英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第32セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自30台本・全訳・解答】

正解：C. At 3:00
根拠：当初2:30ではなく確定した開始3:00。4:30は終了時刻。

英語台本：W: Is the science workshop still starting at two thirty? M: No. The instructor will arrive later than expected, so it will begin at three. The ending time has also been moved to four thirty. W: I’ll tell my classmates.
和訳：女：科学講習はまだ2時半開始？ 男：講師が遅れるため3時開始、終了は4時半に変更。女：クラスメートに伝える。

正解：A. A full refund
根拠：交換希望は当初の質問。決定はfull refund。

英語台本：M: The headphones I bought yesterday do not work. Could I exchange them? W: We have no replacements today. I can refund the full price if you show your receipt. M: I have it here. A refund is fine.
和訳：男：昨日買ったヘッドホンが動かないので交換したい。女：今日は交換品がない。領収書があれば全額返金できる。男：あるので返金でよい。

正解：B. Aya
根拠：Ken＝charts、Aya＝sensors、男＝説明。

英語台本：W: Did Ken check the air sensors before the science lesson? M: He prepared the charts, but Aya tested the sensors this morning. I’ll explain the results in class. W: Thanks. I’ll ask Aya if the equipment is ready.
和訳：女：健が理科授業前に空気センサーを調べた？ 男：健は図表の準備、彩が今朝センサーの試験。自分は結果を説明する。女：彩に確認する。

正解：C. Ask permission for online sharing
根拠：館内展示許可とインターネット公開は別。

英語台本：M: Can we put the museum photographs on our website? W: The families agreed to display them inside the museum, but they haven’t approved online publication. We must ask them separately. M: Then let’s wait before uploading anything.
和訳：男：博物館の写真をネットに載せていい？ 女：家庭は館内展示に同意したがネット公開は未承認。別に許可が必要。男：アップロードを待とう。

正解：B. 26
根拠：登録40と出席26を区別する。

英語台本：W: Our reading club had forty students register last month, didn’t it? M: Yes, but only twenty-six attended at least one session. The others may have had other activities. W: We should ask what time they prefer.
和訳：女：読書部には先月40人登録した？ 男：そう。ただし1回以上出席したのは26人。ほかは別活動があったかも。女：希望時間を聞こう。

正解：C. Two dollars
根拠：under sixは6歳未満。7歳は通常料金2ドル。

英語台本：M: Is the new town bus free for children? W: Only for children under six who travel with an adult. Other passengers pay two dollars per ride. M: My sister is seven, so I’ll buy her a ticket.
和訳：男：町バスは子ども無料？ 女：6歳未満で大人同伴の子のみ無料。ほかは1回2ドル。男：妹は7歳なので券を買う。

正解：D. On Thursdays
根拠：試行は木曜のみ、平日毎日ではない。

英語台本：W: Will the library stay open until eight every weekday? M: Not yet. It will test opening until eight only on Thursdays for a month. Staff will review attendance after that. W: So the other weekdays remain unchanged.
和訳：女：図書館は平日毎日8時まで？ 男：まだ。1か月、木曜だけ8時まで試す。職員がその後利用状況を確認する。女：ほかの平日はそのまま。

正解：A. Reserve a place online
根拠：無料と予約不要は異なる。

英語台本：M: I heard the repair class is free. Can I just walk in? W: There is no lesson fee, but you must reserve a place online by Wednesday. Tools are provided, so just bring a notebook. M: I’ll register tonight.
和訳：男：修理講座は無料だから飛び入りでいい？ 女：受講料は無料だが水曜までのオンライン予約が必要。工具は提供するのでノートだけ持参。男：今夜登録する。

正解：B. The path was unsafe
根拠：安全上の理由。単なる手袋不足等ではない。

英語台本：W: Are we still cleaning the riverside path on Saturday? M: No. The area is unsafe after the storm, so the event has been postponed until next Sunday. The organizers will send details tomorrow. W: I’ll check my email.
和訳：女：土曜の川辺清掃は予定どおり？ 男：嵐後に現地が危険なので次の日曜まで延期。詳細は明日通知。女：メールを見る。

正解：C. It has not yet been confirmed
根拠：appliedとconfirmedは別。

英語台本：M: My brother applied to borrow a school tablet. Does he have a place now? W: The office hasn’t sent a confirmation email yet. Applications will be checked tomorrow. He should not collect a tablet until he receives the email. M: I understand.
和訳：男：弟が学校のタブレット借用を申請した。もう確定？ 女：確認メールはまだ。明日審査する。メールが来るまで受け取り不可。男：分かった。

