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I-1 TOEIC, TOEFL練習問題 (1) TOEIC １. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 We need to find out _______ the new area manager will be. (A) whom (B) who's (C) whose (D) who 2. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 In the commotion, the diamond ring _______. (A) lost (B) is lost (C) was lost (D) won't be lost 3. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When you go out for coffee, please _______ a newspaper too. (A) pick (B) pick up (C) read (D) buy up 4. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 This sauna's _______ hot; I can hardly stand it. (A) to (B) too (C) this (D) not 5. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 If I were going to college, _______ live on campus. (A) I'd (B) I'll (C) I had (D) I did 6. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When do you think _______ boys will be done with the game? (A) them (B) that (C) those (D) they're 7. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Since I didn't speak Russian, I could barely make myself _______. (A) communicative (B) understanding (C) communication (D) understood (2) TOEFL 1. 空所補充問題 ----- the mass extinction of 65 million years ago never occurred, humans may never have evolved. (A) Having (B) Has (C) Had (D) To have 2. 空所補充問題 Preschool programs are generally designed ----- the need for daycare and to provide opportunities for stimulation of physical, emotional and intellectual growth. (A) to fulfill both (B) fulfilling to both (C) both to fulfill (D) both in fulfillment 3. 空所補充問題 The steam-powered submarines ----- for the British navy in 1915 were never put into military action. (A) building (B) to build (C) build (D) built 4. 空所補充問題 In 1835, Joice Heth was reputed to ----- over 160 years old, and to have served as George Washington's nurse. (A) be (B) grow (C) age (D) live 5. 空所補充問題 Anna Pavlova, ----- lived from 1881 to 1931, is generally recognized as the foremost ballerina of the early 20th century. (A) which (B) where (C) whereby (D) who 6. 正誤問題 (A)As military global positioning systems become (B)available to the civilian sector, anyone (C)who with the right equipment can find (D)their exact location with ease. 7. 正誤問題 Jet fuel is (A)far more (B)high refined (C)than the fuel oil (D)used in diesel engines. 8. 正誤問題 Sympathetic magic often involves (A)attempt to cause events (B)to happen (C)by manipulating symbolic or representational (D)objects. 9. 正誤問題 The social security number is, (A)in effect, a national I.D. number (C)through which all manner of personal (C)informations on U.S. citizens can (D)be accessed. 10. 正誤問題 Many flowering plants, (A)such as the carnation, (B)having been native (C)to areas surrounding (D)the Mediterranean Sea. I-2 TOEIC, TOEFL 練習問題解答 (1) TOEIC １. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 We need to find out _______ the new area manager will be. (A) whom (B) who's (C) whose (D) who 訳：新しい支部長が誰になるのか探らなくてはならない。 ※正解(D)。「誰が…だ」という時の疑問代名詞。あとの will be という（助）動詞に対する主格が必要。 2. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 In the commotion, the diamond ring _______. (A) lost (B) is lost (C) was lost (D) won't be lost 訳：暴動の最中にダイヤの指輪がなくなりました。 ※正解(Ｃ)。「失われた」と受け身のニュアンスで考えることが必要。 3. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When you go out for coffee, please _______ a newspaper too. (A) pick (B) pick up (C) read (D) buy up 訳：コーヒーを買いに行くとき、新聞も買って（取って）きてください。 ※正解(Ｂ)。pick up には「拾い上げる」という意味がある。obtain や get と同じ意味で使う。 4. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 This sauna's _______ hot; I can hardly stand it. (A) to (B) too (C) this (D) not 訳：このサウナは暑すぎる。我慢できません。 ※正解(B)。(A)の"to"では意味をなさない。「我慢できない」のだから、「暑すぎる」という意味にしたい。 5. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 If I were going to college, _______ live on campus. (A) I'd (B) I'll (C) I had (D) I did 訳：もし大学に行くとすれば、キャンパス内に住みます。 ※正解(A)。仮定法過去の文型。助動詞の過去形が必要。 6. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 When do you think _______ boys will be done with the game? (A) them (B) that (C) those (D) they're 訳：あの男の子たちはいつゲームを終えると思いますか ※正解(Ｃ)。(A)them は文法的につながらない。boys が複数形であるから、(B)that も不可。 7. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Since I didn't speak Russian, I could barely make myself _______. (A) communicative (B) understanding (C) communication (D) understood 訳：私はロシア語を話さないので、あまり自分の意思を伝えられませんでした。 ※正解(Ｄ)。make はここでは「…にする」の意味。myself は understanding「理解している」の側ではなく、understood「理解されている」の側のはずです。 (2) TOEFL 1. 空所補充問題 ----- the mass extinction of 65 million years ago never occurred, humans may never have evolved. (A) Having (B) Has (C) Had (D) To have ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 問題文は、If the mass extinction of 65 million years ago had never occurred... のHadを文頭に移動しifを省略した仮定法過去完了の文である。 2. 空所補充問題 Preschool programs are generally designed ----- the need for daycare and to provide opportunities for stimulation of physical, emotional and intellectual growth. (A) to fulfill both (B) fulfilling to both (C) both to fulfill (D) both in fulfillment ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 and to provide ... に着目する。(C) both to fulfillを空所に入れればboth to fulfill... and to provide... とboth A and Bの形になる。 3. 空所補充問題 The steam-powered submarines ----- for the British navy in 1915 were never put into military action. (A) building (B) to build (C) build (D) built ※正解(Ｄ)。【解説】 空所に過去分詞builtを入れれば、were never putがこの文の動詞になり文が成立する。