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

英文：Girl: Is the boat tour still leaving at nine? / Boy: It was supposed to, but the captain needs to inspect the equipment. It will leave at nine forty-five. / Girl: Should we meet there at nine forty-five? / Boy: No, please arrive by nine thirty for the safety briefing.　日本語訳：女子：船のツアーは9時出発？ 男子：船長が器材を点検するため9時45分に変更。女子：9時45分に集合すればいい？ 男子：安全説明があるので9時30分までに到着して。

正解：A. 9:45 a.m.　出発は9:45、9:30は安全説明のための集合。

英文：Boy: Can I submit our science project on Friday? / Girl: The deadline was moved to Thursday because the judges need more time. / Boy: Should I email the video, too? / Girl: No. Just upload the report and data chart. Videos are optional.　日本語訳：男子：理科の課題は金曜提出でいい？ 女子：審査員の都合で木曜に前倒し。男子：動画もメールする？ 女子：不要。報告書とデータ図をアップロードすればよい。動画は任意。

正解：B. A report and a data chart　required report and data chart; video optional。

英文：Man: Does the community bus still stop outside the hospital? / Woman: Not this month. Road repairs have moved the stop to the public library. / Man: Has the timetable changed? / Woman: No, the bus still arrives at ten twenty.　日本語訳：男性：地域バスは病院前に停まる？ 女性：今月は道路工事で図書館前に変更。時刻表は変わった？ いいえ、10時20分到着のまま。

正解：C. The bus stop location　停留所が病院前から図書館前へ。時刻は変更なし。

英文：Woman: Can my thirteen-year-old daughter use the workshop’s cutting machine? / Man: No, only trained adults can operate it. She can watch the demonstration. / Woman: Can she make a paper model, too? / Man: Yes, that activity is open to all registered students.　日本語訳：女性：13歳の娘は切断機を使える？ 男性：訓練された大人だけ。娘は実演を見られる。紙の模型作りは参加可能。

正解：D. Watch and make a paper model　機械操作不可、見学と紙模型制作可。

英文：Boy: I left my camera in the museum yesterday. / Girl: The staff found a black camera near the entrance. Was yours black? / Boy: No, it was silver with a red strap. / Girl: Then that isn’t yours. Please describe it on the lost-property form.　日本語訳：男子：昨日カメラを博物館で紛失。女子：入口近くに黒いカメラがあったけど？ 男子：自分のは赤いストラップ付きの銀色。女子：別物なので遺失物用紙に特徴を書いて。

正解：A. Complete the lost-property form　本人のカメラは銀色なので黒は違い、紛失届を記入する。

英文：Girl: Can I use the library study room until nine tonight? / Boy: It closes at eight on weekdays. It stays open until nine only on Saturdays. / Girl: Today is Thursday, so I should leave by eight? / Boy: Exactly.　日本語訳：女子：今夜9時まで図書館の自習室を使える？ 男子：平日は8時閉館、土曜だけ9時。今日は木曜なので8時まで。

正解：B. 8:00 p.m.　木曜は平日で8時閉館。

英文：Man: Will the star-watching activity be canceled if the sky is cloudy? / Woman: Light cloud is fine. If visibility becomes too poor, we’ll hold an indoor talk about astronomy. / Man: When will we know? / Woman: By five this afternoon, if a change is necessary.　日本語訳：男性：曇りなら天体観察は中止？ 女性：薄曇りなら実施。視界が悪すぎる場合は屋内講話に切り替え。必要なら今日午後5時までに連絡。

正解：C. An indoor astronomy talk replaces observation　屋内の天文学講話へ変更される。

英文：Girl: I helped at the park on Saturday. Can I get a certificate today? / Boy: The organizer is still checking everyone’s hours. Certificates will be ready on Wednesday. / Girl: Do I need to pay anything? / Boy: No. They’ll be emailed to all confirmed volunteers.　日本語訳：女子：土曜の公園ボランティアの証明書を今日もらえる？ 男子：活動時間を確認中で水曜に用意され、確定したボランティアへメール送付。無料。

