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全18問のうち、3問を掲載しています。
(1)The sudden crash of thunder gave the children a terrible ( ). They screamed and ran to hide under the kitchen table.
解説:「雷鳴に悲鳴を上げ隠れる」から、(突然の)恐怖・驚き=fright。
(2)At the party, the shy newcomer found it hard to ( ) with the other guests. He stood alone in a corner for most of the evening.
解説:「隅に一人・他の客と交われない」から、(人と)交わる・打ち解ける=mingle。
(3)The old trader was far too ( ) to be cheated. He could spot a dishonest deal at a glance and always got the better price.
解説:「不正な取引を見抜き好条件を得る」から、抜け目のない=shrewd。
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 Spacing Effect
When students have a great deal of material to learn, many choose to study it all in one long session just before the test, a method often called 'cramming.' It feels efficient, and by concentrating everything into a single burst of effort it does seem to make the most of limited time. For a day or two it may even appear to work, since the facts are still fresh and easily brought to mind. Teachers and students alike have noticed this pattern for generations, and it is easy to see why the habit remains so common in schools and universities around the world. Yet more than a century of careful research in psychology points to a surprising conclusion that runs against our everyday intuition. If the goal is simply to pass tomorrow's quiz, cramming may be enough; but if the goal is to remember something for months or even years, the very same amount of study turns out to be far more effective when it is ( 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。長期記憶には、同じ学習量でも数日〜数週間に分散する方が効果的。spread out over several days or weeks。
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。
How Soap Cleans
Try to wash a greasy plate with cold water alone, and you will quickly see the problem: the water simply runs off, leaving the grease behind. The reason is that grease and water do not mix. Water molecules are strongly attracted to one another and to certain other substances, but they are not attracted to grease and oil, which is why the two separate rather than blending together. To clean away greasy dirt, we need something that can join the two worlds of water and grease. That something is soap. …(続く)
No.25Why can plain water not remove greasy dirt?
解説:第1段落。油と水は混ざらないため、水だけでは油汚れを落とせない。
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10回は、The Spacing Effect / The Great Exhibition of 1851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(fright, mingle, shrewd 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。