|
資料No. ： NS110504
I-1 TOEIC, TOEFL練習問題
(1) TOEIC １. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Everyone at the party was in a _______ mood. (A) festive (B) fertile (C) furtive (D) furious 2. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Those kids have got to understand that their homework is an _______. (A) obligate (B) obligation (C) obligator (D) oblige 3. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 The new lighting system in the studio _______ very beautiful. (A) are (B) is (C) is being (D) were 4. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 These are the types of problems that _______ eliminated before production begins. (A) need (B) need to be (C) needs to be (D) necessary to be 5. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When I returned home I discovered that I _______ my wallet at the party. (A) leave (B) did leave (C) left (D) had left 6. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Do you think Steve _______ be hired for the new vice-president's position? (A) would (B) will (C) must (D) shall 7. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When I lived in Italy last July, I _______ a beach-side villa for the whole time. (A) rent (B) rented (C) had been renting (D) had rented (2) TOEFL 1. 空所補充問題 Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor and educator ----- known for his invention of the telephone, was only 29 years old when he received his patent for that invention. (A) main (B) most (C) primary (D) best 2. 空所補充問題 Cells reproduce by dividing ----- to generate a larger number of daughter cells through the processes of meiosis and mitosis. (A) themselves (B) itself (C) herself (D) himself 3. 空所補充問題 In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a monster ----- half bull and half man. (A) who was (B) who (C) was (D) was he 4. 空所補充問題 ----- October 5, 1960, South Africa voted to end its allegiance to the British Crown and become an independent republic. (A) To (B) For (C) Of (D) On 5. 空所補充問題 News agencies are organizations that gather, write and ----- news to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters rather than directly to the reading public. (A) distribute (B) distributing (C) to distribute (D) distribution 6. 正誤問題 The global economy grew (A)by less than 3 (B)percents in 1986 (C)despite lower interest rates (D)and sinking oil prices. 7. 正誤問題 The national flag of Angola (A)includes a half of a cogwheel (B)as a (C)symbol of industry, a machete symbol agriculture, and the five-pointed star of (D)socialism. 8. 正誤問題 Dwight Whitney Morrow was (A)a New York lawyer (B)who joined the banking firm of J. P. Morgan and Company in 1914, (C)of whose daughter (D)married the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh. 9. 正誤問題 (A)In spite of (B)their reputations as mysterious, (C)filth and even demonic creatures, bats are actually harmless, clean and - (D)some believe -- cute animals. 10. 正誤問題 River deltas (A)can be very successful agricultural areas (B)unless they are usually the areas (C)where fertile sediments transported downstream (D)are deposited. I-2 TOEIC, TOEFL 練習問題解答 (1) TOEIC １. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Everyone at the party was in a _______ mood. (A) festive (B) fertile (C) furtive (D) furious 訳：パーティーの全員がお祭りムードでした。 ※正解(A)。party での話だから、fury「怒り」から派生している語よりも、festival「祭り」に関連した語を選びたい。 2. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Those kids have got to understand that their homework is an _______. (A) obligate (B) obligation (C) obligator (D) oblige 訳：あの子たちは宿題が義務であることを判らなければいけない。 ※正解(B)。「義務」という意味の名詞になるように語尾を考える。 3. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 The new lighting system in the studio _______ very beautiful. (A) are (B) is (C) is being (D) were 訳：スタジオの新しい照明システムは大変に美しい。 ※正解(B)。主語の単複を考える。system が本主語で、単数形。それ以上は何も難しく考える必要はない。 4. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 These are the types of problems that _______ eliminated before production begins. (A) need (B) need to be (C) needs to be (D) necessary to be 訳：これらが生産を開始する前に取り除かれなければならない問題の種類です。 ※正解(B)。関係代名詞 that の示すものは types で複数形であるから、(C)needs は続かない。eliminated「取り除かれる」と受け身のニュアンスであるので、前に be 動詞があると推測できる。 5. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When I returned home I discovered that I _______ my wallet at the party. (A) leave (B) did leave (C) left (D) had left 訳：家に帰った時、財布をパーティーに忘れてきたことが判りました。 ※正解(D)。全体が過去形で統一されているので、(A)は不可。(C)はleaveの過去および過去分詞。 6. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Do you think Steve _______ be hired for the new vice-president's position? (A) would (B) will (C) must (D) shall 訳：スティーブが新副社長の地位に雇われると思いますか。 ※正解(B)。意味上適切なものはひとつ。would は時制が問題。 7. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When I lived in Italy last July, I _______ a beach-side villa for the whole time. (A) rent (B) rented (C) had been renting (D) had rented 訳：去年の 7 月にイタリアで過ごした時は、浜辺の別荘をずっと借りていました。 ※正解(B)。難しく考えないように。普通に時制を一致させる。明確に定まった過去を表す when 節とともに現在完了は用いない。 (2) TOEFL 1. 空所補充問題 Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born inventor and educator ----- known for his invention of the telephone, was only 29 years old when he received his patent for that invention. (A) main (B) most (C) primary (D) best ※正解(D)。【解説】 過去分詞knownの前に形容詞main、primaryが来るはずがない。most knownでもよさそうだが、best known for... で「……でもっともよく知られている」の意味になる。patent「特許」。 2. 