英語検定　準１級(2026年第1回No.4)

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1-4		英語検定(準１級)　筆記	2026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: What does the author of the passage say about Uruk’s development? 答え： ( 25) (1) Rapid progress would have been possible even without the technological advances that increased agricultural efficiency. (2) One important characteristic was its ability to produce more food than it needed, which allowed for more rapid change to occur. (3) The construction of canals for agricultural use could not keep up with the needs of a growing population. (4) It lost out on the most profitable trade deals because it reserved too much of its crop harvests for its own population.
問26		Question: What is one thing we learn about the cuneiform script? 答え： ( 26 ) (1) The benefits its use provided were not enough to enable Uruk to stay ahead of rival cities. (2) Although it had uses that aided development in Uruk, it was less suited to complex bureaucratic tasks. (3) It was first developed for religious purposes but was later adopted for use in commerce and government. (4) It provided Uruk with a means to help manage the administration of its increasingly complex society.
問27		Question: Which of the following statements is true, based on the final paragraph? 答え： ( 27 ) (1) Even though the Sumer region was attacked and defeated by outside forces, the religious heritage of Uruk was not destroyed. (2) Uruk borrowed some of its religious architecture and artistic techniques from neighboring cities in Sumer. (3) The Akkadians had to destroy much of the wall and stone buildings in order to defeat Uruk. (4) Uruk’s decline can be attributed to the fact that neighboring Sumerian cities created alliances with the Akkadians.
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 the research into the FOXP2 gene? 答え： ( 28 ) (1) Since it only had a minor effect on the mice’s memory, it cannot really be said to have improved their overall intelligence. (2) Although it affected one element of the mice’s intelligence, it is just an early step in what will most likely be a complicated process. (3) It demonstrated that the way that mice communicated with each other was more sophisticated than had previously been believed. (4) It indicates that mice may actually have a form of intelligence that researchers were not aware of in the past.
問29		Question: What does the fish experiment indicate about attempts at animal uplift? 答え： ( 29 ) (1) There are limits to how intelligent animals can become, and no amount of breeding will ever be able to overcome them. (2) It is possible that an attempt to increase animal intelligence will actually have the opposite of its intended effect. (3) Attempts to increase an animal’s intelligence could interfere with other important aspects of the animal’s biology. (4) While it is possible to slightly increase animal intelligence, it is not likely that it will be inherited by an animal’s offspring.
問30		Question: One argument against animal uplift that is presented in the third paragraph is that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 30 ) (1) it should not be carried out because it is impossible for animals to agree to what is going to happen to them. (2) it could bring about significant changes in animal behavior that could, in turn, have negative effects on the environment. (3) there are likely to be more risks in performing operations on animals’ brains due to our lack of knowledge about how they function. (4) there is a significant risk that the effects of the procedure could reduce the survival instincts of animals that receive it.
問31		Question: What does George Dvorsky believe about animal uplift? 答え： ( 31 ) (1) Humans need to develop better types of surgical procedures so that we do not harm animals when trying to uplift them. (2) It is likely that the same medical advances that are used to uplift animals will also help them to live longer, healthier lives. (3) Humans should develop the technology necessary for uplifting animals before we consider whether it is right to do so or not. (4) If humans use animals in the process of increasing our own intelligence, that would increase our obligation to uplift them.