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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）A Better Wet Suit
Sharks are often thought of as dangerous fish that attack and kill people.
In the past, though, they very rarely ( 1 ) human beings.
In Australia, where there are many sharks, on average only about four people a year used to be attacked.
Over the past several decades, however, the number of shark attacks has gone up dramatically.
One reason for this change is that there are more people participating in water sports, and many people feel worried about their safety.
Now, an Australian company called Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS) has a ( 2 ).
They have designed wet suits which may help prevent attacks by sharks.
The new designs are the result of a two-year project carried out by the company and scientists from the University of Western Australia.
Recent research has shown that, although sharks use their sense of smell to hunt, they mainly use their eyes when attacking.
Sharks' eyes, however, are different from those of humans.
( 3 ), sharks cannot see colors. SAMS used this research, together with computer software,
to figure out how different patterns would appear to sharks underwater.
Using these results, they have created two different kinds of wet suit.
The first kind is designed mainly for surfers.
This suit has thick black and white stripes that make the surfer stand out clearly.
The design makes it look as though the surfer would be dangerous or unpleasant to eat.
The other kind of suit, which is designed mainly for divers, works in almost the opposite way.
It has a pattern on it that is similar to the way the sea looks to the shark.
This means that the shark is less likely to ( 4 ) the diver.
In other words, the wet suit should make divers invisible to sharks.
Tests using sharks have found that, although they attack ordinary wet suits, they do not attack either of the new suits.
SAMS's suits have already gone on sale, and the use of them is expected to reduce the number of shark attacks in the future.
問1
（１）
(ア) bothered
(イ) observed
(ウ) ignored
(エ) guided
問2
（２）
(ア) question
(イ) shortage
(ウ) responsibility
(エ) solution
問3
（３）
(ア) Otherwise
(イ) For instance
(ウ) Nevertheless
(エ) If so
問4
（４）
(ア) trick
(イ) escape
(ウ) notice
(エ) avoid
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）The Baby Box
Finland has one of the highest standards of living in the world, but in the early 1900s, it was a very poor country with many social problems.
One of these was the high number of babies that died shortly after birth.
In fact, every year around 6.5 percent died.
Now, Finland has one of the lowest death rates for babies in the world.
Many people believe that the main reason for this ( 5 ) is the country's policy of giving a free box of essential baby goods to every woman who is going to have a baby.
The box contains clothes, blankets, a mattress, toys, picture books, and other items that the government believes every baby needs.
The boxes were first introduced in 1938 for poor mothers.
Then, in 1949, they began to be given to all mothers.
( 6 ), mothers appreciated the boxes because they helped them to save money.
However, Finnish people today are much wealthier and now like them for a different reason.
They are very busy, and the boxes help them to save time preparing for the new baby.
The contents of the baby box have changed over time.
Sometimes this reflected changes in ( 7 ). In the beginning, for example, the boxes contained cloth for making baby clothes.
At that time, most mothers made baby clothes themselves.
Later, this was changed to ready-made clothes.
The boxes have also been used to ( 8 ) mothers' behavior.
In the past, the boxes contained bottles for giving milk to babies,
but recent research suggests that it is healthier for babies to drink their mothers' milk.
To encourage mothers to stop using bottles, the government is no longer putting them in the boxes.
Though the boxes have changed, for most Finnish mothers, receiving one remains an essential part of having a baby.
問5
（５）
(ア) cost
(イ) failure
(ウ) decrease
(エ) criticism
問6
（６）
(ア) Originally
(イ) Instead
(ウ) By contrast
(エ) In short
問7
（７）
(ア) leadership
(イ) weather
(ウ) diet
(エ) lifestyle
問8
（８）
(ア) forgive
(イ) defend
(ウ) punish
(エ) influence
高校英語（レベルB<大学入試5回目>）
高校英語（レベルB<大学入試5回目>）