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) In 18th century, the word doodle...
ア meant simpleton, or a foolish person.
イ represented a corrupt politician.
ウ meant to dawdle and to do nothing.
エ meant to swindle or to make fun of others .
(2) According to the speaker, which of the following is NOT true?
ア We are not focused on verbal information in our society.
イ Freud said that we can assume people's psyches from their doodles.
ウ There's a strong cultural norm against doodling.
エ The press tends to use sensational words to report a doodle of an important person.
(3) Why does a doodling help yourself think?
ア Because you can use verbal information effectively when doodling.
イ Because a doodling gives us visual and reading and writing experience.
ウ Because we can think very emotionally through a doodling.
エ Because a doodling can keep you from losing focus.
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。
This is so nerdy, but ( 1 )when I discovered this. So they did anthropological research into the unfolding of artistic activity in children, and they found that, across space and time, all ( 2 ) in visual logic as they grow. In other words, they have a shared and growing complexity in visual language that happens in a predictable order. And I think that is incredible. I think that means doodling ( 3 ) and we simply are denying ourselves that instinct. And finally, a lot a people aren't privy to this, but the doodle is a precursor to some of our greatest cultural assets. This is but one: this is Frank Gehry the architect's precursor to the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi.
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So here is my point: Under no circumstances should doodling be eradicated from a classroom or a boardroom or even the war room.
この一文が筆者の主張です。(1)では前回の問題と同様に、問われている時制に気をつける必要があります。
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