2級そっくり模試 全12回第9回
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英検2級 そっくり模試 第9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9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)After writing her story, the young author sent it to a ( ). She hoped the company would agree to print her book and sell it in shops.

1publisher2spectator3distributor4composer

解説:「本を印刷し店で売ってほしい」から、出版社=publisher。

(2)The factory has found a clever way to ( ) waste heat into electricity. Instead of letting the heat escape, it uses it to power the building's lights.

1convert2disturb3embrace4abandon

解説:「熱を逃さず照明の電力に使う」から、変える=convert A into B。

(3)Over three hundred runners were ( ) in this year's city marathon. Each one wore a number and hoped to finish the long race.

1participants2explorers3distributors4spectacles

解説:「番号を付け完走を目指す300人超」から、参加者=participants。

(6)After failing twice, the team finally ( ) in reaching the mountain top. Their months of training and hard work had paid off at last.

1succeeded2collapsed3disappeared4protested
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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。

Catching the Rain

In many parts of the world, clean water is becoming harder to find, while at the same time heavy rain often falls and simply runs away down the drains. This waste seems especially strange in cities, where huge amounts of rain hit roofs and roads every year and vanish into the sewers within minutes. A growing number of homes and schools are now trying to solve both problems at once by collecting rainwater from their roofs. The idea itself is very old, and people in many countries have gathered rain in jars and barrels for hundreds of years. Modern systems simply do the same job in a cleaner and more reliable way. When rain falls, it flows off the roof, along a pipe, and into a large tank, where it is stored ( 18 ). …(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。

1until it is needed later2and then thrown away3before the rain begins4so that it turns to ice

解説:第1段落。屋根からタンクに集めた雨水を、必要になるまで蓄える。until it is needed later。

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 love animals, and I would very much like to help at your shelter as a volunteer. I saw on your website that you sometimes need extra people to care for the cats and dogs, and I am writing to ask how I can join. …(続く)

No.24Why is Daniel writing to the shelter?

1To find out how he can volunteer there.2To report that he has lost his pet cat.3To complain about the way the animals are treated.4To ask the shelter to take in a stray dog.

解説:第1段落。ボランティアとしてどう参加できるかを尋ねるのが用件。

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:eating locally grown food: benefits and drawbacks
POINTS:導入1文:何についての文章か(地元産の食品を食べること)を示す。 / 長所を1〜2文で圧縮:新鮮、地元の農家を支える、輸送燃料が少ない。 / 短所を1〜2文で圧縮:値段が高いことがある、寒い地域・季節では選択肢が乏しい。 / 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=54語)。
This passage is about eating locally grown food. Such food does not travel far, so it is often fresher, it supports local farmers, and less fuel is used to move it. However, local food can be more expensive, and in cold places or seasons people who eat only lo…
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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 people today rely too much on their smartphones. Do you agree with this idea?
POINTS:Communication / Health / Information
I agree that people today rely too much on their smartphones. First, smartphones can harm people's health. Many people stare at their screens for many hours a day, which tires their eyes and takes time away from sleep and exercise. Second, people now depend on…
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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9回は、Catching the Rain / Stronger Than Steel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(publisher, convert, participants 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。