英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第22セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自台本・全訳・解答】

英文：Woman: Is the north entrance to the station open today? / Man: No, workers are repairing the stairs. Please use the west entrance. / Woman: Does the first train still leave at seven twenty? / Man: Yes. Only the entrance has changed.　全文和訳：女性：駅北口は開いていますか。男性：階段工事中で西口を使用。始発7時20分は変わらず、入口だけ変更。

正解：A. The entrance passengers must use　西入口へ変更、発車時刻は不変。

英文：Boy: My sister is twelve. Can she join tomorrow’s bird-watching event alone? / Girl: No, children under thirteen need an adult aged eighteen or older. / Boy: Her brother is seventeen. Could he go with her? / Girl: He is still too young to count as the adult.　全文和訳：男子：12歳の妹は野鳥観察に一人で参加できますか。女子：13歳未満は18歳以上の同伴者が必要。17歳の兄では条件を満たさない。

正解：B. Someone at least eighteen years old　under 13 requires 18+ companion。

英文：Girl: Are the audio guides included in the museum ticket? / Man: Yes, but you must return the device before you leave the building. / Girl: Do I need my own headphones? / Man: No, the museum provides them as well.　全文和訳：女子：音声ガイドは入場券に含まれますか。男性：含まれるが退館前返却。イヤホンも博物館が提供。

正解：C. Return the guide before leaving　退館前に機器を返却する。

英文：Boy: The plants grew faster after we changed the soil. / Girl: Did you also water them more often? / Boy: Yes, we doubled the watering time. / Girl: Then we can’t say the soil alone caused the faster growth.　全文和訳：男子：土を変えると植物が早く成長。女子：水やりも増えた？ 男子：水やりの時間を倍にした。女子：土だけが原因と断定できない。

正解：D. The watering conditions also changed　土の種類と水やりが同時に変化。

英文：Woman: I sent my application for the computer workshop. / Man: Did you receive an acceptance message? / Woman: Only an automatic reply saying the form was received. / Man: Your place isn’t confirmed yet. The center will email accepted applicants on Thursday.　全文和訳：女性：パソコン講座に申込。男性：確定通知は？ 女性：受付の自動返信だけ。男性：参加はまだ確定せず木曜に受入者へメール。

正解：A. It has been received but not yet accepted　申込の受理と受入確定は異なる。

英文：Boy: Does the repair event cost fifteen dollars? / Girl: That’s the fee for people who borrow tools. If you bring suitable tools, the fee is five dollars. / Boy: I can bring my own set. / Girl: Then you’ll pay five dollars.　全文和訳：男子：修理会は15ドル？ 女子：道具を借りる人の料金。自分の適切な道具を持参する人は5ドル。男子は持参する。

正解：B. Five dollars　持参するので5ドル。

英文：Girl: My speech lasts four minutes and ten seconds. Is it acceptable? / Boy: The limit is four minutes, so you’ll need to remove at least ten seconds. / Girl: Can I shorten the introduction? / Boy: Yes, but keep your main reasons and conclusion.　全文和訳：女子：スピーチが4分10秒。男子：制限4分で最低10秒短くする必要がある。導入を短くしても理由と結論は残す。

正解：C. Shorten the speech　制限を10秒超過。

英文：Man: Can I put our exchange program photographs online? / Woman: Only if everyone shown in the pictures has given permission. / Man: The teachers have agreed. / Woman: You must also ask the students who appear in them.　全文和訳：男性：交流行事の写真をネットに掲載できる？ 女性：写る全員の許可が必要。教師の同意だけでなく生徒の同意も必要。

正解：D. Permission from the students pictured　写真に写る生徒本人の許可が必要。

英文：Boy: My internet connection keeps failing. Can I get a printed copy of the lesson notes? / Girl: Yes. Ask your teacher before Wednesday so a copy can be prepared. / Boy: Do I have to pay for it? / Girl: No, the printed copy is also free.　全文和訳：男子：ネットが不安定なので紙の授業資料をもらえる？ 女子：水曜前に教師へ依頼。紙版も無料。

正解：A. Request the printed notes before Wednesday　水曜までに教師へ申請。

英文：Woman: Is the community pool opening at nine on both weekend days now? / Man: Only on Saturdays. Sunday opening stays at ten. / Woman: Is this the new permanent schedule? / Man: Not yet. It’s a one-month trial.　全文和訳：女性：市民プールは土日とも9時開場？ 男性：土曜だけ9時で日曜は10時のまま。これは1か月の試行で恒久化は未決定。

正解：B. 10:00 a.m.　日曜は10時。

英文：Girl: Do we need to bring safety glasses to the science class? / Boy: No, the center provides them. But everyone should bring a notebook and a water bottle. / Girl: Can we take the glasses home afterward? / Boy: No, return them after the demonstration.　全文和訳：女子：理科講座の保護メガネは持参？ 男子：センター提供。ノートと水筒は持参。メガネは実演後返却。

