「準 2 級リスニングテスト」 原稿

ただいまから、準 2 級リスニングテストを行います。これからお話しすることについて質問は受けませんので、よく注意して聞いてください。
なお、リスニングテスト放送中に音飛びや騒音があった場合は、発生した問題のトラックのはじめに戻し、やり直します。しかしながら、万が一、教室監督者が気づかない場合は速やかに手を挙げてお知らせ願います。
このテストには、第 1 部から第 3 部まであります。英文はそれぞれ一度だけ読まれます。第１部では、例題を一題放送します。放送の間メモをとってもかまいません。では、第 1 部のテストから始めます。
これは、対話を聞き、その最後の文に対する応答として最も適切なものを選ぶ形式です。第１部の例題を聞いてください。対話とそれに続く応答が一度だけ読まれます。

☆Would you like to play tennis with me after school, Peter?
★I can’t, Jane. I have to go straight home.
☆How about tomorrow, then?
★1 We can go today after school.
★2 I don’t have time today.
★3

That will be fine.

皆さんは、今の問題の答えを一つだけ選びます。ここでは 3 が正しい答えですから、解答用紙の例題のところに 3 がマークされています。
問題は No. 1 から No. 10 まで 10 題で、解答時間はそれぞれ 10 秒です。
以上、説明が終わりましたので、今から準 2 級の No. 1 を開始します。

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無断転載・複製を禁じます(★＝男性 A☆＝女性 A☆☆＝女性 B)☆☆No. 1
☆Patty’s Pet Shop. Can I help you?
★Hi. I’m thinking of buying a dog. I live in an apartment, so I want a small one.
☆I see. Do you have other pets?
★1 Yes, I have a cat, but she’s very friendly.
★2 Yes, I know where that pet shop is.
★3 Yes, I’ll be home all day tomorrow.
☆☆No. 2★Hello.
☆John. It’s Jessica. Where are you? The study group started 10 minutes ago.
★What? I’m waiting for you. We’re meeting at the school gate, right?
☆1 No. We’re meeting at the library today.
☆2 Well, the study group is over already.
☆3 Yeah, we meet every week on Tuesdays.
☆☆No. 3☆Jacob, what do you want to eat for lunch?
★I am really hungry. How about pizza?
☆We had that yesterday. How about something else?
★1 Yes, I’m not really hungry.
★2 No, I hate mushroom pizza.
★3 Well, anything is OK.
☆☆No. 4
☆Excuse me, sir. Could I use the store’s restroom?
★Sorry. We only allow paying customers to use the bathroom.
☆Well, is there a public restroom around here?
★1 No. Our hours are nine to six.
★2 Yes. There’s one in the park over there.
★3 Well, the store’s sale ended yesterday.

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無断転載・複製を禁じます☆☆No. 5★Welcome to Super Pizza Stop. How can I help you?
☆Hi. Can I order a large pizza with lots of sausage?
★I’m sorry. We don’t have any sausage today, but we have onions, peppers, or olives.
☆1 Sure. I’ll order some sausage, then.
☆2 Well, I’ll go home to eat the pizza.
☆3 No, thank you. I’ll just get a cheese pizza.
☆☆No. 6
★Where did you get that new jacket, Lin?
☆I got it at Feldman’s, at the mall. It was on sale.
★Really? Is the sale over? I need some new jeans.
☆1 Hmm. I bought some jeans already.
☆2 Hmm. I think it ends this weekend.
☆3 Hmm. I’ve never been to the mall.
☆☆No. 7
☆Hi, do you need some help?
★Yes, I’m looking for potato chips, but I can’t find them. I’ve looked everywhere.
☆Well, they’re in section 9, over there.
★1 Oh, thank you. I didn’t see them.
★2 Oh, thank you. I didn’t bring any money.
★3 Oh, thank you. I don’t want them.
☆☆No. 8★Becky, have you moved into your new apartment yet?
☆Yes, I moved last Thursday.
★That’s exciting! How is your new place?
☆1 It’s bigger than my old apartment.
☆2 I’ll move to a new town next week.
☆3 It’s exciting to live with you.

