英検準2級プラスのリスニング無料練習 第46セット｜会話15問＋物語・説明文15問【独自30台本・全訳】

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W: I booked a seat for Friday’s performance, but I need space for my wheelchair. M: Please call the theater by Thursday evening. Staff will check which spaces are available. W: I’ll call this afternoon.

正解：B. Call the theater this afternoon
本文根拠：I’ll call this afternoon。
全文和訳：女：金曜の公演の席を予約したが車いす用スペースが必要。男：木曜夕方までに劇場へ電話すれば空き状況を確認してもらえる。女：今日午後に電話する。

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M: Has the ferry left? I thought it departed at ten. W: That was yesterday’s timetable. It now leaves at ten thirty. M: Then I still have time to buy a ticket.

正解：C. 10:30
本文根拠：now leaves at ten thirty。
全文和訳：男：船は出港した？10時だと思った。女：それは昨日までの時刻で現在は10時半。男：まだ券を買う時間がある。

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W: Did you print the map for our history exhibition? M: Yes, but the teacher found a wrong street name. I’ll print the corrected version after lunch. W: Please recycle the old copy.

正解：A. A street name was incorrect
本文根拠：found a wrong street name。
全文和訳：女：歴史展示の地図を印刷した？男：したけど先生が間違った通り名を見つけたので昼食後に訂正版を印刷する。女：古いのはリサイクルして。

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M: I planned to give the final speech at the club meeting. W: Aya needs more preparation time, so you’ll speak before her. M: Then I’ll go second to last.

正解：D. Second to last
本文根拠：I’ll go second to last。
全文和訳：男：部活では最後に話す予定だった。女：アヤが準備時間を必要としているのでその前に話す。男：なら最後から2番目だね。

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W: I filled out the photography class form. Is my place confirmed? M: Not yet. Accepted applicants will receive an email on Monday. W: I’ll wait before buying supplies.

正解：B. It is not confirmed yet
本文根拠：Not yet, accepted applicants emailed on Monday。
全文和訳：女：写真講座の申請をした。参加確定？男：まだ。月曜に受入通知が来る。女：道具購入前に待つ。

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M: Do I need a notebook and a camera for the museum tour? W: Bring a notebook, but photography is prohibited. You can borrow a pencil there. M: I’ll leave the camera at home.

正解：C. A notebook
本文根拠：Bring a notebook。
全文和訳：男：博物館へノートとカメラは必要？女：ノートは持参、撮影は禁止。鉛筆は借りられる。男：カメラは置いていく。

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W: Is Mr. Kim explaining the science model today? M: He built it, but he is in another meeting. Ms. Lee will explain it instead. W: I’m looking forward to her talk.

正解：D. Ms. Lee
本文根拠：Ms. Lee will explain it instead。
全文和訳：女：キム先生が模型を説明する？男：模型を作ったのは先生だが会議中で、リー先生が代わりに説明する。女：楽しみ。

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M: Can I collect my bread order at five? W: It will be ready at four thirty, but we close at five. Please come before closing. M: I’ll be there at four forty.

正解：B. 4:40
本文根拠：I’ll be there at four forty。
全文和訳：男：パンを5時に受け取れる？女：4時半に完成するが5時閉店なので早めに。男：4時40分に行く。

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W: Did you take twenty photos of the concert? M: I took eighteen, but four were blurry. I selected fourteen for the article. W: That’s more than enough.

正解：C. Fourteen
本文根拠：eighteen minus four = fourteen selected。
全文和訳：女：演奏会写真20枚撮った？男：18枚撮ったが4枚はぼけ、14枚を記事用に選んだ。女：十分だね。

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M: Our observatory visit is Saturday, isn’t it? W: It was, but the weather forecast is poor. The observatory has moved it to Sunday. M: I will change my plans.

正解：C. Sunday
本文根拠：moved it to Sunday。
全文和訳：男：天文台の見学は土曜だよね。女：そうだったが悪天候予報で日曜へ変更された。男：予定を変更する。

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W: Can I bring a winter coat without a label to the donation center? M: Yes, but wash it first. Our volunteers will check its condition. W: I’ll bring it after washing.

正解：A. Wash it
本文根拠：wash it first。
全文和訳：女：ラベルのない冬用コートを寄付できる？男：できるが先に洗濯し、ボランティアが状態確認する。女：洗ってから持参する。

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M: I can’t enter the online class. My password doesn’t work. W: The organizer sent a replacement password this morning. Check the newest email. M: I was using the old one.

正解：D. He used an old password
本文根拠：I was using the old one。
全文和訳：男：オンライン授業に入れずパスワードが使えない。女：今朝新しいものが届いたので最新メールを見るように。男：古いものを使っていた。

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W: I wanted to cycle to the art center, but it’s raining hard. M: A bus leaves the station every thirty minutes. W: I’ll take that instead.

正解：C. By bus
本文根拠：I’ll take that instead＝bus。
全文和訳：女：美術センターへ自転車で行きたかったが強い雨。男：駅から30分ごとにバスが出る。女：代わりにバスに乗る。

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M: Did our class use the new temperature sensor yesterday? W: No. Its safety test was not complete, so we used the old one. M: We should wait before trying the new device.

