英検2級リスニング無料練習【第15セット】会話15題＋物語・説明文15題｜独自30問・台本と全解答

Woman: I reserved two places for the astronomy event on Saturday. The forecast says clouds are expected. Will the event be canceled? Man: Not necessarily. If the sky is too cloudy for outdoor viewing, a researcher will give a presentation inside the science center. The starting time will still be seven. Woman: That’s good. My son wants to learn about planets even if he cannot see them.

正答C：There will be an indoor presentation

雲が多すぎる場合は野外観測に代えて屋内の講演が行われる。

根拠となる英文：a researcher will give a presentation inside the science center

Boy: I’m attending the museum’s sketching workshop tomorrow. Do I need to bring colored pencils? Staff: We provide pencils and paper, but participants must bring a water bottle. The room gets warm in the afternoon. Boy: What about an entrance ticket? Staff: Your workshop confirmation includes access to the activity room, so you don’t need to buy another ticket.

正答D：A water bottle

画材・紙は会場から提供されるが飲料水は持参する必要がある。

根拠となる英文：participants must bring a water bottle

Girl: Our class newsletter is ready. Can I post it on the public school website tonight? Teacher: One photograph shows students’ names on a computer screen. Please remove that part and show me the revised file first. Girl: I’ll crop the photograph and send it to you for checking. Teacher: Good. We can publish it after the review.

正答B：Edit the photograph and ask for a review

写真の個人情報を切り取り、教師の確認を受けてから公開する。

根拠となる英文：crop the photograph and send it to you for checking

Man: The microphones for the student concert are supposed to arrive on Friday morning. Has the supplier confirmed the delivery? Woman: They sent a message saying the order was received, but the delivery time has not yet been confirmed. Man: Then we should keep our spare microphones ready. Woman: I agree. I’ll ask the supplier to send the final delivery schedule.

正答A：The delivery time

受注確認は来ているが機材の配送時刻は未確定。

根拠となる英文：the delivery time has not yet been confirmed

Woman: Does the shuttle to the conference center still leave the station at nine twenty? Man: There is roadwork, so today’s shuttle leaves at nine instead. The conference itself begins at ten. Woman: My train arrives at nine ten, so I’ll miss the shuttle. I’ll take the local bus to the center. Man: That route also stops near the entrance.

正答D：By the local bus

送迎便が9時発に早まり、列車到着が9:10なので路線バスを利用する。

根拠となる英文：I’ll take the local bus to the center

Girl: My family wants to donate old blankets to the community shelter. Is there a collection box outside? Staff: We can accept clean blankets during office hours, but not after closing. Staff must inspect every item before storing it. Girl: Then I’ll bring them tomorrow afternoon. Staff: That’s fine. Please don’t leave anything by the door.

正答C：Tomorrow afternoon

職員が検品するため開館中の翌日午後に持参する。

根拠となる英文：I’ll bring them tomorrow afternoon

Boy: I cannot open the online science lesson on my school tablet. Does the school Wi-Fi require a new password? Girl: No, the network is working. The teacher moved the lesson to a different page in the class portal. Boy: I was using the old link. I’ll open the new page and try again. Girl: The updated link is in today’s message.

正答C：He used an outdated link

Wi-Fiではなく旧リンクを使っていたことが問題。

根拠となる英文：I was using the old link

Man: I ordered a vegetarian meal for the school event, but the menu now lists soup with chicken stock. Is my order still suitable? Woman: The regular soup contains chicken stock, but the vegetarian meal comes with a different vegetable soup. We have kept your original order. Man: Thank you for checking. I’ll come at noon as planned.

正答B：The vegetarian meal with vegetable soup

男性の菜食用注文は有効で野菜スープが出される。

根拠となる英文：the vegetarian meal comes with a different vegetable soup

Woman: Our class was supposed to visit the photography exhibition on Tuesday at two. Is it possible to move the visit to three? Clerk: Tuesday afternoon is fully booked. We still have Wednesday at two, and the exhibition is open then. Woman: The school bus is available on Wednesday, so I’ll change our visit to that day. Clerk: I’ll email the new confirmation.

正答A：Wednesday at two

火曜午後は満員のため水曜14時へ変更した。

根拠となる英文：I’ll change our visit to that day

Girl: The school radio team wants to record an interview with the visiting scientist. Can we use the music room after lunch? Teacher: The room is reserved for a choir rehearsal then. The library has a quiet meeting space available at two thirty. Girl: That should work. I’ll ask the scientist whether that time is convenient.