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無断転載・複製を禁じます☆☆No. 9☆Joey, do you have homework today?
★Yes, but I’m having trouble understanding it.
☆I have some time now. I can help you.
★1 My class finished early today.
★2 I am going to have homework again tomorrow.
★3 That would be great.
☆☆No. 10
★Hey, Judy. I heard you started a jazz band.
☆Yeah. Actually, we have a concert next month.
★I play the guitar. Do you need any more members?
☆1 Sorry, we already have a guitar player.
☆2 Yes, I’ll buy your concert tickets.
☆3 No, I don’t like jazz.

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公益財団法人日本英語検定協会
無断転載・複製を禁じます続いて、第 2 部です。これは、対話を聞き、その質問に対して最も適切な答えを選ぶ形式です。
対話と質問は一度だけ読まれます。この問題には例題はありません。問題は No. 11 から No. 20 まで 10
題で、解答時間はそれぞれ 10 秒です。
では、始めます。

☆☆No. 11
★Hi, Mom. Sorry I’m late. I had to wait at school for the rain to stop.
☆Did you forget to take your umbrella?
★Yeah. Sorry I didn’t call. So, what’s for dinner?
☆We’re having turkey and mashed potatoes.
☆☆Question: What did the boy forget to do?
☆☆No. 12★Good morning. This is a beautiful museum. Do you have a gift shop?
☆Good morning. Yes, we do.
★Where can I find it? I would like to buy some gifts for my family.
☆It’s right down that hall. I’m sure you will find great gifts for your family there.
☆☆Question: Why does the man want to visit the gift shop?
☆☆No. 13★Grandma, are you going shopping with us tomorrow?
☆Yes. I want a new dress to wear for my birthday party next week.
★I can’t wait for your party, Grandma.
☆I can’t, either. I can’t believe I’ll be 65 years old!
☆☆Question: Why will the boy’s grandmother get a new dress?
☆☆No. 14★Hello. Jake’s Chicken and Steaks. How can I help you?
☆Hi. Do you have any tables available for tonight?
★Well, we have one table for four available.
☆That’s perfect! I’d like to make a reservation for tonight. I’m glad I called just in time.
☆☆Question: Why did the woman call the restaurant?

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無断転載・複製を禁じます☆☆No. 15☆Lance, I think we should cancel our fishing trip this weekend. I have to finish writing
my report for work by Monday.
★Why don’t you bring your laptop computer, honey? You can work on it in the car.
☆That’s a good idea. It’s a three-hour drive to the lake, so I could probably finish it.
★Wonderful. I can’t wait to go fishing.
☆☆Question: How will the woman finish her report?
☆☆No. 16☆Your German is so much better than it was when you first came to Germany, Larry.
★Thanks, Hilda. Lately, I’ve been carrying a pen and paper wherever I go. If someone
says a word I don’t understand, I write it down.
☆Well, I’m impressed. You’ve really improved.
★Thanks, but I still have a lot to learn.
☆☆Question: What do we learn about the boy?
☆☆No. 17
★Excuse me. Do you need help?
☆Yes. I can’t find where I am on this map.
★You’re right here—on Grant Street, just south of Benson Park.
☆Really? I thought I was north of the park. Thanks for your help.
☆☆Question: What is one thing we learn about the woman?
☆☆No. 18
★Hello, this is Harold. May I speak to Beth?
☆I’m sorry, she is still at school. May I take a message?
★Can you tell her that today’s chess club meeting has been moved to tomorrow at 4p.m.?
☆I will tell her. Goodbye.
☆☆Question: What does the boy want to tell Beth?
☆☆No. 19
☆Welcome to the Silverton History Museum. Can I help you?
★Yes. I’m here to see the special exhibit about the history of Silverton’s trains, but I
don’t see any signs for the exhibit anywhere.
☆Sorry, sir, you’re a day late. The train exhibit finished yesterday.
★Oh no! I was really looking forward to that exhibit.
☆☆Question: Why can’t the man see the exhibit?

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無断転載・複製を禁じます☆☆No. 20☆Hi, Dave. What are you doing tomorrow night?
★Hey, Diane. I don’t have any plans. Why?
☆I thought maybe we could go and watch that new movie.
★That sounds great! I hear the movie is full of action.
☆☆Question: Why did the girl talk to the boy?

