英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第40セット｜会話15問＋物語・説明文15問【独自30台本・全和訳】

正解：C. 8:20
根拠：The buses arrive at eight but depart at eight twenty.

English script: W: Are we leaving school at eight for the history museum? M: The buses will arrive at eight, but students need to be on board by eight fifteen. We will leave at eight twenty. W: I’ll be at the school gate before eight.
和訳：女：歴史博物館への校外学習は8時に出発？ 男：バス到着が8時、乗車締切が8時15分、出発は8時20分。女：8時前に校門へ行く。

正解：B. 18
根拠：Only eighteen families have given permission for online publication.

English script: M: Can we add every donated photograph to the school website? W: No. We have permission to display all thirty inside the hall, but only eighteen families have agreed to online sharing. M: Then we’ll contact the others first.
和訳：男：寄贈写真をすべて学校サイトに追加できる？ 女：ホール内の展示は30枚全て許可済みだがオンライン共有は18家庭だけ。男：残りへ確認しよう。

正解：D. Drinking water
根拠：The organizer says to bring water while providing paint and brushes.

English script: W: Do I need to buy paint for Saturday’s workshop? M: No, paint and brushes are included. You should wear an old shirt, and please bring a bottle of water. A notebook is useful, but it isn’t required. W: I’ll bring water and an old shirt.
和訳：女：土曜の美術講座に絵の具を買う必要がある？ 男：絵の具と筆は提供。古いシャツを着て水を持参して。ノートは便利だが必須でない。女：水と古いシャツを用意する。

正解：A. That the covers caused the lower temperatures
根拠：Weather differed, so the covers’ effect was not proven.

English script: M: Did the new window covers lower classroom temperatures? W: The room was cooler after the change, but the weather was also less sunny. We haven’t compared similar days yet. M: Then we can’t say the covers caused the difference.
和訳：男：新しい窓カバーで教室の温度が下がった？ 女：変更後は涼しかったが天候も日照が少なかった。同じような天気で比較していない。男：カバーが原因とは言えないね。

正解：B. 8 p.m.
根拠：Tuesday and Thursday are the two eight-o’clock days.

English script: W: Is the community library closing at seven on Thursday? M: That’s the old schedule. During the trial it closes at eight on Tuesday and Thursday, but at six on the other weekdays. W: So I can still use the reading room after seven on Thursday.
和訳：女：木曜の地域図書館は7時閉館？ 男：旧時刻。試行中は火・木8時、ほかの平日は6時閉館。女：木曜7時過ぎも使えるね。

正解：C. Ms. Ono
根拠：Ms. Ono reviewed the rules while Ken only prepared the notice.

English script: M: Has Ken checked the new registration rules? W: Ken prepared the notice, but Ms. Ono reviewed the rules. She asked Mai to send replies to parents. M: I’ll ask Ms. Ono about any changes.
和訳：男：健は新登録規則を確認した？ 女：健は案内文を用意し、規則を確認したのは小野先生。麻衣が保護者へ返信するよう依頼された。男：小野先生に変更点を聞こう。

正解：D. Sunday at six
根拠：The current rental is due Sunday at six; extension is conditional.

English script: W: Can I keep the rented camera until Monday? M: You paid for two days, so it must be returned by six on Sunday. You may extend the rental online, but only if another customer hasn’t reserved it. W: I’ll check availability tonight.
和訳：女：借りたカメラを月曜まで持てる？ 男：2日分の料金なので日曜6時まで返却。次の予約がなければネットで延長可能。女：今夜空きを確認する。

正解：A. The reading room
根拠：The ordinary reading room is available without booking.

English script: M: I heard everyone must reserve a place to enter the library tonight. Is that right? W: No. The reading room is free without booking, but people using the computer room after six need reservations. M: I only need a table for reading.
和訳：男：今夜は図書館へ入るには全員予約必要？ 女：閲覧室は無料・予約不要。ただし6時以降のパソコン室は要予約。男：読書用の机だけ必要だ。

正解：B. Science
根拠：The revised order has music at ten and science at eleven.

