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令和 6 年度
東京純心大学
看護学部 看護学科

一般選抜試験（第 2 回）

【英

語】

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令和 6 年 2 月 18 日

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第1問

各英文の空欄に最も適する語句を①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。

1.

Anyone watching the play cannot (① but② also③

help

I am sorry to have kept you (① to wait② wait③).
waitedCan you put that book back (① which② that③) it belongs?
where
④ why

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Let’s wait (① by
It will cost (① among) feeling joy.
④ without④ waiting②) the rain stops.
for③ since④ until②) least $500.
for③④ during

at

She seldom, if (① any②), goes to the movies.
few③ little④ everRemember (① call) me when you arrive.
calling③ to be calling④ to call②

8.

I think his old coat needs (① to clean② cleaning

9.

I tried to (① argue②).
③ being cleaned ④ to be cleaning) him to see her.
persuade ③ claim④ make10.

If we go this way, it will (① give② get) us two hours on the trip.
③ save④ make11.

The tomb had been robbed (① from
② by

③

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) its treasures.
of④ at

The buses go (① at) 20 minutes.
on
③ for

②

I’m (
① satisfy) that they are telling the truth.
② satisfied③ satisfying

1④ every④ to satisfy

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My brother and I do not look (① like② likelyThis approach seems very (① sensible② sensitive
I looked the word (
① up
②

with

Do you think she’ll agree (
① for
② in
He came (① across③).
dislike④ alike③) to me.
sensual④ sensory) in the dictionary.
③ by③④ from) their proposal?
of④ to) some old photographs in a drawer.
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第 2 問 19～22 にあてはまる文を

内の①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。

A: Who’s the package for?
B: Mary – it’s her birthday on the weekend.
A: Yeah, I know. (19)
B: A beautiful, brown, leather purse.
A: Awesome! She’ll love it. (20
B: She’s a lucky girl. (21
A: I do, but (
22
)
①
②
③
④

I don’t have the zip code.
I got her a gorgeous cashmere sweater.
I want to mail it to her.
What did you get her?

3))
Do you have her address?

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第3問

文脈に合うように
内の①～④の語を並べ替えたとき、23～26 に入るものを①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。

23-24
A: How long have the Smiths lived in New York?
B: They (
23
)(
)(
)(
24
① living② been③

25-26
A: That coat’s expensive, isn’t it?
B: Yes, it (25)()(
① money② much

there

)(
③ too

4

) for five years.
④

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have

).
④ costs

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第4問

次の文章は、外国人労働者の受け入れについて述べたものである。本文中の(1)～(15)について設問に答えなさい。なお、文中に番号がふってある単語・熟語には注がついている。

More than new visas needed to attract talentJapan is eager to (1)attract more highly skilled foreign workers, with the(2)government having announced new visa pathways earlier this month. But(3)recruitment companies say the latest move is unlikely to make much of adifference for such foreign workers amid a competitive global job market.
The government has said it will introduce new rules that (4)simplify the(5)application process for “highly skilled professional” visas beginning in April.
(6)It will also grant an extended two-year period of stay to graduates from top foreign
universities—mostly in Western countries—as they search for employment in Japan.
“The new system will lead to a reinvigoration of our economy as we accept
more highly skilled workers contributing to (7)innovation in (8)academic researchand the industrial economy,” Justice Minister Ken Saito said earlier this month.
“(9)It compares well with other countries.”
Nations such as Canada and Australia already have policies surrounding
highly skilled workers that are very similar to Japan’s system. ( 10 ) whenstrong job candidates from overseas are (11)weighing opportunities in Japan against
those in English-speaking countries, which offer higher average incomes closer tothose in their home countries, Japan could often come out on the losing side.
“Wages in Western countries are so high (compared with Japan) that (thelatest announcement) won’t help attract workers,” said Yohei Shibasaki, CEO of
Fourth Valley Concierge, a Tokyo-based human resources consultancy focused on
foreign workers. “I doubt there will even be 10 people taking advantage of thispathway in a year.”In Shibasaki’s opinion, Japan should focus more on how to attract foreign
workers from Asian countries, especially in South and Southeast Asia, rather thanthe West.
As of the end of June 2022, there were just over 16,000 people that held
Level 1 highly skilled professional visas in Japan, according to the Immigration
Services Agency1. As of December 2021, China and India were the largest source ofhigh-skilled foreign workers, followed by South Korea, the U.S. and Taiwan.
(
12 ) while China and South Korea are represented in the university
rankings used by the Justice Ministry to judge top institutions –QS Top Universities2,
the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and Shanghai Jiao Tong
University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities—the only other Asian
countries listed in the rankings are Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia, with just one
to three schools depending on the website. No Indian schools are listed.
This signals that the government is failing to recognize where those wanting5