正解：D. Wednesday　水曜に準備される。

英文：Man: I thought the badminton competition started at ten. / Woman: It does. However, players must register by nine thirty. / Man: Do we need to bring rackets? / Woman: Yes, the center provides shuttlecocks but not rackets.　日本語訳：男性：バドミントン大会は10時開始？ 女性：そうだが選手受付は9時半まで。ラケットは持参、シャトルは会場提供。

正解：A. His racket　ラケットは持参する必要がある。

英文：Girl: The plant app says this flower is unusual. Should I put that in our report? / Boy: Let’s check a reliable plant guide first. Apps can make mistakes. / Girl: So we shouldn’t copy the result immediately? / Boy: Right. We need to confirm the species.　日本語訳：女子：アプリではこの花は珍しいと出た。報告書に入れる？ 男子：アプリも間違えるので信頼できる植物図鑑で確認しよう。種を確かめてから。

正解：B. Checking a reliable plant guide　結果をそのまま採用せず、信頼できる資料で検証する。

英文：Boy: Can my family enter through the south door for tonight’s concert? / Girl: Not tonight. That door is being repaired. Everyone should use the main entrance on the west side. / Boy: Has the concert time changed? / Girl: No, it still begins at seven.　日本語訳：男子：今夜のコンサートは南口から？ 女子：修理中なので西側の正面入口から。開始7時は変更なし。

正解：C. The west-side main entrance　西側正面入口を利用。

英文：Woman: Can we publish the recording of our online exchange on the school website? / Man: Only after every student shown in the recording gives permission. / Woman: We already asked the teachers. / Man: That’s not enough. We must also ask the students.　日本語訳：女性：オンライン交流の録画を学校サイトに載せられる？ 男性：映っている生徒全員の許可が必要。女性：教師には聞いた。男性：それだけでは不十分、生徒にも確認する。

正解：D. Permission from every student shown　録画に登場する各生徒の許可が必要。

英文：Girl: How much does it cost to print twenty pages in color? / Boy: Color pages cost thirty cents each. Black-and-white copies are ten cents. / Girl: I need color charts, so what is the total? / Boy: Six dollars.　日本語訳：女子：カラーで20ページ印刷すると？ 男子：カラーは1枚30セント、白黒は10セント。カラー20枚なら6ドル。

正解：A. Six dollars　20×0.30ドル＝6ドル。

英文：Boy: My presentation takes four minutes and twenty seconds. Is that acceptable? / Girl: The limit is four minutes. You should shorten it by at least twenty seconds. / Boy: Can I remove the long introduction? / Girl: Yes, but keep the main evidence and conclusion.　日本語訳：男子：発表は4分20秒だけど大丈夫？ 女子：上限4分なので最低20秒短縮。長い導入を削ってもよいが根拠と結論は残す。

正解：B. Shorten the presentation　最低20秒短縮が必要。

英文：Girl: Our school used less electricity this month after installing automatic lights. / Boy: That’s interesting, but were there fewer school days this month? / Girl: Yes, we had a long holiday. / Boy: Then we should compare electricity use per school day before deciding what caused the reduction.　日本語訳：女子：自動照明導入後、今月の電力使用が減った。男子：学校日数も減った？ 女子：長期休暇があった。男子：照明の効果と判断する前に登校日1日当たりで比べよう。

正解：C. Electricity use per school day　学校日数で補正した電力使用量を比較する。

英文：A town published emergency information in several languages to help residents who were unfamiliar with Japanese. Volunteers distributed printed guides as well as posting information online. The town later counted how many people had opened the webpage, but staff warned that opening a page did not prove someone understood the instructions. They planned to ask users short questions and improve explanations that were difficult to follow.　日本語訳：町は日本語に不慣れな住民向けに複数言語の緊急時案内を用意し、紙とネットで配布した。ページ閲覧数を数えたが、開いた人が指示を理解した証拠にはならないので短い質問で理解を確認する計画だ。

