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東京大学過去問2003年(5)


 次の英文を読み,以下の設問に答えよ。解答は解答用紙の所定欄に記せ。

 I am on a bus traveling through the desert between Kerman and Yazd when we pull over to a checkpoint. Checkpoints are common along Iranian highways and I've grown accustomed to stopping every hundred miles or so to watch the driver climb out, papers in hand. Sometimes a guard in dark green uniform enters the bus and walks up and down the aisle, eyes flicking from side to side, pistol gleaming in the shadowed interior light.
 This is one of those times. The bus falls silent as a young guard enters, and we all determinedly stare straight ahead, as if by our pretending to ignore the guard, he will ignore us. We listen to his footfalls sound down the Persian carpet that lines the aisle, turn, and come back again. He reaches the front of the bus and makes a half-turn toward the door. But then, just as we begin a collective (1) deep breath, he surprises us by completing his turn and starting down the aisle again, this time to tap various passengers on the shoulder. They gather their belongings together and move slowly out of the bus and up the steps of a cement block building.
 I sit frozen, hoping that the guard will not notice me and the blond hair sticking out of my rusari, or head scarf. I've seen guards pull passengers off buses before, and although it never seems to be anything serious-the passengers always return within five or ten minutes ― I'd just as soon remain in (2) my seat.
 The guard climbs out of the bus and I relax, wondering what, ( 3 ) anything, he is looking for. I've been told that these searches are usually about drugs and smuggling, but to me, they seem to be more about the ( 4 ) of power.
 The guard is back, and instinctively, I know why. He points to me.
 Me? I gesture, still not completely convinced that he wants me. After two months in Iran, I've learned that ― contrary to what I had expected ― foreigners (5) are seldom bothered here.
 You, he nods.
 Copying my fellow passengers, I gather my belongings together and stand up. Everyone is staring at me ― as usual, I am the only foreigner on the bus.
 I climb out, nearly falling over my long black raincoat ― it or something ( 6 ) women in public in Iran. My heart is knocking against my chest. The guard and one of his colleagues are waiting for me on the steps of the guardhouse. At their feet is my bag, which they've dragged out of the belly of the bus. It looks like a fat green watermelon.
 'Passport,' the young guard barks in Persian.
 I hand him my crisp, dark blue document, suddenly feeling that United States of America is printed across the front much too boldly. I remember someone back home ( 7 ) entering Iran. Too late now.
 ‘Visa?’
 I show him the appropriate page in my passport.
 ‘Where are you coming from?’ His Persian has a strange accent that I haven't heard before.
 ‘Kerman,’ I say.
 ‘Where are you going to?’
 ‘Yazd.’
 ‘Tourist?’
 I nod, thinking there's no need to complicate matters by telling him that I'm here in Iran to write a safarnameh, the Persian word for travelogue or, literally, ‘travel letter.’ But then immediately ( 8 ). My visa says Journalist.
 Slowly, the young guard flips through the pages of my passport, examining the immigration stamps and the rules and regulations listed in the back. He ( 9 ) my picture long and hard, and then passes my passport to his unsmiling colleague, who asks me the same questions I've just been asked. ‘Where are you coming from?’
 ‘Kerman.’
 ‘Where are you going to?’
 ‘Yazd.’
 ‘Tourist?’
 I nod again. I can't change my answer now.
 The second guard hands my passport back to the first, who reluctantly hands it back to me. I look at his smooth boyish face and wonder if he's old enough to shave.
 ‘Is this your suitcase?’ he says, looking at my bag.
 ‘Yes,’ I say, and move to open it.
 He shakes his head.
 All of the other passengers are now back on the bus, and I wonder how much longer the guards will keep me. What will happen, I worry, ( 10 )?
 We're out in the middle of the desert; there are no other buildings ( 11 ). Hardened dust-white plains, broken only by thin grass, stretch in all directions. The sky is a pale metallic dome sucking the color and moisture out of the landscape.
 Clearing his throat, the first guard stares at me intently. His eyes are an unusual smoke blue, framed by long lashes. They're the same eyes I've noticed before on more than a few Iranians. He looks at his colleague and they whisper together. Sweat is slipping down their foreheads, and down mine.
 Then the first guard straightens his shoulders, takes a deep breath, and (12) blushes. ‘Thank you,’ he says carefully in stiff, self-conscious English. ‘Nice to meet you.’
 'Hello.' The second guard is now blushing as furiously as the first. ‘How are you?’ He falls back into Persian, only some of which I understand. ‘We will never forget this day. You are the first American we have met. Welcome to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Go with Allah.’


(1) 下線部(1)を訳せ。

(2) 下線部(2)はどのような意味か。最も適切なものを次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア I hope I will be allowed to remain seated.
 イ In no time I take a seat and remain there.
 ウ I hope I will not be out of my seat for long.
 エ Quickly I make up my mind to remain seated.

(3) 空所( 3 )を埋めるのに最も適切な単語を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア by     イ for    ウif     エ or

(4) 空所( 4 )を埋めるのに最も適切な単語を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア denial   イ display   ウ finding   エlack

(5)下線部(5)の内容を,10〜20字の日本語で説明せよ。

(6) 空所( 6 )に当てはまるように,次の語を並べかえよ。
 (all being for required similar)

(7) 空所( 7 )を埋めるのに最も適切な表現を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア warning me not to disobey the guards after
 イ advising me to learn some basic Persian before
 ウ warning me to put a cover on my passport before
 エ advising me not to forget to carry my passport after

(8) 空所( 8 )を埋めるのに最も適切な表現を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア I wish I were a journalist
 イ I wonder if I've done the right thing
 ウ I realize that I look too much like a tourist
 エ I realize I should have said ‘tourist’ in English

(9) 空所( 9 )を埋めるのに最も適切な単語を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア detects  イ gazes   ウ studies   エ watches

(10) 空所( 10 )を埋めるのに最も適切な表現を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア if the bus leaves without me
 イ if the weather suddenly changes
 ウ if the bus runs out of gas or breaks down
 エ if some other passengers are asked to get off the bus

(11) 空所( 11 )を埋めるのに最も適切な表現を次のうちから選び,その記号を記せ。
 ア sight
 イ on vision
 ウ in my eyes
 エ to the view

(12) 下線部腰(12)の理由として考えられるものは何か。次の英文を完成させて答えよ。
 It is the first time he                              .
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