英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第27セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自台本・全訳・解答】

英文：Woman: Does the train for Green Valley still leave from Platform Three? / Man: Not today. Maintenance work has moved it to Platform Five. / Woman: Has its departure time changed too? / Man: No, it still leaves at nine twenty. Please follow the signs.　和訳：女性：グリーンバレー行き列車はまだ3番ホーム？ 男性：今日は保守作業で5番に変更。女性：出発時刻も変わった？ 男性：いいえ、9時20分のまま。標識に従って。

正解：A. Platform Five　ホームは3番から5番へ。9:20は変更なし。

英文：Boy: I thought the museum ticket cost twelve dollars. / Girl: That’s the regular price. Students with school identification pay eight. / Boy: Does the special audio guide cost extra? / Girl: Yes, it’s three dollars. You can visit without it.　和訳：男子：博物館の入場料は12ドル？ 女子：通常はそうだが学生証があれば8ドル。男子：特別な音声案内は追加料金？ 女子：はい、3ドル。使わずに見学することもできる。

正解：B. Eight dollars　学生入場8ドル、音声案内は任意の別料金。

英文：Girl: Can I keep the borrowed microscope until Friday? / Boy: Another class has reserved it for Thursday. It needs to be checked first, so you must return it by Wednesday afternoon. / Girl: Should I clean the lenses? / Boy: Please ask the science teacher how to do that safely.　和訳：女子：顕微鏡を金曜まで借りられる？ 男子：木曜に別のクラスの予約があり、事前点検が必要なので水曜午後に返却。女子：レンズを掃除する？ 男子：安全な方法を理科教師に確認して。

正解：C. Wednesday afternoon　木曜に次の予約があり水曜午後までに返却。

英文：Man: The talk about local history starts at two, doesn’t it? / Woman: It was moved to two thirty because the earlier session will run longer. / Man: Should we arrive at two thirty? / Woman: Please arrive by two fifteen for registration.　和訳：男性：地域史の講演は2時開始？ 女性：前の行事が長くなるので2時30分に変更。男性：2時30分に到着すればよい？ 女性：受付のため2時15分までに来て。

正解：D. 2:15 p.m.　開始2:30、受付の到着期限2:15。

英文：Girl: I want to join the community cooking class, but I’m allergic to nuts. / Man: Please contact the organizer before registering. They can explain the ingredients, but not every dish has an alternative. / Girl: Should I assume the food is safe if I don’t see nuts? / Man: No, ask about every ingredient first.　和訳：女子：地域の料理講座に入りたいがナッツアレルギーがある。男性：登録前に主催者へ連絡を。材料は説明してくれるが全料理に代替品があるわけではない。女子：ナッツが見えなければ安全？ 男性：いいえ、すべての材料を確認して。

正解：A. Ask the organizer about ingredients　登録前に原材料を主催者に確認する。

英文：Boy: Can I email photographs of my science poster on Friday? / Girl: The teacher needs a PDF uploaded through the school website by Thursday at five. / Boy: Is a paper copy also required? / Girl: No. The school will print the accepted posters itself.　和訳：男子：理科ポスターの写真を金曜にメール提出していい？ 女子：木曜5時までにPDFを学校サイトへアップロードして。男子：紙も必要？ 女子：不要。採用されたポスターは学校が印刷する。

正解：B. A PDF uploaded to the school website　PDFで学校サイトへ、木曜5時まで。

英文：Girl: We saw more fish this week than last week. / Boy: Did you observe the river for the same length of time? / Girl: No, we watched for two hours this week and only one hour last week. / Boy: Then compare the number seen per hour before saying the population increased.　和訳：女子：今週の川では先週より多く魚を見た。男子：観察時間は同じ？ 女子：今週2時間、先週1時間。男子：個体数が増えたと言う前に1時間当たりで比較して。

正解：C. Fish counts per hour　観察時間が違うため1時間当たりで比較。

英文：Man: I’d like to upload pictures from our student exchange event. / Woman: Have all the students shown in them agreed? / Man: I asked the teachers, but not the students. / Woman: Teacher approval alone isn’t enough. You should get permission from everyone shown.　和訳：男性：生徒の交流行事の写真を投稿したい。女性：写っている生徒全員の同意は？ 男性：教師には確認したが生徒にはまだ。女性：教師の承認だけでは足りず、写っている全員の許可が必要。

