令和５年度編入学者選抜検査
学力検査問題英語（検査時間 60 分）

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新居浜工業高等専門学校- 1 -１．次の英文を読んで、設問に答えなさい。

※問題文は、著作権の関係で掲載しておりません。

注）1

picture 心に描く、想像する

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command 命令、号令(1) 下線部①が指すもの 4 つすべてを日本語で説明しなさい。

(2) 下線部②を日本語に訳しなさい。

(3) 下線部③の括弧内の語を文脈に合うように適切な語順に並べ替えなさい。

(4) 以下の設問に英語で答えなさい。
(a) How big are usual cleaning robots?
(b) What kind of robot has Intel developed?

(5) 以下の英文について、本文の内容に合うものには○、合わないものには×と答えなさい。
(a) uBot-5 can call an ambulance.
(b) Scientists are working on robots that can make various facial expressions.
(c) Robots in the future may be able to tell if you are happy or sad.

- 2 -２．次の英文を読んで、設問に答えなさい。

※問題文は、著作権の関係で掲載しておりません。

注）1

braids 三つ編み

3 oval楕円形の2dreads / dreadlocks ドレッドヘア（縮らせて細く束ねた髪型）

4rebels 反抗者(1) 下線部①に関して、西洋人の髪質をできるだけ詳しく日本語で説明しなさい。

(2) 下線部②を日本語に訳しなさい。

(3) 以下の設問に英語で答えなさい。
(a) Where do the Hamar people live?
(b) Who shaves off their hair?

(4) 下線部に適語を入れて要約を完成させなさい。
Hair and hairstyles show (a)_____ you are. They are often related to tribal identities or (b)_____ . Types ofhair may show your racial background: African, Asian or Western. Grey hair may indicate that you are(c)_____ .

Hairstyles sometimes become symbols of the (d)_____ .

- 3 -３．(1)～(16)の英文の空所に入る最も適切なものを選び、記号で答えなさい。

(1) Are you () that there is no food left in the house?

ア. rapid

イ. awareウ. proud(2) Learning a foreign language is a slow (ア. process

イ. gestureエ. random), but don’t give up!
ウ. mirror

エ. temperature(3) We’re almost done with our math homework. We can’t (ア. quit

イ. voteウ. shake(4) To my surprise, I found I had a lot (ア. by hand(5) () now!
エ. hide) with this stranger.

イ. for rent

ウ. on timeエ. in common) she had only entered the speech contest for fun, she won the first prize.
ア. Moreover

イ. Although

ウ. However

エ. But(6) Jim wanted to travel around Asia for a year, but his parents were (ア. above

イ. against

ウ. about

エ. along(7) Sally, would you mind () the window? It’s getting cold in here.

ア. to close

ウ. closing

イ. close(8) Most of photographs in my room (ア. are taking

ア. especiallyウ. had taken

エ. is taking) the same, but this one has slightly bigger speakers.

イ. sharply

ウ. basically(10) Mom, I think my camera is broken. Can you (ア. pourエ. closed) by my grandfather.

イ. were taken(9) These two stereo systems are () the idea.

イ. discoverエ. easily) it for me?

ウ. causeエ. fix(11) Ms. Andrews told John’s parents that she was worried about John’s (ア. reason

イ. design

ウ. behavior

エ. convenience(12) Joyce is always late, so don’t worry about her. I’m sure she’ll (ア. carry out

イ. turn on

ウ. go down) in class.

) in a few minutes.

エ. show up(13) Gary does not want anyone to come into his room, so he always keeps it (ア. locked

イ. locking(14) Brenda is happy because she is (ア. at once

イ. if possible

ウ. is locked) the youngest employee in the company.
ウ. no longer(15) Some students liked to study in a group, while (ア. others

イ. other(16) It was kind of you () me home.

ア. drove

イ. have driven

エ. to lockエ. with ease) preferred to study alone.

ウ. the otherエ. such others

ウ. driveエ. to drive- 4 -).

４．以下の会話の空所(1)～(6)に入る最も適切なものを選び、記号で答えなさい。

I.

A: Honey, have you seen my glasses anywhere?
B: No, I haven’t. When did you wear them last?
A: I wore them when ( 1) last night.

B: Maybe you left them in the car, then.

II.

(1) ア. I drove back from the office

イ. I was reading in the bed

ウ. we watched that DVDエ. we were making dinner

A: Excuse me. I’d like to sell my computer game. I heard that this store buys old ones.
B: Let me check our computer to see the price. All right, we can pay you $5 for it.
A: Really? Is that all? I paid $75 for it when the game was new.
B: I’m sorry, but ( 2). It isn’t popular anymore, so people won’t pay a lot for it.

(2) ア. we don’t buy games
ウ. it’s an old gameイ. the game is broken
エ. I can’t send you a coupon

III. A: Welcome to Cowboy’s Great Steaks. May I take your order?
B: We’d like to order one Great Steak Set. My wife and I are not very hungry, so we’ll share it.
A: I’m sorry, but every person at the table must order at least one meal.
B: Oh. In that case, ( 3).

(3) ア. we need some sauce
ウ. she wants a cup of tea

イ. we’ll order the Chicken Set, too
エ. she’ll eat some of my fries

IV. A: I heard you’re going to join a new team when you start high school, John. (4)?

B: I haven’t decided yet. There are many different ones that I want to play.
A: Why don’t you try rugby?
B: I’m afraid that I’ll get hurt, but it does sound like fun.

(4) ア. What sport will you playウ. Which sport are you watching now

イ. What games will you play today
エ. Which match do you want to go to- 5 -V.

A: Are you ready for our trip to New Zealand tomorrow?
B: Not yet. I’m still trying to decide what to take. What’s the weather going to be like there?
A: Let me check. My phone says that it’ll be quite cold and snowy.
B: I see. ( 5), but it’s so big and takes up a lot of space.

A: Is your bag big enough?
B: I don’t think so. Can I ( 6 )?
A: Sorry, mine is already full. Maybe you should take another bag.
B: OK. I’ll bring my backpack.

(5) ア. I must find another T-shirt
ウ. I’ll have to take a sweater(6) ア. borrow your coatウ. buy a new suitcase

イ. I need to bring my phone charger
エ. I’ll need to turn on the air conditioner

イ. put some things in your bag
エ. drive your car there- 6 -