令和６年度 日高看護専門学校 入学試験問題［地域枠・社会人］［コミュニケーション英語Ⅰ］（時間…60 分）《注意事項》
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R６日高［地域枠・社会人］コミュニケーション英語Ⅰ-2-【Ａ】 次の各組の左の語と下線部の発音が異なる語をそれぞれ１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
(１) surface(２) freight(３) news○1 word［ ○1 steak［ ○1 cease［○2 pearl○2 major○2 lose○3 dirty○3 said○3 cosmos○4 art○4 brain○4 advise］］］【Ｂ】 次の各組の語について，最も強いアクセントの位置がほかの３つと異なるものをそれぞれ１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。

○1 sand-wich○2 com-mit(５) ○1 dem-o-crat○2 sat-is-fy(６) ○1 su-per-mar-ket ○2 a-vail-a-ble○3 pat-tern○3 pro-pos-al○3 ri-dic-u-lous(４)○4 mes-sage○4 med-i-cine○4 al-ter-na-tive【Ｃ】 次の定義に最も合うものをそれぞれ１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
(７) a person who makes people laugh as a professional job○1 politician○2 architect○3 lawyer○4 comedian(８) a sour food made from milk, and usually eaten with a spoon○1 butter○2 yogurt○3 vinegar○4 cheese(９) a feeling that guides us to act or understand something without concrete facts○1 intuition○2 dignity○3 obstacle【Ｄ】 次の日本語の意味に合うように，（○4 crop）に入る適切な語句をそれぞれ１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
(10) この指輪はあの指輪ほど高価ではありません。
This ring is () expensive than that one.

○1 not as○2 no more

○3 less○4 not any(11) 簡単に見えることでもやってみると難しいことがあります。
() may seem easy can be difficult when you actually try it.

○1 That○2 What○3 Which○4 Those(12) 宿題を終えたあと，私は風呂に入りました。
() my homework, I took a bath.

○1 Finished○3 Having finishing○2 Finishing○4 Having finished-3-

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(13) 私があなたの立場なら，私は仕事を休んで彼女の面倒を見ます。
() I in your place, I would take time off from work to take care of her.

○1 Were○2 Had○3 If○4 Should(14) おじは私と双子の妹をよく間違えます。
My uncle often mistakes me (○1 from) my twin sister.

○2 over○3 for○4 to(15) 少し寒気がします。風邪をひいたのかもしれません。
I feel a little chill. I () a cold.

○1 couldn’t have caught○3 must catch○2 may have caught○4 should be catching【Ｅ】 次の日本語の意味に合うように，（）内のア～オの語句を並べかえたとき，（）

内で２番目と４番目にくる語句の適切な組み合わせをそれぞれ１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。ただし，文頭に置くべき語も小文字で示してある。
(16) 母の言葉で私は自分の行いを後悔しました。
( ア madeイ regret○1 イ－エウ my mother’s words○2 ア－イエ my conduct○3 イ－オオ me ) .

○4 ア－オ(17) あなたから借りた本はどれもとてもおもしろかったです。
( ア Iイ the books

ウ fromエ borrowedオ all) you were very

interesting.

○1 イ－オ○2 エ－イ○3 エ－ウ○4 イ－エ(18) メグは父親にタバコをやめるように説得しました。
Meg ( ア smoking○1 イ－ウイ her father

ウ quitting○2 オ－イ

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エ talked○3 イ－オ-4-オ into ) .

○4 オ－ア【Ｆ】次の各対話文の（）に入る最も適切なものをそれぞれ１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。

(19) A: Can you show me your notebook?
B: Sure. ()○1 Go along with it.
○2 I got it.
○3 Here you are.
○4 I’d rather not.
(20) A: Do you have any hobbies?
B: On weekends, I often go to the mountains and take pictures of birds. How aboutyou?
A: One of my hobbies is gardening.
B: Really? That’s my mother’s hobby, too. ()○1 She says that taking care of plants gives her peace of mind.
○2 She has no hobbies, so she always looks bored on her days off.
○3 She often buys rare foreign stamps through internet auctions.
○4 She really enjoys watching tropical fish swim in her aquarium.
(21) A: Hello, this is Bob White from ABC Company. I’m calling for Mr. Gordon.
B: I’m afraid he’s away from his desk, but he should be back around 2 p.m.
()

A: No, I have a meeting this afternoon and may not be able to take his call, so I’ll callagain later.
B: Okay, I’ll let him know.

○1 Would you like to leave a message?
○2 Is there anything I can help you with?
○3 Who would you like to speak to?
○4 Should I have him call you back?
(22) A: Congratulations on winning the English speech contest. Your speech was great!
B: Thanks, Dad! I want to study English hard and get even better at it.
A: That’s wonderful. ()B: Wow, thank you! I’m so happy. There are a lot of words in it, and it also has anaudio function.