空所補充問題 Cells reproduce by dividing ----- to generate a larger number of daughter cells through the processes of meiosis and mitosis. (A) themselves (B) itself (C) herself (D) himself ※正解(A)。【解説】 この文の主語はCells「細胞」なので、herselfとhimselfが使えないのはすぐにわかるだろう。Cellsと複数形になっているので、空所にはitselfではなくthemselvesが入る。reproduce oneself「繁殖する」、meiosis「減数分裂」、mitosis「有糸分裂」。 3. 空所補充問題 In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a monster ----- half bull and half man. (A) who was (B) who (C) was (D) was he ※正解(A)。【解説】 was、was heではbe動詞がダブることになる。whoのままでは空所以降の文の動詞がないことになる。したがって、正解は(A)。mythology「神話」、minotaur「ミノタウロス（牛頭人身の怪物）」。 4. 空所補充問題 ----- October 5, 1960, South Africa voted to end its allegiance to the British Crown and become an independent republic. (A) To (B) For (C) Of (D) On ※正解(D)。【解説】 空所の後にはOctober 5, 1960と特定の日が続いているので前置詞onを空所に入れればいい。allegiance「忠誠」。 5. 空所補充問題 News agencies are organizations that gather, write and ----- news to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters rather than directly to the reading public. (A) distribute (B) distributing (C) to distribute (D) distribution ※正解(A)。【解説】 前にある動詞gather、writeに合わせてdistributeを空所に入れればいい。periodical「定期刊行物」。 6. 正誤問題 The global economy grew (A)by less than 3 (B)percents in 1986 (C)despite lower interest rates (D)and sinking oil prices. ※正解(B)。【解説】 percents → percent。前置詞by、despite「……にもかかわらず」、接続詞andの用法に問題はない。パーセントを表す場合にはpercentのあとにsを付ける必要はない。 7. 正誤問題 The national flag of Angola (A)includes a half of a cogwheel (B)as a (C)symbol of industry, a machete symbol agriculture, and the five-pointed star of (D)socialism. ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 symbol → symbolizing 。includes「……を含む（３人称単数）」、as「……として」に問題はない。symbolのままでは次の語句と繋がらないので、symbolizing、あるいは、 to symbolizeを用いる。socialism「社会主義」、cogwheel「はめ歯歯車」、machete「なた」。 8. 正誤問題 Dwight Whitney Morrow was (A)a New York lawyer (B)who joined the banking firm of J. P. Morgan and Company in 1914, (C)of whose daughter (D)married the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh. ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 of → and。冠詞a、関係代名詞whoの用法に誤りはない。ofのままでは次のwhose daughterと繋がらない。andを使えば文が成立する。marryは他動詞。 9. 正誤問題 (A)In spite of (B)their reputations as mysterious, (C)filth and even demonic creatures, bats are actually harmless, clean and - (D)some believe -- cute animals. ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 filth → filthy。In spite of... で「……にもかかわらず」の意味。theirはbatsのことを指している。filth「不潔」は名詞。mysterious、demonicに合わせてfilthyと形容詞形にしなくてはいけない。some believeは「……だと思っている人もいる」の意味を表す挿入節。 10. 正誤問題 River deltas (A)can be very successful agricultural areas (B)unless they are usually the areas (C)where fertile sediments transported downstream (D)are deposited. ※正解(B)。【解説】 unless → because。unlessに注目。このままでは意味が通らない。川の三角州（river delta）がvery successful agricultural areasになりうる理由がunless以下に書かれているので、unlessの代わりにbecauseを使う。 II.時事英文 Green Cities (その10：全13回シリーズ) Energy Star gives ratings to devices for the home based on how they use energy. And the program helps homeowners learn how to make changes to their houses to use energy effectively. Energy Star estimates that in two thousand nine it helped Americans avoid the release of harmful gases equal to what thirty million cars would produce. And, it says Americans saved seventeen billion dollars on energy costs. III - a. 雑知識
張り切りすぎる push oneself too much ※Mr. Yamada is very hard-working, but the only problem is he sometimes pushes himself too much and damages his health. 中途半端な仕事をする do ahalfway job ※James has lost the trust of his boss because he often does a halfway job. やり直す do ... all over again ※These calculations are wrong. I want you to do them all over again. 延期する put off ※Because half the staff members are out on vacation today, we decided to put off the meeting until next Tuesday. III -c. News Glossary parliamentary bloc 会派 A group of 16 Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers with close links to the embattled powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa announced on Feb. 17 they were leaving the ruling party's parliamentary bloc and called on Prime Minister Naoto Kan to resign. (強制起訴や党員資格停止処分などで)追い詰められた政界の実力者、小沢一郎氏に近い16人の民主党議員が2月17日、与党会派からの離脱を表明し、菅直人首相の退陣を要求した。 IV. Jokes a. Lying on her deathbed, a woman tells her husband of 60 years that he can finally open the chest at the foot of the bed, which had been off-limits to him throughout their marriage. Much to his surprise, he finds three ears of corn and $100,000 inside. "Why are there three ears of corn in here?" he asked. "Every time I cheated on you, I put an ear of corn in the chest." "I forgive you," said the husband. "But what about the $100,000?" "Every time I got a bushel of corn, I sold it." b. Snowboarding is an activity that is popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough. c. NASA's Mars Lander has found traces of ice and salt on Mars. Right now it's searching for tequila. That's not all - it has also found an old blender. d. My girlfriend broke up with me. She said it's because I was always correcting her. She came over to my house and said, "Eddie, we need to talk." I said, "My name is Eric." She said, "See?! I can't say anything right around you." e. Did you hear that the world's biggest optimist fell out a window bon the 70th floor? As he sailed past the 20th floor, he was overheard saying, "Doing OK so far!" |