英検2級リスニング無料練習【第14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 booked the evening art tour for Friday, but the website says the east gallery is closed. Is our tour canceled? Man: No. The paintings were moved to the second-floor exhibition room. The tour will still begin at six. Woman: Will the guide meet us downstairs? Man: Yes, at the main reception desk ten minutes before the tour.

正答C：In the second-floor exhibition room

作品は東ギャラリーから2階展示室へ移された。開始時刻は変わらない。

判断の根拠：moved to the second-floor exhibition room

Student: I applied for the free microscope class yesterday. The automatic message says my request was received. Does that mean I can attend? Clerk: Not yet. We have more requests than microscopes. We will review the applications and email the confirmed participants on Wednesday. Student: I’ll wait before making travel plans.

正答B：The center received the application

自動返信は申請受領の確認にすぎず参加確定ではない。

判断の根拠：my request was received

Man: Our class bus leaves at eight thirty for the career fair. Should we arrive at the school gate at eight twenty? Teacher: Please be there by eight. I need to collect permission forms and check the attendance list before boarding. Man: I already handed in my form. Teacher: I still need to confirm everybody’s name. Please arrive at eight.

正答D：By eight o’clock

バス出発8時30分より早い8時までに集合する。

判断の根拠：Please be there by eight

Girl: Can I borrow the school’s video camera to record our science project? Librarian: You can, but it must be reserved through the library system. One camera is available from Thursday to Monday. Girl: That’s perfect. I only need it over the weekend. Librarian: Bring your student ID when you collect it on Thursday.

正答C：On Thursday

カメラは木曜から月曜まで利用可能で、受取は木曜日。

判断の根拠：collect it on Thursday

Parent: My daughter is attending the school lunch workshop on Saturday. She has a food allergy. Can I tell the cook when we arrive? Staff: Please email the details by Thursday noon. We have to check ingredients and decide whether we can prepare a suitable meal. Parent: I’ll send the information today.

正答C：Email allergy details before Thursday noon

食材の事前確認のため木曜正午までにアレルギー情報をメールする。

判断の根拠：email the details by Thursday noon

Woman: Our train will arrive at the port at ten fifty instead of ten thirty. Is the ferry still leaving at eleven? Man: Yes, but we would have only ten minutes to reach the terminal. Another ferry leaves at eleven forty. Woman: Let’s take the later one. We can avoid rushing with our bags. Man: I’ll change the reservation.

正答C：The one leaving at eleven forty

列車が遅れて11時の便に乗るには時間が足りないので11:40発を選択。

判断の根拠：Another ferry leaves at eleven forty

Boy: I need to return a library book after closing time. Can I put it in the box near the entrance? Woman: Yes, printed books may go in that box, but electronic tablets must be handed to staff during opening hours. Boy: I’m returning only a book. Woman: Then the box is fine. Please make sure it is fully inside.

正答D：A printed library book

屋外返却箱は印刷された本に使えるがタブレットは窓口で返却する。

判断の根拠：printed books may go in that box

Student: The tablet stopped working while I was recording our experiment. Would opening it help? Teacher: Please don’t. Students must never open electrical equipment, especially when a battery might be damaged. Turn it off and report it to the technical staff. Student: I’ll use a paper chart until they inspect it.

正答D：Report it to technical staff

故障した電気機器を自分で修理せず技術担当へ報告する。

判断の根拠：report it to the technical staff

Woman: I want to join the English-language tour of the old fort. Is it at one o’clock today? Guide: The Japanese tour begins at one, but the English tour is at two thirty. The English tour meets at the visitor center, not the main gate. Woman: Thank you. I’ll go to the visitor center at two fifteen.

正答D：At the visitor center

英語案内は14:30開始で集合はビジターセンター。

判断の根拠：meets at the visitor center

Girl: My presentation slides are ready, but the teacher’s portal keeps rejecting the file. Boy: Did you export it as a PDF? The portal accepts PDF documents, not the original slide format. Girl: No, I didn’t. I’ll convert it now. Boy: Good. Remember the deadline is eight tonight.