○1 I’d like to give you this electronic dictionary to celebrate.
○2 You did a great job, so let’s have dinner at a restaurant this evening.
○3 Grandma and Grandpa were so happy to hear about your award.
○4 Mom said she would buy you a new smartphone.
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【Ｇ】 次の対話を読んで，あとの問いに答えなさい。
Emma: Have Japanese people loved cherry blossoms for a long time?
Mr. Ito: Yes. In ancient times, when a certain type of cherry blossom bloomed, people began
to prepare for agricultural work, such as *sowing seeds. So cherry blossoms wereclosely connected with agricultural events.
Emma: Did people in the past also enjoy hanami?
Mr. Ito: Hanami is said to have been *initiated by *aristocrats in the Nara period. But atthat time, they appreciated plum blossoms from China more than cherry blossoms.
However, in the Heian period, cherry blossoms became more popular than plumblossoms. In the famous waka *anthologies of the Nara period, the number of waka
poems about plum blossoms was（ ア ）than the number of poems about cherry
blossoms, but in the famous waka anthologies of the Heian period, the numbers are*reversed.
Emma: Perhaps Japanese people started to love cherry blossoms because they are familiar
to Japanese people, rather than from another country like plum blossoms.
Mr. Ito: I think you’re right. In the Kamakura period, samurai began to enjoy cherry
blossom viewing, and in the Edo period, many ordinary people also began to enjoy
cherry blossom viewing.
Emma: （イ）There are many types of cherry trees, so why are there so many *Someiyoshino cherry trees in Japan?
Mr. Ito: Somei-yoshino is a *cultivar created by a *hybridization of *Edo-higan and*Oshima-zakura. *Inheriting the characteristics of the Edo-higan, it looks very
*spectacular because a large number of flowers bloom before the leaves *emerge. Italso inherits the characteristics of the Oshima-zakura cherry tree, so it grows
quickly and easily into a large tree. In addition, all Somei-yoshino are *clones withthe same *genes. Therefore, they all bloom at the same time when they are in thesame place. That’s why so many Somei-yoshino trees were planted all over Japanafter World War II.
Emma: I’m surprised to hear that all Somei-yoshino are clones.
Mr. Ito: Somei-yoshino cherry trees do not produce seeds, so they are *multiplied by*grafting. A tree of a related species of cherry tree is cut, and a *branch of Someiyoshino is *inserted into it to make it grow. The tree from which the branch wastaken for grafting, and the tree that grows after being grafted, have basically thesame genes.
Emma: Why don’t Somei-yoshino cherry trees produce seeds?
Mr. Ito: Cherry trees cannot produce seeds from their own *pollen. Therefore, they usually
produce seeds by using the pollen of another nearby tree of the same species.
However, in the case of Somei-yoshino, the nearby Somei-yoshino trees are allclones. （ ウ ）the trees judge all of the pollen around them as “their own pollen,”and they cannot produce seeds.
Emma: Interesting! Since all Somei-yoshino have the same genes, there is no *genetic*diversity. So, for example, one kind of disease might kill them all, right?
Mr. Ito: That’s right. In fact, Somei-yoshino are very easily *infected with a certain disease
that can kill cherry trees. Increasing the number of Somei-yoshino may cause thespread of this disease. So recently, （ エ ）.
Emma: So in the future, the trees we sit under for cherry blossom viewing may be of a
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＊ sow ( 種 を ) ま く
initiate 始 め る
aristocrat 貴 族
anthology 歌 集
reverse 逆にする
Somei-yoshino ソメイヨシノ（桜の品種）
cultivar 栽培品種
hybridization 交配
Edo-higan エドヒガン（桜の品種）
Oshima-zakura オオシマザクラ（桜の品種）
inherit 受け継ぐ
spectacular 壮観なemerge 出 てくる
clone ク ローン
gene 遺 伝子
さmultiply 増やす
graft 接ぎ木する
branch 枝
insert 挿す
pollen 花粉
genetic 遺伝に関する
diversity 多様性
infect 感染させる(23) 文中の（ ア ）に入る最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。

○1 no more
○3 much larger○2 a little smaller○4 not less．．．．．．．
(24) ．．．．．．
下線部（イ）に関して，ソメイヨシノが日本にとても多い理由として，本文で述べられていない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。

○1 成長が早く大木になりやすいこと。
○2 同じ場所で同時に花開くこと。
○3 寒冷地でも温暖地でも生育すること。
○4 葉が出る前にたくさんの花が咲くこと。
(25) 文中の（ ウ ）に入る最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。

○1 So○2 Also○3 Yet○4 But(26) 文中の（ エ ）に入る最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。

○1 global warming has caused Somei-yoshino to bloom earlier than usual○2 scientists believe that more Somei-yoshino should be planted○3 their popularity is rapidly increasing all around the world○4 some people are replacing them with other kinds of cherry trees．．．．
(27) 対話の内容に合う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。

○1 In ancient times, many Japanese people grew cherry blossoms when they were
not busy with agricultural work.

