今回から、先日202５年に実施された大学入学共通テストでの
英語の問題を扱って行きます。
基本的な問題の扱い方
今回、このブログでは、
共通テスト(英語)の「リーディング」の問題だけを扱うこととします。
基本的な問題の扱い方は、下記の通りにします。
①問題の提示
※基本的には「大問」毎に扱う予定ですが、問題の量などによりそれより細かく区切って取り扱うこともあります。
②模範解答の提示
③解説
④そのほかの補説
今回は、第２問を扱います。
第３問：配点９▶︎ ３点✖️３問
※各大問の英文や図表を読み、解答番号【 1 】〜【 49 】にあてはまるものとして
最も適当な選択肢を選びなさい。
You are an exchange student at a UK high school, and your teacher asked you to
find an interesting story. You found this story to share in class next week.
以下「あなた」が見つけた「物語」です。
THE CONTEST
“One more time, with feeling!” I encouraged my band.
We are capable musicians. In fact, our keyboardist, Yuki, is a classically – trained
painist who regularly performs in front of audiences. Key, our bassist,
has a huge number of followers because of the popular videos she uploads.
However, the Ultimate Music Contest was only a few weeks away and I was
kind of regretting that we had entered it. It was worried that my band Cat’s
Curry wouldn’t be ready. Something felt wrong, but I couldn’t figure it out.
We continued to practise unitl our rehearsal time was up. As band leader, I
felt additional pressure about the contest. “Tomo, you’re too worried.
Everything will be OK,” Ren, our drummer, said as she smiled at me and
waved goodbye. “I hope so, ” I thought to myself.
Back at home, I watched the video I had taken of our rehearsal. As I listened
to Sayonara, and Thanks for Everything, I thought my ears were playing tricks
on me. I carefully listened a few more times. Although it was hard to notice.
we were slightly out of rhythm. “How could that be?” I wondered. As I
continued to listen, I paid extra attention to each instrument. “I’ve got it!” I
thought excitedly.
At the next practice, I played back the recording and waited for everyone’s
reaction.
“I’ve been practising every day!”
“These songs aren’t even difficult …”
“What’s the matter?”
They didn’t understand the problem, so I explained my discovery, “Each of us
is showing off. We’re playing for ourselves, not for the band!” From that day
on, our focus shifted and the band took a step forward on its musical journey.
Like the saying goes, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”
Although Cat’s Curry did not win the contest, we all felt it was the best
performance of our lives.
この「物語」に関する質問です。
問１ Which person is telling the story?【 8 】
① Kei
② Ren
③ Tomo
④ Yuki
問２ Choose four out of the five options (①〜⑤) and put them in the order
they happened. 【 9 】→ 【 10 】→ 【 11 】→ 【 12 】
① The band changed its attitude.
② The band decided to practise more often.
③ The band leader identified the problem.
④ The band leader was concerned about the band.
⑤ The band registered for a contest.
問３ How did the band most likely feel after the competition?【 13 】
① Awful
② Embarrassed
③ Independent
④ Satisfied
👉模範解答と解説は次のページです。
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