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英検1級 そっくり模試 第2回(一次試験・筆記)

本ページでは、英検1級の出題傾向を分析して独自作成したそっくり模試 第2回の問題を一部掲載し、解答・解説の一部もご紹介します。全問題(大問1〜5)と詳しい解説は、無料登録後にPDFでダウンロードいただけます。

22語句補充
6長文空所
7長文読解
90-110要約(語)
200-240エッセイ(語)

大問1 短文の語句空所補充(一部)

全22問のうち、3問を掲載しています。

(1)What was meant to be a brief, decisive intervention soon became a costly ( ) from which the government could find no easy exit.

1speculation2enforcement3quagmire4warfare

解説:「抜け出す手立てのない」泥沼→〈泥沼・抜け出せない苦境〉quagmire。他の選択肢(speculation/enforcement/warfare)はいずれも同じ品詞だが、文脈上この空所には当てはまらない。

(2)Economists treat a sharp and sustained rise in long-term unemployment as a ( ) of deeper structural decline, not as a passing fluctuation.

1harbinger2assessment3furlough4sensitivity

解説:これから訪れる構造的衰退の前触れ→〈前兆・先触れ〉harbinger。他の選択肢(assessment/furlough/sensitivity)はいずれも同じ品詞だが、文脈上この空所には当てはまらない。

(3)Far from offering balanced analysis, the editorial was a sustained ( ) against the whole of contemporary art.

1formula2disposal3hatred4diatribe

解説:公平な分析どころか全現代芸術への執拗な攻撃→〈痛烈な非難・罵倒〉diatribe。他の選択肢(formula/disposal/hatred)はいずれも同じ品詞だが、文脈上この空所には当てはまらない。

(6)Behind a ( ) of corporate stability, the firm was quietly struggling with debts that would soon force it into bankruptcy.

1debut2carriage3facade4condolence
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大問2 長文の語句空所補充(冒頭)

長文の冒頭部分と設問例を掲載しています。全文と全設問はPDFに収録。

The Return of the Predator

When the last wolves were exterminated from the great national park early in the twentieth century, the decision was widely applauded. Predators were regarded as little better than vermin, and a landscape rid of them was assumed to be one in which deer and other grazing animals would happily flourish. For a few decades the expectation seemed ( 23 ). The elk multiplied, and visitors delighted in the vast herds that fed in the open valleys, undisturbed by any natural enemy. …(続く)

(23)空所(23)に入れるのに最も適切なものを選ぶ問題です。

1entirely misplaced2impossible to verify3amply borne out4of no real interest

解説:空所直後で「エルクが増え観光客も喜んだ」と予想通りの結果が続き、次段落の逆接 Yet で初めて問題が判明する。よって当初は予想が〈十分に裏づけられた〉ように見えた= amply borne out。2「全く見当違い」は直後の好結果と矛盾、3「検証不能」・4「関心がない」は文脈に合わない。

大問3 長文の内容一致選択(冒頭)

長文の冒頭部分と設問例を掲載しています。全文と設問はPDFに収録。

The Merchants' League

In the centuries before the rise of the great nation-states, much of the trade of northern Europe was controlled not by any king but by a loose confederation of merchant towns known to history as the Hanseatic League. From the twelfth century onward, traders in cities such as Lübeck, Hamburg, and Bremen found their interests better served by cooperation than by cut-throat rivalry. Banding together, they could bargain from a position of strength, share the heavy costs of guarding their ships against pirates, and present a united front to the rulers on whose territory they wished to do business. …(続く)

No.29According to the passage, what held the Hanseatic League together?

1A powerful central government backed by a standing army.2A written constitution agreed to by all of its member towns.3Shared commercial advantage rather than any political authority.4Loyalty to a single monarch who ruled the northern seas.

解説:第2段落「League を結びつけたのは政治的権威ではなく、共有された商業的利益だった」と明示。選択肢2が一致。1は『常備軍も固定首都もない』に反する、3は『成文憲法はない』に反する、4は『どの王のものでもない緩やかな連合』という冒頭に反する。

ライティング(設題)

設題と語数を掲載しています。模範解答と解説はPDFに収録。

大問4 英文要約(90-110語)

Read the article below and summarize it in your own words as far as possible in English. Summarize it between 90 and 110 words.

TOPIC:Rethinking the Working Week
Although the five-day week feels natural, it reflects habit rather than design, and some firms and governments are now trialling a four-day week without pay cuts. Proponents argue that long hours do not equal productivity, since well-rested workers concentrate…
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大問5 エッセイ(200-240語)

Write an essay on the given TOPIC. Give THREE reasons to support your answer. Structure: introduction, main body, and conclusion Suggested length: 200-240 words

TOPIC:Agree or disagree: The spread of artificial intelligence will benefit society as a whole
Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace, reshaping almost every field of human activity. Although some fear that it will eliminate countless jobs, I firmly agree that the spread of artificial intelligence will benefit society as a whole. Gr…
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この模試について

英検1級の一次試験(筆記)は、大問1 語句空所補充(22問)、大問2 長文空所補充(6問)、大問3 長文読解(7問)、大問4 英文要約(90〜110語)、大問5 エッセイ(200〜240語・理由3つ)で構成されます。本模試の第2回は、The Return of the Predator / The Case Against Crammingなどの題材を扱い、本番と同じ問題数・難易度で作成しています。 語彙問題では1級レベルの語(quagmire, harbinger, diatribe など)を中心に出題し、長文読解では言い換えや文脈把握を問います。 ライティングは英文要約(90-110語)とエッセイ(200-240語)で、いずれも模範解答つきです。 全問題・全解説・解答用紙は無料登録後にPDFでダウンロードいただけます。