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【高校英語】共通テストの英文解釈 vol.1497
≪2024年共通テスト第5問≫ 2024/4/27配信
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今回は2024年共通テスト第5問を解説します。
■ 問題
第5問
You are in an English discussion group, and it is your turn to introduce
a story. You have found a story in an English language magazine in Japan.
You are preparing notes for your presentation.
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| [Maki's Kitchen] |
| |
| "Irasshai-mase," said Maki as two customers entered her restaurant, |
|Maki's Kitchen. Maki had joined her family business at the age of 19 |
|when her father became ill. After he recovered, Maki decided to |
|continue. Eventually, Maki's parents retired and she became the owner. |
|Maki had many regular customers who came not only for the delicious |
|food, but also to sit at the counter and talk to her. Although her |
|business was doing very well, Maki occasionally daydreamed about |
|something different. |
| "Can we sit at the counter?" she heard. It was her old friends, Takuya|
|and Kasumi. A phone call a few weeks earlier from Kasumi to Takuya had |
|given them the idea to visit Maki and surprise her. |
| |
| ◆◆◆◆◆ |
| |
| Takuya's phone vibrated, and he saw a familiar name, Kasumi. |
| "Kasumi!" |
| "Hi, Takuya, I saw you in the newspaper. Congratulations!" |
| "Thanks. Hey, you weren't at our 20th high school reunion last month."|
| "No, I couldn't make it. I can't believe it's been 20 years since we |
|graduated. Actually, I was calling to ask if you've seen Maki recently."|
| |
| ◆◆◆◆◆ |
| |
| Takuya's family had moved to Kawanaka Town shortly before he started |
|high school. He joined the drama club, where he met Maki and Kasumi. The|
|three became inseparable. After graduation, Takuya left Kawanaka to |
|become an actor, while Maki and Kasumi remained. Maki had decided she |
|wanted to study at university and enrolled in a preparatory school. |
|Kasumi, on the other hand, started her career. Takuya tried out for |
|various acting roles but was constantly rejected; eventually, he quit. |
| |
| Exactly one year after graduation, Takuya returned to Kawanaka with |
|his dreams destroyed. He called Maki, who offered her sympathy. He was |
|surprised to learn that Maki had abandoned her plan to attend university|
|because she had to manage her family's restaurant. Her first day of work|
|had been the day he called. For some reason, Takuya could not resist |
|giving Maki some advice. |
| |
| "Maki, I've always thought your family's restaurant should change the |
|coffee it serves. I think people in Kawanaka want a bolder flavor. I'd |
|be happy to recommend a different brand," he said. |
| |
| "Takuya, you really know your coffee. Hey, I was walking by Cafe |
|Kawanaka nad saw a help-wanted sign. You should apply!" Maki replied. |
| |
| Takuya was hired by Cafe Kawanaka and became fascinated by the science|
|of coffee making. On the one-year anniversary of his employment, Takuya |
|was talking to Maki at her restaurant. |
| "Maki," he said, "do you know what my dream is?" |
| "It must have something to do with coffee." |
| "That's right! It's to have my own coffee business." |
| "I can't imagine a better person for it. What are you waiting for?" |
| Maki's encouragement inspired Takuya. He quit his job, purchased a |
|coffee bean roaster, and began roasting beans. Maki had a sign in her |
|restaurant saying, "We proudly serve Takuya's Coffee," and this |
|publicity helped the coffee gain popularity in Kawanaka. Takuya started |
|making good money selling his beans. Eventually, he opened his own cafe |
|and became a successful business owner. |
| |
| ◆◆◆◆◆ |
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| Kasumi was reading the newspaper when she saw the headline: TAKUYA'S |
|CAFE ATTRACTING TOURISTS TO KAWANAKA TOWN. "Who would have thought that |
|Takuya would be so successful?" Kasumi thought to herself as she |
|reflected on her past. |
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