ことばのいずみ~Fountain of Language

大学入試も近づいてきた折、今までもったいないことをしていた自分に
気づきました。「この記事はTOEIC受験者以外にも非常に有効である！」
ということで、今回よりタイトルを変更致しますが、内容は全く変わり
ません。さっそく参りましょう！

ニュース本文の内容に合うものを全て選んでください。健闘を祈ります！
上級者であると自負する方は、どういった意図で私が「ひっかけ」
ようとしているのか、そこまで見破って説明できるようにして
ください！

☆The news is from this website and I use it with their permission.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/copyright.html

An American scientist is going to try and prove his belief that the Earth is flat.
The man's name is Mike Hughes and he is 61 years old. He is a flat-Earther – someone
who believes that the Earth is flat and not round. He has been interested in science
for many years and taught himself how to make a rocket. He will get into his rocket
on Saturday and fire it hundreds of meters in the air. The rocket cost Mr Hughes
$20,000 to make. Hughes said it is powered by steam and can fly at 800 kmh. He told
reporters why he made his rocket. He said: "I like to do extraordinary things that
no one else can do. No one in the history of mankind has designed, built and launched
himself in his own rocket."
Mr Hughes says when he flies above Earth, he will take photos to prove that the Earth
is flat and disc-shaped. He believes that the Earth is just a mass of land surrounded
by large walls of ice at the edges. He said: "I don't believe in science." He added
that his project will "shut the door on this ball-Earth" idea. He is a little worried
about the flight. He said: "It's as scary as hell, but none of us are getting out of
this world alive." Hughes said he wants to run for Governor of California after his
rocket tests. He hopes his flat-Earth discovery will help him do this. People can see
Mr Hughes' flight this weekend live on his website. He said he has put out enough food
for his four cats just in case something goes wrong.

a)The rocket Mr. Hughes made will go up to as high as eight hundred kilometers
from the ground.
b)Mr. Hughes has learned scientific knowledge enough to make a rocket by himself
although no one has taught him science.
c)Mr. Huges' four cats are going to be in the rocket with him and their food has
already been loaded there.
d)Mr. Huges believes that his flight will disprove the common belief that the globe
has a ball-like shape.
e)The earth is not round as commonly believed and has a cubic shape with faces
made of ice according to Mr. Hughes.

You see the answers below! 答えは下に！






All right, let's check the answers!

a)The rocket Mr. Hughes made will go up to as high as eight hundred kilometers
from the ground.

本文中には　Hughes said it is powered by steam and can fly at 800 kmh.
「蒸気を動力源とし、時速800キロで飛行可能」とあります。kmhはkilometers
per hourの略です。This is incorrect!

b)Mr. Hughes has learned scientific knowledge enough to make a rocket by himself
although no one has taught him science.

これはひっかかった人が多いかもしれません。根拠となるのは３、４行目です。

He has been interested in science for many years and taught himself
how to make a rocket.

長年科学に興味を持ち、独学でロケットの作り方を学んだとあります。しかし
選択肢では、「誰にも科学(理科)を教わったことがない」とありますので、
これは極端、あるいはずれを狙った選択肢だと分かりますね。

This is incorrect!

c)Mr. Huges' four cats are going to be in the rocket with him and their food has
already been loaded there.

最後の一文に「何かあった時のために、4匹の猫のために十分な食べ物を用意してある」
とありますが、猫達をロケットに乗せるなどとは書かれていません。

This is also incorrect!

d)Mr. Huges believes that his flight will disprove the common belief that the globe
has a ball-like shape.

disproveは「～が誤っていることを証明する」という意味です。そもそもこの人が自ら
ロケットまで作ってやろうとしているのが、「地球は平らだということを証明する」
ことなんですね。色々な意味ですごい人です。

This is correct!

e)The earth is not round as commonly believed and has a cubic shape with faces
made of ice according to Mr. Hughes.

本文中には、　He believes that the Earth is just a mass of land surrounded
by large walls of ice at the edges.とありますが、地球が立方体であるとは
述べていません。

This is incorrect!

出題者は必ず意図を持って不正解の選択肢を作ります。答え合わせをじっくりと行い、
その意図を汲みとるという質の高い経験を積み重ねれば、試験中に「にやり」とする
自分に出会えるはずです。健闘を祈ります！

How did you like it?
I hope this article helps you get one step, two steps and a lot more
steps closer to the real English world!
いかがでしたか？
一歩、二歩、そして更に皆さんが本当の英語の世界へ
歩みを進める一助となれば幸いです！
いっぽ、にほ、そしてさらにみなさんがほんとうのにほんごのせかいで
あゆみをすすめるいちじょとなればさいわいです！

Have a good one!

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I truly appreciate your sincere support!
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