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5 次の英文を読んで, あとの問いに答えなさい。
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Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. To do origami, the artist starts with a square
piece of paper. Some people like to use special origami paper that is two colors. The front of the
paper is one color, and the back of the paper is another color. Other people like to use origami
paper that has patterns on it.
After ①(choose) your paper, you can find many instructions for folding the paper into
different things. Many people enjoy (make) origami flowers, animals, or things ( 3 ). For
all of these things, there are a few kinds of folds that you need to use. For example, sometimes
you need to fold the paper in half. Sometimes, the paper must be folded from corner to corner.
If you follow the directions carefully, you can create a beautiful paper flower or animal.
However, origami is more than folding paper. First, origami is an important part of Japanese
life. For example, nature is important in Japan. In Japan, people care about the seasons, weather,
water, or other things in nature. Origami is also a part of nature. That is why the most popular
origami shapes are things like animals. Birds, fish, flowers, and stars are all popular shapes.
It is a quiet activity, and can calm the mind and body. People who do origami like
the activity as much as the art. They like it because origami demands a lot of attention. When
people think hard about creating something, they forget about their problems. This allows them
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to calm down.
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Origami is also good for teaching children.
They also learn to work
carefully. Also, origami has squares and triangles. These shapes are important in all kinds of
learning. Origami helps children to learn about these shapes.
Maybe you can try to do origami yourself. You only need some paper and a book of
instructions. You can find instructions for many origami shapes on the Internet.
instruction
direction
(1)①,②の( )内の語を適する形にかえなさい。
(2) 30( に適するものを, ア~エから1つ選びなさい。
(3)
(4)
7 to paint with 1 to talk with
1
(2)
making.
to play with
I to help with
(イ)
④に適するものを,ア~エから1つ選びなさい。
Origami is also easy to learn.
1 Origami is also good for your imagination.
Origami is also difficult to learn. I Origami is also good for your mind.
⑤にはA~Cの文が入ります。 自然な流れの文章になる配列を, ア~エから1つ選びなさい。
A Children must follow these steps exactly.
B First, origami has many steps.
C This way, children can learn to follow instructions.
ア A-B-C
イ A-C-B
B-A-C
I B-C-A
(5)本文の内容にあうものを, ア~エから1つ選びなさい。
If you follow some instructions for paper folds, you can enjoy many different origami shapes.
Learning origami gives us a good chance to help animals on the earth.
You may feel tired if you try hard to do origami carefully.
I The most important thing for children's education is origami.
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