英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第28セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自台本・全訳・解答】

英語：Girl: Is the backstage tour open to all students? / Boy: Students who are at least fourteen may join. Those under sixteen must come with a parent. / Girl: I’m fifteen, and my mother can come with me. / Boy: Then you can apply online by Thursday.　日本語訳：女子：舞台裏見学は全生徒が対象？ 男子：14歳以上が参加でき、16歳未満は保護者同伴。女子：15歳で母が同伴できる。男子：木曜までネット申込可能。

正解：A. Apply online and attend with a parent　15歳は参加年齢を満たすが16歳未満なので保護者が必要。

英語：Man: How much will it cost to print thirty color pages? / Woman: Each color page costs forty cents. Black-and-white copies are ten cents. / Man: I need the charts in color. / Woman: Then the total is twelve dollars.　日本語訳：男性：カラー30ページの料金は？ 女性：カラーは1枚40セント、白黒は10セント。男性：図表はカラーが必要。女性：合計12ドル。

正解：B. Twelve dollars　30 × $0.40 = $12。

英語：Boy: Will the outdoor sports day take place on Saturday if it rains? / Girl: A little rain is fine. But strong winds would make the equipment unsafe. / Boy: What happens in that case? / Girl: The outdoor games will move to next Sunday. The indoor activities will still happen on Saturday.　日本語訳：男子：土曜に雨なら屋外運動会は？ 女子：小雨なら実施。強風で危険なら屋外競技を翌日曜へ延期、屋内活動は土曜のまま。

正解：C. The outdoor games　危険な強風の場合、屋外競技のみ翌日曜に延期。

英語：Girl: Our festival map says the craft workshop is beside the east gate. / Boy: That was last year’s location. This year it’s near the library’s north entrance. / Girl: Is the time still two o’clock? / Boy: Yes, only the location has changed.　日本語訳：女子：祭りの手作り講座は東門の横？ 男子：昨年はそうだが今年は図書館北入口のそば。開始2時は変更なし。

正解：D. Near the library’s north entrance　今年の場所は図書館北入口付近。

英語：Boy: I finished the volunteer training yesterday. Can I receive my certificate now? / Girl: The staff are checking the attendance records. Certificates will be emailed on Friday. / Boy: Do I need to pay a fee? / Girl: No. The certificate is free for everyone who completed the training.　日本語訳：男子：昨日研修を終えたので修了証を今受け取れる？ 女子：出席記録を確認中で金曜メール送付。研修修了者は無料。

正解：A. Friday　金曜にメールで配付。

英語：Man: Does the eight fifteen train still leave at that time? / Woman: Yes, but it will depart from Platform Four instead of Platform Two. / Man: Has its destination changed? / Woman: No. The departure time and destination are the same.　日本語訳：男性：8時15分の電車の時刻は変わらない？ 女性：そう。ただし2番ではなく4番ホームへ。行先と発車時刻は同じ。

正解：B. The platform　2番から4番ホームへの変更のみ。

英語：Girl: May I keep the borrowed microscope until Monday? / Boy: Another group has reserved it for Sunday. You need to return it on Saturday so we can inspect it. / Girl: Should I report a loose part? / Boy: Definitely. Please don’t repair it yourself.　日本語訳：女子：借りた顕微鏡を月曜まで使える？ 男子：日曜に別の予約があるので土曜返却。緩んだ部品は報告し自分で修理しない。

正解：C. It must be inspected before another group’s loan　日曜の予約前に点検する必要がある。

英語：Man: Does the school café have a meal without nuts today? / Woman: I can’t confirm that from this menu. Please ask the trained kitchen staff about ingredients. / Man: Can I just remove the nuts myself? / Woman: No. You should check before choosing a meal.　日本語訳：男性：今日の学校カフェにナッツなし料理はある？ 女性：メニューだけでは確認できないので訓練された調理職員に原材料を尋ねて。自分で取り除けばいい？ 女性：選ぶ前に確認が必要。

正解：D. Ask trained staff about the ingredients　安全性はメニューだけでは確定しない。

英語：Girl: Should I bring paint and brushes to the weekend art class? / Boy: The center will provide those. Please bring an old shirt to protect your clothes. / Girl: What about a notebook? / Boy: You don’t need one, but you can bring it if you want.　日本語訳：女子：週末美術講座に絵の具と筆を持参する？ 男子：会場提供。服を守る古いシャツを持参。ノートは任意。

正解：A. An old shirt　古いシャツのみ必須、ノートは任意。

英語：Boy: This soup costs five dollars, right? / Girl: Yes, but customers who bring a reusable container get a one-dollar discount. / Boy: I brought my own container. / Girl: Then your soup will be four dollars.　日本語訳：男子：スープは5ドル？ 女子：再利用容器持参で1ドル引き。男子：容器を持参している。女子：4ドル。

正解：B. Four dollars　$5−$1=$4。

英語：Girl: One hundred students signed up for the discussion event. / Boy: How many actually attended? / Girl: Eighty-five. Ten canceled, and five did not show up. / Boy: Then the report should distinguish applications from attendance.　日本語訳：女子：討論会に100人応募したが出席は85人、取消10人、無断欠席5人。男子：応募と出席は分けて報告しよう。

