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参加賞は英語で?上位3人だけの賞だと「ズルがふえる」と10代の約95%が予想
Trophies for Everyone or Only for Winners?
1A new study in the United States asked young people about two kinds of trophies. In one race, every runner gets a trophy. In the other race, just the three fastest runners get one.
2The researchers asked 43 children aged 7 to 9 and 44 teens aged 15 to 18. The young people learned about two races at a school. Then they answered questions about the runners.
3All of the teens said runners would run faster in the race for winners. So did 72.1 percent of the children. But the teens also saw a bad side. Of the teens, 95.5 percent said the race for winners would make runners more likely to cheat. The children's answers about cheating were not so clear.
4In each group, about 63 percent wanted to join the race for winners. Teens who thought they were fast runners were more likely to choose it. The study asked about runners in a story, not about real races.
Words 単語
| trophyB2 | 名 | トロフィーa cup or prize you get for doing well |
| raceB1 | 名 | 競走、レースa contest to see who is the fastest |
| researchersB1 | 名 | 研究者(researcher の複数形)people who study something to learn new facts |
| agedA2 | 形 | ~歳のbeing a certain number of years old |
| likelyA2 | 形 | ~しそうな、ありそうなprobably going to happen |
| cheatB2 | 動 | ズルをする、不正をするto break the rules to win |
| clearA2 | 形 | はっきりしたeasy to see or understand |
| chooseA1 | 動 | 選ぶto pick one thing from many |
単語のレベル:CEFR-J(『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. (URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード))
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
In the second race, who gets a trophy?
A. Every runnerB. Only the three fastest runnersC. Only the teachersD. Nobody
How old were the teens in the study?
A. 7 to 9B. 10 to 12C. 20 to 25D. 15 to 18
What bad side did the teens see in the race for winners?
A. Runners would be more likely to cheat.B. Runners would run slower.C. The trophies would be too small.D. The race would be too long.
Which teens were more likely to choose the race for winners?
A. Teens who did not like sportsB. Teens who were 15 years oldC. Teens who thought they were fast runnersD. Teens who had many trophies
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The study asked both children and teens.
( ) Only half of the teens said runners would run faster in the race for winners.
( ) The children's answers about cheating were very clear.
( ) The study did not look at real races.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう(形を変えずに)
likelyracechoosecheatingresearcherstrophies
The children's answers about _____ were not so clear.
Of the teens, 95.5 percent said the race for winners would make runners more _____ to cheat.
A new study in the United States asked young people about two kinds of _____.
In one _____, every runner gets a trophy.
Teens who thought they were fast runners were more likely to _____ it.
The _____ asked 43 children aged 7 to 9 and 44 teens aged 15 to 18.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( every / runner / gets / a / one / race, / In / trophy ) .
( they / questions / answered / Then / about / runners / the ) .
( teens / the / bad / But / saw / a / side / also ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Should everyone get a trophy at sports day? Why or why not?(運動会では全員がトロフィーをもらうべきだと思いますか?その理由は?)
Do you try harder when only winners get a prize?(勝った人だけが賞をもらえるとき、あなたはもっとがんばりますか?)
Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) D (3) A (4) C
2. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
3. (1) cheating (2) likely (3) trophies (4) race (5) choose (6) researchers
4.
- In one race, every runner gets a trophy.
- Then they answered questions about the runners.
- But the teens also saw a bad side.
全文訳
1アメリカの新しい研究が、2種類のトロフィーについて若い人たちにたずねました。1つのレースでは、走った人全員がトロフィーをもらえます。もう1つのレースでは、いちばん速い3人だけがもらえます。
2研究者たちは、7〜9歳の子ども43人と、15〜18歳の10代44人にたずねました。参加者は、ある学校の2つのレースのお話を知らされました。そのあと、走る人たちについての質問に答えました。
310代は全員が、勝った人だけがもらえるレースのほうが速く走るだろうと答えました。子どもも72.1%が同じように答えました。でも、10代はよくない面にも気づいていました。10代の95.5%が、そのレースのほうがズルをする人が出やすいと答えたのです。ズルについての子どもの答えは、それほどはっきりしませんでした。
4どちらのグループでも、約63%が勝った人だけがもらえるレースに出たいと答えました。自分は足が速いと思う10代ほど、そのレースを選びやすい傾向がありました。この研究がたずねたのはお話の中の走る人のことで、本物のレースではありません。
文法ポイント:be likely to ~(~しそうだ)の比較 more likely to ~
be likely to + 動詞の原形で「~しそうだ、~する可能性が高い」。比べるときは more likely to ~(より~しそう)。本文の Teens who thought they were fast runners were more likely to choose it. は「自分は足が速いと思う10代のほうが、それを選ぶ可能性が高かった」という意味。make runners more likely to cheat(走る人をよりズルしやすくする)のように make +人+ more likely to ~ の形でも使う。
出典:PsyPost、University of California, San Diego(eScholarship) ほか(記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル)|https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-11-16-trophies-for-all-teens-study/