英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第10セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自台本・全訳・解答】

台本：Girl: What time should we meet for the science experiment? / Boy: The original plan was two thirty, but the teacher needs to prepare the equipment. / Girl: Has the starting time changed? / Boy: Yes, the experiment will start at three. We’re still expected to arrive at two forty-five for the safety instructions.　日本語訳：女子：理科実験は何時集合？ 男子：最初は2時半だったが先生が器材を準備する時間が必要。女子：開始時刻は変わった？ 男子：3時開始になった。安全説明のため2時45分集合のまま。

正解：C. 3:00 p.m.　根拠：the experiment will start at three。　誤答の注意：2:45は集合時刻、2:30は旧予定。

台本：Man: Is the library’s group study room available on Tuesday? / Woman: It was booked earlier today, but Wednesday morning is still free. / Man: Our group has classes then. What about Thursday after school? / Woman: That time is available. I’ve reserved it for you until five.　日本語訳：男性：図書館の自習室は火曜に使える？ 女性：今日は予約が入ったが水曜午前は空いている。男性：授業がある。木曜放課後は？ 女性：空いているので5時まで予約した。

正解：C. Thursday after school　根拠：That time is available … reserved / Thursday after school。　誤答の注意：水曜は空き状況だけで、実際の予約ではない。

台本：Girl: My tablet is due tomorrow, but I need it for one more day. / Boy: Have you asked for an extension? / Girl: I checked the website, but another student has already reserved it. / Boy: Then you’ll need to return it tomorrow. You can use the computers in the library after school.　日本語訳：女子：タブレットの返却期限は明日だが、もう1日必要。男子：延長申請は？ 女子：サイトを見たが別の生徒が予約済み。男子：それなら明日返さないと。放課後は図書館のPCが使える。

正解：A. Return the tablet tomorrow　根拠：another student reserved it / return it tomorrow。　誤答の注意：延長は認められていない。

台本：Boy: Does the ten-dollar festival ticket include lunch? / Girl: The ticket includes entry and the morning workshop. Lunch costs four dollars extra. / Boy: I see. Can I bring my own food instead? / Girl: Yes. You don’t have to buy lunch at the festival.　日本語訳：男子：10ドルの学園祭チケットには昼食込み？ 女子：入場と午前の講習は含むが、昼食は4ドル追加。男子：持参できる？ 女子：できる。学園祭で昼食を買う必要はない。

正解：D. Students may bring their own food.　根拠：You don’t have to buy lunch … bring my own food / Yes。　誤答の注意：4ドルは追加料金で、無料や必須ではない。

台本：Woman: Are you still interested in helping at the community center? / Boy: Yes, but I missed the information meeting on Monday. / Woman: That’s fine. You can still apply until Friday. / Boy: Do I need a teacher’s letter? / Woman: Not for this program. Just complete the online form.　日本語訳：女性：地域センターでの手伝いはまだ興味ある？ 男子：あるけど月曜の説明会に出られなかった。女性：金曜まで申し込める。男子：先生の推薦状は必要？ 女性：この企画では不要。オンラインフォームだけでよい。

正解：B. Submit an online application by Friday　根拠：apply until Friday / complete online form。　誤答の注意：説明会欠席や推薦状は申込を妨げない。

台本：Man: How much are the museum tickets for students? / Woman: Normally eight dollars, but there’s a special price of five dollars this Saturday. / Man: Does the special price apply to adults too? / Woman: No, adults still pay twelve dollars.　日本語訳：男性：学生の美術館チケットはいくら？ 女性：通常8ドルだが土曜は特別価格5ドル。男性：大人も？ 女性：大人は12ドルのまま。

正解：A. Five dollars　根拠：special price of five dollars this Saturday。　誤答の注意：8ドルは通常、12ドルは大人。

