【TOEIC受験経験者限定】英単語の類似度判定と英語読解問題の仕事

単語類似度判定と読解問題

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READING点

1. They [saw it].
   ---closed it tightlywaited for itlooked at itstarted it up
2. They have a lot of [time].
   ---moneyfoodhoursfriends
3. It was a difficult [period].
   ---questiontimething to dobook
4. Is this the right [figure]?
   ---answerplacetimenumber
5. We [are poor].
   ---have no moneyfeel happyare very interesteddo not like to work hard
6. Please use the [microphone].
   ---machine for making food hotmachine that makes sounds loudermachine that makes things look biggersmall telephone that can be carried around
7. His mark for that question was [nil].
   ---very badnothingvery goodin the middle
8. They went to the [pub].
   ---place where people drink and talkplace that looks after moneylarge building with many shopsbuilding for swimming
9. Make a [circle].
   ---rough picturespace with nothing in itround shapelarge hole
10. Our dog often [digs].
    ---solves problems with thingscreates a hole in the groundwants to sleepenters the water
11. He is a [soldier].
    ---person in a businessperson who studiesperson who uses metalperson in the army
12. It has been [restored].
    ---said againgiven to a different personmade like new againgiven a lower price
13. He's [a pro].
    ---someone who is employed to find out important secretsa stupid personsomeone who writes for a newspapersomeone who is paid for playing sport
14. They made a new [compound].
    ---agreementthing made of two or more partsgroup of people forming a businessguess based on past experience
15. The company [had a large deficit].
    ---spent a lot more money than it earnedwent down a lot in valuehad a plan for its spending that used a lot of moneyhad a lot of money stored in the bank
16. He broke the [strap].
    ---promisetop covershallow dish for foodstrip of strong material
17. He [wept].
    ---finished his coursecrieddiedworried
18. The house is [haunted].
    ---full of decorationsrentedemptyfull of ghosts
19. I need one more [cube].
    ---sharp thing used for joining thingssolid square blocktall cup with no saucerpiece of stiff paper folded in half
20. They have a [butler].
    ---man servantmachine for cutting up treesprivate teachercool dark room under the house
21. We saw a [nun].
    ---long thin creature that lives in the earthterrible accidentwoman following a strict religious lifeunexplained bright light in the sky
22. We bought [olives].
    ---oily fruitscented flowersmen's swimming clothestools for digging
23. The boy [shuddered].
    ---spoke with a low voicealmost fellshookcalled out loudly
24. They raised the [threshold].
    ---flagpoint or line where something changesroof inside a buildingcost of borrowing money
25. This book is about [demography].
    ---the study of patterns of land usethe study of the use of pictures to show facts about numbersthe study of the movement of waterthe study of population
26. His [malign] influence is still felt.
    ---goodevilvery importantsecret
27. He [strangled her].
    ---killed her by pressing her throatgave her all the things she wantedtook her away by forceadmired her greatly
28. The children were pretending to be [dinosaurs].
    ---robbers who work at seavery small creatures with human form but with wingslarge creatures with wings that breathe fireanimals that lived an extremely long time ago
29. He was holding [a jug].
    ---a container for pouring liquidsan informal discussiona soft capa weapon that blows up
30. Do you like [crabs]?
    ---very thin small cakestight, hard collarssea creatures that always walk to one sidelarge black insects that sing at night
31. They made a [quilt].
    ---statement about who should get their property when they diefirm agreementthick warm cover for a bedfeather pen
32. Look at my [tummy].
    ---fabric to cover the headstomachsmall soft animalfinger used for gripping
33. [There was an eclipse].
    ---A strong wind blew all dayI heard something hit the waterA large number of people were killedThe sun was hidden by the moon
34. This was [excreted] recently.
    ---pushed or sent outmade cleardiscovered by a science experimentput on a list of illegal things
35. Many unwanted plants [are ubiquitous].
    ---are difficult to get rid ofhave long, strong rootsare found everywheredie away in the winter
36. This is [the marrow].
    ---symbol that brings good luck to a teamsoft centre of a bonecontrol for guiding a planeincrease in salary
37. We saw the [cabaret].
    ---painting covering a whole wallsong and dance performancesmall crawling creatureperson who is half fish, half woman
38. He treated her [in a cavalier manner].
    ---without carewith good mannersawkwardlyas a brother would
39. The car [veered].
    ---moved shakilychanged coursemade a very loud noiseslid without the wheels turning
40. This [yoghurt] is disgusting.
