英検2級無料模試【第45セット】Reading31問＋Writing2題｜独自33題・全文根拠と解答解説

問1｜文脈と語法

The university decided to ______ additional funds to research on water conservation.

1. allocate
2. associate
3. interrupt
4. resemble

問2｜文脈と語法

Although the job sounded interesting, Maya was ______ to accept it without learning about the working hours.

1. independent
2. reluctant
3. convenient
4. essential

問3｜文脈と語法

All visitors must ______ with the laboratory’s safety rules.

1. compare
2. compete
3. comply
4. consist

問4｜文脈と語法

The latest survey did not ______ why some students had stopped using the reading room.

1. prevent
2. transport
3. purchase
4. reveal

問5｜文脈と語法

Please do not ______ the speaker while she is explaining the emergency procedure.

1. interrupt
2. recognize
3. preserve
4. increase

問6｜文脈と語法

The new entrance has been designed to be ______ to wheelchair users.

1. decorative
2. accessible
3. similar
4. familiar

問7｜文脈と語法

The two groups eventually reached a ______ on how to share the limited practice space.

1. prediction
2. reflection
3. compromise
4. permission

問8｜文脈と語法

It is important to ______ the graph carefully before drawing a conclusion.

1. participate
2. repair
3. donate
4. interpret

問9｜文脈と語法

The park’s main path will be ______ closed while the damaged bridge is repaired.

1. temporarily
2. traditionally
3. confidently
4. financially

問10｜文脈と語法

Volunteers will ______ reusable shopping bags to visitors at the community event.

1. replace
2. distribute
3. persuade
4. observe

問11｜文脈と語法

The teacher warned us not to ______ a change in temperature with a single cause.

1. divide
2. provide
3. associate
4. attend

問12｜文脈と語法

Because several teams had lost access to the online system, the organizers decided to ______ the deadline by two days.

1. confirm
2. refuse
3. reduce
4. extend

問13｜文脈と語法

The town plans to ______ the historic wooden gate rather than build an entirely new one.

1. restore
2. reject
3. estimate
4. request

問14｜文脈と語法

The device can ______ the temperature inside the greenhouse automatically.

1. regard
2. regulate
3. recover
4. reflect

問15｜文脈と語法

Before buying new equipment, the club should ______ whether existing tools can be repaired.

1. contain
2. borrow
3. consider
4. replace

問16｜文脈と語法

The program was ______ due to a shortage of trained instructors.

1. handed out
2. looked after
3. given away
4. called off

問17｜文脈と語法

At the meeting, the student council ______ a proposal to create more quiet study areas.

1. put forward
2. ran out of
3. took after
4. looked up

長文空所補充A｜公共施設の電力使用を調べる

A community group wanted to reduce electricity use in a small town hall. Some members suggested buying expensive new equipment immediately. Others thought that the building might already have problems that could be solved without major purchases. The group decided to examine how the hall was used before spending money. [18] This information showed that the ventilation system was often operating when no activities were scheduled.

After checking safety requirements with the building manager, the group tested a revised schedule for the system. Electricity use fell during the following month. [19] The outside temperature had also changed, and several large meetings had been canceled. The members therefore avoided claiming that the schedule adjustment was the only reason for the reduction.

The group plans to continue recording electricity use and the number of events held each week. It also wants to ask visitors whether the hall remains comfortable under the new system. [20] The group hopes its decisions will balance savings with the needs of people using the building.

問18｜空欄[18]

1. They started by recording when rooms and equipment were actually in use.
2. They immediately replaced every machine in the building.
3. As a result, they no longer needed information from the manager.
4. In addition, they canceled all the activities at the hall.

問19｜空欄[19]

1. Consequently, the new schedule had been proved to work in every season.
2. However, the group knew that other factors might have affected the result.
3. For example, the hall had never used any electricity.
4. Instead, visitors were forbidden to enter the hall.

問20｜空欄[20]

1. The members have decided that visitor comfort is not relevant.
2. They will publish a final conclusion without further testing.
3. The project is designed to assess both energy use and the quality of the space.
4. The group no longer believes buildings should save electricity.

長文空所補充B｜地域の修理イベントを改善する

Once a month, volunteers at the Riverside Repair Club help residents fix household objects such as lamps and bicycles. During its first year, the club accepted every item without asking visitors to describe its condition. Some repairs took much longer than expected, and the volunteers sometimes lacked suitable tools. [21] Residents now submit a short form in advance explaining the problem and including a photograph if possible.

The form allows the team to plan its workload and tell visitors which repairs are unlikely to be completed on site. It does not guarantee that an object can be fixed, however. Some items require specialist parts or may be unsafe to repair. [22] This policy helps protect visitors and volunteers from unnecessary risks.

The club also began showing visitors how simple repairs are performed instead of fixing everything out of sight. Participants said this made the events more useful because they learned skills that could help them later. As demand grew, the organizers chose to train additional volunteers before accepting more bookings. [23] They wanted the service to grow without sacrificing safety or the quality of instruction.

