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300 語程度の文章
- \(300\) 語程度の英文は、\(7\) 分程度を目標に、\(400\) 語程度では、\(8\) 分程度を目標に読みましょう。英語では、日本語と同じく、数文字程度字下げて段落を表したり、行間を開ける様式などがありますが、段落ごとに内容をまとめておけば、全体の意味が理解できるようになります。
300 語：読み時間 7 分
| Yuki の書いた日記文を読んで、後の問いに答えなさい。 |
| Thursday, December 13 |
| Today I went to Shirayuri Nursing Care Center at 9:00 with my friend Mayumi. There were 40 |
| old people in the center. It was difficult to take care of them, but it was a lot of fun. |
| The old people were all very well, and Mayumi and Ienjoyed talking and singing with them. |
| They also looked happy when they were singing their favorite songs. |
| In the afternoon the old people gave us some presents. I said to them, |
| "Thank you for your nice presents. We are happy, but sad. We want to come here to talk |
| and sing with you,but we can't. We hope we can see you again."On our way home, Mayumi and I |
| talked about our experience at thenursing care center. Mayumi said, "I really enjoyed working there. |
| When I was talking to the oldpeople, they were smiling and lisetning to me. I think it's wonderful |
| to do things for other people." I agreed. |
| At home I told my family about my experience at the nursing care center. I showed them the gift from |
| the old people. My parents wanted to know about my experience at the nursing care center and |
| asked many questions about it. My mother said, "I'm glad to know you had a very good time." |
| I think my experience there has changed me. |
| We usually work to make us happy. That was my idea about work. But now I have a new one. |
| We should also work to make other people happy. |
| Now I've found my dream. |
| I want to work to help other people in the future, but I don't know what to do. |
| * nursing care center : 老人介護センター |
| * take care of : ～を世話する |
| * experience : 経験 |
| * have a good time : 良い時間を過ごす |
| * has changed me : 私を変えた |
| * I've found my dream : 自分の夢が見つかった |
| 問 \(1\) | Yuki はこの日記で主に何について書いたのか、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| ア 職場体験\(\hspace{55px}\)イ 将来の夢 | ||
| ウ 友だち\(\hspace{70px}\)エ 子供ころの思い出 | ||
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| 問 \(2\) | Yuki は下線部のように言っているがどういうことか、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| ア | 将来、老人ケアセンターで働かねばならない | |
| イ | 人は自分を幸せにするために働かねばならない | |
| ウ | 人は他人を幸せにするために働かねばならない | |
| エ | たくさん勉強して自分のしたいことを見つけなければならない | |
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400 語：読み時間 8 分 30 秒
| 次の文を読んで、後の問いに答えなさい。 |
| Seven years ago, Iwas thirteen years old in junior high school. |
| I was very fond of playing soccer, and wanted to be a professional soccer playerin the future. |
| I was on a soccer team in our school, played soccer for many hoursafter school every day. |
| One day, I had got injured to my leg in a traffic accident, on my way home. |
| The doctor said my leg would be cured, but mightnot be able to play soccer. |
| I was very sad to hear \((1)\) that, and was unwilling to do anything. |
| I lay on the bed in the hospital while being in anguish day after day. |
| Even if my teammates visited me in the hospital, I didn't want to see them. |
| Even if my doctor encouraged me to have rehabilitation, I didn't want to. |
| God, I'm afraid you won't come and help me. |
| Though I haven't done anything wrong, why do I have to get injured to my leg |
| in the traffic accident ? Good boy, I am. |
| My dream was to be a professional soccer player in the future. |
| I feel it's like winter staying in my mind and spring will never come. |
| My parents said, "You had better do (2)so, or you won't |
| get well and goto school again. One afternoon, when I lay in bed, my mother said, |
| I'm very sorry you have met with such an unfortunate accident. How much hardship you have ! |
| But keep in your mind that God gave you a test. If you feel painful,tolerable, say to yourself, |
| "Thank you for being painful." I began to approached to hard rihabilitation so that I could be |
| able to walk again. Having rihabilitation made me painful. |
| In a case like that, I tried crying, "Thank you for being painful." |
| Strange to say, I felt at ease. |
| I was very happy to get the wonderful words. |
| "Oh, God ! And thanks, mother." |
| After that, I was out of the hospital safely. |
| Now, I am a regular member of aprofessional soccer team. |
| And I have been chosen one of the member of the national team for the World Cup next year. |
| Playing soccer with my teammates is a lot of fun. |
| When I have painful,difficult time, I always say to myself, "Thank you for being painful." |
| * a professional soccer player : プロサッカー選手 |
| * I had got injured to my leg : 脚に大けがをした |
| * cured : (病気などが) 治って |
| * unwilling to do ～： ～をする気にならないで |
| * in anguish : (心身が) 苦悩して |
| * day after day : 来る日も来る日も |
| * even if ～： たとえ～でも |
| * have rehabilitation : リハビリを受ける |
| * get well : よくなる |
| * meet with : ～に遭遇 (そうぐう) する |
| * unfortunate : 不運な |
| * have hardship : 苦難を経験する |
| * painful, tolerable : 苦悩して、耐えがたい |
| * say to oneself : 自分に言い聞かせる |
| * approach to : ～に取り組む |
| * I have been chosen : ～に選ばれた |
| 問 \(1\) | この話の表題として、最も適当なものを下から選んで記号で答えなさい。 | |
| ア | Spring ―― My dream comes true | |
| イ | Sports ―― A lot of fun | |
| ウ | Love ―― Something I learned from hardship | |
| エ | God ―― My painful days | |
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| 問 \(2\) | 話の内容を出来事が古い順に並べて、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| ア | I have been chosen one of the member of the national team. | |
| イ | I began to approached to hard rihabilitation to be able to walk again. | |
| ウ | I had got injured to my leg in a traffic accident, on my way home. | |
| エ | I feel it's like winter staying in my mind and spring will never come. | |
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| 問 \(3\) | 下線部 \((1)\) の意味を表す１文と、\((2)\) を指す語句、英語 \(3\) 文字をそれぞれ本文中より書き抜きなさい。 |
| \((1)\) | |
| \((2)\) |
| ―― 解 答 ―― |
| \(300\)語：読み時間 \(7\)分 |
| 問 \(1\) ウ 問 \(2\) ウ |
| \(400\)語：読み時間 \(8\)分 \(30\) 秒 |
| 問 \(1\) ウ 問 \(2\) ウ \(→\) エ \(→\) イ \(→\) ア | |||
| 問 \(3\) | \((1)\) | The doctor said my leg would be cured, but might not be able to play soccer. | |
| \((2)\) | to have rehabilitation | ||