英検1級の語彙問題では、意味が近くても文体や使用場面が合わない語が選択肢になることがあります。特に論説文・研究・政策を扱う英文では、口語的な語よりformal・academicな表現が自然です。この記事では、意味だけでなく「その文章にふさわしい語か」を判断する独自30問で練習します。
意味が合っていても不正解になる理由
英語には、会話で自然な表現と、論文・報告書・政策文書で自然な表現があります。例えば「get rid of」は会話では普通ですが、formalな文章では「eliminate」「remove」などが選ばれることがあります。英検1級の読解では、単語の意味だけでなく文章全体のレジスターを意識してください。
独自30問
- The report aims to (examine / look into) the long-term effects of the policy.
- The government plans to (eliminate / get rid of) unnecessary procedures.
- The researchers (conducted / did) a survey of 2,000 participants.
- The company must (obtain / get) approval before starting the project.
- The policy could (facilitate / make easier) access to healthcare.
- The report (indicates / says) that demand is declining.
- The organization will (purchase / buy) equipment using public funds.
- The committee (commenced / started) its review in April.
- The findings (demonstrate / show) a significant difference.
- The agency will (terminate / end) the contract if conditions are violated.
- The study (revealed / showed) previously unknown patterns.
- The government seeks to (address / deal with) housing shortages.
- The proposal was (rejected / turned down) after extensive discussion.
- The report attempts to (clarify / clear up) the source of the problem.
- The researchers (identified / found) three major causes.
- The company will (implement / carry out) the revised procedure.
- The policy was intended to (reduce / cut down on) administrative costs.
- The study (examines / checks out) consumer behavior.
- The committee (recommended / suggested) further research.
- The system is designed to (prevent / stop) unauthorized access.
- The report (subsequently / later) discusses the policy’s limitations.
- The organization (approximately / about) spent $2 million.
- The reform was (primarily / mostly) intended to protect consumers.
- The researchers (therefore / so) repeated the experiment.
- The evidence was (insufficient / not enough) to support the claim.
- The policy has (numerous / lots of) potential benefits.
- The study was conducted under (controlled / controlled-for) conditions.
- The government (allocated / gave) additional resources to the project.
- The report provides a (comprehensive / very complete) analysis.
- The proposal would have a (substantial / really big) effect on local economies.
迷ったときの3チェック
- 文章全体は会話か、説明文か、研究・政策文書か
- 前後の語もformalな組み合わせになっているか
- 選択肢に口語とformal語が並んでいないか
ただし「formalだから常に正解」という意味ではありません。設問の文脈と意味を最優先にし、そのうえで文体を最後の判定材料にしてください。
参考にした主な公式情報
- 公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会「1級の試験内容」
- 公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会「各級の目安」