問21｜空欄[21]

1. As a result, the club stopped holding events permanently.
2. The volunteers began to refuse all bicycles.
3. The team therefore introduced a way to collect information before each event.
4. The visitors were asked not to describe their problems.

問22｜空欄[22]

1. For this reason, the club sometimes advises people to seek professional assistance.
2. Therefore, every damaged electrical item must be repaired on the spot.
3. The club now promises that no repairs will ever fail.
4. Consequently, volunteers are no longer trained in safety.

問23｜空欄[23]

1. They believed that a long waiting list was more important than safety.
2. All visitors were required to repair other people’s equipment.
3. The organizers wanted to stop teaching skills during the events.
4. This decision made supervision and preparation a priority before expansion.

Eメール｜地域科学館の体験プログラム

From: Valley Science Center
To: Participating Schools
Subject: Final arrangements for the Water Investigation Day

Dear Teachers,

Thank you for registering your students for our Water Investigation Day. The activity was originally planned for the riverside station, but the path to that site is being repaired. All groups will now meet at the science center’s north entrance at 9:20 a.m. The hands-on program begins at 9:45 a.m.

Please bring the list of participants and inform us in advance if any student needs assistance moving between rooms. The center will provide protective glasses and materials for the experiments. Students must bring their own notebooks. There is no need to bring drinking water samples because we will use prepared samples that have been checked for safe handling.

The center emailed each school a registration receipt last week. That receipt confirms that the form arrived, not the final number of available places. Teachers will receive a separate message by Thursday afternoon stating how many students can attend. If the number is lower than requested, please reply by Friday morning to confirm which students will come.

We look forward to your visit.

Valley Science Center

問24｜Where should the school groups meet?

1. At the riverside station at 9:20
2. At the science center’s north entrance at 9:20
3. At the science center’s north entrance at 9:45
4. At the riverside station on Thursday

問25｜What does the first registration receipt confirm?

1. That every requested place has been reserved
2. That all experiments have been completed
3. That the school no longer needs to reply
4. That the registration form was received

説明文｜地域の歩行者データを集める

Cities often want to know which public spaces people use most frequently. One neighborhood association decided to count pedestrians along four different streets. Volunteers stood at marked points for thirty minutes during weekday mornings and recorded the number of people who passed. They also noted whether the streets had crossings, benches, or trees nearby.

The first results seemed to show that the street with the most benches attracted the largest number of pedestrians. Some volunteers suggested that installing benches everywhere would increase foot traffic. However, the street was also next to the main railway station. Many people might have used it simply because they were traveling to work or school. The association therefore avoided concluding that benches had caused the higher count.

To improve the project, volunteers plan to collect information at different times of day and during weekends. They will also record the weather and compare streets that are similarly close to transport facilities. Their goal is to identify patterns that can help local planning, not to prove a single explanation too quickly. The association hopes that more careful data collection will support decisions about where to add seating, signs, and safe crossings.

問26｜Why did the association avoid claiming that benches attracted more people?

1. The street was also close to a busy railway station.
2. Volunteers had counted only bicycle traffic.
3. Every street had exactly the same number of benches.
4. No one had walked along the street.

問27｜How will volunteers improve their comparison?

1. By removing all benches before counting
2. By collecting information at only one location
3. By observing different times and comparing streets with similar transport access
4. By asking residents not to use public transport

問28｜What is the main purpose of the project?

1. To prove that every town needs identical roads
2. To obtain information that helps plan public spaces responsibly
3. To reduce the number of people using the station
4. To replace safety crossings with benches

説明文｜学校間で教材を貸し借りする仕組み

Several small schools have started sharing specialized science equipment. Each school owns some tools, but none can afford to purchase every device needed for advanced experiments. By using a shared online reservation system, teachers can borrow equipment from another school when it is not in use. The schools also cooperate on training so that teachers understand how to operate the devices safely.

Sharing equipment offers clear opportunities, but it brings practical difficulties. Transporting delicate instruments takes time and may require special packaging. If a tool is damaged, schools must agree on who will pay for repairs. A popular instrument may also be needed by several classes on the same day. To reduce these problems, the participating schools created rules about booking periods, transport, and checking equipment before and after use.

During the first term, teachers reported that students had been able to perform experiments that their own schools could not previously offer. However, the project managers have not yet calculated whether the program saves money overall. Transport and maintenance expenses must be included in that calculation. They plan to review both educational benefits and costs after a full school year, when they will have information from more classes and different seasons.

問29｜Why did the schools begin sharing science equipment?

1. They wanted to reduce the number of science classes
2. They were required to use identical textbooks
3. Some schools could not afford every specialized device they needed
4. Teachers preferred not to carry out experiments

問30｜Which problem did the schools address by creating shared rules?

1. Students refusing to study science
2. Uncertainty about booking, transport, and equipment checks
3. A lack of interest in all advanced experiments
4. Schools having too much storage space

問31｜Why have managers not concluded that the program saves money overall?

1. They have never offered any science experiments
2. All transport costs have already disappeared
3. Every school has bought the same equipment
4. They still need to account for transport and maintenance over a longer period