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九州 女 子 大 学
九州女子短期大学

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次の英文の空所

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10に入るもっとも適切な語（句）の番号を［1］〜［4］の中からそれぞれ一つずつ選びなさい。
１．The newly-elected President is to（）at a public meeting this1afternoon.
［1］express［2］say２．Our party managed to（［1］arrive［3］speak

2［4］tell）the top of Kilimanjaro by 3 : 00 p.m.

［2］arrive in ［3］reach

３．Shunsuke has devoted his life to（［4］reach out）awareness of environmental

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issues.
［1］have created［2］having been creating［3］create［4］creating

４．I heard a child’s happy laugh（4）at the top of the slide.

［1］did repeat［2］repeated［3］was repeating［4］to repeat

５．The doctor said I should check my temperature（5）.

［1］each and every six hours ［2］every time for six hours［3］every six hours［4］six hours each

６．Mika made a mad dash to the ferry port（［1］and she nearly［2］but she［3］barely to［4］only to16）miss the boat.

７．His suitcase looks（）as mine.

7［1］three times much heavier ［2］three times heavier［3］three times heavy［4］three times as heavy

８．By the time she arrives at her friend’s house, the party（［1］had been

［2］was［3］has been

［4］will have been

９．The athletic coach insisted that John（［1］stay［2］stays

10．In a company（109［3］staying8）over.

）away from sugary food.
［4］will stay）people from different nationalities work, we must

be sensitive to cultural differences.
［1］whatⅡ［2］which［3］in what［4］in which

次の１〜５の日本文とほぼ同じ意味になるように選択肢の語（句）を並べ替えて英文を完成し， 11〜

20に入るもっとも適切な語（句）の番号を［1］〜［8］の中からそれぞれ一つずつ選びなさい。ただし，文頭に来る語（句）も小文字で示しています。
１．真面目に勉強する学生は，自ら選択した大学に入学する傾向がある。

Students

1112［1］are ［2］universities ［3］likely to ［4］their choice ［5］who［6］enter ［7］of ［8］study seriously2.

２．子どもたちを動揺させることを恐れて，その学校の PTA は悲しいニュースを伝えたがらなかった。
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The school PTA was reluctant to announce.

14［1］upset ［2］it ［3］the sad news ［4］for ［5］might ［6］that［7］fear ［8］the children

３．現代のテクノロジーのおかげで，私達の日常生活は一層便利になった。
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Modern technology

16.
［1］much ［2］has ［3］daily ［4］our ［5］more ［6］made［7］lives ［8］convenient

４．このキャンパスの建物のほとんどは，最近 10 年で建てられた。
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the last tenyears.
［1］on this campus ［2］most ［3］in ［4］been ［5］of ［6］built［7］the buildings ［8］have

５．彼女は週末に自分の部屋を片付けると母親に約束をしていた。

She

1920.

［1］her mother ［2］on ［3］clean ［4］the weekend ［5］had promised［6］her own ［7］that she would ［8］room

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次の会話文を読んで，空所21〜30に入るもっとも適切なものの番号を選択肢からそれぞれ一つずつ選びなさい。ただし，同じ選択肢は二度使えません。

Rumi and Yumi are university classmates. It is the final week of their second
year at the university. They are talking about their plans for the spring break.
Rumi： What are you planning to do during the spring break, Yumi?
Yumi： I don’t have any special personal plans. But I am going to accompany
my parents to Hokkaido in the middle of March.
Rumi： To Hokkaido?（21）Yumi： Yes, of course. However, my parents want to go there to attend myyounger brother’s university entrance ceremony.（22）

Rumi： Wow! He must be very smart.
Yumi： Yes , he is . And he is a sincere and hard - working student , too .
（23）He is the only one in our family who has wanted to be adoctor.
Rumi： Has he always had that dream?
Yumi： Yes , he has talked about wanting to become a doctor sinceelementary school. It seems he read an autobiography by a doctor
and became inspired by it.
Rumi： I really respect your brother, too.（24）I know it because mymother is a doctor and I can see how stressed she is all the time.

Yumi： Oh, I didn’t know your mother was a doctor. Does she work full-timeat a local hospital?
Rumi： No. She has her own clinic.（25）

Yumi： That is so wonderful. Have you thought about what you want to doafter you graduate?
Rumi： At the moment, I think I would like to work in some IT-related field.
But I am flexible about it.（26）What about you?

Yumi： Considering my personality, I think I am more suited to work insome occupation where I have to interact with people. But like you, I
am not sure about what I want to do either.
Rumi： By the way, I think we lost track of our original topic.（427）

Yumi： Oh, yes. I have no plans apart from my family trip to Hokkaido in
mid-March. What about you, Rumi? What are your plans?

Rumi： I am in the process of planning a trip to Oita to visit my grandparents.
（28）My grandparents have a large house with a big guest

room. The biggest attraction for me is that they have a hot springinside their house. I always love to visit them.
Yumi： Sounds great! Are you sure your grandparents won’t mind if I comewith you?
Rumi： Yes, I’
m sure.（29）They love the company of people.

Yumi： Terrific! If it is possible for you to arrange a trip in early March, I
will be delighted to join you.
Rumi： Sure.（30）Let me check with my grandparents whether it isokay for them. I’ll get back in touch with you soon.
Yumi： All right, I look forward to hearing from you. Bye for now.
Rumi： Bye.