正解：D. The eastern path
根拠：insteadの後のeastern pathが代替経路。

英語台本：W: Should we walk beside the lake to get to the museum? M: That path is under repair. Take the eastern path through the park instead. It takes about ten minutes. W: Good. I’ll follow the signs.
和訳：女：湖沿いを歩いて博物館に行く？ 男：その道は修理中なので、公園の東側経路を使う。10分ほど。女：標識を見る。

正解：A. The travel story
根拠：質問者の推測を否定し、18人の旅行本が最多。

英語台本：M: Did most students choose the science book for next month? W: Actually, twelve chose the science book, but eighteen preferred a story about travel. Five students had not answered. M: Then the travel story is the most popular choice.
和訳：男：科学の本が最多？ 女：科学本12人、旅行の物語18人、未回答5人。男：旅行の物語が最多。

正解：C. Ms. Tanaka
根拠：役割の主語を正しく区別。

英語台本：W: Who is writing the event report, Emi or Leo? M: Emi is taking photographs, and Leo is collecting visitors’ comments. Ms. Tanaka will write the final report after reviewing their work. W: I’ll send her the attendance figures.
和訳：女：行事報告書は恵美かレオが書く？ 男：恵美は撮影、レオは感想集め。田中先生が確認後に最終報告書を書く。女：出席数を送る。

正解：B. At the central station
根拠：ここにあるblackと本人のblueを区別。

英語台本：M: I left my blue umbrella on the train yesterday. Is it at this office? W: We found a black one, but your blue umbrella was sent to the central station. You can collect it there after four. M: Thank you. I’ll go later.
和訳：男：昨日列車に青い傘を忘れた。ここにある？ 女：ここには黒い傘。青い傘は中央駅へ送られ、4時以降に受取可能。男：あとで行く。

正解：D. Designing the posters
根拠：designedは実施済み、printingは未実施。

英語台本：W: Have the posters for the concert been printed? M: The design was completed this morning, but the printer stopped working before the posters were printed. A local shop has agreed to print them tomorrow. W: Then we still need to check the finished copies.
和訳：女：コンサートのポスターは印刷済み？ 男：デザインは今朝完成したが印刷前に故障。地元店が明日印刷予定。女：完成品の確認が必要。

正解：B. Return them before leaving
根拠：無料貸出でも持ち帰れない。

英語台本：Welcome to the town history museum. Short audio guides are now available in three languages. You may borrow one free of charge at the entrance, but you must return it before leaving. Printed guides are also available for visitors who prefer reading. Please ask a staff member if you need help choosing a guide.
和訳：歴史博物館へようこそ。音声案内は3言語、入口で無料貸出し、退館前に返却が必要。読むのを好む来館者向けの印刷案内もある。希望の案内選びは職員に相談。

正解：A. Water savings and maintenance costs
根拠：費用対効果を比べるため水使用量と維持費を調べる。

英語台本：The city park has installed two rainwater tanks to help water plants during dry weeks. Workers will record the amount of tap water used for three months. They will also check how much it costs to clean and repair the tanks. The city has not yet decided whether to buy more tanks.
和訳：公園では乾燥時に植物へ水をやるため雨水タンク2基を設置。3か月水道水使用量を記録し、清掃・修理費も確認。増設は未決定。

正解：C. It stayed the same
根拠：140+90=230、160+70=230。

英語台本：During the school’s recycling day, volunteers collected 140 kilograms of paper and 90 kilograms of plastic. Last year, they collected 160 kilograms of paper and 70 kilograms of plastic. The total weight was the same in both years, although the amounts of each material changed. The club will ask families why the types of donations differed.
和訳：学校の回収日には紙140kg・プラスチック90kg。前年は紙160kg・プラスチック70kg。合計は両年230kgで同じだが内訳が変わった。理由を家庭に尋ねる予定。

正解：D. Three
根拠：up to three＝同時最大3冊。

英語台本：The library’s new digital borrowing system lets members read books from home. A user may borrow up to three digital books at one time, and each book automatically becomes unavailable after fourteen days. The library says it will not charge overdue fees for these digital books because they are returned automatically.
和訳：電子書籍貸出では自宅から読め、同時に最大3冊、14日後自動返却となる。自動返却のため延滞料はない。

正解：A. The number of different passengers
根拠：ridesとunique passengersは別。

英語台本：A coastal town counted 500 paid bus rides during a two-week trial. It did not know how many different people had traveled, because one passenger could take several rides. The town will also ask people who did not use the bus why they stayed away. Officials will review the results before deciding whether to continue the service.
和訳：海辺の町の2週間の試験では有料乗車500回を記録したが、複数回乗る人がいるため異なる乗客の実人数は不明。非利用者にも理由を尋ね、継続前に評価する。