English script: W: Are the science and music presentations starting at ten and eleven, respectively? M: No, they changed the order. Music starts at ten and science at eleven. The art presentation is still at noon. W: I’ll go to the science presentation at eleven.
和訳：女：科学と音楽はそれぞれ10時と11時開始？ 男：順番が逆に変更され、音楽10時・科学11時。美術は正午のまま。女：科学は11時に行こう。

正解：C. 10 percent
根拠：Ten percent is the corrected, verified result.

English script: M: The science newsletter says the experiment reduced waste by twenty percent. Is that correct? W: The preliminary report said twenty, but staff found an error. The checked figure is ten percent, and we’ll correct the newsletter tonight. M: I’ll use the verified number.
和訳：男：理科ニュースにごみ20％減とある。正しい？ 女：速報では20％だったが誤りが見つかり、確認済みは10％。今夜記事を訂正する。男：検証済みの数字を使う。

正解：D. Sunday
根拠：Sunday has two places; Friday is full.

English script: W: Is there room for my sister in Friday’s online English lesson? M: The lesson is full, but there are two places in Sunday’s class. Registration closes on Thursday, and she can use a phone. W: I’ll ask her about Sunday.
和訳：女：金曜のオンライン英会話に妹の空席はある？ 男：金曜は満席だが日曜は2席。登録は木曜締切でスマホ使用可能。女：日曜の都合を聞く。

正解：C. The safety check is unfinished
根拠：The power cable was repaired, but a safety inspection is still needed.

English script: M: The old projector works again. Can we use it for the event now? W: The technician repaired the power cable, but we still need to complete the safety inspection. Please wait for the approval email. M: I’ll use the backup projector today.
和訳：男：古いプロジェクターが動く。行事で使える？ 女：技師が電源ケーブルを修理したが安全検査は未完了。承認メールを待って。男：今日は予備機を使う。

正解：A. Submit the form before six today
根拠：The refund deadline is before six this evening.

English script: W: I cannot attend the tour tomorrow. Can I request a refund? M: Yes, but the form must reach us before six this evening. A request sent tomorrow will be too late. W: Then I’ll complete it right away.
和訳：女：明日のツアーに行けない。返金申請できる？ 男：可能だが用紙が今日の6時前に届く必要があり明日では遅い。女：すぐ申請する。

正解：D. Inside the entrance hall
根拠：The display moves indoors to the entrance hall.

English script: M: Is the student photography show still outside in the school garden? W: No, the forecast says heavy rain. We’re moving the display into the entrance hall. The opening time remains two. M: I’ll help bring the frames indoors.
和訳：男：生徒写真展はまだ学校の庭で屋外開催？ 女：大雨予報で入口ホールへ変更。開幕2時は変わらない。男：額を室内へ運ぶ。

正解：D. 105
根拠：105 of the 180 respondents supported the idea.

English script: W: We emailed 300 families about the school garden. Did 300 families agree? M: No. Only 180 replied, and 105 of them supported the idea. The rest either disagreed or did not answer. W: Then we should not say everyone supports it.
和訳：女：学校菜園のメールを300家庭に送り、300家庭が賛成した？ 男：違う。回答180家庭、うち105家庭が賛成。残りは反対か未回答。女：全員賛成と言ってはいけない。

正解：A. At the lost-property office
根拠：She collected the music at the lost-property office the next morning.

English script: After a music lesson, Rina took a train home and left her sheet music on a seat. She noticed the mistake when she reached home. First, she called the train company’s lost-property office. A station worker said someone had already handed in the music. Rina visited the office the next morning and collected it before going to school.
和訳：音楽の授業後、リナは電車の座席に楽譜を置き忘れた。帰宅して気づき、まず鉄道会社の遺失物窓口へ電話した。駅員は誰かが届けていたと説明。リナは翌朝学校へ行く前に窓口で受け取った。

正解：B. Cleaning the storage area
根拠：He cleaned the storage area because the soil was wet.

