著作権の切れた童話「ドリトル先生航海記」から、シンプルで、大学入試にもTOEICにも英検にも有効な練習問題を作成しています。楽しみながら英語力を伸ばしていただければ幸いです。コロンで区切られているのが四語選択問題、スラッシュで区切られているのが四語整序問題になっています。
わからない単語が四語選択問題の中にあれば辞書で調べて、どの単語が文脈に合うか考えるだけでも英語力がつきます。英英辞典を使えれば効果倍増です。
ネイティブの発想でわかりやすく書かれた英英辞典は英語の万能細胞と言っても過言ではなく、英英辞典を「使わず」にTOEIC900点、英検１級レベルに到達することはあっても、英英辞典を「使えず」に到達することはまずないと思われます。
英英辞典が使えるかどうかは
英英実力判定テストでお調べください。点数が思わしくなければ
english x englishをお試しください。英英辞典を使うのが楽になり、徐々に英語を英語のまま和訳せずに理解できるようになります。
※(68)の解答①(astonishment)②(falling on their knees)③(bare) ④(of fried fish passed)⑤(got them to bring)⑥(vast ring of Indians)⑦(trying to get warm)⑧(handling)⑨(taken into their houses)⑩(had brought with him)⑪(secretly)⑫(patiently)⑬(determined)⑭(explore)⑮(found that not only)⑯(gathering together for flight)⑰(terrible)⑱(looking out to sea)⑲(current)⑳(perish)
(69)
"Well," said the porpoises, "then the thing to do is to get it back into a warmer ①*(taste : charge : period : climate), isn't it?"
"Yes, but how?" said the Doctor. "We can't ROW it back."
"No," said they, "but whales could push it—if you only ②(of / got / them / enough)."
"What a ③*(decent : splendid : steady : grateful) idea!—Whales, the very thing!" said the Doctor. "Do you think you could get me some?"
"Why, certainly," said the porpoises, "we passed one herd of them out there, sporting about among the icebergs. We'll ask ④(come / them / over / to). And if they aren't enough, we'll try and hunt up some more. Better have plenty."
"Thank you," said the Doctor. "You are very kind—By the way, do you happen to know ⑤(this / came / how / island) to be a floating island? At least half of it, I notice, is made of stone. It is very ⑥*(sufficient : odd : casual : regular) that it floats at all, isn't it?"
"It is unusual," they said. "But the ⑦*(explanation : solution : sentence : obstacle) is quite simple. It used to be a mountainous part of South America—an overhanging part—sort of an awkward corner, you might say. Way back in the glacial days, thousands of years ago, it broke off from the mainland; and by some ⑧*(bare : curious : mutual : domestic) accident the inside of it, which is hollow, got ⑨(as / filled / air / with) it fell into the ocean. You can only see less than half of the island: the bigger half is under water. And in the middle of it, underneath, is a huge rock air-chamber, running right up inside the mountains. And that's ⑩(floating / it / keeps / what)."
"What a pecurious phenometer!" said Bumpo.
"It is indeed," said the Doctor. "I must make a note of that." And out came the everlasting note-book.
The porpoises went bounding off towards the icebergs. And not long after, we saw the sea heaving and frothing as a big herd of whales came towards ⑪(speed / full / us / at).
They certainly were enormous creatures; and there must have been a good two hundred of them.
"Here they are," said the porpoises, poking ⑫(out / their / of / heads) the water.
"Good!" said the Doctor. "Now just explain to them, will you please? that this is a very ⑬*(domestic : serious : broad : patient) matter for all the living creatures in this land. And ask them if they will be so good as to go down to the far end of the island, put ⑭(against / their / it / noses ) and push it back near the coast of Southern Brazil."
The porpoises evidently succeeded in ⑮*(doubting : persuading : bothering : adopting) the whales to do as the Doctor asked; for presently we saw them thrashing through the seas, going off towards the south end of the island.
Then we lay down upon the beach and waited.
After about an hour the Doctor got up and threw a stick into the water. For a while this floated motionless. But soon we ⑯(it / saw / to / begin )move gently down the coast.
"Ah!" said the Doctor, "see that?—The island is going North at last. Thank goodness!"
Faster and faster we left the stick behind; and smaller and dimmer grew the icebergs on the skyline.
The Doctor took out his watch, threw more sticks into the water and made a rapid ⑰(cause : profit : calculation : view).
"Humph!—Fourteen and a half knots an hour," he murmured—"A very nice speed. It should ⑱(make : take : let : get) us about five days to get back near Brazil. Well, that's that—Quite a load off my mind. I declare I feel warmer already. Let's go and get something to eat."
THE FIFTH CHAPTER. WAR!
ON our way back to the village the Doctor began ⑲(history / with / discussing / natural) Long Arrow. But their most interesting talk, mainly about plants, had hardly begun when an Indian runner came dashing up to us with a message.
Long Arrow listened gravely to the breathless, babbled words, then turned to the Doctor and said in eagle tongue,
"Great White Man, an evil thing has befallen the Popsipetels. Our neighbors to the southward, the thievish Bag-jagderags, who for so long have cast envious eyes on our stores of ripe corn, have gone upon the war-path; and even now are ⑳*(consuming : repairing : attracting : advancing) to attack us."
