高校英語（レベルB<大学入試2回目>）
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英検2級・TOEIC700点
次の英文A を読み，その文意にそって(1) から(4) までの( )に入れるのに
最も適切なものを４つの中から一つ選びなさい。
（A）City Farming
Urban farming is becoming increasingly popular across the United States.
Urban farmers grow plants and raise animals for food just like farmers in the countryside.
( 1 ), there are some differences. For instance, they do this on empty pieces of land in towns and cities.
Urban farms can be of any size from large ones created on the sites of former factories to small ones in people's backyards.
It is estimated that around 20 percent of urban households produce some of their food by farming.
One reason for this trend is that people are concerned about how farming in the countryside has changed.
They believe that modern farming methods, which use many chemicals, are damaging nature.
They also think that it is wrong to use fossil fuels to carry food to cities because doing so is one of the causes of global warming.
Many people also think that the food produced using modern farming methods is ( 2 ).
They want to grow vegetables and raise animals themselves,
because they can be sure that the food they eat does not contain any chemicals that may harm their bodies.
People also choose urban farming for ( 3 ) reasons.
Many families can grow food in their own yards.
Thus, they do not have to buy fruits and vegetables at the store.
Moreover, people without their own yards can rent small pieces of land in towns and cities very cheaply.
Although urban farming has many benefits, some people are concerned that keeping animals in crowded cities may lead to people catching diseases from them.
Supporters of urban farming, though, say that diseases among animals are ( 4 ) on farms in the countryside.
This is because in the countryside thousands of animals are kept together in small spaces, so it is easy for diseases to pass from one animal to another.
Considering these advantages, many families are turning towards urban farming.
問1
（１）
(ア) Traditionally
(イ) Furthermore
(ウ) Unfortunately
(エ) Nevertheless
問2
（２）
(ア) dangerous
(イ) attractive
(ウ) unenjoyable
(エ) Nevertheless
問3
（３）
(ア) moral
(イ) economic
(ウ) historic
(エ) official
問4
（４）
(ア) more comfortable
(イ) more common
(ウ) dirtier
(エ) safer
次の英文B を読み，その文意にそって(5) から(8) までの( )に入れるのに
最も適切なものを４つの中から一つ選びなさい。
（B）Rewriting DNA
Recently, some people have started a new hobby that is called biohacking.
Biohacking is when people who are not professional scientists alter the DNA of various living things.
They do this for fun or to learn new things about DNA and genetics.
Before, only organizations like universities and companies could purchase the equipment and materials to do this.
Now, however, cheap materials and equipment are ( 5 ) on the Internet.
As a result, people can create laboratories in their homes and experiment on DNA.
Biohackers are sometimes even able to solve problems that professional scientists have not been able to solve.
A good example is Daniel Burd. For a while, scientists had been trying to find a way to reduce the amount of waste caused by plastic bags,
which normally would remain in landfills for hundreds of years.
( 6 ), the 16-year-old schoolboy Daniel did what many scientists could not.
Using only simple household items, he grew bacteria which can eat plastic bags.
As a result, Daniel was awarded a prize and a university scholarshipfor his project.
Most biohackers carry out experiments at home.
They buy DNA or other biological materials over the Internet and experiment with them.
One biohacker created bacteria that turns green if it finds a poisonous chemical in yogurt.
A team of biohackers is creating bacteria that can live in the mouth and protect our teeth.
In this way, biohackers are trying to create useful new organisms that can help people.
Some people, though, are ( 7 ) this trend.
They believe that amateurs may create harmful new diseases.
But defenders of biohacking argue that amateurs like Daniel Burd can come up with ideas that professional scientists are unlikely to think of.
They believe that, in the future, many important ( 8 ) will come out of the biohacking movement.
問5
（５）
(ア) disappointing
(イ) available
(ウ) rare
(エ) valuable
問6
（６）
(ア) As usual
(イ) At first
(ウ) Amazingly
(エ) Additionally
問7
（７）
(ア) tired of
(イ) encouraged by
(ウ) pleased with
(エ) worried about
問8
（８）
(ア) documents
(イ) complaints
(ウ) commercials
(エ) discoveries
高校英語（レベルB<大学入試2回目>）
高校英語（レベルB<大学入試2回目>）