第１問 次の文章を読んで問いに答えなさい。なお，「✽」のついた語句には注釈がつけられています。 “Slowly but surely, English is losing importance,” said ✽
Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the ✽European Commission, delivering his ✽barb in English before switching to French for a speech on May 5th, 2017, and the audience laughed. However, is this remark true?
①The European Union has 24 official languages, three of them considered “working languages”:
French, German and English, and the officials at the headquarters of the EU are multilingual, often able to speak all three tongues, plus another of their own. Mr. Juncker may be right that in the halls of the EU’s institutions, English will be heard somewhat less after ✽Brexit, simply because a big group of ✽Anglophones will leave. But English is not just British: it is also an official language in Ireland and ✽Malta. More important, expansion of the EU since 2004 has shifted the balance in ✽Brussels from French towards English. There is no majority will for going back, still less for switching to German.
Besides, ②English is putting down deep roots among ordinary people on the continent. Fully 66%
of EU citizens speak another language, a number that is growing steadily. Among students at lower secondary level outside Britain, 97% are learning English. Only 34% are studying French and 23% German. In primary school, 79% of students are already learning English, against just 4% for French. Some countries, such as Denmark, begin English in the very first year.
A language increases in value with the number of people able to speak it, so tongues that are valuable tend to become more so over time. And language knowledge takes a long time to acquire; societies do not quickly change the languages they speak. The trend of English in Europe began well before the vote for Brexit and is unlikely to disappear, even “slowly but surely”. Although Britain, unfortunately, is exiting the EU, its former partners will always remember the ✽linguistic gift it is leaving behind.
Republished with permission of The Economist, from 'Britain is Leaving the EU, but its language will stay', May 13, 2017; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Jean-Claude Juncker ジャン＝クロード・ユンケル欧州委員会委員長 European Commission 欧州委員会 barb とげのある言葉 Brexit (British+exit) イギリスの EU 脱退 Anglophone 英語を話す人々 Malta マルタ共和国 Brussels ベルギーの首都ブリュッセル，EU 本部の所在地 linguistic 言語の 1
問１ 下線①を日本語に訳しなさい。 問２ 第２段落より，イギリスのEU 脱退後に英語が EU に残る可能性を５０字以上７０字以内の日本語 で説明しなさい。 問３ 下線②について初等教育においてはどのような状況であるか，５０字以上７０字以内の日本語で説 明しなさい。 問４ 第４段落より，イギリスのEU 脱退後，結局英語は EU でどのような扱いになるのかを４０字以 上６０字以内の日本語で説明しなさい。 2
第２問 次の会話文を読み，後の問いに答えなさい。なお，「✽」のついた語句には注釈がつけられて います。
Susan: Hi Paul. I saw you walking to school today. That’s unusual for you. Where’s your bicycle? Paul: Oh, it’s a long story, Susan. Well, it all started yesterday when I rushed to school on it. Susan: You used it yesterday? Paul, it was raining heavily all day. Besides, you were absent from
school. I remember that clearly.
Paul: I didn’t have money for the bus, so I decided that I had no choice but to go by bicycle. Then, after only 300 meters, I crashed into a wall.
Susan: ① ?
Paul: No, thanks to my helmet and the low speed at which I was traveling. However, my bicycle wheel was damaged. I had to take it to a bicycle repair shop. After that, I went to hospital for a ✽checkup. Fortunately, the doctor told me that I hadn’t broken anything.
Susan: I’m glad to hear that you were okay. As for your bicycle, the shop will be able to repair it, right?
Paul: The shop staff told me that it didn’t look so bad, but they would need time to look at it carefully and repair it. I’m just on the way there now to speak with them again. Actually, the shop is just over there. Would you like to come in with me now, and hear what they say?
Susan: ② .
Paul: Thanks. I’m still not thinking straight after the crash. It’ll be good to have you by my side. Staff: Oh, hello! You are the guy who came in with the crashed bicycle yesterday morning, right?
It’s Paul, isn’t it?
Paul: Yes, that’s right. I’ve come with my friend from school, Susan. So, how is the bicycle? Is it possible to repair it?
Staff: The front wheel was damaged, so that will have to be replaced. The bicycle chain is ✽rusty, so we recommend replacing that, too. You were lucky that the rest of the bicycle wasn’t damaged. So, is it okay to go ahead and replace the chain along with the front wheel? Paul: Yes, please. ③_______________________________________________________________
____________________________.
Staff: To answer your first question, it will be 12,000 yen, including parts, labor and taxes. As for the second one, we can have it done in one hour.
Paul: Okay, I’ll be back later to collect it. Thank you. Susan: Oh, Paul. That’s a lot of money. I feel so sorry for you.
Paul: It was about time I had the chain replaced anyway. My grandparents gave me some money on New Year’s Day, so I think I’ll have just enough.
Susan: I’m glad to hear that, Paul. You need that bicycle to get to school on time. I’m looking forward to seeing you cycle to school on Monday!
Paul: The weather forecast is for rain on Monday. I’ll be taking the bus! checkup 検査 rusty さびている
問１ ①と②の空所に，会話の流れに沿った適切な英文を書きなさい。それぞれ４語以上で書くこと。 ただし，コンマやピリオドなどの記号は語数には含めません。 問２ ③の空所に適する英文を，２０語以上の英文で書きなさい。英文は一文でなくてもかまいません。 ただし，コンマやピリオドなどの記号は語数には含めません。解答欄の末尾にある（ ）に語数 を記入すること。 第３問 次の文を読み，下線①と②を英語にしなさい。 旅に出ると，解放感と同時に不安を感じる。①特に金のない旅は毎日が不安との戦いでもある。今日 の夜はどこに寝ようか，明日はどこに行こうか，何をしようか。 公園で寝ていて雨になると，軒先を探してうろつく。自分の家での生活と比べると，野良犬同然の生 活だ。 ②それでも若いころ，人は放浪に憧れる。 『壁を越える技術』, 西谷昇二, サンマーク出版 2007 4
余白ページ