正解：A. The old one
本文根拠：we used the old one。
全文和訳：男：昨日新しい温度センサーを使った？女：安全試験が終わっておらず古い方を使った。男：新しい方は待とう。

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W: Is the monthly membership fee eight hundred yen? M: That’s for adults. Students with school cards pay five hundred. W: I have mine, so I’ll pay five hundred.

正解：B. 500 yen
本文根拠：Students with school cards pay five hundred。
全文和訳：女：会費は月800円？男：大人料金で、学生証があれば500円。女：持っているので500円。

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A public library held a workshop on adding captions to recorded interviews. Participants created captions for a short original conversation and checked the spelling of each speaker’s name. The library did not publish the recordings online, because the speakers had not given permission. Staff will request approval before sharing the materials outside the workshop. The participants learned that completing a recording and receiving permission to publish it are different steps.

正解：C. The speakers had not given permission
本文根拠：speakers had not given permission。
全文和訳：図書館は録音インタビューに字幕を付ける講座を開催した。参加者は短い独自会話の字幕を作り、発言者の名前を確認した。発言者の許可がないためネット公開はせず、講座外で共有する前に承認を求める。録音完成と公開許可は別だと学んだ。

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An island library delivered books by boat to two nearby villages. In September, volunteers scheduled twelve trips, but poor weather led to three cancellations. They completed nine deliveries. The librarian explained that the number of deliveries could not show how many different people borrowed books, because one person might receive books several times. The library will ask residents about their use of the service before considering another route.

正解：B. Nine
本文根拠：twelve scheduled minus three canceled＝nine。
全文和訳：島の図書館は近くの2集落に船で本を届けた。9月は12便を予定したが天候のため3便中止、9便を実施。同一人物が何度も受け取るため配達便数は利用人数ではない。路線の追加前に住民の利用状況を調べる。

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A local history group received fifty old photographs from residents. Volunteers scanned forty-two, while eight required careful cleaning. They recorded the source of every image, but publication permission was still missing for some photographs. The group explained that scanning an image does not automatically permit online publication. Staff will contact the owners of the remaining images before adding any more photographs to the website.

正解：D. The owners’ permission must be checked
本文根拠：contact the owners … before adding any more photographs。
全文和訳：郷土史グループは住民から50枚の古写真を受け取り42枚をスキャン、8枚は清掃待ちだった。写真の出所を記録したが一部は公開許可がない。スキャン済みでもネット公開できるとは限らず、追加前に所有者へ確認する。

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A school club measured food left after lunch. During the first week, an average of twelve kilograms was thrown away each day. Students then placed signs encouraging people to take only what they could eat. In the following week, the average fell to nine kilograms. However, the teacher said the signs might not be the only cause, because the menus were different in the two weeks. More records will be needed before drawing a strong conclusion.

正解：A. Different menus
本文根拠：menus were different in the two weeks。
全文和訳：学校の部活が昼食後の残飯を測り、初週平均12キロだった。適量を取るよう看板を設置した翌週は9キロに減ったが、献立が違ったため看板だけが原因とは断定できず、追加調査が必要。

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A town tried a new bus route between the train station and a medical center. The advertised travel time was approximately twenty minutes, but it varied with traffic. In the first month, the buses carried six hundred passenger trips. Some people rode twice a day, so this total did not show the exact number of different passengers. The town council will compare operating costs and user feedback before deciding whether to continue the service.

正解：B. The exact number of different riders
本文根拠：passenger trips are not unique passengers。
全文和訳：町は駅と医療センター間のバスを試験運行した。所要時間は約20分で交通状況により変化する。初月は乗車600回だったが、同じ人が1日2回乗る場合もあり利用者人数は不明。費用と感想を比べた後に継続判断する。

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A science museum displayed a lamp charged by a small solar panel. After charging on a sunny day, it provided light for five hours. On a cloudy day, it worked for only three hours, although the same battery was used. The guide explained that sunlight conditions were different, so the first result did not guarantee five hours of light every time. Visitors were encouraged to make observations under several conditions.

正解：C. Sunlight conditions
本文根拠：sunny vs cloudy; sunlight conditions different。
全文和訳：科学館は太陽光充電ランプを展示した。晴れた日には5時間点灯、曇りの日は同じ電池で3時間だった。日照条件が違うためいつも5時間点灯とは断定できず、複数条件で観測するよう促した。

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A school newspaper reported that a sports event would start at two. After the printed copies had been distributed, the organizers delayed the start to three because they needed an extra safety inspection. Student editors corrected the article on the school website. Since the paper copies could not be changed, they asked teachers to announce the new time in class. In the future, the editors plan to confirm the details with organizers shortly before printing.

正解：D. 3:00
本文根拠：delayed the start to three。
全文和訳：学校新聞では運動行事は2時開始と記載されたが、紙版配布後に安全点検が増え3時に変更された。ウェブ版は訂正し、紙版の代わりに教師が授業で周知することにした。今後は印刷直前に主催者へ再確認する。

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A town park tested lower lighting near a beach used by wild birds at night. Volunteers observed from a marked path and counted the birds without moving closer. They saw fewer birds than expected, but the weather was windy. The group said it was too early to tell whether the lighting caused the result. More observations under different weather conditions are planned before the town considers any permanent lighting changes.