台本：Girl: Does bus number eight still stop at the sports center? / Boy: Not during the road repairs. It now stops outside the community library. / Girl: Is that far from the sports center? / Boy: About six minutes on foot. The schedule hasn’t changed, only the stop.　日本語訳：女子：8番バスはまだスポーツセンター前に止まる？ 男子：工事中は図書館前に変更。女子：遠い？ 男子：徒歩6分。時刻表は変わらず、停留所だけ変わった。

正解：C. The bus stop location　根拠：only the stop / outside community library。　誤答の注意：8番バスと時刻表は同じ。

台本：Woman: Is tomorrow’s field trip still going ahead? / Boy: The teacher said the outdoor walk might be canceled if the storm continues. / Woman: Has the decision been made? / Boy: Not yet. We’ll receive a message by seven tomorrow morning. If the walk is canceled, the class will visit a local museum instead.　日本語訳：女性：明日の遠足は実施？ 男子：嵐が続けば屋外散策を中止する可能性がある。女性：決まった？ 男子：まだ。明日朝7時までに連絡が来る。中止なら地元博物館へ行く。

正解：B. The final decision is still pending.　根拠：Not yet / receive a message by seven。　誤答の注意：7時は連絡期限で集合時刻ではない。

台本：Boy: I signed up for the history talk last week. Am I definitely on the list? / Girl: Did you receive the confirmation email? / Boy: No, I only got a message saying my form was received. / Girl: Then your place isn’t confirmed yet. You should contact the office before traveling.　日本語訳：男子：先週歴史講演に申込んだけど確定？ 女子：確認メールは受け取った？ 男子：フォーム受領の連絡だけ。女子：まだ席は確定していない。出かける前に事務局へ連絡した方がいい。

正解：A. He has not received confirmation of a place.　根拠：place isn’t confirmed yet。　誤答の注意：フォーム受領通知と参加確定は異なる。

台本：Woman: Is my camera ready to collect? / Man: The repair is finished, but we need to run one final test. / Woman: Could I come this afternoon? / Man: Not yet. Please come after eleven tomorrow morning. We’ll contact you if we find another problem.　日本語訳：女性：カメラの修理は終わった？ 男性：修理は完了したが最後のテストが必要。女性：今日午後に受け取れる？ 男性：まだ。明日午前11時以降に来て。問題があれば連絡する。

正解：C. Tomorrow after eleven　根拠：Please come after eleven tomorrow morning。　誤答の注意：修理完了と引渡可能時刻は別。

台本：Girl: I keep losing points in writing summaries, although my grammar is usually correct. / Boy: Do you compare your summary with the passage? / Girl: I only check the word count. / Boy: Try checking whether you have included the main idea and the important contrast. Grammar alone isn’t enough.　日本語訳：女子：文法は正しいのに要約で減点される。男子：原文と要約を比べる？ 女子：語数だけ確認する。男子：主題と重要な対比が含まれているかを確認して。文法だけでは不十分。

正解：D. Checking that the main idea and contrast remain　根拠：included main idea and important contrast。　誤答の注意：語数や文法だけでは内容を評価できない。

台本：Man: The city says the number of plastic cups used fell after the event. / Woman: That’s encouraging, but fewer visitors attended this time. / Man: So we can’t be sure the new cup system caused the decrease? / Woman: Exactly. We need to compare the number of cups used per visitor.　日本語訳：男性：市によると行事後にプラスチックコップの使用数が減った。女性：よい兆しだけど今回は来訪者が少なかった。男性：新制度が原因か分からない？ 女性：その通り。来場者1人当たりの使用量を比べる必要がある。

正解：B. Fewer visitors attended the event.　根拠：fewer visitors attended this time。　誤答の注意：単純な総数減少は制度の効果を保証しない。

台本：Girl: Can my eleven-year-old cousin join the museum workshop alone? / Man: No. Children under twelve must attend with an adult. / Girl: I’m sixteen. Can I accompany her? / Man: I’m afraid not. A parent or another adult aged eighteen or over is required.　日本語訳：女子：11歳のいとこは1人で参加できる？ 男性：12歳未満は大人と一緒。女子：私は16歳だけど付き添いできる？ 男性：18歳以上の大人、または親が必要。

