最後に、傾向と対策・高校入試のしくみなどへのLINKがあります。
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次の1,2,3の問いに答えなさい。
1 次の英文中の（1）から（6）に入る語句として，最も適切なものはどれか。
Today，I’ll talk about a person（1）I respect．It is my brother，Kazuo．He is a speech writer．His job is to write speeches for others．He also（2）how to make speeches better．
When he was a high school student，he heard a wonderful speech made by a girl in his English class．（3）he wasn’t good at speaking in front of people，he wanted to make a great speech like her someday．One day，his teacher told him about a speech writer．Then he got interested in writing speeches and it became his dream．He tried hard to（4）this goal．
Now，he is working（5）a speech writer．I’m（6）he will be successful in the future．
（1） ア it イ that ウ what エ which
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（2） ア teach イ teaches ウ teaching エ to teach
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（3） ア And イ But ウ So エ Though
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（4） ア arrive イ choose ウ move エ reach
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（5） ア as イ during ウ of エ to
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（6） ア careful イ free ウ sure エ tired
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2 次の（1），（2），（3）の（ ）内の語句を二人の会話が成り立つように並べかえて，左から順にその記号を書きなさい。
（1）A：Mom，I（ア drink イ like ウ to エ would）something．
B：How about orange juice？
（2）A：Do you know（ア next イ standing ウ the man エ to）the big tree？
B：Yes．He’s our new English teacher，Mr．Smith．
（3）A：I called you at seven o’clock last night，but you didn’t answer．
B：Oh，I’m sorry．I（ア a bath イ you ウ taking エ when オ was）called me．
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3 昨年あなたの家にホームステイしていたイヴ（Eve）から，メールが届きました。そのメールを読んで，＜あなたからのメール＞内の【 】に英語を書いて返事を完成させなさい。ただし，次の〔条件〕に従って書くこと。
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（1）書き出しは I will tell you about を用いることとし，あなたが選んだ学校行事（school event）を続けて書きなさい。なお、学校行事は〔語群〕から選んで書いてもよい。
（2）まとまりのある5文程度の英語で書くこと。なお，書き出しの文は1文と数える。
（3）自分の体験（見たり聞いたりしたことを含む）を踏まえて書くこと。
＜イヴからのメール＞
Hi！How have you been？
I need your help．I will give a presentation about interesting school events in Japan．Will you tell me about one of those events？
I want to know these two things：
－What do you do in the event？
－What can you learn through the event？
I’m looking forward to reading your email．
Eve
＜あなたからのメール＞
Hi Eve，
Thank you for your email．
I will tell you about【 】
Good luck on your presentation！
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運動会／体育祭＝sports day
修学旅行＝school trip
文化祭＝school festival
合唱コンクール＝chorus contest
スキー教室＝ski trip
マラソン大会＝marathon race
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プロギング（plogging）について書かれた次の英文を読んで，1から4までの問いに答えなさい。なお、本文中の【1】から【4】は段落番号を表す。
【1】Have you ever heard of plogging？Plogging is a new［ ］which was started by a *Swedish athlete in 2016．The word”plog”comes from the Swedish word”plocka upp”and the English word” *jog．”The word”plocka upp”means to pick up，so when you “plog，”you pick up trash while you are jogging．
【2】You can plog alone or in groups．Let’s look at an example of plogging in groups．Before you start plogging，you introduce yourself to other people．Then you go jogging and pick up trash．When you see people who are picking up trash，you *praise each other and say，”That’s nice．”or”Thank you．”If you share a trash bag with other people，it will be easier to communicate with each other while you are plogging．
【3】There are some positive points to plogging．Plogging is effective for your health．While you are plogging，you stop，*bend down，pick up trash，and run again．So，you use more *calories than just jogging．Also，you will feel happy after plogging because you can feel that you are actually helping the community．We can say that plogging is effective for your body and *mind．
【4】In fact，it is easy for everyone to start plogging．You can do it in your own way．The only necessary things are trash bags and gloves．For these reasons，plogging has become popular in over 100 countries．In 2021，the first *world championship of plogging was *held in Italy．Since then，more people have started plogging．Do you want to try plogging？
〔注〕＊Swedish＝スウェーデンの ＊jog＝ジョギングする ＊praise～＝～をほめる
＊bend down＝かがむ ＊calory＝カロリー ＊mind＝心
＊world championship＝世界大会 ＊hold～＝～を開催する
1 本文中の［ ］に入る語として，最も適切なものはどれか。
ア activity イ company ウ education エ problem
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2 次の【 】は、本文中の赤字部分の根拠をまとめたものである。（1）に15字以内，（2）に20字以内の適切な日本語を書きなさい。ただし，句読点も字数に加えるものとする。
－ジョギングに比べ、【 （1） 】。
－【 （2） 】ことができるので，幸福感を得られる。
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3 本文の内容に合うように，次の質問に対する答えを英語で書きなさい。
質問：What do you need to bring for plogging？
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4 次の表のように本文の各段落に見出しをつけたとき、表中の段落【1】、【2】、【4】の（ ）に入るものとして，それぞれ最も適切なものはどれか。
【1】（ ）
【2】（ ）
【3】Why is plogging good for people?
