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| 上記のインタビューの内容に合うように、各問に対する答えとして最も適したものを選択肢1～4の中から選びなさい。 (1) What has Dr. Tannen intended to do in her latest book as a linguist? 1.To focus on such everyday conversations as storytelling. 2. To point out that mothers and daughters are often both right. 3. To analyze conversations and find out why communications fail. 4. To show that Deborah and Dorothy has a stormy relationship. |
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設問のポイントは２つ。「latest book」「最新刊」で、「as linguist」「言語学者として」。 |
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| (2) Which is the best combination to fill the blanks (A) and (B)? (A) (B) 1. acknowledged obliged 2. caring criticized 3. criticizing complained 4. right wrong |
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母と娘の対照的な感じ方を説明している。 |
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| (3) What is Dr. Tannen's main objective in writing her recent book? 1. To encourage some adjustments in conversational styles so that communication may more likely succeed. 2. To discuss different situations where problems often arise between people who are related. 3. To show that linguistics has something to offer for understanding and improving human relationships. 4. To show what can be offensive to one group may not be to another. |
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正解は３。 ５ページの最後に、「私の目的は」と述べられている。「objective」=「purpose」 |
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| (5) Which of the following statements best describes what is said in the
interview? 1. Learning how to write email messages will improve our interpersonal relationships. 2. By understanding how language works, we can improve the patterns that cause trouble in relationships. 3. By understanding how daughters talk to their mothers, we can discovery why communications fail. 4. By understandig how mothers and daughters talk, we can improve our language ability. |
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１の「Eメール」に関することは主題ではなく、３の「娘から母への言葉」とはかぎらないので、これらは消去できる。 |
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| (6) Why are mother-daughter conversations so dangerous? 1. Since they talk a lot about their personal problems, they have many chances to say hurtful things to each other. 2. Since conversation is the glue that holds together their relationships, they try not to worry about small bothersome things. 3. Since they talk more often with each other than sons and fathers, their relationships are not as intimate. 4. Since they want to get each other's approval, they often try to act in a different way than usual. |
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選択肢２と３は、カンマ以降の文の後半が間違っている。４．についても、カンマ以降の後半部が違っており、 |
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| (7) Which of the following sentences best describes the underlined phrase it was open warfare? 1. Dr. Tannen and her mother used to ignore each other. 2. Dr. Tannen and her mother used to get angry with Deborah's father. 3. Dr. Tannen and her mother used to quarrel fiercely. 4. Dr. Tannen and her mother often used to discuss their ideas about marriage. |
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１．の「ignore」という記述はない。２．父親について、触れている箇所はない。４．結婚問題が基本にあったと書かれているが、それにかぎるとは読みとれない。「若い頃からの戦争状態」には青春時代も含まれるとある。結婚問題が特にクローズアップされたのは、離婚した後、というニュアンスである。 したがって、正解は３。 |
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| (8) Why did Dr. Tannen's relationship with her mother get better? 1. As her mother became very old, she often bought her gifts and wrote letters. 2. As she became older, she felt under pressure to marry her second husband. 3. As her mother became very old, she took her mother's advice and began going to Club Med. 4. As she became older, she began to realize that she loved her mother. |
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タネン博士と母親の関係が改善した原因は。①博士が４０歳で再婚を果たしたこと ②母親が歳をとったこと にある。したがって、選択肢２と３は違う。１．は、むしろ関係が改善した結果、こういった行為ができるようになった、と読める。「母が歳をとるにつれ、母と娘というものが恋人同士であるということに気づいた」と一般的に書かれている箇所が、４にあたる。 したがって、正解は４。 |
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