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英検準1級 そっくり模試 第7回(一次試験・筆記)

本ページでは、英検準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7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。

18語句補充
6長文空所
7長文読解
60-70要約(語)
120-150エッセイ(語)

大問1 短文の語句空所補充(一部)

全18問のうち、3問を掲載しています。

(1)The politician grew tired of the constant ( ) of the people around him. He wished someone would give him an honest opinion instead of only praise.

1flattery2disgrace3dialect4monarch

解説:「称賛ばかりで正直な意見が欲しい」から、お世辞=flattery。

(2)Please ( ) the ropes a little; they are tied far too tightly. If you pull them any harder, the tent will collapse.

1loosen2portray3revive4roar

解説:「きつく縛りすぎ・崩れる」から、緩める=loosen。

(3)The heat in the crowded room was almost ( ). There was no air, no space to move, and everyone longed to get outside.

1oppressive2irritating3dreadful4obscure

解説:「空気がなく息苦しい」から、(暑さ・雰囲気が)息苦しい・圧迫的な=oppressive。

(6)It was very ( ) of you to carry the old man's bags up the stairs. Not everyone would think to help a stranger in that way.

1considerate2irresponsible3manly4owing
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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 Placebo Effect

Suppose a doctor gives a patient a pill that contains no medicine at all, merely sugar, but tells the patient that it is a powerful painkiller. Surprisingly, in many cases the patient's pain really does decrease. The word 'placebo' comes from a Latin phrase meaning 'I shall please,' and physicians have noticed such reactions for hundreds of years. Similar responses have been reported not only for pain but also for conditions such as anxiety, sleeplessness, and even certain stomach complaints. This puzzling response, in which a treatment with no active ingredient produces a genuine improvement, is called the placebo effect. What all such cases share is that the benefit cannot be traced to any chemical action of the treatment itself. It shows that a patient's belief that they are being treated can, all by itself, ( 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。

1bring about real changes in how they feel2make any real medicine unnecessary3prove that the illness was imaginary4cure every disease completely

解説:第1段落。治療を受けているという信念自体が、実際の体感を変えうる。bring about real changes in how they feel。

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。

Why Volcanoes Erupt

Deep beneath the ground, the Earth is far hotter than at its surface. In certain places, the heat is great enough to melt solid rock into a thick, glowing liquid called magma. A volcano is, at its simplest, an opening in the Earth's surface through which this melted rock, along with gas and ash, can escape. When it does, we call the event an eruption. To understand why volcanoes erupt, we must first understand why magma moves upward at all. …(続く)

No.25What is magma?

1Rock that has been melted into a thick liquid.2A kind of solid grey ash.3Water that has been heated by the sun.4A special gas found in the air.

解説:第1段落。マグマとは、地下の熱で岩石が溶けた濃い液体。

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(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.

TOPIC:banning plastic shopping bags: supporters and opponents
POINTS:導入ブロック(1文):対象=レジ袋(短時間使用だが分解に数百年)、禁止・有料化が広がる現状のみ。 / 賛成ブロック:Supporters say … で、川・海を汚し生物を害す/再利用袋の使用を促す、を核だけ並列。 / 反対ブロック:However, critics are concerned … で、安く便利/代替は割高/禁止より優れた再生利用が本質的解決、を並列。 / 具体例(紙・布袋等)は抽象化。中立を保つ。60〜70語(本例=約68語)。
Because plastic shopping bags are used briefly but last for centuries, many governments are banning them or charging for them. Supporters say a ban is needed because the bags pollute rivers and oceans and harm wildlife, and because it encourages people to use …
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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.

TOPIC:Should schools reduce the number of exams that students must take?
POINTS:Stress / Learning / Fairness / Motivation
In many schools, students must sit a large number of exams throughout the year. I believe that schools should reduce the number of these exams, mainly for reasons of stress and learning. First, too many exams cause students serious stress. When tests come one…
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この模試について

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7回は、The Placebo Effect / The Lighthouse Keepers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(flattery, loosen, oppressive 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。