正答B：In the library meeting space

音楽室は予約済みなので図書館の会議スペースが候補。

根拠となる英文：The library has a quiet meeting space available at two thirty

Man: I borrowed a camera from the education center, and it’s due tomorrow. May I keep it for another week? Staff: Extensions are allowed only if nobody else has reserved the camera. Let me check. Unfortunately, a student has booked it for Friday, so please return it by five tomorrow. Man: I understand. I’ll bring it back on time.

正答D：Return the camera by five tomorrow

他の生徒の予約があるため延長できず翌日17時までに返却する。

根拠となる英文：please return it by five tomorrow

Boy: I printed our survey chart, but the numbers are hard to read. Should I buy a more expensive printer? Girl: The chart is set to a very small size. Try increasing the font and printing it on two pages. Boy: That sounds easier. I’ll adjust the document first. Girl: Let’s check that the totals stay the same afterward.

正答D：Make the text larger before printing

文字サイズを大きくして再印刷する。

根拠となる英文：Try increasing the font and printing it on two pages

Woman: The train for tomorrow’s museum trip leaves at eight thirty. Will we meet at the station at eight twenty? Teacher: Please arrive by eight, because I must check everyone’s names and permission forms before the group enters the station. Woman: I’ll tell the other parents. Teacher: Thank you. The train departure time has not changed.

正答A：By eight o’clock

8:30出発でも許可証と出席確認のため8時集合。

根拠となる英文：Please arrive by eight

Boy: Can our robot use an electrical outlet at the science fair? Staff: Only groups that requested an outlet before Wednesday noon are guaranteed access. Did your team send the form? Boy: We sent it on Tuesday, and we received confirmation yesterday. Staff: Then an outlet is reserved for your display.

正答B：Its request was confirmed before the deadline

締切前に電源を申請し確定通知を受けているため使用できる。

根拠となる英文：we received confirmation yesterday

Woman: The gardening class was canceled by the community center because the instructor became ill. Will our fees be refunded automatically? Clerk: Yes, because the center canceled the class. The refund should appear on the original payment method within seven working days. Woman: Do I need to send a new form? Clerk: No, your reservation details are enough.

正答C：Nothing additional

施設側の中止なので追加申請は必要ない。

根拠となる英文：No, your reservation details are enough

Students at a coastal school began recording the number of small fish near a pier. The first year they counted in the afternoon, while the next year they started earlier and used more volunteers. More fish were seen in the second year, and some students thought the population had grown. Their teacher pointed out that differences in observation time and group size could affect the count. The students decided to repeat surveys under more consistent conditions.

正答B：The observation methods had changed

観測時刻と人数が変わったため発見数の増加を個体数増と断定できない。

根拠となる英文：differences in observation time and group size

A history club found plans for a former post office. The drawings had no clear construction date, so the students compared them with official records in the town archive. A librarian found a record of the building’s opening ceremony, which helped the students check the period when it was constructed. They added the verified information to their report and marked other uncertain details as unknown rather than guessing.

正答C：By consulting records at the town archive

資料館の公的記録を利用して年代を確認した。

根拠となる英文：compared them with official records in the town archive

A class organized a discussion about whether school libraries should stay open later. In the first round, students mainly repeated their own opinions without explaining why. Their teacher asked them to give one reason and a concrete example for each claim. During the second round, students explained how the change could help pupils with afternoon club activities. The teacher was pleased, but wanted to examine the quality of their arguments more carefully before reporting a learning improvement.

正答C：Reasons and specific examples

意見に対して根拠と具体例を追加するよう求めた。

根拠となる英文：give one reason and a concrete example for each claim

A city library placed study desks near its main entrance. Students appreciated the additional seats, but many said the entrance was too noisy. Staff moved the desks to a smaller room upstairs and added signs showing how to find it. After the change, users reported being able to concentrate more easily. The library still plans to compare usage and maintenance costs before deciding whether to open additional rooms.

正答A：Move the study desks to another room

入口の騒音に対応して机を2階の部屋へ移した。

根拠となる英文：moved the desks to a smaller room upstairs

Students wanted to test whether different amounts of sunlight affected herb growth. They placed one group of plants in a sunny location and another in a shaded area. However, the sunny plants also received more water. When the plants grew differently, they could not tell whether sunlight or watering had caused the change. Their teacher suggested repeating the test while keeping the amount of water equal.