builtの前にはthat wereが略されている。 4. 空所補充問題 In 1835, Joice Heth was reputed to ----- over 160 years old, and to have served as George Washington's nurse. (A) be (B) grow (C) age (D) live ※正解(Ａ)。【解説】 難しく考えることはない。beを空所に入れればwas reputed to be over 160 years old... 「160歳以上であったと言われていた」の意味になる。 5. 空所補充問題 Anna Pavlova, ----- lived from 1881 to 1931, is generally recognized as the foremost ballerina of the early 20th century. (A) which (B) where (C) whereby (D) who ※正解(Ｄ)。【解説】 Anna Pavlovaはロシアの舞踏家であるので、関係代名詞whoを使えば、lived... 以下がAnna Pavlovaを後ろから説明することになる。 6. 正誤問題 (A)As military global positioning systems become (B)available to the civilian sector, anyone (C)who with the right equipment can find (D)their exact location with ease. ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 who → カットする。anyone以下の文の動詞部はcan find... なので、anyoneの後のwhoは不必要である。 7. 正誤問題 Jet fuel is (A)far more (B)high refined (C)than the fuel oil (D)used in diesel engines. ※正解(B)。【解説】 high → highly。farはmoreを強調する副詞。highは形容詞refinedを修飾しているのでhighlyと副詞 8. 正誤問題 Sympathetic magic often involves (A)attempt to cause events (B)to happen (C)by manipulating symbolic or representational (D)objects. ※正解(A)。【解説】 attempt → an attempt/attempts。attemptは「試み」の意味の加算名詞なので、an attempt、ある 9. 正誤問題 The social security number is, (A)in effect, a national I.D. number (C)through which all manner of personal (C)informations on U.S. citizens can (D)be accessed. ※正解(Ｃ)。【解説】 informations → information。うっかりすると見逃してしまいそうな間違いである。informationは不可算名詞なので複数のsはつかない。 10. 正誤問題 Many flowering plants, (A)such as the carnation, (B)having been native (C)to areas surrounding (D)the Mediterranean Sea. ※正解(B)。【解説】 having been → are。having beenのままでは、この文には動詞がないことになる。areを使えばいいのである。 II.時事英文 Words and Their Stories: Belittle (その1全4回シリーズ) Today's word is belittle. It was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Many years ago, a French naturalist, the Count de Buffon, wrote some books about natural history. The books were a great success even though some critics did not like them. Some critics said, "Count Buffon is more of a poet than a scientist." Thomas Jefferson did not like what the Count had said about the natural wonders of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that the Count had gone out of his way to speak of natural wonders in America as if they were unimportant. III - a. 雑知識
III -b. 英語でどう言う？ 金属探知器を通り抜ける go through a metal detector ※I had to take off my jewelry and shoes, and go through the metal detector before boarding the plane. ボディーチェックを受ける get a pat-down ※All the passengers got a pat-down and a very thorough examination of their carry-on baggage. X線装置でチェックする scan through an X-ray machine ※The airport security staff scanned our bags through an X-ray machine. かぎ出す sniff out ※I saw the airport customs officials using sniffer dogs to sniff out explosives. III-c News Glossary penalty shootout PK戦 It is the cruelest and most contrived moment in soccer: the penalty shootout that decides which of two exhausted teams will be eliminated from the World Cup. And it must have a fall guy. サッカーにおいて最も残酷で最も不自然な瞬間、それはPK戦だ。疲れ果てた2チームのうち、どちらをワールドカップから排除するかを決めるのだ。そこには悲劇の主人公がいなければならない。 IV. Jokes a. Process of illumination One night, the erratic operation of our backyard sensor floodlights woke me up. There was no obvious cause so I put it down to a glitch in the sensor. But a few nights after that, the glitch returned. The lights came on and went off four or five times in succession, with no evident cause. When it happened again a couple of nights later, I got off of bed and headed for the override switch. On the way, I found the culprit. Our schnauzer dog Penny was on the veranda, busily snacking from her bowl in full floodlight. When the timer switched the lights off again she merely took a few paces, triggered the lights and went back to her dinner bowl in floodlit comfort. I've subsequently increased the time the light stays on so that Penny needs only to break the beam once - whenever she feels like indulging in a midnight snack. b. Staggering discovery One day I opened the door to find a distraught stranger holding our dog Ratz in his arms, with my two young sons standing behind him in tears. The man explained Ratz had run out in front of his car on a busy highway while my children were waiting to cross the road. We were unsure about the exact injury, so we laid Ratz on a soft bed in the lounge. After a close examination, we discovered he was limping and assumed he must have injured his paw. Other than that, he seemed fine. We let him sleep in the lounge room for two night, keeping him warm and piling him with tender loving care. On the third morning, I glanced through the glass doors into the lounge room. Much to my amazement, Ratz was walking around normally, not a limp in sight. Marching into the room, I was about to tell him his game was up. However, the moment I was walked in, Ratz dropped onto his belly and began dragging himself along the floor, as if he could not walk. He was milking it to get sympathy. The look on his face would have melted anyone's heart. c. My five-year-old daughter, Madison, decided one morning that she wanted to make herself breakfast. Seeing how proud she was to get the cereal and milk, I said to her, "Oh, Madison, you are growing up so fast. Here you are, making your own breakfast. I guess you don't need your mum anymore." To which she replied with a hug, "Don't worry, Mum, I still need you for toast." |