
【総集編25問】( ) with fake news:saturated? upfront? caustic? insipid? 英日対訳付(#1〜5)
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◆ 次の空欄に入る最も適切な選択肢を選んでください。
Q1. With a promotion and an upcoming wedding, she is at the _____ of her happiness.
(1)nadir (2)abyss (3)squalor (4)zenith
Q2. She is a millionaire now, but only a year ago, she was struggling and utterly _____.
(1)impecunious (2)surreptitious (3)obstreperous (4)nefarious
Q3. Even as a young man, he had been hard to please, and as he aged, he became increasingly _____.
(1)opaque (2)deleterious (3)gratuitous (4)cantankerous
Q4. The region has an extremely arid climate, characterized by _____ heat.
(1)nascent (2)sweltering (3)inextricable (4)stalwart
Q5. With its fuselage glinting in the sun, the airplane was _____ along the runway.
(1)taxiing (2)wrangling (3)romping (4)pontificating
Q6. As he drove, he noticed houses _____ along both sides of the road.
(1)sauntering (2)slithering (3)straggling (4)dawdling
Q7. The ocean floor is believed to be _____ with untapped natural resources.
(1)pertinacious (2)devout (3)replete (4)insidious
Q8. Even though data are _____, there is still a lack of information.
(1)reveling (2)accruing (3)bawling (4)leering
Q9. He is the right person for the job because he has the expertise, and more importantly, the _____ to lead.
(1)gumption (2)litigant (3)keel (4)nape
Q10. The sound of the violin has a _____ quality: it is exactly as sweet and smooth as honey.
(1)staid (2)nebulous (3)capillary (4)mellifluous
Q11. This entrepreneur is a _____ iconoclast, defying convention and taking innovative approaches.
(1)proprietary (2)quintessential (3)blistering (4)sable
Q12. The election was a total _____ for the candidate; he failed to secure even a tenth of the votes won by his opponent.
(1)rout (2)preponderance (3)contusion (4)gurney
Q13. Is _____ healthier to eat than beef?
(1)venison (2)rabble (3)despot (4)dearth
Q14. That is one of the most _____ questions I’ve ever heard! It’s beyond stupid―it’s absolutely outrageous.
(1)kinetic (2)doleful (3)fatuous (4)perky
Q15. The scientist must have _____ a conclusion from incomplete data and then sought to validate the findings.
(1)nullified (2)scavenged (3)finagled (4)extrapolated
Q16. I felt as if I were standing on a dangerous _____ when I heard the news.
(1)obfuscation (2)progeny (3)precipice (4)propensity
Q17. He is a _____ man, seemingly unemotional and reserved, but in truth, he is incredibly considerate.
(1)nonplussed (2)obdurate (3)nautical (4)stolid
Q18. The river water is so _____ and pure that you can see right to the bottom.
(1)limpid (2)bucolic (3)incandescent (4)senescent
Q19. Humans and many other animals are _____; they maintain a constant body temperature by generating internal heat.
(1)gentrifications (2)palindromes (3)lesions (4) endotherms
Q20. After starting a new life, he became increasingly _____ from his old circle of friends.
(1)antediluvian (2)prescient (3)devoid (4)estranged
Q21. At the time, the country was in the _____ of a civil war; its people were fighting each other.
(1)luminary (2)throes (3)innards (4)tuft
Q22. The accident victim sustained a non-fatal fracture of the _____ upon impacting the steering wheel.
(1)colt (2)cranium (3)homograph (4)samovar
Q23. The Internet is now _____ with fake news, and it’s not easy to filter out the falsehoods to find reliable information.
(1)saturated (2)upfront (3)caustic (4)insipid
Q24. I know this is _____, but I still can’t shake this habit of mine.
(1)mercantile (2)puerile (3)bogus (4)cliquey
Q25. The news agency reported that the politician was having an affair and his career would be completely _____ by this scandal.
(1)sedated (2)extenuated (3)scrumped (4)blighted
◇ 正解
Q1.(4)
Q2.(1)
Q3.(4)
Q4.(2)
Q5.(1)
Q6.(3)
Q7.(3)
Q8.(2)
Q9.(1)
Q10.(4)
Q11.(2)
Q12.(1)
Q13.(1)
Q14.(3)
Q15.(4)
Q16.(3)
Q17.(4)
Q18.(1)
Q19.(4)
Q20.(4)
Q21.(2)
Q22.(2)
Q23.(1)
Q24.(2)
Q25.(4)
◇ 例文リスト
With a promotion and an upcoming wedding, she is at the zenith of her happiness.