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and willing to work in Japan are actually coming from, Shibasaki said.
(
13 ) it would be a tall order3 for Japanese companies to increase theirwages just for foreign workers, offering better incentives4 and motivation for foreign
nationals to work in Japan may be the way to go5.
Keiko Kobayashi, deputy general manager of global business services atmajor staffing agency Pasona Group, said that rather than focusing on relaxing visa
requirements, Japan should overhaul6 its employment practices and working style.
Japanese firms still widely adhere to (14) a “membership-based”
employment system in which companies hire young employees with the intention oftraining them for needed jobs and providing lifetime employment. That stands incontrast to the Western (15)“job-based” system, under which employees are hired
specially for their skills.
This could make it both challenging to attract highly skilled foreign workers,
and difficult for the workers themselves to actually find employment, Kobayashi said.
(The Japan Times, February 28, 2023)
注

1 the Immigration Services Agency
2 QS Top Universities
3 a tall order

無理難題
6 overhaul 整備する

出入国在留管理庁

QS 社が毎年発表している世界大学ランキング
4 incentives 報奨金
5 the way to go 最善の策

Q1 下線部(3), (4), (5), (8)の第一アクセントの位置が同じ語を①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。
27. (3) re-cruit-ment① ad-van-tage② dis-ci-pline ③ ex-er-cise④ pref-er-ence
28. (4) sim-pli-fy① con-sid-er② de-vel-op③ ed-u-cate④ en-deav-or
29. (5) ap-pli-ca-tion① ar-chi-tec-ture② ac-tiv-i-ty③ in-ter-pret-er ④ math-e-mat-ics
30. (8) ac-a-dem-ic① com-pli-cat-ed② o-rig-i-nal③ po-lit-i-cal ④ sci-en-tif-ic
Q2 (1), (2), (7), (11)の語の下線部と同じ発音を含む語を①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。
31. (1) attract① change② examine③ punish④ wonder32. (2) government① colleague② college③ comfort④ cotton
33. (7) innovation① chaos② damage③ father④ manager
34. (11) weighing① brain② breathe③ receipt④ spread6

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Q3 (10), (12), (13)に入る語句をそれぞれ①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。
35. (10) ① But② For③ Since④ So
36. (12) ① But② For③ Since④ So
37. (13) ① And
② But
③ If
④ WhileQ4 下線部(6), (9)がそれぞれ何を指しているのか、①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。
38. (6) It① The government② The application system③ An extended two-year period of stay ④ Employment in Japan
39. (9) It① Highly skilled professional② The new system③ Academic research④ The industrial economy
Q5 下線部(14), (15)が何を意味するのか、①～④から一つずつ選びなさい。
40. (14) a “membership-based” employment system① 管理職を雇い、職業訓練をして終身雇用する制度② 管理職を雇い、職業訓練をして転職を促す制度③ 若い社員を雇い、職業訓練をして終身雇用する制度④ 若い社員を雇い、職業訓練をして転職を促す制度
41. (15) “job-based” system① 社員が各自の技能に応じて、雇用される制度② 社員が各自の学歴に応じて、雇用される制度③ 管理職が各自の経験に応じて、雇用される制度④ 管理職が各自の学歴に応じて、雇用される制度

