問1　Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word imperative in paragraph(1)?

①　accidental

②　essential

③　industrial

④　traditional

問2　According to paragraph(2), which of the following statements is true?

①　Early routes were created by people who traveled by wheeled carts.

②　People’s first routes on land followed the growth of towns and cities.

③　The development of land routes led to progress in many areas of society.

④　The improvement of routes resulted in the invention of the automobile.

問3　Why is the example of Edo introduced in paragraph(3)?

①　To describe the difficulty of creating routes on the water

②　To emphasize the fact that it was an important city

③　To explain the use of water routes to move along the coastlines

④　To illustrate the important roles of water routes for cities

問4　What does paragraph(5) tell us about routes?

①　Routes can be thought of as existing invisibly in the world.

②　Routes that move information can be regarded as dangerous.

③　The fundamental functions of routes are declining.

④　The importance of different kinds of routes is the same.

問5　What is the main point of this article?

①　Humankind first created various types of convenient routes on land.

②　Improvements in transportation have come at great cost.

③　Technology has interfered with opening up routes around the world.

④　The advancement of humanity was aided by the development of routes.

問6 次の表は、本文のパラグラフ(段落)の構成と内容をまとめたものである。1～4に入れるのに最も適当なものを、下の①～④のうちから一つずつ選び、表を完成させよ。ただし、同じものを繰り返し選んではいけない。

①　Creation of roads used by people, animals, and vehicles

②　Developing ways for people to fly from place to place

③　Establishment of global paths for information transfer

④　Opening of lanes for ships to travel and transport things

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【正答】

問1 ②①　問2 ③　問3 ④　問4 ①　問5 ④　

問6 1① 2④ 3② 4③

出典：センター2019本試験 - 大問6