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出題校: 関西学院大
Last summer we watched a young boy build a sand castle at the beach. He
approached his task with the seriousness of a construction engineer working on a forty-
story building. He worked so hard gathering sand that after a half hour he had a large
heap of it, which he then with great effort patted into a low building. When he was
5 finally satisfied with his work, he went over to his father.
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"Look, Dad. Look what I did."
The boy's father carefully studied the heap. He walked around it as if inspecting
a work of art.
"Charlie, you've made a great castle. I think it's the best on the beach."
The boy's smile was as bright as the sun emerging after a week of rain. His father's
praise had made him the happiest boy in the world. As we watched this scene, it
reminded us of the power of praise. And sadly, of how little most of us receive as
adults.
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We thought of a story our friend Marty told us. Marty is a management consultant.
He was hired by an Internet company that was just starting its business. People were
too busy and their tempers were reaching the boiling point. There were a lot of
disputes among them. Toni, a brilliant young woman and a key member of the technical
staff, had been working fourteen hours a day, seven days a week. She said to Marty
that a number of job offers were coming her way, and she was tempted to take one.
20 Marty took her aside and asked if there was anything he could do to keep her at the
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company.
"I think you've been doing a great job, but I also have noticed that your stress level
is approaching Mt. Everest. What can I do to help?" Before she could answer, Toni
broke down into tears. When she pulled herself together, Marty discovered that in
addition to the stress of the long hours and the pressure, she hadn't received one word
of approval, let alone praise, of her work. Marty immediately went to Toni's boss and
told him the situation.
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"And while you're at it," he concluded, "a few words of praise for the rest of the
staff could only help."
The boss acted immediately on Marty's suggestion. An hour after talking to Toni
alone in his office, he called all the employees into the conference room. There on the
He then proceeded to tell each person how
table was a display of sweets and coffee.
much he appreciated what they had accomplished. From then on he made it a point
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to praise an employee when a job was well done.
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"It was a different place after that," Marty told us. "The boss learned
lesson which he's never forgotten. And, by the way, Toni became a vice-president and
is still with the company. She's really happy she didn't take another offer."
1 下線部 (1) の内容に最も近いものを1つ選びなさい。
① they were almost at the point of losing their temper
they have been successful in keeping their temper
③ they had finally lost their temper
①④: they were recovering their temper
② 下線部 (2) の内容を日本語で説明しなさい。
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who no smm 000,060.0018 agol
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3 下線部(3) を、 he が何を指すのかを明確にしながら日本語にしなさい。
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下線部 (4) の内容を30字以内の日本語で説明しなさい。
bad ni brus
5 本文の内容と一致するものを2つ選びなさい。
①The boy felt very happy because of his parent's response to his work.
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2 Marty found that workers in the Internet company were complaining about their
low pay.
3 Toni used to be a management consultant.
4 Toni kept calm while talking with Marty.
⑤Hearing Marty's suggestion, the boss started to express his appreciation to the
employees for their achievement.
16 Which of the following best describes the theme of this text?
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Praise makes people feel happy.
2 Stress goes away with a word of greeting.
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ellest olqooq inde juo ba
③ The employer's words and attitude don't change the company.
④Satisfaction with your work leads to happiness in your family life.