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令和５年度 実務英語科推薦入試 「英語による作文」

If you could travel anywhere on Earth, where would you go?

令和５年度実務英語科一般入学試験Ａ 問題用紙

受験番号

富山外国語専門学校

I 次の二つの英文中で、 (１)～(５)に入る最も適切な単語をそれぞれ選択肢(a)～ (d) から選びなさい。

A.

The number of older Japanese who have no close friends is more than double
the number in the United States, Germany or Sweden, according to a Japanese
government survey.
In the survey conducted by the Cabinet Office, 31.3% of Japanese respondents
said they do not have any close friends ( 1 ) their families, compared to 14.2%
among U.S. respondents, 13.5% among those from Germany and 9.9% among thosefrom Sweden.
The survey, ( 2 ) in December to January, ( 3 ) 5,000 elderly people in the fourcountries, including 1,367 respondents in Japan.
The results suggest Japan's elderly people ( 4 ) to have few relationships
outside the family.
Only 26% of the Japanese respondents communicated via email or phone, the( 5 ) among respondents in the four countries, compared to 59% for therespondents in the United States.
1. a. within
2. a. considered
3. a. covered
4. a. want
5. a. mostb. fromb. conductedb. invitedb. hatedb. fewc. outsidec. competedc. showed
c. happenc. least

1d. into
d. comforted
d. summarizedd. tendd. little

B.
Eric Carle, the beloved children's book writer and illustrator, died. His most
famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar about a caterpillar that ate different
things each day and turned into a butterfly has been translated into at least 66
languages, including Japanese.
It's a reminder of how easily many books for kids ( 1 ) the world. Libraries andhomes ( 2 ) Japan have Japanese-language editions of Italian American illustrator
Leo Lionni's Swimmy, about the importance of facing challenges together, andBeatrix Potter's stories of Peter Rabbit and his friends in the English countryside.
Some English books don't always ( 3 ) well in Japanese: Dr. Seuss's books are
great fun in English because of the nonsense rhymes, but they are hard totranslate. Still, you can find Japanese versions of some Dr. Seuss classics, likeHorton Hears a Who.
But the translations have gone the other way, too, with a flood of popularJapanese books for toddlers getting translated into English. These include: theGuri and Gura series of books by Rieko Nakagawa and her sister Yuriko
Yamawaki, about two mice who love to cook; It Might Be an Apple, a wonderfulstory by Shinsuke Yoshitake for budding creative types that looks at how you canuse imagination to make the world seem exciting; and of course, we can't ( 4 ) out
Taro Gomi's Everyone Poops, a fun book that helps kids with their toilet training.
Reading translations of children's books is a great way to taste different
cultures. It's interesting that only 3% of books in the U.S. are translations―it
might help explain why so many Americans aren't ( 5 ) about the world. Bedtime
stories are a first step to understanding, and translated books help little minds
learn about other countries.
1. a. enter
2. a. across
3. a. speak
4. a. get
5. a. impressiveb. travelb. overb. function
b. leaveb. generalc. tripc. throughc. exchange
c. putc. curious

2d. spreadd. fromd. workd. hold
d. clearⅡ

次の英文 A ～ H を読み、設問に対する適切な答えを選び、解答欄に書きなさい。

A

1.

When will there be live music ？
(A) On Mondays(B) On Fridays(C) On Saturdays(D) On Sundays

2.

What can customers receive with an order of focaccia?
(A) Coffee(B) Bread(C) Dessert(D) Soup

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B

3.

What does Ms. Goody ask Mr. Fox about his presentation?
(A) Who will attend(B) Where it will be held(C) How people will be seated(D) What will be on the agenda

4. At 8:59 A.M., what does Ms. Goody mean when she writes, “You won’t needmuch time”?
(A) Few people will be present.
(B) Little preparation will be required.
(C) A presentation will be very short.
(D) A projector will be easy to set up.
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C

5.

What is the purpose of the letter?
(A) To announce a promotion(B) To offer an apology(C) To publicize a service(D) To request some advice

6.

What is Mr. Scott asked to do?
(A) Introduce some staff members(B) View a home for sale(C) Advertise on a Web site(D) Contact a home decorator
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D

7.

What kind of business is being advertised?
(A) A travel agent(B) A train service(C) A cooking school(D) An ocean cruise

8.

