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次の英文は、飛行機に乗ることに対しての恐怖に関する講座について書かれたものです。 英文を
読んで、後の問いに答えなさい。
Fear of flying is a common problem. One study shows that 20 percent of us feel afraid
about airplane flight. Is it possible that taking a class can help?
I am sitting with my wife, Cathy, who is afraid to fly, and 120 people in a hotel near a busy
airport. Dr. Brian Kelly and 15 other experts are taking us through a one-day fear-of-flying
class.
In the morning, Pilot Richard Smith gives a clear explanation of how an airplane (),
and talks about the parts of a flight that cause the most fear. Sudden movement of the plane
is the biggest problem. It's not relaxing, but common, and Smith explains how planes are
(v) to *deal with it.
The afternoon class deals with mental problems. Like many other strong fears, fear of
flying is caused by “catastrophizing" - thinking too much about *disasters. The simplest
solution, says Kelly, is mental training: Simply stop yourself. When you find that you imagine
something bad, think about (1) something pleasant. If you do it often enough, the fear will
become ( A ).
Everyone is thinking about the 40 minutes flight at the end of the day. The question is,
who will be on the plane? There are (B) levels of fear in the group. Some people are a
little nervous, others very afraid.
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Margaret Anderson is somewhere in the middle. She has () on a plane many times,
but her fear has grown with each trip. It's a surprisingly common problem: People remember
every moment of bad feeling during years of flying, but they ( C ) the peaceful trips. (2) As
a result, they imagine the bad situation.
"I went to Bali and spent two weeks staying on the beach," says Margaret. "It sounds like
fun, but it wasn't. I spent the whole time looking up at the planes, terrified when I thought
I'd have to fly to get home."
This is the second class for David Green: The first time he couldn't leave the hotel [ X ]
the airport. He's a big man, and doesn't want to show fear, but ( D ). "I want to go to
*Majorca for a vacation with my family, but right now I just can't. And I have (3) one thing
to worry about," he says. "The worst thing is that I have to tell my fear to my son, Daniel."
Toward the end of the afternoon, the stress is rising. It's almost time for the flight.
My wife is *pale, but relatively calm.
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in tears is having a terrible panic attack. People
They tell passengers the reason for every "thump, clunk, and so on.
ow different feelings in the plane. Everyone is invited to spend a minute with the pilots.
ally helped. I was much more relaxed."
When we arrive, most passengers are smiling. Margaret Anderson is happy: "(6) It has
David Green stepped
man who needs
a vacation.
on and [Y] the plane one time too many
and stayed in the
注) *deal with 〜に対処する
boarding area. "Next time," he says. "I'll go next time." I hope he (7) does. He looks [Z]
*pale (顔が) 青白い
*thump, clunk
文中の空所(あ)~(う)に入る語を下から選んで、それぞれ適切な形に直して入れなさい。
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下線部(1) とほぼ同じ意味で使われている英語を本文中より抜き出し、 一語の英語で答えなさ
文中の空所 (A) に入る最も適切な語を,次のア~エから一つ選んで記号で答えなさい。
7 common 1 weak
well I nervous
間 4 文中の空所(B)に入る最も適切な語を、次のア~エから一つ選んで、記号で答えなさい。
7 same
different
high I hard
文中の空所(C)に入る最も適切な語を,次のア~エから一つ選んで、記号で答えなさい。
7 remember
feel
forget I take
問6 下線部(2) とほぼ同じ意味を表す語句を、次のア~エから一つ選んで記号で答えなさい。
In fact
For a while
At first I In the end
B7 文中の空所 [ X ] ~ [ Z ] に入る最も適切な語を,次のア~エから一つずつ選んで、記号で
答えなさい。 X ) X( ) Z( )
7 like
1 off
from I for
8 文中の空所 (D)に入る最も適切なものを、次のア~オから一つ選んで、記号で答えなさい。
7 he feels relaxed at the airport
1 he doesn't worry about his vacation
