英語検定　準１級(2022年第2回No.4)

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2-4		英語検定(準１級)　筆記	2022年第2回(No.32～No.41)
次の英文を読み、(32)から(34)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32		Question: In the first paragraph, why does the author of the passage mention objects such as clouds? 答え： ( 32) (1) To support the idea that people’s surroundings can affect how well they are able to judge the emotions of others. (2) To describe how people who cannot identify faces also have trouble identifying certain other objects. (3) To help explain that our reactions to everyday objects in our environment are controlled by different areas of the brain. (4) To provide examples of everyday things on which people imagine they can see faces.
問33		Question: Previous studies have shown that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 33 ) (1) people’s judgments about what emotions real faces are expressing are influenced by other real faces they have seen immediately before. (2) people attach emotional meaning to false faces more quickly than they do to real faces. (3) people tend to judge the emotions expressed by false faces as happier and more positive than those expressed by real faces. (4) people take longer to distinguish false faces when the faces are not expressing any emotions.
問34		Question: What do the researchers in Australia say about the brain’s ability to assess the emotions expressed by faces? 答え： ( 34 ) (1) The ability will likely disappear over time as it no longer provides an advantage to humans in terms of survival. (2) The fact that the brain uses loose criteria to identify faces allows people to quickly judge the emotions faces express. (3) The brain is only able to accurately identify the emotions faces express if those faces have very specific features. (4) The evolution of this ability occurred even though it created disadvantages as well as benefits for humans in the past.
次の英文を読み、(35)から(37)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35		Question: According to the first paragraph, what is true about durian production? 答え： ( 35 ) (1) Durians are now mainly grown in Malaysia because there is no longer enough land available to cultivate them in other Southeast Asian countries. (2) Although durians have been selling well in places where they were traditionally grown, they have yet to gain popularity in other countries. (3) Premium varieties of durians have been criticized by consumers because they have no more nutritional value than cheaper varieties. (4) Because of the increasing demand for durians, Malaysian farmers are switching from growing other crops to growing durians.
問36		Question: One factor that durian farmers need to consider is that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 36 ) (1) although durian trees can be grown in almost any warm climate, they do best in areas where there are few other plants growing. (2) the tendency of durian trees to push out other plants is causing a sharp decline in the number of native plants. (3) durian trees should be grown in a location where they can be easily found by honeybees and other daytime pollinators. (4) if durian trees are left alone to be pollinated naturally, the trees are unlikely to produce a large amount of fruit.
問37		Question: What is one thing the author of the passage says regarding giant fruit bats? 答え： ( 37 ) (1) Durian production might suffer if awareness is not raised about the important role giant fruit bats play in durian flower pollination. (2) Many people in Southeast Asia have become ill as a result of eating bat meat that was sold illegally at some markets. (3) Some durian farmers deliberately attract giant fruit bats to their orchards so that they can catch them and sell their meat. (4) There has been a significant drop in natural pollinators of durian flowers because many giant fruit bats have died from breathing problems.
次の英文を読み、(38)から(41)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38		Question: Major Ralph Bagnold was able to convince British army commanders that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 38 ) (1) their soldiers were having limited success on missions in the desert because they were not being supplied with the right resources. (2) the airplanes being used to fly over enemy territory and make observations in the desert were in need of major improvements. (3) he could lead a unit of men on missions in the desert despite the fact that he had little experience in such an environment. (4) using a ground­based unit to gather information about enemy activities in the desert would be an effective strategy.
問39		Question: What is true regarding the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)? 答え： ( 39 ) (1) The characteristics of the men chosen for it and the way it operated were different from those of traditional military units. (2) Because of its limited budget, it had to manage with fewer resources and older weapons than other units. (3) There were a large number of men in its patrols, so the officers had to have special training in management techniques. (4) The success of its missions was heavily dependent on the group having supplies sent to it behind enemy lines on a regular basis.
問40		Question: Which of the following best describes the relationship between the LRDG and the Special Air Service (SAS)? 答え： ( 40 ) (1) The two units were combined so that land and air raids could be performed at the same time. (2) The similar nature of their operations led to competition between the two units and their unwillingness to assist each other. (3) The LRDG used its knowledge of the desert to help the SAS improve both the effectiveness and safety of its missions. (4) The involvement of the SAS in LRDG missions made it more difficult for the LRDG to stay behind enemy lines for long periods of time.
問41		Question: According to the author of the passage, what happened in 1943? 答え： ( 41 ) (1) A mistake made by the LRDG allowed enemy forces to strengthen their hold on territory that the British hoped to gain. (2) The transfer of the LRDG to Europe meant the SAS had no choice but to attack enemy forces in a heavily defended area without LRDG support. (3) The activities of the LRDG made it possible for the British army to gain a significant advantage that led to it defeating enemy forces in the area. (4) British commanders decided the LRDG would be better put to use defending British­held territory than observing enemy activities.