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英 語

（ 解答番号 １ ～ ４０ ）

〔１〕次の文章を読み，下の設問に答えよ。

Howard Philips Lovecraft, known as H.P. Lovecraft, may have been one of the most

influential American horror writers of the 20th century. He is most famous for his series of

stories centering around strange creatures from beyond space and time, although he also

wrote a great deal of poetry.

Lovecraft was born in 1890 to an upper-class family in Providence, Rhode Island, and his

troubled and unhappy life may have helped shape his dark and strange writings. His father

died when he was only eight years old, and he was himself sickly and only attended school

for a short time. He was raised primarily by his mother and aunts, especially after his

grandfather died in 1904. In 1908, just before he finished high school, he suffered from a

nervous breakdown, and spent the next five years almost as a hermit , with no contact with

anyone but his mother. In 1914, however, he started to correspond with an association of

amateur writers and began writing the horror fiction that would later make him famous.

Tragically, his mother was committed to a mental hospital in 1919, where she remained until

her death two years later. Lovecraft married and moved to New York City in 1924, but only a

few years later, economic difficulties led to his divorce and return to Rhode Island, where he

lived with an aunt until he passed away from cancer in 1937.

Lovecraft was not very well known while he was alive; most of his stories appeared in

“pulp” magazines, so called because of the very inexpensive and low-quality wood pulp paper

they were printed on. These magazines were not regarded very highly, as they had a focus

on not only horror, but fantasy, detective stories, superhero stories, and other “childish”

topics. They were mostly seen as cheap entertainment for working-class and young people.

However, his writings were popular with fans of horror and science fiction, and they only

grew in popularity in the years after his death. His technique of creating fictional but real-

sounding places and books, and referring to them across a number of stories, was very

influential. He also shared his creations with other writers, and many of the books, characters,

and monsters he created appeared in others’ stories. These techniques helped the fantastic

things and situations he wrote about seem more believable, and more frightening, to his

（注）この問題は，「英語」の問題である。

解答用紙は，英語のマークシート１枚。

１特奨－No.2

〔英　　　語〕

（工・経営情報・国際関係・人文・ 応用生物・生命健康科・現代教育学部）

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readers. Altogether, he wrote more than sixty short pieces of fiction, many of which have

been used many times over as the basis for modern works of entertainment.

Although Lovecraft’s stories were somewhat popular among fans of horror and science

fiction when he was alive, he has become widely famous after his death. Few modern horror

fans have never heard of H.P. Lovecraft, and many of the most famous horror writers today

claim him as an important inspiration. Stephen King, author of such books as Carrie and The

Shining , has often written and spoken of the inspiration he takes from Lovecraft. A new

adjective, “Lovecraftian,” has even entered the English language to describe the sub-genre of

horror fiction that he had such an important hand in creating. Although Lovecraft’s own life

was short and tragic, he has brought enjoyment to innumerable readers through his stories.

〔設問〕 本文の内容と一致するように，次の空欄（ １ ～ １０ ）に入れるのに最も適当なもの

を，それぞれ下のア～エのうちから一つずつ選べ。

Most of H.P. Lovecraft’s stories were １ .

ア written between 1908 and 1914

イ about upper-class families in Rhode Island

ウ very popular when he was alive

エ strange horror stories

Lovecraft only attended school for a short time because ２ .

ア he wanted to devote time to writing

イ his health was not good

ウ his mother wanted him to study at home

エ he did not enjoy school

In paragraph 2, the word hermit probably means a person who ３ .

ア lives alone

イ often goes to parties

ウ has no mother or father

エ writes short stories

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Lovecraft started writing horror fiction after he ４ .

ア had a nervous breakdown

イ contacted a group of writers

ウ moved to New York City

エ lost his mother

While he was alive, Lovecraft’s stories ５ .

ア appeared mostly in magazines

イ won many awards

ウ were not popular among horror fans

エ were made into movies

The passage does NOT say that “pulp” magazines were ６ .

ア printed on cheap paper

イ inexpensive

ウ the most popular magazines

エ read by young people

“Pulp” magazines were not thought of highly because ７ .

ア the stories in them were poorly written

イ popular writers did not write stories for them

ウ they cost too much money

エ their subject matter was not considered mature

Lovecraft ８ other writers.

ア shared his creations with

イ never worked together with

ウ often stole the ideas of

エ did not like to communicate with

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Lovecraft and his stories became famous ９ .

ア while he was living in New York City

イ because he wrote so many of them

ウ after he died

エ only among modern horror writers

The most appropriate title for this passage might be “１０ .”

ア The Happy Life of H.P. Lovecraft

イ Lovecraft: His Short and Tragic Life

ウ Horror Writers of the 20th Century

エ The Story of “Pulp” Magazines

４特奨－No.2

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〔２〕次の空欄（ １１ ～ ２０ ）に入れるのに最も適当なものを，それぞれ下のア～エのうちから

一つずつ選べ。

I remember １１ Spain with my family when I was young.

ア visit イ visiting ウ visited エ to visit

１２ water, all living things would die.

