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【１】次の英文を読んで，問いに答えなさい。
John Harrison and the *Longitude Problem: A Journey to Better *Navigation

In history, there was a clever man named John Harrison who changed the way people
sailed on the wide oceans. He was a carpenter from England, born in 1693, who found ananswer to the diﬃcult problem of knowing where ships were at sea. This problem wasabout（ ① ﬁnd ）the east-west position, called longitude, and it caused many ships to getlost or *sink.

During the *Age of Exploration, sailors had no trouble knowing the north-south position,called *latitude, using the stars and sun. But the east-west position was diﬃcult to know.
So, the British government made a *law in 1714 called the Longitude Act, with a prize of£20,000 to anyone who could ﬁnd a way to tell longitude *accurately. Many people tried,but John Harrison was the one who did it.

Harrison wasnʼt rich and didnʼt go to school, but he loved making clocks and was goodat it. He spent a lot of time studying clocks and how they worked. One way to ﬁnd thelongitude was to use a clock and the position of the sun. But the clock had to be very
*accurate. If it was wrong by one minute, the ship could be as far as 27 km oﬀ course.
Most clocks in the 1700ʼs would lose about two or three minutes each day. So, he started
his *quest to solve the longitude problem by making a big sea clock, known as “H1.” It wasvery diﬃcult, because all clocks（A）the time were made to work on land, but on thesea they were always moving. Also, sea water, heat, cold and *humidity all changes how aclock works.

H1 was a special clock. It was put（B）a strong wood box to work even with badsea conditions. After testing and changing it many times, he tested H1 at sea in 1735.
The results were hopeful, but Harrison knew he could do even better. So, he（ ② begin ）making an improved clock called “H2.”

Two years later, Harrison ﬁnished H2. It was better than H1, and Harrison continued
to make it even more accurate. Harrison took H2 for a test at sea in 1741, hoping to getcloser to the answer.
特進− 1H2 did very well, but Harrison（ ③ know ）it was still too big and heavy for long journeys.
So, he decided to create “H3”, a smaller and more accurate clock. Nineteen years later, in1759, he showed H3 to a group of important people who judged his work.

These people liked H3, but they needed more *proof before giving him the prize.
④（ ① him / ②more / ③ they / ④to / ⑤do / ⑥asked / ⑦tests ）, but he didnʼt give（C）.

Harrison kept working on his clocks.

In 1761, he made his best clock, called “H4.” It was small enough to hold in your hand.
Harrisonʼs son, William, took H4 on a long journey to the West Indies in 1761, and it
worked perfectly.

At ﬁrst, Harrison was not given the prize for solving the longitude problem. The person
judging the prize, Nevil Maskelyne, was an *astronomer who wanted to win the prize
himself. He thought that he could use a map of the stars and the moon to work out a shipʼslongitude. But after many years of work, he was unable to ﬁnd a way to solve the problem
easily and accurately.

Finally, in 1765 Harrison spoke to the king of England about the prize. The king agreed
with Harrison, and Harrison received some of the prize money. He didnʼt get everything,but people recognized his skill.

John Harrisonʼs quest to solve the longitude problem and his new clocks are a *testament
to the spirit of human skill. His clocks changed navigation, trade, and science.

＊longitude 経度navigation 航海

latitude 緯度law 法律

humidity 湿度

proof 証拠sink 沈む

accurately 正確に

Age of Exploration 大航海時代
accurate 正確なastronomer 天文学者

quest 探求

testament 証⑴ （ A ）〜（ C ）に入る語として最も適切なものを，次のア〜ウの中からそれぞれつずつ選び，記号で答えなさい。
ア inイatウup
特進− 2

⑵ （ ① ），（②）,（③）の動詞を適切な形に変えなさい。

⑶ 経度を見つける方法の つは何か，（（）に入る適切な日本語を答えなさい。

）の位置を使うこと。

⑷ 1700年代の時計はどんなものだったのか，（日で（）に入る適切な日本語を答えなさい。

）の誤差があった。

⑸ 下線部④が「彼らは，彼にもっとテストをするように頼んだ」という文になるように並べかえ， 番目と 番目にくる語の組み合わせとして正しいものを選び，記号で答えなさい。

⑹

ア−

イ−

ウ−

エ−

オ−

カ−

キ−

ク−

ケ−

コ−

H1 〜 H4の特徴について述べているものをア〜エの中からア

A smaller and more accurate clockイ

Too big and heavy for long journeys

ウA big clock tested in 1735

エ

Small enough to hold in your hand

つずつ選びなさい。

⑺ 本文の内容に一致するものにはＴ，一致しないものはＦと答えなさい。
アJohn Harrison was born in 1693.