正解：C. Eighty-five　実出席は85人。

英語：Woman: May my thirteen-year-old son operate the electric cutting machine? / Man: No, only trained adults may operate it. He can observe the demonstration. / Woman: Can he use paper and rulers for the model activity? / Man: Yes, that part is open to all registered students.　日本語訳：女性：13歳の息子は電動切断機を使える？ 男性：訓練された大人だけ。見学と紙・定規の模型活動は登録生徒全員参加可。

正解：D. The paper-model activity　紙模型づくりは登録生徒に開放。

英語：Boy: Can I post the photographs from the interview on our school website? / Girl: Did the people in the photographs agree to that? / Boy: They agreed to let us take pictures, but we haven’t asked about publishing. / Girl: Then ask for publication permission first.　日本語訳：男子：取材時の写真を学校サイトに掲載していい？ 女子：写っている人は同意した？ 男子：撮影には同意したが公開にはまだ。女子：公開許可を先に取ろう。

正解：A. Permission to publish the photographs　撮影の許可と公開許可は別。

英語：Girl: The star-watching event starts at eight, doesn’t it? / Boy: Yes, but everyone must check in by seven forty-five. / Girl: Does the ticket include the telescope lesson? / Boy: It does. There’s no additional charge.　日本語訳：女子：星空観察会は8時開始？ 男子：そうだが7時45分までに受付。望遠鏡の講義は券に含まれ追加料金なし。

正解：B. 7:45 p.m.　開始8時と受付期限7時45分を区別。

英語：Man: We used less electricity after installing automatic lights. / Woman: That’s promising, but didn’t the building close for a week during the trial? / Man: Yes, it did. / Woman: Then let’s compare electricity use per open day before claiming the lights caused the reduction.　日本語訳：男性：自動照明を導入してから電力使用が減った。女性：試行中に建物が1週間閉鎖されていない？ 男性：そう。女性：照明の効果と判断する前に開館日当たりの使用量を比べよう。

正解：C. Electricity use per open day　建物の開館日数で補正する必要がある。

英語：A public library offered a workshop on simple repairs. Eighty residents registered, but sixty attended. The remaining twenty were unable to participate for various reasons. The staff did not assume that registration numbers showed how many people had learned new skills. They planned to compare short practice tasks and ask attendees to demonstrate safe use of basic tools.　日本語訳：図書館は修理講習を開き80人登録したが参加は60人だった。残る20人は様々な理由で不参加で、登録数から習得者数は分からないため練習課題と安全な工具使用の実演で成果を確認する予定。

正解：A. Sixty　実参加60人。

英語：A town began providing bus route information in several languages. Printed guides were useful, but some routes changed during road repairs. Staff asked residents to check the official website before traveling and offered printed updates at the community center. Volunteers also helped people who found online maps difficult to use. The town planned to ask visitors whether they understood the new instructions.　日本語訳：町は多言語のバス案内を提供したが工事中に路線が変更されることもあり、出発前に公式サイトを確認し公共施設で紙の更新案内も入手できるようにした。ネット地図が苦手な人にはボランティアが支援する。

正解：B. It may contain the most recent route changes　路線が変更される場合があるため最新情報を確認。

英語：Students counted insects in a school garden on two occasions. In May, they saw thirty insects during a twenty-minute observation. In June, they saw forty-five insects during a forty-minute observation. Their teacher warned that the counts were not directly comparable because observation times differed. The class decided to record the time spent observing and compare rates instead of raw totals.　日本語訳：学校菜園で5月は20分に30匹、6月は40分に45匹を観察した。時間が異なるので単純な数の比較では増減を示せないと教師が指摘し、観察時間を記録して単位時間当たりで比較することにした。

正解：C. Different observation durations　20分と40分で観察時間が異なる。

英語：A local history museum borrowed old photographs from residents to create a digital archive. Staff scanned the images and returned the originals. Before putting the files online, they asked owners to review descriptions and remove addresses or private names if necessary. Museum workers explained that permission to scan a photograph did not automatically mean that every detail could be published.　日本語訳：地域の博物館は昔の写真を借りてデジタル化し原本を返した。公開前に所有者が説明文を確認し、必要なら住所や個人的な名前を取り除いた。スキャン許可と全情報の公開許可は同じでない。

正解：D. Descriptions and private details　説明文と非公開情報を確認。

英語：A school announced that a pedestrian bridge near the station would close for repairs. The usual walking route took six minutes, but the temporary route would take eleven. Students were asked to leave home earlier and use the marked crossing. The train timetable and the school’s starting time would not change. Staff expected the bridge to reopen after about ten days.　日本語訳：駅近くの歩道橋が修理で閉鎖され、学校までの徒歩は通常6分から臨時11分へ延長。電車の時刻と始業時刻は変わらない。

