平成29年度 入学試験問題
西大和学園高等学校
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これから放送する対話文は、女子中学生の Aiko と男子中学生Jun によるものである。次
の設問 A と設問 B にそれぞれ答えよ。なお、対話文と設問 A の質問は2度放送される。ま た、放送中に問題用紙にメモをとってもかまわない。
設問 A 対話文の内容について英語で4つの質問を行う。それぞれの質問に対する最も適当な 答えを選び、記号で答えよ。ただし、もし適当な答えがない場合は(オ)と答えよ。 (1)
(ア)46. (イ)26. (ウ)20. (エ)66. (2)
(ア)46. (イ)41. (ウ)109. (エ)121. (3)
(ア)Doctor.
(イ)SchoolTeacher. (ウ)Designer. (エ)SoccerPlayer. (4)
(ア)SchoolTeacher. (イ)Musician. (ウ)Scientist. (エ)Hairdresser.
設問 B この対話文の中で話題となっている、女子中学生のなりたい職業の第1 位から第3 位までをそれぞれ選び、記号で答えよ。
(ア)Doctor (イ)Designer (ウ)Scientist (エ)Musician (オ)Hairdresser (カ)SchoolTeacher
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次の英文をよく読み、本文の内容に合う最も適当な英文を4つ選び、記号で答えよ。 (*は、あとに注釈のあることを示す。)
Jim’sfatherandthethreekidswereontheirfirsttriptoLondon.Theystoodinfrontof theMadameTussauds*waxmuseum.
“Let’sgetapicture,”Abigailsaid.Shepulledasmallpurplecamerafromherpurplebag. Shealwayslovedtowearthesamecolor.Thecolorwasdifferenteachday.
“Smile!”Abigailsaid.Kennethmadea*goofyface.
“HowdoIlook?”Kennethasked.
“Likeyou’velostyourmind,”Abigailsaid.Shepushedthebuttonandgottheshot. “Sowho’sMadameTussaud?”Kennethasked.
“ShewasborninFrancein1761.Shelearnedhowtomakewaxfiguresthatlookedlike realpeopleandopenedamuseumhereinLondon.Peoplepaidmoneytoseethefigures,” Abigailsaid.“Istudieditontheplane,”sheadded.
Thedoorofthemuseumopenedandatallmanwalkedtothem.Anametagonhisshirt saidIan.“Hi!AreyoutheAndersonsfromtheStates?”heasked.
“I’mMr.Anderson,”Jim’sfathertoldIan.“Thisismyson,Jim,andhisfriendsKenneth andAbigail.” “Great,comeonin,”Iansaid.Helookedathiswatch. “Sorrytogetheresolate,”Mr.Andersonsaid.“Iwasatameetinginthehotelandjust gotoutafewminutesago.” “Noproblem,”Iansaid.“Westillhavetwentyminutesbeforeweclose.Andyoucan comebacktomorrowifyouwant.” TheyfollowedIantoaticketcounter.Thewallswerecoveredwithpostersoffamous peopleallovertheworld.
Atallwomanwalkeduptothegroup.HernametagsaidMandy.Shewasholdingacell
phone.
“Foryou,”Mandysaid.ShegavethephonetoIan.
Iantookthephone.“Willyouexcuseme?”hesaidtoJim’sfatherandthekids.“Mandy,
wouldyougowiththem?”
“Sure,”MandysaidasIanwalkedaway.
― ―4 “Areyouaguide,too?”Abigailasked.
“No,butIsometimesworkasaguide.Iusuallymakewaxfigureshere,”Mandysaid. TherewasasmallTVbehindtheticketcounter.Thenewswason,andamanwithred hairwastalkingwithaBritish*accent.
“So,haveyoukidseverbeentoanotherMadameTussaudswaxmuseumbefore?”Mandy
asked.
“Istheremorethanone?”Jimasked.
“Yes,”Mandysaid.“Therearesixteenintheworld.”
KennethwaslookingattheTVset.“Hey,didyouhearthat?”heasked.“Hejustsaidthe
QueenofEnglandgot*robbed!”
Mandywalkedoverandturneddownthesound. “Doyouknowwhathappened,Mandy?”Jimasked.
