【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1060≪2014年第3問C≫

□--■--□--■--□--■--□--------------------------------------------◆ 　　【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1060 　　　　　≪2014年第3問C≫　　月・水・土発行　　2021/7/12 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、2014年英語第３問Ｃです。 ■　問題 第３問　次の問い(Ａ～Ｃ)に答えよ。 Ｃ　次の会話は、アメリカのある高校でカリキュラムを見直すにあたり、教師達が 外国語教育について議論している場面の一部である。[ 32 ]～[ 34 ]に入れるのに 最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の{1}～{4}のうちから一つずつ選べ。 Ted: For the past 20 years our school has been offering French and Spanish. However, times have changed and perhaps we should reevaluate the needs of our students. I've heard some suggest that native English speakers don't need to study a foreign language because English has become a global language. I'd like to get your views on this. Jennifer: Well, with the globalization of many businesses, knowing a foreign language has become increasingly useful in the workplace. In business situations, when you're negotiating with people from other countries, it's obviously a disadvantage if they know your language but you don't know theirs. Also, by studying a foreign language, students can learn about various customs and cultural values of people from different parts of the world. This can smooth business relationships. Ted: So, Jennifer, I guess you're saying that [ 32 ]. {1} English is the most common language in the business world {2} it's a disadvantage to use a foreign language in business {3} knowing a foreign language can have a practical, career-related benefit {4} studying business skills contributes to foreign language learning David: I agree with Jennifer, and I suggest that we offer Chinese classes. China is a fast-growing economy and in the future it will become the world's biggest. Also, I believe there are more native speakers of Chinese than of any other language. Perhaps along with French and Spanish, we should offer Chinese. Maria: I understand what you're saying, but in order to be well-informed about China, one should be able to read Chinese, which would involve years of study to learn at least 3,000 to 4,000 characters. I think continuing to offer French and Spanish is still more practical. Because these languages are somehow related to English, there are many words that have the same origin, and this makes the language learning process less difficult. Ted: So, Maria, your idea is that [ 33 ]. {1} a native English speaker may find it easier to learn French and Spanish {2} Chinese would be most useful because China is a fast-growing economy {3} it would be useful to learn Chinese because China has the greatest number of people {4} knowing French or Spanish could make it easier to learn other European languages Leslie: Well, I'm not sure which foreign language would be most valuable to our students. However, studying a foreign language can help students become aware of their own language and culture. Most of us use our native language without thinking deeply, and we make many cultural assumptions. But most importantly, through learning a foreign language, we're better able to look at something from various perspectives. Ted: Leslie, that's a very interesting point. You're saying the biggest advantage of foreign language study is that it can increase student's [ 34 ]. {1} ability to consider things from different points of view {2} desire to understand their own language and culture {3} knowledge of other language structures and cultures {4} opportunities to be successful in global business Ted: I appreciate getting all your ideas. Perhaps we should prepare a questionnaire for our students and try to get a sense of their interests and future goals. ※マーク部分の□は[ ]で、マル１は{1}で表記しています。