According to the advertisement, how can people get a discount?
(A) By using a coupon from a magazine(B) By taking part during a certain period(C) By mentioning the advertisement(D) By making a group reservation

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E

9.

Where would the article most likely appear?
(A) In an academic journal(B) In a local newspaper(C) In a sales brochure(D) In a textbook

10. What is the Wakita brand known for?
(A) Durability(B) Affordability(C) Extra features(D) Attractive design
11. What is indicated about the cooking exposition?
(A) It is being held for the first time.
(B) Famous chefs will compete in a contest.
(C) There is no charge for entry.
(D) Cleaning techniques will be demonstrated.
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12. What is the purpose of the announcement?
(A) To hire filming crew(B) To publicize a trade show
(C) To conduct a survey(D) To attract participants
13. What kind of business is Nicklemark Media?
(A) An advertising agency(B) A video game publisher(C) A production company(D) A marketing film
14. According to the announcement, who is not eligible to apply?
(A) Finalists in foreign television game shows(B) People who have appeared on Australian television(C) People who applied to Nicklemark Media’s shows in the last year(D) Former employees of Nicklemark Media8

G

15. Where is the form most likely used?
(A) At a convention center(B) At a department store(C) At a business association(D) At an educational institution
16. What should people do if they need to alter the reservation?
(A) Pay a handling fee(B) Notify the facilities supervisor(C) Make a public announcement(D) Resubmit the application
17. What is suggested about the event on May 1?
(A) It will require the use of a projector.
(B) It has been rescheduled.
(C) It will be attended by college officials.
(D) It is associated with a charity.

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18. Where most likely will the new product be sold?
(A) On a flight(B) At a bakery(C) At a supermarket(D) At a restaurant
19. At 4:31 P.M., what does Mr. West mean when he writes, “Narrowing themdown is proving difficult”?
(A) They still need to choose one item from a selection.
(B) Some of the products are too wide for the shelves.
(C) There are too many ideas to consider all of them.
(D) It is hard to make clients reach a decision.
20. According to Mr. Burns, what is the most important consideration?
(A) Finding an entertaining campaign slogan(B) Inspiring conversations about the company’s products(C) Replacing the products’ ingredients with healthier alternatives(D) Reducing the cost of less profitable items10受験番号令和５年度

実務英語科一般入学試験 A

長文読解問題

次の英文を読み、a bullet train (新幹線)の開発にかかわったエンジニア中津英治が問題解決のヒントにしたことを 160～200 字の日本語でまとめなさい。

Eiji Nakatsu was an engineer who was working to improve a bullet train in Japan. A
bullet train is a train that travels incredibly fast. But Japan’s bullet train design had aproblem. The Japanese bullet train could travel at 200 miles per hour, but it created too
much noise. For example, when it left a tunnel, the train would create a booming noise
because it would make direct impact with the air outside the tunnel.
To solve this problem, Nakatsu turned to nature. After all, he was not just an engineer.
He was a birdwatcher, too! As a birdwatcher, he had observed kingfisher birds* withfascination. Kingfisher birds must efficiently fly into water to catch food. The
kingfisher’s beak allows it to enter into the water without feeling a great deal of impact.
The kingfisher does not hit the water directly. Instead, it glides through the water,
because its beak is shaped in a way that lets water flow past it. Nakatsu also observedowls. The owl fascinated Nakatsu because it is able to travel silently. Owls’ feathers
have tiny little cuts. These minimize the noise made by an owl’s wings while it is flying.
Nakatsu realized that these two birds held the answers for Japan’s bullet train problem.
Nakatsu saw that the kingfisher birds could travel from air to water effortlessly*, so hedecided to mimic their beak shape. The beak shape became the inspiration for the frontof the bullet train. In order to minimize the train’s noise, Nakatsu decided to replace thepantograph*. This is the device that brings electricity to the train. Nakatsu decided tomimic owl feathers by making small cuts in the pantograph. Because of these changes,
the Japanese bullet train is now much quieter and faster than it once was.

