英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第20セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自台本・全訳・解答】

台本：Girl: Is the astronomy workshop still starting at eight? / Boy: The park opens later tomorrow, so it will begin at eight thirty. Please arrive by eight fifteen to check in. / Girl: Has the meeting place changed? / Boy: No. Meet at the north gate.　和訳：女子：天文講座は8時開始？ 男子：明日は公園が遅く開くので8時半開始、受付は8時15分まで。場所は北門のまま。

正解：A. 8:30 a.m.　開始8:30と受付8:15を分ける。

台本：Man: May I keep the library camera until Thursday? / Woman: Let me check. Another student has reserved it for Wednesday, so you must return it on Tuesday. / Man: Could I reserve a different camera? / Woman: Yes, if one is available.　和訳：男性：図書館のカメラを木曜まで借りたい。女性：水曜に次の予約者がいるので火曜返却。別のカメラは空きがあれば予約可能。

正解：B. Another student has reserved it　水曜の予約が理由。

台本：Boy: Should I email my presentation slides to the teacher? / Girl: No. Convert them to one PDF and upload it to the class website by Thursday at five. / Boy: Do I need to print them? / Girl: Not for this assignment.　和訳：男子：発表資料を教師にメール？ 女子：PDF一つにまとめ木曜午後5時までにクラスサイトへアップロード。印刷不要。

正解：C. One PDF uploaded by Thursday　必要なのはPDFのサイト提出。

台本：Girl: Is the new science exhibition free for students? / Man: Entrance is free. The guided tour costs six dollars, but it is optional. / Girl: I only want to see the displays. / Man: Then you do not need to pay.　和訳：女子：新しい科学展は学生無料？ 男性：入場無料、任意のガイドは6ドル。展示だけなら無料。

正解：D. Nothing　任意のガイドを選ばないため無料。

台本：Woman: Does the bus to the hospital still leave from the station? / Man: The stop moved beside the library because of road repairs. / Woman: Has the departure time changed? / Man: No, it still leaves at ten twenty.　和訳：女性：病院行のバスは駅から？ 男性：工事で停留所が図書館横に移った。10時20分発は変わらない。

正解：A. The stop location　時刻は同じ、場所だけ変更。

台本：Boy: My sister is twelve. Can she join the nature workshop alone? / Girl: Children under thirteen must come with someone eighteen or older. / Boy: Our brother is seventeen. / Girl: He is not old enough to meet that condition.　和訳：男子：12歳の妹は自然講座に一人で参加できる？ 女子：13歳未満は18歳以上が同伴。17歳の兄では条件を満たさない。

正解：B. An adult aged eighteen or older　同伴者は18歳以上。

台本：Man: The technician estimated that repairing the projector would cost seventy dollars. / Woman: Is that the final bill? / Man: No, the damaged part must be inspected first. / Woman: Let’s wait for the confirmed price before deciding.　和訳：男性：投影機の修理は70ドル見積。女性：最終価格？ 男性：部品点検後でないと確定しない。確認済み価格を待って決める。

正解：C. An initial estimate　70ドルは初期見積もり。

台本：Girl: The door near the gym is closed. Can I enter through the emergency exit? / Boy: That exit must be kept free for emergencies. / Girl: Which entrance should I use? / Boy: Use the west door near the staff office.　和訳：女子：体育館近くの扉が閉鎖。緊急口を使ってよい？ 男子：緊急時のため確保する必要がある。職員室近くの西口を使う。

正解：D. The west door　通常利用は西入口。

台本：Boy: I submitted my application yesterday. Am I accepted? / Girl: Not yet. The automatic email only says your form was received. / Boy: When will I know? / Girl: Successful applicants will get another email on Wednesday.　和訳：男子：昨日申し込んだので受入確定？ 女子：まだ。自動返信は受領だけで、受入者には水曜に別メール。

正解：A. His application was received but is not confirmed　受領と受入確定は別。

台本：Woman: Will the star-watching event be canceled if there are clouds? / Man: Light cloud is fine, but strong winds may make the outdoor area unsafe. We would hold an indoor talk then. / Woman: When will we know? / Man: By five this afternoon if the plan changes.　和訳：女性：雲があると星の会は中止？ 男性：薄曇りは大丈夫だが強風なら屋内講演へ。必要なら午後5時までに連絡。

正解：B. An indoor talk replaces the observation　危険な強風なら屋内講話。

台本：Girl: Will we get lunch during tomorrow’s nature walk? / Boy: The center only provides drinking water and a route map. The walk ends at two, so bring your own lunch. / Girl: Can I bring a reusable container? / Boy: Yes, that’s fine.　和訳：女子：明日の自然散策で昼食は出る？ 男子：水と経路地図だけ提供、終了は2時なので昼食持参。再利用容器でもよい。

