NEW TREASURE Stage3の英語ニュース記事読解40問｜見出し・リード文・引用・訂正情報を読む【全訳】

Headline: Students Open a New Community Reading Corner

On Tuesday, June 9, students at the fictional Harbor School opened a small reading corner at a community center. The project was organized by the school’s library club. Twelve students had spent three weeks sorting donated books and preparing short English labels. On the opening day, forty visitors came to the center. Twenty-eight of them completed a questionnaire, and twenty-three respondents said they liked the labels. Club member Mari said, ‘I hope the corner will help families enjoy books together.’ The organizer, Mr. Aoki, explained that the club had not yet counted how many families would borrow books in the following month. A local newsletter described the opening as a positive first step rather than proof of increased reading habits. The school plans to add books in August if enough suitable donations are received.

Headline: School Robot Club Tests Two Designs; Final Choice Still Open

A fictional school robotics club tested two robot designs on July 14. Design A completed a short route in 45 seconds, and Design B completed the same route in 39 seconds. Three trials were performed for each design, but the numbers in the school’s report described only the fastest recorded trial for each design. Some students wanted to publish the headline ‘Robot B Is Always Faster.’ However, the supervising teacher said the data did not justify that claim. The club had not tested the robots on different surfaces or in crowded spaces. Team leader Kai said, ‘Design B looked promising during our first test, but we need more evidence.’ The club planned additional trials in August before choosing a design for a public demonstration. A student news editor used a headline that described the test without claiming the result would always be the same.

Headline: Garden Project Reduces Water Use in a Short Trial

A fictional student science group completed a two-week study of watering methods in a school garden. During Week One, the group used 80 liters of water for its plants. During Week Two, the group used 60 liters by watering only when the soil was dry. The club’s report therefore recorded a decrease of 20 liters, or 25 percent compared with Week One. Student Hana said, ‘I think our new method could be useful in other gardens.’ Science teacher Ms. Fujita welcomed the observation but asked the students to be careful. Week Two was cooler and received more rain, so the method itself could not be identified as the only cause of the decrease. The group decided to repeat the study under more comparable weather conditions. The news report included both Hana’s opinion and the teacher’s warning.

Headline: School Exhibition Opens After Venue Change

A fictional school planned a science exhibition for Friday, October 16. Its first newsletter, sent on Monday, said that the exhibition would begin at 3:00 p.m. in Room 301. On Thursday morning, the organizers discovered a problem with the room’s electrical equipment. An updated notice announced that the exhibition would begin at 3:30 p.m. in the library instead. The date did not change. Participants were asked to arrive by 3:15 p.m. to register. The school news team mistakenly posted the old room number for several minutes, but corrected its online headline at 11:20 a.m. on Thursday. Organizers confirmed that visitors who had already registered did not need to register again online. The event was still planned for Friday; the article was published before it took place. It therefore did not report how many people had actually attended.