センター英語の四か所整序問題(1)

　助詞のない言語である英語を習得するにあたって語順は決定的に重要で、整序問題ができない段階から和文英訳や発信型英語に取り組んでも独創的な間違いを量産するだけです。現在、センター試験では六か所整序問題が毎回三問出題されます。最初から本番さながらの六か所整序問題に取り組むよりも、まず五か所整序問題さらには四か所整序問題をたくさんこなした方が英語の語順を効率的に学べます。
　以下に、１９９０年から１９９２年のセンター試験で出題された五か所整序問題から作成した四か所整序問題を紹介します。

(1)Soon, more Japanese people will have a five-day workweek.
The increase in leisure time (with more opportunities / them / to enjoy / will provide) outdoor activities.(1990)

(2)Recent rise in the price of land have meant that many people can no longer (to buy / afford / of / houses) their own.(1990)

(3)Some people are apt to consider their own way of life as being the normal one
and to (differ from it / life-styles / look down on / that).(1990)

(4)You want to make a telephone call from your friend's house.
You say : “Do you (if I / mind / your telephone / use)?”(1990)

(5)You want to ask your sister her opinion of a new shop around the corner.
You say:"What do you (has just opened / the new shop / think of / which) around the corner?"(1990)

(6)Despite years of study, many Japanese students find (it difficult / themselves / to make / understood) in English.(1991)

(7)We had a flat tire on the way here, but a truck driver (be passing us / change / helped / who just happened to) it.(1991)

(8)I don't think my father is willing to lend us the car, but I'll see (I can / if / into it / talk him ).(1991)

(9)When we meet someone for the first time, we usually form (an opinion as to / is / that person / what) like. (1991)

(10)“Mr Smith's talking on another phone.
Please (and I'll / as soon as he's free / hold on a minute / put you through).”(1992)

(11)I went to the new shop to buy a sweater, but they had (I was / so many / that / to choose from) completely at a loss.(1992)

(12)In Japan people often perform activities in groups,
and (Japanese people travel / more clearly than / nothing shows this / the way in which).(1992)


和訳と解答
(1)The increase in leisure time (will provide them with more opportunities to enjoy) outdoor activities.まもなく､より多くの日本人が週休2日制になるだろう｡余暇の増加で野外活動を楽しむ機会がもっと増えるだろう。

(2)Recent rise in the price of land have meant that many people can no longer (afford to buy houses of )their own.最近の土地価格の上昇は多くの人々がもはや自分の家を買うことができなくなったことを意味した。

(3)Some people are apt to consider their own way of life as being the normal one and to (look down on life-styles that differ from it).一部の人々は自身の生活様式を普通の生活様式とみなしがちで、それと異なるライフスタイルを見下しがちである。

(4)You want to make a telephone call from your friend's house. You say : “Do you (mind if I use your telephone)?” あなたは友人の家で電話をかけたい。あなたは言う。「電話を使ってよろしいでしょうか」

(5)You want to ask your sister her opinion of a new shop around the corner.You say:"What do you (think of the new shop which has just opened) around the corner?"あなたは、姉(妹)に角を曲がった所の新しい店について彼女の意見を聞きたい。
あなたは「角を曲がった所に開店したばかりの新しい店をどう思う？」と言う。

(6)Despite years of study, many Japanese students find (it difficult to make themselves understood) in English. 長年勉強しているにもかかわらず、多くの日本人学生は英語で自分を理解してもらうのが難しいと感じる。

(7)We had a flat tire on the way here, but a truck driver (who just happened to be passing us helped change) it. ここに来る途中でタイヤがパンクしたが、たまたま通りかかったトラックの運転手がタイヤを交換するのを手伝ってくれた。

(8)I don't think my father is willing to lend us the car, but I'll see (if I can talk him into it). 父はわれわれにクルマを貸したがらないと思うが、説得できるかどうかやってみよう。

(9)When we meet someone for the first time, we usually form (an opinion as to what that person is) like. われわれは誰かに初めて会うとき、通常その人がどのような人かについての意見を持つ。

(10)“Mr Smith's talking on another phone. Please (hold on a minute and I'll put you through as soon as he's free).” スミス氏はただいま別の電話に出ています。少々お待ちいただければ、終わり次第おつなぎします。

(11)I went to the new shop to buy a sweater, but they had (so many to choose from that I was) completely at a loss. 私は新しく開店した店にセーターを買いに行ったのだが、あまりにも選択する余地があって、全く途方に暮れてしまった。

(12)In Japan people often perform activities in groups, and (nothing shows this more clearly than the way in which Japanese people travel). 日本人はしばしば団体で活動することが多く、日本人の旅行の仕方ほどこれをはっきり示すものはない。