英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第2セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【全和訳】

Girl: Did we have to finish the science project by Wednesday? Boy: That was the original deadline, but the teacher sent an email this morning. Girl: What did it say? Boy: We can hand it in until Friday, because the school website was not working yesterday.

正解：B On Friday.

英文の和訳：女子：理科の課題は水曜まで？ 男子：当初はそうだったけど先生が今朝メールした。女子：何て？ 男子：学校サイトが昨日動かなかったので金曜まで提出できる。

判断の根拠：original deadline と new deadlineを区別。Fridayが最終期限。

Man: Is the music practice room still on the second floor? Woman: Not this week. Workers are repairing the ceiling. Man: So where should I go? Woman: Room 105 on the ground floor. You can use it until the repairs are finished.

正解：C In Room 105.

英文の和訳：男性：練習室はまだ2階？ 女性：今週は天井を修理中。男性：どこへ？ 女性：1階の105号室を修理が終わるまで使えます。

判断の根拠：1階Room 105が現在の場所。2階は従来の場所。

Teacher: For tomorrow’s cooking lesson, please bring a clean apron. Student: Should we also bring knives and bowls? Teacher: No, all the equipment is in the kitchen already. Student: I understand. I’ll bring my apron.

正解：D An apron.

英文の和訳：教師：明日の料理実習には清潔なエプロンを持参して。生徒：包丁やボウルも？ 教師：道具は調理室にあります。生徒：エプロンを持ってきます。

判断の根拠：持参が必要なのはapronだけ。道具は提供される。

Woman: The local bus is usually convenient, but it is taking a different route because of road repairs. Man: Then we might arrive late at the theater. Woman: The train station is only five minutes away on foot. Man: Let’s take the train instead.

正解：A The bus route has changed.

英文の和訳：女性：普段はバスが便利だけれど道路工事で経路が変わっている。男性：劇場に遅れるかも。女性：駅は徒歩5分。男性：電車にしよう。

判断の根拠：道路工事によるバス経路変更を避ける選択。

Woman: I’d like two tickets for the photography exhibition. Clerk: Adult tickets are twelve dollars, and student tickets are seven. Woman: We both have student identification cards. Clerk: Then the total is fourteen dollars.

正解：B Fourteen dollars.

英文の和訳：女性：写真展のチケットを2枚。店員：大人12ドル、学生7ドルです。女性：二人とも学生証があります。店員：合計14ドルです。

判断の根拠：7ドル×2人。大人料金は対象外。

Boy: Do we need to reserve tickets for the town exhibition? Girl: It’s free, and you don’t need a reservation on weekdays. Boy: But we plan to go on Saturday. Girl: Then we have to register online first, because weekend groups are limited.

正解：C Register online.

英文の和訳：男子：町の展示は予約が必要？ 女子：無料で平日は不要。男子：土曜に行く。女子：週末は組数制限があるので事前にオンライン登録が必要。

判断の根拠：平日と土曜で条件が変わる。

Student: My teacher said my English essay needs clearer reasons. Friend: You already have two reasons, but they are almost the same. Student: Should I write a longer conclusion? Friend: First, try to replace your second reason with a different idea.

正解：D Using a different second reason.

英文の和訳：生徒：英作文の理由が不明確と言われた。友人：理由は2つあるけどほとんど同じだね。生徒：結論を長くすべき？ 友人：まず2つ目の理由を別の考えへ変えてみて。

判断の根拠：a different second reasonが直接の提案。

Girl: The weather report says the rain will stop by noon. Boy: Great! Shall we start our nature walk at twelve? Girl: The park paths may still be wet. The organizer asked us to wait until two. Boy: Okay. Safety comes first.

正解：A At two o’clock.

英文の和訳：女子：天気予報では正午までに雨が止む。男子：12時に散策しようか。女子：道が濡れている可能性があるので主催者は2時まで待つように言っている。男子：安全第一だね。

判断の根拠：雨の停止時刻と散策開始時刻を区別。

Customer: I bought this desk lamp last week, but the switch doesn’t work. Clerk: I’m sorry. We can refund your money or give you another lamp. Customer: I’d rather have a replacement. I still need it for studying.

正解：B Another lamp.