English script: Hiro planned to water the school garden on Saturday morning. When he arrived, he found that it had rained heavily overnight. The teacher asked him to check the soil first rather than add more water. Hiro found that the soil was already wet, so he helped clean the storage area instead. They planned to check again on Monday.
和訳：ヒロは土曜朝に学校菜園へ水やりに行く予定だった。到着すると夜の大雨で土が濡れていた。教師は水を追加する前に土を確認するよう指示。ヒロは既に濡れているのを確かめ、代わりに倉庫を掃除し、月曜に再確認する予定だった。

正解：C. Before her first class on Monday
根拠：She returned it before the first Monday class, meeting the morning deadline.

English script: Mina borrowed a digital recorder from the school office for a weekend project. She thought the deadline was Monday afternoon. On Sunday, she checked the borrowing form and saw that it actually said Monday morning. She finished her interview early and returned the recorder before her first class on Monday.
和訳：ミナは週末の課題用に学校事務室から録音機を借りた。月曜午後返却だと思っていたが日曜に用紙を見て月曜朝だと気づいた。取材を早めに終え、月曜の最初の授業前に返却した。

正解：D. A pictured shop opened only in 1963
根拠：The shop could not have appeared before opening in 1963.

English script: Satoshi found a photograph in his grandfather’s album. Someone had written 1959 on the back. At the museum, a historian noticed a shop in the picture that had not opened until 1963. The historian said the written year might be incorrect. Satoshi agreed to label the date as uncertain until the museum found stronger evidence.
和訳：サトシは祖父のアルバムで裏に1959年と書かれた写真を見つけた。博物館の研究者は1963年まで開店していない店が写ることに気づき、裏の年代が誤りの可能性を示した。サトシはより強い証拠が見つかるまで年代を未確定と表記することに同意した。

正解：A. 40
根拠：Forty attended; fifty-two registered.

English script: A class invited eighty students to help at a neighborhood clean-up. Fifty-two students registered, but only forty attended on Saturday. The organizer had prepared gloves for everyone who registered. After the event, she asked why twelve registered students were absent and planned to use that feedback for the next activity.
和訳：クラスは80人に地域清掃を案内し、52人が登録したが土曜の出席は40人だった。主催者は登録全員分の手袋を準備した。終了後、登録したのに欠席した12人へ理由を聞き、次回の計画に活用する予定だった。

正解：B. Using a paper form at the library
根拠：She completed a paper application at the library.

English script: After moving to a new town, Yuna wanted to borrow books from the library. She first tried to register online, but her internet connection stopped working. She walked to the library and asked a staff member for a paper form. After completing it, she received a library card and borrowed two books before going home.
和訳：転居したユナは図書館で本を借りたくてまずネット登録を試みたが接続が切れた。図書館へ歩いて行き職員に紙の申込書を求め、記入して図書カードを受け取り、2冊借りて帰宅した。

正解：C. 10 percent
根拠：The corrected and verified reduction was ten percent.

English script: A school reported that its electricity use had fallen by twenty percent after new lights were installed. Later, a technician checked the sensor and corrected the figures. The verified decrease was ten percent. The teacher also noted that the room had been used for fewer hours, so the new lights had not been proved to be the only cause.
和訳：学校は新照明設置後に電気使用量20％減と報告したが、技師がセンサーを確認して数字を訂正すると検証済みの減少は10％だった。部屋の使用時間も減っていたため、新照明だけが原因とは証明できなかった。

正解：D. Register for a place
根拠：Registration is required due to limited seats.

English script: The community center will hold a free first-aid information class on Wednesday. There is no participation fee, but registration is required by Monday because the room has only twenty places. Printed materials will be provided, and participants should bring a pencil. The center recommends arriving ten minutes early.
和訳：地域センターは水曜に無料の応急処置に関する情報講座を開く。参加料はないが会場は20席で月曜までの登録が必要。印刷教材は提供、鉛筆持参で10分前到着を推奨。

正解：A. Paid rides
根拠：Six hundred is the number of rides, not unique people.

