令 和 2 年 度 ( 第 64 回 )
英 語 検 定 試 験 問 題
主催 公益財団法人全国商業高等学校協会
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令和 2年 9月 6日(日)実施
〔令和2年度 第64回 1級〕 1
次の各組の中に、第2音節(2番目の部分)をもっとも強く発音する語が1つずつあります。
その語の番号を選びなさい。
a. dis-turb e-vil may-or ug-lyb. bor-der flu-ent re-lieve tem-plec. ad-ver-tise ben-e-fit in-di-cate re-li-giousd. at-trac-tive im-i-tate neigh-bor-hood sym-pa-thye. ag-ri-cul-ture de-vel-op-ment pol-i-ti-cian trans-por-ta-tion
〔令和2年度 第64回 1級〕2
これからa~eの英語の問いがそれぞれ2回ずつ読まれます。その問いに対するもっとも適当
な答えを ~ の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
a. Ifyouarewonderingaboutdirections,pleaseaskyourself. Sorry,I’malsoastrangerhere. I’mgladtoseeyouhereagain. No.CanIhelpyou?
b. Thereisstillplentyofmilkleft. Doesanyonewantthismilk? Pleasedon’tusetoomuchmilkforyourtea. Don’tworry.Icanalwaysgetsomemore.
c. Thenextstopismystation. Wehavejustpassedmystation. MystationistheoneafterNagoya. MystationistheonebeforeNagoya.
d. I’mafraidIwon’tbehere. Pleasecomeandvisitme. I’llletyouknowmyaddress. Pleasetellmethedetailsofyourstay.
e. Ifeelsick,soIwon’tbeabletojoinyouafterschool. IhavetocallmyteachernowtotellhimthatI’llbethereright
away. Youshouldleaveschoolnowbecauseyouseemtohaveafever. Youcancometotheclubafterseeingadoctor.
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これからa~eの英文がそれぞれ2回ずつ読まれます。その応答としてもっとも適当なものを
~ の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
a. I’msureyou’lldoreallywell. No,thanks.I’mfine. Yes,ofcourse.Goahead. I’lljustgoandcheck.
b. Nevermind.Youwon’tmissit. Itookthe7 : 30trainthismorning. Ineedtochangetrainsatthenextstation. Quiteseldom,really.
c. That’s$6.50,please. Youcanpickupyourorderatthesidecounter. Pleasewaitamomentuntilmyfriendcomesback. Wouldyoucareforsomedrinks?
d. Iremembershecametoyourbirthdaypartylastyear. Shesaidshewouldcome. Iknewthatshewouldcome. Idon’tknowwhenherbirthdayis.
e. Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage? I’llhavehimcallyouback. I’msorry,buthislineisbusynow. I’llcallyoubackwhenthemeetingisover.
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はじめに短い会話があります。次にその内容について問いの文が読まれます。同じ会話と問い
の文がもう1回くり返されます。その問いに対するもっとも適当な答えを ~ の中から1つず
つ選びなさい。
c. Shetriednottomakeasmanymistakesastheman. Shespokeinalowervoiceattheoffice. Sheworkedonspeakinglouder. Shedidn’tspeakasmuch.
d. Thewomanisnotavailableonthe2nd. Thewomanpreferseitherthe1storthe3rd. Themanisbusyonthe8th. Themansuggeststhe5thwouldbethebest.
e. Thismeetingisabouttofinish. Theywon’tdiscussthistopicagain. Theyhavesolvedallthedetails. Theyneedtodecidewherethey’llmeetnexttime.
b. TakeaNo.5bus. TakeaNo.10bus. Walktothestadium. Walktwoblocksandtakeabus.
a. Shewants
toseetheschoolletterrightnow. tocheckherson’sschoolletterlater. hersontohelpherclearthetable. hersontoreadoutthelettertoher.
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これから英文が2回くり返して読まれます。その内容と一致するものを ~ の中から1つず
つ選びなさい。
b. Thespeakerfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrong
whenthepilotmadeanannouncement. byseeingtheflightattendantsgettingworried. fromtheunusualairplaneconditions. whenhewaswokenbyaflightattendant.
c. WhenthepilotlineduptheplanewiththeHudsonRiver,
hesaid,“Noproblem.” thespeakerstillbelievedamiraclewouldhappen. theairplane’sengineswereweak. theairplane’sengineswereturnedoff.
e. Attheendofthisspeech,thespeakermainlywantstotalkabout
howthepilotlandedintheHudsonRiversuccessfully. howtheaccidentchangedhislifepositively. howtoprepareforaflightaccident. howtocalmdowninanemergency.
d. Thespeakersaystheplaneaccident
willbecomeamoviesomeday. wastheworstthinginhislife. hasbecomealessontohim. changedhistravelplans.
a. ThespeakerwasonUSAirwaysFlight1549
inJanuary2009. inJune2009. inJanuary2019. inJune2019.