【4】（ ）
ア How to plog with others
イ How to join the world championship
ウ What is plogging？
エ What makes plogging popular？
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主人公である隼人（Hayato）と，友人の悠也（Yuya），隼人の祖父についての次の英文を読んで、1から5までの問いに答えなさい。
I *sighed in the living room at home．Yuya is my best friend，but we had a *quarrel about a small thing at school．I was busy on that day because I had many things to do such as soccer practice and a lot of homework．So，when he was late for the club meeting，I said to him in a loud voice，”What are you doing！？”He said，”I’m sorry，”but I didn’t *accept his words．I remembered that and sighed again．
“Do you have any plans tomorrow？”My grandfather asked me．I didn’t *notice he was in the living room．”Why don’t we go fishing？”” *Grandpa，I’m busy．I have a lot of things to do．”Then Grandpa said，”If you are always busy，you can’t realize what is important in life．”I wasn’t interested in fishing，but I didn’t want to make him sad．So，I answered，”OK，I will．”
The next day，Grandpa took me to a lake in the forest．”Grandpa，let’s start soon！”We started fishing，but soon I became（ A ）．”I can’t catch a fish！Let’s go home，Grandpa．””Hayato，catching fish isn’t the only goal of fishing．Forget about your busy days and 【 】．”After he told me so，I realized many things around me．The weather was perfect on that day．The sun was bright and the temperature was comfortable．I felt a soft breeze on my neck．
Suddenly，my *fishing rod started to shake．”Here it is，Grandpa！Help me！”The fish we caught was very big and beautiful．When we *released it，it began to swim *slowly back into the lake．”Wow，amazing…I wish Yuya were here，but…”Then I asked myself why we had the quarrel．I didn’t even listen to him．I didn’t need to be so（ B ）just because he was a little late．I started to feel sorry for Yuya．”Grandpa，now I understand the words you said yesterday．I was too busy and didn’t have time to think about the important things in my life．”Grandpa said nothing．He was just holding his fishing rod and looking at the water．The area was quiet．I heard the soft sounds of birds and trees．”I want to share the pleasure of today’s experience with my friend．Grandpa，can you take us here again？””Of course．”Grandpa smiled．
On that day，I had a relaxing time and I also learned something important in my life．Now I can’t wait for the next fishing trip with my best friend．
〔注〕＊sigh＝ため息をつく＊quarrel＝口げんか
＊notice～＝～に気付く＊Grandpa＝おじいさん
＊accept～＝～を受け入れる＊release～＝～を逃がす
＊slowly＝ゆっくりとfishing rod＝釣り竿
1 次の質問に答えるとき，本文の内容に合うように，答えの下線部に入る適切な英語を8語程度で書きなさい。
質問：Why did Hayato agree with his grandfather’s idea of going fishing？
答え：He agreed with the idea because ______.