正解：C. An adult aged eighteen or over　根拠：adult aged eighteen or over is required。　誤答の注意：16歳は条件を満たさない。

台本：Boy: Are all the vegetables from the school garden being sold? / Girl: No. Half will be used for the cooking class, and the rest will be donated to a community center. / Boy: So the school won’t sell any? / Girl: That’s right. We want everyone to learn how the food can be used.　日本語訳：男子：学校菜園の野菜は全部販売する？ 女子：いいえ。半分は調理実習で使い、残りは地域センターへ寄付する。男子：販売なし？ 女子：そう。食材の活用を学んでほしいから。

正解：D. Some will be used in class and the rest donated.　根拠：Half … cooking class / rest … donated。　誤答の注意：販売は行わない。

台本：Woman: Are you going to the library after school today? / Boy: I planned to, but the school library is closed for maintenance. / Woman: What will you do instead? / Boy: I’ll study at the community center. It has a quiet room, and I reserved a desk online this morning.　日本語訳：女性：今日の放課後は図書館へ？ 男子：予定していたが学校図書館は保守で閉館。女性：代わりは？ 男子：地域センターの静かな部屋を使う。今朝机を予約した。

正解：B. At the community center　根拠：I’ll study at the community center / reserved desk。　誤答の注意：図書館は当初予定だった。

台本：A local group tried to reduce litter in a public park. It placed additional bins near the entrance and asked visitors to separate recyclable materials. In the first week, volunteers collected eighty bags of rubbish. In the second week, they collected sixty bags. The organizers were pleased but did not conclude that the bins alone had caused the difference. The weather had been poor during the second week, so fewer people may have visited the park.　日本語訳：地域団体は公園のごみを減らすため入り口付近にごみ箱を増設し、リサイクル分別を呼び掛けた。第1週に80袋、第2週は60袋を回収したが、天候が悪く来園者が少なかった可能性もあるため、ごみ箱だけが原因とは断定しなかった。

正解：C. Sixty　根拠：sixty bags in second week。　誤答の注意：80は第1週、20は差。

台本：A public library used to close at five o’clock on Fridays. After a survey, it decided to remain open until seven for a four-week trial. Staff recorded how many people borrowed books during the additional hours. At the end of the trial, the library would review those results before deciding whether to keep the change. The new schedule was temporary, and the library had not yet announced a permanent extension.　日本語訳：公共図書館は金曜5時閉館だったが、アンケート後に4週間の試行として7時まで延長した。延長時間帯の貸出数を記録し、試行終了後に恒久化を判断する。まだ恒久変更は発表していない。

正解：A. To try staying open until seven on Fridays for four weeks　根拠：remain open until seven for four-week trial。　誤答の注意：恒久化は未決定、金曜以外には言及しない。

台本：A junior high school installed a rainwater tank for watering its garden. Students were asked to measure how much water it collected each week. During a dry period, the tank did not provide enough water for all the plants, so the school still needed tap water. The teacher explained that the tank was useful but not a complete solution. Students planned to compare the amount collected during different seasons.　日本語訳：中学校は庭の水やり用に雨水タンクを設置した。週ごとの採取量を計ったが、乾燥期には全植物に十分ではなく水道水も必要だった。教師は有用だが完全な解決策ではないと説明し、季節ごとの比較を計画した。

正解：D. The tank did not collect enough water during a dry period.　根拠：did not provide enough water … dry period。　誤答の注意：設置していても必要量を満たさなかった。

台本：The town’s community orchestra planned to perform outdoors on Saturday afternoon. Because the weather forecast predicted strong winds, the organizers moved the concert to the sports hall nearby. The performance time remained three o’clock, but audience members were asked to use the hall’s north entrance. Tickets already purchased for the outdoor event were still valid, so visitors did not need to buy new ones.　日本語訳：地域の楽団は土曜午後の屋外演奏を予定していたが、強風予報のため近くの体育館に変更した。開始時刻の3時は変わらず、観客は体育館北入口を使う。購入済みのチケットは有効なので買い直し不要。

