英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第34セット｜会話15問＋説明文15問【独自30台本・全和訳・解説】

正解：B. The library hall
変更は会場のみ。

英文：W: Is the museum workshop still in Room A? M: Not this Saturday. That room is being repaired, so we will use the library hall instead. The starting time is still ten in the morning. W: Good. I will tell the other students.
和訳：女：博物館講座はA室？ 男：土曜は修理で図書館ホールを使う。開始は午前10時のまま。女：生徒に知らせる。

正解：C. 52
50を超える借用者は52人。

英文：M: I heard eighty people signed up for the new reading service. Did they all borrow books? W: No. Fifty-two borrowed at least one title. The others registered but did not use it during the first month. M: So registrations and actual users are different.
和訳：男：読書サービスに80人が登録。全員借りた？ 女：少なくとも1冊借りたのは52人。残りは初月には使わなかった。男：登録者と実利用者は別だ。

正解：A. A refund
交換ではなく返金に決定。

英文：W: My ticket is for Friday, but I cannot attend. Can I exchange it for Saturday? M: Saturday is full. You may request a refund before Wednesday evening if you have your receipt. W: I do have it. I’ll apply today.
和訳：女：金曜の券だが参加できない。土曜へ交換できる？ 男：満席だが領収書があれば水曜夜までの返金申請は可能。女：今日申請する。

正解：D. Ken
Ken made the charts。

英文：M: Did Aya prepare the charts for the experiment? W: She tested the equipment. Ken made the charts, and our science teacher will explain the results. M: Thanks. I will ask Ken for the figures.
和訳：男：彩が実験の図表を作成？ 女：彩は機材試験、健が図表作成、教師が結果説明。男：健に数字を聞く。

正解：C. It has not yet been confirmed
申請しただけで確定ではない。

英文：W: I filled out the online form yesterday. Does that mean my place is confirmed? M: Not yet. The office will check applications tomorrow and send confirmation emails on Friday. Please don’t buy a train ticket before receiving one. W: I understand.
和訳：女：昨日フォームを提出した。席は確定？ 男：まだ。事務所が明日審査し金曜に確認メールを送る。受領前に列車の券を買わないで。女：分かった。

正解：A. When a teacher is present
only if a teacher is present。

英文：M: Can we use the science lab after school? W: Yes, but only if a teacher is present. You must also wear protective glasses. M: Is there a fee? W: No, the equipment is provided by the school.
和訳：男：放課後に理科室を使える？ 女：教師同席の場合だけ。保護眼鏡も必要。利用料なしで機材は学校が用意。

正解：B. 6 p.m.
水曜は6時。

英文：W: The library closes at seven tonight, doesn’t it? M: Actually, it closes at six on Wednesdays. It stays open until seven on Fridays. W: I see. Then I’ll return my books before six.
和訳：女：今夜は7時閉館？ 男：実は水曜は6時。金曜は7時まで。女：6時前に返す。

正解：D. The power supply
fixed power supply、data unrecovered。

英文：M: Has the school computer been repaired? W: The power supply was fixed this morning, but several files are still missing. The technician is trying to recover them. M: So the computer works, but the data are not all back.
和訳：男：学校のパソコン修理は？ 女：電源は今朝修理したがファイルがまだ不足。技師が回収を試みている。男：本体は動くがデータは戻っていない。

正解：A. Travel
30票の旅行が最多。

英文：W: Did most students choose the story about animals? M: No. Twenty chose animals, but thirty preferred a book about traveling. Ten students have not answered. W: Then the travel story is leading.
和訳：女：動物の物語が最多？ 男：動物20、旅行30、未回答10。女：旅行の話が最多。

正解：C. The school garden
変更後はschool garden。

英文：M: Are we cleaning the riverbank on Sunday? W: Not anymore. The path is unsafe after the storm. We will clean the school garden instead, from nine until eleven. M: I’ll bring my gloves to the school.
和訳：男：日曜は川岸清掃？ 女：嵐で危険なので学校の庭へ変更。9時から11時まで。男：学校に手袋を持参する。

正解：B. 4:00
first speaker 4 p.m.。

英文：W: Does the speech event start at four thirty? M: The first speaker begins at four. Four thirty is when the second session begins. Please arrive by three forty-five for registration. W: Then I’ll leave home earlier.
和訳：女：スピーチ行事は4時半開始？ 男：最初の発表は4時。4時半は第2部。登録は3時45分まで。女：早めに出る。