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SakuraとMikeが話をしています。2人の会話の内容について英語で5つの問いが読まれます。
同じ会話と問いがもう1回くり返されます。それぞれの問いに対するもっとも適当な答えを
~ の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
a. He
haslostfriendsandfeelshomesicknow. hasexperiencedsomecultureshock. metanotherexchangestudentinJapan. thoughtaboutgoingbacktohiscountrytomeethisfriendsagain.
b. Because
shecouldn’tspeakEnglishwell. shefeltnoneedtostudyabroad. herfatherdidn’tallowhertodoso. shehatedleavingherfriendsandalsostudyingabroadwasexpensive.
d. Hesays
hecanmeetthemagain. hewouldlosehisfriendshipwiththem. morefriendswillbewaitingforhimthere. hisfriendsarecomingtoseehiminJapan.
c. She
isplanningtogoabroadnextyear. hasnotbeeninterestedfromthestart. islookingmoreatwhatshemightbegaining. islookingmoreatwhatshemightbelosing.
e. You
don’thavetodoitatall. needalotofcouragetogoabroad. mightbegainingsomethingbutyou’lllosemore. mightbelosingsomethingbutyou’llgainmoreintheend.
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次の英文(A)の内容を要約して英文(B)を完成させるには、ⓐ~ⓔの( )の中にはどの語
句が入りますか。もっとも適当なものを ~ の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
(A)Haveyoueverwonderedwhathappenstoallthefoodthatsupermarkets
andrestaurantsfailtosell?Mostofitgetsthrownaway eventhoughit’sperfectly*1edible.Someofficialestimateshavesuggestedthatatleast30%ofallthefoodproducedgloballygoestowaste.
TheproblemexistsinJapanasmuchasanywhereelse.EverydayinTokyo alone, the food just thrown away could feed 4.5million people !Themain reason is that customershaveunrealistic expectations aboutfood.Theywantwhatmanufacturerscall“PPP”food:perfect,*2pristine,andpretty.AnythingthatisnotPPP eventhoughit’sperfectlyedible remainsunsoldandisthrownaway.
However, people in a town inSpain cameupwith a solution to thisproblem. They put a commercial fridge in the street. Anyone can putfoodinitortakefoodout.“Westartedtothinkthatifjustonegarbagecanwere replacedwith a fridge, people could take advantage of theseitems,”saidoneoftheorganizers.Headdsthatthisfridgeisnottheretogivefreefoodtopoorpeople.Instead, it’sabouttheproperuseoffood.
“Wemustrecoverthevalueoffoodandfightagainstwaste,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearerulestomakesurethefoodinthefridgeissafeto
eat.Norawmeatorfishisallowed,forexample,andcannedgoodsmustbewithintheiruse-bydate.Sofar,therehavebeennoproblems.Allthefoodputinhasbeentakenonadailybasis,andallsortsofpeoplehavemadeuseofthefridge includingaworkmanwhotookanicecreamonahotday !Thisprojecthassavedhundredsofkilosoffoodfrombeingwasted.
*1edible:食べられる *2pristine:新鮮な
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(B)Food(ⓐ)isaseriousproblem.It isestimatedthatat least30%of
all the food produced(ⓑ)is thrown away.This ismainly causedbyconsumersbecausetheywantfoodwhichisperfect,pristine,andpretty.In order to solve this problem, one town in Spain came up with asolution.Theyputarefrigerator(ⓒ)sothatanyonecanputfoodinortakesomeout.Thepurposeofthisis(ⓓ).Thefoodintherefrigeratormust be safe to eat, so people cannot put(ⓔ)in it.This project hasbeensuccessfulandhassavedalotoffoodfrombeingwasted.
ⓐ( poisoning shortage supply waste)
ⓑ( inTokyo inJapan inSpain intheworld)
ⓒ( inapublicplace atastation inthetownhall ataschool)
ⓓ( tohelppoorpeople tousefoodproperly forpeopletoreduceworldhunger tocollectfoodgarbage)
ⓔ( uncookedmeat icecream cannedfood roastfish)
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次の会話文を読んで、⒜~⒠に入るもっとも適当なものを ~ の中からそれぞれ1つずつ選
びなさい。
Jenny:Hi,Dave.Whydoyoulooksosad?Dave:Hi,Jenny.⒜Jenny:Don’tletworldpollutionruinyourday.Thesunisshining.Cheer
up!Dave:Pollution isnotonlydangerous for theearth. It’sdangerous for
us,too.Jenny:Oh?Whatdoyouthinkisgoingtohappen?Dave:⒝Wewillhavenothingtoeat.Jenny:Let’sjustenjoythislovelywarmday.⒞Dave:Notreally.⒟SomeislandsintheSouthPacificwill
soonbeunderthewaves.Jenny:Alotofthesestoriesmaybewrong.Ithinktheyaresometimes
madeuptoworrypeople.Dave:Noway!Ibelievethatpollutionandclimatechangeareveryreal
problems.Andweneedtomakeeveryoneawareoftheirharmfuleffects.