正解：A. Five minutes　11−6＝5分。

英語：A community food center received ninety donated packages. Volunteers inspected them and found that sixty could be given to families immediately. Twenty needed special storage, and ten had to be removed because their condition was uncertain. The center stressed that the total number of donations was not the same as the number suitable for immediate use.　日本語訳：食品共有センターは90包を受け、60包は即時配布、20包は特別保管、10包は状態不確かで撤去。寄付の総数とすぐ使える数を区別する。

正解：B. Twenty　特別保管20包。

英語：A town planned an outdoor sports event on Sunday. Organizers said that light rain alone would not cancel the program. However, strong winds that made equipment unsafe would lead to indoor activities instead. Registered families would receive an email by seven on Sunday morning if the location changed. Everyone was asked to check messages before leaving home.　日本語訳：町の日曜屋外運動会は小雨だけでは中止しないが、強風で器材が危険なら屋内活動へ変更。登録家庭は変更時に当日朝7時までにメールを受け取る。

正解：C. Dangerous strong winds　危険な強風が条件。

英語：A science club measured temperatures in two classrooms. The room with new curtains was cooler, but its windows had also been open longer. Students decided not to conclude that the curtains alone caused the difference. Instead, they planned to compare temperatures at the same time while keeping ventilation conditions similar. Their teacher reminded them to check the measuring instruments first.　日本語訳：理科クラブが2教室を測ると新しいカーテンの部屋は涼しかったが、窓を開けた時間も長かった。カーテンだけの効果とせず換気・時刻をそろえて測り直し器具も確認する。

正解：D. That the curtains alone caused the cooler temperature　窓の開放も別の原因。

英語：A secondary school welcomed visiting students for a cultural exchange. Participants prepared short presentations and asked questions about their countries. After the meeting, the organizers wanted to post photographs online. Teachers reminded them to get permission from everyone shown and to avoid including private addresses. The school also checked the accuracy of captions before sharing them.　日本語訳：学校は留学生を迎えた交流会の写真をネット公開しようとしたが、写っている全員から許可を得て住所などを載せず、説明文の正確さを確認する必要があった。

正解：A. Permission and accurate captions　写真掲載の許可と正確な説明が必要。

英語：A town tested lights that became brighter when people approached a park path. Some residents said the path felt more comfortable, while others worried about dark areas. Officials measured electricity use and collected feedback. They explained that positive opinions did not prove the lights were safer. More evidence was needed before making a long-term decision.　日本語訳：町は人が近づくと明るくなる公園照明を試した。快適だという意見も暗い場所の不安もあり、電力と意見を調べたが安全性向上は未証明。

正解：B. That the lights had improved safety　安全性向上の根拠はまだ不足。

英語：A technology center received 130 registrations for a weekend course. Ninety-five people attended, twenty-five canceled before the event, and ten did not arrive. Staff recorded the numbers separately and explained that applications did not automatically become attendance. The center planned to improve reminders and ask participants whether the course had met their needs.　日本語訳：週末の技術講座には130件登録、95人参加、25人事前取消、10人無断欠席。登録と参加を分け、リマインド改善と満足度を調べる。

正解：C. 95　実参加は95人。

英語：A public library opened for an extra hour on Friday evenings during an examination period. Some visitors appreciated the additional study time, but staff costs also increased. The director decided to test the longer hours for one month and compare attendance with expenses. The change would become permanent only if the benefits justified the costs.　日本語訳：図書館は試験期間の金曜に1時間延長し好評だったが人件費も増えた。1か月の試行で利用と費用を比較し、便益が見合う場合のみ恒久化する。

正解：D. The director wanted to compare benefits and costs　便益と追加費用を評価するため。

英語：A student art exhibition received ninety entries. Sixty-five were selected for display, fifteen applicants withdrew, and ten did not meet the event rules. The organizer announced each result separately. Students were reminded that sending an application was not the same as being accepted for the exhibition.　日本語訳：生徒作品展は90応募で65展示受入、15辞退、10は規則に合わなかった。申込と受入決定は別と説明した。

正解：A. Sixty-five　展示受入は65作品。

英語：A community center planned a Saturday evening film event. The doors would open at six thirty, and the film would begin at seven. Volunteers helping with seating had to arrive by six ten. Admission was free, but families had to reserve places online by Thursday and wait for confirmation emails on Friday.　日本語訳：地域センターの土曜映画会は開場18時30分、上映19時、座席案内ボランティアは18時10分までに集合。無料だが家庭は木曜までに予約し金曜の確定メールを待つ。

正解：B. 6:30 p.m.　一般開場18時30分。

英語：A school library lent science kits containing simple measuring instruments. Each kit could be borrowed for five days. Extensions were possible only if no other student had reserved the same kit. Teachers checked every item when it was returned and asked borrowers to report any damage. The system was designed to protect equipment and make access fair.　日本語訳：学校図書館は測定器具を含む理科キットを5日間貸出。別の予約がなければ延長でき、返却時に点検し損傷を報告することで安全と公平を守る。

正解：C. When nobody else has reserved the kit　ほかの生徒が予約していない場合に限る。