イ

Before John Harrison made the clock, the north-south position was hard to know.

ウH4 was completed in 1761.

エIn the end, John Harrison was given all of the prize.

⑻ 次の質問に対するあなた自身の答えを英文で書きなさい。
What skills do you have?

特進− 3＊問題は次のページに続きます。

特進− 4【２】高校生（ Kate と Haruna ）の会話文を読んで，問いに答えなさい。
Kate: Hi, Haruna. Do you have some time now? I have something to show you.

Haruna : Iʼm sorry, Kate, but listen（ A ）me first, please. ① I am very sad.
Kate: What happened?

Haruna : You know my brother, Keita. He is busy studying to go to college. He wants tobe a scientist, so he has to study very hard this summer.
Kate: I see, but why are you so sad?

Haruna : Because my father said, “We will not go on a family trip this summer because
Keita canʼt come with us.”
Kate: Oh, really? But you love going on your family trip every year.

Haruna : Yes. I wanted to go to an *aquarium this summer. I heard about it on TV.
It is very popular because you can see penguins swimming *above your head.
But now I canʼt go.
Kate:【１】. I understand how you feel.

Haruna : Thank you. Oh, Iʼm sorry. I have talked too much. What did you want to showme?
Kate: Look at this *flier for a summer camp. My mother found information about thecamp on the Internet and got this flier for me.

Haruna : Summer camp? What is it?
Kate: You know I lived in Canada when I was an elementary school student.
In Canada, children have a long summer vacation, so parents look（B）

some good places for children to spend their vacation. Every summer I went
camping with my friends and really enjoyed hiking, cooking, and studying.
Haruna : I see.
Kate: This summer camp will be held for Japanese high school students by aninternational school. Iʼm interested（ C ）this camp.

Haruna : Where will it be held?
Kate: In Seto Nature Park near the zoo.

Haruna : Oh, Iʼve heard about that park. Who will go camping with the students?
Kate: Teachers and many volunteer students. How（ あ ）coming with me, Haruna?
You can go on a night tour in the zoo and you can see what animals do at night.

Haruna : That sounds interesting.
Kate: This camp will also help you study English.
特進− 5Haruna : Study English?
Kate: Look at this. “You speak “English only” for 24 hours.”

Haruna : English only? What does it mean?
Kate: You have to speak only English at the camp, but donʼt worry, Haruna.
The volunteer students will help you. I will help you, too. Letʼs go together.

Haruna : Well, I will ask my parents this evening. Thank you for the information, Kate.

＊aquarium 水族館⑴ （A）〜（above 〜の上の方Cflier チラシ）に入る語として最も適切なものを，次のア〜ウの中からそれぞれつずつ選び，記号で答えなさい。
ア⑵ （forイinウtoあ ）に入る語として最も適切なものを，次のア〜エの中からつ選び，記号で答えなさい。
ア⑶aboutイfarウ

oftenエmany

Haruna が下線部①のように思った理由を英語10語で抜き出しなさい。

⑷ 会話文中の【】に入れるのに最も適切な表現を，次のア〜エの中からつ選び，記号で答えなさい。
ア

I think so, too.

イ

Thatʼs great.

ウ

Thatʼs too bad.

エ

I will miss you.

⑸ 本文の内容に一致するものにはＴ，一致しないものにはＦと答えなさい。
ア

Keita is Kateʼs brother who wants to be a scientist.

イ

Haruna enjoyed a family trip last year.

ウ

Haruna wanted to go to an aquarium this summer.

エKateʼs mother found information about a summer camp on TV.

