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次の文字を読んで，あとの各問に答えよ。
（※印のついている単語・語句には，本文のあとに[注]がある。） |
| " Mom . I'm home ! John said
and ran into the ※living room .John's mother said , "Hi
, John . How was school today ?" John
sat in his grandfather's old chair and began
to talk about school . After some time he
asked ," Where is Grandfather ?"
" He is walking in the park ,"
she answered . Tomorrow is his birthday .
I think I will buy a new chair for him as
a birthday present . What do you think ,
John ?" "That's a good idea . This
chair is too old ." John said . |
| That evening John's mother and father went
out . John stayed at home with his grandfather
. His grandfather sat in his old chair .
John said ," Grandfather , your chair
is very old . Would you like to have a new
one ?" "No ," his grandfather
said . "This chair is very old , but
it means a lot to me . Maybe you don't understand
, John ." (1)John did not understand . After a short time , his grandfather said
," I sat in this chair when I asked
your grandmother to ※marry me . That was a long time ago , but
when I sit in this chair and close my eyes
, I feel she is near ." He smiled and
looked at the arm of the chair . |
| " When your father was born , I
sat in this chair . When that little baby
was put into my arms . I felt very happy
," John's grandfather said with a big
smile . John was beginning to understand
that the chair was something very important
to his grandfather . |
| " Many years later ....." John's
grandfather said and then stopped . His smile
went away . "I sat in this chair when
the doctor called and told me about your
grandmother's ※death . I cried and cried . I was very sad
, but this chair gave me ※comfort ." John saw ※tears in his grandfather's eyes . |
| " I understand now ," John said
. "This old chair is like a friend to
you ." " Yes , John . We have ※gone through a lot together ," his grandfather
said . |
| Late in the evening , John's mother and
father came home with a new chair . John
and his grandfather were already sleeping
. John's mother and father put the new chair
in the living room and carried the old chair
out . |
| The next morning John got up and came into
the living room . His grandfather's old chair
was not there . " We carried the chair
out . The ※garbage truck will soon come and ※pick it up ," his father said . John
was surprised . Then he heard the sound of
the garbage truck . He ran out . A man was
just picking the chair up . ! Wait ! Don't
take that chair ," John shouted . "
That is my grandfather's chair . He still
needs it ." The garbage truck left without
taking the chair . |
| Then John's mother and father came out
. John said ,"Don't ※throw away this chair ! It's like a friend
to Grandfather . (2)They have gone through a lot together ." He told them more about the old chair .
They listened to him . John's father said
," We have learned a very important
thing from you , John . Thank you ."
John was glad . Then they carried the chair
into the house . |
| " Good morning , everyone ,"
John's grandfather said when he walked into
the living room . He sat down in his old
chair . Then he saw the new chair in the
room . John's mother said ," That's
John's chair ." John was surprised .
" We bought it for him because he is
a good boy ," she said . " Oh ,
John is always great ," John's grandfather
said . |
| [注] |
living room 居間 marry 結婚する death 死
comfort 慰め tear 涙 go through
〜 〜を経験する
garbage truck ごみ収集車 pick 〜 up 〜を収集する
throw away 〜を捨てる |
| [問１] |
(1)John did not understand .の内容を，次のように語句を補って書き表すとすれば， の中に下のどれを入れるのがよいか。 |
| . (1)John did not understand . |
| ア |
when his father was born |
| イ |
why he had to stay at home with his grandfather |
| ウ |
how much the old chair meant to his grandfather |
| エ |
who would come and pick his grandfather's
old chair up |
|
| [問２] |
(2)They have gone through a lot together .の内容を，次のように書き表すとすれば，の中にどのような１語を入れるのがよいか。 |
| Grandfather and this have gone through a lot together . |
|
| [問３] |
次の(1)〜(3)の英語の文を，本文の内容と合うように完成するには，の中に，それぞれ下のどれを入れるのがよいか。 |
| (1) |
John's grandfather said that he felt John's
grandmother was near . |
| ア |
when he asked her to marry him |
| イ |
when his little baby was put into his arms |
| ウ |
when he sat in his chair and closed his eyes |
| エ |
when the doctor called and told him about
her death |
|
| (2) |
John's grandfather talked about his old chair
to John , and John . |
| ア |
understand that the chair was like a friend
to his grandfather |
| イ |
smiled and looked at the arm of the chair |
| ウ |
cried and cried , but the chair gave
him comfort |
| エ |
thought he would buy a new chair for his
grandfather as a birthday present |
|
| (3) |
When John heard the sound of the garbage
truck , |
| ア |
he sat in his grandfather's old chair and
asked ,"Where is Grandfather ?" |
| イ |
he ran out and shouted ," Wait ! Don't
take that chair ." |
| ウ |
he said ," Grandfather , your chair
is very old ." |
| エ |
he said ," Would you like to have a
new chair , Grandfather ?" |
|
| [問４] |
次の質問に英語で答えよ。 |
| (1) |
Who carried the old chair out late in the
evening ? |
| (2) |
What did John's grandfather see after he
sat down in his old chair in the living room
in the morning ? |
|
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| 〔問1〕 |
ウ |
4点 |
| 〔問2〕 |
chair |
4点 |
| 〔問3〕 |
(1) |
ウ |
4点 |
| (2) |
ア |
4点 |
| (3) |
イ |
4点 |
| 〔問4〕 |
(1) |
John's mother and father did . |
4点 |
| (2) |
He saw the new chair . |
4点 |
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| 計 |
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