CRITICAL READING TRAINING

Target: Paraphrasing

Lesson 4 の冒頭では，biodiversity という造語の定義が述べられています。このように，新しく出てきた語を説明する場合，わかりやすい言葉で言い換えて（Paraphrasing）説明したり，例示や因果関係の説明によって理解を促進したりします。言い換えを表す語句（動詞mean を使った表現 や in other words など）にも注意しながら，次の問題に取り組みましょう。

Read the passage below and answer the following questions.

When you buy fish or other marine products in Japan, you will often see a blue label on the package. These labels are made by an organization called the “Marine Stewardship Council.” They show that the product has been caught under a policy of sustainable fishing.

To “sustain” supplies of fish means to ①（ maintain ; lose ） a sufficient supply so that fishing can continue into the future. The reason for this is that, in the past, there seemed to be an endless supply of fish. However, when once-abundant supplies began to ②（ increase ; decrease ）, people realized that the supply ③（ was ; wasn’t ） endless after all. Enough fish must be left in the sea to breed and produce the next generation of fish. In other words, sustainable fishing means that 　④　 more fish than can be replaced naturally.

The way that wild salmon are caught illustrates sustainable fishing. The number of wild salmon that can be caught is limited by law. The blue label on wild salmon sold in Japan shows consumers that ⑤ fishers are catching enough salmon for the future.

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Paraphrasing （語句の言い換えを理解する問題）

(1) Choose the most appropriate word from those given in the parentheses ①～③ of the passage.

(2) Choose the most appropriate option to fill blank ④ of the passage.

  1. we can buy
  2. we cannot buy
  3. we should catch
  4. we shouldnʼt catch

Inference （結果として予想される１文を考える問題）

(3) The underlined sentence ⑤ contains one word which is not appropriate. Indicate which word is not appropriate and replace it with the correct word taken from the passage, changing the form of the word if necessary.

×（ catching ）→　○（ leaving ）