正解：B. Which dates are certain or estimated
根拠：confirmedとestimatedを区別する。

英語台本：The museum received thirty old photographs from local families. A historian checked the buildings shown in the pictures against old maps. She could estimate the period of some images, but not the exact year of every photograph. The museum will display the images with notes about which dates are certain and which are estimates.
和訳：博物館には古写真30枚が集まり、歴史研究者は古地図で一部の年代を推定したが全写真の正確な年は不明。展示時に確実な日付と推定を区別して注記する。

正解：C. To compare results under similar conditions
根拠：天候が交絡要因かもしれないため再調査。

英語台本：A school nature club counted birds near a lake on five mornings. More birds were observed on the third morning, but the students did not measure wind conditions. Their teacher suggested repeating the observations in similar weather before deciding whether the lake had become more popular with birds. The club will collect more data next month.
和訳：自然部は湖で5朝鳥を観察し3日目に多かったが風の条件は未測定。教師は似た天候で再観察してから、鳥がより好む場所になったか判断すべきと助言した。来月データを増やす。

正解：D. The venue
根拠：曜日・時刻・券は不変、会場のみ変更。

英語台本：Good morning. The school concert will take place on Friday as planned, but the venue has changed from the gym to the auditorium because the gym floor is being repaired. The starting time, six o’clock, remains the same. All tickets are still valid, and students do not need to register again.
和訳：学校の金曜コンサートは予定どおりだが体育館の床を修理中のため会場は講堂へ変更。開始6時は同じ。券は有効で再登録不要。

正解：A. The registration list
根拠：not publish registration listと明記。

英語台本：The community center has a new online registration form. Visitors must enter their names and contact details, but they should not upload photographs of other people without permission. Staff will explain how the information is stored before collecting any applications. They will not publish the registration list on the public website.
和訳：地域センターはオンライン登録を始め、氏名と連絡先は必要だが他人の写真を無許可で投稿しない。情報の保管方法を説明し、申込名簿は一般公開しない。

正解：B. Express trains
根拠：not included express trains。

英語台本：The train company is testing a special weekend ticket. It costs twelve dollars and allows unlimited rides on local trains for one day. However, express trains are not included, and passengers must buy a separate ticket for those services. The trial will end at the end of next month.
和訳：鉄道会社は週末用12ドル券を試し、1日ローカル列車は乗り放題だが急行列車は対象外。急行利用には別の切符が必要。試行は翌月末終了。

正解：C. The amount of sunlight
根拠：control amount of light。

英語台本：Students tried two different containers for growing tomatoes. The plants in one container grew taller, but that group also received more sunlight. The science teacher explained that the result did not prove which container was better. The class will repeat the test while controlling the amount of light given to each plant.
和訳：トマトの容器2種類を試したが、背が高く育った方は日光も多かった。教師は容器の優劣を証明できないと説明し、次は日光量を統制して再試験する。

正解：D. By Sunday evening
根拠：by Sunday evening。

英語台本：The town swimming center will close its outdoor pool from Monday to Thursday for repairs. The indoor pool will remain open during normal hours. People with tickets for outdoor lessons may request a refund or transfer to an indoor lesson if spaces are available. Requests must be made by Sunday evening.
和訳：町の水泳施設は月〜木に屋外プールを修理閉鎖し、屋内は通常営業。屋外講習の券は返金か空席のある屋内講習へ変更可能で、申請期限は日曜夜。

正解：A. The menu and portion sizes both changed
根拠：2つの要因が同時に変化したため。

英語台本：The school cafeteria changed its lunch menu and began offering smaller portions in September. Food waste fell from fifty kilograms to forty kilograms in the following month. However, staff said they could not identify which change had caused the reduction. They planned to compare more weeks before claiming that smaller portions alone were responsible.
和訳：学校食堂は9月に献立変更と小盛り提供を同時に開始。廃棄量は50kgから40kgに減ったが、どちらの変更が原因か特定できず、追加調査予定。

正解：B. Families wanting an activity pack
根拠：参加無料とセット予約を分ける。

英語台本：The public library is holding a free story-reading afternoon for families. Children under eight must come with an adult. Everyone may listen without paying, but families that want a take-home activity pack must reserve one online by Tuesday. A limited number of packs will be available at the event.
和訳：図書館の無料読み聞かせでは8歳未満は大人同伴。聞くだけなら無料だが持ち帰り活動セットは火曜までにオンライン予約。個数に限りあり。

正解：C. Stay seated until staff give instructions
根拠：stay in seats until instructions。

英語台本：The science museum’s planetarium will show a program about the night sky every Saturday afternoon. Before each show, staff will explain how city lights make some stars difficult to see. A short question session will follow the show. Visitors who want to join the session should stay in their seats until a staff member gives instructions.
和訳：科学館のプラネタリウムは毎週土曜午後に夜空の番組を上映。街の照明で星が見えにくい理由を事前に説明し、上映後に質問会。参加希望者は職員の指示まで着席。