正解：D. Permission from the families
online permissionを別途確認する。

英文：M: Can we put the old school photographs on the website? W: Families agreed to display them in the museum, but not all gave online-sharing permission. We must contact them first. M: Then we should wait before uploading them.
和訳：男：古写真をネット公開できる？ 女：館内展示は許可済みだが全家庭からネット公開の許可はない。まず連絡を。男：公開は待とう。

正解：A. Register online
無料でも予約必須。

英文：W: I heard the bike-repair class is free. Do I need to book? M: Yes. Places are limited, so please register online by Tuesday. Tools will be provided, but bring a notebook. W: I’ll complete the form tonight.
和訳：女：自転車修理講座は無料。予約必要？ 男：定員があり火曜までにネット登録。工具は提供、ノート持参。女：今夜登録する。

正解：C. Identification and his admission ticket
identification and admission ticket。

英文：M: Should I bring my own photograph to the interview? W: No. The school provides the picture cards. Bring your identification and admission ticket, and arrive fifteen minutes early. M: Thanks. I’ll check the documents tonight.
和訳：男：面接に自分の写真を持参？ 女：写真カードは学校が用意。身分証と受験票持参、15分早く到着。男：今夜書類を確認。

正解：D. Designing the posters
design completed、printing pending。

英文：W: Have the music festival posters been printed? M: Not yet. The design was completed yesterday, but the printer broke down. A local shop will print them tomorrow. W: I’ll review them when they arrive.
和訳：女：音楽祭ポスターは印刷済み？ 男：まだ。デザインは昨日完成したが印刷機が故障。明日地元店で印刷する。女：届いたら確認する。

正解：A. Water use and maintenance costs
節水と維持費を合わせて見る。

英文：A school installed two rainwater tanks beside its rooftop garden. Students will record tap-water use for ten weeks and compare the results with last year. Teachers also want to check cleaning costs. The school has not yet decided whether to install more tanks because the trial needs to be evaluated first.
和訳：学校は屋上菜園の横に雨水タンク2基を設置した。10週間の水道使用量を前年と比較し、清掃費も調べる。試行を評価するまで増設は決まっていない。

正解：B. Reserve a place
free admission but reservations required。

英文：The town museum will hold a special tour about old bridges next Saturday. Visitors can see photographs and models and listen to an explanation by a local historian. The tour itself is free, but participants must reserve a place by Thursday because the hall has limited seats.
和訳：町博物館は来週土曜に古い橋の写真・模型を見られるツアーを開催。見学は無料だが会場の席が限られるので木曜までの予約が必要。

正解：C. It stayed the same
170+90=260 and 190+70=260。

英文：At this year’s recycling event, students collected 170 kilograms of paper and 90 kilograms of plastic. Last year, they collected 190 kilograms of paper and 70 kilograms of plastic. The combined total was unchanged, although the amounts of the two materials were different. Organizers want to ask families why their donations changed.
和訳：今年は紙170・プラスチック90kg、前年は紙190・プラスチック70kgで合計はともに260kg。種類ごとの量は異なる。

正解：D. Seven days
for seven days。

英文：The local library is providing a free online research class next week. Students must register by Monday even though there is no fee. Those who cannot attend the live lesson can watch a recording for seven days afterward. The library will email the access link to all registered students on Tuesday.
和訳：地元図書館は来週無料オンライン研究講座を実施。無料でも月曜までに登録が必要。ライブに参加できなければその後7日間録画を見られ、登録者へ火曜にリンクが届く。

正解：A. The number of different borrowers
回数と実人数は違う。

英文：The mobile library recorded 540 book loans during its first month. The director explained that this number was not the number of different borrowers because one person could borrow several books. Librarians planned to collect feedback and compare costs before the town decided whether to add a new stop.
和訳：移動図書館の初月の貸出は540件だったが、同一人物が複数冊借りられるため利用者の実人数は不明。図書館は意見と費用を見て停車地点追加を決める。

正解：B. Reading labels and checking dates
reading labels and checking dates。

英文：A teacher explained that some foods must be stored in a refrigerator, while others can remain at room temperature. Students practiced reading labels and checking expiration dates. The teacher reminded them that food should not be used if it appears unsafe, even if the printed date has not passed.
和訳：教師は食品の保存を説明し、冷蔵が必要なものと常温保存できるものを比較した。生徒はラベルと期限を確認し、期限内でも危険に見える食品は使わないよう学んだ。

