川崎医科大学 2016年度入学試験 解答速報 英語
2016年1月24日 実施
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ⓒ run on electricity and gas「電気とガスで走る」ⓓ tens of thousands of dollars「何万ドルも」ⓒ by way of apology「お詫びとして」ⓑ Every morning found her jogging on the beach.「毎朝彼女は浜辺でジョギングをしていた。」ⓒ , which I think is natural.「そのことは私は当然だと思う」ⓐ but when it does it will fascinate many people.「しかしそれが始まれば、多くの人を魅了するだろう」ⓒ Financial conditions forced her to ~「経済状況のせいで彼女は～せざるを得なかった」ⓓ as long as you do your job in your own way「君が思うとおりに自分の仕事をしていれば」ⓓ You could have studied, but you didn’t.「君は勉強できたであろうのにしなかった。」ⓓ Remember this： ~「このことは覚えておきなさい。～」

問11ⓒ ア：in イ：resulted
The [ boom in preventive medicine has resulted in ] a large increase in the sale of dietary supplements.

問12ⓑ ア：used イ：earnest
One of my neighbors in an [ apartment where I used to live was an earnest supporter ] of recycling
movement.

問13ⓓ ア：cities イ：same
I wish more [ Japanese living in cities would act the same both in ] front of people and behind their backs.

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ⓐ think carefully about (what) I put in my mouth「自分の口に入れるものについて注意深く考える」ⓓ couldn’t make (out) the ingredients「その材料がわからなかった」ⓐ The act of (making) decisions「決定をするという行為」ⓐ (far more) fruit and vegetables「はるかにより多くの果物や野菜」ⓒ (whereas) in the past I might just have ~「それに対して過去には～していただけかもしれない」

問23

Her hand (bled) badly「彼女の手がひどく出血した」
sewed up the cut (with) three stitches「傷口を３針縫った」
had applied (for) ～ insurance「～保険を申し込んでいた」
made (use) of ～「～を使った」

What does “the old way” refer to in the last sentence of the first paragraph?
ⓐ It refers to an overwhelming challenge that stays with us for a long time.
ⓑ It refers to an ordinary life with all five senses.
ⓒ It refers to our creation of the world and our living in it for a long time.
ⓓ It refers to our wisdom from the past.

正解 ⓑ It refers to an ordinary life with all five senses.
第１段落最終文は、“~ when the old way has been destroyed. とあり、具体的には知覚が失われた(目が見えなくなった)場合のことを指す。

問24

When did Hull become blind in his left eye?
ⓐ at the start of cataractsⓑ at the age of fourⓒ at the age of thirteenⓓ at the age of seventeen

正解 ⓓ at the age of seventeen
第２段落に、 “developing cataracts at the age of thirteen, and becoming completely blind in his left eye four yearslater.” とある。
問 25

At what point was the author most deeply impressed by Touching the rock?
ⓐⓑⓒⓓ正解ⓐat the way of Hull’s telling his process to reach deep blindness
at the way of Hull’s reaching a perfect resignation to his lifeat the way of Hull’s determining an attitude towards his reality
at the way of Hull’s explaining his severe state of mind

at the way of Hull’s telling his process to reach deep blindness

第３段落に、“~ but most striking for me was his description of how, ~, he experienced a gradual weakeningof visual imagery and memory, and finally a virtual extinction of them ~ – a state that he called “deepblindness” とある。
問 26

What was the state that Hull called “deep blindness”?
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It was a state in which he used dreams to see.
It was a state in which he was able to see using only his memory.
It was a state in which he stopped visualizing everything in his mind.
It was a state in which he lost his creative power.

正解 ⓒ It was a state in which he stopped visualizing everything in his mind.
問25で抜き出したのと同じ文に、 “a virtual extinction of them[=visual imagery and memory] (except indreams) – a state that he called “deep blindness” とある。
問 27

What is the difference between a motor image and a visible image?
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One uses movement and the other doesn’t.
One uses a motor and the other doesn’t.
One vanishes mental images from the mind and the other doesn’t.
One is used by everyone and the other isn’t.

