2021年1月28日（木）実施
2021
年度 入試問題 一般選抜・スカラシップ型 【英語】
I. 次の英文を読み、それに続く設問に答えなさい。
Life Was Different Back Then
If you lived in ancient Rome, your life would be a lot different from what it is today.
There were no cars or buses, and there certainly weren’t any electronics. In some other ways, life was very similar to the way we do things today.
In ancient Rome, most mornings started off with a small breakfast of just bread and water. Like today, Romans got dressed and ready to go to school or work. They didn’t wear jeans or T-shirts, though. They usually wore long gowns called togas.
School happened in a one-room schoolhouse. Most girls stayed home to help their mothers with housework. Girls from wealthy families had a private teacher or were allowed to attend public school. Children of different ages studied together. Many of the same subjects we still learn today were taught in ancient Rome. They learned math, writing, history, and philosophy. Unlike today when everyone can go to school, poor children had to stay home.
Only the men of ancient Rome worked. Like today, they might be farmers, builders, traders, or clothing makers. Others became doctors, lawyers, and teachers. Wealthy people only worked until noon. Poor people had very little free time.
Relaxing and socializing were very important in ancient Rome. After work, men and boys went to public bathhouses. Bathhouses weren’t just for bathing. Often, they had a library, gardens, and a gymnasium. Today, most people take a bath in their own home.
At 3:00 p.m., ancient Romans went home for the biggest meal of the day. For poor people, this was usually very simple. Wealthy Romans might have seven different kinds of food on special occasions.
The evening was a time for fun activities. Like people today, many Romans listened to music, read, or participated in sports. Sometimes they attended fights or races. They usually went to bed early because, unlike today, they didn’t have electricity. Instead, a family shared a single lamp that burned out.
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Ancient Rome 古代ローマ
出典：Reading Fundamentals Grade 6: Nonfiction Activities to Build Reading Comprehension Skills by Aileen Weintraub. Reproduced with permission of Sterling Publishing Company.
設問：本文の内容に即して、次の英文の問に対する答えとして最も適切なものを、選 択肢 (a)～(d)から1つ選び、解答欄の該当する記号を〇で囲みなさい。
1. What does the reading say about life in ancient Rome?
(a) It was all very different from today.
(b) It was much better than life today.
(c) It was similar in some ways to life today.
(d) Life today is much better than in ancient Rome.
2. How was school in ancient Rome different from school today?
(a) There were many children at school.
(b) They studied writing and history.
(c) No girls were allowed to go to school.
(d) All grades were in the same room.
3. Why did the ancient Romans go to bathhouses?
(a) For socializing and relaxing.
(b) To get out of their homes.
(c) Because no one had a bath at home.
(d) To meet women and children.
4. What would ancient Romans do late at night?
(a) Go to bathhouses.
(b) Read and play sports.
(c) Have a big meal.
(d) Go to bed and sleep.
5. What is different about the women of ancient Rome and women today?
(a) They only worked until noon.
(b) They sometimes went to bathhouses.
(c) They didn’t go to work.
(d) None of them had an education.
II. 次の英文を読み、下線(2)、(4)、(6)が指している最も適切なもの、および(1)、
(3)、(5)に入る語句として最も適切なものを、選択肢(a)～(d)から1つ選び、解答 欄の該当する記号を〇で囲みなさい。
Water is probably Earth’s most precious resource. (1), we can’t live without it. Earth is the only known planet to have water. Our entire planet is covered in water, with little pieces of land called continents here and there. Our oceans are not the only places we have water. (2) It is also present under the ground and as vapor in the air. Clouds formed by the vapor ensure that water falls back down to Earth as rain, sleet, snow or hail. (3) with so much water all around us, why do we hear so much about the need to conserve water? (4) This has to do with the water’s salinity, or saltiness. Ocean water has too
to one of Earth’s oceans. (5) it travels over land, the water picks up salts and minerals from the rocks and soil and washes (6) them into the ocean. The deposits have built up over many years. That is why ocean water is so salty.
