読解文
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
This happened when I was an elementary school student.
I belonged to the table tennis club until I graduated from elementary school.The room to do club activity was on the second floor of the old school building. One day, since other club members were on cleaning duty, I decided to go there ahead of everyone else.
“I’m going to go ahead”
“Sure.”
When I arrived at the front of the room, I heard “lively” voices from the inside. I thought some people had already come, but …….
The moment I opened the door,
…Silence……
There was nobody there.
“I wonder if everyone is in the next room.” I thought, and I opened the door next to the room.
…Silence……
Nobody there!
What in the world were those voices?
“yiiiiiiiiiipe!!”
I ran away to the new school building where other members are.
I found out later that the room had been used as the music room before and the elementary school has had a story below for many decades.
Long ago, a teacher called “Haruko-Sensei” often played the piano with some students in this room after school. Especially she loved the Japanese children’s song, “Haru ga Kita”, so she always played it.
She was very popular among students here, but one day, she had a serious illness and passed away. Since then, when people went through the front of the room, they sometimes came to hear the key of G on the piano. Some of them said “Haruko-Sensei is playing the piano !” because her favorite song “Haru-ga-kita” begins with the key of G on the piano.
The piano was removed from the room after the new school building was built, the room was no longer the music room.The sound of the piano can no longer be heard, but instead, the “lively” voices have started to be heard since then.
Perhaps I might have heard the voices of the “students” playing in “the music room” with Haruko-Sensei.
※yiiiiiiiiiipe!!＝（恐怖・驚きなどで）うわぁぁぁぁぁー！！
in the world＝（強調して）いったい全体
問題１
According to the passage, when the author talked to the other table tennis club members, they were ( ).
a, playing table tennis
b, cleaning the school
c, going to the old school building
d, playing in the music room
問題2
What did I hear in front of the room to do club activity?
a, The voices of his friends
b, The key of G on the piano
c, several voices talking in the room
d, A music of the piano
問題３
Why did I run away to the new school building?
a, To be on cleaning duty.
b, To hear the voices of his friends.
c, Because there was nobody there.
d, Because he felt scared of the situation.
問題４
According to the passage, Which is the story passed down in this elementary school ?
a, All of the students always played the piano in the music room.
b, Some people heard the sound of the piano from the empty music room.
c, The room where they do club activity now had been used as the music room until the old school building was built.
d, Some students who had a serious illness lost their lives in the room.
読解文和訳
This happened when I was an elementary school student.
これは私が小学生の時のことでした。
I belonged to the table tennis club until I graduated from elementary school.
私は小学校を卒業するまで卓球部に所属していました。
The room to do club activity was on the second floor of the old school building.
クラブ活動をする部屋は旧校舎の二階でした。
One day, since other club members were on cleaning duty, I decided to go there ahead of everyone else.
ある日、他のクラブのメンバーが掃除当番だったので、私はみんなより先にそこへ行こうと思いました。
“I’m going to go ahead”
「先行ってるね。」
“Sure.”
「いいよ～。」
When I arrived at the front of the room, I heard “lively” voices from the inside.”
私がその部屋の前に着いた時、中からにぎやかな声が聞こえました。
I thought some people had already come, but …….
私は、もう何人か来ているんだと思いましたが…。
The moment I opened the door,
私がドアを開けた瞬間、
…Silence……
…シーン……
There was nobody there.
そこには誰もいませんでした。
“I wonder if everyone is in the next room.” I thought, and I opened the door next to the room.
「みんな隣の部屋にいるのかな？」私は思い、そして隣の部屋のドアを開けました。
…Silence……
…シーン……
Nobody there!
誰もいない！
What in the world were those voices?
あの声はいったい何だったの？
“yiiiiiiiiiipe!!”
「うわぁぁぁぁぁ！！」
I ran away to the new school building where other members are.
私は他のメンバーがいる新校舎へ走って逃げました。
I found out later that the room had been used as the music room before and the elementary school has had a story below for many decades.
