第1回：【国公立大二次・私大対策】ロジカルシンキングで英語長文を突破しよう！

The drivers of the two cars disagreed about how the accident occurred, so the police officer questioned some (　　　) at the scene to find out what really happened.

1　pioneers
2　innovators
3　bystanders
4　successors

Raw vegetables are more difficult to (　　　) than cooked ones. It is much easier for the body to process cooked foods.

1　digest
2　inspire
3　thrust
4　smash

Lena was (　　　) thinner when she returned from her year abroad. In fact, many of her friends said they did not recognize her at first.

1　briefly
2　doubtfully
3　cautiously
4　notably

The official was jailed for (　　　). He had accepted money from manufacturing companies in exchange for covering up their illegal dumping of chemical waste.

1　misery
2　bribery
3　artistry
4　irony

Roy hated the idea of selling his guitar. However, he needed the money, so he eventually overcame his (　　　) and put an advertisement in the newspaper.

1　projection
2　petition
3　reluctance
4　abundance

Airplanes and Germs

　The threat of germ exposure is a common concern among airline passengers. Recent research by microbiologist Kiril Vaglenov of Auburn University suggests that (　26　). In the study, two disease-causing bacteria―a type of E. Coli and a type of Staphylococcus aureus known as MRSA―were put onto various surfaces found in airplanes, including an armrest and a seat-back pocket. Vaglenov then measured how long the bacteria would survive under environmental conditions typically found on airplanes. Both survived for extended periods: MRSA for up to one week, and E. Coli for up to four days. The results suggest that, given the growth of air travel, infectious diseases could spread more widely. (　27　), Vaglenov argues, airlines should look for more effective cleaning strategies and materials.

　In a separate study, Ashok Srinivasan, a computer science professor at Florida State University, investigated the spread of germs among airline passengers during boarding. The present boarding system usually involves grouping passengers into three or more zones based on seat location. This greatly increases the amount of time passengers spend in extremely close contact while waiting to board and get into their seats, increasing the likelihood of germs spreading. Through computer modeling, Srinivasan found it would be preferable to operate a two-zone system, with the plane divided in half lengthwise. Passengers in each zone would be allowed to board at random. Srinivasan says this would result in people being "less likely to spend extended periods of time close to each other." That would mean that, although the proposed system would be more time-consuming overall, (　28　).

(26)
1　germs die quickly on most surfaces
2　passengers are right to be worried
3　airplane environments weaken certain germs
4　passengers are largely to blame

(27)
1　Despite this
2　Alternatively
3　Otherwise
4　Consequently

(28)
1　it would create a safer environment
2　arguments between passengers would decrease
3　it would allow more time for cleaning
4　passengers would be grouped into more zones