第26回 の解答
テーマ：SNS 正解は緑、解説・和訳・スクリプト・模範解答つき
語彙・熟語（大問1形式）
目安 2分30秒空所に入れるのに最も適切なものを1つ選びなさい。
訳：多くの10代は、実生活が大きく異なっていても、SNS上で自分の完璧なイメージを維持しなければならないというプレッシャーを感じている。
訳：その政治家の投稿は何千回も共有されたが、後にその中の情報は信頼できないものだと明らかになった。
訳：友人の写真をネットに投稿する前に、まず彼らの許可を求めるべきだ。
訳：A: その歌手がアカウントを削除したって聞いた？ B: うん。しばらくSNSから離れて音楽に集中したいと言っていたよ。
訳：新しいアプリは変化がとても速いので、多くの親にとって子どもが使うアプリを理解するのは難しい。
長文読解（大問3形式）
目安 4分The Spread of Fake News
Social media allows information to travel around the world in seconds. However, this speed also has a negative side. In 2018, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied millions of posts on Twitter and found that false stories spread much faster and further than true ones. In fact, true stories took about six times as long as false ones to reach 1,500 people.
The researchers believe that one reason is that fake news is often surprising or emotional. When people read something shocking, they feel a strong desire to pass it on to their friends before checking whether it is true. Interestingly, the study also found that automated accounts called bots were not mainly responsible for the problem. Instead, ordinary human users were the ones spreading most of the false information. Other studies have shown that many users share articles after reading only the headline.
To deal with this problem, some platforms now show warning labels on posts that contain doubtful information, and others ask users whether they want to read an article before sharing it. However, experts say that technology alone cannot solve the problem. They argue that schools should teach students how to check the source of information and compare it with other reports before believing what they read online. Such skills may become even more important as fake images made by AI become more common.
リスニング（Part1 会話形式）
目安 2分W Hi, Kevin. You look sleepy. Were you up late last night?
M Yeah. I was watching short videos on my phone until three in the morning. I just couldn't stop.
W I used to have the same problem. Now I set a time limit on my apps. After thirty minutes, my phone locks them.
M That sounds useful. But wouldn't you just turn the limit off?
W Sometimes I want to, so I also leave my phone in the living room when I go to bed.
M Maybe I'll try that tonight.
スピーキング（面接No.4形式）
35秒Do you think people spend too much time on social media these days?
💡 Yes/Noの後に「具体的な場面」を1つ入れると説得力が一気に増す。
模範解答
はい。多くの人がSNSを頻繁にチェックしすぎていると思います。食事中や友人と話している最中でさえスマートフォンを見ることがあります。これは人間関係を損ない、勉強の時間を減らすことにもなりかねません。
💡 Yes/Noの後に「具体的な場面」を1つ入れると説得力が一気に増す。