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センター長文読解問題 ─ 統計を含む記事

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今回は、そういう問題を作ってみました。3月8日付けのウォール・ストリート・ジャーナルからの出題です。文章を読んで、問題に答えましょう。

同義語を書く問題、動詞の活用を問う問題などを入れて、記事自体が簡単な分、選択肢方式ではなく記述式にしました。

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“Disconnect” Between Markets, Growth

Recent rises have pushed prices of U.S. stocks and other assets 1. out of line with expected rates of economic growth, 2. threaten to weaken or derail an already modest recovery if they reverse, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 23% over the last 12 month, with almost half of that gain coming in the last three months. But 2016 was a disappointing year for the U.S. and the global economy, and 3. the Paris-based research body doesn’t expect 2017 to be a great deal stronger.

“There is no real foundation yet to support what we have seen in the equity markets in particular,” said Catherine Mann, the OECD’s chief economist. “At some point, the markets are going to 4. come back down to earth and we will see what kinds of 5. vulnerabilities that 6. reveal.”

The OECD said it was worried by debts accumulated over recent years as market interest rates are rising. – by Paul Hannon

 

Q1. Regarding the underline 1, write down a phrase with a similar meaning. (10 points)

Q2. Regarding the underline 2, change the verb to the correct form. (10 points)

Q3. How much did the Down Jones Industrial Average rise in the past three months? (10 points)

Q4. According to OECD, what was the state of the world economy in 2016? (10 points) 

Q5. Regarding the underline 3, what does the Paris-based research body refer to? (10 points)

Q6. Regarding the underline 4, write down a phrase with a similar meaning. (10 points)

Q7. Regarding the underline 5, write a noun that is similar to “vulnerabilities”. (10 points)

Q8. Regarding the underline 6, change the verb to the correct form. (10 points)

Q9. What are the two worries the OECD has according to the article? (20 points)

 

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