【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1061≪2014年第４問Ａ≫

□--■--□--■--□--■--□--------------------------------------------◆ 　　【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1061 　　　　　≪2014年第４問Ａ≫　　月・水・土発行　　2021/7/14 配信 ◆----------------------------------------□--■--□--■--□--■--□--■ 目次・・・■　問題　■　全文訳　■　解答・解説　■　語句　■　解答一覧 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 今回取り上げる問題は、2014年大学入試センター試験英語第４問Ａです。 ■　問題 第４問　次の問い(Ａ・Ｂ)に答えよ。 Ａ　次の文章はある報告書の一部である。この文章とグラフを読み、下の問い (問１～４)の[ 35 ] ～[ 38 ]に入れるのに最も適切なものを、それぞれ下の {1}～{4}のうちから一つずつ選べ。 [Magnet and Sticky: A Study on State-to-State Migration in the US] Some people live their whole lives near their places of birth, while others move elsewhere. A study conducted by the Pew Research Center looked into the state-to-state moving patterns of Americans. The study examined each state to determine how many of their adult citizens have moved there from other states. States with high percentages of these residents are called "magnet" states in the report. The study also investigated what percent of adults born in each state are still living there. States high in these numbers are called "sticky" states. The study found that some states were both magnet and sticky, while others were neither. There were also states that were only magnet or only sticky. Figures 1 and 2 show how selected states rank on magnet and sticky scales, respectively. Florida is a good example of a state that ranks high on both. Seventy percent of its current adult population was born in another state; at the same time, 66% of adults born in Florida are still living there. On the other hand, West Virginia is neither magnet (only 27%) nor particularly sticky (49%). In other words, it has few newcomers, and relatively few West Virginians stay there. Michigan is a typical example of a state which is highly sticky, but very low magnet. In contrast, Alaska, which ranks near the top of the magnet scale, is the least sticky of all states. Three other extreme examples also appear in Figures 1 and 2. The first is Nevada, where the high proportion of adult residents born out of state makes this state America's top magnet. New York is at the opposite end of the magnet scale, even though it is attractive to immigrants from other nations. The third extreme example is Texas, at the opposite end of the sticky scale from Alaska. Although it is a fairly weak magnet, Texas is the nation's stickiest state. http://www.a-ema.com/img/center2014eng4a.png The study went on to explore the reasons why "movers" leave their home states and "stayers" remain. As for movers, there is no single factor that influences their decisions to move to other states. The most common reason they gave for moving is to seek job or business opportunities. Others report moving for personal reasons: family ties, the desire to live in a good community for their children, or retirement. 問１　If a state is magnet, [ 35 ]. {1} few adults born there have stayed {2} few adults living there were born elsewhere {3} many adults born there have stayed {4} many adults living there were born elsewhere 問２　Which three states are represented in Figures 1 and 2 as (A), (B), and (C)? [ 36 ] {1} (A)Nevada　　(B)New York　　(C)Texas {2} (A)Nevada　　(B)Texas　　(C)New York {3} (A)New York　　(B)Nevada　　(C)Texas {4} (A)New York　　(B)Texas　　(C)Nevada 問３　The main purpose of this passage is to [ 37 ] {1} describe various patterns in American migration {2} explain why some states are less popular than others {3} list states with a high ratio of adults who were born there {4} report how the Pew Research Center collected data 問４ What topic might follow the last paragraph? [ 38 ] {1} Reasons why some Americans stay in their home states. {2} States that attract immigrants from other countries. {3} Types of occupations movers look for in other states. {4} Ways to raise children in a magnet state community. ※マーク部分の□は[ ]で、マル１は{1}で表記しています。