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次の英文は,高校生の和樹 (Kazuki) とフィリピン (the Philippines) 出身のベン (Ben) との鉄道
(railway) に関する会話である。 この英文を読んで (1)~(6)の問いに答えなさい。(16点)
Kazuki : I hear you like railways. I like railways, too.
Ben : Really? Yes! I'm *especially interested in Japanese railways because old Japanese trains are
running in the Philippines.
Kazuki: Old Japanese trains?
A
Ben : Yes. Some Japanese people enjoyed watching the old Japanese trains and taking pictures of
them in the Philippines.
Kazuki: That ( @ ) nice!
Ben
: Many old Japanese trains are running in some other countries, too. Japanese trains are
popular because of their good "quality.
Kazuki Our trains are loved "abroad!
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Also, I think "reusing things is good.
Ben : That's right. Some trains are reused in Japan, too.
Kazuki : Oh, really?
Ben : Yes. Some of the old trains from the Hibiya Line in Tokyo are now running on the
*Hokuriku Rail Road.
Kazuki I see. I didn't know that!
Ben
: One of my good friends likes railways, too. He told me about it (
Kanazawa with him.
) I went to
Kazuki: The trains on the Hibiya Line have a *silver *design, right?
Ben
: Yes, but it "changed. Now it's an orange design. It's the *symbolic color of the Hokuriku Rail Road.
Kazuki : Railway lines have their own colors. The symbolic colors of the *Ainokaze Toyama Railway
are blue and green.
Ben : Blue is the *image of the sea and green is the image of nature like mountains and trees, right?
Kazuki: Yes. The designs on the *left and right sides of the train have different colors. Did you know that?
Ben : No, I didn't. ( (C) ) are they different?
Kazuki : If you look at the side with the blue design, you can see the sea in the *background of
the train. If you look at the side with the green design, you can see the mountains in the
background of the train.
Ben
: Wonderful!
The design of each side of the train and its background have the
same image. I want to take pictures of the trains with the beautiful background.
