Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to build tall buildings
2. BThe history of New York
3. CLightning can strike the same place many times
4. DWhy thunder is so loud

「雷は同じ場所に二度落ちない」は誤りで、何度でも落ちるという話なので C。

Q2. How often is the Empire State Building hit by lightning?

1. AAbout twice a year
2. BAbout 7 times a year
3. CMore than 20 times a year
4. DOnly once in its history

hit more than 20 times a year on average とあるので C。

Q3. In this passage, "pointed" means ...

1. Ahaving a sharp end
2. Bvery old
3. Cpainted in bright colors
4. Dmade of wood

pointed は「先のとがった」。tall and pointed things は高くて先のとがったものなので A。

Q1. What does the saying "lightning never strikes twice" originally mean?

1. ALightning is very dangerous.
2. BStorms come only once a year.
3. CTall buildings are always safe.
4. DRare bad luck does not happen again.

to mean that rare bad luck does not happen again とあるので D。

Q2. Why are tall, pointed objects hit more often?

1. ABecause they are closer to the clouds
2. BBecause they are made of glass
3. CBecause they move during storms
4. DBecause they have no lightning rods

Tall, pointed objects are closer to the clouds, so they are hit more often とあるので A。

Q3. What can we infer from the story of Roy Sullivan?

1. AHe worked inside a building all day.
2. BLightning rods protected him.
3. CHe was the only person ever hit by lightning.
4. DBeing hit by lightning more than once is possible.

7回打たれて生き延びた例から、同じ人が何度も打たれることもありうると推論できるので D。

Q1. Why do tall, isolated structures get struck repeatedly?

1. AThey shorten the distance to the cloud and stay in the same place.
2. BThey store electricity from previous storms.
3. CThey are usually painted with metal paint.
4. DThey create their own thunderstorms.

shorten the gap to the cloud ... Because they stay put とあるので A。

Q2. What did McEachron's observations reveal?

1. AThe building was rarely hit.
2. BLightning rods did not work.
3. CMany flashes started at the top of the building and moved upward.
4. DLightning only struck during the day.

They started at the top of the building and climbed toward the cloud とあるので C。

Q3. According to the author, why does the myth persist?

1. ABecause scientists have never studied lightning
2. BBecause people rarely see repeated strikes and took the proverb literally
3. CBecause lightning rods prevent second strikes
4. DBecause tall buildings are very new

strikes are so rare that nobody ever sees a repeat, and over time the proverb's figurative meaning came to be taken literally とあるので B。