正解：D. Whether people understood the instructions　ページ閲覧と理解は違うため理解度を確認する。

英文：A school began lending simple scientific instruments to students for home projects. Members could borrow one item for five days. If the instrument was reserved by another student, an extension was not possible. Teachers checked equipment before each loan and asked students to report damage immediately. They also provided short safety instructions for using thermometers and magnifying glasses.　日本語訳：学校は家庭学習に科学器具を5日間1つ貸し出す制度を開始した。予約者がいれば延長不可で、教師が貸出前に点検し、破損はすぐ報告し、安全説明も行った。

正解：A. When another student has reserved the instrument　別の生徒による予約がある場合。

英文：A community repair event collected sixty small electronic devices. Volunteers checked their condition and found that thirty could be repaired safely, fifteen needed professional treatment, and fifteen were unsuitable for repair. The organizers did not allow untrained participants to open devices with damaged batteries. They explained that collecting an item was not the same as successfully repairing it.　日本語訳：地域の修理会では電子機器60台を集め、30台は安全に修理可能、15台は専門対応が必要、15台は修理に適さなかった。損傷した電池を持つ機器は訓練されていない人に開けさせず、回収数と修理成功数を区別した。

正解：B. Thirty　30台が安全に修理可能。

英文：A town tested new lights along a path used by residents after dark. The lights became brighter when people walked nearby and dimmed when the path was empty. Officials hoped to save electricity, but some residents worried that the path would be too dark. The town asked walkers for feedback and measured electricity use. It had not yet collected enough information to conclude that the new lights were safer.　日本語訳：町は夜間の通路で、人が近づくと明るくなる照明を試した。節電を期待する一方、暗さを心配する住民もいたので感想と電気使用量を調べたが、安全性向上の判断にはまだデータが不足していた。

正解：C. That the new lights were safer　安全性の改善は未証明。

英文：A coastal nature group organized a weekend activity to protect plants growing on sand dunes. Volunteers placed simple signs beside marked paths and explained why visitors should avoid walking through fragile areas. The group also asked people not to disturb bird nests. Children could join with an adult, but no participant was allowed to collect wild plants as souvenirs.　日本語訳：海岸の団体は砂丘の植物を守るため案内板を置き、壊れやすい場所を歩かず鳥の巣を妨げないよう説明した。子どもは大人同伴で参加できるが、植物採取は禁止。

正解：D. Collecting wild plants　野生植物を記念品として集めることは禁止。

英文：A local group collected eighty jackets for a clothing exchange. After checking them, fifty were suitable for immediate use, twenty needed small repairs, and ten had to be removed because of serious damage. The organizers told visitors that all items needed inspection before being offered. They also asked donors to remove name labels containing private information.　日本語訳：古着交換会でジャケット80着を集め、50着はすぐ使え、20着は軽い修理が必要、10着は深刻な損傷で除外した。全品点検と個人情報が入った名札の除去を求めた。

正解：A. Fifty　50着がそのまま使える。

英文：A school introduced digital reading materials that could display larger letters and read some passages aloud. Teachers hoped these options would help students with different learning needs. However, some families had unreliable internet connections. The school therefore kept printed materials available and allowed students to download the lessons in advance. It planned to survey users before deciding whether to expand the program.　日本語訳：学校は文字を拡大でき、一部を読み上げる教材を導入した。多様な学習上の必要に応える狙いだが、通信が不安定な家庭もあるため紙教材と事前ダウンロードを用意し、制度拡大前に利用者の意見を調べる予定。

正解：B. Because some families had unreliable internet　通信の不安定な家庭への代替手段。

英文：A school collected 120 kilograms of paper during one month and 150 kilograms during the next. The second month included an extra collection event. Teachers welcomed the increase but pointed out that the change did not prove students were recycling more in their everyday lives. They planned to compare the amount collected per event and ask students about their habits.　日本語訳：学校は初月120kg、翌月150kgの紙を集めたが、翌月には追加の回収会もあったため、日常の習慣改善と断定せず、行事ごとの回収量や生徒の習慣を調べることにした。

