Option 2 is correct. The passage states that 27.0% of people said they eat more fish dishes at home compared to a year ago, while 15.0% said they eat less. Since 27.0% > 15.0%, more people reported an increase than a decrease. This directly matches option 2.
1This contradicts the passage. The survey results show that fish consumption has actually increased, not that people are eating less fish and more meat. The opening sentence mentions this as a common belief, but the survey disproves it.
3This is incorrect. The passage states that '体にいい' (good for health) was the most common image at 82.7%, followed by 'おいしい' (delicious) at 72.1%. So more people think fish is healthy than think it is delicious, not the other way around.
4The passage mentions that knowledge about fish being healthy has spread, but it does not compare this to knowledge about meat, nor does it say this knowledge spread more than a year ago. This option introduces comparisons not supported by the text.
調査 — survey, investigation
増える — to increase
減る — to decrease
2.②そうではないらしいとあるが、「そう」とはどのようなことか。
1年をとると次第に、魚が好きになる。
2若い人は、あまり魚を食べたがらない。
3年をとった人より、若い人のほうが魚が好きだ。
4魚が好きか嫌いかは、年齢に関係がない。
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Answer: 1. 年をとると次第に、魚が好きになる。
Option 1 is correct. The sentence immediately before 'そうではないらしい' is '私は、年をとればとるほど、魚が好きになると思っていた' (I thought that the older you get, the more you come to like fish). 'そう' refers to this belief — that as you age, you gradually come to like fish. The survey data (60s, 20s, 30s, 50s, 40s in order) shows this is not the case, since 20-somethings ranked higher than 50s and 40s.
2This is the opposite of what 'そう' refers to. The author's assumption was about aging making people like fish more, not about young people disliking fish. Also, the survey shows young people do like fish.
3This is a conclusion drawn from the data, not what 'そう' (the author's prior assumption) refers to. 'そうではないらしい' negates the author's original belief, and this option states a finding, not the belief being negated.
4The passage does show age matters (the ranking differs by age group), so saying age is unrelated contradicts the data. The author's assumption was specifically that older age correlates with liking fish more.
そうではない — it is not so (used to negate a previously stated idea)
年をとる — to grow old
次第に — gradually, little by little
3.この文章全体のテーマは、何か。
1肉料理を食べる若者
2肉好きと年齢の関係
3魚料理が嫌いな若者
4魚を食べる人の増加
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Answer: 4. 魚を食べる人の増加
Option 4 is correct. The passage's overall message, summarized in the final sentence, is that Japanese people have recently started eating fish again and that even young people like fish. The theme throughout is the increase in fish consumption, making option 4 the best match.
1The passage is not about young people eating meat. Meat is only mentioned in the opening as part of a common belief that the passage then challenges.
2The passage discusses fish preference and age, not meat preference and age. This option focuses on the wrong food item.
3This contradicts the passage entirely. The passage concludes that young people do like fish, not that they dislike it.
テーマ — theme, main topic
増加 — increase
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