正解：D. Get permission from everyone shown　写真に写る全員の許可が必要。

英文：Girl: Can I still join the Saturday morning English class? / Boy: That class is full, but the afternoon group has three spaces left. / Girl: Can I just arrive at the classroom? / Boy: No, apply online and wait for the confirmation email.　和訳：女子：土曜午前の英会話へまだ参加できる？ 男子：午前は満員で午後には3席。女子：教室へ行けばいい？ 男子：ネット応募して確定メールを待つ必要がある。

正解：A. The Saturday afternoon class　午後に3席。午前は満席、参加には確定も必要。

英文：Woman: Is the main walking path open again? / Man: Not yet. The bridge beside the pond is still being repaired. / Woman: Is there another route to the garden? / Man: Yes, follow the blue signs through the west side of the park.　和訳：女性：主要歩道は再開した？ 男性：まだ。池の橋は修理中。女性：菜園への別の道は？ 男性：西側の青い標識の道に従って。

正解：B. By following the blue signs on the west side　閉鎖中の橋を避け西側の青い標識へ。

英文：Boy: Our school used less electricity after installing automatic lights. / Girl: Was the number of school days the same? / Boy: No, we had a long holiday during the second period. / Girl: We should compare use per school day before deciding what caused the difference.　和訳：男子：自動照明の設置後に学校の電力使用が減った。女子：登校日数は同じ？ 男子：2回目は長い休暇があった。女子：原因を決める前に登校日1日当たりの使用量を比べよう。

正解：C. Electricity use per school day　登校日数の違いを調整する必要がある。

英文：Girl: Can I donate this uniform jacket to the school exchange? / Boy: Please check that it’s clean and remove the name label first. / Girl: Is the size important? / Boy: Yes, write the size on the form so another family can find a suitable one.　和訳：女子：この制服の上着を学校の交換会へ寄付できる？ 男子：清潔か確認して名札を外して。女子：サイズも重要？ 男子：はい。別の家庭が合う物を探せるよう用紙に書いて。

正解：D. The personal name label　個人情報の入った名札を外す。

英文：Man: The library notice is only in Japanese. Is there an English version? / Woman: Yes, the newest translations are available on the official website. / Man: I found an English schedule on a travel blog. / Woman: Please check the date. That copy could be outdated.　和訳：男性：図書館の案内は日本語だけ？ 女性：最新の英語訳は公式サイトにある。男性：旅行ブログの英語時間表を見つけた。女性：日付を確認して。古い可能性がある。

正解：A. The library’s official website　公式サイトが最新の翻訳・時間表の情報源。

英文：Boy: Can I fix the damaged bicycle brake myself during the workshop? / Girl: Only trained workers may handle serious brake problems. You can learn how to check tires and lights. / Boy: Should I ride the bicycle home first? / Girl: No, not if the brakes aren’t working safely.　和訳：男子：講座中に壊れたブレーキを自分で直せる？ 女子：深刻なブレーキ問題は訓練者だけが担当。タイヤとライトの点検なら学べる。男子：その自転車で帰っていい？ 女子：安全にブレーキが働かないなら乗ってはいけない。

正解：B. Checking tires and lights　生徒が学べるのはタイヤとライトの点検。

英文：Girl: Does light rain mean our nature workshop is canceled? / Boy: No, but dangerous winds will cause the outdoor walk to be replaced by an indoor lesson. / Girl: When will we know about changes? / Boy: The organizers will email everyone by seven on Sunday morning.　和訳：女子：小雨なら自然講座は中止？ 男子：小雨では中止せず、危険な強風なら屋内授業に変更。女子：変更連絡はいつ？ 男子：日曜朝7時までにメールで届く。

正解：C. Dangerous winds　危険な強風が屋内代替の条件。

英文：A public library started an evening reading group for teenagers. During its first week, thirty-five students registered, but only twenty-seven attended. Four had canceled in advance, and four did not arrive. The organizer noted that registrations were not the same as actual participation. Before changing the meeting time, the library planned to ask families which evenings were most convenient.　和訳：公共図書館は10代向け夜の読書会を始め、初週35人登録・27人参加・4人事前取消・4人無断欠席だった。登録と実参加は同じではないため、時間を変更する前に家庭へ都合のよい曜日を聞く予定だった。

