【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈
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■ 問題
2023年大学入試共通テストより
第５問
Your English teacher has told everyone in your class to find an
inspirational story and present it to a discussion group, using notes. You
have found a story written by a high school student in the UK.
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｜ [Lessons from Table Tennis] ｜
｜ Ben Carter ｜
｜ The ball flew at lightning speed to my backhand. It was completely ｜
｜unexpected and I had no time to react. I lost the point and the match. ｜
｜Defeat... Again! This is how it was in the first few months when I ｜
｜started playing table tennis. It was frustrating, but now I know that ｜
｜the sport taught me more than simply how to be a better athlete. ｜
｜ In middle school, I loved football. I was one of the top scorers, but ｜
｜I didn't get along with my teammates. The coach often said that I should｜
｜be more of a team player. I know I should work on the problem, but ｜
｜communication was just not my strong point. ｜
｜ I had to leave the football club when my family moved to a new town. I｜
｜wasn't upset as I had decided to stop playing football anyway. My new ｜
｜school had a table tennis club, coached by the PE teacher, Mr Trent, and｜
｜I joined that. To be honest, I chose table tennis because I thought it ｜
｜would be easier for me to play individually. ｜
｜ At first, I lost more games than I won. I was frustrated and often ｜
｜went straight home after practice, not speaking anyone. One day, ｜
｜however, Mr Trent said to me, "You could be a good player, Ben, but you ｜
｜need to think more about your game. What do you think you need to do?" ｜
｜"I don't know," I replied, "focus on the ball more?" "Yes," Mr Trent ｜
｜continued, "but you also need to study your opponent's moves and adjust ｜
｜your play accordingly. Remember, your opponent is a person, not a ball."｜
｜This made a deep impression on me. ｜
｜ I deliberately modified my style of play, paying closer attention to ｜
｜my opponent's moves. It was not easy, and took a lot of concentration. ｜
｜My efforts paid off, however, and my play improved. My confidence grew ｜
｜and I started staying behind more after practice. I was turning into a ｜
｜star player and my classmates tried to talk to me more than before. I ｜
｜thought that I was becoming popular, but our conversations seemed to end｜
｜before they really got started. Although my play might have improved, my｜
｜communication skills obviously hadn't. ｜
｜ My older brother Patrick was one of the few people I could communicate｜
｜with well. One day, I tried to explain my problems with communication to｜
｜him, but couldn't make him understand. We switched to talking about ｜
｜table tennis. "What do you actually enjoy about it?" he asked me ｜
｜curiously. I said I loved analysing my opponent's movements and making ｜
｜instant decisions about the next move. Patrick looked thoughtful. "That ｜
｜sounds like the kind of skill we use when we communicate," he said. ｜
｜ At that time, I didn't understand, but soon after our conversation, I ｜
｜won a silver medal in a table tennis tournament. My classmates seemed ｜
｜really pleased. One of them, George, came running over. "Hey, Ben!" he ｜
｜said, "Let's have a party to celebrate!" Without thinking, I replied, "I｜
｜can't. I've got practice." He looked a bit hurt and walked off without ｜
｜saying anything else. ｜
｜ Why was he upset? I thought about this incident for a long time. Why ｜
｜did he suggest a party? Should I have said something different? A lot of｜
｜questions came to my mind, but then I realised that he was just being ｜
｜kind. If I'd said, "Great idea. Thank you! Let me talk to Mr Trent and ｜
｜see if I can get some time off practice," then maybe the outcome would ｜
｜have been better. At that moment Patrick's words made sense. Without ｜
｜attempting to grasp someone's intention, I wouldn't know how to respond.｜
｜ I'm still not the best communicator in the world, but I definitely ｜
｜feel more confident in my communication skills now than before. Next ｜
｜year, my friends and I are going to co-ordinate the table tennis league ｜
｜with other schools. ｜
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Your notes:
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｜ [Lessons from Table Tennis] ｜
｜ ｜
｜[About the author (Ben Carter)] ｜
｜・Played football at middle school. ｜
｜・Started playing table tennis at his new school because he [ 30 ]. ｜
｜ ｜
｜[Other important people] ｜
｜・Mr Trent: Ben's table tennis coach, who helped him improve his play. ｜
｜・Patrick: Ben's brother, who [ 31 ]. ｜
｜・George: Ben's classmate, who wanted to celebrate his victory. ｜
｜ ｜
｜[Influential events in Ben's journey to becoming a better communicator] ｜
｜Began playing table tennis→[ 32 ]→[ 33 ]→[ 34 ]→[ 35 ] ｜
｜ ｜
｜[What Ben realised after the conversation with George] ｜
｜He should have [ 36 ]. ｜
｜ ｜
｜[What we can learn from this story] ｜
｜・[ 37 ] ｜
｜・[ 38 ] ｜
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問１ Choose the best option for [ 30 ].
{1} believed it would help him communicate
{2} hoped to become popular at school
{3} thought he could win games easily
{4} wanted to avoid playing a team sport
問２ Choose the best option for [ 31 ].
{1} asked him what he enjoyed about communication
{2} encouraged him to be more confident
{3} helped him learn the social skills he needed
{4} told him what he should have said to his school friends
問３ Choose [four] out of the five options ({1}～{5}) and rearrange them
in the order they happened. [ 32 ]→[ 33 ]→[ 34 ]→[ 35 ]
{1} Became a table tennis champion
{2} Discussed with his teacher how to play well
{3} Refused a party in his honour
{4} Started to study his opponents
{5} Talked to his brother about table tennis
問４ Choose the best option for [ 36 ].
{1} asked his friend questions to find out more about his motivation
{2} invited Mr Trent and other classmates to the party to show appreciation
{3} tried to understand his friend's point of view to act appropriately
{4} worked hard to be a better team player for successful communication
問５ Choose the best two options for [ 37 ] and [ 38 ]. (The order does not matter.)
{1} Advice from people around us can help us change.
{2} Confidence is important for being a good communicator.
{3} It is important to make our intentions clear to our friends.
{4} The support that teammates provide one another is helpful.
{5} We can apply what we learn from one thing to another.
※一部の図や記号は省略または類似のものに変更、マーク部分の□や下線部は[ ]、
マル１は{1}で表記しています。
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■ 問いの内容と解説
問１ Choose the best option for [ 30 ].
[ 30 ]に最も適する選択肢を選べ。
{1} believed / it would help him communicate
信じた / それは助けると / 彼がコミュニケーションをとるのを
{2} hoped / to become popular / at school
願った / 人気になることを / 学校で
{3} thought / he could win games / easily
思った / 彼が試合に勝てると / 簡単に
{4} wanted / to avoid playing / a team sport
～したかった / プレーするのを避けることを / チームスポーツを
｜[About the author (Ben Carter)] ｜
｜・Played football at middle school. ｜
｜・Started playing table tennis at his new school because he [ 30 ]. ｜
「Benは中学ではサッカーをやっていて、新しい学校では卓球を始めた」という内容
でしたね。その理由が[ 30 ]の問いです。
To be honest, / I chose table tennis / because I thought
/ it would be easier / for me / to play individually.
正直言って / 私は卓球を選んだ / ～と思ったから
/ それはより簡単だろう / 私には / 個々でプレーすることは
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