.
Student: Does the story come from that place?
Teacher: Actually, nobody is sure, and there are many versions of the story.
Student: Then why is Okayama famous for Momotaro?
Teacher: Well, do you remember the Japanese name for the dumpling in the story?
Student: Kibidango, right?
Teacher: Correct. In the old days, the Okayama area was called Kibi.
Student: I see. In the story, the old couple gave Momotaro “kibi”-dango, so it’s a story ofOkayama.
Teacher: There are some places connected to the story, such as an old castle（ ① ）“DemonCastle” in Okayama.
Student: The model for Demon Island!
Teacher: Yeah. However, in different versions of the story, Momotaro didn’t give kibidango andgave other dumplings instead. Other than the name of an area, ②（ ア Japanese people /イ is / ウ a plant / エ kibi / オ a word for / カ that / キ eat ）.
Student: So it may not be a story from Okayama.
Teacher: That’s right, but Okayama says it’s the town of Momotaro anyway.
Student: It’s a good promotion.
Teacher: Since this story is so famous, many writers have arranged it in different ways. Myfavorite is the one by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Student: I know about him. He is the writer of Rashomon. What’s the story like?
― 1 ―Teacher: The first part is the same, but in Akutagawa’s version, Momotaro wasn’t a kind boy,the animals were not friendly to each other, and most of all, the demons were notmaking trouble. They were living in peace in their paradise and didn’t want to go totowns and see humans because（ ③ ）fought all the time.
Student: What? Did Momotaro still defeat the demons?
Teacher: Yes.
Student: But why?
Teacher: The demons asked Momotaro the same question, and his answer was, “Because Iwanted to.”Student: That is selfish!
Teacher: Yes, it is. But ④（ ア a chance / イ us / ウ the original story / エ this story / オ to /カ gives / キ think about ）.
Student: What do you mean?
Teacher: Well, we usually think that demons are bad. But in the Akutagawa story, that is nottrue.
Student: Are you saying that the demons in the original story weren’t bad, either?
Teacher: Maybe, but it gives us a chance to think. Why did the demons do bad things? Did
they really do bad things? What happened to the demons after Momotaro left?
Student: That’s true. Now, I don’t know if Momotaro was a good person or not. MaybeMomotaro was a selfish person. Maybe he just didn’t like the demons because they
were not humans. Maybe... ⑤ This is endless!
Teacher: That idea is very important . When we think of things, we should see them indifferent ways. ⑥ The two stories teach us this important lesson.
*defeat 退治する問１

空所 あ〜か に与えられた最初の文字で始まる適切な動詞を文に合う形で答えなさい。

問２ （①）に入るものとして適切なものを次のア～エから１つ選び、記号で答えなさい。

ア． calling問３

イ．was calling

ウ．called

エ．was called

会話が成り立つよう②、④のカッコ内にある語（句）をそれぞれ並び替えたとき 2 番目と 4 番目の語（句）をア～キの記号で答えなさい。

問４ （③）に入る適切な 1 語を、文中から抜き出し、答えなさい。

― 2 ―問５⑤と同じ意味を表す文を次のア～エから１つ選び、記号で答えなさい。
ア．There are many questions that I can ask.
イ．Momotaro wasn’t a good person at all.
ウ．The story has a sad ending.
エ．I am sure that the demons should be defeated.

問６⑥を説明する文として空所に適語を入れ、答えなさい。

There may be（）ways to read a story, and to（a better understanding.
問７）about them will give you

質問に関する答えとして適切なものをそれぞれ次のア～エから選び、記号で答えない。

（１）The student knows about Momotaro because...
ア．she is from Okayama.
イ．she made different versions of Momotaro.
ウ．she likes kibidango.
エ．she studied the story before.
（２）The Momotaro in Akutagawa’s story...
ア．was friendly to animals.
イ．did not come from a peach.
ウ．cared only about himself.
エ．wanted the treasures from the demon.
問８

次のうち本文の内容と合うものを 2 つ選び、記号で答えなさい。
ア．The student learned Momotaro outside Japan.
イ．Okayama prefecture says Momotaro is a story from Okayama.
ウ．Every story of Momotaro gives kibidango to animals.
エ．Akutagawa is the original writer of Momotaro.
オ．The peach of Momotaro was sent from demons.

問９

次の問いに対するあなたの意見をその理由も含め 100 語程度の英語で答えなさい。

Which do you like better, working together as a team, or working alone?

― 3 ―2024 年度

入学試験

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There may be（
問６（）ways to read a story, and to）about them will give you a better understanding.
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