英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第4セット｜会話12問＋説明文12問【全台本・和訳】

Woman: Room 210 is being cleaned this afternoon. Man: Shall we use the library? Woman: It’s full. The teacher reserved a small music studio on the third floor instead. Man: Good. I’ll meet you there at four thirty.

正解：C In the music studio.

日本語全訳：女性「210教室は午後清掃中です。」男性「図書館を使おうか？」女性「満室よ。先生が代わりに3階の音楽スタジオを予約したの。」男性「4時半にそこで会おう。」

根拠：代わりのmusic studioが確定場所。

Man: I’d like two student tickets. Woman: They’re eight dollars each, but a student card gives you a two-dollar discount on each ticket. Man: We both have our cards. Woman: Then the total is twelve dollars.

正解：B Twelve dollars.

日本語全訳：男性「学生券を2枚ください。」女性「1枚8ドルですが学生証で2ドルずつ割引です。」男性「二人とも学生証を持っています。」女性「合計12ドルです。」

根拠：（8−2）×2＝12。

Woman: Has our museum trip been canceled because of the rain? Man: No, the museum trip is still happening. Only the outdoor walking tour has been changed to a talk by a museum guide inside. Woman: Great. I wanted to see the exhibition.

正解：D The outdoor tour.

日本語全訳：女性「雨で博物館見学は中止？」男性「見学は行います。屋外散策だけ館内のガイドのお話に変わりました。」女性「よかった。展示が楽しみだったの。」

根拠：Only the outdoor walking tour。

Man: The first notice said we should arrive before nine. Woman: The organizer sent a correction. The meeting area opens at nine thirty, and volunteers must arrive by nine forty-five. The activity begins at ten. Man: I’ll update my schedule.

正解：A 9:45.

日本語全訳：男性「最初の案内では9時前に到着だったよね。」女性「訂正が届いて、集合場所は9時半開場、ボランティアは9時45分までに到着、活動は10時開始になりました。」

根拠：旧案内、開場、開始と到着期限を区別。

Woman: I submitted the application online, but forgot to attach my teacher’s letter. Man: The main application deadline has passed, but supporting documents are accepted until Friday at five. Woman: Good. I’ll ask my teacher for it today.

正解：B A teacher’s letter.

日本語全訳：女性「申込は済みましたが先生の推薦状を忘れました。」男性「本申込は締切済みですが、補足資料は金曜5時まで受付中です。」女性「今日頼みます。」

根拠：補足資料である推薦状はまだ提出可能。

Man: Is the train to Northbridge leaving from Platform Four today? Woman: Usually, yes. However, a signal problem means it will depart from Platform Six today. The departure time remains two fifteen. Man: I’ll go to Platform Six now.

正解：C Platform Six.

日本語全訳：男性「ノースブリッジ行きは4番ホーム？」女性「普段はそうですが、今日は信号トラブルで6番からです。出発時刻は2時15分のままです。」

根拠：usuallyでなくtodayを選ぶ。

Woman: This camera works, but I don’t need it anymore. Can I receive a cash refund? Man: I’m sorry, refunds are for faulty goods only. You may exchange it within thirty days, though. Woman: I’ll look at other models.

正解：B Exchange it within thirty days.

日本語全訳：女性「カメラに故障はないですが不要になりました。現金返金は？」男性「不良品のみ返金できます。30日以内の交換は可能です。」

根拠：返金ではなくexchangeが可能。

Man: Is the library café open until seven tonight? Woman: That’s the weekday schedule. Today is Saturday, so it closes at six. The main library stays open until eight, though. Man: Then I’ll get a drink now.

正解：D Six.

日本語全訳：男性「今夜カフェは7時まで？」女性「それは平日です。今日は土曜なので6時閉店。図書館自体は8時までです。」

根拠：Saturdayのカフェは6時。

Woman: We have three boxes of donated books ready. Can your driver collect them on Wednesday? Man: Wednesday is fully booked, but Thursday afternoon is free. Woman: That works. Please ask the driver to arrive after one.

