[IV] 次の英文 (30) ～ (36) の空所に入る最も適切なものを、下記の選択肢1～4から1つ選び、その番号を解答欄[(30)]～[(36)]にマークしなさい。
(30) I find it ____ whether these students wrote their essays all by themselves.
1 dubious about
2 questionable as to
3 suspicious of
4 unbelievable at(31) All classes are held on this campus ____ otherwise noted.
1 as long as
2 except that
3 providing
4 unless(32) My children need to ____ up their Spanish before we start living in Mexico.
1 brush
2 get
3 improve
4 move(33) We were just ____ what we could find; we didn’t think we’d find anything. But we found some big holes that looked like dinosaur footprints.
1 seeing to look for
2 out looking to see
3 watching to look for
4 out looking to watch(34) The modern and contemporary section in this museum offers an overview of nineteenth-century Italian art, ____ a presentation of several major figures of twentieth-century art.
1 following along
2 followed behind
3 followed by
4 following up(35) After months of negotiations, the mayor has decided that money ____ for restoring nature is to be diverted into funding wage settlements for city workers.
1 saving
2 separated
3 set aside
4 settling down(36) Why don’t we ____ to our team about the new project at the meeting next week?
1 discuss
2 say
3 talk
4 tell
【原田英語特製！解答＆解説】
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(30) 2
(31) 4
(32) 1
(33) 2
(34) 3
(35) 3
(36) 3
(30) I find it ____ whether these students wrote their essays all by themselves.
正解：2 questionable as to
- 解説：「～かどうか疑わしい／問題があると感じる」という文脈では “questionable as to whether…” が自然な表現。
- “dubious” を使うなら “I am dubious about whether these students…” の形にするが、本問題文の “find it ____ whether…” との相性を考えると “questionable as to” が最適。
(31) All classes are held on this campus ____ otherwise noted.
正解：4 unless
- 解説：「特に断りがない限り、すべての授業はこのキャンパスで行われる」という意味で “unless otherwise noted” が決まり文句。
- “as long as” や “providing” では「～の場合に限り」という条件節のニュアンスが強く、文意に合わない。
- “except that” も「～であることを除いて」という意味であり、ここでは不自然。
(32) My children need to ____ up their Spanish before we start living in Mexico.
正解：1 brush
- 解説：「ブラッシュアップする（磨きをかける／復習する）」という意味で “brush up one’s ～” は定型表現。
- “get up” だと「起きる」や「準備する」というニュアンスで、ここでは不適切。
- “improve up” や “move up” といった表現は自然ではない。
(33) We were just ____ what we could find; we didn’t think we’d find anything.
正解：2 out looking to see
- 解説：“be out looking to see what we can find” は「とりあえず何か見つかるか探し回っているだけ」という口語的表現。
- (1) seeing to look for / (3) watching to look for / (4) out looking to watch は不自然な組み合わせ。
(34) The modern and contemporary section in this museum offers an overview of nineteenth-century Italian art, ____ a presentation of several major figures of twentieth-century art.
正解：3 followed by
- 解説：「～が続く／後に続いて～が提示される」という意味で “followed by…” が自然。
- “following along / behind / up” はここでは文意に合わず、不自然な印象。
(35) After months of negotiations, the mayor has decided that money ____ for restoring nature is to be diverted into funding wage settlements for city workers.
正解：3 set aside
- 解説：“set aside” は「～のために取っておく／確保する」という意味。
- ここでは「自然環境回復に充てるために確保されていた資金を、別の目的に流用する」という文脈。
- “saving / separated / settling down” では「特定の用途のために確保しておく」というニュアンスに合わない。
(36) Why don’t we ____ to our team about the new project at the meeting next week?
正解：3 talk
- 解説：「～に（～について）話す」の最も基本的な言い方は “talk to + 人 + about + 事柄”。
- “discuss” は「～を議論する」という他動詞で “discuss our new project with our team” なら可だが、問題文では “discuss to our team” という形になり不自然。
- “say to our team” も後ろに “about our new project” と続く形では使いにくい。
- “tell our team about the new project” も可能だが “Why don’t we tell our team about the new project?” なら “to our team” は不要。設問文との整合性から “talk” が最適。
