N1 Reading · Test 7

Option 3 is correct. The passage explicitly states that teachers should sometimes be silent and 'wait' (「待つ」という行為も時には大切であろう), and that stepping back when you want to talk more can draw out what the student wants to say. Option 3, '教師は生徒の発言を待つことも必要だ' (It is also necessary for teachers to wait for students to speak), directly captures this core argument.

• 1The passage does not focus on both parties freely expressing themselves. The emphasis is on the teacher stepping back and waiting, not on mutual free expression.
• 2The passage never mentions the teacher imagining or predicting what students think. The concern is actually the opposite—that teachers '先取りしてしまう' (anticipate/preempt) prevents students from thinking independently.
• 4This contradicts the passage. The author argues that silence IS important (教師側が沈黙し、「待つ」という行為も時には大切であろう), so NOT giving silence would go against the author's view.

• 固定化（こていか）する — to become fixed/rigidified
• 先取り（さきどり）する（さきどりする） — to anticipate, preempt
• 芽（め）をつむ — to nip in the bud
• 沈黙（ちんもく） — silence
• 一歩いっぽひいてみる — to step back (here: to stop talking)

Option 2 is correct. The notice states that from February 1, 2017, an internet reservation system will become available, and that using it requires prior user registration (事前に利用者登録が必要), which must be done in person at the management office with ID. Option 2 accurately summarizes this: register at the office window, then you can make reservations online.

• 1The acceptance period (使用日の一か月前から) is stated as being the same as before (窓口での予約と同様に), so it has not changed. This is not what the notice is announcing.
• 3While the notice mentions 24-hour availability for the internet system, it does not say this is 'longer than before'—it is simply describing the new system's features. The main point is the introduction of the system and the registration requirement, not a comparison of hours.
• 4The notice does not say window reservations will be discontinued. It says internet reservations will be added (でも行うことができるようになる), not that window service will end.

• 受け付ける（うけつける）（うけつける） — to accept (applications, reservations)
• 利用に際して（りようにさいして）（りようにさいして） — when using, upon using
• 身分を証明できるもの（みぶんをしょうめいできるもの）（みぶんをしょうめいできるもの） — identification document

Option 3 is correct. The passage argues that merely preserving one's own values while understanding others' values is not sufficient (十分ではない). What is required is to relativize one's own values and, through dialogue as a collaborative effort, create new values and share them (自らの価値観を相対化し、新たな価値を対話という共同作業を通して創り上げ、それを共有していく態度が必要なのだ). Option 3, '他者と自己の共通の価値観を創り上げていく態度' (the attitude of creating shared values together with others), captures this essential point.

• 1The passage does not advocate trying to have others understand your own values. It emphasizes relativizing your own values and creating something new together.
• 2This is explicitly stated as insufficient in the passage: '自己の価値観を保存したままで、他者の価値観を理解するという方略だけでは十分ではない' (the strategy of merely preserving one's own values while understanding others' is not enough).
• 4The passage talks about creating NEW values through dialogue (新たな価値を…創り上げ), not finding pre-existing commonalities between values. Finding common points is different from jointly creating new shared values.

• 樹立（じゅりつ）する — to establish, build
• 方略（ほうりゃく） — strategy, approach
• 相対化（そうたいか）する — to relativize, put into relative perspective
• 創り上げる（つくりあげる）（つくりあげる） — to create, build up

Option 1 is correct. The passage states: '「特別なもの」を生み出そうとするとき、それがどんなふうに特別なのかを「普通」という視点から見極める必要があります' (When trying to produce something special, it is necessary to ascertain how it is special from the perspective of 'ordinary'). The author also says they defend their own ordinariness (自分の中の普通さを死守する) precisely for this purpose. Option 1, '「普通」という視点がないと、「特別なもの」は作れない' (Without the 'ordinary' perspective, you cannot make 'special things'), directly reflects this argument.

• 2The passage never states that ordinary people making ordinary things results in special things. This is not discussed at all.
• 3The passage never states that strange people making ordinary things results in special things. This combination is not mentioned.
• 4This contradicts the passage. The author emphasizes the '普通' (ordinary) perspective as essential, not the '変な人' (strange person) perspective. The whole point is that both perspectives are needed, and the 'ordinary' perspective is what the author specifically defends.

• 見極める（みきわめる）（みきわめる） — to ascertain, determine clearly
• 定規（じょうぎ） — ruler, measuring standard
• 持ち替える（もちかえる）（もちかえる） — to switch (tools/perspectives) in hand
• 死守（ししゅ）する — to defend tenaciously, hold onto at all costs