*kingfisher birds

カワセミ（鳥類）*effortlessly やすやすと* pantograph

パンタグラフ、集電器

令和５年度実務英語科一般入学試験B 問題用紙

受験番号

富山外国語専門学校

I

次の二つの英文中で、（１）～（５）に入る最も適切な単語をそれぞれ選択肢 a ～ d から選びなさい。

A.
The work of the ( 1 ) British scientist Stephen Hawking and the contents of hisoffice will be preserved in the country, the British government has said.
An agreement was ( 2 ) on May 26 by the government, Cambridge University
Library and the Science Museum Group. The agreement keeps Hawking’s archiveof scientific and personal papers at the university library. The contents of his officeincluding his wheelchairs will be kept in the collection of the Science MuseumGroup.
Hawking shot to international ( 3 ) with his 1988 book A Brief History of Time ,but was ( 4 ) famous among scientists for his work on black holes.
He died in March 2018 aged 76 after spending a lifetime probing the origins ofthe universe.
He had suffered ( 5 ) a wasting motor neuron disease from age 21, and spokeusing an electronic voice synthesizer.

1. a. former
2. a. carried
3. a. world
4. a. already
5. a. inb. lateb. tiedb. fameb. stillb. byc. lastc. signedc. relationshipc. alwaysc. of

1d. early
d. connectedd. travel
d. neverd. from

B.
For thousands of years, human beings have been able to write down words using
such things as pens and brushes. But it was only about 500 years ago that themodern method of printing was invented. This method brought together techniquesthat had existed even earlier. For example, as early as 1041, people in China had
used type* made of clay for printing. However, this printing technique did not havemuch ( 1 ) at the time. Probably the main reason was that the large number ofcharacters used in written Chinese made it a difficult and time-consuming process
to produce and use the type for printing.
In Europe, by contrast, books were copied by hand until the early 15th century.
This took a long time, and only a small number of copies could be produced. A
growing demand for education, and thus for more books, meant that many different
people were looking for ways to produce books more cheaply. Probably the first
person to ( 2 ) in doing this was Johannes Gutenberg, a German craftsman whobegan printing books in the 1450s. Perhaps the most important ( 3 ) that Gutenberg
made was to develop a cheap way of making metal type of the letters of the alphabet.
His new method rapidly spread to other European countries, and the history ofmodern printing began.
( 4 ) these early books were still quite expensive for people at the time, theywere much cheaper than books copied by hand. They were also much more accurate.
The rapid spread of printed books beginning from this time had an enormous
influence on all aspects of European culture, including science, history, andliterature. Indeed, it is ( 5 ) to imagine the modern world without printed books.
*type= 活字

1. a. view
2. a. recover
3. a. protection
4. a. Unless
5. a. dangerous

b. source
b. guessb. contribution
b. Althoughb. necessaryc. riskc. succeed
c. objection
c. Sincec. helpful

2d. impact
d. follow
d. explanationd. Because
d. impossible

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次の英文 A ～ H を読み、設問に対する適切な答えを選び、解答欄に書きなさい。

A

1.

What does Ms. Choi suggest?
(A) Finding another supplier(B) Taking advantage of an offer(C) Obtaining an estimate(D) Agreeing on delivery terms

2.

At 10:54, why does Mr. Stallard write, “Hold on”?
(A) He wants to check a stock level.
(B) He will make room to store some items.
(C) He needs time to discuss the matter.
(D) He disagrees with a suggestion.

3B

3.

Why is the Solar Power exhibit closed?
(A) It is being relocated.
(B) It is being replaced.
(C) It is being cleaned.
(D) It is being fixed.

4.

What is NOT indicated about the Cincinnati Science Center?
(A) It has increased the number of attractions.
(B) Updates are posted on the Web site.
(C) Children are admitted at a lower price.
(D) It has extended hours on the weekend.

4C

5.

What is the purpose of the e-mail?
(A) To profile a businessperson(B) To announce a new publication(C) To explain a new procedure(D) To inform employees about a situation

6.

How are staff members asked to help?
(A) By giving job information to acquaintances(B) By promoting newly developed products(C) By finding more effective work practices(D) By working additional hours
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D

7.

According to the document, what happened on March 31?
(A) A price reduction was granted.
(B) A guitar was damaged.
(C) An instrument was delivered for repair.
(D) A deadline for completion was reached.

8.

What is indicated about Barry Judd?
(A) He wrote the details on the document.
(B) He must show some identification.
(C) He is a representative of an insurance company.
(D) He will carry out the requested work.

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9.

