英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第44セット｜会話15問＋物語・説明文15問【独自30台本・全和訳】

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W: Are we meeting at the science museum’s north gate this afternoon?
M: The north gate is being repaired, so our teacher told us to meet at the ticket desk near the south gate instead.
W: Is the meeting time still three?
M: Yes, only the place has changed.

正解：C．The meeting place
英文根拠：only the place has changed。時間は3時のまま。
全文和訳：女：今日の午後、科学館の北門で集合するの？ 男：北門は工事中だから先生は南門近くのチケット窓口で集合と言っていたよ。 女：集合時刻は3時のまま？ 男：うん、場所だけ変更だよ。

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M: Did you finish building the two shelves for the reading room?
W: I finished one, but we ran out of wood. The second shelf will be ready after more materials arrive on Friday.
M: Then I’ll move the books next week.

正解：A．One
英文根拠：I finished one。2つ目は未完成。
全文和訳：男：読書室の棚2つを作り終えた？ 女：1つは完成したけれど、木材が足りなくなったの。2つ目は金曜に材料が届いてから。 男：それなら来週本を移動するよ。

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W: We usually water the vegetables after school, but the forecast says it will be very hot tomorrow.
M: Should we water them before class instead?
W: The teacher has already agreed. Let’s meet at seven thirty near the garden.

正解：C．At 7:30
英文根拠：Let’s meet at seven thirty。
全文和訳：女：普段は放課後に野菜に水やりするけれど、明日は暑くなる予報ね。 男：授業前に水やりする？ 女：先生がすでに許可したから7時30分に庭の近くで会おう。

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M: Why are we printing the poster in blue instead of red?
W: The designer said the red text was difficult to read on the dark background.
M: That makes sense. Let’s use the new version.

正解：B．The old text was hard to read
英文根拠：red text was difficult to read。
全文和訳：男：なぜポスターは赤ではなく青で印刷するの？ 女：濃い背景では赤文字が読みづらいとデザイナーが言っていたの。 男：それなら新版を使おう。

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W: I’ve filled out the form for Saturday’s pottery class. Does that mean I have a seat?
M: Not yet. The studio has only twelve places. You’ll get a confirmation email tomorrow if you’re accepted.
W: I’ll check my inbox, then.

正解：B．A confirmation email
英文根拠：Not yet … confirmation email tomorrow。申請だけでは確定しない。
全文和訳：女：土曜の陶芸教室に申込書を書いた。これで席が確保された？ 男：まだ。スタジオには12席しかないから、受け入れられたら明日確認メールが来るよ。 女：じゃあ受信箱を見ておくね。

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M: I thought Emma would read to the children today.
W: She is helping at the front desk. I will read the story, and Emma will answer questions afterward.
M: Great. I’ll arrange the chairs.

正解：C．The woman
英文根拠：I will read the storyと女性が言っている。
全文和訳：男：今日はエマが子どもたちに読み聞かせをすると思っていた。 女：彼女は受付を手伝っているから、物語を読むのは私で、エマは後で質問に答えるよ。 男：じゃあ椅子を並べておくね。

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W: We ordered sixty reusable cups for the festival. Have they all arrived?
M: The supplier delivered forty today, and the remaining twenty will arrive on Thursday.
W: Good. We’ll check them before the event.

正解：B．Forty
英文根拠：delivered forty today。60は注文総数。
全文和訳：女：祭り用に再利用できるカップを60個注文したけど全部届いた？ 男：今日40個届き、残り20個は木曜に届くよ。 女：行事前に点検しよう。

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M: Has the history talk been canceled because the speaker is ill?
W: No. It has been postponed to next Wednesday. People who booked seats don’t need to register again.
M: That’s helpful.

正解：A．It was moved to next Wednesday
英文根拠：has been postponed to next Wednesday。中止ではない。
全文和訳：男：講師が病気だから歴史講演会は中止？ 女：いいえ、翌水曜に延期されたの。予約済みの人は再登録不要だよ。 男：助かるね。

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W: Can I leave the rented bicycle outside the station?
M: Please return it to the sports center. There is a special rack next to the main entrance.
W: I see. I’ll ride there now.

正解：B．The sports center
英文根拠：return it to the sports center。
全文和訳：女：借りた自転車は駅の外に置いてもいい？ 男：スポーツセンターへ返してください。正面入口の隣に専用のラックがあります。 女：分かりました。そこへ行きます。

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M: Did your class see any owls during the afternoon walk?
W: No, but we heard one during the evening observation. The guide said it was too dark to take a clear picture.
M: That must have been interesting.