正答B：The file format

スライド資料はPDFに変換して再提出する。

判断の根拠：accepts PDF documents

Man: Is the community room free for our school science club on Sunday? Clerk: School clubs can use it without a fee when a teacher makes the booking. Individual students must pay the normal room charge. Man: Our teacher booked it yesterday. Clerk: Then please show the confirmation email when you arrive.

正答B：Its teacher made the reservation

教師による学校クラブの予約で無料利用の条件を満たした。

判断の根拠：when a teacher makes the booking

Girl: Can my fourteen-year-old brother join the evening gardening activity on his own? Staff: Anyone under sixteen must attend with a parent or guardian. An older sister does not count as a guardian in this program. Girl: Our mother can join him, so I’ll ask her to register. Staff: That’s fine. She needs to stay for the session.

正答A：A parent or guardian

16歳未満は保護者が付き添って参加する必要がある。

判断の根拠：under sixteen must attend with a parent or guardian

Boy: I thought our orchestra would perform last tonight. Has the program changed? Girl: Yes. Another group has to catch an early train, so they will perform first. Our orchestra will be second. Boy: Are we still playing the same pieces? Girl: Yes, only the order has changed.

正答B：Its position in the program

演奏曲は同じだが順序が最後から2番目に変更された。

判断の根拠：Our orchestra will be second

Woman: The lecture is free, so may I bring my friend without booking? Clerk: I’m sorry, all visitors need reservations because we only have forty seats. Submitting a request doesn’t guarantee a place either. We’ll confirm available seats on Friday. Woman: Then I’ll apply for two and wait for the confirmation before traveling.

正答A：Apply and wait for confirmed seats

無料でも定員があり、申し込んだ後の確定連絡が必要。

判断の根拠：wait for the confirmation

Student: We took photographs during our science fair. Can I put them on the public school website? Teacher: Some students appear in the background, and we must check their permission records first. You could choose photographs without people and show me the final images. Student: I’ll crop the pictures and send them to you before publishing.

正答B：Remove identifiable people from the images

写真に写った個人の公開許可を考慮し、人物が写らないよう画像を調整する。

判断の根拠：crop the pictures and send them to you

Lina was studying small crabs on a nearby beach. She counted more than last year and was excited to announce that their population had grown. Her science teacher reminded her that more volunteers had joined this year’s survey and that the observation began earlier in the morning. Lina decided to record group size and observation times and repeat the study before making a conclusion.

正答A：Observation conditions had changed

観測人数と時刻が変化していたため発見数と個体数増を区別した。

判断の根拠：more volunteers had joined this year’s survey

A school theater club designed posters for its new play. The first version had small text and did not mention where tickets could be reserved. Several parents said they were interested but did not know how to attend. The club made the text larger, added the booking website, and asked a teacher to check the details. More families then completed reservations.

正答C：Ticket booking information

予約方法の情報不足に対応してURLを掲載した。

判断の根拠：added the booking website

Noah built a model showing how buildings can save energy. During his first presentation, he used complicated technical words, and many younger students could not understand the explanation. A teacher suggested using a simple diagram and an example from everyday life. Noah revised his speech. Afterward, more listeners could explain the model’s purpose in their own words.

正答B：He used a diagram and familiar example

図と身近な例で説明を分かりやすくした。

判断の根拠：using a simple diagram and an example

Yuki applied to borrow a camera from her school’s media room. She received an automatic receipt immediately, but the room had only three cameras, and several students wanted them for the same weekend. The equipment manager checked the requests and sent a separate confirmation the next day. Only then could Yuki collect a camera.

正答D：Her request was confirmed by the manager

自動受領ではなく担当者による確定通知が必要だった。

判断の根拠：sent a separate confirmation

A history club was preparing a digital exhibition. One of its image files had been accidentally deleted from a shared folder. Instead of editing the original photographs again, the members contacted the school’s technical team. The team restored a backup copy created the previous evening. The club then introduced a rule requiring students to keep separate approved copies of important materials.

