英語（文章題）　令和7年(2025年)
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問題原本はこちら → 大阪公立高校入試問題　英語(B)
1 次は，高校生のリコ (Riko)，アメリカからの留学生のエマ (Emma)，
クラスメー卜のタケオ (Takeo) の３人が学校で交わした会話の一部です。
会話文を読んで，あとの問いに答えなさい。
Riko: Hi, Emma. What are you doing with your tablet?
Emma: Hi, Riko. I’m looking [　①　] some photos of snow crystals.
They are beautiful, right?
Riko: Oh, yes, they are.
Takeo: Hi, Emma and Riko. What are you doing?
Riko: Hi, Takeo. Emma is showing me some photos of snow crystals on her tablet.
Takeo: Oh, they look beautiful.
 　　
Emma: These photos were actually taken about 100 years ago.
Takeo: That’s a long time ago.
I didn’t know people could take such clear photos of snow crystals then.
Emma: An American man, Wilson Bentley, was able to take those photos
after trying for a few years.
[　　　②　　　]
Takeo: No. I don’t know about him.
Riko: I don’t know about him, either.
Can you tell us about him?
Emma: Sure. I read some books about the man before.
According to Ⓐthem, he got interested in snow crystals when he was 15 years old.
He lived in a village which had a lot of snow in winter.
On his 15th birthday, he got an old microscope from his family.
With that microscope, he saw snow crystals.
 　　
Takeo: I think it was hard to see them with a microscope.
Snow disappears quickly in a warm room.
Emma: You’re right.
To see the snow crystals, he often used his microscope outside his house.
He didn’t mind staying outside in winter.
Riko: Wow. He was really interested in snow crystals.
Emma: By seeing many snow crystals with his microscope,
he found no snow crystals had the same shape.
He was excited to find that.
Takeo: Oh, I was also excited to find [　　　③　　　].
I’m glad that he and I felt excited about the same point about snow crystals.
Emma: That’s good, Takeo.
[ア]
Later in his life,
he expressed how he felt when he saw the various shapes of snow crystals.　 　
[イ]
He said that every snow crystal was a masterpiece of design.
Riko: Oh, I like the phrase he used.
Emma: He [　　　④　　　] how beautiful shapes of snow crystals were.
Takeo: So, did he decide to take photos of snow crystals?
Emma: Yes, but, to take photos of very small things like snow crystals,
he had some difficult things to do.　 　
[ウ]
First, he had to connect a camera to his microscope.
Also, in those days, he could only get a camera without high technology.
[エ]
He tried many ideas such as changing some parts of the camera.
Riko: Sounds hard.
Emma: After trying for a few years, he could finally take clear photos of snow crystals.
Riko: That means [　　　⑤　　　].
I can imagine how happy he was when he took the clear photo of a snow crystal
for the first time.
Emma: I agree. Through his life, he took more than 5,000 photos of snow crystals.
His photo book on snow crystals was first printed in 1931
and was sold in many stores.
Takeo: [　　　⑥　　　]
Emma: Yes. Actually, the photo book had an influence on a Japanese scientist.
The scientist was moved by the photo book
and he started his research on snow crystals.
He studied how the shapes of snow crystals were made.
His research is famous around the world.
Riko: Wow, it is interesting to know how one person’s works
affected the life of someone else.
I want to see more photos taken by Wilson Bentley.
Thank you for telling us about him, Emma.
Takeo: After hearing your story about him, I want to know more about snow crystals.
Thank you, Emma.
Emma: You’re welcome!
 〔注〕 microscope　顕微鏡　masterpiece　傑作
問1 次のうち，本文中の [　①　] に入れるのに最も適しているものはどれですか。
一つ選びなさい。

ア　at
イ　during
ウ　off
エ　since

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問2 本文の内容から考えて，次のうち，本文中の [　　②　　] に入れるのに
最も適しているものはどれですか。
次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア Did you see the photos of snow crystals on my tablet?
イ Do snow crystals in his photos look beautiful?
ウ Have you heard about him?
エ How many times did he try?