正解：C. Lunch　昼食は各自持参。

台本：Man: Can we put the residents’ old photos on our school website? / Woman: The owners allowed us to scan them, but we have not asked for online publication. / Man: Isn’t that the same permission? / Woman: No. Please check before posting.　和訳：男性：住民の古写真を学校サイトへ掲載できる？ 女性：スキャンの許可は得たがネット掲載は未確認。別の許可なので掲載前に確認する。

正解：D. Permission for online publication　スキャン許可は公開許可と異なる。

台本：Girl: We collected fifty bags of paper this month, compared with forty last month. / Boy: Did we hold the same number of collection events? / Girl: No, there were two extra events this month. / Boy: Then compare the amount per event before claiming an improvement.　和訳：女子：今月紙50袋、先月40袋を回収。男子：回収会の回数は同じ？ 女子：今月2回多い。男子：改善を主張する前に1回当たりで比較しよう。

正解：A. The amount of paper per collection event　回数が違うため行事当たりで比較。

台本：Woman: Is the homework help group meeting on Thursday? / Man: It moved to Tuesday because many students have club activities on Thursday. / Woman: Is the meeting room different? / Man: No, it’s still the library, and the time remains four thirty.　和訳：女性：宿題支援の会は木曜？ 男性：部活動と重なるため火曜へ変更。場所は図書館、開始4時30分は同じ。

正解：B. The day of the session　変更は曜日。

台本：Boy: My phone app says the museum closes at six tonight. / Girl: The museum’s official website says five because of repairs. / Boy: Which information is newer? / Girl: The official notice was updated this morning, so we should follow it.　和訳：男子：アプリでは今夜博物館6時閉館。女子：修理のため公式サイトでは5時、今朝更新。最新の公式案内を優先すべき。

正解：C. 5:00 p.m.　公式案内では5時閉館。

台本：A town tested new lights that became brighter when people walked along a park path. The goal was to save electricity and make walking comfortable. Sixty residents gave positive comments, while twenty expressed concerns about dark areas. Officials explained that the comments alone did not prove fewer accidents. The town planned to measure electricity use and review safety records before expanding the system.　和訳：町は人が近づくと明るくなる公園照明を試した。節電と快適さが狙いで好意的な意見60件、暗さへの懸念20件が出たが事故減少は未証明。電力と安全記録を調べる予定。

正解：D. That accidents had decreased　事故減少は未実証。

台本：Volunteers placed signs along a mountain path to protect young trees. Visitors were asked to stay on marked routes because walking through fragile areas could damage plants. Trained adults handled heavy cutting equipment, while students recorded plant growth from safe places. The organizers hoped that the observations would help them plan future work without disturbing wildlife.　和訳：山道の若木を守るため標識を置き、壊れやすい場所を歩かないよう求めた。重い切断器具は訓練大人が扱い、生徒は安全な場所から植物の成長を記録。

正解：A. Record plant growth from safe places　生徒の役割は安全な場所で記録。

台本：A school library taught students how to find digital books, enlarge letters, and protect passwords. Printed instructions were available for families with unreliable internet connections. The librarian explained that downloading many books did not prove that the students had read or understood them. Teachers decided to ask simple questions about story content after the course.　和訳：学校図書館は電子書籍の検索・文字拡大・パスワード保護を教えた。通信が不安定な家庭に紙の案内も用意。大量ダウンロードは読了や理解の証明でないため、授業後に内容質問を行う。

正解：B. To check understanding instead of only downloads　ダウンロード数だけでは理解が測れない。

台本：A community center introduced bicycles for short local trips. In its first month, one hundred twenty residents registered, but only seventy borrowed a bicycle at least once. Some people said the nearest borrowing station was too far from home. The center planned to study more convenient locations and ask why registered members had not used the service.　和訳：地域の自転車共有は登録120人のうち実借用が70人だった。受取拠点が遠い人もいたため、場所の便利さと未利用理由を調べる予定。

正解：C. 70　実借用者は70人。

台本：A school music club planned a concert outdoors. The first cost estimate was four hundred dollars, but renting additional equipment might raise the final amount. Teachers asked students to compare offers from at least two companies before committing to the plan. The date was also not confirmed, so students were told not to announce a fixed schedule online.　和訳：学校の野外音楽会は最初400ドルの見積だが追加機器で上がる可能性がある。少なくとも2社を比較し、日程も未確定なのでネットで固定日を発表しない。

正解：D. The concert date　公演の日付は未確定。

台本：A museum collected photographs of local streets from residents. Staff scanned the pictures so that visitors could learn history without touching fragile originals. The owners were asked to give separate permission for scanning and online publication. Some agreed to scanning but did not want their family photographs posted on the website. The museum respected both kinds of decisions.　和訳：博物館は地域の昔の写真を集め電子化。損傷しやすい原本に触れず歴史を学べるようにしたが、スキャンとネット公開の許可を別に求め、一方だけ認める所有者もいた。

