長文読解 1Reading
500 語程度の文章
500 語：読み時間 10 分 30 秒
| 次の英文を読んで、後の問いに答えなさい。 |
| Ken is a student at Minami High School. One day in August, when he was going to Kita Station, |
| he saw a boy. He looked lost. Ken spoke to him in Japanese, but the boy answered in English. |
| Boy : | I'm sorry, but I can't speak Japanese. |
| Ken : | Oh, are you a American ? |
| Boy : | Boy : No, I'm British. I've studied Japanese for only a month at chool in my country. |
| Ken : | Oh, I see. |
| Boy : | I came to Japan three days ago to study at Higashi High School. |
| Ken : | My name is Ken. I go to Minami High School. |
| Boy : | My name is Jet Lee. Nice to meet you, Ken. |
| Ken : | Nice to meet you, too. You look lost. Shall I help you ? |
| Boy : | Yes, please. I want to go to Kita Station, but I don't know how to go there. |
| Ken : | I'm going to the station, too. Let's go together. |
| When they were going to the station, they talked a lot in English. Jet told Ken many things |
| about England. Then they got to the station. |
| Jet : | Thank you very much, Ken. |
| Ken : | You're welcome, Jet. I'm so glad to learn many things about England. I'll tell you |
| my e-mail address. Please send me an e-mail if you need my help. | |
| Jet : | Thank you, Ken. |
| Ken : | I hope I will see you again. |
| Jet : | Me, too. I'll send you an e-mail soon. |
| In the new term in September, Ken was talking his clasmate Yumi, Takeshi, and Mike, |
| a student from Canada, after school. All of them werethe members of the English club |
| club of Minami High School, and they were talking about the school festival. |
| They have it in November. |
| Ken : | We are going to perform an English play for the school festival, but let's have |
| another event. Does anybody have any good iea ? | |
| Takeshi : | I think somebody's speech is good. |
| Yumi : | How about Mike's speech about Canada ? |
| Mike : | I talked about my country to the students on my first da at this school. |
| Takeshi : | You're right. I remember that. |
| Yumi : | I have an idea. We can make and sell some popular food in Canada. Mike, |
| what food do people like to eat in your country ? | |
| Mike : | Well, Poutine is very popular in Canada, but I don't know how to make it. |
| Yumi : | Ken, do you have any good idea ? |
| Ken : | I want to invite my British friends to the festival, and I want him to give a speech |
| about his country. I first met him about a month ago. At that time, he couldn't speak | |
| Japanese. So we talked with each other in English. He told me a lot about England, | |
| such as British culture and high school life in England. Now we are exchanging | |
| e-mails in English. I think many people will be interested in his speech because his | |
| stories are very interesting. e-mails in English. I think many people will be interested | |
| in his speech because his stories are very interesting. |
| All the members of the English club agreed. That evening, Hideki sent an e-mail to Jet, and asked |
| him to give a speech in English at Minami High School. |
| The next day, Hideki got an e-mail from Jet. In his e-mail, Jet said, "Thank you for inviting me to |
| your school festival. I will do my best. "The news made Hideki and his friends happy. They told |
| their teachers aboutJet's speech for the school festival and got permission. They started to |
| preparefor the school festival. |
| *lost : 道に迷った *address : (電子メールの) アドレス |
| *English club : 英語クラブ *perform : 演じる |
| *play : 劇 *event : イベント |
| *Poutine : | |
| フライドポテトにグレイビーソースと押し固める前のチェダーチーズの粒をかけたファーストフード形式のカナダの食べ物 | |
| *give a speech : スピーチをする *such as ～ : ～のような |
| *permission : 許可 *prepare for ～ : ～の準備をする |
| 問 \(1\) | 本文の内容に合うように、次の書き出しの英語に続けるの最も適するものをア～エの中から \(1\) つ選び、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| One day in August, … | ||
| ア | Hideki met a boy and the boy spoke to him in Japanese. | |
| イ | Hideki looked lost because he didn't know the way to Kita Station. | |
| ウ | Hideki thought the boy looked lost and they went to Kita Station together. | |
| エ | Hideki met a boy at Kita Station and gave him his e-mail address. | |
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| 問 \(2\) | 本文の内容に合うように、次の質問の答えとして最も適するものをア～エの中から \(1\) つ選び、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| What did Hideki ask Jet to do by e-mail ? | ||
| ア | To perform an English play for the school festival. | |
| イ | To give a speech for the school festival. | |
| ウ | To teach English to the members of the English club. | |
| エ | To sell some popular food in England. | |
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| 問 \(3\) | 本文の内容に合うように、次の質問の答えとして最も適するものをア～エの中から \(1\) つ選び、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| What can we say about Jet ? | ||
| ア | He studied Japanese for a year at school in England. | |
| イ | He came to Japan in winter and stayed at Hideki's house for a month. | |
| ウ | He came to Japan and started to study at Minami High School. | |
| エ | He talked with Hideki in English when they were going to Kita Station. | |
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| 問 \(4\) | 本文の内容に合うものをア～エの中から \(1\) つ選び、記号で答えなさい。 | |
| ア | Mike talked about Canada at Minami High School. | |
| イ | Mike knew how to make Poutine, a popular food in Canada. | |
| ウ | Jet came to Japan and started learning English. | |
| エ | Jet performed an English play at Higashi High School. | |
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| ――解 答―― |
| \(500\) 語：読み時間 \(10\) 分 \(30\) 秒 |
| 問 \(1\) ウ 問 \(2\) イ 問 \(3\) エ 問 \(4\) ア |