正解：C. A notebook and a water bottle　ノートと飲料水を持参。

英文：Man: Will the nature walk be canceled if there is light rain? / Woman: Light rain is fine, but dangerous winds will move the event indoors. / Man: When will we hear about changes? / Woman: By seven tomorrow morning, if a change is necessary.　全文和訳：男性：小雨なら散策は中止？ 女性：小雨なら実施、危険な風なら屋内へ変更。必要なら翌朝7時までに連絡する。

正解：D. Dangerous winds　危険な風が変更条件。

英文：Boy: I found an old photograph on another website for our school report. / Girl: Do you know whether we can publish it? / Boy: I’m not sure. / Girl: We should check its owner and the permission rules before using it.　全文和訳：男子：学校レポート用の古い写真をネットで見つけた。女子：公開許可は？ 男子：不明。女子：所有者と利用条件を確認すべき。

正解：A. Check the owner and permission rules　利用前に権利・許可条件を確認する。

英文：Woman: I lost my blue notebook at the community center yesterday. / Man: We found a green notebook, but no blue one yet. / Woman: What should I do? / Man: Please fill out a lost-property form and describe the notebook.　全文和訳：女性：昨日青いノートをなくした。男性：緑のノートは見つかったが青はまだ。遺失物届に特徴を記載するよう案内。

正解：B. Complete the lost-property form　見つかったのは別物で、申告書を記入する。

英文：Girl: Should I send the slides to my teacher by email? / Boy: No, the school requires a PDF upload through its website by Thursday at five. / Girl: Can I submit a video instead? / Boy: Only a PDF is required for this event.　全文和訳：女子：発表スライドは教師へメール？ 男子：木曜午後5時までに学校サイトへPDFアップロードが必要。動画では代わりにならない。

正解：C. A PDF through the school website　PDFのサイト提出が必須。

英文：A town library introduced an online system for reserving study rooms. In the first month, it received one hundred fifty reservations, but only one hundred twenty sessions were used. Twenty bookings were canceled, and ten groups did not arrive. The librarian explained that reservations and actual use had to be counted separately. The library planned to send reminders and ask why people were unable to attend.　全文和訳：図書館の自習室予約は初月150件、実際の利用120件、取消20件、無断欠席10組だった。予約と利用を区別し、リマインドや不参加理由の調査を予定。

正解：A. One hundred twenty　実利用120件。

英文：A town closed the bus stop outside its sports center for three days because of road repairs. Passengers were told to use a temporary stop near the public library. The bus timetable would remain unchanged. However, travelers were advised to allow a few extra minutes to reach the new location. The normal stop was expected to reopen on Friday morning.　全文和訳：スポーツセンター前の停留所は3日間工事で閉鎖、臨時停留所は図書館近く。時刻表は変わらないが歩く時間を確保するよう案内。金曜朝再開予定。

正解：B. Near the public library　図書館近くの臨時停留所。

英文：Students measured temperatures in a school garden during two different months. They found that an area under trees was cooler in the first study. However, the observations were made at different times of day, and weather conditions had changed. The teacher warned that this made a direct comparison unreliable. The class planned to take new measurements at the same time and record the weather.　全文和訳：生徒は異なる月に菜園の温度を調べたが測定時間や天候が異なるため直接比較は不正確と教師が指摘。再調査は同時刻・気象記録付きで行う予定。

正解：C. Times and weather conditions differed　時刻・天候の条件が異なる。

英文：A station installed electronic information screens showing changes to nearby bus services. Most passengers welcomed the new screens, but some visitors found the letters difficult to read. Staff enlarged the text and added printed guides. Officials said they still needed data to determine whether fewer passengers were missing buses. Positive comments alone did not prove improved travel outcomes.　全文和訳：駅はバス変更の電子案内板を設置。好評だったが小さい文字が読みにくい人もおり、文字拡大と紙案内を導入。バスの乗り遅れが実際に減ったかはまだデータ不足で好意的感想では証明できない。

正解：D. That fewer people missed their buses　乗り遅れ減少は未証明。

英文：A coastal nature group asked volunteers to observe seabirds from marked paths without approaching nests. On the first weekend, they recorded eighty birds. On the next weekend, they counted sixty-five, but strong winds had made observation difficult. The group said the lower count did not prove that the bird population had fallen. Volunteers were asked to record weather and observation times during future surveys.　全文和訳：海辺の自然団体は道から巣に近づかず鳥を観察。初週80羽、翌週65羽だが強風で観察が困難だった。少ない記録だけで個体数減少とは言えず、天候と観察時間も記録する予定。

正解：A. That the bird population had decreased　個体数減少は証明できない。

英文：A community food center received ninety donated packages. Volunteers checked their condition before sharing them. Fifty-five were suitable for immediate distribution, twenty-five needed special storage at another center, and ten were removed. Staff stressed that receiving food was not the same as being able to distribute all of it safely. They also asked families to report allergies when selecting prepared meals.　全文和訳：地域の食品共有センターには90包が寄付され、55包は即時配布可能、25包は別施設で特別保管、10包は撤去。受領と安全に配布できる数は異なり、アレルギー申告も求めた。