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第5問

次の文章は、通信網の機能不全に伴う緊急事態対策について述べたものである。
文章を読み、次の設問(Q1～Q8)の 42～49 に入れるのに最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の①～④のうちから一つずつ選びなさい。なお、文中に番号がふってある単語には注がついている。

KDDI outage1 spurs emergency system efforts
Following KDDI’s network outage last month, Japan is looking to beef up backup
systems to ensure that users will be able to access communications networks in timesof emergency.
Leaders of major mobile carriers have stressed the need to work with eachother to provide emergency roaming2 services, while the government is also
becoming more serious about facilitating discussions on the issue.
“KDDI’s network disruption is not somebody else’s problem,” Nippon
Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) chief Akira Shimada said at a news conference lastweek.
“As for emergency roaming . . . we are willing to cooperate to make it happen
as soon as possible.”
SoftBank Corp. chief Junichi Miyakawa also said earlier this month that“it’s time to seriously consider some functions such as roaming.”
During KDDI’s network outage, which occurred on July 2 and took morethan three days to be fully dealt with, about 22.8 million subscribers experienced
difficulties making voice calls, while more than 7.65 million users had trouble
connecting to the internet. Local media reported that there were people who wereunable to make calls in critical situations, including those who got lost while
mountain climbing.
Considering the gravity of the incident, the communications ministry hopes
to implement measures in a swift manner.
Minoru Terada, who was appointed the new communications minister in a
Cabinet reshuffle last week, said the ministry will launch a panel to talk about how
the carriers can work together next month.
“We hope to set a basic direction by the end of this year to make sure people
will be able to continue using mobile phone services, including emergency calls, in atime of emergency,” Terada said at his inaugural news conference last week.
One of the focuses of the discussion will likely be the scope of the emergency
service. For instance, would communication be limited to making emergency calls,
or would users be able to access the internet through other carriers’ networks?
SoftBank’s Miyakawa said that because smartphones have become essential
tools in people’s daily lives, just making emergency calls would not be enough, addingthat many rely on smartphones for cashless payments and authentication3 for online
shopping.
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anywhere,” Miyakawa said. “But when that’ s not the case, I doubt people wouldstop panicking just by being able to make emergency calls.”
As such, Miyakawa said he would propose a full-scale emergency roaming
service in which users would be able to switch to rivals’ networks to access the mobileinternet.
But such a system needs some measures to prevent a chain reaction of
network disruption, as shouldering the data traffic from a troubled operator could
overwhelm carriers, Miyakawa added.
NTT’s Shimada, however, appears to have adopted a cautious stance on sucha roaming service for now, saying that an emergency system should be based on thepremise4 that a carrier would not become overwhelmed even if it accepted traffic
from one experiencing trouble.
“If network congestion from one carrier spreads to other carrier’s networks,
the situation would be even worse,” Shimada said, suggesting that the carriers
should work together to find a solution.
Calls for emergency roaming services emerged after the March 2011 Great
East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
The disaster damaged carriers’
infrastructure, leading to network congestion and making it hard for people to makecalls and send emails.
A report compiled by a communications ministry panel in December 2011
stated that discussions on creating an emergency service should mainly be left tomajor carriers in order to ensure its swift implementation. But no headway5 wasmade due to various hurdles, such as different mobile network technologies among
the major carriers at that time.
(The Japan Times, August 17, 2022)
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1 outage

機能不全 2 roaming ローミング（携帯電話を自社のサービス区域外のネットワークに入って接続すること） 3 authentication 認証 4 premise 前提
5 headway 前進