正答B：The amount of water given to each group

日光量の効果を調べるため水やり量を揃える。

根拠となる英文：keeping the amount of water equal

A neighborhood group opened a clothing exchange where families could donate clean items they no longer needed. The program was popular, but some sizes were rarely available. To help visitors avoid unnecessary trips, volunteers published an online list of available items and updated it each evening. Staff explained that they could not guarantee a particular size because stock depended on donations.

正答D：That every size would be available

寄付に依存するため希望サイズの在庫は保証できない。

根拠となる英文：could not guarantee a particular size

A town created signs showing local wildlife in a public park. At first, they used small letters and long explanations. Some visitors found them hard to read, so the town made the text shorter and included pictures. More people said the signs were useful, but officials did not assume this meant visitors understood wildlife better. They planned to ask readers questions about the information after using the signs.

正答D：How well visitors understand the signs

標識が便利という感想だけでなく内容理解度を確認する。

根拠となる英文：ask readers questions about the information

A town began a weekend shuttle connecting a train station with a hospital. At first, few residents used it. Officials realized the timetable was available only on the town website, so they placed larger notices near bus stops. Passenger numbers later increased. However, a new weekend clinic opened at the hospital during the same period, so the town could not identify which change had attracted more passengers.

正答B：A new clinic opened at about the same time

案内改善と病院の週末診療開始が同時期だった。

根拠となる英文：a new weekend clinic opened at the hospital during the same period

A community center lends simple hand tools to residents who want to repair furniture or bicycles. Some tool sets were returned with missing parts, and the next borrowers could not use them properly. The center began checking every set when it was lent and returned, and asked users to report damage. It also stopped lending electrical devices that required specialist repairs because staff could not supervise those repairs safely.

正答A：To identify missing or damaged parts

欠品を把握するため貸出と返却の点検を始めた。

根拠となる英文：returned with missing parts

A school prepared an online exhibition about the history of its neighborhood. Students found several old photographs donated by families. Before adding them to the website, they asked donors for permission and checked dates against archive records. Some dates could not be confirmed, so the students wrote that the information was uncertain rather than inventing details. The teacher praised the careful descriptions.

正答D：They clearly marked it as uncertain

日付が確認できない場合は推測せず未確認と明記した。

根拠となる英文：wrote that the information was uncertain

A library introduced online reading discussions for students who lived far away. Some participants rarely spoke, so the librarian began giving everyone a short turn and used simple question cards. More students started joining the discussions, but the library did not immediately claim their reading comprehension had improved. Staff will use reading tasks before and after the next program to examine whether participants learned more.

正答A：Improvement in reading comprehension

発言する生徒が増えても読解力向上は未測定。

根拠となる英文：did not immediately claim their reading comprehension had improved

A museum developed an alternative route for visitors who could not use the old staircase. The route included a lift and a wider corridor, but one doorway was still difficult for large wheelchairs. Staff asked visitors to test the route and collected information about the problem. The museum decided to repair the doorway before advertising the route as fully accessible.

正答C：A doorway still needs improvement

大きな車いすが通りにくい出入口が未改修であるため。

根拠となる英文：one doorway was still difficult for large wheelchairs

A market encouraged customers to borrow reusable food containers. The number of loans increased, and some organizers suggested that each loan had prevented one disposable container from being used. A researcher pointed out that some customers might have brought reusable containers anyway. The market plans to ask visitors about their normal habits before estimating how much waste the program actually prevents.

正答A：Whether loans actually replaced disposable containers

貸出数と使い捨て容器の削減数は必ずしも一致しない。

根拠となる英文：some customers might have brought reusable containers anyway

A town installed water-refill stations in public parks. Some residents welcomed the change, but users noticed that one station was difficult to reach from a wheelchair-accessible path. The town moved that station and added clearer signs. Officials also plan to check maintenance costs and ask people who did not use the stations about the reasons before deciding to add more.

正答B：One station was relocated

車いす対応の経路から使いにくい給水所を移設した。

根拠となる英文：The town moved that station

A school introduced an online attendance form for club activities. Registrations increased quickly, but some students submitted the form twice when they did not receive an immediate reply. The staff realized that counting forms could overestimate the number of participants. They changed the system to show a clear receipt and began checking unique student names when calculating attendance.

正答A：Some students submitted duplicate forms

二重送信があったためフォーム数と実人数が違っていた。

根拠となる英文：some students submitted the form twice