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全18問のうち、3問を掲載しています。
(1)In that village, an old ( ) held that breaking a mirror would bring seven years of bad luck. Few people truly believed it, yet no one was willing to take the risk.
解説:「鏡を割ると7年不運・信じないが避ける」から、迷信=superstition。
(2)The new mayor promised to ( ) crime from the city's streets. Within a year, however, people admitted that the problem was as bad as ever.
解説:「街から犯罪を一掃すると約束」から、追放する・一掃する=banish。
(3)The prince was famous for his ( ) parties, which cost more than most families earned in a lifetime. Guests ate from golden plates and drank the finest wine.
解説:「金の皿・最高級ワイン・莫大な費用」から、ぜいたくな・浪費的な=extravagant。
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。
Confirmation Bias
When we hold a strong opinion, we like to think that we weigh the evidence fairly before deciding whether we are right. In reality, the human mind rarely works this way. From an early age, each of us builds up a picture of how the world works, and we grow attached to that picture because it makes life feel orderly and predictable. Giving up a settled belief can feel almost like losing a part of ourselves, and so we defend our opinions far more stubbornly than pure logic alone would suggest. Psychologists have shown that, once we believe something, we tend to notice and remember the evidence that supports it, while quietly ignoring anything that does not. We are quick to accept a fact that fits our view, yet we examine an inconvenient fact with unusual care, searching for any reason to dismiss it. This habit, known as confirmation bias, means that our existing beliefs often ( 19 ). …(続く)
(19)空所(19)に入れるのに最も適切なものを選ぶ問題です。
解説:第1段落。既存の信念が、注目する証拠そのものを形づくる。shape the very evidence we pay attention to。
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。
Why the Sky Is Blue
On a clear day, the sky above us is a deep and beautiful blue. It is such a familiar sight that few people ever stop to ask why. The answer begins with the nature of sunlight itself. Although sunlight looks white, it is in fact a mixture of all the colours of the rainbow, from red and orange through to blue and violet. When this mixed light travels through the air, something happens that separates the colours, and the result is the blue sky we see above us. …(続く)
No.25What is true about ordinary sunlight?
解説:第1段落。太陽光は白く見えるが、実は虹の全色の混合である。
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(60-70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 60–70 words.
大問5 エッセイ(120-150語)
Write an essay on the given TOPIC. Use TWO of the POINTS below to support your answer. Structure: introduction, main body, and conclusion. Suggested length: 120–150 words.
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英検準1級の一次試験(筆記)は、大問1 語句空所補充(18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(60〜70語)、大問5 エッセイ(120〜150語)で構成されます。本模試の第6回は、Confirmation Bias / The Ice Trade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。 語彙問題では準1級レベルの語(superstition, banish, extravagant 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(60-70語)とエッセイ(120-150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。