Where would the information most likely be found?
(A) In a promotional pamphlet(B) In an employee handbook(C) In a job advertisement(D) In an assembly guide

10. What is indicated about Samberg Hamburgers?
(A) It has an outdoor space.
(B) It is open for lunch and dinner.
(C) Its maximum shift length is seven hours.
(D) Its supervisors are required to submit daily reports.
11. In which of the positions marked [1],[2],[3],and [4] does the following sentence
best belong?
“If you are permitted to leave, you should change out of your uniform andleave via the back entrance.”(A) [1](B) [2](C) [3](D) [4]7

F812. Why does Mr. Wallance write to Ms. Orta?
(A) To schedule a second interview(B) To inquire about her schedule(C) To suggest a good restaurant(D) To request additional documents
13. For what position did Ms. Orta apply?
(A) Head chef(B) Safety inspector(C) Personal assistant(D) Human resources manager
14. What is stated about the restaurant?
(A) It is hiring staff at its multiple locations.
(B) It has been in operation for a long time.
(C) It offers a generous employee benefits package.
(D) It interviewed several applicants for a position.

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15. What is one purpose of the e-mail?
(A) To suggest improvements to a software package(B) To announce the hiring of a new staff member(C) To provide information about an annual event(D) To encourage participation in a volunteer activity
16. How are employees asked to prepare for the event?
(A) By filling out a survey(B) By updating the schedule(C) By submitting discussion topics(D) By researching product ideas
17. In which of the positions marked [1], [2],[3], and [4] does the following sentence
best belong?

“ There is even a ferry which can take you across the bay from just near ourparking lot. ”(A) [1](B) [2](C) [3](D) [4]

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18. How does McQueen Bros serve its clients?
(A) By offering inner city parking(B) By restoring classic vehicles(C) By providing training courses(D) By hosting gatherings of enthusiasts
19. What is NOT indicated about McQueen Bros?
(A) It has won an award.
(B) It operates a pick-up service.
(C) It invites experts to train sales staff.
(D) It posts endorsements from customers online.
20. According to the Web page, who is eligible for a discount?
(A) Officials of the Connecticut Better Business Bureau(B) Participants in the membership program(C) Owners of cars older than 50 years(D) Residents of Rhode Island13受験番号令和 5 年度

実務英語科一般入学試験 B

長文読解問題

次の英文を読み、チンパンジーと人間の脳の違いを比較しながら 160 ～ 200 字の日本語で要約せよ。

In old age, the human shrinks in overall size by 10 to 15 percent. In chimpanzees
of equivalent age, the new study finds, no shrinkage occurs whatsoever. Thefindings suggest that the human life span isn’t just an extended version of the life
span of other mammals, said Chest Sherwood, a researcher at George Washington
University. Instead, humans seem to experience old age in a unique way.
“The greatest point of deterioration* 1 that we found is in that part of the humanlife span which is beyond the life span of wild chimpanzees,” Sherwood commented.
“We think that the effect we have observed is the price of an increased life span.”
According to Sherwood, the findings could explain why humans are uniquelyvulnerable*2 to Alzheimer’s and the other age-related brain diseases.
Sherwood and his colleagues compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)* 3
scans of the brain of 87 humans, ages 28 to 88, with MRI scans of 69 chimpanzees
from a research center in Atlanta. The chimps ranged from 10 to 45 years old. The
researchers also examined the brains of deceased chimps as old as 51.
Focusing on the regions of the human brain most likely to shrink, theresearchers found the expected loss of brain size with age in human volunteers. But
the chimps’ brains did not show any size change at all.
That’s not to say that chimps’ brains don’t change with age, other studies show
subtle structural changes in animals as they get older, but the direct comparison
makes it clear that “whatever is going on is certainly more extreme in humans,”
Sherwood said.
Sherwood suspects that as natural selection began to favor the large humanbrain, humans had to deal with the resultant* 4 problems, including relatively
helpless infants and an extended childhood as that brain develops. In mostmammals, females die once they can’t reproduce anymore. But human women can
expect to live 40 years past the age when they can bear children. This long life span
may have evolved so that grandparents could help their own children withchildrearing, thus ensuring that their grandchildren would survive to spread theirgenes. Humans have a longer life span than chimps and get to have grandma andgrandpa around as nannies, but we pay the cost in reduced brain size.
注： *1 deterioration = 劣化、悪化*2 vulnerable = 弱くて、攻撃されやすい*3 MRI = 核磁気共鳴画像法*4 resultant = 結果として起こる