英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第14セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自台本・全訳・解答】

英文：Girl: Our class is visiting the theater on Friday. Does the tour still begin at ten? / Boy: No, the guide has another group then. The tour will begin at eleven, but we must meet our teacher at ten forty-five. / Girl: At the north entrance? / Boy: Yes, that’s right.　日本語訳：女子：金曜の劇場見学は10時？ 男子：ガイドが別団体を担当するので11時に変更。教師とは10時45分に北入口で集合する。

A. 11:00 a.m.　The tour will begin at eleven。10:45は集合。

英文：Man: I thought the photography class cost twenty dollars. / Woman: It does if you need to borrow a camera. The fee is twelve dollars if you bring your own. / Man: I already have one. / Woman: Then you will pay twelve dollars, and remember to bring a memory card.　日本語訳：男性：写真講座は20ドル？ 女性：カメラを借りるなら20ドルで、持参なら12ドル。男性：持っている。女性：なら12ドル、メモリーカードも持ってきて。

B. Twelve dollars　The fee is twelve dollars if you bring your own camera。

英文：Boy: Has the poster for the festival been printed? / Girl: Not yet. The teacher found a mistake in the performance time. / Boy: I wrote one thirty. Is that wrong? / Girl: Yes. The performance starts at two, so we need to correct the file before printing.　日本語訳：男子：学園祭ポスターは印刷した？ 女子：まだ。教師が公演時刻の誤りを発見。男子：1時半は違う？ 女子：2時開始なので印刷前に修正しよう。

C. The performance time　Starts at two, not one thirty。

英文：Woman: Are we meeting in the garden for the nature workshop? / Man: The forecast predicts strong winds. The group has moved it inside the visitor center. / Woman: In the large exhibition hall? / Man: No, in the small lecture room. It still begins at ten.　日本語訳：女性：自然講座は庭で集合？ 男性：強風予報なのでビジターセンター内へ変更。女性：大展示室？ 男性：いいえ、小講義室。開始10時は変更なし。

D. The location　Moved to small lecture room, starting time unchanged。

英文：Girl: The history book isn’t on the library shelf. / Boy: Another member has borrowed it until Wednesday. You can reserve it online. / Girl: Will I be able to collect it on Wednesday? / Boy: Not necessarily. We’ll email you when it has actually been returned.　日本語訳：女子：歴史の本が棚にない。男子：水曜まで別会員が借りている。ネット予約はできる。女子：水曜に受取可能？ 男子：必ずではない。実際に返されたらメールする。

A. When she gets an email　We’ll email you when it has been returned。

英文：Man: The school concert starts at five, doesn’t it? / Woman: Yes, but all performers must arrive by four thirty for the sound check. / Man: I was planning to arrive at four forty-five. / Woman: That’s too late. Please come fifteen minutes earlier than you planned.　日本語訳：男性：公演は5時開始？ 女性：そうだが出演者は4時半までに来て音響確認。男性：4時45分予定だった。女性：それでは遅いので15分早く来て。

B. 4:30 p.m.　Four thirty is the required arrival time。

英文：Girl: Will tomorrow’s park clean-up be canceled if it rains? / Boy: Light rain is acceptable, but dangerous weather will stop the activity. / Girl: When will we hear about a cancellation? / Boy: By seven tomorrow morning. Check your email before you leave home.　日本語訳：女子：明日雨なら公園清掃は中止？ 男子：小雨は実施、危険な天候なら中止。中止連絡は明朝7時までなので出発前にメールを確認する。

C. If the weather is dangerous　Dangerous weather will stop it; light rain is acceptable。

英文：Woman: Can third-year students apply for the exchange program? / Man: Yes, both second-year and third-year students can apply this year. / Woman: Do they need to attend the information session first? / Man: They must attend on Tuesday or watch the recording by Thursday.　日本語訳：女性：3年生は交流制度に応募できる？ 男性：今年は2・3年生が応募できる。説明会は必要？ 男性：火曜に参加するか木曜までに録画を見る必要がある。

D. Attending the session or watching the recording　Attend Tuesday or watch recording by Thursday。

英文：Girl: Our new English videos have been watched hundreds of times. / Boy: That’s encouraging, but do we know if understanding has improved? / Girl: Not yet. The teacher will compare quizzes before and after students watch. / Boy: That’s useful. Views alone don’t prove learning.　日本語訳：女子：英語動画は数百回再生された。男子：よいけど理解は伸びた？ 女子：まだ。先生が視聴前後の小テストを比較する。男子：再生数だけでは学習を証明しない。

A. Quiz results before and after watching　Compare quizzes before and after watching。

英文：Man: Can I collect a donated school jacket today? / Woman: You need to register online first, and we must check the clothing. / Man: I registered this morning. Can I collect one now? / Woman: Please wait for a confirmation message. Registration alone is not enough.　日本語訳：男性：寄付された制服を今日受け取れる？ 女性：先にオンライン登録、制服の点検も必要。男性：今朝登録したから受け取れる？ 女性：確認メッセージまで待って。登録だけでは不十分。

