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全17問のうち、3問を掲載しています。
(1)The trip was more costly than we had planned. In the end, the company agreed to cover the extra ( ) so that the workers would not have to pay themselves.
解説:「余分な費用を会社が負担」から、費用=cover the expense(定型の共起)。
(2)It took the researcher many months to ( ) permission to study the rare birds. The island's owners were careful about who was allowed to visit.
解説:「許可を得るのに数か月」から、得る=obtain permission(定型の共起)。
(3)Lifting heavy boxes every day at work has made his arm ( ) much stronger. He can now carry things that he could not even move a year ago.
解説:「重い箱を運び腕が強くなった」から、筋肉=muscles。
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。
Farming in Tall Buildings
As cities grow larger and larger, it becomes harder to bring in enough fresh food from farms in distant parts of the country. Trucks must drive for many hours, and a lot of the food loses its freshness along the way. One new idea aims to solve this problem by growing food right inside the city itself. In a "vertical farm," vegetables are grown on shelves stacked one above another inside a tall building, often ( 18 ). Instead, rows of special colored lamps give the plants the light they need to grow. Because the shelves rise high into the air, a single building can produce as much food as a much larger area of ordinary farmland, and it can do so in the very heart of a crowded town. …(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。
解説:第1段落。棚を積み重ねた屋内栽培→自然光なしで育てることが多い。without any natural sunlight。
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 Ms. Nakamura, I am writing to ask for some time off work this summer. My sister is getting married in Canada on August 15, and my whole family will be traveling there for the wedding. I would like to take a week of holiday, from August 12 to August 18, so that I can attend the ceremony and spend a few days with my relatives. …(続く)
No.24Why is Thomas writing to Ms. Nakamura?
解説:第1段落。妹の結婚式のため8月に1週間の休暇を求めるのが用件。
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.
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.
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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6回は、Farming in Tall Buildings / The Octopus and Its Changing Skin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(expense, obtain, muscles 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。