正解：C．They heard an owl in the evening
英文根拠：heard one during the evening observation。
全文和訳：男：午後の散策でフクロウを見た？ 女：見なかったけれど、夕方の観察で1羽の鳴き声を聞いたよ。暗すぎてはっきり写真は撮れなかったと案内人が言っていた。 男：面白そうだね。

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W: May we put the old town photographs on our website now?
M: The owners allowed us to display them in the classroom, but online publication needs separate permission.
W: Then we should ask the owners first.

正解：B．Separate permission from the owners
英文根拠：online publication needs separate permission。
全文和訳：女：町の古写真を今ウェブサイトに掲載していい？ 男：所有者が許可したのは教室での展示だけで、オンライン公開には別の許可が必要だよ。 女：ならまず所有者に尋ねよう。

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M: The ticket costs eight hundred yen, right?
W: That’s the adult price. Students with their school cards pay six hundred yen.
M: I have my card, so I’ll buy the student ticket.

正解：B．600 yen
英文根拠：student with card pays 600 yen。
全文和訳：男：券は800円だよね？ 女：それは大人料金。学生証があれば600円だよ。 男：学生証を持っているから学生券を買うよ。

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W: Can we use the new water sensor for today’s experiment?
M: The technician has checked the battery, but the safety test isn’t complete yet. Let’s use the old sensor.
W: All right. I’ll set it up.

正解：C．The old sensor
英文根拠：safety test isn’t complete yet, use the old sensor。
全文和訳：女：今日の実験で新しい水センサーを使える？ 男：技師は電池を確認したけど安全試験はまだ完了していない。古いセンサーを使おう。 女：了解。準備するね。

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M: Should I bring lunch to the environmental workshop?
W: No. The organizers will provide sandwiches, but they asked everyone to bring a water bottle.
M: I’ll put one in my bag.

正解：B．A water bottle
英文根拠：bring a water bottle。昼食は提供。
全文和訳：男：環境講座へ昼食を持っていく？ 女：不要だよ。主催者がサンドイッチを用意するけれど、水筒は各自持参だって。 男：かばんに入れておくよ。

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W: The documentary screening is at six, but will it have English subtitles?
M: The evening screening will have Japanese subtitles only. The Saturday afternoon showing will have English ones.
W: Then I’ll go on Saturday.

正解：C．Saturday afternoon
英文根拠：Saturday afternoon showing will have English subtitles。
全文和訳：女：記録映画は6時からだけど英語字幕はある？ 男：夕方の上映は日本語字幕のみ。土曜午後は英語字幕付きだよ。 女：なら土曜に行くわ。

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The railway station has changed the opening hours of its lost-and-found office. Starting next Monday, the office will open at ten instead of nine in the morning. It will still close at six in the evening. Passengers who lost something must bring identification when collecting an item. A photo of a lost object may help staff find it, but the photo cannot replace identification. Items not collected within the usual storage period may be transferred to the railway company’s main office.

正解：A．An identification document
英文根拠：must bring identification。写真だけでは不可。
全文和訳：駅の忘れ物窓口は来週月曜から朝9時ではなく10時開店となるが、閉店は午後6時のまま。忘れ物を受け取るには身分証が必要。物の写真は探す助けになるが身分証の代わりにはならない。一定の保管期間を過ぎた物は鉄道会社の本部へ移されることがある。

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A group of volunteers collected water samples from three small streams. They planned to take thirty samples, but one stream was closed for safety reasons, so they collected twenty samples from the other two streams. The laboratory has tested sixteen of them so far. The remaining four will be checked next week. Researchers said that the first results were useful, but they could not draw a conclusion about all three streams because they had collected no data from the closed site.

正解：B．Sixteen
英文根拠：has tested sixteen of them so far。採取20と区別。
全文和訳：ボランティアは小川3か所で水を30試料採取する予定だったが、1か所が危険で閉鎖され、残りの2か所から20試料を採取した。研究所はうち16試料を検査し、残り4試料は来週検査する。最初の結果は有用だが、閉鎖地のデータがないため3か所全体について結論は出せない。

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At a neighborhood food center, volunteers received one hundred fifty boxes of food from local shops. Twenty boxes had damaged packaging, so they were not given to families. The volunteers checked the remaining boxes and sent one hundred thirty to community kitchens. The center now asks shops to use stronger packaging. The manager said the number of delivered boxes was important, but it did not show how many meals were eventually prepared.

