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そんなわけで、著作権の切れた童話「ドリトル先生航海記」から、シンプルで、大学入試にもTOEICにも英検にも有効な練習問題を作成しています。
コロンで区切られているのが四語選択問題、スラッシュで区切られているのが四語整序問題です。＊印は難易度の目安で、＊印が多いほど難しい単語になっています。無印は語法・文法等の問題です。楽しみながら英語力を伸ばしていただければ幸いです。ドリトル先生航海記で学ぶ語彙・読解をクリックするとまとめて読めますのでご利用下さい。
いままでにここのブログで連載した「オズの魔法使い」から学ぶ頻出語彙と読解、ドリトル先生アフリカゆきで学ぶ語彙・読解もクリックすると全文読めます。
※(65)の解答①(signaled to Bumpo who)②(dreadful)③(stand upon her feet)④(starving)⑤(clapping their hands with)⑥(accompanied) ⑦(mourned)⑧(white man who had)⑨(apologizing)⑩(saw him conversing with)⑪(trick)⑫(regular) ⑬(mountain in halves with)⑭(treatment)⑮(celebrate)⑯(something which appeared to)⑰(informed)⑱(whispered)⑲(current)⑳(chance of being wrecked)
(66)
Presently we came over a saddle in the hills, and looking downward on the far side of the island, we saw the village—a ①(grass / large / of / cluster) huts and gaily colored totem-poles close by the edge of the sea.
"How artistic!" said the Doctor—"Delightfully ②*(pretented : situated :reduced : inspired). What is the name of the village?"
"Popsipetel," said Long Arrow. "That is the name also of the tribe. The word signifies in Indian tongue, The Men of The Moving Land. There are two tribes of Indians on the island: the Popsipetels at this end and the Bag-jagderags at the other."
"Which is the larger of the two peoples?"
"The Bag-jagderags, by far. Their city ③*(consumes : wastes : covers : prepares) two square leagues. But," added Long Arrow a slight frown darkening his handsome face, "for me, I would rather have one Popsipetel than a hundred Bag-jagderags."
The news of the ④*(favor : decade : attitude : rescue) we had made had evidently gone ahead of us. For as we drew nearer to the village we saw crowds of Indians streaming out to ⑤*(trust : greet : bet : disturb) the friends and relatives whom they had never thought to see again.
These good people, when they too were told how the rescue had been the work of the strange ⑥(to / white / their / visitor) shores, all gathered round the Doctor, shook him by the hands, patted him and hugged him. Then they ⑦*(occupied : lifted : wandered : followed) him up upon their strong shoulders and carried him down the hill into the village.
There the ⑧(we / was / welcome / received) even more wonderful. In spite of the cold air of the coming night, the villagers, who had all been ⑨**(shivering : stumbling : eliminating : sweeping) within their houses, threw open their doors and came out in hundreds. I ⑩(no / had / that / idea) the little village could hold so many. They thronged about us, smiling and nodding and waving their hands; and as the details of what we ⑪(recited / were / done / had) by Long Arrow they kept shouting strange singing noises, which we supposed were words of gratitude or praise.
We were next escorted to a brand-new grass house, clean and sweet-smelling within, and ⑫*(saved : informed : delivered : accused) that it was ours. Six strong Indian boys were told off to be our servants.
On our way through the village we noticed a house, larger than the rest, standing at the end of the main street. Long Arrow pointed to it and told us it was the Chief's house, but that it was now empty—no new chief having yet been ⑬*(spoiled : enabled : supposed : elected) to take the place of the old one who had died.
Inside our new home a feast of fish and fruit had been ⑭*(proved : compared : prepared : claimed). Most of the more important men of the tribe were already seating themselves at the long dining-table when we got there. Long Arrow ⑮(us / invited / sit / to) down and eat.
This we were glad enough to do, as we were all hungry. But we were both surprised and ⑯*(encouraged : recovered : convinced : disappointed) when we found that the fish had not been cooked. The Indians did not ⑰(think / seem / this / to) extraordinary in the least, but went ahead gobbling the fish with much relish the way it was, raw.
With many apologies, the Doctor explained to Long Arrow that if they had no objection we would ⑱(our / cooked / prefer / fish ).
Imagine our ⑲**(experiment : astonishment : insight : courage) when we found that the great Long Arrow, so learned in the natural sciences, did not know what the word COOKED meant!
Polynesia who was sitting on the bench between John Dolittle and myself pulled the Doctor by the sleeve.
"I'll tell you what's wrong, Doctor," she whispered as ⑳(to / he / down / leant) listen to her: "THESE PEOPLE HAVE NO FIRES! They don't know how to make a fire. Look outside: It's almost dark, and there isn't a light showing ii the whole village. This is a fireless people."
