We stopped studying Math and Science at 9th grade here, but since we are mainly studying English, we will keep on studying English into the high school level.
ここでは数学も科学も、中学校3年生で止めましたが、私たちは主に英語を勉強しているのですから、英語はこのまま高校レベルへと続けます。
Reading in English: This is a quiz from 10th-grade curriculum in the US.
英語で読解：アメリカの高校 1 年生の履修内容から、国語の試験の問題です。
How much of what we learn adequately explains the world around us? Read the poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" to learn what the poet has to say about this question. Answer the questions that follow.
When I heard the learn'd astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
When I, sitting, heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture room,
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,
In the mystical* moist night air, and from time to time,
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.
—Walt Whitman
* mystical — mysterious
In the public domain.
1. Which of the following statements represents the main theme of the poem?
A. Science cannot fully express the wonder of the world.
B. Nature is one's best source of recreation.
C. Technology causes more problems than it solves.
D. Learning causes one to become ill and fatigued.
2. In line 5, what is conveyed by the phrase “tired and sick”?
A. the speaker's sorrow and loss experienced in his life
B. a sense of approaching danger
C. a sense of the speaker's poor health
D. the speaker's boredom and disappointment with the lecture
3. What is the main purpose of the phrase "perfect silence" in the last line of the poem?
A. to explain why he has to leave the lecture room
B. to convey a sense of loneliness and sorrow
C. to contrast with the sounds in the lecture room
D. to highlight the pleasure of science and learning
4. What do the last three lines of the poem suggest?
A. the importance of personal experience with nature
B. the dangers of losing track of time
C. the importance of learning about astronomy
D. the dangers of wandering off alone
5. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word learn'd as it is used in line 1?
A. aware
B. remembered
C. knowledgeable
D. invented
Question 6 is an open-response question.
• Read the question carefully.
• Explain your answer.
• Add supporting details.
• Double-check your work.
Write your answer to question 6 in the space provided below.
6. In the poem, a shift occurs at the end of line 4.
a. Explain what happens before and after the shift.
b. Explain what causes the shift.
Use relevant and specific information from the poem to support your answer.
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