問題文全文(内容文)：
即効英文解釈講座第2講
「アフルエンザ」について解説しています。

【問題文】
（１）
Modern-day families are buying more than ever before. The typical American family owns more goods than families fifty years ago
- second cars and televisions, CD players, DVD players, and kitchen tools and clothing
- that far exceed their living space. (1)As the income of today's family has increased, so have the number and frequency of purchases.

（２）
For many peaple, economic growth and an increase in possessions are signs of progress, but for anti-consumer groups over- consumption is a sickness. A recent Public Broadcasting Service documentary invented the term affluenza, which describes consumption of material goods in a strongly negative wav.

（３）
The term afflaenza combines two words: *affluence and influenza. According to anti-consumer and environmental rights organizations, the high consumption lifestyles of affluence cause people to be less happy even though they ar acquiring more "things." The major negative effect on the environment is that over-consumption is depleting the world's natural resources, anti-consumer groups argue.

問題文全文(内容文)：
NT Third Edition Stage3 Lesson3-1 のKeyPoint例文解説です。
今回は『不定詞』について解説しています。

【使用例文】
① You were foolish to play football on such a hot day.
② It was careless of them to forget their water bottles.
③ It is kind of you to help me with my report.
④ Meg has decided not to stay up late.
⑤ She studied hard in order not to fail the math test.
⑥ Take care not to catch a cold before the test.

問題文全文(内容文)：
文系最難関と言われる早稲田大学社会科学部の英語入試にネイティブが挑戦します！

以下の正誤問題に挑戦してみましょう！
1. During periods of （a. prolonged） heat and rain, the body （b. loses） energy and as a result we (c. became） more susceptible to （d. illness）.

2. The Highlands of Scotland have been a （a. source of wonder） and mystery for hundred years and （b. are） reported to be （c. home to） ghosts and spirits that continue to （d. live through.）

3. In （a. term of） function, eyeglass frames have little purpose （b. other than） decoration and it does not matter what kind of decorative frames （c. we） choose to wear （d. in order to） see better.

4. （a. A） knowledge of mathematics is （b. of） great （c. important） to （d. understanding） economics.

5. Writing, （a.to be） effective, must closely follow the thoughts and the intentions of the author, but not （b. necessarily） in the order （c. in which） these thoughts （d. occur）.

6. Some sociologists （a. maintain） that （b. pressure） to conform to group norms （c. make） individuals in a group （d. behave） similarly.

7. Sixty days （a . was） （b. quite a short） time for them to develop a device as complicated （c. than that） in （d. those days）.

8. Statistics in this report （a. shows） that our products are （b. better accepted） than our competitor's products in （c. quality）, but not in （d. price）.

9. （a. In order to） meet （b. the growing demand） in the Southeast Asian market, our company （c. has increased） its production capacity （d. by an） average of 20% every year.

10. （a. In） reaching （b. their conclusions）, committee （c. members） investigated （d. each evidence） very carefully.

問題文全文(内容文)：
違いが分かりにくいanotherとthe otherの違いを簡単に教えます。

問題文全文(内容文)：
森田先生が英文法を解説します。

以下の問題に挑戦しましょう！
No matter how hard she tries, Mary cannot (　) her father's expectation.
a. keep up for
b. live up to
c. make up for
d. work at