正解：A. Scanning and online publication　電子化許可と公開許可を分けた。

台本：Students collected rainwater for their school garden. During a wet week, the container filled quickly, but the teacher explained that one week of rain could not represent the whole year. The class planned to record water use during dry and wet periods. It also checked the container for leaks so the results would be more reliable.　和訳：学校菜園で雨水容器が雨の多い週にすぐ満杯になったが、1週間では通年を代表できない。乾期と雨期の水利用を記録し漏れも確認することにした。

正解：B. A wet week could not represent the whole year　雨の多い一週間では年間傾向を判断できない。

台本：A pedestrian bridge near a school closed for repairs. The usual route from the station took eight minutes, but the marked alternative took fourteen. Students were told to leave earlier and use a safe crossing. Train departure times and the school starting time would remain the same, and the bridge was expected to reopen in about two weeks.　和訳：通学路の橋が修理で閉鎖。駅から徒歩8分の旧道に対し迂回路は14分。列車と始業時刻は変わらず、約2週間後に再開見込み。

正解：C. Six minutes　14−8＝6分長い。

台本：A public center held a design workshop for children. Paper and simple materials were provided, but participants needed to bring notebooks. Children under thirteen had to come with an adult aged eighteen or older. Only trained employees could use electric cutting tools. Children were allowed to watch demonstrations but not to operate dangerous machines themselves.　和訳：子ども向け工作講座では紙や簡単な材料を支給。ノートを持参。13歳未満は18歳以上の同伴者が必要で、電動切断工具は訓練職員のみ操作。

正解：D. Trained employees only　機械操作は訓練職員のみ。

台本：A town developed a mobile-friendly map showing libraries and public restrooms. It included routes that were easier for people with limited mobility to use. Because roads sometimes closed for construction, officials told residents to check updated notices before traveling. The town also offered printed maps to people who did not own smartphones.　和訳：町は図書館やトイレの場所と移動が難しい人向けの経路を示す地図を作った。工事による閉鎖を考慮して最新情報を確認し、スマホがない人へ紙の地図も配った。

正解：A. Printed maps　紙の地図が提供された。

台本：A library offered English study sessions to younger pupils. Thirty students attended the first week and twenty-five the following week. The librarian said lower attendance alone did not show that interest had fallen because some families had other commitments. Staff planned to ask about convenient times and compare participation over several weeks.　和訳：図書館の英語学習会は初週30人、次週25人。参加減少は必ずしも関心低下でなく、家庭の予定も考えられるため都合のよい時間を調査する。

正解：B. Some families had other commitments　別の予定で欠席した可能性。

台本：A food-sharing project received ninety food packages. After volunteers checked them, fifty-five were suitable for immediate distribution, twenty needed special storage, and fifteen had to be removed. Staff explained that receiving donated food was different from being able to share it safely, and they checked allergy information before providing prepared meals.　和訳：食品共有事業は90包を受領し、55包は即時配布、20包は特別保管、15包は撤去。受領と安全な配布は別でアレルギー情報を確認した。

正解：C. Fifteen　撤去は15包。

台本：A railway station installed larger direction signs. Some passengers said the signs were easier to read, but the manager warned that positive comments did not prove that fewer travelers were getting lost. Staff planned to compare requests for directions before and after the change. They also checked that the signs could be seen from different entrances.　和訳：駅は大きな案内板を設置し好評だったが、迷う人が減った証拠ではない。前後の道案内の質問件数を比較する予定。

正解：D. Whether fewer passengers needed directions　道を尋ねる人が減ったかを測る。

台本：A school library used cards to record books children had finished. Teachers explained that collecting stamps did not necessarily mean the children understood the stories. They introduced short questions about characters and major events. The goal was to help pupils think about what they had read, rather than only count the number of books borrowed.　和訳：学校図書館は読んだ本にスタンプを付けていたが、それだけで理解度は分からない。登場人物や主要出来事への質問で内容理解を確認する。

正解：A. To check understanding　物語の理解を測るため。

台本：A nature center planned an outdoor plant walk on Saturday morning. Light rain would not cancel the activity, but dangerous winds would cause an indoor lesson instead. If a change was needed, an email would reach registered visitors by seven in the morning. Everyone was asked to check their messages and wear comfortable shoes.　和訳：自然センターの土曜植物観察は小雨なら実施するが、危険な風なら屋内講座に変更。当日朝7時までにメールを送り、参加者は事前確認と歩きやすい靴が必要。

正解：B. Dangerous winds　強風で危険になる場合。