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I-1 TOEIC, TOEFL練習問題 (1) TOEIC 1. Part V ； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Women are significantly _______ likely to die after heart bypass surgery than men, says a study released Wednesday. (A) much (B) more (C) most (D) mostly 2. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 If the decision isn't favorable to us, please let me know as soon as possible so I can contact _______ companies. (A) another (B) other (C) others (D) either 3. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 _______ are more than thirty people eligible to be on the company's medical insurance plan. (A) They (B) All that (C) As (D) There 4. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Should the federal government give every American a medical ID number, making _______ possible to track medical records? (A) it (B) him (C) one (D) that 5. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Pesticides and chemical _______ are becoming some of the worst water pollutants in America. (A) fertile (B) fertility (C) fertilizers (D) fertileness 6. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 This computer system will best _______ ABC Inc. to meet its expanding production requirements. (A) enter (B) enable (C) enact (D) enforce 7. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Don't _______ the new car warranty offered by the manufacturer of the vehicle. (A) overlook (B) overhaul (C) overbook (D) overcome (2) TOEFL 1. 空所補充問題 Cheetahs have been known to dash after prey at up to about 90 miles per hour, although they can only maintain such speeds for a few seconds -----. (A) with time (B) in time (C) of the time (D) at a time 2. 空所補充問題 ----- in North Dakota, Fargo has a population of under 80,000. (A) To be the largest city (B) The largest city (C) It is the largest city (D) Being it the largest city 3. 空所補充問題 Two British adventurers of the 19th century, Stanley and Livingstone, stimulated the curiosity and interest of the Western world ----- their exploration of Africa. (A) for (B) in (C) with (D) from 4. 空所補充問題 The burrowing, ant-eating animal ----- the aardvark is found throughout much of the African continent. (A) known as (B) knowing for (C) to be known to (D) to know 5. 空所補充問題 Danish Prime Minister Poul Shulter demanded parliamentary elections in 1990 ----- of his disagreements with the major opposition party. (A) in results (B) to result (C) since the result (D) as a result 6. 正誤問題 (A)Since sterile crops (B)as such the navel orange (C)do not produce seeds, they cannot (D)reproduce naturally. 7. 正誤問題 American architect Charles Bullfinch (A)designs buildings in (B)a style (C)that was characterized (D)by monumental ornamentation. 8. 正誤問題 (A)Most the gold used in jewelry contains copper (B)for hardness because pure gold is too soft to keep (C)its shape (D)for very long. 9. 正誤問題 The (A)semiprecious stone turquoise (B)represents harmony, (C)beautiful and health (D)in the Navajo culture. 10. 正誤問題 The mystery of (A)London's Jack the Ripper, (B)was the notorious murderer of (C)nineteenth-century England, (D)has never been solved. I-2 TOEIC, TOEFL 練習問題解答 (1) TOEIC 1. Part V ； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Women are significantly _______ likely to die after heart bypass surgery than men, says a study released Wednesday. (A) much (B) more (C) most (D) mostly 訳；水曜日に公表された研究によると、女性は男性よりも心臓のバイパス手術を受けて死亡する確率が相当高い。 ※正解(B)。《解説》全体としては、比較構文であることに注意。be likely to doで「〜しやすい」の意味になるが、この文では女性と男性を比べて、「女性は男性よりも〜で死亡しやすい」という内容。したがって、likelyの比較級を作ることになる。heart bypass surgery「心臓バイパス手術」、release「公表する」。 《選択肢》mostは最上級を作る他「大部分の」の意味で使われる。mostlyは副詞で「大部分は」の意味。 2. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 If the decision isn't favorable to us, please let me know as soon as possible so I can contact _______ companies. (A) another (B) other (C) others (D) either 訳；だめな場合は他の会社を当たりますので、できるだけ早くお知らせください。 ※正解(B)。《解説》ポイントは不定代名詞another, otherの使い方。anotherは「an ＋ other」で単数の可算名詞につけて、「 もう1つの, もう1人の」の意味。