キーワード和訳付きのセンター試験英語過去問(2)(1990年センター試験第6問)

大学入学共通テスト 時間内で解ける力がつく英英直読英単語・熟語に収録された英英定義、単語、例文を書き取る二種類のディクテーション用紙を無料提供中です。字幕を見ながら英日ディクテーション用紙(キーワード和訳付き)を穴埋めしたあとで、字幕なしで音声のみを聴きながら英英ディクテーション用紙を穴埋めすると一層効果的で、
自信のない部分だけを和訳して添削を受ける訓練で英語力を飛躍的に伸ばせます。
　ただいま無料体験者募集中です。
鈴木 康 <suzuyasu@wmail.plala.or.jp>までお気軽にご連絡ください。
　共通テスト英語はセンター試験英語と比較して大幅に量が増えたものの、読解力と聴解力があれば確実に点が取れる試験です。正確な読解と聴解には語彙力が不可欠で、あらかじめキーワードを覚えてしまえばいたって易しい英語試験です。そこで、キーワード和訳つきのセンター試験の過去問をお届けします。
青字の和訳がついたキーワードはすべて大学入学共通テスト 時間内で解ける力がつく英英直読英単語・熟語に収録されたものです。

1990-(6)
□The first time I met him, everybody seemed to think that he was crazy and very dangerous. However, I was fascinated【魅了された】 with him and gradually a new friendship was born between us. It all began on the day I visited a yacht in Newport Harbor.
□A friend of mine, Richard, owned the yacht. He and his wife had two female relatives staying with them during the summer. I wanted to drop by and say hello as Richard and I always had a good time fishing together, and I was interested in meeting the two women.
□As I approached the yacht, there was no sign of life and I guessed 【推測する】 that everyone had gone ashore. The yacht, however, was not completely empty. I noticed 【気づく】 a little creature sitting on the deck, looking at me with suspicion and fear.
□I then realized 【理解する】 that something terrible had happened on the yacht before I arrived. The deck was covered with broken objects including a little house in which the creature seemed to have been kept.
□Suddenly it jumped through the air to a long, loose rope, and as it came near me, I could see that it was a monkey. He looked down at me as he swung back and forth, performing all kinds of acrobatics and gymnastics. It was really interesting to watch what he did on the swinging rope; I myself had practiced【練習する】 gymnastics in school, so every least thing the monkey did in his performance had a very special appeal to me. I started talking to him in a gentle voice and told him of my great interest in his tricks, and asked him to show me some more.
□Like a circus star, he walked with perfect【完璧な】 balance on the wire between the two masts, and then took a long jump toward me. Without hesitation, I extended my hand to help him and he sat down beside me, watching every movement of my lips while I told him what a truly great artist he was. He moved onto my lap as if we had been friends for a very long time.
□Just then I heard noises behind us. Turning around, I saw a small boat coming toward us with Richard's wife and a policeman in the front. He was carrying a rifle and behind him sat two women nervously pointing at the yacht. As their boat came near the yacht, they began shouting at me, but I only half understood what they were saying. Once they were on board, the monkey became very excited and I soon understood what had happened on the yacht.
□Richard had received the monkey as a present, and they immediately became inseparable friends. Two days before, Richard had to go out of town on business and left the monkey in his wife's care. Separated from Richard, the monkey felt so lonely that he started breaking things, and when the women tried to stop him he attacked them. They fled in the small boat to get help from the police.
□After a heated discussion, I persuaded【説得する】 the policeman not to shoot the monkey. I promised to take care of him until Richard returned; he could decide what should be done with his ‘crazy pet.’
□We left together in my boat while the three women and the policeman stayed behind on the yacht. The monkey gradually calmed down because there were no people around to upset him. My new friend sat quietly in front of me as we approached【近づく】 the shore.

問１ What happened on the yacht before the writer visited?
① Someone cut the rope and let the monkey go.
② The monkey damaged things on deck.
③ The monkey fought with Richard's ‘crazy pet.’
④ The monkey played with the women.

問２ Why did “something terrible” (in the fourth paragraph) happen on the yacht?
① Because Richard's wife and his relatives left the monkey alone.
② Because the monkey felt abandoned【捨てられた】 by his owner.
③ Because the monkey lost his little house on deck.
④ Because the policeman tried to shoot the monkey.

問３ What was Richard doing on the day the writer visited?
① He was away on a business trip.
② He was fishing with his wife in the small boat.
③ He was reporting the monkey's behavior to the police.
④ He was visiting one of his old friends.

問４ Why did the writer go to the yacht?
① Because he had promised to go fishing with Richard.
② Because he wanted to play with Richard's pet.
③ Because he wanted to see Richard, his wife, and the two women.
④ Because he was going to take care of the monkey.

問５ What did the policeman do on the yacht?
① He helped the writer catch the monkey.
② He persuaded the women not to shoot the monkey.
③ He shot the monkey with his rifle.
④ He took part in a heated discussion.

問６ Why was the writer fascinated【魅了された】 with the monkey?
① Because he had always loved monkeys.
② Because he wanted to keep the monkey as a pet.
③ Because he was interested in the monkey's tricks.
④ Because Richard wanted him to look after the monkey.

問７ What happened to the monkey at the end of the story?
① The monkey was left with the police for the moment.
② The monkey went to stay with the writer.
③ The writer had to look after him permanently.
④ They decided to give the monkey to the circus.

