【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1003≪2021年第１日程第6問≫本文内容

□--■--□--■--□--■--□--------------------------------------------◆ 　　　【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1003 　　　　　　　≪2021年第１日程共通テスト第6問≫　　　2021/3/1配信 ◆----------------------------------------□--■--□--■--□--■--□--■ 目次・・・■　問題　■　全文訳　■　解答・解説　■　語句　■　解答一覧 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 今回は2021年第１日程共通テスト第６問を解説します。 ■　問題 第６問 Ａ　You are working on a class project about safety in sports and found the following article. You are reading it and making a poster to present your findings to your classmates. ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ｜　　　　　　　　　　　[Making Ice Hockey Safer]　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　Ice hokey is a team sport enjoyed by a wide variety of people around ｜ ｜the world. The object of the sport is to move a hard rubber disk called｜ ｜a "puck" into the other ream's net with a hockey stick. Two teams with ｜ ｜six players on each team engage in this fast-paced sport on a hard and ｜ ｜slippery ice rink. Players may reach a speed of 30 kilometers per hour ｜ ｜sending the puck into the air. At this pace, both the players and the　｜ ｜puck can be a cause of serious danger.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　The speed of the sport and the slippery surface of the ice rink make ｜ ｜it easy for players to fall down or dump into each other resulting in a｜ ｜variety of injuries. In an attempt to protect players, equipment such　｜ ｜as helmets, gloves, and pads for the shoulders, elbows, and legs, has　｜ ｜been introduced over the years. Despite these efforts, ice hockey has a｜ ｜high rate of concussions.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　A concussion is an injury to the brain that affects the way it 　　　｜ ｜functions; it is caused by either direct or indirect impact to the 　　｜ ｜head, face, neck, or elsewhere and can sometimes cause temporary loss　｜ ｜of consciousness. In less serious cases, for a short time, players may ｜ ｜be unable to walk straight or see clearly, or they may experience　　　｜ ｜ringing in the ears. Some believe they just have a slight headache and ｜ ｜do not realize they have injured their brains.　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　In addition to not realizing the seriousness of the injury, players　｜ ｜tend to worry about what their coach will think. In the past, coaches　｜ ｜preferred tough players who played in spite of the pain. In other　　　｜ ｜words, while it would seem logical for an injured player to stop 　　　｜ ｜playing after getting hurt, many did not. Recently, however, it has　　｜ ｜been found that concussions can have serious effects that last a 　　　｜ ｜lifetime. People with a history of concussion may have trouble 　　　　｜ ｜concentrating or sleeping. Moreover, they may suffer from psychological｜ ｜problems such as depression and mood changes. In some cases, players 　｜ ｜may develop smell and taste disorders.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ｜ ｜　The National Hockey League (NHL), consisting of teams in Canada and　｜ ｜the United States, has been making stricter rules and guidelines to　　｜ ｜deal with concussions. For example, in 2001, the NHL introduced the　　｜ ｜wearing of visors--pieces of clear plastic attached to the helmet that ｜ ｜protect the face. At first, it was optional and many players chose not ｜ ｜to wear them. Since 2013, however, it has been required. In addition,　｜ ｜in 2004, the NHL began to give more severe penalties, such as　　　　　｜ ｜suspensions and fines, to player who hit another player in the head　　｜ ｜deliberately.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ｜　The NHL also introduced a concussion spotters system in 2015. In this｜ ｜system, NHL officials with access to live streaming and video replay 　｜ ｜watch for visible indications of concussion during each game. At first,｜ ｜two concussion spotters, who had no medical training, monitored the　　｜ ｜game in the arena. The following year, one to four concussion spotters ｜ ｜with medical training were added. They monitored each game from the　　｜ ｜League's head office in New York. If a spotter thinks that a player has｜ ｜suffered a concussion, the player is removed from the game and is taken｜ ｜to a "quiet room" for an examination by a medical doctor. The player is｜ ｜not allowed to return to the game until the doctor gives permission.　 ｜ ｜　The NHL has made much progress in making ice hockey a safer sport. As｜ ｜more is leaned about the causes and effects of concussions, the NHL　　｜ ｜will surely take further measures to ensure player safety. Better　　　｜ ｜safety might lead to an increase in the number of ice hockey players 　｜ ｜and fans.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜ ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――