正解：C. 30 kilograms　150－120＝30kg。

英文：A school informed families that a bridge on the usual walking route would close for repairs. Students were asked to use an alternative street with a pedestrian crossing. The old route normally took eight minutes from the station, while the temporary route would take about thirteen minutes. The school reminded families to allow extra time and follow local traffic signs.　日本語訳：通常の通学路の橋が工事で閉鎖され、歩行者横断帯のある別の通りを通ることになった。駅から旧経路は8分、新経路は13分程度で、余裕をもって出発し標識を守るよう促した。

正解：D. Five　13－8＝5分増。

英文：A museum began lending audio guides that offered short explanations in several languages. Visitors could borrow a device for ninety minutes and return it to the information desk. Some people said the guides were useful, but staff noted that the number of devices borrowed did not prove how much information visitors understood. The museum planned to ask a few questions about the exhibits after each visit.　日本語訳：博物館は複数言語の音声案内を90分貸し出した。役立ったという意見はあったが貸出数では理解度を証明できないため、見学後に展示について質問する予定だ。

正解：A. Understanding of the exhibits　展示に関する質問を通じて理解を確認。

英文：Older students helped younger students practice English after school. The program received positive comments, and more children attended each week. However, the teachers did not assume that attendance alone meant learning had improved. They planned to give brief practice questions before and after the program and compare the answers. They also wanted to know which topics students still found difficult.　日本語訳：年上の生徒が放課後に英語を教える制度では参加数と好意的感想が増えたが、学力改善の証明とは言えないため、実施前後の練習問題で理解度を比較する予定だった。

正解：B. Practice answers before and after the program　実施前後の練習答案を比較。

英文：A nature exhibition in the public library was originally scheduled to end on Sunday. Because many school groups wanted to visit, the organizers decided to keep it open until the following Wednesday. The opening time remained ten o’clock each morning. Visitors were told that the final day had changed, but the location and admission fee were unchanged.　日本語訳：図書館の自然展示は当初日曜終了だったが学校団体の希望が多く翌水曜まで延長した。毎朝10時開場で会場と入場料はそのまま。

正解：C. Its final day　最終日だけが日曜から翌水曜へ。

英文：At a weekend market, organizers measured the amount of leftover food. The first event left sixty kilograms, while the second left forty-five. However, fewer visitors came to the second market. The organizers said the decrease could not be attributed entirely to their new food-sharing program. They planned to measure the amount of leftover food per visitor at future events.　日本語訳：市場の食べ残しは初回60kgから次回45kgに減ったが、2回目は来訪者も少なかったため、新しい食品共有制度だけの効果とはせず来訪者当たりの廃棄量を調べる予定だった。

正解：D. Fifteen kilograms　60－45＝15kg。

英文：A science center demonstrated a small underwater robot used for observing marine environments. Visitors watched staff guide the robot through a shallow tank and record images. Children could ask questions, but only trained operators were allowed to control the machine. The center explained that the robot helped with observation but did not automatically identify every object accurately.　日本語訳：科学館は海中観察ロボットを浅い水槽で実演した。子どもは質問できたが操作は訓練された担当者だけが行え、ロボットがすべての物体を正確に自動識別できるわけではなかった。

正解：A. Trained operators　trained operators only。

英文：Students created a newsletter about their town for visiting students from other countries. They wrote short articles in English and asked teachers to review unfamiliar expressions. The team also checked dates with the organizers of local events. They avoided sharing private addresses or photographs without permission. Their goal was to make information useful and accurate rather than simply produce a long newsletter.　日本語訳：生徒は外国からの訪問生向け地域ニュースを英語で作成し、教師に表現を確認、行事の日付も主催者に照会した。許可のない写真や非公開住所は載せず、長さより役立ち正確な情報を優先した。

正解：B. To provide useful and accurate information　useful and accurate informationを優先した。