Ｂ 次の ①～⑩ のうちから本文の内容と合っているものを４つ選べ．ただし，解答の
順序は問わない．
① Richard and the writer became friends instantly.
② Richard and the writer shared an interest in fishing.
③ Richard had already told the writer about his pet.
④ The monkey learned how to move its lips.
⑤ The monkey was not used to living on boats.
⑥ The monkey was Richard's constant companion.
⑦ The policeman was ready to shoot the monkey.
⑧ The women on the yacht couldn't get along with the monkey.
⑨ The writer liked teaching animals all sorts of tricks.
⑩ The writer was scared when the monkey jumped at him.

解答）1② 2② 3① 4③ 5④ 6③ 7② Ｂ ②⑥⑦⑧

大学入学共通テスト 時間内で解ける力がつく英英直読英単語・熟語は上記長文中の語彙を以下のように網羅的にカバーしています。

□The first time I met him, everybody seemed to think that he was crazy and very dangerous. However, I was fascinated with him and gradually a new friendship was born between us. It all began on the day I visited a yacht in Newport Harbor.
□A friend of mine, Richard, owned the yacht. He and his wife had two female relatives staying with them during the summer. I wanted to drop by and say hello as Richard and I always had a good time fishing together, and I was interested in meeting the two women.
□As I approached the yacht, there was no sign of life and I guessed that everyone had gone ashore. The yacht, however, was not completely empty. I noticed a little creature sitting on the deck, looking at me with suspicion and fear.
□I then realized that something terrible had happened on the yacht before I arrived. The deck was covered with broken objects including a little house in which the creature seemed to have been kept.
□Suddenly it jumped through the air to a long, loose rope, and as it came near me, I could see that it was a monkey. He looked down at me as he swung back and forth, performing all kinds of acrobatics and gymnastics. It was really interesting to watch what he did on the swinging rope; I myself had practiced gymnastics in school, so every least thing the monkey did in his performance had a very special appeal to me. I started talking to him in a gentle voice and told him of my great interest in his tricks, and asked him to show me some more.
□Like a circus star, he walked with perfect balance on the wire between the two masts, and then took a long jump toward me. Without hesitation, I extended my hand to help him and he sat down beside me, watching every movement of my lips while I told him what a truly great artist he was. He moved onto my lap as if we had been friends for a very long time.
□Just then I heard noises behind us. Turning around, I saw a small boat coming toward us with Richard's wife and a policeman in the front. He was carrying a rifle and behind him sat two women nervously pointing at the yacht. As their boat came near the yacht, they began shouting at me, but I only half understood what they were saying. Once they were on board, the monkey became very excited and I soon understood what had happened on the yacht.
□Richard had received the monkey as a present, and they immediately became inseparable friends. Two days before, Richard had to go out of town on business and left the monkey in his wife's care. Separated from Richard, the monkey felt so lonely that he started breaking things, and when the women tried to stop him he attacked them. They fled in the small boat to get help from the police.
□After a heated discussion, I persuaded the policeman not to shoot the monkey. I promised to take care of him until Richard returned; he could decide what should be done with his ‘crazy pet.’
□We left together in my boat while the three women and the policeman stayed behind on the yacht. The monkey gradually calmed down because there were no people around to upset him. My new friend sat quietly in front of me as we approached the shore.

大学入学共通テスト 時間内で解ける力がつく英英直読英単語・熟語の編集方針はキーワードを網羅的に収録して練習問題を解きながら考えて記憶することです。

　上記文中の超重要語彙fascinate, guess, notice, persuadeは以下のようなスタイルの練習問題にしています。

※まず、例文を参照しながら単語に合う英英定義を選びます。

①fascinate【fǽsənèit】(Ex:For thousands of years, humans have been *fascinated by the *planets in our *solar system.)
②guess【gés】(Ex:I *guess listening to the *boring *lecture made me tired.)
③notice【nóutis】(Ex:Have you ever *noticed the different *approaches people use to deal with problems?)
④persuade【pərswéid】(Ex:We tried to *persuade her not to *quit school, but our *efforts were in vain.)
(A)to become *aware of someone or something
(B)to try to make someone do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
(C)to attract and interest you very much
(D)to give an answer or an opinion about something without *definite knowledge about it

①fascinate:魅了する】(Ex:何千年もの間、人類は太陽系の惑星に魅了されてきた。)
②guess:推測する(Ex:退屈な講義を聴くことが私を疲れさせたと推測する。)
③notice:気づく(Ex:問題に対処するために人々が使用するさまざまなやり方に気づいたことがありますか)
④persuade:説得する(Ex:学校をやめないように彼女を説得しようとしたが、私たちの努力は無駄だった。)
(A)誰かあるいは何かに気づくこと
(B)それをする正当な理由を示すことによって誰かに何かをさせようとすること
(C)非常に引き付けて興味を引くこと
(D)確かな知識がないまま何かについての答や意見を与えること

解答）①C②D③A④B

※次に以下のような英英挟み撃ち問題に取り組みます。

①For thousands of years, humans have been fas－ by the planets in our solar system.
【to attract and interest you very much】

②I gue－ listening to the boring lecture made me tired.
【to give an answer or an opinion about something without definite knowledge about it】

③Have you ever not－ the different approaches people use to deal with problems?
【to become aware of someone or something】

④We tried to per－ her not to quit school, but our efforts were in vain.
【to try to make someone do something by giving them good reasons for doing it】

解答）①fascinated ②guess ③noticed ④persuade

上記のような大学入学共通テスト 時間内で解ける力がつく英英直読英単語・熟語の問題を独力で解くには
#英検準2級
合格程度の基礎力が必要です。
しかし、無料英日ディクテーション用紙(キーワード和訳付き)で語彙を予習すれば、
#英検3級
合格程度から取り組めて
#共通テスト英語
９割程度まで到達できます。