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vapor 蒸気
minerals ミネラル、鉱物 deposits 堆積物
出典：Water as a Precious Resource from LEARNZ. Reproduced with permision of CORE Education. <https://www.learnz.org.nz/water172/bg-standard-f/water-as-a-precious-resource>
1. 1. (a) After all (b) Instead (c) Furthermore (d) Because
2. It
(a) land (b) vapor (c) water (d) the ground
3. (a) Since (b) So (c) As (d) Or
4. This
(a) So much water around us (b) Water is a precious resource (c) Snow, sleet, hail, and rain (d) The need to conserve water
5.
(a) Then (b) As (c) After (d) However
6. them
(a) Salts and minerals (b) Rocks
(c) Both rocks and soil (d) The oceans
III．次の英文において、（ ）内を埋める最も適切な表現を、選択肢(a)～(d)から １つ選び、解答欄の該当する記号を〇で囲みなさい。
1. ( ) he goes out, he wears a hat.
(a) Whenever (b) That (c) A time (d) Sometimes
2. We ( ) traveled to Germany.
(a) not ever (b) didn’t never (c) have not never (d) have never
3. If we leave now, we ( ) arrive at 3 o’clock.
(a) should (b) had not (c) may so (d) could have
4. The water was ( ) swim in.
(a) so that cold to (b) very cold so to (c) too cold to (d) too much cold to
5. I knew the song because I ( ) it before.
(a) am hearing (b) was heard (c) had been heard (d) had heard
6. Some people say that Japanese is ( ) language.
(a) most of the difficult (b) the most difficult (c) so difficult
(d) a very most difficult 7. What time do you ( ) every day?
(a) get home (b) get to home (c) get the home (d) getting home
8. It is difficult ( ) another language.
(a) to be learned (b) to learn (c) to learning
9. My mother ( ) three sisters.
(a) is having (b) has to (c) having (d) has
10. The baseball game starts at 3 p.m., so please arrive ( ) then.
(a) by (b) until (c) when (d) during
IV. 次の各英文につながる最も適切な表現を、選択肢(a)～(d)から１つ選び、解答欄 の該当する記号を〇で囲みなさい。
1. American students often ask many questions in class, but in other countries students are usually ( ).
(a) studying (b) quiet (c) serious (d) older
2. Baseball and basketball started in America, but today they are popular ( ).
(a) in the United States (b) during the summer (c) on television (d) around the world
3. In March, the weather can change quickly. One day it may be warm; the next day, it may be ( ).
(a) cold (b) rainy (c) spring (d) cloudy
4. Many years ago, winters in Europe were very cold. In fact, some rivers even ( ).
(a) were clear (b) froze (c) had fish (d) were open
5. Albert Einstein was one of the most famous scientists in history. As a child, however, he ( ).
(a) was a healthy boy (b) was not a good student (c) had many hobbies (d) lived in Germany
6. In England, the season after summer is usually called autumn. In America, it is called
fall. That’s because fall is when ( ).
(a) leaves turn color (b) it becomes colder (c) leaves fall from trees (d) it follows summer
V. 次のManとWomanの会話内容に基づき、それに続く質問 (Question) に対する答えと して最も適切なものを選択肢(a)～(d)から１つ選び、解答欄の該当する記号を〇で 囲みなさい。
1. Man: I wonder when the rain will stop so we can go home.
Woman: Well, I guess there’s nothing to do but wait.
What does the woman mean?
(a) They have to do something to go home.
(b) They just have to wait for the rain to stop.
(c) There’s nothing the rain can do to make them stop.
(d) She is not sure about waiting for the rain to stop.
2. Woman: Tom wants me to give him some money, but he says he’ll return it.
Man: Tom? You might just as well throw it away!
What does the man mean?
(a) Tom will throw away the money.
(b) It’s better to throw the money away than give it.
(c) Tom probably won’t return the money.
(d) It’s better for the woman to give the money to Tom.