B. Wait for confirmation　Wait for a confirmation message。

英文：Girl: I found a bus map, but it was published two years ago. / Boy: Some stops changed last month. You should use the town’s official website. / Girl: Does it have a new map? / Boy: Yes. It also has the current timetable.　日本語訳：女子：2年前のバス地図を見つけた。男子：先月停留所が変わったので町の公式サイトを見た方がいい。新しい地図と今の時刻表も載っている。

C. The town’s official website　Town’s official website has up-to-date map。

英文：Man: Is Monday still the application deadline? / Woman: For most students, yes. Only students affected by the website problem may apply by Wednesday. / Man: I didn’t experience any problems. / Woman: Then you must submit your form by Monday.　日本語訳：男性：応募締切は月曜のまま？ 女性：通常は月曜で、サイト障害の対象者だけ水曜まで。男性：自分は障害なし。女性：月曜までに出して。

D. Monday　Normal Monday deadline applies。

英文：Boy: Is our club practicing outside today? / Girl: No, the field is being repaired. We’re using the gym. / Boy: Should I bring sports shoes? / Girl: Yes, but only clean indoor shoes. The school will supply balls.　日本語訳：男子：今日のクラブは外？ 女子：運動場修理なので体育館。男子：靴は？ 女子：きれいな室内用が必要。ボールは学校が用意。

A. Clean indoor shoes　Clean indoor shoes are required。

英文：Woman: Is the museum still a five-minute walk from the station? / Man: No, the short path is closed for repairs. The new walking route goes around the park. / Woman: How long does that take? / Man: About fifteen minutes. You can also take bus number three.　日本語訳：女性：博物館は駅から徒歩5分？ 男性：近道が工事で閉鎖され、公園を回ると15分ほど。3番バスも利用できる。

B. About fifteen minutes　Walking around park now takes fifteen minutes。

英文：Girl: Forty people applied for the reading event. / Boy: How many actually attended? / Girl: Thirty-two came. Six canceled, and two didn’t show up without telling us. / Boy: We should record those categories separately in the report.　日本語訳：女子：読書会には40人応募。男子：実際は？ 女子：32人が参加、6人は取消、2人は無断欠席。男子：内訳を別々に報告しよう。

C. Thirty-two　Thirty-two actually came。

英文：A science club counted insects in the school garden. During the first week, members observed twenty-five insects in an hour. In the second week, they found forty. However, the weather was warmer during the second week. Their teacher said that the increase alone did not prove the garden had become healthier. The club planned to repeat the observations at similar times.　日本語訳：科学部は菜園の昆虫を数え、初週は1時間に25匹、次週は40匹だった。しかし後半は暖かく、増加が菜園の健康改善だけを示すとは言えないので同じ時刻に観察を繰り返す。

D. Warmer weather　Warmer weather was another factor。

英文：A library introduced an instrument-lending program. Residents could borrow one instrument for ten days. If nobody else had reserved it, borrowers could ask to extend the loan for three more days. Staff inspected each item and asked borrowers to report damage. An extension was not automatic; approval from the library desk was necessary.　日本語訳：図書館は楽器を10日間貸し、他の予約者がいない場合は3日延長を申請できた。点検と損傷報告が必要で、延長には窓口の承認が必要。

A. No other member has reserved it　No reservation and staff approval。

英文：A town asked residents about walking routes to schools and shops. Several older people said a busy road was difficult to cross safely. The town installed clearer crossing signs but had not yet collected enough accident data to prove an improvement. Officials decided to measure traffic and review safety records before planning further changes.　日本語訳：町は歩行ルートを調査し、高齢者から交通量の多い道路が渡りづらいとの意見を得た。標識を改善したが事故減少を示すデータは未収集なので、さらに交通と安全記録を調べる予定。

B. Whether accidents had decreased　Accident reduction had not been proven。

英文：A school held an exchange event for unused uniforms. Fifty families registered, but only thirty-eight brought items on the day. Staff recorded the two numbers separately and contacted families who had been absent. They considered holding another event the following month if there was enough interest. Registering did not require a family to donate clothing.　日本語訳：制服交換会は50家庭が登録したが当日品物を持参したのは38家庭。学校は内訳を分け、欠席家庭に連絡し、希望があれば翌月も開催を検討。登録しただけで寄付の義務はない。

C. Thirty-eight　Thirty-eight brought items。

英文：A local nature group planned a short walk in the hills. Participants had to stay on marked paths and were not allowed to pick wild plants. Because some paths were narrow, attendance was limited to fifteen people. Children under twelve had to come with an adult. Strong winds could cause the activity to be canceled.　日本語訳：自然団体は丘陵地の散策を計画。標識のある道だけ通り、植物を採取しない。狭い道のため定員は15人、12歳未満は大人同伴。強風なら中止される可能性がある。