英文の和訳：客：先週買ったランプのスイッチが動かない。店員：返金か交換できます。客：勉強で使うので交換がいいです。

判断の根拠：replacementを希望し、refundは選んでいない。

Boy: Can we put photos from the school festival on the club website? Girl: We can use the pictures we took ourselves, but we should ask people before posting photos that clearly show their faces. Boy: I’ll check with everyone in the group first.

正解：C Ask the people in the pictures.

英文の和訳：男子：文化祭の写真を部のサイトへ載せられる？ 女子：自分たちが撮った写真でも顔がはっきり写っている人には掲載前に確認しよう。男子：まず皆に確認するよ。

判断の根拠：本人たちの許可を先に確認する。

Woman: We planned to ask students to complete the survey online. Man: Some students told me their devices were not working. Woman: Then let’s provide paper copies too, so everyone has a way to answer. Man: That’s a sensible idea.

正解：D Offering paper forms as well.

英文の和訳：女性：生徒にオンラインアンケートを取る予定。男性：端末が使えない生徒がいる。女性：紙の用紙も用意して皆が回答できるようにしよう。男性：いい考え。

判断の根拠：online onlyから紙も提供へ変更。

Boy: I borrowed a book from the school library two weeks ago. Can I keep it until next Friday? Librarian: The normal borrowing period is three weeks, but another student has reserved that book. Boy: So when should I return it? Librarian: By this Wednesday, please.

正解：A By this Wednesday.

英文の和訳：男子：2週間前に本を借りたが来週金曜まで持っていていい？ 司書：通常は3週間だが次の予約者がいる。男子：いつ返せば？ 司書：今週の水曜までに。

判断の根拠：標準貸出期間と個別の返却期限が違う。

Teacher: The first presentation begins at ten, and your group’s turn is at eleven fifteen. Student: Should we arrive when our presentation starts? Teacher: No, please be here by ten forty-five so we can check your materials. Student: Understood.

正解：B By ten forty-five.

英文の和訳：教師：最初の発表は10時で君たちの順番は11時15分。生徒：自分たちの発表に合わせて来れば？ 教師：材料を確認するので10時45分までに来て。

判断の根拠：発表開始と集合期限が異なる。

Girl: Are you going to practice with the debate club every afternoon? Boy: Not anymore. We used to meet five days a week, but our schedule is too busy. Girl: What is the new plan? Boy: We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

正解：C Twice a week.

英文の和訳：女子：討論部は毎日午後に練習？ 男子：以前は週5日だったけれど忙しい。女子：新しい予定は？ 男子：火曜と木曜に練習する。

判断の根拠：週5回は旧予定、週2回が現在の計画。

Boy: Our class found that the garden was cooler under the trees. Can we say the trees caused all the differences? Girl: Not yet. We measured on only two afternoons, and the weather changed between them. Boy: Then we should gather more information.

正解：D The observations are too limited.

英文の和訳：男子：木陰のほうが涼しかったから、違いはすべて木によると言える？ 女子：まだ。測定は2日の午後だけで天候も変わった。男子：情報を増やそう。

判断の根拠：短期・不揃いの観測だけで因果を断定できない。

A local library invited university students to help with a weekend reading program for younger children. Volunteers read short stories and asked simple questions about the main characters. The library provided the books, while volunteers prepared their own questions. The program was popular during its first month, but the organizers have not decided whether to offer it on weekdays. They plan to ask parents about suitable times and check whether enough volunteers can attend.

正解：C Ask parents and check volunteer availability.

英文の和訳：地域図書館は大学生を招き、週末の子ども向け読書支援を実施。学生が短編を読み人物について質問し、図書館は本を提供。初月は人気だったが平日実施は未決定で、保護者の希望時刻と人員を確認する予定。

判断の根拠：保護者の希望と参加できるボランティア数を調べてから決定。

Students at an agricultural club noticed that they used a lot of water in their small greenhouse. They tried collecting rainwater in covered containers and using it for plants when suitable. Teachers reminded them to clean the containers and keep a record of how much water they collected. The students found the system useful during some rainy weeks. However, they still needed tap water during a long dry period, so they did not claim that rainwater had completely replaced it.

正解：B They still needed tap water during dry weather.

