英語検定 準2級(2022年第2回No.3)
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2-3 英語検定(準2級) 筆記 2022年第2回(No.21~No.30)
問21 次の四つの会話文を完成させるために、 (21) に入るものとして最も適切なものを
1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

A Soccer practice normally finishes at 5 p.m.,
but Coach Stevens said that today's practice will finish at six.
B Really? Did he say that? I didn't hear him.
I'd better call my mom and ask her to ( 21 ).
A Do you want to use my phone?
B Thanks! My mom will be angry if she has to wait for an hour.

答え:
(1) bring my soccer shoes
(2) pick me up later than usual
(3) speak to Coach Stevens
(4) keep my dinner warm
問22 次の四つの会話文を完成させるために、 (22) に入るものとして最も適切なものを
1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

A Excuse me.
Could you help me to find a book about making a garden?
B Certainly. We have several books that can help you.
Do you plan to ( 22 )?
A Hmm. I think it would be fun to start with things I can eat,
like potatoes and carrots.
B Then, this book will be perfect for you.

答え:
(1) do it with someone else
(2) buy more than one book
(3) come to the library often
(4) grow flowers or vegetables
問23 次の四つの会話文を完成させるために、 (23) に入るものとして最も適切なものを
1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

A Let's order some sausage pizzas for lunch after the meeting tomorrow.
Four should be enough.
B Wait. Pete and Sarah don't eat meat.
A You're right. We'd better get something for them, too.
B Let's get ( 23 ).

答え:
(1) two sausage pizzas and two chicken pizzas
(2) four extralarge chicken pizzas
(3) one sausage pizza and one vegetarian pizza
(4) three sausage pizzas and one vegetarian pizza
 
問24 下の会話文を完成させるために、 (24) と(25)に入るものとして最も適切なものを
1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

A Mr. Taylor, I don't know what topic to choose for the class presentation.
Can you help me?
B OK. Think about the things we've studied in class this year.
Was there anything you liked?
A Well, I really enjoyed learning about ( 24 ).
B That would be a good topic.
For example, you could talk about the strange fish that live deep in the sea.
A That's a great idea!
I think there's something about them in our textbook.
B OK, but you should also ( 25 ).
A I'll see what I can find at the library.
Also, I can take a look on the Internet.
B If you need more help, come and talk to me anytime.

答え: ( 24 )
(1) life in the ocean
(2) famous travelers
(3) recycling metal
(4) stars and planets
問25
答え: ( 25 )
(1) work with a partner
(2) look for other information
(3) practice your presentation
(4) talk to your parents
 
問26 次の英文を読み、その文意にそって(26) と(27)の(   )に入れるのに最も適切なものを
1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

 A Voice from the Past

 Every year, volunteers in Brisbane, Australia, meet to clean up the beach.
This year, John and his father joined the group.
They worked hard all morning to pick up garbage.
Near lunchtime, John noticed a glass bottle on the beach.
The bottle was old and dirty.
It looked like ( 26 ).
John picked up the bottle and gave it to his father.
His father opened it and took out a piece of paper.
He told John that it was a message.

 John's father showed the message to John.
It said, “My name is Paul, and I am 10 years old.
I am from Canada.
I am traveling to Australia on a ship called the Fair Star.
Please ( 27 ).”
On their way home, John and his father bought a postcard to send to Paul.
A few weeks later, they got a reply.
Paul said he was now 50, and it was amazing
that John had found his message after such a long time.

答え: ( 26 )
(1) it had been made recently
(2) it was full of red wine
(3) there might be more bottles nearby
(4) there was something inside it
問27
答え:( 27 )
(1) write to me at this address
(2) have a nice time on vacation
(3) take this bottle to my family
(4) help me to get back home
 
問28 次の英文を読み、その文意にそって(28)から(30)の(   )に入れるのに最も適切なものを
1~4 の中から一つ選びなさい。

 Hungry Hikers

 People are having a bigger and bigger effect on wild animals.
As a result, new laws and special parks are being created to protect nature.
Some changes have been very successful.
For example, there were about 170 wild elephants in 1980 in Yunnan, China.
These days, experts think that there are around 300 elephants there.
However, the elephants have ( 28 ).
As cities get bigger and more farms are needed to feed people,
there are not as many places for animals like elephants.

 Big animals can cause big problems for people.
Because there is not enough food in protected areas,
elephants often leave these areas to take food from farms.
In fact, a group of about 14 elephants from Yunnan went on a 500kilometer walk to look for food during 2020 and 2021.
The elephants sometimes went through towns trying to find food.
They appeared on the TV news and the Internet.
As a result, they ( 29 ) China.
People were interested to find out what would happen to them next.

 Finally, the elephants returned to a protected area in Yunnan.
However, to try to prevent similar adventures in the future,
experts have designed a special
“food court” for elephants.
The food court cost $15 million to build and is about 670,000 square meters.
It has five ponds where elephants can drink,
and all the plants that elephants need to eat to stay healthy.
The experts hope that it will be enough to ( 30 ).

答え: ( 28 )
(1) fewer chances to see people
(2) less space to live in
(3) shorter lives than before
(4) smaller numbers of babies
問29
答え: ( 29 )
(1) tried some food from
(2) were kept in zoos outside
(3) decided to travel to
(4) got a lot of attention in
問30
答え: ( 30 )
(1) attract more human visitors
(2) stop people from killing animals
(3) keep the elephants in the area
(4) make the elephants sleepy