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そんなわけで、著作権の切れた童話「ドリトル先生航海記」から、シンプルで、大学入試にもTOEICにも英検にも有効な練習問題を作成しています。
コロンで区切られているのが四語選択問題、スラッシュで区切られているのが四語整序問題です。＊印は難易度の目安で、＊印が多いほど難しい単語になっています。無印は語法・文法等の問題です。楽しみながら英語力を伸ばしていただければ幸いです。ドリトル先生航海記で学ぶ語彙・読解をクリックするとまとめて読めますのでご利用下さい。
いままでにここのブログで連載した「オズの魔法使い」から学ぶ頻出語彙と読解、ドリトル先生アフリカゆきで学ぶ語彙・読解もクリックすると全文読めます。
※(65)の解答①(signaled to Bumpo who)②(dreadful)③(stand upon her feet)④(starving)⑤(clapping their hands with)⑥(accompanied) ⑦(mourned)⑧(white man who had)⑨(apologizing)⑩(saw him conversing with)⑪(trick)⑫(regular) ⑬(mountain in halves with)⑭(treatment)⑮(celebrate)⑯(something which appeared to)⑰(informed)⑱(whispered)⑲(current)⑳(chance of being wrecked)
(66)
Presently we came over a saddle in the hills, and looking downward on the far side of the island, we saw the village—a ①(grass / large / of / cluster) huts and gaily colored totem-poles close by the edge of the sea.
"How artistic!" said the Doctor—"Delightfully ②*(pretented : situated :reduced : inspired). What is the name of the village?"
"Popsipetel," said Long Arrow. "That is the name also of the tribe. The word signifies in Indian tongue, The Men of The Moving Land. There are two tribes of Indians on the island: the Popsipetels at this end and the Bag-jagderags at the other."
"Which is the larger of the two peoples?"
"The Bag-jagderags, by far. Their city ③*(consumes : wastes : covers : prepares) two square leagues. But," added Long Arrow a slight frown darkening his handsome face, "for me, I would rather have one Popsipetel than a hundred Bag-jagderags."
The news of the ④*(favor : decade : attitude : rescue) we had made had evidently gone ahead of us. For as we drew nearer to the village we saw crowds of Indians streaming out to ⑤*(trust : greet : bet : disturb) the friends and relatives whom they had never thought to see again.
These good people, when they too were told how the rescue had been the work of the strange ⑥(to / white / their / visitor) shores, all gathered round the Doctor, shook him by the hands, patted him and hugged him. Then they ⑦*(occupied : lifted : wandered : followed) him up upon their strong shoulders and carried him down the hill into the village.
There the ⑧(we / was / welcome / received) even more wonderful. In spite of the cold air of the coming night, the villagers, who had all been ⑨**(shivering : stumbling : eliminating : sweeping) within their houses, threw open their doors and came out in hundreds. I ⑩(no / had / that / idea) the little village could hold so many. They thronged about us, smiling and nodding and waving their hands; and as the details of what we ⑪(recited / were / done / had) by Long Arrow they kept shouting strange singing noises, which we supposed were words of gratitude or praise.
We were next escorted to a brand-new grass house, clean and sweet-smelling within, and ⑫*(saved : informed : delivered : accused) that it was ours. Six strong Indian boys were told off to be our servants.
On our way through the village we noticed a house, larger than the rest, standing at the end of the main street. Long Arrow pointed to it and told us it was the Chief's house, but that it was now empty—no new chief having yet been ⑬*(spoiled : enabled : supposed : elected) to take the place of the old one who had died.
Inside our new home a feast of fish and fruit had been ⑭*(proved : compared : prepared : claimed). Most of the more important men of the tribe were already seating themselves at the long dining-table when we got there. Long Arrow ⑮(us / invited / sit / to) down and eat.
This we were glad enough to do, as we were all hungry. But we were both surprised and ⑯*(encouraged : recovered : convinced : disappointed) when we found that the fish had not been cooked. The Indians did not ⑰(think / seem / this / to) extraordinary in the least, but went ahead gobbling the fish with much relish the way it was, raw.
With many apologies, the Doctor explained to Long Arrow that if they had no objection we would ⑱(our / cooked / prefer / fish ).
Imagine our ⑲**(experiment : astonishment : insight : courage) when we found that the great Long Arrow, so learned in the natural sciences, did not know what the word COOKED meant!
Polynesia who was sitting on the bench between John Dolittle and myself pulled the Doctor by the sleeve.
"I'll tell you what's wrong, Doctor," she whispered as ⑳(to / he / down / leant) listen to her: "THESE PEOPLE HAVE NO FIRES! They don't know how to make a fire. Look outside: It's almost dark, and there isn't a light showing ii the whole village. This is a fireless people."
解答は次回発表。ご意見、ご要望等はsuzuyasu@wmail.plala.or.jpでも承っております。