（選択肢）［1］ I had asked you your plans for the spring vacation.
［2］ I may change my mind.
［3］ It is a noble profession, but it is such hard work.
［4］ He has got admission into a medical school there.
［5］ Early March suits me fine, too.
［6］ I am so proud of him.
［7］ In fact, they will be very happy.
［8］ It will be so cold there in March.
［9］ Would you like to join me?
［10］ She specializes in children’s illnesses.

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次の英文を読んで設問に答えなさい。

Some inventions make our lives easier. Others make us safer. Driverlesss a cutting-edge field with companies
cars have the potential to do both. It’s biggest industries . （racing to overhaul one of the world ’31）

everything goes as planned, it may soon be common to sit back and relax as

robotic cars drive us around.

Self - driving cars fall into two main categories . First , there are“autonomous”cars. They can be controlled by a person, a computer, or a

combination of the two. General Motors already has a fleet of these cars inSan Francisco. The second, more advanced type of driverless car is entirely

controlled by computers and may not even have a steering wheel. Nissan,Tesla, Volvo, and other car companies are involved in this field.（32）

are technology and service firms like Apple, Uber, and Intel.

Both varieties are powered by AI (artificial intelligence) brains whichstart by gathering information about road conditions. The cars’tools include
cameras, sensors, GPS, and lidar (a combination of laser and radar). Details

are compiled about other vehicles, bikes, pedestrians, and more, creating avirtual image of the surroundings. After the AI analyzes the information, ittells the car to stop, go, turn, and so on.

There are pros and cons to these amazing vehicles. On the（33）side, they are considered very safe. Currently, 90% of accidents are causedby driver error. Self-driving cars could greatly reduce the accident rate.

Plus, since these automobiles are highly efficient, air pollution and roads also the matter of parking lots, which use
congestion will decrease. There’
up to 30% of the real estate in some cities . Once a passenger exits adriverless car, it can simply continue on its way without parking . Thatmeans the asphalt covering parking lots can be replaced with beautiful
green grass.

Yet there are drawbacks. While trucking companies will save billions ofdollars by switching to driverless fleets, millions of drivers will lose theirjobs. There are also safety concerns over hackers taking control of robotic

vehicles. Furthermore, a malfunction in the electronics or AI could haveterrible consequences.

As we transition to driverless cars, cities will need to adjust. At first,
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they’ll（）have to build special road lanes. Traffic lights will also34

need upgrading so they can communicate with smart vehicles . Suchinvestments should be worth it . According to research by StrategicAnalytics, the industry shift will lead to many business opportunities, adding

seven trillion dollars to the global economy. That incredible payout may be
the main fuel moving us towards a self-driven future.
From Science and Tech Sense by Andrew E. Bennett（NAN’UN-DO, 2018)【注】cutting-edge「最先端の」

overhaul「抜本的に改革する」

autonomous「自動運転の」 a fleet of「一群の」pros and cons「賛否両論」 congestion「混雑」
drawbacks「欠点」

malfunction「不具合」

payout「大金」

Ａ．英文中の空所

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34に入るもっとも適切な語の番号を［1］〜［4］の中からそれぞれ一つずつ選びなさい。
31［1］And［2］Unless［3］Until

［4］If

［2］So

［3］Like［4］Furthermore［2］surplus［3］increased［4］expanded

32［1］Always

33［1］plus734［1］awkwardly［2］fairly［3］unreasonably［4］likely

Ｂ．次の英文の空所

35〜40に入るもっとも適切なものの番号を［1］〜［4］の中からそれぞれ一つずつ選びなさい。
１．According to the first paragraph of the passage , driverless cars
（35）.

［1］are to be used for racing to the edge of a field［2］will soon cause robots to sit back and relax as they drive us

around［3］will help car companies to make sure that everything goes asplanned［4］could possibly make peoples’lives easier and safer

２．According to the second paragraph of the passage,（36）.

［1］self - driving cars fall into two autonomous categories , eachcontrolled by a person, a computer, or a combination of the two［2］General Motors is all ready to send a fleet of an advanced type ofdriverless cars to San Francisco［3］self-driving cars may or may not have a human being in control［4］driverless cars are not manufactured by companies involved inthis field

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３．According to the third paragraph of the passage,（37）.

［1］AI gets its power from the two main varieties of self-driving cars［2］self - driving cars function through the use of means such as

cameras, sensors, GPS, and lidar［3］AI helps vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians to compile details andcreate a virtual image of self-driving cars
［4］self-driving cars direct AI to stop, go, turn, and so on

４．According to the fourth paragraph of the passage,（38）.

［1］self-driving cars are amazing because they have pros and cons［2］the use of self - driving cars will reduce uncleanness in theatmosphere and traffic jams
［3］30% of parking lots use up important real estate in some cities［4］parking lots can be covered with beautiful green grass once

passengers exit driverless cars

５．According to the fifth paragraph of the passage, one difficulty with

self-driving cars is that（39）.

［1］trucking companies will save billions of dollars by using driverlessfleets［2］they could become unsafe if they fall under the control of people

skilled at entering into computer systems［3］millions of drivers could switch over to trucking companies withdriverless fleets［4］robots could cause a malfunction in the electronics or AI withnegative consequences

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６．According to the final paragraph,（40）.

［1］cities will need to adapt in order to make it easier to operatedriverless cars［2］cities will have to build special road lanes so that traffic lights

cannot communicate with smart vehicles［3］investments in research by Strategic Analytics should be worth it

because they will add greatly to the global economy［4］driverless cars will cause the car industry to shift towards

research into business opportunities in the global economy

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