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英検2級 そっくり模試 第4回(一次試験・筆記)

本ページでは、英検2級の出題傾向を分析して独自作成したそっくり模試 第4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。

17語句補充
6長文空所
8長文読解
45-55要約(語)
80-100意見論述(語)

大問1 短文の語句空所補充(一部)

全17問のうち、3問を掲載しています。

(1)Spending too long in strong sunlight can do serious ( ) to your skin. Doctors advise people to wear a hat and use cream on very hot days.

1harm2profit3supply4credit

解説:「肌に害・帽子やクリームを勧める」から、害=harm(do harm to の共起)。

(2)The new medicine can ( ) the pain very quickly. Within about ten minutes, most patients say that they feel much more comfortable.

1relieve2arrest3declare4possess

解説:「10分でずっと楽になる」から、(痛みを)和らげる=relieve。

(3)The scientists made an important ( ) about the ancient city. They found the ruins of buildings that no one had known were there.

1discovery2quantity3ceremony4sample

解説:「誰も知らなかった遺跡を発見」から、発見=make a discovery(定型の共起)。

(6)Because the restaurant was so popular, we had to make a ( ) a week in advance. Without one, there would have been no free table for us.

1reservation2sacrifice3definition4landscape
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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。

Cool Roofs

In many large cities, summers are becoming dangerously hot. Roads, cars, and tall concrete buildings all take in heat during the day and slowly release it again at night, so these areas often stay far warmer than the countryside around them. One simple idea that is spreading around the world may help: painting the roofs of buildings white. The color of a roof has a surprisingly large effect on the temperature inside. A dark roof soaks up the heat of the sun and passes it into the rooms below, but a white roof does the opposite, ( 18 ). Because of this, the building underneath stays noticeably cooler, and the people living or working inside feel far more comfortable even on the hottest afternoons. …(続く)

(18)空所(18)に入れるのに最も適切なものを選ぶ問題です。

1sending much of the sunlight back into the sky2trapping even more warmth inside3blocking all the light from the windows4making the rooms far darker

解説:第1段落。暗い屋根と反対に白い屋根は、日光を空へ返す=下の部屋が涼しくなる。sending much of the sunlight back into the sky。

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。

Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Grace Coleman, and I am a member of your club. I am writing because I would like to sign up my two children for the summer swimming course that begins in August. Before I do, however, I have a few questions that I hope you can answer. …(続く)

No.24Why is Grace writing to the sports club?

1She wants to enroll her children in a swimming course.2She wants to complain about a lesson her children took.3She wants to cancel her own membership at the club.4She wants to apply for a job as a swimming teacher.

解説:第1段落。夏の水泳講座に2人の子どもを申し込みたいのが用件。

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(45-55語)

Read the article below and summarize it in English. Write your summary in the space provided on your answer sheet. Aim for a length of around 45–55 words.

TOPIC:online shopping compared with shopping in stores: benefits and drawbacks
POINTS:導入1文:何についての文章か(ネット通販と実店舗の比較)を示す。 / 長所を1〜2文で圧縮:24時間いつでも買える、価格比較が容易、移動不要。 / 短所を1〜2文で圧縮:買う前に確かめられずサイズ違い、配送が遅い・破損・返品が面倒。 / 原文の文を写さず自分の言葉でまとめる。45〜55語に収める(本例=48語)。
This passage compares shopping online with shopping in stores. Online shopping lets people buy goods at any time, compare prices easily, and avoid traveling. However, customers cannot check items before buying, so products may not fit or look right, and delive…
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大問5 意見論述(80-100語)

Write an essay on the given TOPIC. Use TWO of the POINTS below to support your answer. Structure: an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion. Aim for a length of around 80–100 words.

TOPIC:Some people say that it is better for students to study in groups than to study alone. Do you agree with this idea?
POINTS:Motivation / Concentration / Understanding
I agree that it is better for students to study in groups than to study alone. First, studying with others improves understanding. When a student does not understand something, a friend can explain it in a simple way, and teaching each other helps everyone rem…
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この模試について

英検2級の一次試験(筆記)は、大問1 語句空所補充(17問)、大問2 長文空所補充(6問)、大問3 長文読解(8問)、大問4 英文要約(45〜55語)、大問5 意見論述(80〜100語)で構成されます。本模試の第4回は、Cool Roofs / The Clever Crows of the City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2級レベルの語(harm, relieve, discovery 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(45-55語)と意見論述(80-100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。