ここでは後ろにくる語はcompaniesと複数名詞であるからanotherはあり得ない。otherは形容詞として使うときは、「他の, 別の」の意味で複数名詞の前につける。 3. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 _______ are more than thirty people eligible to be on the company's medical insurance plan. (A) They (B) All that (C) As (D) There 訳；その会社の医療保険プランの適格者は30人以上いる。 ※正解(D)。《解説》主語に何をもってくるのが最適であるかを考える。補充箇所の後には「be動詞＋名詞句」が続く。名詞句はmore than thirty people eligible to 〜（〜する資格のある30人以上の人々）であるが、これをbe動詞の補語とするか、主語とするか（There構文）がポイント。medical insurance plan「医療保険プラン」。 《選択肢》 (B) と (C) は構文上あり得ない。 4. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Should the federal government give every American a medical ID number, making _______ possible to track medical records? (A) it (B) him (C) one (D) that 訳；連邦政府は一人一人のアメリカ人に診療IDナンバーを与えて、診療記録をたどることを可能にするべきだろうか？ ※正解(A)。《解説》makingやto不定詞のto track「たどること」などに着目すれば、ここは形式目的語のitを入れるべきところ。形式目的語のitは後にくるto不定詞やthat節の内容を受ける。make it possible to doで「〜することを可能にする」の意味。the federal government「連邦政府」、medical ID number「診療IDナンバー」 5. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Pesticides and chemical _______ are becoming some of the worst water pollutants in America. (A) fertile (B) fertility (C) fertilizers (D) fertileness 訳；殺虫剤と化学肥料がアメリカでは水の最悪の汚染物の1つになっている。 ※正解(C)。《解説》補充箇所は文の主語を構成するがPesticides「殺虫剤」との形の上での並行性の保持に留意する。基本的には語彙力の問題となるが、(C) のfertilizers「肥料」が-sと複数形名詞でPesticidesと呼応する。pollutant「汚染物」 《選択肢》fertile「肥よくな」, fertility「肥よくさ」, fertileness「肥よく性」 6. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 This computer system will best _______ ABC Inc. to meet its expanding production requirements. (A) enter (B) enable (C) enact (D) enforce 訳；このコンピュータシステムを使えばABC社は拡大する生産の要求に一番うまく応えることができるだろう。 ※正解(B)。【着眼点】「動詞＋目的語＋to 不定詞」の形に注意して選択肢の動詞を選ぶ。enableは「enable＋目的語＋to 不定詞」の形で「〜に…することを可能にする」の意味になる。なお、接頭辞のen-は「〜の中に入れる, 〜の上に置く」、「〜にする」、「中に,〜のうちに」の意味。 【選択肢】enter「〜に入る」, enact「〜を制定する」, enforce「〜を実施する」 7. Part V； Incomplete Sentence練習問題 Don't _______ the new car warranty offered by the manufacturer of the vehicle. (A) overlook (B) overhaul (C) overbook (D) overcome 訳；自動車メーカーのつける新車の保証書を見落としてはいけない。 ※正解(A)。【着眼点】選択肢の語はいずれもover-を接頭辞にもつ動詞。over-は「上（位）の, 上から」,「余分に; 過度に」,「向こうへ, 越えて, 渡って」,「倒して, ひっくり返して」の意味。 【選択肢】overlook「〜を見落とす」, overhaul「〜を分解修理する」, overbook「定員以上の予約をとる」, overcome「〜を克服する」 (2) TOEFL 1. 空所補充問題 Cheetahs have been known to dash after prey at up to about 90 miles per hour, although they can only maintain such speeds for a few seconds -----. (A) with time (B) in time (C) of the time (D) at a time ※正解(D)。【解説】 at a timeで「一度に」の意味になる。これを空所に入れれば文意が通る。 2. 空所補充問題 ----- in North Dakota, Fargo has a population of under 80,000. (A) To be the largest city (B) The largest city (C) It is the largest city (D) Being it the largest city ※正解(B)。【解説】 文頭にTo不定詞が来ては意味が通らない。It is... ではhasと動詞がダブってしまう。Being it... の語順はどう見てもおかしい。正解は(B)。 3. 空所補充問題 Two British adventurers of the 19th century, Stanley and Livingstone, stimulated the curiosity and interest of the Western world ----- their exploration of Africa. (A) for (B) in (C) with (D) from ※正解(C)。【解説】 stimulate「刺激する」の後に前置詞withを用いて、stimulate... with〜で「〜で……を刺激する」の意味になる。 4. 空所補充問題 The burrowing, ant-eating animal ----- the aardvark is found throughout much of the African continent. (A) known as (B) knowing for (C) to be known to (D) to know ※正解(A)。【解説】 空所には「（ツチブタ）として知られる」という意味の句が入る。正解は(A)。known asの前にthat/which isを補って考える。burrow「穴を掘る」。 5. 空所補充問題 Danish Prime Minister Poul Shulter demanded parliamentary elections in 1990 ----- of his disagreements with the major opposition party. (A) in results (B) to result (C) since the result (D) as a result ※正解(D)。【解説】 難しく考えることはない。as a result of... で「……の結果として」の意味になる。opposition party「野党」。 6. 正誤問題 (A)Since sterile crops (B)as such the navel orange (C)do not produce seeds, they cannot (D)reproduce naturally. ※正解(B)。【解説】 as such → such as。文頭のSinceは「……なので」の意味。as suchはsuch asにしなければ文が繋がらない。doとreproduce「繁殖する」に問題はない。 7. 正誤問題 American architect Charles Bullfinch (A)designs buildings in (B)a style (C)that was characterized (D)by monumental ornamentation. ※正解(A)。【解説】 designs → designed。