英文の和訳：園芸クラブは温室で雨水を容器へ集めて植物に使い、容器の清掃と雨水量の記録も行った。雨の多い週には役立ったが、長い乾燥期には水道水が必要であり、完全に代替できたとは主張しなかった。

判断の根拠：rainwaterがすべてを置き換えたわけではない。

A museum is organizing an exhibition of historical maps from the surrounding region. Some maps show streets and buildings that no longer exist. Volunteers are preparing short explanations to help visitors understand the changes. However, not every map has a clearly recorded date. The museum plans to identify uncertain information on its signs rather than present guesses as established facts. Staff hope the exhibition will encourage visitors to ask questions about local history.

正解：D Clearly identify the uncertain information.

英文の和訳：博物館は昔の地図展を開き、消えた道や建物の説明を準備している。ただし一部の地図は年代が確かでないため、推測を事実として書かず、確かでない情報を明示する予定。地域史について質問してもらうことを期待している。

判断の根拠：uncertain informationを明示。

A town opened a small covered waiting area beside a busy bus stop. The area was designed for people who needed shelter from rain while waiting for buses. At first, the roof protected only a few seats. After residents asked for more space, the town decided to test a wider cover. Officials will observe how people use the new area and compare maintenance costs before making the change permanent.

正解：A Residents requested more sheltered space.

英文の和訳：町はバス停に屋根のある待合所を設けたが、雨を避けられる席が少なかった。住民の要望で屋根を広げる試験を行い、利用状況や維持費を比べて恒久化を判断する。

判断の根拠：住民の要望が直接のきっかけ。

Students at Meadow School created a digital notice board for club announcements. Club leaders could upload information about meeting places and times. During the first week, some notices remained online after the events had finished. Students became confused about which information was current. The student council introduced a rule requiring every club to remove old notices promptly. It also added the posting date to each announcement.

正解：C Outdated information stayed on the board.

英文の和訳：中学校の生徒は部活の会場や時刻を載せる電子掲示板を作った。しかし終了済みの催しが掲載され続け混乱したため、生徒会は古い案内の速やかな削除と投稿日付の表示を義務づけた。

判断の根拠：過去の情報が残っていたのを改善した。

A volunteer group organized monthly clean-ups along a beach near the town. They collected litter and recorded where different kinds of rubbish were found. One month, volunteers collected fewer items than before. Some members thought this meant the beach had become cleaner. However, the coordinator pointed out that fewer volunteers had attended and they had covered a smaller area. The group decided not to draw a strong conclusion without more comparable data.

正解：B The clean-up covered a smaller area.

英文の和訳：海岸清掃団体は毎月ごみの場所と種類を記録。ある月は回収量が減ったが、参加ボランティアも減り清掃区域も狭かったため、単純に海岸がきれいになったとは判断できないと責任者が指摘した。

判断の根拠：観察範囲が狭いと回収数の比較は不適切。

A community center offered a cooking class where participants read simple English recipes. The aim was to practice practical language while preparing food in small groups. The center supplied all the ingredients. Participants were asked to tell staff about any food allergies before registering. Because some recipes used nuts, the staff explained that they could not promise every dish would be suitable for every participant.

正解：D Tell the staff before registering.

英文の和訳：地域センターは英語のレシピを使って少人数で料理を作る講座を開いた。材料はセンターが提供。ナッツを使うレシピもあるため、アレルギーのある人には申込み前の申告を求め、全料理が全員に適するとは保証しなかった。

判断の根拠：tell staff … before registeringが条件。

A school installed two water refill stations to encourage students to use reusable bottles. After the stations opened, teachers noticed that many students still bought disposable drinks. A survey showed that some students did not know where the stations were. The student council placed signs in the hallways and created a map for the school website. Staff will monitor the stations’ use before deciding whether more equipment is needed.

正解：A Placed signs and published a map.

英文の和訳：学校は水筒用給水器を2台設置したが利用が少なく、場所を知らない生徒がいることが判明。生徒会は廊下に案内標識を貼り校内サイトに地図を載せ、追加設置の判断前に利用状況を調べる。

判断の根拠：標識と地図の両方を作成した。

A local astronomy club planned a public event to observe the moon through telescopes. The club originally wanted to meet in a large park, but some parts of the park were closed for construction. Members chose a schoolyard instead after getting permission. Participants were asked to arrive by seven in the evening. The club said that the event would be canceled if thick clouds prevented useful observations, and it would post the decision by five.

