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朝活ミニテスト 第21回
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語彙・熟語（大問1形式）
目安 2分30秒空所に入れるのに最も適切なものを1つ選びなさい。
訳：はしかは知られている中で最も感染力の強い病気の一つであり、感染者1人がワクチン未接種の人最大18人にうつすことがある。
訳：感染拡大の間、飲食店はテーブルの定期的な消毒や客数の制限など、厳しい衛生規則を守ることを求められた。
訳：若い頃に喫煙の危険性に関する警告に耳を傾けなかった人の多くは、後に深刻な肺の病気を発症した。
訳：医師たちは、しつこい咳などの初期症状は深刻な病気の兆候かもしれないので、軽視すべきではないと警告している。
訳：パンデミックは多くの専門家が予測していたよりもはるかに長引き、病院と医療従事者に多大な負担をかけた。
長文読解（大問3形式）
目安 4分30秒Sugar Taxes
Excessive consumption of sugar is widely considered a major contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes, conditions that place a heavy burden on healthcare systems. In response, many countries have introduced taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks. The United Kingdom adopted a particularly interesting approach in 2018. Rather than taxing all sugary drinks at the same rate, it imposed higher charges on drinks with more sugar, while drinks below a certain level were not taxed at all.
This design gave manufacturers a strong reason to change their recipes, and many reduced the sugar content of their products even before the tax took effect. As a result, the total amount of sugar sold in soft drinks fell considerably, while sales of the drinks themselves did not decline significantly. Whether the policy has improved public health, however, is harder to judge. Some studies have linked the tax to small reductions in obesity among certain groups of children, but because obesity has many causes, isolating the effect of a single policy is difficult. People may also simply obtain sugar from other foods.
Another point of debate concerns fairness. Critics argue that such taxes hit poorer households hardest, since they spend a larger share of their income on food and drink. Supporters respond that these households also suffer disproportionately from diet-related illnesses and therefore stand to benefit most. Some also suggest that revenue from the tax should be spent on programs that help low-income communities, such as school sports. Many public health experts believe that taxes work best as part of a broader strategy that also includes clearer food labeling, restrictions on advertising aimed at children, and efforts to make healthy food more affordable.
リスニング（Part2 文章形式）
目安 2分🎙 In 1854, an outbreak of cholera struck the Soho district of London. At the time, most doctors believed the disease was spread through bad air. A physician named John Snow, however, suspected contaminated water. He recorded where victims lived and marked each case on a map. The deaths were clustered around a public water pump on Broad Street. Snow persuaded local officials to remove the pump's handle, and the outbreak ended, although it may already have been declining. Snow's work is now regarded as a founding moment in epidemiology, the study of how diseases spread in populations. His method of using maps and data to identify the source of an illness is still used by public health experts today.
スピーキング（面接No.4形式）
40秒Governments take many measures to protect the health of their citizens.
Should the government place higher taxes on unhealthy foods and drinks?
💡 「消費者の行動」「税収の使い道」「企業の変化」と主体を変えると理由が重ならない。
模範解答
はい、そう思います。価格が上がれば人々はより健康的な商品を選ぶようになり、糖尿病などの病気を減らせるかもしれません。また、集めたお金を健康教育の事業や医療費の引き下げに充てることができます。商品の砂糖や塩分を減らす企業も出てくるかもしれません。
💡 「消費者の行動」「税収の使い道」「企業の変化」と主体を変えると理由が重ならない。
📝 解答 ― 準1級 第21回
スピーキング模範解答：Yes, I think so. Higher prices would encourage people to choose healthier products, which could reduce diseases such as diabetes. Also, the money collected could be used to fund health education programs or lower medical costs. Some companies might even reduce the sugar and salt in their products.
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