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公益財団法人日本英語検定協会
無断転載・複製を禁じます続いて、第 3 部です。これは、英文を聞き、その質問に対して最も適切な答えを選ぶ形式です。
英文と質問は一度だけ読まれます。この問題には例題はありません。問題は No. 21 から No. 30 まで 10
題で、解答時間はそれぞれ 10 秒です。
では、始めます。

☆☆No. 21
★Zoey wanted to go to the opera with her friend Terry. She wanted to listen to herfavorite singers. She tried to order their tickets online. However, there were no seatsleft! She called Terry and found out that he had bought two tickets on another site
earlier. Zoey was excited to hear this wonderful news!
☆☆Question: Why was Zoey excited?
☆☆No. 22
☆Kelly is practicing jumping rope. Jump rope is an activity she learned from her
friends at school. She has gotten much better since she began. She practices every day
after school in a park. She can now jump rope for three minutes without stopping. Hergoal is to jump for five minutes.
☆☆Question: How does Kelly improve at jump rope?
☆☆No. 23★Good afternoon, everyone. We would like to tell you about a special show in thetheater this evening at five. A popular piano player will be playing. Please buy tickets tothe show at the ticket desk. It will be a wonderful show. We hope you can come.
☆☆Question: Why is this announcement being made?
☆☆No. 24
☆Maggie is a writer in New York. She works hard every day to write interesting news
stories for her magazine. She enjoys the work she does for her job. She learns new
information for her stories. She talks to interesting people. She hopes one day to speak
to the President of the United States.
☆☆Question: How does Maggie feel about her job?
☆☆No. 25
★Running is a great way to exercise. It is simple, and there is nothing people need to buy
other than shoes. All people need is to leave their homes and begin. Running can makepeople’s bodies stronger. It can help people feel less upset. It is a great, healthy activity.
☆☆Question: What is one reason running is a good exercise for people’s health?

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無断転載・複製を禁じます☆☆No. 26☆Nolan is learning to be nice when he is angry. When he feels angry, his emotions
show on his face. Now, he is trying new ways to deal with his feelings. When he feels
angry, he thinks about the beach. He is happy that he can be kind even when he isangry.
☆☆Question: What is one way that Nolan practices being nice?
☆☆No. 27
★Basketball was started by James Naismith. His students were inside during winter. He
made an indoor game to keep them busy. He put baskets, round boxes used to hold things,
on the balcony and divided the students into teams. Their goal was to get a ball into thebasket. The game has changed, but this is how basketball began.
☆☆Question: Why did James Naismith make the game of basketball?
☆☆No. 28
☆Oliver has moved to a new home. He loved his old house. His room was blue. He felt
safe, and he had friends who lived close by. Now, he lives in a new house. He is afraid
because he is not used to his new room. His mother is thinking of buying a doll he likes tohelp him feel safe.
☆☆Question: What is one reason that Oliver feels afraid?
☆☆No. 29★Students, this is a fire drill. We are practicing what we will do if there is a real fire.
Please exit the building as soon as possible. Walk in a line and be quiet in the halls and on
the stairs. This is to keep you safe. You will join your teacher in the parking lot. Please
move quickly and be quiet.
☆☆Question: Why is this announcement being made?
☆☆No. 30
☆Penelope went to the music store to find a guitar teacher and buy a guitar. She boughta blue guitar and asked the worker if he knew a guitar teacher. The worker gave
Penelope the phone number of Mr. Deer. He is a music teacher at a local school. She
said she would call him after getting home.
☆☆Question: How did the worker help Penelope?

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無断転載・複製を禁じますでは、時間です。筆記用具を置いて答えの記入をやめてください。これにて試験終了となります。公正なる試験実施にご協力いただきありがとうございました。質問がある方は、ただちに試験監督者にお申し出ください。
試験監督者に連絡いたします。これより最終の受験者数を確認してください。その後、解答用紙を回収し枚数の確認を行ってください。なお、問題冊子は回収しません。受験者数と解答用紙の枚数の一致を確認してから、解散の指示を出してください。
受験者の皆さんは、身のまわりをよく点検し、忘れものがないように注意してください。
受験者の皆さんが退室するときは、別の教室が試験中の場合もありますので、声を出さず、会場出口まで静かに退出してください。
それでは、解散の指示を出すまで静かにお待ちください。

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