後で知った話なのですが、その部屋は以前音楽室として使われていて、そしてその小学校には何十年もの間、以下の話があったそうです。
Long ago, a teacher called “Haruko-Sensei” often played the piano with some students in this room after school.
昔、「はるこ先生」と呼ばれる先生が放課後にこの部屋で何人かの生徒とよくピアノを弾いていました。
Especially she loved the Japanese children’s song, “Haru ga Kita”, so she always played it.
彼女は特に「春がきた」という日本の童謡が大好きで、彼女はいつもそれを弾いていました。
She was very popular among students here, but one day, she had a serious illness and passed away.
彼女は生徒の間でとても人気でしたが、ある日彼女は深刻な病を抱え、亡くなってしまいました。
Since then, when people went through the front of the room, they sometimes came to hear the key of G on the piano.
そのときから、人々がその部屋の前を通ると、時々ピアノの「ソ」の音が聞こえるようになりました。
Some of them said “Haruko-Sensei is playing the piano !” because her favorite song “Haru-ga-kita” begins with the key of G on the piano.
何人かの生徒が「はるこ先生がピアノを弾いているんだ」と言いました。なぜなら、彼女のお気に入りの歌「春がきた」は「ソ」から始まるからです。
The piano was removed from the room after the new school building was built, the room was no longer the music room.
新校舎が建った後、ピアノはその部屋から移動されました。その部屋はもう音楽室ではありません。
The sound of the piano can no longer be heard, but instead, the “lively” voices have started to be heard since then.
ピアノの音も聞かれなくなりました。しかしその代わり、にぎやかな声が聞かれるようになったそうです。
Perhaps I might have heard the voices of the “students” playing in “the music room” with Haruko-Sensei.
おそらく私は、はるこ先生と「音楽室」で遊んでいる「生徒たち」の声を聞いたのかもしれません。
解答
問題1
According to the passage, when the author talked to the other table tennis club members, they were ( b ).
文章によると、著者が他の卓球クラブのメンバーに話しかけたとき、彼らは…
a, playing table tennis（卓球をしていた）
b, cleaning the school （学校を掃除していた）
c, going to the old school building （旧校舎に行っていた）
d, playing in the music room （音楽室で遊んでいた）
他のクラブのメンバーは掃除当番でした。
問題2
What did the author hear in front of the room to do club activity?
著者はクラブ活動をする部屋の前で何を聞きましたか
a, The voices of his friends （友達の声）
b, The key of G on the piano （ピアノの「ソ」の音）
c, several voices talking in the room （部屋の中で話している声）
d, A music of the piano （ピアノの音楽）
部屋の中からにぎやかな声がするのを聞いています。
問題３
Why did the author run away to the new school building?
著者はなぜ新校舎に走って逃げたのですか
a, To be on cleaning duty.（掃除当番になるため）
b, To hear the voices of his friends.（友達の声を聞くため）
c, Because there was nobody there.（そこに誰もいなかったから）
d, Because he felt scared of the situation.（その状況に恐怖を感じたから）
声が聞こえたのに誰もいなかったので、叫び声を上げて逃げています。
問題４
According to the passage, Which is the story passed down in this elementary school ?
文章によると、この小学校で伝わる話はどれですか
a, All of the students always played the piano in the music room.（すべての生徒がいつも音楽室でピアノを弾いた）
b, Some people heard the sound of the piano from the empty music room.（何人かの人が誰もいない音楽室からピアノの音を聞いた）
c, The room where they do club activity now had been used as the music room until the old school building was built.（彼らが今クラブ活動をする部屋は旧校舎が建てられるまで音楽室として使われていました）
d, Some students who had a serious illness lost their lives in the room.（深刻な病気を抱えた何人かの生徒はその部屋で命を落とした）
伝わっている話の中で該当するのはbです。aはすべての生徒ではないので不正解。cは新校舎が建てられるまでなので不正解。dは病気で命を落としたのは、はるこ先生で生徒ではないので不正解です。
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