“Yesterday,when the queen stoppedher car on the way to*WindsorCastle for her birthdayparty,oneofthe*robbersreachedthroughthewindowandgother*jewelcase.” “Whydidshestop?”Abigailasked.
“Therobberswerewearingmasksofhergrandchildren*PrinceWilliamandPrinceHarry.
Iguessthequeenthoughttheywerehergrandchildren,soshestoppedandopenedthe window.”
“Wow!”Kennethsaid.“Sodidthepolicecatchtherobbers?Didtheyfindthejewels?”
“No,”Mandysaid.
“Where’sWindsorCastle?”Abigailasked.“IreadthatthequeenliveshereinLondonat
*BuckinghamPalace.”
“WindsorCastleisonlyashortdriveawayandthequeenlikestogotheresomeweekends. HerhusbandandPrinceCharleswerethereandplannedherparty.Thetwograndchildren wantedtosurpriseher,”Mandysaid.
“Wait,”Jimsaid.“Whereweretherealgrandchildren?”
“Theywerewiththeirgrandfather,”Mandyexplained.
“HowdidtherobbersknowthequeenwouldbedrivingtoWindsorCastlethatday?”
Abigailasked.“Andhowdidtheyknowshe’dhavethosejewelswithher?”sheadded.
“Iguesswe’llneverknow,”Mandysaid.
*)waxmuseum蝋ろう人形館 goofy:ばかげた accent:なまり rob:奪う WindsorCastle:ウインザー城(イングランドにあるお城) robber:強盗犯 jewel:宝石 prince:王子 BuckinghamPalace:バッキンガム宮殿(ロンドンにある宮殿)
(ア)Abigaillikedpurpleverymuch,soshealwayshadsomethingpurple.
(イ)AbigailknewaboutMadameTussaudwellbecauseshelearnedabouther beforevisitingthemuseum.
(ウ)Mr.AndersongottothemuseumlatebecauseKennethgotlostontheway.
(エ)Ianwassokindthattheboyscouldstayinthemuseumformorethantwenty minutes.
(オ)ThemuseumwhichMadameTussaudopenedsoldthepostersoffamouspeople. (カ)MandyguidedtheAndersonsbecauseIanhadanotherthingtodo.
(キ)EnglandwasnottheonlycountrythathadaMadameTussaudswaxmuseum. (ク)MandywantedtohearthenewsonTVmorebecauseshewasinterestedinit. (ケ)ThenewssaidthatthewaxfigureoftheQueenofEnglandwasstolen.
(コ)Whenthequeenstoppedhercar,shethoughtthetwomenwerehergrandchildren. (サ)Thepolicefoundthejewels,buttherobberswereescapingaroundinLondon. (シ)Whenthequeenwasgoingtoherbirthdayparty,thetworealgrandchildrenwere
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次の英文は、蜂(bee)やその他の昆虫についての英文である。本文をよく読み、あとの 問いに答えよ。(*は、あとに注釈のあることを示す。)
Beesandotherinsectsuse*scentstofollowfreshflowers,butthosescentsbecomeweak
becauseofair*pollutants.Scientistsworriedthatbecauseof①this,itmightbeharderfor
someinsectstofindmeal.Andindeed,anewstudyshowsthatinsomecasesitcanmake theinsects’effortfourtimesbigger.
Manyinsectshelpcarry*pollen.Theydothisbybringingitfromoneplant’smaleparts tothefemalepartsof anotherplant. Butfor ②manyreasons, thenumberoftheinsects whichhelpplantsinthiswayhasbeendecreasing.Scientiststhinkthatthosecarriersare losinggoodplacestoliveinandtheybecomesick.
Otherscientistsalsopointstoairpollutionasanotherreason.Intheirearlierstudy,they showedthatsomeairpollutantscouldweakenordestroyscentsofflowers.Iftheinsects can’tsmelltheflowers,theymayhavetosearchforlunch[ ③ ].④ Lookingforameal leavesinsectsindangerofbecomingsomeotheranimals’lunch.Whentheyarehuntingfood, theycannotprotecttheirhome.
The team of the scientists decided to examine how pollution might*affect insects’ lunchbreak.Thegroupusedacomputerto*modelscentchanges*inresponsetovarious
pollutantsintheair.Theirdatanowshowthatbeesandotherinsectscouldtakemuch[ ③ ] tofindandfollowscentstomeal.
