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increasingly competes for fans with sports like football, basketball or (
ins greatly popular worldwide.
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Baseball
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People have debated the origins of
baseball for many years. Some say
baseball is an American variation of the
British-born sport rounders. Where
Understanding the Passage
did people first play baseball? Whether
baseball is a purely American game or it
A. Listen and fill in the blanks in the reading passage.
音声を聞いて本文の空欄に適切な語句を入れなさい。
originated somewhere else, it is
(°clear) that baseball has become
B. True or False Questions
a very popular American sport and has
(°given) people excitement and
Reading Passage の内容に合っているものにはT、間違っているものには Fをつけなさい。
) There is no clear answer regarding the birth of baseball.
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pleasure for many decades.
) No Japanese had ever played in major league baseball before Nomo.
)“Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a title of a movie.
There are many indications of
baseball's popularity throughout
) Fukudome's debut at the opening game was a great success.
American (℃ulture). One famous example is the song "Take Me Out to the
Ball Game". Spectators sing this song in the middle of the seventh inning.
So the 7th inning break period is called the "7th inning stretch".
C. Answer the following questions.
以下の質問に英語で答えなさい。
1. Where did rounders originate?
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Now the more recent popularity of baseball may to some extent be
2. When do spectators sing the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"?
resulting from the presence of many prominent foreign ( players ) in the
major leagues. For instance, recently we have seen the appearance of
more and more Japanese players in major league baseball. A (®wave ) of
3. Where did Nomo start his major league career?
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Japanese professional players coming into the major leagues started when
4. What do baseball fans call baseball?
Hideo Nomo (became) his major league career as a Los Angeles Dodgers
pitcher in 1995. Nomo was the first Japanese major leaguer (°since)
D. Translate into English using the words provided.
以下の日本文を(
1.私の故郷は何十年も変わっていない。 (for decades)
1965 and was credited with paving the way for Japanese players facing the
)内の語を用いて英訳しなさい。
challenge of major league baseball. Most recently, Kosuke Fukudome made a
very stunning debut as the (®Chicago) Cubs right fielder. He had three hits,
including a homer, in three at bats in the opening game of the 2008 season.
Now avid fans still (® call) baseball the "national pastime". Baseball
increasingly competes for fans with sports like football, basketball or ('soccer).
but it still remains greatly popular worldwide.
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2. 停電は強風のために起きた。( result from)
3. あなたの申し出によって私の成功への道が開かれるでしょう。(pave the way for)
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NOTES
British-born:イギリス生まれの
rounders:野球のルーツといわれる球技
result from:生じる
decade:10 年間
spectator:観客
to some extent:ある程度
prominent:目立った、顕著な
pave the way for ~:~への道を開く
appearance:出現
avid:熱狂的な
for instance:例えば
stunning:素晴らしい
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Understanding the Passage
A. Listen and fill in the blanks in the reading passage.
音声を聞いて本文の空欄に適切な語句を入れなさい。
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