正解：C．One hundred thirty
英文根拠：150 received minus 20 damaged＝130 sent。
全文和訳：地域の食料センターには地元店から食品150箱が届き、包装が傷んだ20箱は家庭に渡されなかった。残り130箱を地域の調理施設へ送った。センターは店に丈夫な包装を求めている。責任者は配送箱数だけでは最終的な食事数は分からないと述べた。

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A nature park introduced a guided evening walk to help visitors learn about owls without disturbing their nests. Guides asked participants to keep lights low and stay on marked paths. During the first event, twelve visitors heard an owl, but only two saw one. The guide explained that hearing an owl did not mean visitors should move closer to search for its nest. The park plans to review the route after the bird-breeding season.

正解：D．Approach a nest after hearing an owl
英文根拠：did not mean visitors should move closer … nest。
全文和訳：自然公園は巣を邪魔せずフクロウを学べる夕方の観察路を始め、参加者に照明を弱くし指定路を歩くよう求めた。初回は12人が鳴き声を聞き、2人だけが姿を見た。鳴き声がしたからといって巣を探して近づくべきではないとガイドは説明した。公園は繁殖期後に道順を見直す予定。

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A school tested two model roofs to see how sunlight affected temperature. One model had a light surface, while the other was dark. After an hour in direct sunlight, the air below the light model was cooler. The teacher reminded the students that the models were small, and actual school buildings have different ventilation systems. The class decided to repeat the test on cloudy days before recommending a change to the school roof.

正解：A．Repeat the experiment under other weather conditions
英文根拠：repeat test on cloudy days before recommending。
全文和訳：学校は明るい色と暗い色の屋根模型2つで日差しと温度の関係を調べた。直射日光の1時間後、明るい模型の下が涼しかった。教師は模型が小さく実際の校舎は換気が異なると注意し、改修提案の前に曇りの日にも再実験することにした。

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A gardening group built a small greenhouse next to the library. At first, it was open to all members, but the number of visitors became too high for the narrow entrance. The group introduced online reservations for the greenhouse while leaving the library itself open as usual. Members can reserve one of twelve afternoon places. They may visit the library without a reservation, but greenhouse access must be confirmed separately.

正解：B．The greenhouse
英文根拠：greenhouse access must be confirmed separately。
全文和訳：図書館の隣に園芸グループが小さな温室を作った。会員全員が利用できたが入口が狭く混雑したため、温室だけオンライン予約制にした。図書館本体は通常どおり開いている。午後は12枠を予約できる。図書館の利用は予約不要だが温室は別に承認が必要。

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A local orchestra held a concert in the community hall. Visitors were allowed to take photographs before the performance, but recording audio or video during the concert was prohibited. After the event, the organizers posted an official recording on their website. Some visitors thought their own recordings were allowed because the organizers had published one. The conductor explained that permission to share the official recording did not give everyone permission to record the concert.

正解：C．Take photographs before the performance
英文根拠：photographs before the performance were allowed。
全文和訳：地域楽団の演奏会では開演前の写真撮影は許可されたが、公演中の音声・動画録画は禁止だった。後日公式録音がウェブ公開され、自分の録音も許されたと思った来場者がいた。指揮者は公式録音の公開許可は来場者の録音許可と同じではないと説明した。

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A town festival invited seventy residents to work as volunteers. Fifty people applied, and forty were accepted after an interview. On the first day, thirty-six volunteers arrived. The organizers praised the team but noted that the number of people who applied was not the same as the number who actually worked. The town will ask volunteers about their experience before deciding how many people to invite next year.

正解：A．Thirty-six
英文根拠：thirty-six volunteers arrived。
全文和訳：町の祭りでは70人のボランティアを募集し50人が応募、面接後40人が受け入れられ、当日に36人が到着した。主催者は応募人数と実際の勤務人数は違うと説明した。来年の募集数を決める前に参加者へ感想を聞く。

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A city planned to open a new walking path near a river. Engineers found that one section became too slippery after rain. Rather than opening the entire path immediately, the city allowed visitors to use the safe eastern section while the western section remained closed. New signs explained the temporary restriction. The city said it would decide when to reopen the western part after another safety inspection.

