英語検定　準１級(2025年第1回No.4)

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1-4		英語検定(準１級)　筆記	2025年第1回(No.25～No.31) 各１０点 × ７問 ＝ ７０点満点
次の英文を読み、(25)から(27)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25		Question: After finding the Mary Celeste drifting at sea, the crew of the Dei Gratia (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 25) (1) gave supplies of water and food to the Mary Celeste’s crew to prevent them from dying before reaching Italy. (2) repaired the damage to the Mary Celeste, which was then able to continue its journey to Italy. (3) contacted British authorities in Gibraltar, who came to salvage the Mary Celeste. (4) took the Mary Celeste to Gibraltar because they thought they could make money by doing so.
問26		Question: What is true according to the passage? 答え： ( 26 ) (1) British authorities suspected that the crew of the Dei Gratia stole the Mary Celeste’s cargo and killed its crew. (2) The Dei Gratia’s crew refused to board the Mary Celeste at first because they believed its cargo was too angerous. (3) It is unlikely that pirates attacked the Mary Celeste because it was unusual for them to operate where the ship was discovered. (4) Evidence found on the Mary Celeste suggests that damage to the ship was caused by an explosion.
問27		Question: What did Anne MacGregor conclude based on her investigation? 答え： ( 27 ) (1) The mystery of what happened to the Mary Celeste would never be solved because official reports contain little information about the incident. (2) Several factors led to the Mary Celeste’s captain deciding he had no choice but to get his crew off the ship. (3) The crew of the Mary Celeste likely escaped to Santa Maria to avoid being blamed for abandoning the ship. (4) Records of the Mary Celeste’s discovery were altered in order to cover up what really happened.
次の英文を読み、(28)から(31)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28		Question: What is one thing that we learn about an older psychological theory of revenge? 答え： ( 28 ) (1) It had a problem because it focused on the reasons that people wanted to get revenge rather than the degree of anger they felt. (2) It was created using the results of a well-known psychological study, but it reached an incorrect conclusion about them. (3) It was based on a misunderstanding about the relationship between victims and the people who cause harm to them. (4) It incorrectly suggested that revenge worked to reduce the amount of negative emotion, such as anger, that a wronged person felt.
問29		Question: Which of the following is mentioned as an advantage of taking revenge for early humans? 答え： ( 29 ) (1) It may have been a way for males to demonstrate their physical strength and their ability to protect females from danger. (2) It could have helped to keep them safe from animals because it brought out anger, making them better able to respond to attacks. (3) It would have had the effect of helping to prevent other people from trying to kill them or steal their belongings. (4) It seems to have provided a way for them to handle stress related to suffering caused by the harmful actions of other humans.
問30		Question: The author mentions low-income neighborhoods in the United States as an example that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 30 ) (1) demonstrates that revenge seems to be more common in societies where the justice system is not working well. (2) supports the idea that the desire to get revenge has an unexpected connection with how much wealth an individual possesses. (3) shows that societies with strict punishments for criminals are likely to have much lower rates of crime than those that do not. (4) helps to explain the changes that have come about as tribal societies gradually changed into more-modern ones.
問31		Question: According to the fourth paragraph, what is one positive effect of revenge? 答え： ( 31 ) (1) It can actually strengthen personal relationships among people who feel that they have been the victims of harm from others. (2) It can cause people to follow social rules so that they are more likely to behave in a way that is acceptable to the group. (3) It can allow individuals a chance to make a situation fairer when they are being treated badly by the rest of society. (4) It can indirectly lead to increased competition that can cause many people in society to enjoy greater success.