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体調が思わしくなく、なかなか学校に行けません。動けるようになるまでちょっと待っててください。あ、前回の２０２３年度早稲田大学教育の「文頭のto不定詞」の投稿を待ってますよ！暗記しているだけでは英検は合格できても入試問題は解けません。ちゃんと自分の頭で考えましょう。

今日は、同じ早大教育大問Ⅰの内容一致問題を考えましょう。この問題の解き方が分かれば早慶上智の内容一致問題の特徴が分かります。

  The outcry about the removal of the statue shows that some people in Britain are uncomfortable with any critique of Britain’s past. But they want it both ways: to be free of guilt for historical sins, but to be proud of what they see as historical achievements.  The most obvious example of this is the way that the British are comfortable talking about the slave trade only through Britain’s are comfortable talking about the slave trade only through Britain’s much-lauded part in ending the slave trade.  But the men whose statues are being pulled down are not abolitionists but enslavers: owning up to their crimes is much more difficult for many British people than simply walking past them in the street.  And for other British people, having  to see these statues every day, sitting in lecture theatres and concert halls named after these men, is a daily act of violence that has become unbearable.

Which of the following statements best describes the author’s ideas in this paragraph?  Choose the TWO best statements.

a. Some people believe that walking past statues of historic figures would lead to the redemption of their historical sins and the restoration of Britain’s achievements.
b. Some people object to the idea of coming across certain kinds of historical memorials since they feel they are too horrendous.
c. Some people claim that historical statues should not be publicly exhibited, and that they should be preserved somewhere unrelated to the former British colonies.
d. Some people protest against the demolition of certain monuments because they feel conflicted between taking responsibility for the past and honoring the past.
e. Some people insist that monuments of former slave owners are important because they help people reflect on their historical background.

単語集には載っていない単語がたくさん出てきますね！辞書を引きながら頑張って解いてみてください。あ、知らない単語が出てきても解き方が分かっていれば正解にたどり着けます。ちょっと時間をあげましょう。
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