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1) 長文読解 別冊 Reading Aid pp. 2~3
次の英文を読んで、 設問に答えなさい。
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If you look inside a Japanese high school classroom, you may find many of
the students there are napping or daydreaming during class. In a survey of high
school students in Japan, the United States and China, 73.3 percent of Japanese
teens said they "often nap or are absent-minded during class." Only 28.8 percent
5 of Chinese kids gave the same reply, while U.S. students landed in the middle at
38.5 percent. It is quite easy to find an ( 1 ) for this. Japanese kids go to bed
later than their counterparts overseas.
Nearly 60 percent said they hit the sack after midnight (35.6 percent between
midnight and 1 a.m.; 22.9 percent after 1 a.m.) High school students who turn
10 in early are not unusual in the United States and China. In both countries, about
( 2 ) percent of teens surveyed said they crawled under the covers between
10 and 11 p.m. In Japan, only about ( 3 ) percent admitted to such an early
bedtime.
It is not just the kids. A global survey on sleep habits showed that the Japanese
15 get the least amount of sleep in the world. In fact, 41 percent of the respondents
said that they sleep six hours or less per night.
When do you usually go to bed?
(200語)
(%)
Japan
U.S.A.
China
before 9 p.m.
0.8
3.9
1.5
9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
2.8
18.0
9.4
10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
12.3
38.3
42.6
11 p.m. to midnight
25.2
22.0
35.9
midnight to 1 a.m.
35.6
8.4
7.8
1 a.m. to 2 a.m.
16.2
3.9
1.2
after 2 a.m.
6.7
1.4
1.1
other
0.4
4.1
0.5
Source: The Japan Youth Research Institute

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(1) ① object
空所 (1)~(3)に入る最も適切なものを, 次の中からそれぞれ1つ選びなさい。
② explanation ③ error
(各5点)
④ information
(2) ① 10
② 20
③ 30
④ 40
(3) ① 3
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④ 12
② 下線部1) の意味として最も適切なものを、 次の中から1つ選びなさい。
① fall out of bed
③ go to bed
② throw their pillow
④ finish their homework
(7点)
3 下線部2) と同じ意味の "turn in" を含む英文を, 次の中から1つ選びなさい。
① The student turned in the paper late.
② I turned in bed over and over last night.
③ Jennifer had already turned in for the night.
④ The driver turned in the direction of the arrow.
4 本文の内容と一致するものを, 次の中から1つ選びなさい。
(7点)
(10点)
① According to the survey of high school students, about a quarter in the United
States often nap or are absent-minded during class.
② According to the survey of high school students, about three-fourths in Japan
often lack concentration during class.
③ According to the global survey on sleep habits, people in Japan are deprived
of about six hours of sleep per night.
④ According to the global survey on sleep habits, people in Japan sleep on
average six hours per night.
Tips-1 英語は同じ言葉の繰り返しがきらい
[大阪工業大 ]
今回の文章では, 日本, アメリカ合衆国 中国の高校生の就寝時間の比較がテーマだが、 「寝
「る」という意味を英語でどう表しているか見てみよう。
1.6 go to bed
1.8 hit the sack
1.11 crawl under the covers
1.9 turn in
これらの語句はすべて 「床に入る, 寝る」 の意味で使われている。 このように、英語では
同じ意味を伝えるのに,同じ語句を使うことを避け, 別の表現に変えることが多いのである。
設問 23 はこれが問われていることに注意しよう。
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