●関西大学（2005年 経済）（一部／改題）
次の英文を読んで、後の設問に答えなさい。
Japanese people are famous for being polite. But I think "polite" is a misplaced word, because in Western culture, whether someone is polite or not is completely optional. Some people are polite and others are not. The meaning "polite" in Japanese culture is deeper than this usage, and perhaps more proper English word to describe Japanese people is that they are "respectful" towards others. More than just being polite, (1) being respectful implies an attempt to acknowledge other people's culture and ideas and an effort not to hurt people's feelings.
I think most of us Westerners leave Japan having become a little more respectful of others. However, (2) this comes through some rather thorough training, especially connected with food. For example, when ( 3 ) first come to Japan, we are met with a ( 4 ) of unknown, ( 5 ) foods that most of us will ( 6 ) try out of politeness. Even if we don't like the food, we may say we like it, because we want to be polite.
（ａ）下線部（１）の意味に最も近いものはどれか｡ Ａ～Ｄから一つずつ選びなさい。
A. to love someone or something very much and take care of them well
B. to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset
C. to understand the way other people think or feel, and try not to do anything against someone’s wishes or rights
D. to refuse to accept ideas, or suggestions because you think they are stupid, old-fashioned, or unreasonable
（ｂ） 下線部（２）の意味に最も近いものはどれか｡ Ａ～Ｄから一つずつ選びなさい。
A. having become less understanding of differences between people and traditions
B. having become more unfriendly toward different people and traditions
C. having become less friendly toward different people and traditions
D. having become more understanding of differences between people and traditions
（ｃ）太字の部分は次の日本文に相当する英文です。空所（３）～（６）に入る適切な語句（それぞれの２語以内）を書きなさい。
「外国人が初めて日本にやってきたとき、大部分の外国人は、礼儀上少なくとも食べてみるであろうさまざまな種類の見たこともない不思議な形をした食べ物に出会います。」
◆解答◆
（ａ）Ｃ （ｂ） Ｄ （ｃ）（３）foreigners （４）variety （５）strange-shaped （６）at least
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