Q1 Japan is looking to build up backup systems to ensure the access tocommunications networks in [42].
① working hours② leisure time
③ busy hours④ case of emergency
Q2 Leaders of big mobile companies have emphasized [43] emergency roaming
services.
① each company should work on its own to provide② some group companies should work together to exchange③ small companies should cooperate with each other to share④ they should work together to provide
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Q3 During KDDI’s network outage,[44].
① 22.8 million people were able to use the telephone② 7.65 million subscribers connected to the internet③ all the people were able to make emergency calls④ there were people who were unable to make emergency calls
Q4 Since the network outage is a big problem, the [45] hopes to establish countermeasures as soon as possible.
① communications ministry② ministry of commerce③ prime minister’s office④ ministry of financeQ5 According to SoftBank’s Miyakawa, the scope of the emergency service should
include the following except [46].
① making emergency calls② access to the internet through other carriers’ networks③ a full-scale emergency roaming service④ appointment of a new communications minister
Q6 According to Miyakawa, the introduction of emergency service should beaccompanied by some measures to avoid a chain reaction of [47].
① internet service② network disruption③ cash payments④ authentication for online shopping
Q7 NTT’s Shimada states that an emergency system should be introduced only if a[48].
① mobile company would not be overwhelmed by the traffic from other companies② mobile company would be overwhelmed by the traffic from other companies③ carrier would accept other companies experiencing trouble④ carrier would not accept other companies experiencing trouble
Q8 An emergency system was not made in 2011 due to [49].
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第6問

次の文章を読み、180 字から 200 字の日本語で要約しなさい。なお、文中に番号がふってある単語・熟語には注がついている。

Low alcohol tolerance increases chance of stomach cancer in East Asians
East Asian people with low alcohol tolerance have an increased chance of developinga hard-to-cure type of stomach cancer if they drink, according to a new genome1 study
by Japanese researchers.
The study, published in Nature Genetics on Tuesday, is based on the largest
ever genomic analysis of cells collected from stomach cancer patients—with thesetaken from a total of 1,457 patients in Japan, the U.S., China, South Korea andSingapore—researchers at the National Cancer Center Research Institute said.
The researchers, led by the institute’s Tatsuhiro Shibata, said that certain
genomic abnormalities specifically related to alcohol consumption are linked to theonset of “diffuse-type2” stomach cancer, in which cancer affects much of the stomachrather than one area of it.
Little has been known about this type of stomach cancer, including how it iscaused and how to fight it. The researchers, however, said that diffuse-typestomach cancer is more likely to occur in men with East Asian ancestry and low
alcohol metabolism3 who had mutations4 in particular parts of their DNA tied toalcohol drinking.
The other, more common type of stomach cancer—intestinal type5—is mostoften caused by an infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori6, treatment for
which has been established.
“Many East Asian people including Japanese are known to have low alcohol
tolerance,” Shibata said during an online briefing Tuesday.
“With certain
probability, such people experience mutation signatures in their stomach cells”—
certain patterns of mutations in their genes dictated by underlying cancer causes—that can lead to this rarer type of cancer, he said.
Stomach cancer is the third-most common cancer in Japan, with around
120,000 diagnoses7 a year. It is also the third-biggest cause of deaths among cancer
patients, after lung and colon cancer8, killing over 40,000 people every year.
“What we can say at this point is that people with low alcohol tolerance areadvised to avoid drinking excessively,” Shibata said.
Since the study covered only people who had developed cancer, more
research that includes those who have not had cancer will be necessary in the future
to find out the degree of risk, he said.
The researchers also identified 75 “cancer driver genes” that contribute to
the development and growth of cancer, which they said can be targets of new drug
treatments.
He added, however, that the exact mechanism through which drinking
damages DNA is not known, noting that more study is needed.
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注

1 genome

ゲノム（遺伝情報の全体・総体） 2 diffuse-type 広範型、汎発型
代謝 4 mutations 突然変異 5 intestinal type 腸管型
6 Helicobacter pylori ピロリ菌（胃がんなどの原因となる細菌）
7 diagnoses 診断
8 colon cancer 結腸がん
3 metabolism

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