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2 本文中の（ A ），（ B ）に入る語の組み合わせとして，最も適切なものはどれか。
ア A：happy－B：excited
イ A：excited－B：bored
ウ A：bored－B：angry
エ A：angry－B：happy
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3 本文中の【 】に入るものとして，最も適切なものはどれか。
ア enjoy this relaxing time
イ try to finish your homework
ウ get ready to say sorry to Yuya
エ think about your club meeting
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4 次の【 】内の英文は、本文中の下線部のように隼人が言ったときの彼の思いを表したものである。【 】に入る適切な英語を，本文から6語で抜き出して書きなさい。
If Yuya were here，I could 【 】 with him．
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5 本文を通して，筆者が最も伝えたいことはどれか。
ア When you are late，you should say sorry because you may make someone angry．
イ When you are busy，you should take time and think about what is important to you．
ウ When you go to a lake，you should look around to realize many things in nature．
エ When you have a lot of things to do，you should find someone who can help you．
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次の英文は，ALTのブラウン先生（Mr．Brown）と，高校生の裕美（Hiromi）の対話の一部である。また、図1，2，3は裕美が作成していた発表用スライド（slide）であり，図4はブラウン先生が裕美に見せたグラフである。これらに関して，1から7までの問いに答えなさい。
Mr．Brown：Hi，Hiromi！Do you have any plans this weekend？
Hiromi：Well，my presentation is coming up next Monday，so I’ll make the slides．How about you？
Mr．Brown：I will go on a trip with my friend from America．He’s staying in Japan to enjoy nature．
Hiromi：Sounds wonderful．Do many foreign people come to Japan to enjoy the nature？
Mr．Brown：I think so．I found ①an interesting report…，here it is．It shows the things foreign people want to do in Japan．”Enjoying Nature”came second．I was surprised that”eating Japanese Food”was the most popular and”Visiting Amusement Parks”was 4th．
Hiromi：I see．I hope you will enjoy the trip with your friend．【 】？
Mr．Brown：We’ll visit a *waterfall in Nikko．*Katsushika Hokusai painted the waterfall in one of his famous *ukiyo-e paintings．My friend is a big fan of ukiyo-e paintings．
Hiromi：Really？My favorite *architect，*Frank Lloyd Wright，loved ukiyo-e paintings too．Have you ever seen a house called”*Fallingwater”in America？
Mr．Brown：Fallingwater？No，I haven’t．Please tell me more about it．
Hiromi：Of course．Look at this slide about Fallingwater．It is called”Rakusuiso”in Japanese．
Mr．Brown：Wow， ② a waterfall．Now I understand why people call it Fallingwater．
Hiromi：Wright finished designing it in 1936，and it became his most famous work in America．He was also a collector of ukiyo-e paintings，and there are some Hokusai’s ukiyo-e paintings in Fallingwater．
Mr．Brown：That shows how much（A）．
Hiromi：Yes，and he was an important architect for Tochigi because he made *Oya stone popular．Please see this slide of a famous *hotel in Tokyo．When Wright designed the hotel in 1916，he was thinking about which stone was good for building the hotel．Finally， ③ Oya stone from Tochigi！
Mr．Brown：The people of Tochigi should be（B）that．Did Wright visit Tochigi？
Hiromi：Yes，he did．When he traveled in Japan for the first time in 1905，Wright visited shrines and temples in Nikko．Please look at the next slide．The left is *Unity Temple in America，and the right is *Taiyuin in Nikko．After his trip to Nikko，he designed Unity Temple in the same year．I think their designs are similar．
Mr．Brown：Yes，both Unity Temple and Taiyuin have two buildings，and a＊hallway puts the buildings together．
Hiromi：That’s right！I want to talk about that on the presentation．
Mr．Brown：Great！I hope your presentation will go well．
〔注〕＊waterfall＝滝＊Katsushika Hokusai＝葛飾北斎＊ukiyo-e painting＝浮世絵
＊architect＝建築家＊Frank Lloyd Wright＝フランク・ロイド・ライトFallingWater＝落水荘
＊Oya stone＝大谷石＊hotel＝ホテル
＊Unity Temple＝ユニティ・テンプル＊Taiyuin＝大猷院＊hallway＝通路
1 下線部①について，図4の①と④に入るものとして，それぞれ最も適切なものはどれか。
図4（国土交通省観光庁「訪日外国人の消費動向2023年年次報告書」により作成）
ア Enjoying Nature
イ Shopping
ウ Visiting Amusement Parks
エ Eating Japanese Food
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4 本文中の（A）に入る英語として，最も適切なものはどれか。
ア Wright paid for the house
イ Wright was good at painting
ウ Wright was interested in Japanese art
エ Wright’s works are loved by Americans
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5 本文中の（B）に入る英語として，最も適切なものはどれか。
ア afraid of イ kind to ウ proud of エ sorry about
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7 二人の対話で述べられている，フランク・ロイド・ライトに関する出来事について，次のア、イ，ウ，エを，古い順に並べなさい。
ア 日光旅行
イ 落水荘の設計
ウ 東京のホテルの設計
エ ユニティ・テンプルの設計
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