正解：C Thursday afternoon.

日本語全訳：女性「寄付本の3箱を水曜に回収できる？」男性「水曜は一杯ですが木曜午後なら可能です。」女性「午後1時以降にお願いします。」

根拠：確定は木曜午後。

Man: Could you inspect the electrical equipment before the science fair? Woman: I haven’t used that tester, but I can prepare safety signs. Man: I’ll ask the laboratory teacher to inspect the equipment. Please put up the signs by noon.

正解：A Put up safety signs.

日本語全訳：男性「科学フェア前に電気設備を点検できる？」女性「測定器は使えませんが安全標識なら準備できます。」男性「先生に点検は頼むので、君は正午までに標識を設置して。」

根拠：女性がするのはsigns。

Woman: This guide says the art class lasts ninety minutes. Man: That’s the adult course. The teenage class lasts sixty minutes, including a short break. Woman: Thank you. I almost reserved the wrong session.

正解：B Sixty minutes.

日本語全訳：女性「美術教室は90分？」男性「それは大人向け。10代のクラスは休憩込み60分です。」

根拠：adultとteenageの区別。

Man: Have the volunteers finished repairing the garden fence? Woman: They repaired the broken gate, but the rest of the fence needs new wood. The materials won’t arrive until next Monday. Man: So only part of the job is done.

正解：D The broken gate.

日本語全訳：男性「菜園の柵の修理は終わった？」女性「門は直ったけれど、柵の残りは新しい木材が必要で来週月曜到着です。」

根拠：完成したのはbroken gateのみ。

A learning center has opened smartphone lessons for older residents. Teenage volunteers explain how to read messages, change text sizes and recognize suspicious websites. Each session is limited to six learners because the volunteers want enough time to answer individual questions. People can borrow practice phones, but they must not enter real passwords during the lessons.

正解：B To provide individual help.

日本語全訳：学習センターで若者が高齢の住民にスマホ操作を教えます。メッセージ・文字サイズ・危険なサイトの見分け方を扱い、一人ずつの質問に答えられるよう6名に制限します。練習端末は借りられますが、本物のパスワードの入力は禁止です。

根拠：個人の質問に対応する時間を作るため。

Greenbrook Museum planned to open a new exhibition on Tuesday. Staff discovered that some display labels contained incorrect dates, so the opening was postponed to Thursday. People with Tuesday reservations can move their bookings to Thursday or get a full refund. The museum said the exhibits themselves were not damaged.

正解：C Some labels contained mistakes.

日本語全訳：博物館は火曜に展示開始予定でしたが、説明札に間違った日付があったため木曜に延期しました。火曜の予約は変更または全額払い戻しできます。展示品は破損していません。

根拠：ラベルの誤りが原因。

At a coastal school, students counted plastic bottles on the beach before and after putting up information signs. They found fewer bottles in the second month. However, the weather was cooler and fewer people visited the beach then. Teachers warned that the signs alone could not be proved to have caused the reduction.

正解：A Other factors also changed.

日本語全訳：生徒は海岸で看板設置前後のペットボトル数を比較し減少を確認しました。ただ気温と来訪者数も変わったため、看板だけの効果とは断定できません。

根拠：天候と来訪者数という他要因。

The mobile library visits five villages every second Wednesday. Readers can borrow up to four books. Because of road work, the bus will not stop at Hilltop Village this week. Instead, reserved books will be available at the community hall starting Friday afternoon. The normal stop will return after construction ends.

正解：D At the community hall from Friday.

日本語全訳：移動図書館は隔週水曜に5村を巡り4冊まで貸し出します。道路工事により今週はヒルトップ村に停車せず、金曜午後から地域ホールで予約本を受け取れます。

根拠：今週の臨時受取場所はcommunity hall。

The science fair received forty applications for just twenty display spaces. Applicants described their experiments and any safety risks. Organizers did not simply select the first twenty applications. They checked safety and then chose a variety of projects from different scientific fields. All applicants will receive a message explaining whether they were selected.