ア But イ Off ウ Out エ Without

That university was １３ 50 years ago.

ア find イ to found ウ founded エ to find

A person １４ job is to teach at a university is a professor.

ア who イ whose ウ whom エ which

The school offered a １５ of language courses.

ア vary イ various ウ varied エ variety

The woman had Greg １６ the English document.

ア check イ checks ウ checked エ to checking

Our funding has been taken away, so our project is in １７ condition.

ア critic イ critical ウ critically エ criticize

I’m afraid that my passport will １８ next year.

ア expand イ expel ウ expire エ extend

People in the United States celebrate Independence Day １９ July 4.

ア at イ in ウ on エ to

We are ２０ looking for volunteers to help our project.

ア still イ yet ウ ready エ until

５特奨－No.2

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〔３〕次の対話が成り立つように，空欄（ ２１ ～ ３０ ）に入れるのに最も適当なものを，それぞ

れ下のア～クのうちから一つずつ選ベ。（同じ選択肢を２回以上使うことはない。選択肢は文

頭にくる場合でも大文字で始まっているとは限らない。）

Robin’s sister is going to visit Japan. Robin and Yudai are talking about where to take her.

Robin: Where should we take her to eat the day after she arrives?

Yudai: How about the steakhouse we go to sometimes?

Robin: What? She’s from America. ２１ to eat steak.

Yudai: Well, we can’t take her for sushi. ２２ .

Robin: Why would you say that? I’m American and I eat sushi.

Yudai: That’s true, but ２３ .

Robin: My sister wants to experience Japan. How about a good summer food?

Yudai: How about eel? ２４ in Asuke over in Toyota.

Robin: There’s a really good chicken place in Asuke too!

Yudai: Chicken? ２５ !

Robin: Yes, but that’s not Japanese chicken.

ア she can get that in America

イ she won’t like that

ウ they have the best steaks

エ you’ve lived here a long time

オ she likes chicken

カ I know a great place

キ is there a new restaurant

ク she’s not coming to Japan

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A manager is interviewing Amanda for a part-time job at his store.

Manager: Your schedule is very flexible and it is made one month ２６ .

Amanda: Is it possible to change shifts or ask somebody to cover my shift?

Manager: That’s not ２７ , but you need to let the manager know.

Amanda: How ２８ pay?

Manager: It’s nine fifty an hour.

Amanda: How ２９ paid?

Manager: Every other week.

Amanda: Is there an employee discount?

Manager: Yes, there is. Employees ３０ .

ア after to know which shift

イ have to pay more

ウ often do we get

エ much does this position

オ a problem at all

カ in advance

キ get sixty percent off

ク much do we get

７特奨－No.2

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〔４〕次の下線部（ ３１ ～ ３５ ）に最も近い意味を表すものを，それぞれ下のア～エのうちから

一つずつ選べ。

Would you please turn down the TV? That noise is３１

getting on my nerves.

ア pleasing me イ comforting me ウ annoying me エ surprising me

The police are３２

keeping an eye on that neighborhood because they were told a suspect is

hiding there.

ア smoothly running イ waiting earnestly for

ウ running eagerly after エ carefully watching

I was so surprised that I was３３

at a loss for words.

ア able to tell イ unable to speak

ウ making a speech エ confused by the speech

３４In the end, Jane won the first prize after practicing hard for the competition.

ア Finally イ Definitely ウ Surprisingly エ Admirably

You must be hot with your coat on. Why don’t you３５

take it off?

ア renew it イ use it ウ wear it エ remove it

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1. for the fish 2. polluted 3. survive

4. to 5. too

1. fully 2. my boss 3. understand

4. was saying 5. what

1. opened 2. the security alarm 3. we

4. went off 5. when

〔５〕次の ３６ ～ ４０ について，正しい英文にするために枠内の語句を並べ替えるとき，

空欄 Ａ と空欄 Ｂ にくる語句の組み合わせとして正しいものをそれぞれ下のア～オの

うちから一つずつ選べ。（語句は文頭にくる場合でも大文字で始まっているとは限らない。）

３６ This river became A B .

ア A-4 B-5 イ A-5 B-4 ウ A-3 B-1

エ A-5 B-1 オ A-1 B-2

３７ I didn’t A B for a few minutes.

ア A-3 B-2 イ A-3 B-5 ウ A-4 B-1

エ A-5 B-1 オ A-2 B-4

３８ A B the door to the office.

ア A-2 B-4 イ A-1 B-3 ウ A-4 B-3

エ A-4 B-5 オ A-5 B-3

９特奨－No.2

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1. because 2. of 3. that

4. the baseball game 5. was cancelled

1. be 2. is 3. necessary

4. that 5. you

３９ I was a bit disappointed A B the snow last week.

ア A-5 B-2 イ A-4 B-2 ウ A-3 B-4

エ A-4 B-1 オ A-5 B-4

４０ It A B at the meeting on Friday afternoon.

ア A-2 B-4 イ A-3 B-5 ウ A-4 B-2

エ A-5 B-1 オ A-4 B-1

１０特奨－No.2