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〔Ⅰ〕 次の英文を読み、後の問いに答えなさい。
Do you think youʼre smarter than your parents and grandparents ? According to James Flynn, aprofessor at a New Zealand university,（ １ ）! Over the course of the last century, people whohave taken ＊IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores ̶ on average, three points better for
every decade that has passed. This improvement is known as “the Flynn effect,” and scientists wantto know what is behind it.
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IQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather thanknowledge. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result ofour environment and experiences, but the improvement in test scores was happening too quickly tobe explained by ＊heredity. So what was happening in the 20th century that was helping people⑶

achieve higher scores on intelligence tests ?
Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that the⑷improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general. Because we take somany tests, we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others havepointed to better nutrition since it results in babies being born larger, healthier, and with more brain⑸

development than in the past. Another possible explanation is a change in educational styles, withteachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than justmemorizing information.

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This could prepare people to do the kind of problem solving that

intelligence tests require.
Flynn limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and discoveredthat the improvement in scores was only on certain parts of the IQ test. Test-takers didnʼt do betteron the ＊arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test ; they did better on sections that required aspecial kind of reasoning and problem solving. （ ７ ）, one part of the test shows a set of abstract
shapes, and test-takers must look for patterns and connections between them and decide whichshape should be added to the set. According to Flynn, this visual intelligence improves as theamount of technology in our lives increases. Every time you play a computer game or figure out
how to program a new cellphone, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem
solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence test. So, are you really smarter than yourparents ? In one very specific way, you may be.
Windows on Reading 英文理解のための手引き、奥田隆一 他、センゲージラーニング、2011.5.20＊＊

IQ test…知能テスト

１．空所（１）、（７heredity…遺伝＊

arithmetic…算数）に入れるのに最も適切な語句を１つずつ選び、番号で答えなさい。
〔解答番号は 1 〜 2 〕（１） !

thatʼs impossible"

by no means（７） !

For example"

However

What is worse$For that reason#― １ ―# it does

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２．下線部⑵、⑷、 ⑸の内容に最も近いものを１つずつ選び、番号で答えなさい。
〔解答番号は 3 〜 5 〕⑵⑷

what is behind it3!

Flynn 教授が知能テストの研究を始めた動機。

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発見が Flynn effect と呼ばれるようになったいきさつ。

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人々の知能テストの得点がしだいに高くなった原因。

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人々に知能テストを実施するようになった事情。

the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general!

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知能テストの得点が上がった理由は、一般的にテストを受ける機会が増えたからにすぎない。

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知能テストは問題が改良されていて、どの出題分野においてもテストの精度が上がっていることが分かっている。

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改良された知能テストは簡素化されたものなので、一般的に昔より高得点になりやすい。

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人々がいろいろなテストを目にすることが多くなり、たいていのテストで得点が上昇傾向にあることがはっきり示されている。

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it results in babies being born larger

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出生時に体の大きい赤ちゃんの方が、成長後の知能テストの結果が高い傾向がある。

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一部の科学者たちの発言が原因で、より体の大きい赤ちゃんを望む人が増えている。

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一部の科学者の説は、昔より体が大きい赤ちゃんが生まれていることが根拠となっている。

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昔より栄養状態がよくなったために、より体が大きい赤ちゃんが生まれる。

３．下線部⑶の問いに対する答えとして Flynn 教授があげているものとして最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。

〔解答番号は 6 〕!

rapid economic globalization"

increased opportunities to use technology#

the development of the educational system$

recent advances in medicine

４．下線部⑹ This が指す内容として最も適切なものを１つ選び番号で答えなさい。
〔解答番号は 7 〕!

情報を記憶することの重要性。

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子どもが自分でものごとを発見するように促すこと。

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子どものやる気を引き出そうとする教師の励まし。

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かつて行われていた教育のスタイル。

５．本文の内容と一致するものを２つ選び、番号で答えなさい。解答の順序は問いません。
〔解答番号は 8 〜 9 〕!

The main purpose of IQ tests is not to determine how much knowledge a person has.

"James Flynn thought parents have a stronger influence on childrenʼs intelligence thanenvironmental factors.

