動詞の構造を確認する
動詞の形を選ぶ前に、主語、時の基準、助動詞を確認します。
Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately.
都市生活を考え直す · B2. 動詞の形を選ぶ前に、主語、時の基準、助動詞を確認します。
英文全体を読んで番号付きの空欄を埋めましょう。各問題は一つの空欄に対応し、文法と意味の両方を確認します。
Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately. The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into [2] _____. By the time the first review took place, traffic counters [3] _____ data for twelve weeks. The most [4] _____ finding was that delivery delays varied sharply by time of day. [5] _____ the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer. The planners proposed [6] _____ the loading window rather than removing the entire scheme. Their report placed particular emphasis [7] _____ access for people with limited mobility. They consulted residents [8] _____ daily journeys were poorly represented in the original survey. Only after the revised arrangements had been tested [9] _____ the committee approve a longer trial. The next review must ask whether benefits are fairly distributed, [10] _____ than treating a single positive average as sufficient evidence.
動詞の形を選ぶ前に、主語、時の基準、助動詞を確認します。
Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately.
空欄の前後を読み、冠詞、代名詞、前置詞、固定表現をまとまりとして確認します。
The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into [2] _____.
原因、対比、条件、指示の関係を判断し、接続表現に必要な文法も確認します。
[5] _____ the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer.
Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately. The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into [2] _____. By the time the first review took place, traffic counters [3] _____ data for twelve weeks. The most [4] _____ finding was that delivery delays varied sharply by time of day. [5] _____ the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer. The planners proposed [6] _____ the loading window rather than removing the entire scheme. Their report placed particular emphasis [7] _____ access for people with limited mobility. They consulted residents [8] _____ daily journeys were poorly represented in the original survey. Only after the revised arrangements had been tested [9] _____ the committee approve a longer trial. The next review must ask whether benefits are fairly distributed, [10] _____ than treating a single positive average as sufficient evidence.
A trial beyond the headline — gap 1
動詞の形を選ぶ前に、主語、時の基準、助動詞を確認します。
Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately.空欄の前後を読み、冠詞、代名詞、前置詞、固定表現をまとまりとして確認します。
The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into [2] _____.原因、対比、条件、指示の関係を判断し、接続表現に必要な文法も確認します。
[5] _____ the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer.初回答を残し、変化の理由を理解して、別の場面で確かめます。
まだ復習ノートはありません。まずは短いウォームアップを。
動詞の形を選ぶ前に、主語、時の基準、助動詞を確認します。
Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately.空欄の前後を読み、冠詞、代名詞、前置詞、固定表現をまとまりとして確認します。
The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into [2] _____.原因、対比、条件、指示の関係を判断し、接続表現に必要な文法も確認します。
[5] _____ the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer.解答を開くと、その問題にヒント利用が記録されます。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 1
判断の手掛かりは「Had the council [1] _____ solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately.」です。Had+主語+過去分詞は過去の反事実条件を表すif節の倒置で、if ... had relied...の意味です。実際に頼ったと述べているわけではありません。 この課題で完成する文は「Had the council relied solely on complaints, it might have abandoned the street trial immediately.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 2
判断の手掛かりは「The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into [2] _____.」です。take something into accountは判断の際に考慮する意味で、名詞accountがこの定型表現を完成させます。 この課題で完成する文は「The project was intended to take residents’ concerns into account.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 3
判断の手掛かりは「By the time the first review took place, traffic counters [3] _____ data for twelve weeks.」です。had been + -ing を用います。表す内容:過去の基準時まで続いた動作の期間や直前の動作の痕跡。 この課題で完成する文は「By the time the first review took place, traffic counters had been collecting data for twelve weeks.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 4
判断の手掛かりは「The most [4] _____ finding was that delivery delays varied sharply by time of day.」です。空欄は後ろの発見・改善を説明するため、the mostの後に形容詞significantを置きます。 この課題で完成する文は「The most significant finding was that delivery delays varied sharply by time of day.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 5
判断の手掛かりは「[5] _____ the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer.」です。although/even though + finite clause を用います。表す内容:主語と時制のある動詞が続く譲歩。 この課題で完成する文は「Although the overall average improved, some morning deliveries took longer.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 6
判断の手掛かりは「The planners proposed [6] _____ the loading window rather than removing the entire scheme.」です。propose/recommendに直接行為を続けるここでは-ing補語にします。計画されるのは行為そのもので、定形の時制や挿入されたto不定詞ではありません。 この課題で完成する文は「The planners proposed extending the loading window rather than removing the entire scheme.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 7
判断の手掛かりは「Their report placed particular emphasis [7] _____ access for people with limited mobility.」です。根拠ならbased on、強調点ならplace emphasis onという組み合わせで、完成文のonはその根拠・焦点を導きます。 この課題で完成する文は「Their report placed particular emphasis on access for people with limited mobility.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 8
判断の手掛かりは「They consulted residents [8] _____ daily journeys were poorly represented in the original survey.」です。関係節はwork・family・objectionsなど先行詞に関係する名詞で始まるので、その名詞を残してwhoseで所有・所属を示します。 この課題で完成する文は「They consulted residents whose daily journeys were poorly represented in the original survey.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 9
判断の手掛かりは「Only after the revised arrangements had been tested [9] _____ the committee approve a longer trial.」です。only after/until + clause; inverted main clause を用います。表す内容:after・until の節内ではなく、主節を倒置する。 この課題で完成する文は「Only after the revised arrangements had been tested did the committee approve a longer trial.」です。
A trial beyond the headline — gap 10
判断の手掛かりは「The next review must ask whether benefits are fairly distributed, [10] _____ than treating a single positive average as sufficient evidence.」です。rather thanは望まれる行為と退けられる選択肢を対比し、二つの行為は文法的に並行した役割になります。 この課題で完成する文は「The next review must ask whether benefits are fairly distributed, rather than treating a single positive average as sufficient evidence.」です。