問1. 次の(1)〜(3)の問いに対してそれぞれ正しい答えを一つ選び、その記号を記せ。
(1) Chinese students study English very hard because...
ア they are forced to do so by law.
イ their family encourage them to do so.
ウ studying English gives them a chance for a better life.
エ their teachers force them to practice English by screaming it.
(2) According to the speaker, which of the following is true?
ア Two million people are trying to acquire English all over the world.
イ Chinese students start studying English in the forth grade.
ウ In "Gaokao" a quarter of the grade is based on English.
エ 18 million high school Chinese students have already taken the "Gaokao".
(3) According to the speaker, English is...
ア highly pushed by America to become world's common language.
イ inferior to mathematics with regard to the language of science.
ウ likely to become the means of solving global ploblems.
エ likely to wash away other languages.
問２. 以下の文章が英文と一致するように空所 (1)~(3)を埋めよ。
So is English mania good or bad? Is English a tsunami, （ 1 ）? Not likely. English is the world's second language. Your native language is your life. But with English you can become （ 2 ）: a global conversation about global problems, like climate change or poverty, or hunger or disease. The world has other universal languages. Mathematics is the language of science. Music is the language of emotions. And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving. Not because America is pushing it, but（ 3 ）.
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英文のスピード自体はそれほど速くないので、落ち着いて聞き漏らさないようにしましょう。特に(2)では数字の聞き取りに注意が必要です。
⇒解答・解説はこちら