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| 次の英文は，南アフリカ共和国に住むフレッド（ Fred ）さんが，小学校時代に出会ったエイズ（ AIDS ）患者のクラスメート，ネルソン（ Nelson ）さんについて書いたものです。英文を読んで，下の各問いに答えなさい。 |
| When I was a fourth-year student , a boy ①( call ) Nelson came to study in my class . In his ※self-introduction , he said he had AIDS . It was a big ※surprise to us . We ②( feel ) sorry for Nelson , but no one talked to him . He was always ※alone in the class . |
| One day everyone in the class had to make a speech . Nelson talked about
his dream . He said , " I ※was born with ※HIV and now I have AIDS . ③ Do you ( are / like / children / know / there / many ) me in the world
? They need friends just like you all . If people have a better understanding
of HIV and AIDS , those children can live a better life . I'd like to work
for the children with AIDS in the future ." |
| I was moved by Nelson's speech so much that I decided to talk to him
. In the next class , I sat next to him . During the class I said to Nelson
, ④" Do you have a pen ?" Nelson gave me a big smile and said , " Here , please use it ."
This was the beginning of our ※friendship . We often played together and soon other students began to play with us . |
| Five months later , it became difficult for Nelson to come to school
because his ※disease got ※worse . On his birthday , each student in our class wrote a card to ※encourage him . I brought the cards to Nelson and read them to him . When I finished reading , he said , " It's very nice to know I am not ( ⑤ ) ." Then he showed me a pen and said , " Do you remember this ? This is the pen I ※lent you when you first talked to me . You had your own pen at that time
. didn't you ?" He was right . I had my own pens with me then . He
said , " This pen gave many ( ⑥ ) to me . Will you keep this pen
for me ?" |
| Now I keep that pen with me . When I see it , I always remember my good
friend and his words . |
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self-introduction 自己紹介 surprise 駕き alone 孤独で
was born 生まれた HIV ヒト免疫不全ウイルス
friendship 友情 disease 病気 worse badの比較級
encourage 励ます lent lend（貸す）の過去形 |
| (1) |
下線部①と②の（ ）内の語を．適切な形に変えて書きなさい。 |
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| (2) |
下線部③の文が，前後からみて意味の通る英文になるように，（ ）内の６語を，正しく並びかえて書きなさい。 |
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| (3) |
下線部④のように，フレッドさんが言った理由として最も適切なものを，次のア～エの中から１つ選び，記号を書きなさい。 |
| ア |
Nelson gave a big smile to Fred . |
| イ |
Fred wanted to talk to Nelson . |
| ウ |
Nelson and Fred were good friends . |
| エ |
Fred didn't have any pens at that time . |
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| (4) |
（ ⑤ ），（ ⑥ ）のそれぞれに当てはまる最も適切な１語を，本文の１行目～12行目の中から抜き出して書きなさい。 |
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| (5) |
本文のないようについて，次の(a)，(b)の質問に英語で答えなさい。答えは，解答欄に書いてある英語に続けて書きなさい。 |
| (a) |
What was Nelson's dream ? |
| (b) |
Why did Fred decide to talk to Nelson after Nelson's speech ? |
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| (6) |
あなたがネルソンさんのクラスメートだとしたら，本文中の下線部に出てくるカードにどんなことを書きますか。ネルソンさんを励ます内容となるように，５語以上の英文を２つ用いて，下のバースデーカードを完成させなさい。ただし，I'mなどの短縮語は１語として数え，コンマ（，），ピリオド（．）などの符号は語数に入れないこととします。 |
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| (1) |
① |
called |
3点 |
| ② |
felt |
3点 |
| (2) |
( Do you ) know there are many children like ( me in the world ? ) |
4点 |
| (3) |
イ |
4点 |
| (4) |
⑤ |
alone |
4点 |
| ⑥ |
friends |
4点 |
| (5) |
(a) |
4点 |
| ( His dream was to ) work for the children with AIDS in the future . |
| (b) |
4点 |
| ( Because he was ) moved by Nelson's speech very much . |
| (6) |
| Happy Birthday , Nelson ! |
| [解答例] I hope you will get better . I'd like to see your big smile again
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Your friend ,
※(名前) |
| ※（ ）内に名前を書く必要はありｊません。 |
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8点 |
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| 計 |
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/38点 |
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