高校英語の問題演習
注意すべき形容詞の用法
※（ ）内の年度のセンター試験の問題を参考に作られています。（答えはすべて半角数字で入力すること）
次の問い（問1～4）の空欄（ 1 ～ 4 ）に入れるのに最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の①～④のうちから一つずつ選べ。
問1 I arrived here early today because the traffic was 1 than usual.
（2009（平成21））
① busier ② heavier
③ lighter ④ weaker
問2 The soccer game was shown on a big screen in front of 2 audience.
（2008（平成20））
① a large ② a lot of
③ many ④ much
問3 Could you call me back if 3 not convenient for you to talk now?
（2006（平成18））
① we are ② it is
③ you are ④ I am
問4 Paul left his book at home again. He's so 4 .
（2000（平成12））
① forgetful ② forgettable
③ forgetting ④ forgotten
文脈把握で解く会話文
※（ ）内の年度のセンター試験の問題を参考に作られています。（答えはすべて半角数字で入力すること）
次の問い（問1～3）の会話の 1 ～ 3 に入れるのに最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の①～④のうちから一つずつ選べ。
問1 （2012（平成24））
Maria： Kathy's late. Didn't you tell her how to get to our house?
James： No, you were supposed to tell her.
Maria： Oh, I forgot all about it.
James： Then, 1 .
① it's no wonder she could be on time
② she might be lost and wandering around
③ she must have found herself lost in thought
④ you'll locate her house without any problem
問2 （2002（平成14））
A： I need the number of Barry Watson.
B： 2
A： Barry. That's "B" as in "boy".
① What's Mr. Watson's full name?
② Did you say Barry Watson or Harry Watson?
③ Are you sure the name is Watson?
④ Is Barry a boy's name or a girl's name?
問3 （2005（平成17））
Sonia： Do you think we'll be able to go to the mountains tomorrow?
Yoko： Why do you ask? 3
Sonia： No. I'm worried that it might rain, though.
① Will we be able to finish our homework?
② Will the weather be OK?
③ Don't you want to go?
④ Has there been any change of plan?
仮定法の基本形
※（ ）内の年度のセンター試験の問題を参考に作られています。（答えはすべて半角数字で入力すること）
次の問い（問1～4）の空欄（ 1 ～ 4 ）に入れるのに最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の①～④のうちから一つずつ選べ。
問1 "I like my job, but I wish I made more money."
"Me too. If I 1 , I could buy a new car."
（1999（平成11））
① did ② do
③ had ④ have
問2 If I hadn't broken up with Hannah last month, I 2 going out with her for two years.
（2010（平成22））
① had been ② have been
③ will have been ④ would have been
問3 If you were to fall from that bridge, it 3 almost impossible to rescue you.
（1995（平成7）・追試）
① is ② was
③ would be ④ would have been
問4 Kenji told me his trip to London was wonderful. I wish I 4 in that program.
（2011（平成23））
① had participated ② have participated
③ participate ④ will participate
無生物主語
※（ ）内の大学の入試問題を参考に作られています。
次の英文を、無生物主語ということに注意して自然な日本語になおしなさい。（２）については下線部のみでよい。
（１）The passage of the first American copyright law, in 1790, had made literature property and had therefore made authorship as a profession a possibility for American writers.
（東京学芸大）
※copyright law：著作権法
（２）When people today undertake to learn a foreign language, they are not interested only in speaking it. Mastery of a language makes available to the learner a great deal of worthwhile literature and many current publications.
（東海大）
完了形
※（ ）内の大学の入試問題で出題された問題です。
次のそれぞれの文には1か所ずつ文法的に誤りがある。それぞれの文について、誤りがある箇所の番号を答えなさい。（半角数字で入力すること）
（１）As long ①ago as the twelfth century, German alchemists ②have perfected techniques ③for refining precious metals ④from other ores.
（慶應義塾大）
（２）It came ①as a shock for the elderly professor ②to realize that his students ③have stopped laughing at his old jokes in his lecture ④years ago.
（学習院大）
（３）①Ever since Tom ②left the office, the manager ③had been trying very hard ④to fill his position.
（近畿大）
（４）If we ①visit the amusement park ②one more time, we ③have been ④there ⑤five times.
（桜美林大）