English script: During its first month, the town’s new weekend bus recorded six hundred paid rides. The transport office explained that this did not mean six hundred different people traveled, because some residents used it more than once. Officials will compare operating costs with ticket income before deciding whether to keep the route permanently.
和訳：新しい週末バスは初月に有料乗車600回を記録した。同じ住民が複数回乗った可能性があり600人の実人数ではない。担当者は運営費と運賃収入を比較し恒久化を決める予定。

正解：B. Protect maps from dust and sunlight
根拠：The covers protect the old maps.

English script: The history museum is installing special covers to protect old maps from dust and sunlight. Visitors will still be able to see the maps through the covers. Staff will check the condition of each map every month. The director said this plan may reduce damage, but no long-term results are available yet.
和訳：歴史博物館は古地図をほこりや日光から守る特別なカバーを設置する。カバー越しに閲覧可能で、職員は毎月地図の状態を確認する。館長は損傷を減らす可能性があるが長期結果はまだないと説明した。

正解：C. Attending a training lesson
根拠：Digital-book lessons are optional; accounts are required for loans.

English script: A library began offering optional digital-book lessons. People who want digital loans must create an online account, but they do not have to attend the lessons. Staff will help anyone who finds the website confusing. The director plans to compare actual digital loans with registrations before buying more titles.
和訳：図書館は任意参加の電子書籍講習を始めた。電子貸出にはオンラインアカウントが必要だが講習出席は不要。サイトが難しい人は職員が支援。館長は追加蔵書購入前に登録と実貸出を比較する。

正解：D. Smaller portions alone caused the decrease
根拠：Two factors changed, so one cause was not proven.

English script: A school cafeteria offered smaller portions and changed its menu in the same month. Food waste fell from seventy kilograms to fifty-five. However, staff said the decrease did not prove that smaller portions alone caused the change. They planned to repeat the study while keeping the menu similar.
和訳：学校食堂は同じ月に小盛りと献立変更を実施し廃棄量は70kgから55kgへ減少した。しかし小盛りだけが原因とは証明できず、献立を似た条件にして再調査する予定だった。

正解：C. The walk will become an indoor discussion
根拠：The outdoor walk changes to an indoor discussion.

English script: The community art group is holding a photography walk next Saturday. Participants should bring a phone or camera, and the organizers will provide printed maps. Registration closes on Thursday. If heavy rain is expected, the outdoor walk will move to an indoor discussion, and all registered participants will receive an email on Friday.
和訳：地域美術団体は次の土曜に写真散歩を開催する。スマホやカメラを持参し地図は提供。登録は木曜締切。大雨予報なら屋内討論へ変更し、金曜に全登録者へメールする。

正解：D. The northern path
根拠：The northern path is the temporary route.

English script: A bridge near the station will be closed for repairs during the next two weeks. Pedestrians should use the northern path, which takes about ten minutes longer. Engineers expect the original bridge to reopen after inspection, but the exact day is not confirmed. The town will post an updated notice on Friday.
和訳：駅近くの橋は次の2週間修理閉鎖。歩行者は通常より約10分余計にかかる北側の道を使う。点検後に元の橋が再開する見込みだが日付は未確定。町は金曜に新案内を出す。

正解：C. The principal
根拠：The principal agreed to the 2 p.m. start.

English script: Last Friday, Mei suggested moving the school clean-up to a later time because several students had sports practice in the morning. The teacher said the idea was reasonable but needed approval from the principal. On Monday, the principal agreed to a 2 p.m. start. Mei then emailed the updated time to everyone who had registered.
和訳：金曜、メイは午前に運動部の練習がある生徒のため学校清掃を遅い時間へ移すよう提案した。教師は妥当と考えたが校長の承認が必要だった。月曜、校長は午後2時開始に同意し、メイは登録者全員へ新時刻をメールした。