正解：C. That traffic was the only cause
traffic alone not proved。

英文：A school science club measured air quality beside a road and near a group of trees. Roadside readings were higher on seven of ten afternoons. However, students had not measured wind direction or construction activity. Their teacher said the results did not prove that traffic alone had caused the difference.
和訳：理科部は道路沿いと木々の近くで空気を測り、10回中7回は道路沿いが高かった。しかし風向や工事の影響は測定しておらず、交通だけが原因とは証明できない。

正解：D. Sunday evening
by Sunday evening。

英文：The public swimming center will close its outdoor pool from Monday through Thursday for repairs. The indoor pool will remain open during normal hours. Anyone with an outdoor lesson ticket may request a refund or move to an indoor class if there is space. Customers must make requests by Sunday evening.
和訳：公共水泳場は月〜木に屋外プールを修理閉鎖。屋内は通常営業。屋外講座の券は返金か、空席がある場合は屋内講座へ変更可能で、日曜夜までの申請が必要。

正解：A. To describe the date as uncertain
uncertain date, not confirmed 1955。

英文：A museum found a photograph of a town bridge with the year 1955 written on the back. A historian compared the picture with old maps and found that one building shown in it was not completed until 1961. The museum decided to describe the photograph’s date as uncertain rather than print 1955 as a confirmed fact.
和訳：博物館は裏に1955年と書かれた橋の写真を見つけたが、背景の建物が1961年まで完成していなかったので1955年を確定とは扱わず日付未確定と説明することにした。

正解：B. A watering schedule
watering schedule。

英文：A volunteer group planted flowers around a school entrance. Students wanted to make the area more attractive, but the principal reminded them that the plants would also need regular care. Teachers planned to make a watering schedule before the winter holidays and asked volunteers to check it every week.
和訳：学校の玄関周辺に花を植えた。見た目がよくなるだけでなく手入れも必要で、教師は冬休み前に水やりの日程を作り、ボランティアに毎週確認を求める予定。

正解：C. Mr. Tanaka
Mr. Tanaka operated sound equipment。

英文：At the town science event, Ms. Mori checked registrations, Mr. Tanaka operated the sound equipment, and students distributed printed guides. After the event, the director asked Ms. Mori to prepare an attendance report. The final report would be reviewed before being published online.
和訳：町の理科行事で森さんは登録確認、田中さんは音響機器操作、生徒は案内配布。行事後、館長は森さんへ参加報告書の準備を依頼し、公開前に内容を確認する予定。

正解：D. Whether the bus service will continue
permanent continuation not decided。

英文：A city counted 360 paid rides during a two-week trial of a new shuttle bus. This did not mean 360 unique passengers because people could use the bus more than once. The council planned to compare ticket revenue with operating costs before deciding whether to continue the service.
和訳：市の新しいシャトルバスの2週試行では有料乗車360回を記録したが、利用者の実人数ではない。議会は収入と運営費を比較して継続可否を決める予定。

正解：A. Register for the class
registration required although free。

英文：The community center is offering a free online class about preparing for severe weather. Families can learn how to make emergency plans and store basic supplies. Registration is required by Wednesday, and a recorded version will be available afterward for those who cannot join the live session.
和訳：地域センターが悪天候に備える無料オンライン講座を開催。緊急計画や必需品の保管を学べる。水曜までに登録が必要で、ライブ不参加者には後日録画を提供する。

正解：B. How long the energy could be stored
storage duration unmeasured。

英文：Students tested a small solar panel on sunny and cloudy days. It produced more electricity when the sun was bright, but the group had not measured how long the energy could be stored. Their teacher asked them to report only the results they had actually measured and avoid claiming the panel could power the whole school.
和訳：生徒は小型太陽光パネルの晴天・曇天の発電を調べ、日差しの強い日に多く発電したが蓄電可能時間は未測定。学校全体を動かせるとは断定せず測った事実だけを報告するよう教師が指示した。

正解：C. Borrowed audio guides
audio devices returned before leaving。

英文：Visitors to the history museum may borrow an audio guide free of charge. They can choose one of three languages. Printed guides are also available for those who prefer reading. All borrowed devices must be returned to the information desk before visitors leave the museum.
和訳：博物館では音声案内を3言語から選んで無料貸出でき、文字を好む人には印刷案内もある。借用した機器は退館前に案内所へ返却する必要がある。