D. Fifteen　Fifteen participants maximum。

英文：A community center organized cooking lessons on traditional dishes. Visitors could watch demonstrations and prepare simple ingredients, but trained staff handled dangerous equipment. Participants had to report food allergies in advance. The center provided ingredients and cooking tools, while visitors were asked to bring aprons. All participants had to follow safety rules.　日本語訳：地域センターの料理講座では危険な器材は訓練済み職員が扱い、食物アレルギーは事前報告。材料と調理器具は支給され、エプロンを持参する。安全規則は全参加者に適用。

A. An apron　Aprons are brought by visitors。

英文：A school created a digital map of its library. Students could search for shelves and available study tables. The map was popular, but information about open tables was sometimes updated too slowly. Staff decided to check the information more often and add notices when areas were closed. They told students to ask a librarian if digital information seemed inaccurate.　日本語訳：学校のデジタル図書館地図は棚と空席を検索できたが、空席情報の更新が遅いことがあった。職員は確認回数を増やし、閉鎖の案内も加えた。内容が間違っていると思ったら司書に質問する。

B. Study-table information was sometimes outdated　Open-table information updated slowly。

英文：Students collected rubbish from a beach on two weekends. On the first weekend, they filled seventy bags. On the second, they filled fifty. However, visitor numbers and weather conditions had changed. The teacher said the difference did not prove that the school’s new information signs had caused the decrease in rubbish.　日本語訳：浜辺のごみ回収は初週70袋、次週50袋だったが、来訪者数と天候も変わったため、学校の新しい看板だけが原因とは証明できない。

C. Twenty　70 minus 50 equals 20。

英文：A school choir planned to rehearse in the music room on Wednesday. The room was being painted, so the teacher moved the rehearsal to the main hall. It would still start at four. Students were asked to bring sheet music, while the school would provide a piano and chairs. The teacher emailed all choir members about the change.　日本語訳：合唱練習は音楽室の塗装により大ホールへ変更、開始は午後4時のまま。生徒は楽譜を持参、学校がピアノと椅子を提供する。

D. Sheet music　Bring sheet music; piano and chairs provided。

英文：A community food center received one hundred packages in a week. After volunteers checked their condition, seventy were collected by residents and twenty were transferred to another support center. Ten were removed because they could not be safely distributed. The manager explained that donated food could not automatically be treated as safe without inspection.　日本語訳：食品センターに100包の寄付があり、点検後70包は住民へ、20包は別の支援施設へ、10包は安全性の問題で撤去。寄付品を点検なしに安全とは扱えない。

A. Twenty　Twenty transferred to support center。

英文：A school held an online language exchange with students abroad. Participants presented information about everyday life and asked questions. Teachers warned them not to share private addresses or passwords. Because weak internet connections made listening difficult for some students, the groups decided to send written summaries afterward. The summaries helped everyone check what they had understood.　日本語訳：海外とのオンライン交流では日常生活を紹介。個人住所やパスワードの共有は禁止。通信が不安定な生徒向けに、会議後に書面の要約を送り理解を確認できるようにした。

B. Written summaries　Written summaries to support understanding。

英文：A museum invited visitors to vote for their favorite paintings. One hundred people submitted ballots, and some selected more than one work. The organizer explained that adding all individual painting votes would not show the number of different voters because some people were counted more than once. The museum planned to clarify this in its report.　日本語訳：博物館で100人が好きな絵に投票したが、複数作品を選んだ人もいた。作品別の票を足すだけでは異なる投票者数にならず、最終報告に投票規則を明記する。

C. Some people selected more than one painting　Multiple choices count some voters twice。

英文：A town introduced a website for reporting damaged public facilities. In the first month, it received eighty reports. Fifty problems were repaired, twenty were still under examination, and ten did not require repairs. Staff explained that receiving a report was not the same as completing a repair. They planned to publish the figures separately.　日本語訳：町の破損報告サイトへ初月80件の報告。50件は修理、20件は検討中、10件は修理不要。受付数と修理完了数を区別して公表する予定。

D. Twenty　Twenty were still under examination。

英文：A school considered installing solar panels. Its first estimate was twelve thousand dollars, but extra safety work might make the final cost higher. The principal said the purchase had not yet been approved. Staff planned to compare offers from several companies. They reminded students that an initial estimate and a final bill were not the same.　日本語訳：学校は太陽光パネルを検討。見積もりは1万2千ドルだったが安全工事で最終費用は上がる可能性があり、購入はまだ承認されていない。複数会社の提案を比較予定。

A. Approved the purchase　The purchase had not been approved。

英文：A community center asked volunteers to clean a local park on Saturday. The activity would start at nine, but participants had to arrive by eight forty-five for safety instructions. The center would supply gloves and rubbish bags, while volunteers needed to bring drinking water. Most work was expected to finish before noon.　日本語訳：公園の土曜清掃は9時開始で安全説明のため8時45分集合。手袋と袋はセンターが提供し、水は持参。作業は正午前にほぼ終了予定。

B. Drinking water　Drinking water is not provided。