【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1067≪2013年第3問C≫

□--■--□--■--□--■--□--------------------------------------------◆ 　　【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1067 　　　　　≪2013年第3問C≫　　月・水・土発行　　2021/7/28 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、2013年大学入試センター試験英語第３問Ｃです。 ■　問題 第３問　次の問い(Ａ～Ｃ)に答えよ。 Ｃ 次の文章の[ 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。 The United States is a vast country. From the East Coast to the West Coast, there are four different time zones. In addition, many parts of the country observe daylight saving time(DST) as well. In areas that adopt DST, the clock is moved one hour forward for the summer. Thus, the local time varies across different areas of the country, depending on which time zone the area is in and whether DST is adopted. The state of Indiana, shown in the map below, is known for its [ 32 ]. For decades, both the Eastern Time Zone and Central Time Zone have existed within the state. Many areas in the state have switched back and forth between Eastern Time and Central Time. Furthermore, until very recently, policy concerning DST differed from one place to another. Most areas in the Eastern Time Zone did not adopt DST, and the time stayed the same throughout the year; while in other areas, where DST was adopted, the clock was moved forward by one hour for the summer. In 2006, however, the entire state started to observe DST. (図はここでは省略します) Some have argued that the time system in Indiana [ 33 ]. For example, a company in Indiana once scheduled a phone conference with companies in other states. When the meeting started, only half of the out-of-state participants were on the line. This was because the participants who missed the conference did not know in which time zone the company was located. It is not easy to resolve this issue because being in a particular time zone has important consequences for Indiana residents. Local businesses may benefit from being in the Eastern Time Zone where the financial center of the entire country, Wall Street in New York City, is located. Meanwhile, this may not be convenient for residents in the western parts of Indiana who commute to major cities in the Central Time Zone, like Chicago, just across the state border. The controversy over time in Indiana was partly resolved in 2006, when the entire state started to observe DST. [ 34 ] This debate may continue as long as people living in different parts of the state have different needs. [ 32 ] {1} complex time system that has been changed many times over the years {2} convenient time system that has attracted new businesses to the state {3} flexible time system that allows workers to choose their own working hours {4} traditional time system that is a good model for the rest of the country [ 33 ] {1} discourages communication between government and businesses {2} harms local businesses working with companies outside of Indiana {3} is understood and accepted by companies in other areas of the country {4} strengthens relations among businesses in the state and those elsewhere [ 34 ] {1} However, residents agree that Indiana should adopt a single statewide time zone. {2} However, there is still disagreement about having two different time zones in this state. {3} Thus, this new change made the problem in the state more serious than before. {4} Thus, whether or not Indiana should have two time zones is no longer an issue. ※マーク部分の□は[ ]で、マル１は{1}で表記しています。