    ---dark grey mud found at the bottom of riversunhealthy, open sorethick, soured milk, often with sugar and flavouringlarge purple fruit with soft flesh
41. They saw [an octopus].
    ---a large bird that hunts at nighta ship that can go under watera machine that flies by means of turning bladesa sea creature with eight legs
42. Now he has a [monologue].
    ---single piece of glass to hold over his eye to help him to seelong turn at talking without being interruptedposition with all the powerpicture made by joining letters together in interesting ways
43. Please [be candid].
    ---be carefulshow sympathyshow fairness to both sidessay what you really think
44. Aim the [nozzle] toward it.
    ---space that light passes through in a cameradry patch of skinpipe attachment that forces watersharp part of a fork
45. He has [a psychosis].
    ---an inability to movean oddly coloured patch of skina body organ that processes sugara mental illness
46. He got hurt in the [ruck].
    ---region between the stomach and the top of the legnoisy street fightgroup of players gathered round the ball in some ball gamesrace across a field of snow
47. He had a lot of [roubles].
    ---very valuable red stonesdistant members of his familyRussian moneymoral or other difficulties in the mind
48. These are [canonical examples].
    ---examples which break the usual rulesexamples taken from a religious bookregular and widely accepted examplesexamples discovered very recently
49. This [puree] is bright green.
    ---fruit or vegetables in liquid formdress worn by women in Indiaskin of a fruitvery thin material for evening dresses
50. Put it in a [vial].
    ---device which stores electricitycountry residencedramatic scenesmall glass bottle
51. They made [a counterclaim].
    ---a demand response made by one side in a law casea request for a shop to take back things with faultsan agreement between two companies to exchange worka decorative cover for a bed, which is always on top
52. We met in the [refectory].
    ---room for eatingoffice where legal papers can be signedroom for several people to sleep inroom with glass walls for growing plants
53. He practised the [trill].
    ---repeated high musical soundtype of stringed instrumentway of throwing the balldance step of turning round very fast on the toes
54. Just look at those [talons]!
    ---high points of mountainssharp hooks on the feet of a hunting birdheavy metal coats to protect against weaponspeople who make fools of themselves without realizing it
55. We saw a lot of [plankton] here.
    ---poisonous plants that spread very quicklyvery small plants or animals found in watertrees producing hard woodgrey soil that often causes land to slip
56. That was an excellent [soliloquy]!
    ---song for six peopleshort clever saying with a deep meaningentertainment using lights and musicspeech in the theatre by a character who is alone
57. They saw a [puma].
    ---small house made of mud brickstree from hot, dry countrieslarge wild catvery strong wind that lifts anything in its path
58. It [augured well].
    ---promised good things for the futureagreed with what was expectedhad a colour that looked good with something elserang with a clear, beautiful sound
59. We saw the [emir].
    ---bird with two long curved tail featherswoman who cares for other people's children in eastern countriesMiddle Eastern chief with power in his own landhouse made from blocks of ice
60. The story [is very didactic].
    ---tries hard to teach somethingis very difficult to believedeals with exciting actionsis written with unclear meaning
61. Look what we found in the [cranny]!
    ---sale of unwanted objectsnarrow openingspace for storing things under the roof of a houselarge wooden box
62. He stood at the [lectern].
    ---desk made to hold a book at a good height for readingtable or block used for church ceremoniesplace where you buy drinksvery edge
63. This [azalea] is very pretty.
    ---small tree with many flowers growing in groupslight natural fabriclong piece of material worn in Indiasea shell shaped like a fan
64. It is [a marsupial].
    ---an animal with hard feeta plant that takes several years to growa plant with flowers that turn to face the sunan animal with a pocket for babies
65. It was very [bawdy].
    ---unpredictableinnocentrushedindecent
66. He used a [crowbar].
    ---heavy iron pole with a curved endfalse namesharp tool for making holes in leatherlight metal walking stick
67. Her dress was [spangled].
    ---torn into thin stripscovered with small bright decorationsmade with lots of folds of fabricruined by touching something very hot
68. She [averred] that it was the truth.
    ---refused to agreedeclaredbelievedwarned
69. It had [a retro look].
    ---a very fashionable lookthe look of a piece of modern artthe look of something which has been used a lot beforethe look of something from an earlier time
70. She is such [a rascal] sometimes.