#James Flynn found that people didnʼt get better score in all parts of the IQ test.

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James Flynn thinks that playing computer games is harmful to brain development.

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James Flynn doesnʼt think the scores of IQ tests are important to ordinary people.
― ２ ―６．本文の表題として最も適切なものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。
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How to Get a High Score on an IQ Test"How Should Intelligence Be Measured#What Has Caused the Flynn Effect$

The Improvement of Intelligence Tests〔解答番号は 10 〕

〔Ⅱ〕 次の英文の内容と合っているものを後の!〜%から５つ選び、番号で答えなさい。解答の順序〔解答番号は 11 〜 15 〕は問いません。

When Americans have disagreements, they often try to settle them in court. Going to court ispopular in the United States. In fact, the majority of the worldʼs lawyers work there. Anyone can＊sue a company or individual who they say has hurt them. If the suing person wins, the judge mayorder the sued person to provide a “settlement” for ＊damages. Usually this is a cash payment. Thisis one way to make criminals pay for their crimes. However, some people and companies get suedeven when they have done nothing wrong.
In one example, two girls named Taylor and Lindsey baked cookies as a fun surprise for theirneighbors. They put the cookies into heart-shaped boxes with a note, “Have a great night, from Tand L.” That night they knocked on the doors of nearby houses, left the boxes and ran away. Oneneighbor was so shocked by the strangers at her door that she called the police. The next day she
went to the hospital for stress. When the girls found out what had happened to the woman, theyapologized and the girlsʼ parents offered to pay her medical bills. Instead of forgiving the girls,
however, the woman sued them. She was awarded $3,900 in damages.
In another case, two teenage boys illegally went into a ＊railroad storage yard and climbed on topof a train car. One boy touched a wire and got a severe electric shock. He was burned on 75
percent of his body. The other boy was also badly burned. Even though the boys had broken thelaw, the judge said it was the railroad companyʼs fault because there were no warning signs. Thecompany had to pay $24.2 million to the hurt boys.
So, if you happen to hurt someone in the United States, you need to be careful not to say, “＊So,sue me.” This is usually meant as a joke, but in the U. S. ＊lawsuits are no laughing matter. Do you
think these lawsuits were fair or unfair ? What might happen in similar situations in Japan ?
Reading Cycle、卯城祐司 他、金星堂、2016＊

sue…〜を訴える＊＊

So, sue me.…だったら、私を訴えてみろ。（開き直って言う「悪かったね」のような俗語表現）＊

lawsuit…訴訟

damages…損害、損害賠償金

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railroad storage yard…鉄道の車両基地

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世界の弁護士のうちの大半は米国で仕事をしている。

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米国では、悪いことをしていないのに裁判に訴えられることはほとんどない。

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Taylor と Lindsey は、近所の人たちに対するサプライズとしてクッキーを焼いた。

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Taylor と Lindsey は、焼いたクッキーを渡すとき、必ず面と向かってあいさつをした。

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Taylor と Lindsey は、自分たちのせいで病院へ行くことになった女性のことを知って、謝罪した。

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病院へ行った女性は少女たちを訴えたが、裁判に負けた。

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車両基地に入り込んだ少年たちは、２人ともひどいやけどをした。

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車両基地に入り込んだ少年たちは法律を破っていたが、裁判官は鉄道会社に責任があるとした。

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米国では、裁判は日常的なものなので、たいていの場合はあまり深刻に受け止める必要はない。

〔Ⅲ〕 次の各組の中で、第一アクセント（第一強勢）の位置が他の語と異なるものを１つ選び、番号で答えなさい。

〔解答番号は 16 〜 20 〕

１．! bal-ance"home-work#

a-gree$ traf-fic

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ca-reer"sur-face#pre-fer$ suc-cess

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ac-cu-rate"con-cen-trate#

ox-y-gen$ i-ni-tial

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in-dus-try"