Floweringplants*emit⑤ (thesmell/make/pleasant/oftheair/gases/that).The sweet*moleculesspreadintheair.Beesandotherinsectsusetheir*antennaetofollowthe *rateofthegasesandlookforwherethescentisstrong.Astrongscentmeansthatthey
getclosetoaflower.
The group*focused on one scent molecule. A lot of flowers emit this into the air. Normally,thisgascantravel800metersfromitsflower.Butinpollutedair,thissame moleculecouldtravelonlyhalf.Becauseofairpollution,insectshavetospend[ ③ ]in searchofameal.
Insectssearchingforthisgascansmellthesweetscentin( ⑥ )minutesiftheairis clean.Butthesameinsectscouldtakeanhourwhenairispollutedwithozone.Ozoneis oneofthemainpollutantsincitysmog.ThissmogoftenhappensinbigU.S.citiesonahot summerday.
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Also,airpollutionmightdomorethanjustweakenscents.Airpollutantsmaychange theflowers’scentsandcreatenewones.Beesandotherinsectsmightnotbeabletofollow thesescents.
*)scent:香り pollutant:汚染物質 pollen:花粉 affect:に影響を与える model:を形作る
inresponseto:~に応じてemit:を出す molecule:分子
antennae:触角 rate:割合 focuson:~に焦点をあてる
問1 下線部①が指している内容として最も適当なものを選び、記号で答えよ。 (ア)蜂やその他の昆虫が花の香りを利用すること。
(イ)蜂やその他の昆虫が花の蜜を追い求めること。 (ウ)大気中の汚染物質が花の香りを弱めること。
(エ)科学者たちが蜂やその他の昆虫たちを心配すること。
問2 下線部②の内容として不適当なものを1つ選び、記号で答えよ。 (ア)蜂やその他の昆虫の病気。
(イ)花の病気。
(ウ)蜂やその他の昆虫の巣が失われていること。 (エ)大気汚染。
問3 本文中に3か所ある [③] に共通して入る最も適当な語を選び、記号で答えよ。 (ア)shorter (イ)earlier (ウ)faster (エ)longer
問4 下線部④を日本語にせよ。
問5 下線部⑤の ( ) 内の語(句)を、本文の内容に最も合うように並べかえて、英文 を完成させよ。
問6 本文の内容に即して、空所 ( ⑥ ) に入る数字を算用数字で答えよ。
問7 次の段落を入れるのに最も適当な箇所はどこか。本文中の あ ~ え より 選び、記号で答えよ。
Thatiscertainlythethingscientistsareworriedabout.So,theysaythattheirnext studywillbetolookathowinsects*dealwithanynewscentscreatedbyairpollutants. And they think that some insects might*evolve ways to find and use these new moleculestolookforfood.
*)dealwith:~を扱う evolve:を発達させる う
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次の英文をよく読み、あとの問いに答えよ。(*は、あとに注釈のあることを示す。)Afewweeksago,whilevisitingmyparentsinLucknow,India,Idecidedtogooutand takepicturesofthesightsinthecity.Ilivedthereforthefirst30yearsofmylifeand
*neverbotheredtotakepicturesoftheseplaces,butnowIliveintheUnitedStates,Imissed
myhome.InLucknow,famousfor*embroidery,therearemanyinterestingbuildings.SoI setoutandwalkedaroundahistoricpartoftownwithacamera.Ilookedjustlikea( ① ). It was a beautiful day with not a single cloud in the sky. Soon, I noticed several
*rickshaws.Theywerefollowingme.Theytriedtogivemearideforasmall*amountof
money.ButIwantedtokeepwalking,soIwavedthemoff.
Abitlater,whenIwastakingapictureofabuildingwhichwasbuiltinthe19thcentury, someonesaid,“ChikanPalace,ChikanPalace.”Iturnedaroundandsawacoupleofmore rickshawpullers.Iknewexactlywhattheymeant.ChikanPalaceisanameforashopthat sellshand-embroideredclothes.PeoplefromallovertheworldcometoLucknow,and② I wastakenforonewhomightbeinterestedinbuyingsomeclothesas*souvenirs.Ismiledat
themandsaid,“Main yahin ka hun”(“I’mfromhere”).