Jenny:⒠Buttheydon’twanttochangetheircomfortablelifestyles.
Don’tyoulovethiswonderfulheat? Ithinkeveryonehasheardtheideasbynow. I’mworryingaboutallthepollutionaroundtheplanet. Theiceismeltingatthepolesandthesealevelsarerising. Economicproblemsmakefoodshortagesseriousindevelopingcountries.
Ithinkallthebeesaregoingtodie,andwewon’thaveanyfruitorvegetables.
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次のa~eの英文の( )に入るもっとも適当なものを ~ の中から1つずつ選びなさ
い。
a. Youwillgetpaidaccordingtothe( )ofwork. amount cheer damage lesson
b. Herbrotherwentabroadtostudy,soshefearedforhis( ). danger offer pity safety
c. Nancy( )himasthebestfootballplayerintheworld. regards repairs reserves retires
d. Thepartywasnotsogoodand( )everyone. disappointed pleased satisfied served
e. Inordertokeepit( ),Tedcleanshisdeskeveryday. loose steady still tidy
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次の英文のⓐ~ⓔの( )の中にはどんな語句が入りますか。もっとも適当なものを ~
の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
Perhaps you’veheard ofBitcoin, but do you knowhow itworks?Asystemcalledblockchainisbehindit.
Bitcoin *1transactions are made without using banks and can becompletedusingasmartphoneapplicationoracomputerprogram.Youcan’t carry Bitcoins in your pocket or purse; they(ⓐ)only in a*2virtual world. Buyers and sellers don’t need to use their real nameswhentheymakethesetransactions.(ⓑ)Bitcoin transactions are *3anonymous, there is still a record of
them. This record is called a blockchain. A blockchain is a *4linkedrecord of transactions. You can’t change one without changing theothers.Oncethetransactionsarechainedtogether,it’snearlyimpossibleto change one transaction separately. As changing a blockchain is so
(ⓒ),itmeansthatthepeopleandbusinessesusingitcanfeelconfidentthatitissafeandcorrect.
Manypeopleareexcitedabout thepossibilitiesofblockchains.(ⓓ),some companies are beginning to use blockchains to *5track and tradestocksaswellas*6shipmentsofvegetables,meat,andotherfoods.
Imagine people are getting sick from eating polluted cabbage. Oldmethods of tracking can take weeks to find out where it came from.Blockchain canmake this easier. The sooner experts knowwhere thecabbage came from, the sooner they can stop further shipments.Theycan also seewhere the bad cabbage ended up.Cutting down the timeneeded to track the cabbage will save other people from mistakenlyeatingit.Thiswillkeeppeoplefromgettingsickandwill(ⓔ)money.
*1transaction(s):取引、決済 *2virtual:仮想の *3anonymous:匿名の *4linked:つながった *5track:追跡する*6shipment(s):出荷
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ⓐ( exchange exist explore export)ⓑ( Because Eventhough Until Whenever)ⓒ( difficult easy possible unnecessary)ⓓ( Actually However
Otherwise Ontheotherhand)ⓔ( earn pay save waste)
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次のa~eの各組の英文の内容をほぼ同じにするには( )の中にどんな語句が入ります
か。 ~ の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
a. Hehasimprovedhisspeakingskillsrecently.
Hehasmade( adiscoveryabout astudyof mistakeswith progressin)hisspeakingskillsrecently.
b. Itwasnotlongbeforeshewasbackhere.
Shewasbackhere( afterall soon intheend lately).
c. ThereportwillbepublishedontheInternet.
Thereportwillbe( advertised discussed released recommended) ontheInternet.
d. Marieneveracceptedthattherewasaproblemwithherplan.
Marie( agreed decided offered refused)toacceptthattherewasaproblemwithherplan.
e. Mr.SmithspokeJapanesewithaslightEnglishaccent.
Mr. Smith spoke Japanese with a( mild strong heavy curious)Englishaccent.
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次のa~eの英文の意味が通るようにするには、( )の中の語句をどのように並べたらよ
いですか。正しい順序のものを ~ の中から1つずつ選びなさい。
a. I(1.aflight2.had3.reserve4.mysecretary)toLondon. [ 2-1-4-3 2-3-4-1 2-4-3-1 3-1-4-2]
b. Seldom(1.he2.to3.write4.would)hisoldfriends. [ 1-4-3-2 2-3-1-4 4-1-2-3 4-1-3-2]
c. Thesepictures(1.ourvacation2.me3.remind4.of)inHawaii. [ 3-1-4-2 3-2-4-1 4-1-3-2 4-2-3-1]
d. Ididn’t(1.mean2.hurt3.to4.her)feelingsbysayingso. [ 1-3-2-4 1-4-3-2 2-3-1-4 2-4-3-1]
e. No(1.paid2.attention3.was4.to)theelders’advice. [ 2-3-1-4 2-3-4-1 3-1-2-4 4-2-3-1