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わからない単語が四語選択問題の中にあれば辞書で調べて、どの単語が文脈に合うか考えるだけでも英語力がつきます。英英辞典を使えれば効果倍増です。
ネイティブの発想でわかりやすく書かれた英英辞典は英語の万能細胞と言っても過言ではなく、英英辞典を「使わず」にTOEIC900点、英検１級レベルに到達することはあっても、英英辞典を「使えず」に到達することはまずないと思われます。
英英辞典が使えるかどうかは
英英実力判定テストでお調べください。点数が思わしくなければ
english x englishをお試しください。英英辞典を使うのが楽になり、徐々に英語を英語のまま和訳せずに理解できるようになります。
※(68)の解答①(astonishment)②(falling on their knees)③(bare) ④(of fried fish passed)⑤(got them to bring)⑥(vast ring of Indians)⑦(trying to get warm)⑧(handling)⑨(taken into their houses)⑩(had brought with him)⑪(secretly)⑫(patiently)⑬(determined)⑭(explore)⑮(found that not only)⑯(gathering together for flight)⑰(terrible)⑱(looking out to sea)⑲(current)⑳(perish)
(69)
"Well," said the porpoises, "then the thing to do is to get it back into a warmer ①*(taste : charge : period : climate), isn't it?"
"Yes, but how?" said the Doctor. "We can't ROW it back."
"No," said they, "but whales could push it—if you only ②(of / got / them / enough)."
"What a ③*(decent : splendid : steady : grateful) idea!—Whales, the very thing!" said the Doctor. "Do you think you could get me some?"
"Why, certainly," said the porpoises, "we passed one herd of them out there, sporting about among the icebergs. We'll ask ④(come / them / over / to). And if they aren't enough, we'll try and hunt up some more. Better have plenty."
"Thank you," said the Doctor. "You are very kind—By the way, do you happen to know ⑤(this / came / how / island) to be a floating island? At least half of it, I notice, is made of stone. It is very ⑥*(sufficient : odd : casual : regular) that it floats at all, isn't it?"
"It is unusual," they said. "But the ⑦*(explanation : solution : sentence : obstacle) is quite simple. It used to be a mountainous part of South America—an overhanging part—sort of an awkward corner, you might say. Way back in the glacial days, thousands of years ago, it broke off from the mainland; and by some ⑧*(bare : curious : mutual : domestic) accident the inside of it, which is hollow, got ⑨(as / filled / air / with) it fell into the ocean. You can only see less than half of the island: the bigger half is under water. And in the middle of it, underneath, is a huge rock air-chamber, running right up inside the mountains. And that's ⑩(floating / it / keeps / what)."
"What a pecurious phenometer!" said Bumpo.
"It is indeed," said the Doctor. "I must make a note of that." And out came the everlasting note-book.
The porpoises went bounding off towards the icebergs. And not long after, we saw the sea heaving and frothing as a big herd of whales came towards ⑪(speed / full / us / at).
They certainly were enormous creatures; and there must have been a good two hundred of them.
"Here they are," said the porpoises, poking ⑫(out / their / of / heads) the water.
"Good!" said the Doctor. "Now just explain to them, will you please? that this is a very ⑬*(domestic : serious : broad : patient) matter for all the living creatures in this land. And ask them if they will be so good as to go down to the far end of the island, put ⑭(against / their / it / noses ) and push it back near the coast of Southern Brazil."
The porpoises evidently succeeded in ⑮*(doubting : persuading : bothering : adopting) the whales to do as the Doctor asked; for presently we saw them thrashing through the seas, going off towards the south end of the island.
Then we lay down upon the beach and waited.
After about an hour the Doctor got up and threw a stick into the water. For a while this floated motionless. But soon we ⑯(it / saw / to / begin )move gently down the coast.
"Ah!" said the Doctor, "see that?—The island is going North at last. Thank goodness!"
Faster and faster we left the stick behind; and smaller and dimmer grew the icebergs on the skyline.
The Doctor took out his watch, threw more sticks into the water and made a rapid ⑰(cause : profit : calculation : view).
"Humph!—Fourteen and a half knots an hour," he murmured—"A very nice speed. It should ⑱(make : take : let : get) us about five days to get back near Brazil. Well, that's that—Quite a load off my mind. I declare I feel warmer already. Let's go and get something to eat."
THE FIFTH CHAPTER. WAR!
ON our way back to the village the Doctor began ⑲(history / with / discussing / natural) Long Arrow. But their most interesting talk, mainly about plants, had hardly begun when an Indian runner came dashing up to us with a message.
Long Arrow listened gravely to the breathless, babbled words, then turned to the Doctor and said in eagle tongue,
"Great White Man, an evil thing has befallen the Popsipetels. Our neighbors to the southward, the thievish Bag-jagderags, who for so long have cast envious eyes on our stores of ripe corn, have gone upon the war-path; and even now are ⑳*(consuming : repairing : attracting : advancing) to attack us."
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