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読解問題1
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フェアトレード (Fairtrade)について述べた次の英文を読んで, あとの問いに答えなさい。
Have you ever heard the word “Fairtrade" ? I heard the word 1last week when I went
to a coffee shop whose *owner is my father's friend. This is *what I learned about
Fairtrade.
Fairtrade is the "practice of paying *fairer *prices for *products that were made in
5 developing countries. It started in Europe in *the 1960s. At that time in many parts of
the world, people who worked on farms had a big problem: they couldn't make enough
money to live. There were other problems, too. Farm owners tried to make things like
coffee quickly because they wanted to get more money. To *achieve this, they used
more *chemicals than usual. Also, some of the workers on farms were children. The
10 children didn't get money from their owners, and many children couldn't go to school.
Then Fairtrade started. Some people began to buy things at higher prices. People
who joined Fairtrade got more money than people who didn't join it.
The money
*brought about some good changes. For example, farm owners stopped using a lot of
chemicals and they began to give more money to the workers. Also, children *no longer
15 had to( ① ), and schools for children were built.
Now, many people around the world are interested in Fairtrade. However, in Japan,
there are few people who know about Fairtrade. It makes me really sad. If we don't
choose Fairtrade coffee and buy other coffee, it will be cheaper, but if we choose
Fairtrade coffee,
2)
]. I think each of us should learn about Fairtrade and start
20 doing something to help.
【注)
owner:経営者
what S + V:Sが~すること
practice:行為
fair:公正な
price:価格
product:生産物
the 1960s:1960年代
achieve:達成する
chemical:農薬
bring about ~:~をもたらす
no longer ~:もはや~ない
(1) フェアトレードが生まれた背景として適さないものを,次のア~ウから1つ選び,記号で答えな
さい。
(3点)
ア People wanted coffee that tasted better.
イ
A lot of chemicals were used.
ウ Some children working on farms couldn't go to school.
(2)(0 )に適するものを, 次のア~エから1つ選び, 記号で答えなさい。
(3点)
イ change
エ work
ア study
(3) [2に適する文を,次のア~ウから1つ選び, 記号で答えなさい。
ウ buy coffee
(4点)
ア
we can get coffee that is more delicious than before
イ farm workers can have more money than farm owners
ウ it will help many workers and many children around the world
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