Onerickshawpullersmiled,buthedidn’tgiveup.“Youlooklikeatourist,”hesaid.“You
canhelpmegetakiloofrice.”
Igotinterestedinthepuller’swords. “Akiloofrice?”Iasked.
“Yes,”hesaid.“AllyouhavetodoiscomewithmeandgoinsidetheclothesshopItake youto.”
Ilookedathim.
“Theywillgiveusakiloofriceifwetakeacustomertotheirshop.” “WhathappensifIdon’twanttobuyanything?”
“”helookedatme*longingly.
Ididn’tsayanything.BecauseIwasnotatourist,Ididn’t*fallpreytothisarrangement
betweentherickshawpullerandtheshopowner.Buthetrustedmeandtoldhissecret. “It’saquestionofakiloofrice,”hesaid.“Willyouhelpmetogetit?Ifyoudo,Iwillbe
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Iputmycamerainthebag.InIndia,therearesomanypeopleasking( ③ )helpor money.Ilikedhimbecausehewassoopen.Hewastryingto*cheattheshopownerhe worked( ④ ),butIfeltsorryforhissituation.Iwasinapositiontogivehimahand,and Ithoughtitwouldn’thurttogoalongwith⑤thegame. “”Isaidtohim. “Sitdown,then.” Hetookmeabouthalfamiletoanembroideryshop. “”hesaidtome. “O.K.,”Isaid. Iwalkedin,andasalesmangreetedme.⑥NowIwasnervous.ItoldmyselfthatifI couldn’tleavetheshop,I’dhavetobuysomething.ButIwasalsoabitexcitedtoactlikeI wasgoingtodropalotofmoneyonclothesandthenleavewithoutbuyinganything.
“Sir,thisisthe*specialtyofLucknow,”themansaidtome.“All*handmade.Goodprice, sir.”
Igavehimmybest*fakesmile.
Whenhebroughtoutseveralmoreclothes,Ibegantofeel*pressured,aswellasalittle *guiltyaboutwhatIwasdoing.SoImademyexcusesandleft.
Icameoutandsawtherickshawpuller.Hewas( ⑦ ).Iwassatisfiedwithmyselffor helpinghimgethisrice.Iwinkedathimandwalkedaway.
*)neverbotherto~ :いちいち~したことがない embroidery:動詞 embroider「刺ししゅう繍する」の名詞形
rickshaw:人力車amount:金額 souvenir:土産物
longingly:切望してfallpreytothisarrangement:この計画の餌え食じきになる cheat:をだます specialty:特産品 handmade:手作りの
fake:偽の pressured:圧力をかけられるguilty:罪悪感
問1 ( ① ) に入る最も適当な1語を、本文の中から抜き出して答えよ。
問2 下線部②を日本語にせよ。 B
問3 本文中の ~ に入る最も適当な英文を選び、記号で答えよ。ただし、同 じ記号を複数回用いてはならない。
(ア)Yougoin,andIwillwaithere,O.K.?
(イ)Thatdoesn’tmatter.Ijustwanttogetmyrice, (ウ)O.K.,I’llhelpyou,
問4 ( ③ )( ④ ) に入る最も適当な語を選び、記号で答えよ。 ( ③ ):(ア)to(イ)for(ウ)in(エ)at
( ④ ):(ア)in(イ)from(ウ)on(エ)with
問5 下線部⑤が指している内容として最も適当なものを選び、記号で答えよ。
(ア)筆者は引き手の人力車で自分の行きたい店に行き、引き手は店から現金をもらう。 (イ)筆者は引き手の人力車で自分の行きたい店に行き、引き手は店から米をもらう。 (ウ)筆者は引き手の人力車で連れて行かれる店に行き、引き手は店から現金をもらう。 (エ)筆者は引き手の人力車で連れて行かれる店に行き、引き手は店から米をもらう。
問6 下線部⑥について、筆者がそう感じる理由を本文の内容に即して35 字以内の日本語 (句読点を含む)で答えよ。
問7 ( ⑦ ) に入る最も適当な語を選び、記号で答えよ。
(ア)surprised (イ)angry (ウ)smiling (エ)disappointed
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次の日本文を英語に直せ。① 将来その国に何が起こるかなんて誰にも分からない。