ギリシャ・ローマ神話由来の英単語50確認問題集

Ⅰ 空所に入る最も適切なものを選べ

1. 1
   When the fire alarm rang, some people began to and pushed toward the exits.

   atantalizebpaniccmentordecho
2. 2
   The rainforest is home to a rich variety of flora and .

   acerealbfaunacirisdfortune
3. 3
   Our coach's moods are so that we never know whether he will be cheerful or angry.

   atitanicbjovialcmercurialdmartial
4. 4
   She has practiced karate and other arts since she was a child.

   ajovialbHerculeancmartialdmercurial
5. 5
   Cleaning the beach felt like a task: every time we finished, the waves brought in more trash.

   anarcissisticbjovialcmercurialdSisyphean
6. 6
   The young singer seemed to have the touch: every song she released became a hit.

   aMidasbAtlascAchillesdPandora
7. 7
   The champion lost once again to his old , a player who had defeated him twice before.

   anemesisbAdoniscechodsiren
8. 8
   After the earthquake, the city was in complete : roads were blocked and phones did not work.

   afortunebechocchaosdcosmos
9. 9
   The documentary follows one family's ten-year across three continents.

   aodysseybaegisclabyrinthdnemesis
10. 10
    The music festival is held under the of the city government.

    asirenbaegiscechodchaos

Ⅱ 下線部の意味に最も近いものを選べ

1. 11
   The team came tantalizingly close to winning the title but lost in the final minute.

   aonly by luckbclose enough to raise their hopes, but not close enough to wincin a dangerous waydmuch more easily than expected
2. 12
   Some researchers believe that social media may encourage narcissism among young people.

   afear of other peoplebinterest in plants and flowerscdeep respect for othersdtoo much love and admiration of oneself
3. 13
   He was a saturnine man who rarely smiled or spoke.

   aquick and cleverbrich and generouscgloomy and seriousdcheerful and friendly
4. 14
   The old part of the city is a labyrinth of narrow streets.

   aa busy marketba confusing networkca quiet areada famous monument
5. 15
   Those were the halcyon days of my childhood, when I had no worries at all.

   apeaceful and happy timesbbusy days at schoolcshort winter daysddifficult and painful times
6. 16
   The two companies were locked in a titanic struggle for control of the market.

   aunfairbhuge and powerfulcshort and simpledsecret

Ⅲ 語の由来について、最も適切なものを選べ

1. 17
   cereal（穀物）の由来となったのは？

   a花の女神フローラb農業の女神ケレスc大河の神オケアノスd火と鍛冶の神ウルカヌス
2. 18
   volcano（火山）の由来となったのは？

   a天空の神ウラノスb伝令の神メルクリウスc軍神マルスd火と鍛冶の神ウルカヌス
3. 19
   January の由来となった神ヤヌスの特徴として正しいものは？

   a穀物を実らせるb雷を自由に操るc海を支配するd前と後ろに二つの顔を持つ
4. 20
   次の曜日のうち、ローマ神話の神に由来するものは？

   aFridaybWednesdaycSaturdaydThursday
5. 21
   元素 helium の名前のもとになったギリシャ語 helios の意味は？

   a水b太陽c月d空気
6. 22
   museum と music に共通する由来は？

   a虹の女神イリスb夢の神モルペウスc学芸の女神たちムーサ（ミューズ）d勝利の女神ニケ

Ⅳ 発音・語形について、最も適切なものを選べ

1. 23
   語頭の ch の発音が他と異なるものを選べ。

   acheapbchaircchaosdchild
2. 24
   The children were by the cakes in the shop window, which they could not afford.

   atantalizedbtantalizingctantalizationdtantalize
3. 25
   He is such a that he checks his reflection in every window he passes.

   anarcissistbnarcissuscnarcissisticdnarcissism

Ⅴ 次の英文を読み、問いに答えよ

Many scientific names come from Greek and Roman myths. After a new planet was discovered in 1781, astronomers eventually named it Uranus, after the Greek god of the sky. Several years later, a German chemist discovered a new element and named it uranium in honor of the planet. The same pattern was repeated in the twentieth century: after the planets Neptune and Pluto, scientists named two new elements neptunium and plutonium. In this way, ancient stories have left their mark even on modern science.

1. 26
   Why was the element named uranium?

   aBecause it was first found in the skybBecause it was discovered by the god of the skycBecause it was named after a recently discovered planetdBecause it was first found in Greece
2. 27
   下線部 left their mark の意味に最も近いものを選べ。

   acaused serious damagebbeen completely forgottencbeen proved falsedhad a lasting influence
3. 28
   Which of the following agrees with the passage?

   aNeptunium was discovered before uranium.bSome elements were named after planets with names from mythology.cAll scientific names come from Greek myths.dThe planet Uranus was named by a German chemist.