身近な人に「ありがとう」はほぼ言わない？ 8言語の会話で、頼みを聞いてもらってもお礼は約18回に1回

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to cook with salt
2. BHow often people say thanks after getting help
3. CWhy English is spoken on five continents
4. DHow to make videos at home

頼みごとを聞いてもらったあと、どれくらいお礼を言うかを調べた話なので B。

Q2. How often did people say thanks in the study?

1. AAbout 50 percent of the time
2. BAbout 5.5 percent of the time
3. CAlmost every time
4. DNever

People said thanks only about 5.5 percent of the time とあるので B。

Q3. In the passage, what does "passes you the salt" mean?

1. AGives the salt to you
2. BPuts salt on your food
3. CBuys salt for you
4. DTakes the salt away from you

pass は「手渡す」。passes you the salt は「あなたに塩を手渡す」なので A。

Q1. How did the researchers collect their data?

1. AThey asked people to fill out a survey about manners.
2. BThey recorded real conversations with video cameras.
3. CThey listened to radio programs in eight languages.
4. DThey read books about family life.

set up video cameras in homes and villages and recorded people talking とあるので B。

Q2. What happened in Cha'palaa?

1. APeople thanked others in every case.
2. BPeople refused most requests.
3. CNobody gave thanks in the 96 cases.
4. DThe researchers could not record anyone.

In Cha'palaa ... the number was zero out of 96 とあるので C。

Q3. Why do the researchers think people seldom say thanks to family and friends?

1. AThey do not like each other.
2. BThey do not know the word for thanks.
3. CHelping is seen as a normal part of life, and people help back later.
4. DThey are too busy to talk.

helping is often seen as part of everyday life, and people return the help later とあるので C。

Q1. Which statement best summarizes the passage?

1. AEnglish speakers are the only people who thank others.
2. BPeople rarely say thanks for everyday help from those close to them, even in English.
3. CMost requests in the study were refused.
4. DCha'palaa speakers say thanks more often than English speakers.

お礼は5.5％しかなく、最も多い英語でも7回に1回ほどだったという内容なので B。

Q2. What was the rate of thanks among English speakers?

1. A5.5 percent
2. B14.5 percent
3. C50 percent
4. D18 percent

English speakers came out on top at 14.5 percent とあるので B。5.5％は8言語全体の数字。

Q3. Why does the writer mention that the requests were "small, here-and-now" ones?

1. ATo show that the study proves people never thank each other
2. BTo explain why Cha'palaa has no word for thanks
3. CTo point out that the results may not apply to bigger favors
4. DTo suggest that the cameras were too small

so bigger favors may work differently とあり、小さな頼みごとに限った結果なので大きな頼みごとには当てはまらないかもしれない、と示すためなので C。