Comprehension
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100
Biomimicry can help us
a. live on the earth without destroying it.
b. take advantage of nature as much as we can.
c. produce things without spending a lot of money.
a
100
I have traveled (far and wide) in Japan.
everywhere
100
You will never walk alone. (In other words), you can depend on us.
to put it another way
100
(Rather than) staying home today, I think I will go to a movie.
instead of
100
I always (look to) my father for help.
depend on
200
Living a sustainable life means
a. living to a nice old age.
b. living in harmony with nature.
c. creating as many new institutions as possible.
b
200
The letter ( ) him that he had not returned that book.
reminded
200
He did not ( ) aware of the danger until it was too late.
become
200
I will help him, but I don’t want to be ( ) advantage of.
taken
200
They ( ) an important role in introducing Buddhism to Japan.
played
300
Janine Benyus believes biomimicry is
a. a very old idea.
b. the key to our survival.
c. useful only in the area of medicine.
b
300
私たちは、彼が私たちのグループのリーダーになるように提案した。
We ( become / that / the leader / he / proposed ) of our group.
proposed that he become the leader
300
注意深い人ならば、そんな間違いはしない。
A careful person ( make / never / a mistake / would / such ).
would never make such a mistake
300
万一もう一度彼に会えたなら、私は彼に真実を話す。
If ( again / I / meet / should / him ), I would tell him the truth.
I should meet him again
400
Complete the summary by filling in the blanks.
Things human beings have created make our lives (1. ), but they are sometimes harmful to nature. Janine Benyus suggests that biomimicry―looking to nature for (2. )―can help us live in a nature-friendly way. Engineers, architects, scientists and designers are now looking to birds, insects and fish to help (3. ) problems. Biomimicry can play an important role in helping us live a (4. ) life.
1. comfortable
2. inspiration
3. solve
4. sustainable
400
彼らは、大統領 (the president) がその計画を変えるよう提案した。
They ( ) the plan.
suggested [proposed] that the president (should) change
400
インターネットの助けがなければ、私は宿題を期限内に終えることができなかっただろう。
( ), I could not have finished my homework in time.
Without [But for / If it had not been for] the help of the Internet
400
仮に生まれかわるとすれば、なにになりたいですか。
If ( ), what would you like to be?
you were to be born again [you were to live again]
400
万一私の外出中に彼女がここに来たら、この資料に目を通すように伝えてください。
( ) while I’m out, tell her to look over these papers.
If she should come here
500
●「万一～する場合、…」という仮定をしてみましょう。 (See p. 187)
1. If I should meet her again, I would ( ).
2. Even if I should live to be 100 years old, I would not ( ).
1. ex) invite her to join our science club
2. ex) be able to become as rich as Bill Gates