共通テスト（英語） 過去問
令和8年度（2026年度）本試験
問44 (英語リーディング（第8問） 問5)
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各問の英文や図表を読み、最も適当な選択肢を選びなさい。
You are working on an essay about sports and technology, following the steps below：
Step 1： Read a range of opinions gathered from the Internet about sports and technology.
Step 2： Take a position on sports and technology.
Step 3： Create an outline for your essay using additional sources.
▶［Step 2］Take a position
With the above opinions in mind, you have taken a position on sports and technology and written some notes below. Choose the best options to complete.
POSITION： We should accept advancements in sports equipment technology.
・（ 40 ）and（ 41 ） support this position the most.
・An idea shared by these two people is that （ 42 ）.
▶［Step 3］Create an outline for your essay
Technology in Sports
Introduction
There are some issues with sports technology, but because of its current and potential contributions, we should accept it.
Body
● REASON 1：［the common idea in Step 2］
● REASON 2：（ 43 ）［based on Source A］
● REASON 3：Advanced technology in sports equipment can contribute to injury prevention. ［based on support from Source B：（ 44 ）］
Conclusion
Upon considering the aspects above, advancements in sports technology should be accepted.
Source A
Sports technology makes sports better for everyone. On the other hand, it is sometimes argued that technology can threaten the integrity or value of a sport. This threat comes when new technology enables athletes to do their sport too easily or is only accessible to certain athletes, giving them an advantage. Wise regulation can ensure that this does not happen. For example, in 2016, a new running shoe was developed that improved runners’ times by up to 4％. People in the running world became concerned that it could damage the sport’s integrity. In 2020,World Athletics set concrete specifications for running shoes and regulations on their materials. It also a rule that any shoe used in a race had to be available on the market for at least four months beforehand. As a result of these measures, no running shoe could be constructed in a way that made running too easy and every runner could benefit from new technology.
Based on Source B, which of the following best supports REASON 3 in the essay outline？
You are working on an essay about sports and technology, following the steps below：
Step 1： Read a range of opinions gathered from the Internet about sports and technology.
Step 2： Take a position on sports and technology.
Step 3： Create an outline for your essay using additional sources.
▶［Step 2］Take a position
With the above opinions in mind, you have taken a position on sports and technology and written some notes below. Choose the best options to complete.
POSITION： We should accept advancements in sports equipment technology.
・（ 40 ）and（ 41 ） support this position the most.
・An idea shared by these two people is that （ 42 ）.
▶［Step 3］Create an outline for your essay
Technology in Sports
Introduction
There are some issues with sports technology, but because of its current and potential contributions, we should accept it.
Body
● REASON 1：［the common idea in Step 2］
● REASON 2：（ 43 ）［based on Source A］
● REASON 3：Advanced technology in sports equipment can contribute to injury prevention. ［based on support from Source B：（ 44 ）］
Conclusion
Upon considering the aspects above, advancements in sports technology should be accepted.
Source A
Sports technology makes sports better for everyone. On the other hand, it is sometimes argued that technology can threaten the integrity or value of a sport. This threat comes when new technology enables athletes to do their sport too easily or is only accessible to certain athletes, giving them an advantage. Wise regulation can ensure that this does not happen. For example, in 2016, a new running shoe was developed that improved runners’ times by up to 4％. People in the running world became concerned that it could damage the sport’s integrity. In 2020,World Athletics set concrete specifications for running shoes and regulations on their materials. It also a rule that any shoe used in a race had to be available on the market for at least four months beforehand. As a result of these measures, no running shoe could be constructed in a way that made running too easy and every runner could benefit from new technology.
Based on Source B, which of the following best supports REASON 3 in the essay outline？
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共通テスト（英語）試験 令和8年度（2026年度）本試験 問44（英語リーディング（第8問） 問5） （訂正依頼・報告はこちら）
各問の英文や図表を読み、最も適当な選択肢を選びなさい。
You are working on an essay about sports and technology, following the steps below：
Step 1： Read a range of opinions gathered from the Internet about sports and technology.
Step 2： Take a position on sports and technology.
Step 3： Create an outline for your essay using additional sources.
▶［Step 2］Take a position
With the above opinions in mind, you have taken a position on sports and technology and written some notes below. Choose the best options to complete.
POSITION： We should accept advancements in sports equipment technology.
・（ 40 ）and（ 41 ） support this position the most.
・An idea shared by these two people is that （ 42 ）.
▶［Step 3］Create an outline for your essay
Technology in Sports
Introduction
There are some issues with sports technology, but because of its current and potential contributions, we should accept it.
Body
● REASON 1：［the common idea in Step 2］
● REASON 2：（ 43 ）［based on Source A］
● REASON 3：Advanced technology in sports equipment can contribute to injury prevention. ［based on support from Source B：（ 44 ）］
Conclusion
Upon considering the aspects above, advancements in sports technology should be accepted.