正解：A. To gather evidence before changing the lighting
本文根拠：too early to tell; more observations planned。
全文和訳：公園は夜に野鳥が利用する浜辺付近の照明を弱くする試験を行った。指定路から鳥を数えると予想より少なかったが風が強かった。照明が原因かは不明で、恒久変更前に異なる天候で再観測する。

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A station introduced a rack of shared umbrellas. Passengers could borrow an umbrella for up to two days. In the first week, the umbrellas were borrowed seventy times. This was not necessarily seventy different users, because some passengers borrowed umbrellas more than once. Staff found that twelve umbrellas had been returned late. Instead of closing the service, they decided to make the return instructions easier to understand.

正解：B. Improve return instructions
本文根拠：make return instructions easier … instead of closing。
全文和訳：駅は2日以内に返す共有傘を導入した。初週の貸出は70回だが同一人物の複数回利用があり利用者数とは限らない。12本は返却が遅れた。中止する代わりに返却規則を分かりやすくする。

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After a storm, engineers inspected a wooden bridge in a forest park. One side of the bridge was damaged, so the western path was closed temporarily. The eastern path remained open. Park staff originally expected to reopen the western path on Friday, but repairs might take longer. No final reopening date has been announced. Visitors should follow the latest signs, because some older maps still show the western path as open.

正解：C. The eastern path
本文根拠：eastern path remained open。
全文和訳：嵐の後、公園の木橋が損傷し西側の道は一時閉鎖、東側は開いている。金曜の再開予定は修理次第で延期され得るため確定していない。古い地図では西側が開いている表示もあるので最新標識を確認する。

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A community center invited local workers to speak to students about their jobs. Thirty-six children signed up, but the room could hold only twenty-four at one time. The center arranged two sessions with the same speakers and topics, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Every child who registered was given a place in one session, but nobody attended both. The organizer said the second session was needed because of the room’s limited capacity.

正解：D. The room could not hold everyone at once
本文根拠：room could hold only 24; 36 registered。
全文和訳：地域センターは職業紹介の講座を企画し36人が申込んだが、部屋の定員は1回24人だった。同じ講師・内容で午前と午後の2回を設け全員をどちらかに割り当てた。両方へ参加した子はいない。

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A history museum restored an old wooden waterwheel. Before the work began, staff photographed its parts and listed the damage. At first, workers planned to replace all the wood. However, an expert suggested keeping pieces that were still safe to use. In the end, they replaced only six badly damaged pieces and repaired the others. The museum explained that keeping original materials was one of its most important goals.

正解：B. Only six damaged pieces
本文根拠：replaced only six badly damaged pieces。
全文和訳：歴史博物館は古い木製水車を修復した。当初は木部を全部交換する予定だったが、専門家が安全な部分は残すよう助言し、最終的に傷んだ6部品だけ交換して他は修理した。元の素材を残すことが重要だった。

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Students used two thermometers to measure classroom temperature. The readings differed by one degree. Some students immediately thought one instrument was broken. Their teacher asked them to check where the thermometers had been placed and whether they had been calibrated. After both were moved to the same place, the difference became smaller. The class will compare them with a reference thermometer before deciding which gives a more accurate reading.

正解：A. The placement and calibration of the instruments
本文根拠：placed and calibrated。
全文和訳：教室の温度を2台の温度計で測ると1度違った。一部の生徒は故障と判断したが、教師は設置場所や校正の有無を確認させ、同じ場所へ移すと差が縮まった。今後基準温度計と比較して正確さを判断する。

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A community center offered a lesson on simple clothing repairs. Students learned to sew buttons and mend small holes under the guidance of volunteers. Before starting, the instructor checked each item. One coat had a damaged electrical heating element, so its owner was asked not to repair it in the beginners’ class. The problem required a qualified technician. The instructor explained that learning when to ask a professional was part of safe repair work.

正解：C. It required a qualified technician
本文根拠：damaged electrical heating element required technician。
全文和訳：地域の衣服修理講座でボタン付けや穴補修を学んだ。講師は各品を点検し、電熱部品が壊れたコートは初心者が修理せず有資格の技術者に任せるよう説明した。専門家へ依頼すべき判断も安全技能の一部。

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A city produced a bilingual map for visitors. At first, the map used place names without simple symbols, which made it difficult for some people to understand. The editors added symbols for bus stops, restrooms and information desks. They asked local volunteers to check the meaning of the symbols before printing. A small trial suggested the new map was easier to use, but visitors from every language background had not yet been included in the test.

正解：D. Symbols for public facilities
本文根拠：added symbols for bus stops, restrooms, desks。
全文和訳：市は二言語の来訪者向け地図を作った。初版は地名だけで難しかったため、バス停・トイレ・案内所の記号を追加した。印刷前に住民へ記号の意味を確認してもらった。小規模試験では使いやすい可能性が示されたが全言語背景の人で検証したわけではない。