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次の会話文は、ケイト (Kate), 翔太 (Shota) ジョン (John), 真理 (Mari)の4人の生徒が, 宇宙
開発 (space development) について話したときのものです。 これを読んで、あとの問いに答えなさ
い。
1 次の英文は本文中の
記号で答えなさい。
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のどこに入れるのが最も適切ですか。1つ選び、
How many lunches can they have with 4 billion yen?
Kate
Kate Shota, what do you want to be in the
future?
Shota: I want to be an astronaut. Do you know
about Mr. Hoshide, a Japanese astronaut ?
He went into space on July 15, 2012. He 5
stayed in the ISS, and came back to the
earth on November 19 that year. He did
many experiments in space. I want to be
like him.
: That's a nice dream. I've also been 10
interested in space since I saw him on TV.
ONASA
[ISS で実験する星出さん】
John Well, do you think space development is really necessary? I don't think so
because it needs too much money. I've heard that about 4 billion yen was
needed when Mr. Hoshide went into space and came back to the earth. I think 1
we must use the money to save people in need. Saving people is more important
than space development.
B
Mari I think so, too. I read a book D(write) by a person working to save people
suffering from starvation. About 17 people die of starvation every minute all over
the world. With 30 yen, they can each have one lunch.
Shota I understand John's and Mari's ideas. But I think it's important to do
experiments in space. We can develop a lot of new technology through
experiments. For example, if we can find a (③) to get more food, there
will be no starvation in the world.
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John Oh, that's true. If we can stop starvation, we can save a lot of people. Now 25
I'm starting to think that space development is necessary. When you become an
astronaut, could you help people in need by developing new technology?
Shota Of course, I will try.
(注) astronaut 宇宙飛行士 into 〜の中に ISS 国際宇宙ステーション
ちな
money 金 billion 10億の save ~を救う in need 困って
starvation 飢え die of ~ ~で死ぬ develop を開発する
experiment 実験・
suffer from ~ ~で苦しむ
technology 科学技術 true 本当の
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内の語を適する形にして英語で書きなさい。
3 下線部②のように翔太が言っている理由を、次の(
実験を通じて、私たちは多くの新しい
)にする日本語を入れて答えなさい。
)から。
4(水)にはwで始まる英語語が入ります。 その語を書きなさい。
5 本文の内容にあうように、次の質問に対する答えを, 6の英語を入れて完成しなさい。
質問: How long has Kate been interested in space?
答え: She has been interested in it since
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4人の中に, 初めは宇宙開発に賛成でなかったが、ほかの人の意見を聞いて考えがかわった生
徒が1人います。 その名前を次のア~エから1つ選び、記号で答えなさい。
イ 翔太
ウ ジョン
ア ケイト
20
理
7 本文の内容とあうものを,次のア~エから1つ選び、記号で答えなさい。
ア Mr. Hoshide stayed in the ISS for about six months in 2012.
イ John says that about 4 billion yen was used to save people in need.
ウ Mari says that about 17 people die of starvation every day around the world.
エ Shota will try to develop new technology when he becomes an astronaut.
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