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時事英語:気候・災害・エネルギー60確認問題集

気候・災害・エネルギーの確認問題31問。災害報道の語と「緩和と適応」の区別を、ニュース英文で確かめる。

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Ⅰ 空所に入る最も適切なものを選べ

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    When the powerful typhoon made landfall, a surge flooded many homes near the coast.
  2. 2
    Firefighters are working hard to the wildfire before it reaches nearby towns.
  3. 3
    The toll from the earthquake rose to 120 as rescue workers searched collapsed buildings.
  4. 4
    Relief , including food, water and blankets, were sent to the disaster-hit area.
  5. 5
    Power was to most homes two days after the outage began.
  6. 6
    Reducing emissions from power plants is a form of climate change , because it slows warming itself.
  7. 7
    Scientists warn that once the ice sheet passes a point, its melting may become impossible to stop.
  8. 8
    Because solar and wind power depend on the weather, energy such as large batteries is becoming more important.
  9. 9
    The town built an wind farm several kilometers out at sea.
  10. 10
    The earthquake had a of 6.8, but the seismic intensity varied greatly from place to place.
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    A sudden caught many people on their way home without umbrellas.

Ⅱ 下線部の意味に最も近いものを選べ

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    This was the hottest July on record.
  2. 13
    Residents suffered through scorching temperatures last week.
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    Evacuees spent the night in the school gym.
  4. 15
    The project focuses on adaptation to rising sea levels.
  5. 16
    The old nuclear reactor will be decommissioned next year.
  6. 17
    The epicenter was located 30 kilometers off the coast.

Ⅲ 次の架空のニュース英文を読み、設問に答えよ

Heavy rain is becoming more common in the region around the town of Westbrook. Last summer, a sudden downpour caused a flash flood(ア) that damaged dozens of homes, although no one was hurt. Since then, the town has taken two kinds of steps. First, it has built higher walls along the river and created an app that sends alerts to residents' phones. Second, it has begun to install solar panels on public buildings and to replace its buses with electric ones. Town officials explain that the first set of measures is about ( 1 ), while the second is about mitigation. "We cannot stop heavy rain by ourselves," the mayor said, "but we can prepare for it, and we can do our part to cut emissions." Next month, the town will hold its first evacuation drill for all residents.

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ウェストブルック町の周辺地域では、大雨がますます増えている。昨年の夏には、突然のどしゃ降りで鉄砲水が起き、数十軒の家屋が被害を受けたが、けが人はいなかった。それ以来、町は2種類の対策を講じてきた。1つ目に、川沿いの堤防をかさ上げし、住民のスマートフォンに警報を送るアプリを作った。2つ目に、公共施設に太陽光パネルを設置し始め、町のバスを電気バスに置き換え始めた。町の担当者は、1つ目の対策群は「適応」、2つ目は「緩和」にあたると説明している。「私たちだけで大雨を止めることはできません」と町長は述べた。「しかし、備えることはできますし、排出削減のために自分たちの役割を果たすこともできます」。来月、町は全住民を対象にした初めての避難訓練を行う予定だ。

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    下線部(ア)の意味として最も適切なものを選べ。
  2. 19
    空所(1)に入る最も適切なものを選べ。
  3. 20
    本文で mitigation の例として挙げられているものを1つ選べ。
  4. 21
    町長の発言の内容として最も適切なものを選べ。
  5. 22
    本文の内容と一致するものを1つ選べ。

Ⅳ 日本語に合うように空所に適語を入れよ

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    停電は2日間続いた。The power lasted for two days.
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    多くの人が避難所で夜を過ごした。Many people spent the night at an evacuation .
  3. 25
    ボランティアが被災地に向かった。Volunteers went to the disaster- area.
  4. 26
    私たちの学校では毎年9月に防災訓練を行う。Our school holds a disaster every September.
  5. 27
    その国は再生可能エネルギーの割合を増やすことを目指している。The country aims to increase the share of energy.
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    (evacuate を適切な形にして)町全体の避難には6時間かかった。The of the whole town took six hours.

Ⅴ 日本語を英語に直せ

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    今年の夏は観測史上最も暑かった。
  2. 30
    日本では、台風や地震などの自然災害に備えることが大切だ。
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