結婚について、ある調査では5年ごとに日本人に質問をしている。「人は結婚するのが当たり前だ（するのが当然）」「必ずしも結婚する必要はない（しなくてもよい）」の2つの意見のうち、どちらに近いかを選んでもらった。それによると、1993年には「するのが当然」と考える人より、「しなくてもよい」と考える人がすでに多かったが、1998年にはその差が広がり、その後は変化がないという結果になっている。
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読解 第5部 模擬試験 NO. 67 1 questions
読解模擬試験③
Reading comprehension simulation test ③
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第5部 模擬試験③・短文（結婚についての意識調査）【1 sentence】. The article describes the data in TEXT → let's quickly draw the time axis in draft: 1993 had 「しなくてもよい」 more → 1998 the gap was HALF WIDE → then NO CHANGE. Three classic pitfalls: 上回った (surpassed – but actually surpassed BEFORE 1993), 広がる一方だ (keep expanding – wrong because after 1998 変化がない), andずっと変わっていない (skip the period 1993→1998).
Passage
- 日本人の結婚に対する考え方について合っているものはどれか。
Explanation: Since 1993 「しなくてもよい」 has been more, in 1998 the gap widened, then remained unchanged → currently there are still more → ②. ① is wrong because 1998 was not the time to 'overcome' (すでに = surpassed before). ③ is wrong because その後は変化がない (no longer expands). ④ is wrong because there were changes in the period 1993→1998.
What is true about the Japanese concept of marriage?
① The rate of "It's okay not to get married" surpassed the rate of "Marriage is natural" in 1998. · ② Nowadays, more people say "it's okay not to get married" than people say "getting married is natural". · ③ The gap between the two rates of "it's okay not to get married" and "it's natural to get married" keeps getting wider and wider. · ④ From 1993 to present, the rate of "It's okay not to get married" has not changed.
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Regarding marriage, there is a survey that asks Japanese people every 5 years. The respondent can choose which of the two opinions he is closer to: 「It is natural for people to get married」 and 「It is not necessary to get married」. According to the results, in 1993 the number of people who said "it's okay not to get married" was more than the number of people who said "of course you have to get married"; By 1998 the gap widened, and after that it remained constant.