(2) Early routes were often formed naturally on land. They gradually developed over long periods of time while people traveled them on foot or horseback. A significant turning point in their history arrived when the first wheeled carts appeared in ancient times. Once this happened, people recognized the importance of well-maintained routes. Therefore, towns, cities, and entire countries improved them in order to prosper. As a result, life became more convenient, communities grew, economies evolved, and cultures expanded. The importance of land routes increased further, especially after the appearance of automobiles.
[設問]
問2 According to paragraph (2), which of the following statements is true? [ 47 ]
① Early routes were created by people who traveled by wheeled carts.
② People’s first routes on land followed the growth of towns and cities.
③ The development of land routes led to progress in many areas of society.
④ The improvement of routes resulted in the invention of the automobile.
【解答・解説】
[番號付英文]
2.1 Early routes were often formed naturally on land.
2.2 They gradually developed over long periods of time while people traveled them on foot or horseback.
2.3 A significant turning point in their history arrived when the first wheeled carts appeared in ancient times.
2.4 Once this happened, people recognized the importance of well-maintained routes.
2.5 Therefore, towns, cities, and entire countries improved them in order to prosper.
2.6 As a result, life became more convenient, communities grew, economies evolved, and cultures expanded.
2.7 The importance of land routes increased further, especially after the appearance of automobiles.
[正答へのアプロウチ]
問2 According to paragraph (2), which of the following statements is true? （第2パラグラフの言ふところによれば、次の記述のどれが正しいか） [ 47 ]
① Early routes were created by people who traveled by wheeled carts. （初期の（通り）道は車のついた乘物で旅行する人々によつて造られた。 ※2.1、2.2と不一致）
② People’s first routes on land followed the growth of towns and cities. （人々の最初の陸上の（通り）道は町や都市の成長に次いでできた。 ※2.5、2.6と不一致）
③ The development of land routes led to progress in many areas of society. （陸上の（通り）道（/陸路）の發達は、社會の多くの分野での進歩（/進展）を（結果として）もたらした）
④ The improvement of routes resulted in the invention of the automobile. （（通り）道の改善の結果、自動車が發明された。 ※この因果關係は記載されてゐません）
[解答]
[ 47 ] ③
[語句・構文等]
2.5 in order to-不定詞(～) ～するために
2.6 as a result その結果
2q.3 lead to ～ （事が）（ある結果）に至る
2q.4 result in ～ （結果として）生じる/～に歸着する/～といふ結果になる
[意味把握チェック]
2.1 初期の（通り）道はしばしば陸地で自然に形成された。
2.2 それらは、人々が徒歩で或は馬に乘つて移動するうちに、長期間にわたつて次第に發達した。
2.3 大昔に最初の車のついた乘物が出現した時に、（通り）道の歴史で重大な轉機が到來した（/生まれた）。
2.4 いつたんこのことが起こると、人々は良く整備された（通り）道の重要性に氣づいた。
2.5 それゆゑ、町や都市や國中が繁榮のために（通り）道を改善した。
2.6 その結果、暮しが一層便利になり、地域社會が成長し、經濟が發展し、文化が擴大した。
2.7 陸上の（通り）道（/陸路）の重要性はさらに増大した、特に自動車の出現後は。