正解：B. Go to the sports hall’s north entrance　根拠：use hall’s north entrance。　誤答の注意：時間は同じで再購入不要。

台本：A secondary school invited local workers to talk about their jobs. Twelve people agreed to speak, but only eight were available on the original date. The school decided to hold the event with those eight speakers and invite the remaining four to another session the following month. Teachers said the event would help students learn about different careers, but they did not require every student to choose a future job immediately afterward.　日本語訳：学校は地域の働く人々に職業講話を依頼し12人が引き受けたが、当初の日程に参加可能なのは8人だった。学校は8人で開催し、残りの4人は翌月の別会に招くことにした。生徒が職業を知る機会になるが、直後に進路を決める義務はない。

正解：C. Eight　根拠：only eight available on original date。　誤答の注意：残り4人は翌月。

台本：A school organized a nature walk for first-year students. Teachers said everyone should bring drinking water and wear comfortable shoes. The school would provide maps and simple observation sheets. Students were told not to bring expensive cameras, because there might be rain. The route included a short path beside a river, so students had to stay with their assigned group throughout the activity.　日本語訳：学校は中学1年生向けの自然散策を企画した。水と歩きやすい靴は持参し、地図と観察用紙は学校が用意する。雨の可能性があるため高価なカメラは持参しないよう言われた。川沿いの短い道があるので、活動中は指定グループと一緒に行動する必要がある。

正解：A. Maps and observation sheets　根拠：provide maps and simple observation sheets。　誤答の注意：水と靴は本人、高価なカメラは持参不可の指示。

台本：A museum introduced short explanations in several languages. After one month, staff asked visitors which information they found helpful. Eighty people answered the survey, and sixty said they liked the new signs. The manager said the result was encouraging but could not represent every visitor. She wanted to compare responses from different age groups and learn why some people had not answered the survey.　日本語訳：博物館は多言語の短い案内を導入し、1か月後に調査した。80人が回答し、60人が新表示を気に入った。ただし全来訪者を代表するとは言えないため、年齢別の違いや無回答者の理由を調べたいと責任者は述べた。

正解：C. Sixty　根拠：sixty said they liked new signs。　誤答の注意：80は回答者の総数。

台本：A community recycling program collected reusable containers from local shops. At first, organizers expected transportation to cost around two hundred dollars a month. However, fuel prices increased, and the actual cost was two hundred and fifty dollars. The group decided to reduce unnecessary trips by combining collections from nearby shops. It also planned to review costs each month before expanding the service.　日本語訳：地域のリサイクル事業は店から再使用容器を回収した。当初は運搬費を月200ドルと見積もったが、燃料費上昇で実費250ドルになった。近い店の回収をまとめて不要な移動を減らし、拡大前に毎月費用を見直すことにした。

正解：D. Two hundred and fifty dollars　根拠：actual cost two hundred and fifty dollars。　誤答の注意：200ドルは当初予測。

台本：The city science center offers a weekend workshop where children build simple models. All participants must wear safety glasses, and the center provides them at no extra cost. Some tools are reserved for staff members because they require special training. Children may watch demonstrations with those tools but are not allowed to operate them. The center explains the safety rules before any activity begins.　日本語訳：市科学センターは週末工作講座を行う。全員が保護眼鏡を着用し、追加料金なしで貸し出される。特別な訓練が必要な一部工具は職員専用で、子どもは実演を見ることはできるが操作できない。活動前に安全説明がある。

正解：B. They are required and provided by the center.　根拠：must wear / center provides no extra cost。　誤答の注意：本人が購入する必要はない。

台本：A school’s sports festival introduced online registration for volunteers. One hundred and twenty students registered, but only ninety helped on the day. Teachers recorded the two numbers separately, because registration did not prove actual participation. The school planned to ask students who could not attend why their plans had changed. The teachers hoped the information would make scheduling easier for the next festival.　日本語訳：体育祭のボランティアは120人がオンライン登録したが当日手伝ったのは90人だった。教師は登録と実参加を区別し、欠席者の予定変更理由を調べる予定。次回の時間割調整に役立てたいと考えた。