正解：B. Twenty-five　特別保管25包。

英文：A community art event received one hundred student applications. After checking the rules, organizers accepted seventy-five works for display. Fifteen students withdrew their applications, while ten entries failed to meet the requirements. Staff explained that submitting an application did not guarantee an exhibition place. Students were notified by email after the selection process ended.　全文和訳：美術展示は生徒100応募のうち75作品を受入、15人は辞退、10点は条件未達。応募は展示確定ではなく選考後メール通知。

正解：C. Seventy-five　展示受入75点。

英文：A town installed drinking water refill stations in public parks. Staff regularly checked water quality and cleaned the equipment. The town hoped that visitors would buy fewer disposable drinks, but it had not measured how many bottles had actually been avoided. Officials planned to ask users about their habits before claiming environmental benefits.　全文和訳：町は公園に水の補給所を設置し水質確認と清掃を実施。使い捨て飲料の購入が減ることを期待したが、実際の削減数は未測定で、利用者の習慣を調べてから効果を判断する。

正解：D. How many disposable bottles were avoided　使い捨て容器削減数が未確認。

英文：A school history club borrowed old photographs from local residents. Members made digital copies and returned the originals. Some owners allowed the school to study the images but did not permit publication online. The teacher explained that permission to borrow an item was not automatically permission to publish it. The students checked each owner’s wishes before preparing their exhibition.　全文和訳：学校の歴史部は住民から古写真を借りデジタル化して原本を返却。学習利用は認めてもネット公開を認めない所有者もおり、借りる許可と公開許可は違うと学んだ。

正解：A. Borrowing permission does not always include publishing permission　借用と公開の許可は別。

英文：A public library tested opening one hour earlier on weekdays during an examination period. On the first week, forty students visited during the extra hour. In the second week, thirty-five did. Staff were pleased but wanted to consider the cost of extra morning shifts. They planned to collect data for several more weeks instead of deciding from only two observations.　全文和訳：図書館は試験期の平日に1時間早く開館する試行を始めた。追加時間の利用は第1週40人、第2週35人。職員の朝の追加勤務費も考え2週だけで判断せず数週間のデータを集める。

正解：B. Thirty-five　第2週35人。

英文：A community repair station inspected sixty bicycles during one month. Forty needed only simple adjustments, fifteen required specialist attention, and five were too badly damaged for safe use. The organizers told owners not to ride bicycles with dangerous brake problems. They kept the three categories separate and planned to compare repair results with safety records later.　全文和訳：地域の修理所は60台を点検し40台は簡単な調整、15台は専門対応、5台は安全に使えない損傷。危険なブレーキの自転車には乗らないよう案内し、修理結果と安全記録を後で比較する。

正解：C. Fifteen　専門家対応は15台。

英文：A science club prepared posters about a new plant-watering system. Students recorded how much water they used, but their first trial took place during a very rainy week. The teacher explained that this made it difficult to judge the system’s effect. The students planned to collect information during dry weeks as well before claiming that their method saved water.　全文和訳：科学部は散水制度の資料を作ったが最初の試行は非常に雨が多い週だったため効果を判断しにくい。乾燥した週にも測定し、節水効果を主張する前に比較する予定。

正解：D. The unusually wet weather affected the results　雨の多い天候が影響した。

英文：A pedestrian bridge on a school’s normal route was closed for repairs. The usual walk from the station took eight minutes, whereas the temporary route took fourteen. Teachers asked students to leave earlier and follow the marked crossing. The school opening time and train timetable did not change. The bridge was expected to reopen the following month.　全文和訳：学校の通学歩道橋が修理で閉鎖。普段8分の徒歩経路が臨時では14分に延び、早めに出発し印のある横断歩道を使うよう指示。列車の時刻と始業時刻は不変。

正解：A. Six minutes　14−8＝6分。

英文：Children in a school reading program received stamps each time they finished a book. Some collected many stamps, but teachers knew this did not prove that they understood the stories. The teachers began asking short questions about important events and characters. They hoped to measure reading comprehension rather than simply count books borrowed.　全文和訳：学校の読書活動では本を読み終えるとスタンプをもらったが、数だけで理解を証明できないため登場人物や出来事について短い質問をするようにした。

正解：B. Understanding of the stories　物語の理解度。

英文：A public pool changed its Saturday opening time from ten to nine for a one-month trial. Sunday opening remained at ten. The manager said the town would review visitor numbers and staffing expenses before deciding whether to keep the earlier Saturday hours. Some families welcomed the change, but it had not yet become permanent.　全文和訳：市民プールは土曜だけ10時開場を9時へ変更し1か月試行。日曜は10時のまま。来訪者数と人件費を見て恒久化するか決める。

正解：B. Ten　日曜は10時のまま。