She is a millionaire now, but only a year ago, she was struggling and utterly impecunious.
Even as a young man, he had been hard to please, and as he aged, he became increasingly cantankerous.
The region has an extremely arid climate, characterized by sweltering heat.
With its fuselage glinting in the sun, the airplane was taxiing along the runway.
As he drove, he noticed houses straggling along both sides of the road.
The ocean floor is believed to be replete with untapped natural resources.
Even though data are accruing, there is still a lack of information.
He is the right person for the job because he has the expertise, and more importantly, the gumption to lead.
The sound of the violin has a mellifluous quality: it is exactly as sweet and smooth as honey.
This entrepreneur is a quintessential iconoclast, defying convention and taking innovative approaches.
The election was a total rout for the candidate; he failed to secure even a tenth of the votes won by his opponent.
Is venison healthier to eat than beef?
That is one of the most fatuous questions I’ve ever heard! It’s beyond stupid―it’s absolutely outrageous.
The scientist must have extrapolated a conclusion from incomplete data and then sought to validate the findings.
I felt as if I were standing on a dangerous precipice when I heard the news.
He is a stolid man, seemingly unemotional and reserved, but in truth, he is incredibly considerate.
The river water is so limpid and pure that you can see right to the bottom.
Humans and many other animals are endotherms; they maintain a constant body temperature by generating internal heat.
After starting a new life, he became increasingly estranged from his old circle of friends.
At the time, the country was in the throes of a civil war; its people were fighting each other.
The accident victim sustained a non-fatal fracture of the cranium upon impacting the steering wheel.
The Internet is now saturated with fake news, and it’s not easy to filter out the falsehoods to find reliable information.
I know this is puerile, but I still can’t shake this habit of mine.
The news agency reported that the politician was having an affair and that his career would be completely blighted by the scandal.
◇ 和訳リスト
昇進し、結婚を間近に控え、彼女は今、幸せの絶頂にいる。
彼女は今でこそ大富豪だが、わずか1年前は生活に困窮し、完全に無一文だった。
彼は若い頃から気難しかったが、年を取るにつれて、ますます偏屈で怒りっぽくなった。
その地域は極めて不毛な気候であり、うだるような暑さが特徴である。
機体が太陽に輝き、飛行機は滑走路を地上走行していた。
車を走らせていると、道の両側に家々がまばらに続いているのが目に留まった。
海底には、いまだ手つかずの天然資源が溢れかえっていると考えられている。
データは蓄積され続けているが、依然として情報は不足している。
彼はその仕事にうってつけだ。専門知識があるだけでなく、何より、周りを引っ張っていく度胸(行動力)があるからだ。
そのヴァイオリンの音色には、うっとりするほど艶やかな響きがある。それはまさに、蜂蜜のように甘く滑らかだ。
この起業家は典型的な因習打破者だ。慣習に立ち向かい、革新的なアプローチを取る。
その選挙はその候補者にとって惨敗だった。相手候補が獲得した票の10分の1すら確保できなかった。
シカ肉(ベニソン)は、牛肉よりも体に良いのだろうか?
あんなに的外れで愚かな質問は聞いたことがない! 馬鹿げている、それどころか、言語道断である。
その科学者は、不完全なデータから結論を推定し、それからその知見を検証しようとしたに違いない。
そのニュースを聞いたとき、私は危険な絶壁の上に立っているかのような感覚に陥った。
彼は感情を表に出さない男で、一見すると無感情で控えめに見えるが、実は驚くほど思いやりに溢れている。
その川の水は非常に澄み切っていて清らかなので、底の方まで完全に見通すことができる。
人間や他の多くの動物は恒温動物である。体内で熱を生成することによって、一定の体温を維持している。
新しい生活を始めてから、彼はかつての友人たちとますます疎遠になっていった。
当時、その国は内戦の激動の真っ只中にあり、国民同士が互いに争い合っていた。
当該事故の被害者は、ハンドルへの衝突の際、頭蓋骨に致命傷には至らない骨折を負った。
インターネットは今やフェイクニュースで飽和しており、虚偽の情報を取り除いて信頼できる情報を見つけ出すのは容易ではない。
これが幼稚だとは分かっているのだが、どうしてもこの癖が抜けないのだ。
その報道機関は、当該政治家に不倫疑惑があり、このスキャンダルによって彼の政治生命は完全に絶たれるであろうと報じた。