慶應義塾大学英語2012年第1問
次の英文の中の日本文(1)~(4)の内容を表すように、与えられた語句を並び替えて英文を完成させ、3番目と6番目に来る語句(下線の箇所)の番号を解答欄に記しなさい。すべての語句の最初の文字は小文字に揃えてある。
“Mottainai” was famously uttered by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai when she came to Japan last year to promote environmental causes. The three“R”s that Ms. Maathai referred to when speaking to her Japanese audience (Reduce, Recycle and Reuse) eventually became the government's rallying cry. (1)その後彼女は、そのリストに「修理」を加え、裕福な国民に不要なものを買い控えて過剰な消費主義を抑えることを促した。[…] (2)毎年の交通事故による死傷者の数を思えば、なぜ政治家が車でなく中古の冷蔵庫に目を向けているのかを疑間に思わざるをえない。[…] (3)保障期間が切れるときに故障する家電製品を定価で購入するか、平均して数年は使える製品を格安で購入するかを選べるなら、迷うことはない。[…] The manufacturers who will benefit in the short term by this unjust law have only themselves to blame for slumping sales. (4)製造業者らは、無駄で望まれない商品を生産し続けて我慢するよりも、マータイ女史の4つのRを生産過程に含むようにすることで消費意欲を高めることができよう。
※By Jennifer Matsui, The Japan Times Shukan ST, Mar3,2006- (1) She has since added“Repair”to the list, ( )→( )→( )→( )→( )→( )→( ) unnecessary purchases.
- [語句]
- 1 by
- 2 citizens in wealthy nations
- 3 cutting back on
- 4 rein in
- 5 their rampant consumerism
- 6 to
- 7 urging
- (2) When ( )→( )→( )→( ),→( )→( )→( )→( ), rather than automobiles.
- [語句]
- 1 by traffic accidents
- 2 caused each year
- 3 lawmakers are focusing on
- 4 you consider
- 5 you have to wonder
- 6 the number of deaths and injuries
- 7 used refrigerators
- 8 why
- (3) ( )→( )→( )→( )→( ),→( )→( )→( ), the decision is obvious.
- [語句]
- 1 a choice
- 2 between
- 3 given
- 4 or
- 5 paying a significantly reduced price for items
- 6 paying full retail price for appliances
- 7 that break down the moment their guarantee expires
- 8 that will last on average a few years
- (4) Rather than limiting ( )→( )→( ),→( )→( )→( )→( ) Ms. Maathai's four“R”s.
- [語句]
- 1 by expanding their operations
- 2 inspire consumer confidence
- 3 the endless production of wasteful and unwanted commodities
- 4 themselves
- 5 they could
- 6 to
- 7 to include