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con-sid-er$ do-mes-tic

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dif-fi-cul-ty"

com-pli-cat-ed#ar-chi-tec-ture$ ne-ces-si-ty

20〔Ⅳ〕 次の文中の（）に入れるのに最も適切なものを選び、番号で答えなさい。
〔解答番号は 21 〜 30 〕

１．Our team was（ 21 ）to cancel the game because some of us got sick.
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contained"#surrounded

described$forced

２．I live very（ 22 ）to my parents, so I can see them every day.
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equal"#closevast$ aware３．Our cityʼs population decreased by 10% in a（ 23 ）, from 24,000 in 2009 to 21,600 in 2019.
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decade"# literaturewage$ luxury

４．Yesterday, I lost my wallet and couldnʼt find it anywhere. I was at a（ 24 ）what to do.
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rate"

#costloss$risk$would have eaten

５．His story（ 25 ）at first, but it turned out to be true after all.
! sounded strange"

sounded strangely# heard strange$heard strangely

６．Those eggs were bad. If you（!

eat"26）one, you would have gotten sick.
#ate

had eaten

７．He looks familiar to me . . . Yes, I remember（ 27 ）him somewhere recently.
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seeing"# to seeseen$Iʼll see$until８．My wife fell asleep（ 28 ）I was washing the dishes.
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during"#while― ４ ―since９．At that time, the idea（ 29 ）the Earth moved around the Sun was ridiculous.
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（ 30 ）my friends like sports ̶ in particular soccer and baseball.
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Almost"# Almost of all

Almost of〔Ⅴ〕 次の会話文を完成させるために最も適当なものを選び、番号で答えなさい。
〔解答番号は 31 〜 35 〕

１．A : Is that a new computer ?
B:Right. I bought it three days ago.

A : （ 31 ）B:

It suddenly froze. Nothing I tried did any good.
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Itʼs one of the newest models, isnʼt it ?

"Why donʼt you buy a computer online ?

#Have you been using it for many years ?

$Did you have any trouble with the old one ?

２．A : What are you doing now ?
B:Iʼm practicing guitar with a friend.

A : （ 32 ）Are you having fun ?
B:Iʼm having a great time.
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I didnʼt know you play an instrument.

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That would save you a lot of trouble.

#You have the wrong number.

$Thank you for inviting me.

３．A : How long have you been living in this city ?
B : （ 33 ）I was born here.
A : Then itʼs more than 20 years, right ?
B:In fact, for 24 years.
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When I moved here in 2013.

" My whole life.

#Until three years ago.

$ I donʼt remember very well.

４．A : Howʼs your cold, Emily ? Feeling better ?
B:

My throat still hurts a little bit, but my fever has gone down.

A : Thatʼs good. （ 34 ）B:I will. But Iʼll be OK tomorrow.
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I havenʼt caught cold for the last several years.

"Will you go shopping with me this afternoon ?

#It would be better for you to stay away from school today.

$Will you wake me up some time later ?
― ５ ―５．A : I like your T-shirt. （ 35 ）B:Thanks.

A : Where did you buy it ?
B:I bought it in Hakata.
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I wonder who gave it to you.

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You should buy it now.

#It looks good on you.

$But I know what you mean.

〔Ⅵ〕 次の英文が日本語の内容を表すように下の!〜%を並べ替えたときに、２番目と４番目に来る語句を番号で答えなさい。ただし、文頭に来る語も小文字で書いてあります。
〔解答番号は 36 〜 45 〕

１．彼女の家を見つけるのに、私は数時間かかりました。
It took（!

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# her houseme$several hours%

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２．あなたのアドバイスのおかげで、私は思ったより早く仕事を終えることができました。
（）（ 38 ）（）（ 39 ）（）earlier than I expected.

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enabled"your advice# to$me%finish my work

３．ウィルソン夫妻の間に座っている女性は、私がまったく知らない人でした。
（）（ 40 ）（）（ 41 ）（）a total stranger to me.

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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson$

the woman%sitting# between

４．私たちに理解できないのは、なぜ彼は家の掃除にあれだけ多くの時間を使うかです。
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（ 43 ）（）he spends so much time cleaning the house.
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５．きのうお送りしたメールを受信しましたか。
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you）（ 44 ）（"get）（ 45 ）（#I― ６ ―）yesterday ?
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