過去問題英検3級-2023第2回読解問題練習 Saffron

 
※テスト問題の解答を確認するためページを下にスクロールした際、問題が見えなくなります。なるべくズームアウトし、画面全体を縮小してからご覧ください。

Saffron

サフラン

Saffron is a spice that is used for cooking in many countries around the world.

It is made from small parts of a flower called a crocus.

These parts are red, but food cooked with saffron is yellow.

Many people think the taste is strong and delicious.

>

Saffron is used to cook many kinds of food, such as rice, meat, and soup.

People in parts of Asia have used saffron when they cook for a long time.

It has also been popular for hundreds of years in parts of southern Europe.

Later, people in other places started using it, too.

Many people used saffron for cooking, but some people used it for other things.

It was given to sick people to help them to feel better, and people also used it to dye clothes.

Making saffron isn’t easy.

Usually, more than 150 crocus flowers must be collected to make one gram of saffron.

The flowers only grow for a few months in fall and winter.

The flowers are weak, so people have to collect them with their hands.

This takes a long time, so many people are needed to collect them.

Also, the flowers should be collected early in the morning before the sun damages them.

For these reasons, saffron is expensive.

It is the most expensive spice in the world.

In the past, it was more expensive than gold.

However, people don’t need to use much of it when they cook because of its strong taste.

Because of that, many people still buy saffron to use at home.




(26)

What is saffron made from?

サフランは何から作られていますか?

1

Meat.

2

Rice.

3

Parts of a flower.

花の部分

4

A yellow vegetable.

黄色の野菜

(27)

What has been popular with people in parts of southern Europe for a long time?

南ヨーロッパの一部で長い間人気があるのは何ですか?

1

Using saffron in their meals.

食事にサフランを使うこと

2

Wearing yellow clothes when they are sick.

病気のときに黄色の服を着ること

3

Washing clothes with saffron.

サフランで服を洗うこと

4

Visiting doctors in Asia.

アジアの医者を訪れること




(28)

What do people need to do when they collect crocus flowers?

クロッカスの花を集めるとき、人々は何をする必要がありますか?

1

Use their hands.

手で使う

2

Start when it is hot outside.

外が暑いときに始める

3

Use an old machine.

古い機械を使う

4

Start early in the afternoon.

午後早く始める

(29)

People don’t use a lot of saffron when they cook because

人々が料理にあまりサフランを使わない理由は何ですか?

1

it makes most people sick.

それがほとんどの人を病気にするから

2

red isn’t a popular color.

赤が人気の色ではないから

3

it is difficult to buy.

それを買うのが難しいから

4

it has a strong taste.

それが強い味だから

(30)

What is this story about?

この話は何についてですか?

1

A spice that people don’t eat anymore.

もう誰も食べない香辛料

2

A new way to grow many kinds of flowers.

多くの種類の花を育てる新しい方法

3

A popular spice that is used in many dishes.

多くの料理で使われている人気の香辛料

4

A place that is famous for flowers.

花で有名な場所


Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *