2002年度 滋賀県公立高校入試問題 40分
( 英 語 )-2
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次の文章は,久美(Kumi)さんが夏休みにカナダに行き,Brownさんの家にホームステイ(homestay)した時のものです。これを読んで,後の1〜4の問いに答えなさい。
 When I met the Brown family in their house , Mr . Brown said to me “[ あ ] This is your home in Canada , Kumi . You are a member of our family . ” I was glad when I heard these words .
 In the evening , when I was writing letters to my friends , Mr . and Mrs . Brown and their children were making dinner in the kitchen . They (   ) . I thought they were making a special dinner for me .
 Then Mrs . Brown said to me , “ Please come to the kitchen .” I thought 【   】 So I went to the table quickly , but they were still cooking . And I sat on a chair and waited .
 Soon , Mrs . Brown said to me , “[ い ]” I was surprised and I could not understand Why she said so . But , I remembered the words Mr . Brown said to me . And I thought I should help them as their family member . So I answered , “ Sure . ” I carried the dishes to the dinner table with one of their children . The dinner was very good .
 After dinner , I said to them “[ う ] ”And they said , “Thank you . ” Mr . Brown and I washed the dishes , Mrs . Brown put away the food , and their children cleaned the table . I was happy because I felt I was a member of the Brown family .
 I thought that homestay was only to stay at someone's house , but it was not so . I learned that homestay was to stay at someone's home as a family member .
 Now I have another home in Canada .
(注) member : 一員 , メンバー surprised : おどろいて
 dish : 皿 put away : かたづける
1 [あ]〜[う]に入れるのに最も適当なものを , それぞれア〜オから選びなさい。
Could you help us ?
May I help you ?
Shall I make dinner for you ?
Of course , I can do that .
Nice to meet you .
2    線部が次の日本文の意味を表すように(   )に3語以上の英語を入れて文を完成しなさい。
『彼らはとても忙しそうに見えました。』
3 【   】に入れるのに最も適当なものを,ア〜工から1つ選びなさい。
they were making dinner .
they needed my help .
I should wash the dishes .
dinner was ready .
4 久美さんのホームステイに対する考えは,ホームステイをして,どのように変わりましたか。その違いがわかるように,日本語で説明しなさい。
 真司(Shinji)さんは生徒会の役員で,体育祭(Sports Day)の準備をしています。
 アメリカからの留学生で同じクラスのジェーン(Jane)さんと真司さんとの次の会話文を読んで,後の1〜9の問いに答ズなさい。
Jane : What are you doing, Shinji ?
Shinji : I'm writing the program for Sports Day.
Jane : Sports Day ? ( @ ) do you do on Sports Day ?
Shinji : On that day , we have many events . In each class students work together and do their best to win each event .
Jane : How interesting ! May I see your program ?
Shinji : All right . A(   ) you are .
体育祭プログラム   
1. 開会式 9:00 kaikaishiki
2. 玉入れ 9:20 tamaire
3.  あ   9:50
4. 借り物競走 10:20 karimono-kyoso
5. 100m走 10:50 100m-so
6. 応援合戦 11:20 oen-gassen
Jane : Thank you. ... Oh , no . I can't read this.
Shinji : I'm sorry . I'll write it in romaji . Wait a minute , please .
Jane : Thank you very much . Can I join any events ?
Shinji : Yes . Which event do you want to join ?
Jane : ( B ) Can you tell me ? What is tamaire ?
Shinji : Tamaire is to throw small balls into a basket. C The team which throws the most balls in the basket wins the event .
Jane : It will be fun , but I can't throw well . How about    
Shinji : Well , in each class eight students Who can run very fast make a team . Four of them should be girls and four should be boys . One student runs and passes the baton to another student . The class with the fastest team wins the event .
Jane : I think I can do it . I was in the running team in America . Maybe I can run fast .
Shinji : Really ? DIt's very nice to have you in our class .
Jane : I'll do my best .
Shinji : Great ! All of the students in our class will wear hachimaki of the same color .
Jane : What's hachimaki ?
Shinji : It's a long piece of cloth to wear around our head . I feel that I can try harder with friends when I wear it . So we're going to give you our hachimaki .
Jane : T'm happy to hear that . Well , Eis there 【 do / I / anything / can 】?
Shinji : . . . Yes , thank you . What is the spelling of the word “program”? I'll write it on the program .
Jane : Well , in America it's P-R-O-G-R-A-M . But in some countries , P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E is used .
Shinji : Really ? Which one is right ?
Jane : Both are right . Sometimes different English spellings of some words are used . And sometimes the sound is also different . English isn't the same in all countries .
Shinji : Oh , I didn't know Fthat . I thought the same English was used in the world . Thank you for telling me .
Jane : You're welcome.
(注) program : プログラム   event : 種目
 romaji : ローマ字   basket : かご
 pass the baton : バトンを渡す   wear : 身につける
 cloth : 布   spelling : スペル,つづり
1 ( @ ),( B )に入れるのに最も適当なものを,それぞれア〜エから1つ選びなさい。
@ Where What
When Why
B I don't like sports .
I should join tamaire .
I'm too tired to join the events .
I don't know what these events are.
2 下線部 A が次の意味を表すように(  )に適当な語を1語入れなさい。
『はい,どうぞ。』
3 下線部Cを2か所区切って読むとき,どの場所が適当ですか。ア〜エから1つ選びなさい。
The team / which throws / the most balls /
1 2 3
in the basket / wins / the event .
4 5
4     に入れるのに最も適当な種目を,ア〜エから1つ選びなさい。
学級全員リレー 二人三脚リレー
男女混合リレー 女子400mリレー
5 下線部Dのように真司さんが言ったのはなぜですか。日本語で説明しなさい。
6 下線部Eが意味の通る文になるように【  】内の語を並べかえなさい。
7 下線部Fの示す内容として最も適当なものを,ア〜エから1つ選びなさい。
英語は世界共通の言語で,スペルは異なっても十分通じること。
プログラムという語はスペルが難しいので,よく間違える人がいること。
英語では,単語によってはスペルや発音が少し異なるものが使われていること。
プログラムという語は,発音は異なってもスペルは世界共通であること。
8 本文の内容に一致するものを,ア〜オから2つ選びなさい。
Shinji wrote romaji for Jane , because she couldn't read Japanese on the program .
Jane likes throwing balls in a basket , so she wants to join tamaire .
Tamaire is the most interesting for Shinji of all the events on the program .
Jane didn't know about Sports Day in Shinji's school , so he told her about it .
All of the students in Shinji's school wear hachimaki of the same color .
9  体育祭や運動会の種目名(玉入れと各種のリレーは除く。)を日本語で1つあげ,その種目の内容を英語で説明しなさい。ただし,4語以上の英文とします。