○2 Hanami in Japan began in the Nara period, but it was not until the Edo periodthat the general public began to enjoy cherry blossom viewing.

○3 Since the genes of all Somei-yoshino cherry trees are the same, they cannot bemultiplied by grafting.

○4 Somei-yoshino cherry trees produce many seeds by *pollinating with the nearest
tree of the same species.
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What smells do you like? The way people *perceive smells varies greatly from person toperson. For example, a person who likes natto would say that the smell of natto is *appealing,
while a person who dislikes natto would say that it has an unpleasant smell. But even whena person likes natto, if they are told that the smell is actually the same as the smell of the*soles of their feet, they will likely find the smell unpleasant, even if they previously enjoyedit. （ ア ） Therefore, they have been treated as mysterious since ancient times. Andpeople have been pursuing pleasant smells and creating various kinds of *fragrances formany years as well.
Some people say that mankind began to use perfumes before 2600 BCE. For example,
ancient people used fragrant plants for perfumes and medicines, for making *mummies, andfor religious ceremonies.
But perfume-like products were first produced in Europe at the end of the 16th century.
Some people say that *eau de cologne was a product *launched in Italy, and then introduced
in what is now *Cologne, Germany, at the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th century.
When it was brought back to Paris from Cologne by French soldiers in the late 18th century
it became popular, and that’s why it was called “eau de cologne.”〈 A 〉
Currently, fragrances are *classified into two *categories : fragrances *derived fromnatural products, and chemically created *synthetic fragrances. Natural fragrances are*divided into vegetable and animal fragrances, and most natural fragrances are *essential
oils obtained from plants. However, the smells of some animals are highly prized for theirrefined qualities. And recently, *extracts from meat and seafood are also sometimes used as
natural animal fragrances.〈 B 〉
Synthetic fragrances are made from *petrochemicals and other raw materials. There
are more than 3,000 types of synthetic fragrances. But it’s （ イ ） for either natural orsynthetic fragrances to satisfy the delicate sense of smell on their own. Therefore, in practice,many natural and synthetic materials are blended together to produce appealing fragrances.
There are also many fragrant *components found in *minute *quantities in food. For
example, the smell of coffee is a combination of about 800 *odorant substances, and the smellof strawberries includes about 350 odorant substances. 〈 C 〉
Natural fragrances have the disadvantage of *inconsistent quality depending（ ウ ）the region of origin and the climate each year, but synthetic fragrances can be massproduced at low cost with stable quality. Therefore, the development of synthetic fragrances
has made it possible for ordinary people to use perfumes and other products that werepreviously too expensive for them.〈 D 〉
By the way, which *shaved ice syrup do you prefer, strawberry or melon? In fact, thetwo syrups usually taste basically the same. The main difference is actually just the color
and *aroma. When people see red syrup, they assume that it will taste like strawberries,
especially when the aroma of strawberries is added to it.
Since ancient times, fragrances have had the effect of calming, brightening, and*uplifting people’s spirits. Especially living in such a stressful society today, we may want totake another look at the mysterious power of fragrances.
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＊perceive 受け取る
appealing 好ましい
sole 足の裏
fragrance 香料
mummies(=mummy の複数形) ミイラ
eau de cologne オーデコロン（芳香品）
launch 発売する
Cologne ケルン（ドイツの都市）
classify 分類する
category 種類
derive 由来する
synthetic 合成のdivide 分割する
essential oil 精油
extract 抽出物
petrochemical 石油化学製品
component 構成要素
minute 微細なquantity 量
odorant substance 匂い物質
inconsistent 不安定なshaved ice かき氷
aroma 香り
uplift 高揚させる(28) 文中の（ ア ）に入る最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
○1 Thus, smells are *ambiguous and have the power to produce psychological effects.
○2 However, mankind’s sense of smell is far inferior to that of animals such as dogs.
○3 Surprisingly, *preference for smell varies little among the peoples of the world.
○4 In other words, with the use of advanced equipment, the quality of a fragrance
can be objectively measured.
* ambiguous あやふやな
preference 好み(29) 次の文が入る本文中の位置として最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
Therefore, a large number of fragrances are needed to reproduce the aroma of a food.

○1 〈 A 〉○2 〈 B 〉○3 〈 C 〉○4 〈 D 〉(30) 文中の（ イ ）に入る最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
○1 easy○2 possible○3 sad○4 difficult(31) 文中の（ ウ ）に入る最も適切なものを１つ選び，番号で答えなさい。
○1 for○2 on○3 at○4 to．．．．
(32) 本文の内容に合う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。
○1 People in BCE feared the mystical power of fragrances, so they were not part ofreligious ceremonies.
○2 Eau de cologne was first developed by German soldiers and later spread to Franceand Italy.
○3 With the introduction of synthetic fragrances, more and more people have beenable to enjoy perfume.
4○ The taste of strawberry and melon syrups for shaved ice are quite different, but
their similar aroma makes them indistinguishable to most people.

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