正解：B．The eastern section
英文根拠：safe eastern section is allowed, western remains closed。
全文和訳：市は川沿いの新しい道を開く予定だったが、雨の後一部が滑りやすいと判明した。全部開く代わりに安全な東側だけを開放し、西側は閉鎖した。新しい標識に制限が書かれ、西側の再開は追加の安全検査後に決める。

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A community center offered a beginners’ woodworking course. Forty people registered, but only twenty-four could be accepted because of the number of tools available. The remaining sixteen were placed on a waiting list. The center said a second course might be held later, but no date had been decided. People on the waiting list were asked not to buy materials until they received a confirmation message.

正解：A．Sixteen
英文根拠：40 registrations minus 24 accepted＝16。
全文和訳：地域センターは木工初心者講座の募集をし40人が申し込んだが、道具の数の都合で24人だけ受け入れ、16人は待機名簿へ入った。2回目の講座の可能性はあるものの日程は未決定で、待機者には確認通知が来るまで材料を買わないよう求めた。

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A neighborhood tool library lent out gardening equipment for short periods. Volunteers checked every tool when it was returned. One electric trimmer had a loose switch, so it was removed from the lending shelf. A technician repaired the switch, but the tool remained unavailable until a second safety check was completed. The library explained that a repair did not automatically mean the equipment was ready to lend again.

正解：B．After the second safety check is completed
英文根拠：remained unavailable until a second safety check was completed。
全文和訳：地域の工具貸出施設では園芸器具を短期間貸し、返却時にすべて確認する。電動トリマーのスイッチが緩んでいたため棚から外した。技師が修理したが、2回目の安全確認が終わるまでは貸出しできない。修理済みと貸出可は同じではない。

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A student club compared the estimated carbon emissions of three ways of traveling to a museum: a bus, private cars, and bicycles. The club used figures from public reports, but the estimates depended on how many passengers shared each vehicle. The teacher warned the students not to treat the estimates as exact measurements of their own journey. The club plans to state its assumptions clearly when it presents the results.

正解：C．Treating estimates as exact measurements
英文根拠：not treat the estimates as exact measurements。
全文和訳：生徒の部活は博物館へ行くバス・自家用車・自転車の3通りの推定二酸化炭素排出量を比較した。公開報告書の数値を用いたが、車両に何人乗るかで推定が変わる。教師は推定値を自分たちの旅の厳密な実測値と同じ扱いにしないよう警告した。発表で前提条件を明示する予定。

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A class observed seabirds from a marked viewpoint near a beach. They counted fourteen birds on the first morning and nine on the next. Some students guessed that several birds had moved away permanently. The teacher pointed out that weather and time of day could also affect the numbers seen. Instead of deciding on a cause immediately, the class planned to repeat the counts over several weeks.

正解：A．To collect more evidence before explaining the difference
英文根拠：rather than deciding a cause immediately, repeat over weeks。
全文和訳：生徒は海辺の指定展望場所から海鳥を観察し、初日は14羽、翌日は9羽を数えた。一部の生徒は永久に移動したと思ったが、教師は天候や時間帯も見える数に影響すると指摘し、原因をすぐ確定せず数週間観測を続けることにした。

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At a school debate event, two teams discussed whether cities should offer more public bicycle parking. The judges announced that Team Blue won because its members gave clearer examples. However, both teams were praised for responding politely to questions. The organizers said the result reflected the judges’ evaluation of this single debate, not a measure of the students’ general English ability.

正解：B．Its examples were clearer
英文根拠：won because … clearer examples。
全文和訳：校内ディベート大会で2チームは公共の駐輪場を増やすべきか論じた。審査員は具体例が明確だった青チームの勝利を告げ、両チームの丁寧な応答も評価した。結果はこの討論への審査であり、生徒の総合的な英語力の測定ではないと主催者は説明した。

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A science museum displayed small sensors that measure particles in indoor air. Visitors noticed that one sensor gave a higher reading near an open window than in the center of the room. A staff member explained that moving air and nearby sources could affect readings. The museum had not tested enough conditions to identify the exact cause of the difference. Visitors were encouraged to compare readings carefully without making unsupported claims.

正解：C．The exact cause of the different readings
英文根拠：not tested enough conditions to identify the exact cause。
全文和訳：科学館は室内空気中の粒子を測る小型センサーを展示した。窓の近くの一台が部屋の中央より高い値を示した。職員は風や近くの発生源が読み取り値に影響する可能性を説明したが、原因を特定する十分な条件試験は行われていない。来訪者には根拠のない断定をせず慎重に比較するよう勧めた。