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英検2級 そっくり模試 第8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8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)The doctor gave Mr. Owen a ( ) for his cough. He took it to the pharmacy, where he received the medicine he needed.

1prescription2vaccine3diet4fee

解説:「薬局で薬を受け取った」から、処方箋=prescription。

(2)The meal at the new restaurant did not ( ) us at all. The portions were tiny, and we were still hungry when we left.

1satisfy2tolerate3defend4admit

解説:「量が少なくまだ空腹」から、満足させる=satisfy。

(3)Africa is the second largest ( ) in the world. It is home to more than fifty countries and a huge variety of wildlife.

1continent2voyage3temple4orbit

解説:「50以上の国と多様な野生動物」から、大陸=continent。

(6)The farmers were happy to ( ) the rice at last. After months of hard work, they gathered the crop and stored it away for the winter.

1harvest2ruin3strike4dig
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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。

Rivers Under the City

As towns grew into busy cities long ago, many small rivers and streams were seen as a problem rather than a pleasure. City leaders often worried that open water carried bad smells, spread disease, and got in the way of new construction. To make room for roads and buildings, people buried these waterways in pipes underground and paved over them. In city after city, streams that had once flowed freely through fields and villages disappeared from view within a single generation. Over the following decades, the neighborhoods above them filled with houses, shops, and traffic, and old maps no longer showed any sign of the water below. For many years, few people even remembered that ( 18 ). Today, however, a growing number of cities are digging some of these hidden rivers up again. …(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。

1a river still flowed beneath their feet2the city had once been a forest3the streets were built on sand4the pipes were made of gold

解説:第1段落。地下に埋められた川を掘り返す話の導入で、足元に川が流れていたことを人々は忘れていた。a river still flowed beneath their feet。

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, I have a reservation at your hotel for two nights, from Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8, under the name Peter Grant. My booking number is SV-3092. Unfortunately, my plans have changed, and I am writing to ask whether it is possible to make a few changes. …(続く)

No.24Why is Peter writing to the hotel?

1To ask whether he can change his existing booking.2To complain about a room he stayed in before.3To cancel his reservation completely.4To apply for a job at the hotel.

解説:第1段落。既存の予約を変更できるか尋ねるのが用件。

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:the four-day working week: benefits and drawbacks
POINTS:導入1文:何についての文章か(週休3日・4日勤務)を示す。 / 長所を1〜2文で圧縮:休養・家族の時間が増え健康に、集中力が上がる。 / 短所を1〜2文で圧縮:休めない業種もあり負担増、増員でコスト増。 / 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=52語)。
This passage is about the four-day working week, in which people work one day less for the same pay. Supporters say workers get more rest and family time, feel healthier, and may concentrate better. However, some businesses cannot close an extra day, so staff …
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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 think that all students should learn to play a musical instrument at school. Do you agree with this idea?
POINTS:Creativity / Teamwork / Cost
I agree that all students should learn to play a musical instrument at school. First, playing music develops creativity. When students learn to make sounds and express feelings through an instrument, they use their imagination in a way that other subjects do n…
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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8回は、Rivers Under the City / The Living Bridges of the Ants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(prescription, satisfy, continent 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。