Humans have been relying on non-renewable fossil fuels as the main energy source since the Industrial Revolution. However, because such energy resources are not renewable, it is predicted that they will eventually be ( 7 ) in the future. Therefore, humans will need to find other sources of energy, and the significance of renewable resources is becoming greater and greater these days.
(設問)
3. 空所( 7 )に入る最も適切な語句を選択肢から選べ。
A. easier to obtain
B. less available and very costly
C. less and less renewable
D. more important and substantial
4.1 Humans have been relying on non-renewable fossil fuels as the main energy source since the Industrial Revolution.
[意味把握チェック] 4.1 人間は産業革命以來、主なエネルギー源として、再生可能でない化石燃料に頼り續けてきた。
[語句]
4.1 |
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rely on ~ |
~にたよる / ~をあてにする |
4.2 However, because such energy resources are not renewable, it is predicted that they will eventually be less available and very costly in the future.
[意味把握チェック] 4.2 しかしながら、そのやうなエネルギー資源は再生可能ではないため、將來結局は一層手に入りにくくなりまたとても高價になるだらうと豫測されてゐる
【讀解のポイント-かたちからのアプロウチ】
・preparatory it(形式主語): 眞主語は that 節です。
4.3 Therefore, humans will need to find other sources of energy, and the significance of renewable resources is becoming greater and greater these days.
[意味把握チェック] 4.3 だから人間は他のエネルギー源をみつける必要があらうし、再生可能な資源の重要性はこのところ益々増大してゐる。
【讀解のポイント-かたちからのアプロウチ】
・<比較級+比較級>: 「益々~」「だんだん~」 →[既出(2013年1月7日付拙稿)]
[語句]
4.3 |
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these days |
この頃は/最近は/當節は |
(設問)
3. 空所( 7 )に入る最も適切な語句を選択肢から選べ。
A. easier to obtain (一層得やすい)
B. less available and very costly (一層入手しにくく、とても高價な)
C. less and less renewable (益々再生可能でない)
D. more important and substantial (一層重要重大な)
※正解は B です。