正解：B In a schoolyard.

英文の和訳：天文クラブは望遠鏡で月を見る会を公園で予定したが、工事で一部が閉鎖されたため許可を得て校庭へ変更。参加者は午後7時までに集合。厚い雲で観測できない場合は中止し、午後5時までに告知する。

判断の根拠：変更後は校庭。公園は元の候補。

At a community repair event, volunteers helped residents fix small household objects. Participants could bring lamps or simple furniture, but electrical repairs were carried out only by trained workers. The organizers wanted to reduce waste and teach practical skills, while avoiding unsafe work. Some visitors asked whether they could learn to repair electrical devices themselves. The organizers said that separate training would be necessary first.

正解：C Trained workers.

英文の和訳：地域の修理会では日用品を直したが、電気修理は訓練を受けた作業者だけが行った。ごみを減らし技能を学ぶことが目的だが、安全を重視。電気修理を学びたい人には別の訓練が必要と説明した。

判断の根拠：only by trained workersという条件。

Students in a science club prepared posters for a school exhibition. Their teacher asked them to explain which results were based on measurements and which were only possible explanations. The students first wrote that their experiment had proved one cause of a change. After checking the data, they replaced the word proved with suggested and added a sentence about the limited number of observations.

正解：D The evidence did not establish a certain cause.

英文の和訳：科学部は展示用ポスターの中で測定結果と推測を区別するよう求められた。初めは原因を証明したと書いたが、データの観測数が少ないことを確認し、「示唆した」へ言い換えて限界も付記した。

判断の根拠：evidenceの強さに合わせて断定を弱めた。

A junior high school held a used-book fair to raise money for a local charity. Students collected books that were in good condition and sorted them by topic. Each book was sold at a low price. The school announced the amount collected at the end of the event but explained that some costs had not yet been calculated. Organizers said the final donation total would be shared after all expenses were checked.

正解：A The final amount to be donated.

英文の和訳：中学校は地域の慈善団体への募金目的で古本市を開催。集まったお金の額は発表したが、経費の一部が未計算だったため、最終的な寄付額は費用の確認後に公表すると説明した。

判断の根拠：collected amountとfinal donationを区別。

A public library found that its study rooms were often full after school. To avoid long waits, the library introduced an online reservation system. Visitors without internet access could still book a room by speaking to staff at the front desk. During the first week, some people forgot to cancel reservations they no longer needed. The library then sent reminders asking them to cancel early so other visitors could use the rooms.

正解：C By speaking with library staff.

英文の和訳：図書館では放課後に自習室が満員になりがちだったためオンライン予約を導入した。ネット環境のない人も受付の職員に話して予約可能。不要な予約が取り消されない問題を受け、早めのキャンセルを呼びかける通知を送った。

判断の根拠：受付で職員に直接申し込める。

A town invited teachers to run workshops on local environmental questions. Each workshop included a short talk and a group discussion. Organizers originally planned a two-hour session, but teachers said this would be too long for younger students. The town changed the schedule to ninety minutes and added a short break. It will ask participants whether the new length was suitable before organizing the next session.

正解：B They shortened the session and added a break.

英文の和訳：町は環境をテーマにした短い講義とグループ討論の講座を計画した。当初2時間だったが低年齢の生徒には長すぎるとの意見を受け、90分と短い休憩に変更。次の開催前に長さが適切か参加者へ尋ねる。

判断の根拠：120分から90分へ短縮し休憩追加。

A town installed several benches along a walking route used by older residents. Staff wanted to see whether the benches made the path easier to use. After one month, some visitors said the rest areas were helpful. However, officials noted that these comments came from a small number of people. They planned to collect more feedback in different weather conditions before deciding whether to add more benches.

正解：C The first comments came from only a small group.

英文の和訳：町は高齢の住民が使う散策路にベンチを設置。利用者の一部は役立つと回答したが、意見を聞いた人数が少なかったため、さまざまな天候下でさらに意見を集めてから増設を判断する予定。

判断の根拠：少数意見で全体の結論を出せないため。