that was characterized... からわかるように、この文は過去形の文である。したがって、designsをdesignedにしなければ文が成立しない。 8. 正誤問題 (A)Most the gold used in jewelry contains copper (B)for hardness because pure gold is too soft to keep (C)its shape (D)for very long. ※正解(A)。【解説】 Most → Most of。文頭のMostに注目。Mostの後にtheが来ているので、ここは前置詞ofを付け足してMost ofにしなければならない。 9. 正誤問題 The (A)semiprecious stone turquoise (B)represents harmony, (C)beautiful and health (D)in the Navajo culture. ※正解(C)。【解説】 beautifulの前後にはandを挟んで名詞harmonyとhealthが使われているので、形容詞beautifulはbeautyと名詞形にする。semiprecious stone「半宝石」 10. 正誤問題 The mystery of (A)London's Jack the Ripper, (B)was the notorious murderer of (C)nineteenth-century England, (D)has never been solved. ※正解(B)。【解説】 was the → the（wasをカット）。この文の動詞部はhas never been... である。was theのままでは動詞が２つになってしまう。wasが余分だったのである。 II. 時事英文 World population reaches 7 billion (その2：全4回シリーズ) China has a population of 1.3 billion, which is currently the world's largest. India is second at 1.2 billion. But India is expected to pass China and reach 1.5 billion people around 2025. India will also have one of the world's youngest populations. In India, young people will gain many skills in their country's growing economy. At the same time, other countries will have aging populations. But economists say that current growth rates, although high, may not create enough jobs. III - a. 雑知識
問題1 失業中 リストラで職を失った兄は、現在勤めている出版社に再就職するまで約1年間、失業状態にありました。 After my brother lost his job due to corporate restructuring, he found himself standing on the unemployment ( ) for about a year until he finally found his current position at a publishing company. a. room b. time c. term d. line 問題2 産休に入る あと2カ月で最初の子供が生まれます。会社は私が産休を取るのに合わせて、仕事を引き継いでくれる助手を雇ってくれる予定です。 I'm expecting my first child in the next two months. Our company plans to hire an assistant who can take over my position when I go on maternity ( ). a. off b. leave c. count d. sick 問題3 天下りする 我が家の隣に住んでいるタナカさんは、元高級官僚。退職前に、いわゆる「天下り」で、かつて監督下にあった民間企業に就職し、割のいい仕事にありつきました。 Our next-door neighbor Mr. Tanaka is a former high-ranking bureaucrat. Before reaching the legal retirement age, he ( ) into a cushy job in a private company he once supervised. a. parachuted b. glided c. windsurfed d. propelled 問題4 フリーター 僕の友人のマサルくんは、一流大学を卒業したのですが、定職には就かずフリーターとして生計を立てています。 Masaru graduated from a prestigious university, but he didn't want to get a steady job. He now makes his living as one of those job-( ) part-timers. a. kicking b. hopping c. stepping d. jumping 回答 1d 2b 3a 4b III -c. News Glossary the most wanted list 特別手配 Makoto Hirata was placed on the most wanted list in 1995 along with two other Aum members. 平田信＜まこと＞容疑者は、他の2人のオウム真理教の信徒と共に1995年に特別手配されていた。 IV. Jokes a. A guy drive into a ditch, but luckily, a farmer's there to help. He hitches his horse., Buddy, up to the car and yells, "Pull, Nillie, pull!" Buddy doesn't move. "Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy doesn't budge. "Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing. Then the farmer says, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the hrse drags the car out of the ditch. Curious, the motorist asks the farmer why he kept calling his horse by the wrong name. "Buddy's blind," said the farmer. "And if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try." b. Louie was shipwrecked and lived alone on a desert island for years until he was finally rescued. Before leaving the island, he gave the rescue party a tour. "I built myself a house. That's it there. Here's the barn, and over here is the church I worshipped in." "What's the building over there?" one of the rescuers asked. Louie sneered. "That's the church I used to belong to." c. The anti-aging ad that I'd like to see is a baby covered in cream saying. "Ah! I've used too much!" d. The stage director paced nervously as the show begins. "Where's the lead ballerina?" he asks one of the dancers. "Oh she's not coming tonight. She has splitting headache." e. I love to go to book stores and say, "Hello, I'm looking for a book called Rejection Without Killing. Do you have it?" |