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全18問のうち、3問を掲載しています。
(1)The sailors knew the storm put them in great ( ). Waves crashed over the deck, and for several hours it seemed the ship might sink.
解説：「甲板に波・沈みそう」から、危険＝peril。
(2)Librarians must ( ) thousands of new books each year. Each one is given a number and placed on the correct shelf so that readers can find it.
解説：「番号を付け正しい棚へ」から、分類する＝classify。
(3)The old woman set off at a ( ) pace despite her age. She walked so quickly that her grandchildren struggled to keep up with her.
解説：「速く歩き孫が追いつけない」から、きびきびした・速い＝brisk。
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 Paradox of Choice
Common sense tells us that having more choices must always be a good thing. Economists have long assumed that a wider range of options can only benefit the consumer, since anyone who prefers the original few can simply ignore the rest and lose nothing by their presence. If a shop offers thirty kinds of jam instead of six, surely every customer is more likely to find one that suits them perfectly, and no one is forced to buy something they dislike. This comfortable belief shapes the way modern supermarkets, restaurants, and websites are designed, all of them competing to present the widest possible selection in order to attract our attention and win our custom. Shoppers, too, often say that they prefer stores with a great deal of variety on the shelves. Yet a series of well-known experiments in psychology suggests that the relationship between choice and satisfaction is far more complicated than it first appears. Beyond a certain point, researchers have discovered, adding more options can actually ( 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。選択肢が一定を超えると、かえって満足度を下げうる。leave people less satisfied, not more。
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 Moon Is Drifting Away
The Moon may look fixed in the night sky, but it is very slowly moving away from the Earth. Each year, the distance between them grows by about three and a half centimetres, roughly the rate at which human fingernails grow. This tiny change is far too small to notice with the eye, yet scientists can measure it with remarkable precision. During the Apollo missions, astronauts left special mirrors on the Moon's surface, and by bouncing laser beams off them, researchers can now measure the distance to within a few centimetres. …（続く）
No.25How can scientists measure the Moon's distance so precisely?
解説：第1段落。月面の鏡にレーザーを反射させ、数cm単位で距離を測る。
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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4回は、The Paradox of Choice / The Age of the Canal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（peril, classify, brisk 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。