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問3 本文中の Ⓐthem の表している内容に当たるものとして
最も適している語を、次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　those photos
イ　snow crystals
ウ　some books about the man
エ　an old microscope

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問4 本文の内容から考えて、次のうち、
本文中の [　　③　　] に入れるのに最も適しているものはどれですか。
次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア all the shapes of snow crystals looked the same in the photos
イ each snow crystal had a different shape
ウ shapes of snow crystals could be seen in a warm room
エ special microscopes were made to see snow crystals

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問5 本文中には次の英文が入ります。

So, he had to find a way to take clear photos of snow crystals with such a camera.

本文中の [ア] ～ [エ] から、入る場所として最も適しているものを、
選びなさい。

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問6 本文中の
‘He [　④　] how beautiful shapes of snow crystals were.’ が，
「彼は雪の結晶の形がどれほど美しいかを人々に知ってほしかった。」という内容になるような文を，次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　wanted to know
イ　wanted to people
ウ　wanted to know people
エ　wanted people to know

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問7 本文の内容から考えて，次のうち，本文中の [　⑤　] に入れるのに
最も適しているものはどれですか。
次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア he didn’t use his microscope and his camera for a few years
イ he kept trying to take clear photos of snow crystals until he had success
ウ he kept hiding the clear photos of snow crystals after he took those photos
エ he found someone who could take photos for him after he stopped taking photos of snow crystals

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問8 本文中の [　　⑥　　] が，
「それは，人々に雪の結晶に興味をもつ機会を与えたと私は思います。」という内容になるように，次の〔　　　〕内の語を並べかえたとき、
正しいのはどれですか。次のア～エから選びなさい。

I guess that it 〔　become　 chances　 gave　 people　 to　〕 interested in snow crystals.

ア　gave people chances to become
イ　gave to become people chances
ウ　become to gave people chances
エ　become people to gave chances

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問9 次のうち，本文で述べられている内容と合うものはどれですか。
二つ選びなさい。（二つあって正解）

ア When Takeo talked to Emma and Riko, Emma was trying to take photos of snow crystals.
イ Wilson Bentley saw snow crystals with a microscope he got from his family.
ウ To take clear photos of snow crystals, Wilson Bentley faced some difficult things.
エ Riko said one of the photos Wilson Bentley took was a masterpiece.
オ Wilson Bentley was encouraged by a Japanese scientist and kept taking photos of snow crystals.

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　 オ　

2 高校生のミホ (Miho) が英語の授業でスピーチを行いました。
次の問１，問２に答えなさい。
次は，ミホが行ったスピーチの原稿です。
彼女が書いた原稿を読んで，あとの問いに答えなさい。　 　　　　
　Last week, when I was doing research about water problems in the world,
I found some interesting information.
According to Ⓐit, a traditional Japanese method for digging a well is
now helping people in other countries.
The method is called “Kazusabori.”
Kazusabori was developed in the late 19th century in the Kazusa area.
The method was [　①　] to many other areas in Japan
and was used in those areas until people started to use machines for digging wells.
Why is it now helpful overseas?
This question [　　　②　　　] to learn more about Kazusabori.

　First, I will explain what Kazusabori is.
It is a method for digging a deep well safely.
The method was developed while people in the Kazusa area
were trying to solve their water problems.
In the area, rivers were in low places and it was difficult for farmers to bring water
from those rivers to their land in higher places.
So, people in the area dug wells to get water which was under the ground.
Each well had to be deep enough to [　③　] water under the ground.
At first, people dug a well by working inside a hole.
However, that way was dangerous.
Also, they couldn’t dig a deep well in that way.　　　
[　　　　　　　　④　　　　　　　　　]　



　The long stick was made of bamboo and had an iron part at the bottom.
As the hole became deeper, they made the stick longer.
Another tool was created to move the long stick without using much power.
They also created a tool which helped them carry broken pieces of rocks out of the hole.
With these tools, people could safely dig a well which was a few hundred meters deep.
People used bamboo and other materials around them to make these tools.
There were many bamboo forests in the area, and bamboo was light, strong and flexible.
The method of digging a well with these tools was used in many areas in Japan.
People in those areas started to call the method Kazusabori.

