英検２級の長文問題の１パラグラフだけリスニング問題にしてみました。
Question. Number 1.
- Bluefin tuna are not as big as other kinds of tuna.
- Bluefin tuna sometimes live as long as 40 years.
- Bluefin tuna prefer to live in the warm southern seas.
- Bluefin tuna usually weigh more than 400 kilograms.
この問題は、多くの生徒がひっかかった文法問題で、おもしろいので、リスニング問題として取り上げてみました。
以下、長文問題そのままです。
一度長文問題としてやってみて、その後、音声を音読用に使ってください。
Protecting the Bluefin
There are many kinds of tuna, but the biggest and most magnificent among them is the blue fin tuna. The largest members of the species can live for 40 years, grow to 3 meters in length, and weigh up to 400 kilograms. The blue fin is found all across the globe, but the most valuable kind, the southern blue fin, usually swims in the colder areas of the seas in the southern hemisphere.
Japan is the world’s largest consumer of blue fin tuna. Each year, the Japanese eat about 700,000 tons of the fish. The southern bluefin’s fatty meat is especially prized in sushi bars and is also popular as sashimi. A single fish can be worth as much as 6 million yen. Still, the demand for blue fin continues to grow.
Tuna in general are protected by a strict international program set up by major fishing nations in 1969. This program limits the number of tuna that can be caught. The purpose of these controls was to allow the number of tuna to rise again. Unfortunately, however, the blue fin tuna is still at risk. The problem is that some countries are not cooperating with the program. Some fishing boats have been temporarily registered in these countries so that they can catch blue fin tuna freely. Most of these fish are sold to Japan, and it is estimated that approximately 20% of Japan’s tuna imports come from fish caught by such unrestricted boats.
As a result, many countries, including Japan, have decided to stop importing blue fin tuna caught by these boats. Recently, a major Japanese trading company announced that it would no longer buy blue fin tuna caught by such boats. It is expected that other Japanese importers will follow this company’s lead. It is estimated that the cost of the fish will rise between 20% and 30% in Japan. But this seems a small price to pay to save the splendid blue fin tuna from extinction.
※blue fin tuna:本マグロ
(1) Bluefin tuna
1 are not as big as other kinds of tuna.
2 sometimes live as long as 40 years.
3 prefer to live in the warm southern seas.
4 usually weigh more than 400 kilograms.
(2) What can be said about Japanese consumption of blue fin tuna?
1 The fatty meat of the blue fin tuna is not considered tasty.
2 Fewer and fewer people want to eat blue fin tuna nowadays.
3 About 700,000 tons of blue fin tuna are consumed every year.
4 The blue fin tuna eaten each year is worth 6 million yen.
(3) Why is the blue fin now at risk?
1 The number that can be caught is limited.
2 Twenty percent of them have been imported by Japan.
3 A special program was set up by major fishing nations.
4 Some fishing boats continue to catch them freely.
(4) What has a major Japanese trading company decided to do recently?
1 Raise the price of bluefin tuna by 20% to 30%.
2 Follow the example of other Japanese importers.
3 Give up importing fish from countries outside Japan.
4 Stop buying blue fin tuna caught by unrestricted boats.
(5) Which of the following statements is true?
1 Major fishing nations have agreed to control tuna fishing.
2 Japan stopped importing tuna in general in 1969.
3 It is now clear that the number of bluefin tuna is rising.
4 A major Japanese trading company is refusing to import any blue fin tuna at all.
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