正解：A. Ninety　根拠：only ninety helped on the day。　誤答の注意：120は登録者。

台本：A junior high school introduced a short reading period before the first class. Students read quietly for fifteen minutes, and teachers recorded how often they participated. After two months, many students said they enjoyed the activity. However, the school had not yet measured whether their reading ability had improved. The teachers therefore planned to compare reading assessments over a longer period before making strong claims about the program.　日本語訳：中学校は授業前に15分の朝読書を導入した。教師は参加頻度を記録し、2か月後には多くの生徒が楽しいと述べたが、読解力の改善は未測定だった。そのため長期的な読解評価の比較を計画した。

正解：C. Whether reading ability had improved　根拠：not yet measured whether their reading ability improved。　誤答の注意：楽しさは感想として把握済み。

台本：A community center planned an exchange event for students from different countries. At first, the organizers expected fifty participants, but more than seventy people applied. Because the room could hold only sixty, the center introduced a waiting list. Applicants received an email telling them whether their place was confirmed. The organizers explained that submitting an application did not guarantee admission to the event.　日本語訳：地域センターは留学生等の交流行事を計画した。当初50人見込みだったが70人超が応募し、会場定員60人のため待機リストを作った。申込者には参加確定かどうかをメールで通知する。応募だけでは参加は保証されない。

正解：D. The person’s place has been confirmed.　根拠：email … whether place was confirmed。　誤答の注意：応募受理だけと参加確定を区別。

台本：A local food-sharing center accepted unused goods from several shops. Volunteers checked each item and removed anything that could not be safely distributed. The center received one hundred and fifty items in a week. One hundred were given to residents, thirty were transferred to another support center, and twenty were discarded for safety reasons. The manager reminded visitors that receiving more donations did not automatically mean that less food was being wasted across the whole town.　日本語訳：食品共有センターは複数の店から未使用品を受け取った。安全性を確認し、配布できない物は撤去する。1週間に150点受け取り、100点を住民へ、30点を別の支援施設へ移し、20点を安全上の理由で廃棄した。寄付数が多いだけで町全体の食品廃棄量減少を証明できるわけではない。

正解：B. Twenty　根拠：twenty were discarded for safety reasons。　誤答の注意：100は住民、30は別センター。

台本：A local nature group invited volunteers to observe birds in a public park. Participants were asked to record the time, location, and number of birds they saw. The organizers warned people not to feed the animals or go too close to their nests. A scientist explained that one day’s observations would be useful but could not show the complete condition of bird populations throughout the year. More data from different seasons would be needed.　日本語訳：自然団体は公園の野鳥観察にボランティアを招き、時刻・場所・羽数を記録するよう求めた。餌を与えたり巣に近づきすぎたりしないよう注意した。科学者は1日の観察は有用だが通年の個体群の状況は分からず、季節別の記録が必要だと説明した。

正解：C. Because one day’s observations cannot describe the whole year　根拠：one day’s observations … not complete … throughout year。　誤答の注意：1日の観察では年間を代表できない。

台本：A science teacher asked students to compare two methods of measuring temperature. Each group had to submit a report by Friday. One group completed its experiment on Wednesday but noticed a mistake in its calculations on Thursday. The members corrected the figures and finished the report that evening. They submitted it on Friday morning. The teacher praised them for checking their work rather than relying on their first answer.　日本語訳：理科教師は温度測定の2方法を比較するレポートを金曜までに提出するよう求めた。ある班は水曜に実験を終えたが木曜に計算ミスを発見し、その日の夜に修正・完成した。金曜朝に提出した。先生は最初の答えを鵜呑みにせず確認したことを評価した。

正解：D. Friday morning　根拠：submitted it on Friday morning。　誤答の注意：木曜夜は完成時刻。