Source A
Sports technology makes sports better for everyone. On the other hand, it is sometimes argued that technology can threaten the integrity or value of a sport. This threat comes when new technology enables athletes to do their sport too easily or is only accessible to certain athletes, giving them an advantage. Wise regulation can ensure that this does not happen. For example, in 2016, a new running shoe was developed that improved runners’ times by up to 4％. People in the running world became concerned that it could damage the sport’s integrity. In 2020,World Athletics set concrete specifications for running shoes and regulations on their materials. It also a rule that any shoe used in a race had to be available on the market for at least four months beforehand. As a result of these measures, no running shoe could be constructed in a way that made running too easy and every runner could benefit from new technology.
Based on Source B, which of the following best supports REASON 3 in the essay outline？
You are working on an essay about sports and technology, following the steps below：
Step 1： Read a range of opinions gathered from the Internet about sports and technology.
Step 2： Take a position on sports and technology.
Step 3： Create an outline for your essay using additional sources.
▶［Step 2］Take a position
With the above opinions in mind, you have taken a position on sports and technology and written some notes below. Choose the best options to complete.
POSITION： We should accept advancements in sports equipment technology.
・（ 40 ）and（ 41 ） support this position the most.
・An idea shared by these two people is that （ 42 ）.
▶［Step 3］Create an outline for your essay
Technology in Sports
Introduction
There are some issues with sports technology, but because of its current and potential contributions, we should accept it.
Body
● REASON 1：［the common idea in Step 2］
● REASON 2：（ 43 ）［based on Source A］
● REASON 3：Advanced technology in sports equipment can contribute to injury prevention. ［based on support from Source B：（ 44 ）］
Conclusion
Upon considering the aspects above, advancements in sports technology should be accepted.
Source A
Sports technology makes sports better for everyone. On the other hand, it is sometimes argued that technology can threaten the integrity or value of a sport. This threat comes when new technology enables athletes to do their sport too easily or is only accessible to certain athletes, giving them an advantage. Wise regulation can ensure that this does not happen. For example, in 2016, a new running shoe was developed that improved runners’ times by up to 4％. People in the running world became concerned that it could damage the sport’s integrity. In 2020,World Athletics set concrete specifications for running shoes and regulations on their materials. It also a rule that any shoe used in a race had to be available on the market for at least four months beforehand. As a result of these measures, no running shoe could be constructed in a way that made running too easy and every runner could benefit from new technology.
Based on Source B, which of the following best supports REASON 3 in the essay outline？
- Advanced technology in shoes may encourage more students to run regularly. This is supported by the data； student−athletes rated the running shoes higher than the other groups in two of three features.
- In addition to preventing injury, the running shoes are pleasant to wear. This can be concluded by the fact that more than three quarters of the respondents in each group felt the shoes were comfortable.
- More than half of the runners in each group felt the burden on their legs was reduced. This implies that people may maintain better physical condition thanks to the technology.
- The effectiveness of the new shoe was most evident for recreational runners with more than half feeling less burden on their legs. Advanced equipment can contribute to enjoying running for a longer period of time.
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Source B のグラフを見て、各選択肢が適切かどうかを検証する設問です。
shoe comfort, design of shoes, reduced burden on legs の三項目があり、
それぞれについて三つのグループが回答しています。
正しい記述の選択肢は次のものです。
More than half of the runners in each group felt the burden on their legs was reduced...
他の選択肢も、記述とグラフの内容が合うかを検証しましょう。
comfort:心地よさ、快適さ
reduce:～を減らす
burden:①負荷、負担 ②荷物
leg:脚
...student−athletes rated the running shoes higher than the other groups in two of three features.
two of three ではなく one of three が正しいです。
この選択肢は不適切です。
...more than three quarters of the respondents in each group felt the shoes were comfortable.
shoe comfort で 75% を超えているのは professional athletes のみです。
この選択肢は不適切であると言えます。
More than half of the runners in each group felt the burden on their legs was reduced.
この選択肢は reduced burden on legs のグラフの内容に合致し、適切です。
三つのグループのいずれも50%を超えています。
The effectiveness of the new shoe was most evident for recreational runners...
shoe comfort や reduced burden on legs で最も数値が高いのは professional athletes です。
most evident for recreational runners という記述が、この選択肢では不適切であると言えます。
effectiveness:効力、有効性
evident:明白な、明らかな【evidence:証拠】
知っておきたい単語や表現は、comfort, reduce, burden, leg, effectiveness, evident などです。
各選択肢の英文が長いですが、重要であるのはグラフに関する記述です。
記述とグラフの内容が合致するかを検証しましょう。
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