２０１７年度 茨城キリスト教大学入学試験問題
英 語（Ｂ日程）
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次の英文を読んで、問１～問３に答えなさい。Thetown ofKamiyamalookslikeany ruraltown in Japan.However,thistown on theisland ofShikoku isnotso 敢 typical.There’saFrench bistro,an organiccoffeeroasterand peoplefrom thehigh-tech
industry.Mostofall,thereareyoung people.
Thepopulation ofruralJapan isaging and shrinking,butKamiyamaistrying to 柑alleviatetheproblem.
They wantto getyounger,innovativepeopleto movein.ShinyaOminami,aKamiyamanative,had the ideato attractnewcomerswho aretired ofcity life.
Kiyoharu Hirose,thedirectorofaweb design company,moved to Kamiyamafrom Osakawith hisfamily.
“Forme,it’ssimple.Ican havemy work and my hobbieshere.Ican go fishing in themorning beforeIgo to work.”
Tetsu Sumitaopened asatelliteofficeforhissoftwarecompany in 2013.Heoriginally planned to only occasionally cometo Kamiyama,buthesoon realized hewanted to bethereallthetime.Now thathe livesin Kamiyama,heknowseveryonein thecommunity.“In Tokyo,Ididn’tknow any ofmy neighbors.I didn’tknow anyonein theofficebuilding Iworked oron my commute.”
LukaShiotawasabusinessman in Osaka.Heopened apizzarestaurantin Kamiyamawith hiswifelast year.Before,Shiotaonly saw histhreechildren whilethey weresleeping.Now,hecan bewith his family allthetime.
TheJapan Policy Councilpredicted lastyearthatathird ofJapan’scommunitieswerein dangerof
桓 vanishing.Young Japanesearemoving outoftheirruralhometownsforwork in cities.However,
peoplein cities棺 commutelong distanceson crowded trains,work 12-hour-plusdaysand livein tiny
apartments.
Thedifficultliving conditionsin citieshavecaused somepeopleto 款 reconsidersimplerlifestylesin
thecountryside.They aremoving to Kamiyamaand othertownsacrossJapan thatareseeking to attract young people.Officialsin thesesmalltownshopethistrend willcreatejobs,and familieswillhave
問１ 文中の下線部（１）～（５）の単語の意味に最も近いものを、それぞれのＡ～Ｄから選びなさい。
（１） A．hot B．usual C．different D．special （２） A．make B．forget C．find D．solve （３） A．declining B．disappearing C．falling D．destroying （４） A．call B．stand C．sit D．travel
（５） A．moveagain B．go again C．think oncemore D．prepareoncemore
問２ 本文について書かれた次の（１）～（６）の英文の空欄に最もよく当てはまるものをそれぞれ のａ～ｄより１つ選びなさい。
（１） Town leadersin Kamiyamawant_________. ａ．moreyoung peopleto livethere
ｂ．morevisitorsand bettertourism ｃ．morestoresselling high-tech goods ｄ．morecoffeeshops
（２） Peoplearecoming to Kamiyamato ________. ａ．makemoremoney
ｂ．havesimplerlives ｃ．havechildren ｄ．fix Japan’sproblem （３） Tetsu Sumitalikesthe_______ in Kamiyama. ａ．software ｂ．hobbies ｃ．community ｄ．buildings （４） RuralJapan islosing itspopulation because_______ . ａ．olderpeoplearemoving to betterplaces
ｂ．olderpeoplearegoing to retirementhomes ｃ．young peoplearehaving morekids
（５） ForLukaShiota,themain reason formoving was________. ａ．to havemoretimeforfamily
ｂ．to makemoremoney ｃ．to work shorterhours ｄ．to haveabetterjob
（６） Thebesttitleforthisarticleis_______.
ａ．RuralJapan hasNew Hopein Young Japanese ｂ．City Lifein Japan isShrinking
ｃ．SmallTownsin Japan areBecoming Larger ｄ．How to Fix thePopulation Problem in Japan
問３ 本文の各パラグラフに書かれている主な内容について、（１）～（４）の空欄に最もよく当ては まるものをそれぞれのＡ～Ｄより１つ選びなさい。
（１） Themain ideaofparagraph 1 is______.
Ａ．KamiyamaisjustlikeotherruralJapanesetowns
Ｂ．Kamiyamalookslikeotherruraltowns,butitisdifferent Ｃ．Kamiyamaisanew town on theisland ofShikoku
Ｄ．Kamiyamaisagreatplaceto go forroasted coffee
（２） Paragraph 4 ismainly about______.
Ａ．how Tetsu Sumitastarted hissoftwarebusinesss Ｂ．how Tetsu Sumitastarted living in Kamiyama Ｃ．how Tetsu Sumitafound thetown ofKamiyama Ｄ．how Tetsu Sumitamethisneighbors
（３） Themain ideaofparagraph 6 is______.