正答A：A backup copy was restored

前夜のバックアップからファイルを復元した。

判断の根拠：restored a backup copy

A town installed small tanks to collect rainwater for community gardens. Some gardeners reported using less tap water, but the town did not know how much water had actually been saved. Different gardens used different amounts of water, and rainfall varied between neighborhoods. The organizers decided to install meters and compare water use over several seasons before expanding the program.

正答D：Water use under comparable conditions

庭ごとの水使用量と雨量を記録して公平に比較する。

判断の根拠：compare water use over several seasons

A city began publishing emergency instructions in several languages. More residents registered for smartphone alerts, but officials did not assume that registration meant everybody understood the instructions. The city prepared an activity asking residents to find safe meeting points on a map. It also interviewed people who did not regularly use smartphones.

正答A：Whether residents can use the safety information

登録数ではなく地図から集合場所を探す実践的理解を確認する。

判断の根拠：find safe meeting points on a map

A city library began opening one study room until nine on weekdays. Some students used it after club activities, and attendance increased. However, longer hours required extra staff and electricity, and not all residents could reach the library by bus at night. The city decided to compare attendance, costs, and transport access before making the longer hours permanent.

正答C：Whether longer opening hours will be permanent

夜間開放を恒久化するかは費用とアクセス調査後に判断。

判断の根拠：before making the longer hours permanent

A community center began lending simple hand tools to families. Staff checked each set when it was returned, but some items were missing parts. They introduced a numbered checklist and asked borrowers to report damage immediately. The center also decided not to lend equipment that required advanced electrical repairs. Volunteers will monitor the service for three months before considering expansion.

正答A：To identify missing or damaged parts

返却された工具の欠品・破損を把握するためチェック表を導入した。

判断の根拠：some items were missing parts

Students created an online guide to insects in a local park. At first, the guide showed photographs without explaining when or where each animal had been observed. Some readers mistook one rare observation for a common occurrence. The students added dates, locations, and warnings about uncertain identifications. They also asked a nature guide to check difficult examples.

正答D：Observation dates and locations

珍しい観察例を一般化しないため観測日時と場所を追加した。

判断の根拠：added dates, locations

A class compared the electricity use of two classrooms. One had newer lamps, but it also had fewer computers and was used for fewer hours. The teacher explained that the first comparison could not reveal the effect of the lamps alone. The class planned to repeat the experiment with similar operating hours and record which devices were running.

正答C：Other conditions differed between rooms

照明以外にパソコン台数・使用時間が異なっていた。

判断の根拠：fewer computers and was used for fewer hours

A museum placed old maps online so schools could use them in lessons. Download counts rose quickly, but staff realized one teacher might download the same map several times. The number of downloads did not show how many students understood the material. The museum plans to ask teachers about classroom use and give students short tasks comparing old and modern maps.

正答B：How students actually use and understand the maps

ダウンロード数と学習成果を分けて実利用・理解を確認する。

判断の根拠：how many students understood the material

A town tested a weekend shuttle connecting the station and hospital. Passenger numbers were low at first, so officials added clearer timetables and signs. Ridership rose, but a new weekend clinic opened at the same time. Officials said they could not tell how much of the increase was caused by better information and how much by the clinic. They will survey nonusers before deciding whether to continue the route.

正答A：A new clinic opened during the same period

時刻表改善と病院の週末診療開始が同時期だった。

判断の根拠：a new weekend clinic opened at the same time

A local food bank accepted sealed dry foods within their use-by dates. Some visitors brought homemade meals, but staff explained that the center could not safely store them without suitable refrigeration and monitoring. The center published clearer donation rules and asked people to contact staff before bringing unfamiliar items. It also records what kinds of food local families request most.

正答B：A homemade meal requiring refrigeration

冷蔵管理設備のない施設では自家製調理食品を受け入れられない。

判断の根拠：could not safely store them without suitable refrigeration

A bridge in a coastal town was closed to cars while engineers inspected its supports. A temporary walkway remained open for pedestrians. Cyclists could also use the walkway if they got off and pushed their bicycles. Drivers had to follow a separate road. The inspection might take longer if damage was found beneath the bridge.

正答A：By getting off and pushing their bicycles

仮設歩道では自転車を押して通行する必要がある。

判断の根拠：got off and pushed their bicycles