【高校英語】過去問攻略！大学入試センター試験 vol.950≪2020年第3問A≫

□--■--□--■--□--■--□--------------------------------------------◆ 　　【高校英語】過去問攻略！大学入試センター試験 vol.950 　　　　　≪2020年第3問A≫　　月・水・土発行　　2020/10/28配信 ◆----------------------------------------□--■--□--■--□--■--□--■ 目次・・・■　問題　■　全文訳　■　解答・解説　■　語句　■　解答一覧 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ このメルマガでは、大学入試センター試験の問題を詳細に解説します。 今回取り上げる問題は、2020年英語第３問Ａです。 ■　問題 第３問 Ａ　次の問い(問１～３)のパラグラフ(段落)には、まとまりをよくするために [取り除いた方がよい文]が一つある。取り除く文として最も適当なものを、 それぞれ下線部{1}～{4}のうちから一つずつ選べ。 問１[ 27 ] In the early history of the NBA, the biggest professional basketball league in North America, the games were often low scoring and, as a result, not always exciting. {1}[A prime example was a game between the Lakers and the Pistons in 1950]. The result of the game was a 19-18 win for the Pistons. These games frustrated fans of the day, and this became a major motivation to introduce a new rule to increase scoring: a 24-second limit for each shot. {2}[The pressure of the time limit caused players to miss their shots more often]. {3}[After much discussion, the rule was first used in an official game on October 30, 1954]. {4}[Ever since, individual teams have often scored over 100 in a game]. This simple change made the game more exciting and saved the league. 問２[ 28 ] You might have been told, "Sit up straight or you'll get a backache." But is it true? People have long assumed that posture has played some role in back pain. Surprisingly, the evidence from research linking posture and backache may be weak. {1}[Our back is naturally curved-from the side it is S-shaped.] {2}[Individuals have their own unique bone sizes that determine their body shapes.] {3}[It has been thought that good posture meant straightening out some of the curves.] {4} [According to a study examining doctors' opinions, it was found that there was no single agreed-upon standard of proper posture.] One researcher even says that often changing your posture, especially when sitting, is more important for preventing back pain. The main source of back pain may be stress and lack of sleep, not the way someone is sitting. 問３[ 29 ] One of the most important features in the development of civilization was the preservation of food. Preserving pork legs as ham is one such example. Today, many countries in the world produce ham, but when and where did it begin? {1}[Many credit the Chinese with being the first people to record salting raw pork, while others have cited the Gauls, ancient people who lived in western parts of Europe.] {2}[Another common seasoning is pepper, which works just as well in the preservation of food.] {3}[It seems almost certain that it was a well-established practice by the Roman period.] {4}[A famous politician in ancient Rome wrote extensively about the "salting of hams" as early as 160 B.C.] Regardless of the origin, preserved foods like ham helped human culture to evolve and deeply rooted in history. ※マーク部分の□や下線部は[ ]で、マル１は{1}で表記しています。