英語検定 2級(2022年第3回No.4)
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3-4 英語検定(2級) 筆記 2022年第3回(No.30~No.38) 各10点 × 9問 = 90点満点
次の英文を読み、(30)から(33)の各質問に最も適切なものを、1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

問30 Question:
A walkway was built high up on the walls of the Guadalhorce river valley
because (1) or (2) or (3) or (4)

答え: ( 30)
(1) the river was too dangerous for boats to travel on.
(2) a lower walkway had been destroyed by a sudden flood.
(3) there were rocks in the valley that made it difficult to walk.
(4) people needed it to get to a newly constructed dam.
問31 Question:
Why was the walkway called El Caminito del Rey?

答え: ( 31 )
(1) Because the king of Spain walked along it after he opened it.
(2) Because of the uniforms worn by the engineers who built it.
(3) Because of the amazing views that could be seen from it.
(4) Because local people wanted it to be attractive to tourists.
問32 Question:
A decision was made to close the walkway (1) or (2) or (3) or (4)

答え: ( 32 )
(1) following the discovery of holes in the concrete.
(2) following accidents in which people died.
(3) after a metal fence fell onto it.
(4) after the cost of looking after it increased.
問33 Question:
What is one way in which the new walkway is being protected?

答え: ( 33 )
(1) People have to wear special hiking boots when they use it.
(2) A roof has been added to prevent damage caused by rain.
(3) The surface of the walkway is made from a new material.
(4) The number of people who can hike on it has been limited.
 
次の英文を読み、(34)から(38)の各質問に最も適切なものを、1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

問34 Question:
How are researchers trying to find out about the development of laughter in humans?

答え: ( 34 )
(1) By searching for behavior that seems like laughter in other species.
(2) By analyzing the kinds of things that people think are funny.
(3) By studying the reactions of human babies from the time they are born.
(4) By investigating them uscles that are used when a person laughs.
問35 Question:
How is chimpanzees' laughter different from most humans' laughter?

答え: ( 35 )
(1) Chimpanzees make the same noises as humans do when they are surprised.
(2) Chimpanzees produce sounds by breathing through their noses.
(3) Chimpanzees do not only make sounds when they breathe out.
(4) Chimpanzees do not breathe as slowly as humans do when they laugh.
問36 Question:
Researchers think that chimpanzees use laughter to (1) or (2) or (3) or (4)

答え: ( 36 )
(1) indicate that their behavior is not serious.
(2) welcome new members to their groups.
(3) warm their muscles up before they go hunting.
(4) avoid fighting by scaring other chimpanzees away.
問37 Question:
Special equipment needs to be used in order to (1) or (2) or (3) or (4)


答え: ( 37 )
(1) measure the signals in humans' brains when they laugh.
(2) recognize the different noises made by dolphins.
(3) observe the laughter-like noises of a kind of animal.
(4) identify the exact reason that a human is laughing.
問38 Question:
Which of the following statements is true?

答え: ( 38 )
(1) The goal of play in animals is to make other members of their groups laugh.
(2) Experts still have things to learn about how human laughter developed.
(3) One of the benefits of laughter is that it helps people develop strong muscles.
(4) Researchers have found evidence that chimpanzees actually tell each other jokes.