Ａ．peoplein ruralJapan work lessthan peoplein cities Ｂ．peoplein citieslivein smallapartments
Ｃ．ruralJapan islosing young peopleto big cities Ｄ．jobsareeasierto find in citiesin othercountries
（４） Paragraph 7 ismainly about______.
Ａ． how thechallengesofcity lifemakepeoplewantto moveaway Ｂ． how Kamiyamaismaking jobsforyoung people
Ｃ． how thegovernmentismaking peoplemoveback to ruraltowns Ｄ． how townsarehelping peoplemoveto startnew livesin thecountry
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次の会話文の（１）～（５）の下線部の意味に最も近いものを、下の語群から選びＡ～Ｅの記号 で答えなさい。Krista Oh,no!Iforgotmy wallet.Ican’tbelieveI茨 dropped theballagain.
Kaho Hey,Krista.What’swrong?
Krista Oh,Iwasgoing to 芋pick up ticketsfortheGhiblimuseum nextmonth.ButIforgot
my wallet.Therewon’tbeany ticketsleftto buy.
Kaho Ihavemoney.I’llloan you some,and you can 鰯pay back themoney tomorrow.
Krista Really?Thatwould begreat.Thanksto you,Kaho,thistrip isgoing to 允work out.
Kaho I’m happy Ican help.
Krista OK.I’ll印drop by yourapartmenttomorrow with themoney.
＜語群＞ A.to besuccessful B.to buy something C.to makeamistake D.to return afavorormoney E.to visitsomeplacewithoutadefiniteplan
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［ ］内の語を並べ替えて意味の通じる英文にして、［ ］ 内の３番目と５番目に来る語を 答えなさい。ただし、文頭に来る語も小文字で始めてあります。１．My uncle［ money,borrowed,of,from,father,lot,my,a］.
２．［ test,it,fifty,for,the,finish,was,minutes,to,in,difficult,me］.
３．［ is,green,woman,in,the,tall］ ournew teacher.
４．［ know,they,to,Mr.Suzuki,where,want,lives］ to send thegift.
５．［ eighty,had,food,for,people,we,enough ］ attheparty.
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次の１～１０の英文の（ ）に入れるのに最も適切な語句をそれぞれのア～エから選びなさい。１．Hismother（ ）very elegantly.
ア．is イ．looks ウ．talks エ．was
２．My scorewas（ ）worsethan Ithought.
ア．so イ．very ウ．great エ．much
３．Theresearch（ ）to theorganization showsthatCO2 causesglobalwarming. ア．sending イ．sent ウ．to send エ．hassent
４．Janeblushed,（ ）madehereven moreembarrassed.
ア．which イ．who ウ．that エ．what
５．I’m looking forward（ ）you again.
ア．to see イ．seeing ウ．see エ．to seeing
６．Thebosshad hisassistant（ ）thedocument.
７．Thereisalargegymnasium in thehotelfor（ ）loveindoorsports. ア．who イ．thosewho ウ．thatwho エ．whom
８．Stay away from thatdog ifyou don’twant（ ）.
ア．to bite イ．to bebitten ウ．to havebitten エ．to havebeen bitten
９．Jack（ ）hisdaughterto send theletterbutsherefused.
ア． asked イ．persuaded ウ．made エ．had
１０．Jim isindependent（ ）hisfather.
ア．to イ．on ウ．of エ．against
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次の１～１０の英文がそれぞれの日本語の文の意味になるように、（ ）に入れるのに最も適 切な語句をそれぞれのア～エから選びなさい。１．There（ ）threetrafficaccidentshereso farthisyear. 今年に入ってこれまで３件の交通事故がここで起こっている。
ア．was イ． were ウ． hasbeen エ． havebeen
２．Withouttheprofessor’srecommendation,he（ ）thescholarship. 教授の推薦状が無かったら、彼は奨学金を受給できなかっただろう。 ア． couldn’tgive イ． couldn’thavebeen given ウ． can’tbegiven エ． couldn’tbegiven ３． Ilove（ ）thebestamong allanimals. 私はあらゆる動物の中で猫が一番好きだ。 ア． cat イ． acat ウ．cats エ．somecats
４．（ ）you study hard,you won’tpasstheexam. 一生懸命勉強しなければその試験には受からないだろう。
５．Iregretnot（ ）fortheexam.
試験の準備をしなかったことを後悔している。
ア． prepare イ．to prepare ウ．had prepared エ．having prepared
６．My father（ ）atthenews. 父はその知らせに驚いた。
ア．surprised イ．wassurprising ウ．wassurprised エ．hassurprised
７．I（ ）thatheisaliar.
私は彼が嘘をついているのではないかと疑っている。
ア．wonder イ．doubt ウ．suspect エ．question
８．Heis（ ）asleep. 彼はぐっすりと眠っている。
ア．deep イ．sound ウ．good エ．well
９．Letmeknow theresult（ ）aspossible. できるだけ早く結果を知らせて下さい。
ア．assoon イ．asearly ウ．asfast エ．asquickly
10．Hislectureisworth（ ）. 彼の講義は一聴に値する。
