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問題１

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次の文章に関する下記の問 1-1 から問 1-4 に答えなさい。

People often joke about cultural differences.

Here is a joke heard in many countries.

When a luxury liner was about to sink, (a)the captain had to persuade the passengers from four
countries to jump into the sea.
Here is what the captain said to them.

To the American, he said, "You can be a hero, if

you jump now." To the British, "You can be a gentleman!"
admired by women!"

To the Italian, "You will be

To the Japanese, "All except you have already jumped!"

This joke may be based on stereotypes, but it also shows that people from different
countries have different ways of thinking, depending on their values.

For example, Japanesepeople tend to be sensitive about what other people do, and try not to be different from others.
脚注

liner：定期船、stereotype：思い込み、先入観、固定観念

問 1-1

下線部(a)を和訳しなさい。

問 1-2

船長は各人に何を言ったか、日本語で答えなさい。

To the American
To the British
To the Italian
To the Japanese
問 1-3

なぜこのような JOKE が生まれたのか、本文で述べられているその背景を日本語で説明しなさい。

問 1-4

日本人の特徴として本文で述べられていることを日本語で説明しなさい。

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問題 2

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次の文章に関する下記の問 2-1 から問 2-7 に答えなさい。

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits not only in Japan but also all over the world.
Their yellow color, their sweet taste, and their unique shape are familiar to everyone.
else do you know about them?

What

Here are some facts about bananas. Almost all the bananas

that are eaten in Japan come from foreign countries. The name comes from the Arabic word
banan for finger. Bananas do not grow on trees, but on huge herbs.
There is another interesting and important fact about bananas.

You can make paper fromthem. However, it is not made from the part of bananas that you eat, but from banana stems.
(b)Bananas grow on stems just once.

bananas are harvested.

(c)However,Usually, banana stems are thrown away after theJapanese techniques have changed banana stems fromwaste into a sustainable resource. After bananas are harvested, the stems are cut down, turned
into fibers, and sent to Japan. They are processed with techniques for making washi and madeinto beautiful paper. Now, several Japanese companies sell banana paper products such as
business cards, origami paper, and notebooks.
The fibers for Japanese banana paper come from Mfuwe Village in a national park inZambia. Elephants, giraffes, and other wild animals live in the park. Until a few years earlier,the villagers had few jobs, and they faced various problems: poverty, a lack of education, andthe illegal hunting of wild animals.
In 2011, a Japanese company started a banana paper project in Mfuwe Village. The
project has helped the villagers with their problems. They have gotten jobs from the project,and now their children can go to school. Also, they do not have to hunt wild animals formoney.

In this way, the project has improved the villagers’ lives. It is also playing animportant part in protecting wild animals.

Thanks to the banana paper created throughJapanese techniques, life in the village seems to be better.

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問 2-1

バナナの名前の由来を日本語で説明しなさい。

問 2-2

下線部(b)を和訳しなさい。

問 2-3

下線部(c)を和訳しなさい。

問 2-4

banana paper はどのような過程を経て作られるか、下記１の内容の続きを順に日本語で説明しなさい。
１．バナナの収穫後に茎が切り取られる。
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問 2-5

Mfuwe Village in a national park in Zambia ではバナナ紙がつくられる以前にはどのような問題を抱えていたか、日本語で答えなさい。
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問 2-6

Mfuwe Village では、”banana paper project” によってどのような良い影響があり人々の生活が改善されたか、日本語で答えなさい。
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問 2-7 あなた自身が将来医療を通じてできる（あるいは、行いたいと思う）社会貢献について、考えを英語で自由に記述しなさい。