    ---an unbelievera dedicated studenta hard workera bad girl
71. They used [tweezers].
    ---small pieces of metal for holding papers togethersmall pieces of string for closing woundsa tool with two blades for picking up or holding small objectsstrong tool for cutting plants
72. They have a [bidet].
    ---low basin for washing the body after using the toiletlarge fierce brown dogsmall private swimming poolman to help in the house
73. Whose [sloop] is that?
    ---warm hatlight sailing boatleft over fooduntidy work
74. They got [swingeing fines].
    ---very large finesvery small finesfines paid in small amounts at a timefines that vary depending on income
75. We met at the [cenotaph].
    ---large and important churchpublic square in the centre of a townmemorial for people buried somewhere elseunderground train station
76. I was disappointed with the [denouement]
    ---ending of a story which solves the mysteryamount of money paid for a piece of worksmall place to live which is part of a bigger buildingofficial report of the results of a political meeting
77. She saw a [bittern].
    ---large bottle for storing liquidsmall green grass snakefalse picture caused by hot airwater bird with long legs and a very loud call
78. They have gone to [reconnoitre].
    ---think againmake an examination of a new placehave a good time to mark a happy eventcomplain formally
79. We will never forget her [magnanimity].
    ---very offensive and unfriendly mannerscourage in times of troublegenerositycompletely sincere words
80. He has become [effete].
    ---weak and softtoo fond of strong drinkunable to leave his bedextremely easy to annoy
81. They were [rollicking].
    ---driving very faststaying away from school without being permitted tohaving fun in a noisy and spirited waysliding on snow using round boards
82. The cat left a [gobbet] behind.
    ---strip of torn materialfootprintpiece of solid waste from the bodylump of food returned from the stomach
83. I hate the [rigmarole].
    ---very fast and difficult dance for eight peoplefunny character in the theatreform which must be completed each year for tax purposeslong, pointless and complicated set of actions
84. The article was about [alimony].
    ---feelings of bitterness and annoyance, expressed sharplymoney for the care of children, paid regularly after a divorcegiving praise for excellent ideasa metal which breaks easily and is bluish white
85. He [rode roughshod].
    ---travelled without good preparationmade lots of mistakesdid not consider other people's feelingsdid not care about his own comfort
86. They supply [copra].
    ---a highly poisonous substance used to kill unwanted plantsthe dried meat from a large nut used to make oilan illegal substance which makes people feel good for a short timestrong rope used on sailing ships
87. She lay on the [bier].
    ---folding garden chairgrass next to a riverplace where boats can be tied upboard on which a dead body is carried
88. He was [in a torpid state].
    ---undecidedfilled with very strong feelingsconfused and anxiousslow and sleepy
89. She loves her [dachshund].
    ---warm fur hatthick floor rug with special patternssmall dog with short legs and a long backold musical instrument with twelve strings
90. What did you think of the [cadenza]?
    ---cake topped with cream and fruitlarge box hanging from a wire that carries people up a mountainslow formal dance from Italypassage in a piece of music that shows the player's great skill
91. These thoughts [obtruded themselves].
    ---got themselves lost or forgottendid not agree with each othergot mixed up with each otherpushed themselves forward in the mind
92. They saw the [panzers] getting nearer.
    ---players in a marching bandfighter planeslarge, slow windowless army carspolicewomen
93. She read about [a cyborg].
    ---an integrated human-machine systema musical instrument with forty stringsa small, newly invented objecta warm wind in winter
94. It is [a zygote].
    ---an early phase of sexual reproductiona lot of bother over nothinga small animal found in southern Africaa gun used to launch rockets
95. The painting had a [sylvan] theme.
    ---lost lovewanderingforestcasual folk
96. She had many ideas that were [sagacious].
    ---instinctively cleverridiculous and wildabout abusing people and being abusedrebellious and dividing
97. My theory is [spatiotemporal].
    ---focussed on small detailsannoying to peopleobjectionably modernoriented to time and space
98. Don't [play the casuist] with me!
    ---focus only on self-pleasureact like a tough guymake judgments about my conduct of dutybe stupid
99. I like [cyberpunk].
    ---medicine that does not use drugsone variety of science fictionthe art and science of eatinga society ruled by technical experts
100. Let's not [pussyfoot around].
     ---criticise unreasonablytake care to avoid confrontationattack indirectlysuddenly start

