英検対策講座【2級】大問2: 長文の語句空所補充問題

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大問2　長文の語句空所補充問題

 

「大問2　長文の語句空所補充問題」について学習します。

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Questions ～問題～

 

次の英文を読み、その文意にそって(1)から(3)までの（　　）に入れるのに最も適切なものを1、2、3、4の中から一つ選びなさい。

[英検 2021年度 第1回検定問題より]

 

 

Self-Sufficient Communities

 

　Recently, many people have been trying to change their lives in order to (　1　). One way they do this is by choosing products that create less pollution, such as vegetables that have been grown without using chemicals. Also, by buying from local producers, they reduce the amount of fossil fuel needed to transport products. Some people even join “self-sufficient communities.” In these communities, people work together to produce everything they need to live-food, clothes, furniture, fuel, and medicines.

　In the 1970s, an Englishman named John Seymour promoted the idea of self-sufficiency. He had spent much of his life (　2　). For example, he went to South Africa and managed a sheep farm. While he was there, he spent time with local people who taught him how to find food in the wild. He also made a journey from Europe to India, observing how different agricultural communities lived. These experiences gave Seymour the idea of trying to get away from cities, offices, and factories.

　Seymour published a book in 1976 which explained how to do things like growing crops and keeping bees. At the time, the book inspired thousands of people to join self-sufficient communities. However, most of these people found the lifestyle challenging, and they had given up by the early 1980s. Now, though, the idea is attracting interest again. Many young people are turning away from city life and becoming farmers. This time, many of them have decided not to be completely self-sufficient. (　3　), they are using modern technology to earn enough money to buy things that are difficult to produce themselves.

 

 

（1）

 

1. spend more time away from work
2. bring home more money
3. be kinder to the environment
4. become stronger and healthier

 

 

（2）

 

1. traveling and learning about farming
2. living and working on big ships
3. studying to become a great chef
4. writing about interesting cultures

 

 

（3）

 

1. At last
2. Meanwhile
3. Like before
4. Rather

 

 

学習アドバイス

 

対策として、まずヒントとなる接続表現（文と文、段落と段落をつなぎ、前後関係を示す言葉）を覚えましょう。順序(First of all)、対比 (on the other hand)、具体化 (for example)、理由 (because)、結果 (as a result)、列挙 (in addition)、順接 (therefore)、逆接 (however)、言い換え (in other words) など、英文の流れを明確にするヒントとなる表現を覚えておくと、効率的よく、しかも正確に解くことができます。

 

また、長文の語句空所補充問題はたいてい空所の前後にヒントがありますが、2級レベルになると、直前直後の文ではなく空所のある段落全体、もしくは英文全体にヒントがあることもあります。空所の前後だけではなく、問題文のはじめから正確に内容を捉えながら読んだ方が正解につながります。一度解いた過去問題集の英文を、内容を理解できるペースで読み切る練習をしましょう。声を出して何度も読むことをお勧めします。

 

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