正解 ⓐ One uses movement and the other doesn’t
a motor image と a visible image については、第４段落最終文で「数字の３」を例に挙げた部分で言及がある。“He could no longer imagine how ~ unless he traced it in the air with his finger. He could construct
a motor image of a 3, but not a visible one.” 以上から「身体の動き」に関わるものが motor image と考えられる。
問 28

What distressing fact did Hull did Hull calmly accept?
ⓐⓑⓒⓓHe accepted the fact that his blindness was a loss that could happen to anyone.
He accepted the fact that he could see things fully only in his mind.
He accepted the fact that a full development of his blindness was just an incident.
He accepted the fact that he could no longer see places or things in his mind.

正解 ⓓ He accepted the fact that he could no longer see places or things in his mind.
第５段落に “he then came to accept it” とあり、it の指す内容を遡って探すと前段落第１文に “the lossof visual images and memories” とある。

問29

What changed after two years of blindness?
ⓐ He felt great joy about his efforts to deal with blindness.
ⓑ He gave up hope and surrendered to his condition.
ⓒ He began to use religious language and become more like a saint.
ⓓ He became similar to a person who had never seen anything before.

正解 ⓓ He became similar to a person who had never seen anything before.
第６段落冒頭に、“Hull had apparently become so non-visual as to resemble someone who had been blindfrom birth.” とある。
問30

What characterizes Hull’s whole-body seer?
ⓐ It is someone who uses his strengthened perceptions.
ⓑ It is someone who uses his body to move from place to place.
ⓒ It is someone who is in deep thought.
ⓓ It is someone who thinks in a very profound and religious way.

正解 ⓐ It is someone who uses his strengthened perceptions.
第７段落冒頭に、 “Being a “whole-body seer”, for Hull, means shifting his attention, his center of gravity,
to the other senses, and these senses assumed a new richness and power.” とある。
問31

What did the sound of rain do?
ⓐ The sound reminded him of the colors of the world around him.
ⓑ The sound allowed him to be aware of the various things around him.
ⓒ The sound was something he gave little attention to.
ⓓ The sound let him know that the lawn and bushes were growing.

正解 ⓑ The sound allowed him to be aware of the various things around him.
第７段落の雨に関する記述をまとめたもの。
問32

Why was blindness “a dark, paradoxical gift” for Hull?
ⓐ His blindness let him finally become normal again.
ⓑ His blindness made him more cautious than before.
ⓒ His blindness allowed him to have more to teach.
ⓓ His blindness led him to an enhanced sense of self.

正解 ⓓ His blindness led him to an enhanced sense of self.
第８段落の内容をまとめたもの。消去法でⓓに決まる。
問33

What was Hull’s final state after his harsh experiences?
ⓐ He felt stronger and more confident.
ⓑ He felt gloomier than ever.
ⓒ He felt more poetic and religious.
ⓓ He felt helpless and lost.

正解 ⓐ He felt stronger and more confident
第８段落、“he became intellectually spiritually bolder, more confident. He felt he was on solid ground at last.”などの記述が根拠となる。

問34

What astonished the author of this essay most?
ⓐ Hull’s careful description of the rain did.
ⓑ Visual images being so easily forgotten did.
ⓒ The fact that Hull’s teaching duties expanded did.
ⓓ Hull’s despair over his blindness did.

正解 ⓑ Visual images being so easily forgotten did.
第９段落に “Yet I found it extraordinary that such an elimination of visual memory as he described could
happen to an adult ~” とある。段落冒頭の “astonishing example of how ~” は本設問には直接関連しない。

講評形式については、大問３が２部に分かれた以外は昨年と変化無し。大問１の文法は前置詞中心で選びにくいものが増えた。大問４の長文は読みやすい英文で昨年度よりは得点しやすい。全体としては昨年並みの7 割 5 分が目標。

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