正解：B By safety and topic variety.

日本語全訳：科学フェアは20枠に40応募がありました。先着順ではなく安全性を調べ、その後様々な科学分野の企画を選びます。応募者全員に結果が送られます。

根拠：安全性と分野の多様性で選考。

A class installed a device to record temperatures in its school garden. It transmitted data correctly for two weeks but stopped after heavy rain entered a box that had not been properly sealed. Students replaced the box and planned more testing. They have not yet proved that the new design will survive a full rainy season.

正解：C Water entering its box.

日本語全訳：学校菜園に気温記録装置を設置したところ、2週間は作動しましたが密閉が不十分な箱に大雨が入って止まりました。箱を交換して追加試験しますが、雨期全体の耐久性はまだ不明です。

根拠：water entered a poorly sealed box。

A community theater provides free tickets to teenagers who volunteer at weekend performances. Their jobs include checking tickets and guiding visitors to seats. They must not enter areas where heavy equipment is being moved. Because every volunteer needs training, students are required to register at least seven days before their first event.

正解：A Register seven days or more in advance.

日本語全訳：地域劇場は週末のチケット確認や座席案内を手伝う生徒へ無料券を渡します。重い設備のある区域には入れません。研修が必要なので初回の7日以上前に登録が必要です。

根拠：at least seven days before。

The local weather office is offering a free talk on extreme summer heat. Reservations can be made by phone or online until Thursday at noon, but the hall has only eighty seats. If all seats are booked before Thursday, registration will close earlier. The lecture starts at three on Saturday.

正解：D All seats being booked.

日本語全訳：気象局の猛暑講演は無料で、電話・ネットで木曜正午まで予約できます。ただ80席しかなく、それより早く満席になれば受付終了です。講演は土曜午後3時開始です。

根拠：締切以前でも満席なら終了。

Farmers tested two watering schedules for tomato plants. One group was watered each morning and the other each evening. Both groups received the same total amount of water and grew in similar soil. After six weeks, the farmers compared growth to investigate the effect of watering time rather than water quantity.

正解：B The time of watering.

日本語全訳：トマトへの水やりを朝と夕方に分け、水の総量と土を揃えて生育を比較しました。変えた条件は時間帯だけです。

根拠：watering timeを比較。

Shop owners in an old shopping district started sharing small delivery carts. Some carts were returned late and other shops had to wait. Rather than buying extra carts immediately, owners agreed to introduce a booking calendar. They will check next month whether the number of late returns has fallen.

正解：C Introduce a booking calendar.

日本語全訳：商店街で運搬カートを共有すると返却遅れで他店が使えなくなる問題が発生しました。すぐに買い足す代わりに予約カレンダーを導入し、翌月効果を確認します。

根拠：導入するのは予約制度。

Students interviewed older residents about local history. Before publishing recordings online, they asked each person for permission. Some residents allowed audio recordings to be shared, while others agreed to written summaries only. Students respected both decisions and prepared reports using only the information they had permission to publish.

正解：D Some speakers allowed text summaries only.

日本語全訳：地域史のインタビューをネット公表する前に住民の許可を取りました。音声の公開を認める人も、文章の要約だけを認める人もいたため、範囲に応じて報告を作成しました。

根拠：音声でなく文章のみ許可した人がいたため。

A town installed drinking-water refill stations beside three sports grounds. Workers recorded how much water people used during the first three months. However, they did not measure changes in the number of plastic bottles thrown away. They said another waste survey was necessary before claiming that the refill stations reduced plastic pollution.

正解：C Changes in discarded bottles.

日本語全訳：町は運動場3か所に給水施設を設置し3か月の給水量は測りましたが、廃棄ペットボトル数の変化は測定していません。ごみ削減を主張するには別調査が必要です。

根拠：未測定は捨てられたボトル数の変化。