オ

Kate and Haruna have to speak English for only two hours at the summer camp.
特進− 6【３】次の英文を読んで，問いに答えなさい。
In Japan, there are similar looking animals such as racoon dogs（ tanuki ）, racoons( araiguma ）, badgers（ anaguma ）, and palm civets（ hakubishin ）. It is difficult to tell thedifferences by looking at them, so letʼs talk about the differences.
Racoon dogs（ Tanuki ）They have a white *forehead and the areas around their eyes are black. The eyes of
the tanuki are small and are usually positioned below the white forehead. Their *paws
have four *toes each. Their *footprints look like flowers. Tanuki have a *bushy tail with ablack tip. They can live around 6 to 8 years. Tanuki are ① most active during the night.
They are *timid and they donʼt fight over territory. They sometimes faint when they areshocked by loud noises.
Racoons（ Araiguma ）Araiguma have a wide face with a small nose and large ears. The area around theireyes is black. The black markings are connected like an eye mask. Their eyes are small
and are located on the sides of their face. They have large, powerful paws with five toeseach. Their footprints look like human hands. They have a short tail with a striped pattern.
They are most active during the night. They are famous for being very smart and are
known for being easy to get angry. They can live around 8 years.
Badgers（ Anaguma ）Anaguma have small round ears and a big black nose. The areas around their eyes areblack. Anagumaʼs eyes are small and are usually positioned on the sides of their head.
Anaguma have strong front paws with long and sharp *claws. Their paws have five toes
each, and the claws are good for *digging in the ground. They are known for their diggingskills. They have short and *thick tails. They are most active during the night. They havea strong sense of *curiosity. When they meet an enemy which is stronger than them, they
may act dead. They can live around 4 to 10 years.
Palm Civets（ Hakubishin ）Hakubishin have a slender body with a long tail. Their legs are short. They have a blackmask-like pattern around their eyes and have white line from their nose to the top of theirhead. Their paws have five toes each, and their back paws are twice as long as their frontpaws. They can live around 7 to 10 years.
They are most active during the night. Hakubishin protect their territories by using
their *scent markings. Hakubishin are timid but sometimes become aggressive and attack
特進− 7when they feel scared.
The four animals are sometimes called *pests, but they are wild animals that have
lived with humans for a long time. There are fewer places they can safely live because ofhumans making houses, buildings and cities, but they are surviving. We should do what wecan to build a better relationship between humans and wild animals.

＊ forehead 額
timid 臆病なpaw 足

toe 足の指claw つめscent marking 匂いづけ行動

dig 掘る

footprints 足跡

bushy ふさふさした

thick ずんぐりした

curiosity 好奇心

pest 害獣⑴ タヌキ，アライグマ，アナグマ，ハクビシンの顔，足跡，しっぽをそれぞれ選び，記号で答えなさい。
顔ア

イウエア

イウエアイウエ足跡しっぽ⑵ 下線部①のこれらの動物に共通する特徴を漢字 文字の日本語で答えなさい。

特進− 8⑶ 次の特徴のある動物をそれぞれ選び，記号で答えなさい。
勝ち目のない相手には死んだふりをすることがある。
気性が荒い。
大きな音で気絶することがある。
恐怖を感じると攻撃的になることがある。
ア タヌキ

イ アライグマ

ウ アナグマエ ハクビシン

⑷ 本文の内容に一致するものにはＴ，一致しないものにはＦと答えなさい。
タヌキの寿命は約 年から10年である。
アライグマは賢い。
アナグマは穴掘りが上手である。
ハクビシンは縄張りを守るために夜は見張りを立てている。

⑸ 野生動物が住みにくくなっている要因を表す 文を本文から抜き出し，最初の 語を答えなさい。

【４】下線を引いた語（句）のうち文法上誤りのある箇所を選び，記号で答えなさい。
⑴

The weather today ア is イ the worst ウ than yesterday.

⑵

I will ア meets you イ at the corner ウ of the street.

⑶

The movie ア was イ watching ウ by us last night.

⑷

She ア decided to イ go ウ at the concert.

⑸

She ア is reading イ that novel three times this ウ year.

【５】次の英文に（）内の語を入れる場合，最も適切な場所を選び，記号で答えなさい。

ただし，文頭にくる場合も小文字にしてあります。
⑴ I haveア

lived inimproveイ

イ

this cityウ2012. （ since ）

⑵

ア

⑶

The car⑷She is not⑸The ア new video game イ is ウ fun as the one we played last weekend.（ as ）アア

his skills, he practices

we saw yesterday
only a singerイイウwasalsoウ

特進− 9every day. （ to ）ウreally expensive. （ that ）a songwriter. （ but ）