大問１：次の英文を読み、―に続く選択肢として適切なものを選びなさい。

Since early times, people have built upwards, towards the stars, whenever and wherever possible. The most well-known examples of this from ancient times are the Tower of Babel and the Pharos of Alexandria, a famous lighthouse. In medieval times, the towers of churches were also built to great heights. In each of these examples, the nature of the materials used in construction imposed certain limitations on the height of the building. The brickwork, or masonry, had to be of a certain minimum thickness to support whatever was built on top of it. In general, the taller a building, the heavier it was. Therefore, however ingenious the architect's design, the building's height was limited by the strength and width of the walls of its lower stories. This remained a problem for many centuries.

It was not until the second half of the 19th century—when iron, and then steel, replaced brick as building materials—that the situation changed radically. At the same time, another obvious barrier to the construction of tall buildings was removed with the development of the safe lift, or elevator. No longer was it possible to dismiss the idea of building skyscrapers on the grounds that people would object to walking up a dozen or more flights of stairs to get to their home or office. Elisha Otis, the inventor of the elevator, is often credited with being the man who, more than anyone, made the skyscraper a viable proposition.

However, it was the work of Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and architect, which was to give the greatest boost to the actual construction of skyscrapers. He was one of Europe's most famous engineers, and had built the Eiffel Tower in Paris using iron and steel. In the early 1880s, Eiffel was given the task of building internal supports for the 45-meter-high Statue of Liberty that was to be erected at the entrance to New York Harbor. The chief material he used was steel, marking the first time that its use had been specified in the plans for any structure in New York other than a bridge. Eiffel's work on the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower convinced the Americans that steel, not brick, was the material of the future, and so the era of the skyscraper began.

Questions

Q1. The main purpose of the text is to describe –

(1) developments that led to the construction of tall buildings

(2) the advantages and disadvantages of the modern skyscraper

(3) the work of the people responsible for inventing the skyscraper

(4) some of the tallest buildings in the world, in the past and today

Q2. The Tower of Babel and the Pharos of Alexandria are presented in the text as examples of buildings –

(1) constructed from special materials

(2) that people admired long ago

(3) that were as high as medieval church towers

(4) from ancient times that were extremely tall

Q3. The purpose of the second paragraph is to –

(1) discuss the methods used to build tall buildings in early times

(2) describe the materials architects once used to support a building

(3) explain why, in the past, the height of a building was limited

(4) show that masonry was once used to solve architectural problems

Q4. According to the text, Elisha Otis was responsible for –

(1) making the building of skyscrapers a realistic possibility

(2) suggesting that steel would eventually replace brickwork

(3) inventing the idea of the skyscraper

(4) introducing new materials into the construction industry

Q5. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that before Eiffel's work on the Statue of Liberty,

steel had been –

(1) a more popular building material in the United States than in Europe

(2) used in New York in the building of bridges but not other structures

(3) considered a material that could only be used in building tall structures

(4) used in the construction of most of the skyscrapers in New York

大問２：次の英文を読み、各設問に対して適切な答えをテキストボックスに埋めなさい。答えは文章にする必要はなく、単語でもよい。英文中に答えが書かれていない場合は、テキストボックスをNAで埋めなさい。

The Normans (Norman: Nourmands; French: Normands; Latin: Normanni) were the people who in the 10th and 11th centuries gave their name to Normandy, a region in France. They were descended from Norse ("Norman" comes from "Norseman") raiders and pirates from Denmark, Iceland and Norway who, under their leader Rollo, agreed to swear fealty to King Charles III of West Francia. Through generations of assimilation and mixing with the native Frankish and Roman-Gaulish populations, their descendants would gradually merge with the Carolingian-based cultures of West Francia. The distinct cultural and ethnic identity of the Normans emerged initially in the first half of the 10th century, and it continued to evolve over the succeeding centuries.

(Q1) In what country is Normandy located?

(Q2) When were the Normans in Normandy?

(Q3) From which countries did the Norse originate?

(Q4) Who was the Norse leader?

(Q5) What century did the Normans first gain their separate identity?

(Q6) Who gave their name to Normandy in the 1000's and 1100's

(Q7) What is France a region of?

(Q8) Who did King Charles III swear fealty to?

(Q9) When did the Frankish identity emerge?