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典型的な問題を１問解いてみましょう。２００６年の大問５[B]です。
英文の内容について、英問の答として最も適切な語句または文を(a)〜(d)から選び、記号をマークせよ。
Most people are unaware of the fact that a new
ailment has developed among subway users. Called "subway syndrome," it
causes people to turn pale and cold and even to faint. Commuters
misdiagnose the symptoms, acute chest pains and nausea, and rush to
hospital emergency rooms in the belief that they are about to succumb to a
heart attack. Hearing that their heart attack is only a case of nerves
makes them feel better.
What makes people get sick on subways? Various
and sundry things. One is that they rush off to work in the morning
without having eaten a proper breakfast. Sudden dizziness attacks them. A
second cause is the overcrowding and ensuing feeling of claustrophobia,
which brings on stress and anxiety. In addition, they are so afraid of
mechanical failure, fire, and/or crime that they show signs of panic - men
by having chest pains and women by becoming hysterical. Contributing
especially to their stress are other factors: overcrowding of both sexes,
continual increase in the numbers of passengers, and people's inability to
avoid interacting with strangers.
Noise,
lack of space, summer heat, fear of entrapment underground - it is a
wonder that more people don't have subway syndrome. What therapeutic measures can
a commuter take to protect himself or herself from the disease? Eat a
good breakfast, concentrate on pleasant thoughts as you stand surrounded, bounce
a bit on your toes, and roll your head. Thus,
mind and body will be restored to a semblance of normality despite the
adverse conditions of subway transportation.
42．Which is the best title for the passage
above?
(a) Stress and Anxiety
(b) The Subway
Syndrome
(c) Free Subway Transportation
(d) How
to Behave on a Subway
43．What is the main idea of the third
paragraph?
(a) A new ailment has developed among subway
riders.
(b) It would be better for subway riders to try to recall
pleasant things when they feel sick.
(c) There are some measures by
which subway users can protect themselves from the syndrome.
(d) The first thing commuters should do is to eat a substantial breakfast
before getting on a subway.
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