正解：A. Twenty-seven　27人実参加。35人は登録。

英文：A town installed drinking water refill stations in three parks. People could use reusable bottles, and the town hoped fewer disposable drinks would be purchased. Staff checked water quality regularly. However, the number of refills did not show how many plastic bottles had been avoided, because one visitor might refill the same bottle several times. The town planned to ask users about their shopping habits.　和訳：町は3公園に給水所を設置して水質を点検し、再利用水筒で使い捨て容器の購入が減ることを期待した。しかし同じ人が何度も補給するため補給回数は削減されたボトル本数と同じではなく、買い物習慣を調査する予定。

正解：B. One visitor could refill the same bottle repeatedly　1人が同じボトルに繰り返し補給できる。

英文：A school considered installing solar panels on the roof of its sports hall. The first cost estimate was twenty thousand dollars, but additional safety work might increase the final bill. The principal had not yet approved the purchase and wanted offers from several companies. Teachers explained that a preliminary estimate should not be presented as a confirmed expense.　和訳：学校は体育館屋根への太陽光パネル設置を検討しており、最初の見積もりは2万ドル。ただし安全工事が必要なら増額の可能性があり、校長はまだ購入を承認していない。数社の見積もりを比較する予定で、概算を確定支出と扱ってはいけない。

正解：C. Twenty thousand dollars　最初の見積もりは2万ドルで確定請求ではない。

英文：A town library announced that its garden reading area would open at nine on Saturdays during summer. On weekdays it would still open at ten. The change was a four-week trial, and staff planned to count visitors during the extra hour and calculate cleaning costs. They said that positive feedback alone would not determine whether the earlier opening became permanent.　和訳：図書館の庭の読書エリアは夏の土曜だけ9時開放に変更、平日は10時のまま。4週間の試行で早い1時間の利用者と清掃費用を調べ、好意的な感想だけで恒久化を決めない方針。

正解：D. 10:00 a.m.　平日は10時、土曜だけ9時の試行。

英文：Students helped a local group observe young street trees. They recorded the condition of leaves and the amount of rain each week. When a branch looked damaged, volunteers were told not to cut it themselves but to inform trained workers. Organizers explained that safe observations could help identify maintenance needs without putting students near dangerous equipment.　和訳：生徒は街路樹の葉と週ごとの雨量を記録する活動に参加した。枝の損傷を見つけても自分で切らず訓練者に知らせるよう求められ、安全な観察だけでも維持管理が必要な場所を見つけられると説明された。

正解：A. Report them to trained workers　危険な作業は訓練された職員へ報告。

英文：A history museum recorded older residents describing changes in their town. Before publishing the interviews, staff asked people to review the recordings. Some participants wanted to share their stories but not private family details. The museum removed the requested information and also created written summaries for visitors who preferred reading to listening.　和訳：歴史博物館は年長住民の町の記憶を録音し、公開前に本人へ確認した。話は共有したくても家族の私的な情報は除いてほしい人がおり、博物館は希望した情報を削除し、読む方がよい来訪者向けに文章要約も作った。

正解：B. To protect private information　公開前に家族の個人情報を保護するため。

英文：A school library began lending science kits containing measuring devices. Students could borrow one kit for five days. Extensions were possible only if no other student had reserved the kit. Librarians checked each item when it was returned and asked borrowers to report damage. They said these rules protected equipment and allowed fair access.　和訳：学校図書館は測定器入り理科キットを5日間貸し、次の予約者がいない場合のみ延長できる。返却時にはすべての品物を確認して破損を報告させ、器材保護と公平な利用を図った。

正解：C. Only if nobody else has reserved it　次の予約者がいないことが必要条件。

英文：A student council received a budget of nine hundred dollars for school activities. It planned to spend five hundred on safety equipment and two hundred fifty on materials. The remaining money would be kept for unexpected needs. Students had to check final prices and seek approval before buying anything. The council said planned costs might differ from actual spending.　和訳：生徒会は活動予算900ドルのうち安全器材500ドル・材料250ドルを予定し、残額は予備費とした。購入前に最終価格と承認が必要で、予定額と実支出は異なる場合がある。