　About one century later, Kazusabori was introduced in some areas in the world
as a method for digging a well without using a machine.
In those areas, some people had to walk for many hours to a river
to get water the tools for Kazusabori and then walk back with heavy water.
In 1981, people started to dig wells with Kazusabori in one Asian country.
Wells [　⑤　] in some schools helped children get water easily.
Later, Kazusabori was introduced in one country in Africa, too.
However, people there couldn’t get bamboo.
So, people used the idea of Kazusabori and made similar tools for digging a well
with things such as rubber tubes.
[　　　⑥　　　]　
Finally,
they completed some wells by using their tools.
The number of wells in Asia and Africa increased little by little,
and now more people are able to get water easily.
In the world, there are still serious water problems.
I’m proud of Kazusabori because it helps people solve them.
Thank you for listening.
 〔注〕
dig　掘る (過去形はdug) well　井戸
Kazusabori　上総(かずさ)掘り (上総地方 (現在の千葉県中央部) に伝わる井戸掘りの方式)
the Kazusa area　上総地方 safely　安全に　bamboo　竹
iron　鉄 flexible　しなやかな rubber tube　ゴム管
問1 本文中の Ⓐit の表している内容に当たるものとして
最も適しているものを、次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　water problems in the world
イ　a traditional Japanese method
ウ　research
エ　some interesting information

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問2 本文の内容から考えて，
次のうち，本文中の [　　①　　] に入れるのに最も適しているものはどれですか。
次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　joined
イ　returned
ウ　spread
エ　worn

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問3 本文中の
‘This question [　　②　　] to learn more about Kazusabori.’ が，
「この疑問が，上総掘りについてより多くのことを学ぼうと私に決心させました。」という内容になるように，次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　made decide me
イ　made me decide
ウ　made to decide me
エ　made decided me

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問4 本文の内容から考えて，
次のうち，本文中の [　③　]に入れるのに最も適しているものはどれですか。
次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　add
イ　change
ウ　leave
エ　reach

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問5 本文中の [　　④　　] に，
次の (ⅰ) ～ (ⅲ) の英文を適切な順序に並べかえ，
前後と意味がつながる内容となるようにして入れたい。
あとのア～エのうち，英文の順序として最も適しているものはどれですか。
一つ選びなさい。

(ⅰ) By moving the long stick outside the hole, people could break rocks in the hole without working inside the hole.
(ⅱ) One of them was a long stick used to make a deep hole.
(ⅲ) So, people kept improving their way for digging a well, and finally created some useful tools.

ア　(ⅰ) → (ⅱ) → (ⅲ)
イ　(ⅰ) → (ⅲ) → (ⅱ)
ウ　(ⅲ) → (ⅰ) → (ⅱ)
エ　(ⅲ) → (ⅱ) → (ⅰ)

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問6 次のうち，
本文中の [　⑤　] に入れるのに最も適しているものはどれですか。
次のア～エから選びなさい。

ア　complete
イ　completed
ウ　were completed
エ　were completing

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問7 文中の [　　⑥　　] が，
「彼らはそこで簡単に得ることができるものを使いました。」
という内容になるように，次の〔　　　〕内の語を並べかえたとき,
正しい語順を,次のア～エから選びなさい。

They 〔　could　 they　 things　 used　〕 easily get there.

ア　could they used things
イ　could used they things
ウ　used things they could
エ　used they things could

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ　

問8 次のうち，本文で述べられている内容と合うものはどれですか。
一つ選びなさい。

ア Miho learned that Kazusabori was developed while people in the Kazusa area were making an effort to solve their water problems.
イ Miho learned that people in the Kazusa area easily brought water to their land in low places from rivers in higher places.
ウ Miho learned that people in the Kazusa area dug a well which was a few hundred meters deep without using any tools.
エ Miho learned that the number of wells in Asia and Africa decreased because people started to get water easily from rivers.

答え：
ア　 イ　 ウ　 エ