文法チェック問題 Part5

今回は5回目のチェック問題となります。
早速ですが、以下の問題を解いてみてください。

【問題】それぞれ下の①〜④のうちから最も適切なものを1つ選びなさい。

問1

“No one knew the answers to the questions in class.”
“I think we (  ) the chapter before coming to class.”

① could read ② ought to read
③ read ④ should have read

問2

“Do you want tea or coffee?”
“(  ), thank you.”

① Neither ② No, I don’t
③ Why not ④ Yes, I do

問3

“What hobby do you enjoy the most?”
“(  ).”

① Playing ski ② Ski
③ Skiing ④ To ski

問4

“That festival happened a long time ago, didn’t it?”
“No, it was (  ) last summer.”

① as early as ② as recently as
③ early as ④ recently as

問5

“Has Mark returned your book yet?”
“No, I don’t know when he (  ) it.”

① has returned ② returned
③ returns ④ will return

問6

“The children walked with a teacher (  ) and another behind them.”

① front ② front of
③ in front ④ in front of

問7

“Cold pasta is tasty (  ) cheese.”

① when eaten with
② when eating with
③ with when eaten
④ with when eating

問8

“Nowadays smartphones are so common that we take them (  ).”

① for granted ② granted
③ taken for granted ④ taken it for granted

問9

“That painting doesn’t look bad to me; (  ), I think it’s wonderful.”

① however ② in opposition
③ on the contrary ④ on the other hand

問10

“James is (  ) a careful student than a naturally talented musician; he studies hard to get good results.”

① less ② more
③ not ④ rather


解説

問1

正解:④ should have read

解説:should have + 過去分詞=「~すべきだったのに(実際はしなかった)」

I think we should have read the chapter before coming to class.
(授業前にその章を読んでおくべきだった)

過去への後悔を表します。


問2

正解:① Neither

解説:選択疑問文(A or B?)への答えで、「どちらもいらない」→ Neither。

“Do you want tea or coffee?”
“Neither, thank you.”
(紅茶かコーヒーは?
どちらも結構です)


問3

正解:③ Skiing

解説:スポーツや趣味を一般的に述べるときは動名詞を用います。

“What hobby do you enjoy the most?”
“Skiing.”

Playing ski は語法誤りです。


問4

正解:② as recently as

解説:as recently as ~=「~という最近になって」

No, it was as recently as last summer.
(いや、昨年の夏という最近のことだ)

「思ったより最近」という意味になります。


問5

正解:④ will return

解説:when を使った間接疑問文です。

I don’t know when he will return it.
(彼がいつそれを返すのか分からない)

条件節・副詞節ではないため、未来のことは will を用います。


問6

正解:③ in front

解説:並列構造です。

The children walked with a teacher in front and another behind them.
(子どもたちは先生が前に1人、後ろにもう1人ついて歩いた)

in front of は目的語が必要なので不可です。


問7

正解:① when eaten with

解説:分詞構文(受動)

when it is eaten with cheese
→ when eaten with cheese

Cold pasta is tasty when eaten with cheese.
(冷たいパスタはチーズと一緒に食べるとおいしい)


問8

正解:① for granted

解説:take A for granted
=「Aを当然のことと思う」

We take them for granted.
(私たちはそれらを当然と思っている)


問9

正解:③ on the contrary

解説:on the contrary=「それどころか/それとは反対に」

前文を否定し、正反対の内容を述べるときに使います。

however は単なる逆接で、意味が弱くなります。


問10

正解:① less

解説:less A than B=「AというよりB」

Tom is less a hard-working student than a mathematical genius.
(トムは努力家というより数学の天才だ)

後半の内容から「努力型ではなく才能型」と判断できます。




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