平成 22 年度 (2010 年度 ) 第 1 学年 4 月入学 第 2 学年 4 月編入学選抜検査 Spring Entrance Examination 2010 for 1 st and 2 nd Grade Applicants 外国語作文 ( 英語 ) Foreign Language Essay (English) 平成 22 年 (2010 年 )2 月 3 日 ( 水 ) 実施 Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Attention 1.Keep your test booklet closed until you are instructed to open this booklet. 2.You may freely use blank space in the booklet. Any marks in this booklet will not be scored. 3.There is a separate answer sheet. All answers should be written within the space provided on the answer sheet in English. 4.You will be given 45 minutes to complete Foreign Language Essay. 5.Remain silent during test time. 6.Write your name and registration number clearly on the test booklet. Write your registration number only on your answer sheet. 7.No questions concerning the test content will be answered. 8.Both your test booklet and your answer sheet will be collected after the test. 受検番号 Registration number 氏名 Name 東京学芸大学附属国際中等教育学校 TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Read the text and the robot history below and answer the following question. For more than 40 years, robots have worked in factories, doing jobs too boring or too dangerous for humans. Now, new robots are starting to help humans at home, at work and even at school.. Japan has more robots than any other country. Four out of every 10 worker robots are there. The Japanese government is spending millions of dollars to build even more robots. Why the rush for more electronic helpers? More than one-fifth of Japan s population is 65 or older, so there are not enough young people in the workforce. Many of Japan s robots are designed to interact with people. An egg-shaped robot called PaPeRo (Pah-pee-ro) assists teachers by singing and reading to kids. One Japanese hospital has three shiny robots that help out in the waiting room. They greet patients, give directions and print out maps. We feel this is a good division of labor, hospital spokesperson Naoya Narita says. Robots won t ever be doctors, but they can be guides and receptionists. TIME FOR KIDS TEACHERS, WORLD REPORT: February 27, 2009 Vol. #14 Iss. #19
Robot History 1921 Czech (check) author Karel Capek writes a play called R. U. R. It is the first time the word robot is used. In the Czech language, robota means forced labor or hard work. 1961 A robot is put to work in a General Motors car factory. 1999 Sony creates AIBO. It is an electronic dog. More than 150,000 AIBOs are sold. They cost about $2,000 each. 2000 Honda makes ASIMO. 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1956 The world s first robot-building company is formed. It is called Unimation, short for universal automation. 1997 A NASA spacecraft lands on Mars. A robot vehicle, called a rover, carries out experiments. Humans control the rover s movements remotely from Earth. 2008 ASIMO conducts an orchestra. TIME FOR KIDS WORLD REPORT, TEACHER S GUIDE Vol.14 NO.18 February 27, 2009 QUESTION What do you think about this situation? Consider it from different points of view, then express your opinions with reasons.
受検番号 Registration number 平成 22 年度 (2010 年度 ) 第 1 学年 4 月入学 第 2 学年 4 月編入学選抜検査 Spring Entrance Examination 2010 for 1 st and 2 nd Grade Applicants 外国語作文 ( 英語 ) / Foreign Language Essay (English) Answer Sheet