正解：D. One hundred fifty dollars　900−500−250＝150ドル。

英文：A town asked one hundred shoppers how they had traveled during the previous week. Sixty said they had taken a bus, while forty-five had walked to shops. Respondents were allowed to choose more than one option, because they might have made different journeys. Officials warned that adding the figures would not show the number of different people, since some respondents selected both.　和訳：町は買い物客100人に前週の移動手段を聞き、60人がバス・45人が徒歩と答えた。複数選択でき、両方選んだ人もいるため単純合計で異なる人数は分からないと説明した。

正解：A. Some people selected both methods　複数回答の重複がある。

英文：A community repair event accepted seventy small household items. After inspection, forty could be fixed with simple tools, twenty required specialists, and ten were too damaged for safe repair. Organizers kept the three groups separate and reminded visitors that receiving an item did not mean it would be repaired successfully. Dangerous electrical work was restricted to trained professionals.　和訳：地域の修理会は70点を受け付け、40点は簡単な道具で修理可能、20点は専門家対応、10点は危険で修理できなかった。受付数を成功数と同じにせず、危険な電気作業は訓練者に限定した。

正解：B. Twenty　専門家が必要なのは20点。

英文：A coastal nature group arranged walks along marked paths to observe seabirds. Volunteers used binoculars and stayed away from nesting areas. Children under thirteen needed an adult companion. The group asked everyone not to feed wild birds, and organizers planned to replace the walk with an indoor talk if dangerous winds made the route unsafe.　和訳：沿岸の自然団体は標識の道から双眼鏡で野鳥を見る散策を実施し、繁殖場所へ近づかず餌を与えないよう求めた。13歳未満は大人同伴、危険な強風なら屋内講話へ切り替える。

正解：C. Feeding wild birds　野鳥への給餌は禁止。

英文：A school measured the amount of leftover food in its cafeteria. In one week, sixty kilograms remained, and in the next week, forty-five kilograms remained. However, fewer students ate at school in the second week. The teachers said the smaller amount did not prove that food waste had decreased per student. They planned to compare leftovers per meal.　和訳：学校は給食の残りを初週60kg、翌週45kgと測定したが2週目は給食利用者が少なかった。残量の減少だけで1人当たりのごみが減ったとは言えないため、食事1回当たりで比較する予定。

正解：D. Leftovers per meal　食事1回当たりの残量。

英文：A museum asked visitors whether new signs made its exhibits easier to understand. Many people said the signs were useful, but staff explained that positive opinions did not prove learning had improved. The museum prepared short questions about the exhibits and planned to compare responses from different weeks. It also wanted to hear from visitors who needed accessible formats.　和訳：博物館は新標識が展示理解に役立つか尋ね、多数が役立つと答えたが感想だけで学習改善は証明できないため、展示内容への短い質問で週ごとの理解度を比べ、情報の利用しやすさが必要な人の意見も聞く予定。

正解：A. Understanding of exhibits　展示理解を質問で確認する。

英文：A bridge near a school was closed for repairs. The usual walking route from the station took nine minutes, but the temporary route would take fourteen minutes. Teachers asked students to use the marked crossing and leave home earlier. Train departure times and school start times remained unchanged. The bridge was expected to reopen after two weeks.　和訳：学校近くの橋が工事で閉鎖され、駅からの道は通常9分から臨時14分へ増えた。標識の横断場所を使い早めの出発が必要。列車と始業の時刻は変わらず、橋は2週間後に再開予定。

正解：B. Five minutes　14−9＝5分余計に必要。

英文：A youth learning center offered a free weekend workshop. In one week, one hundred students submitted forms, but only seventy attended the first session. Twenty applicants canceled and ten did not come. The director said that form submissions were not equivalent to actual attendance. The center planned to send reminders and ask families about better times for future lessons.　和訳：青少年学習センターは週末の無料講座で100件の申込を受けたが初回参加は70人、取消20件、無断欠席10人だった。応募件数を実参加と同一視せず、リマインドや都合のよい時間の調査を予定した。

正解：C. Seventy　初回の実参加者は70人。