【解答】英検2級朝活ミニテスト第32回

A

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。

(1)The number of wild tigers fell () during the last century because of hunting and the loss of forests.

正解は② sharply「急激に」。fall sharply で「急減する」。誤答：①fluently「流暢に」③cheerfully「陽気に」④politely「丁寧に」

訳：野生のトラの数は、狩猟と森林の減少によって前世紀に急激に減少した。

(2)The government created a nature () where hunting is banned and animals can live safely.

正解は③ reserve「保護区」。a nature reserve で「自然保護区」。誤答：①receipt「領収書」②crisis「危機」④journal「日誌」

訳：政府は、狩猟が禁止され動物が安全に暮らせる自然保護区をつくった。

(3)Volunteers () the sea turtles' eggs every night to make sure that no one took them.

正解は① monitored「監視した」。誰にも取られないように→「見張った」。誤答：②swallowed「飲み込んだ」③wasted「無駄にした」④polished「磨いた」

訳：ボランティアたちは、誰にも持ち去られないようにウミガメの卵を毎晩監視した。

(4)Many people hope that the new law will () the illegal trade in ivory and protect wild elephants.

正解は① put an end to「～を終わらせる」。違法取引を「終わらせて」ゾウを守る。誤答：②look up to「〜を尊敬する」③run out of「〜を使い果たす」④turn in「〜を提出する」

訳：多くの人が、新しい法律が象牙の違法取引を終わらせ、野生のゾウを守ることを期待している。

(5)Hikers were asked to () the rare bird and tell the park office if they saw it.

正解は③ watch out for「〜に注意して見張る」。見かけたら知らせる→「注意して探す」。誤答：①come down with「（病気）にかかる」②take after「〜に似ている」④make up for「〜を埋め合わせる」

訳：ハイカーたちは、その珍しい鳥がいないか気をつけて見て、見かけたら公園事務所に知らせるよう頼まれた。

B

長文読解（大問3形式）

目安 4分

Saving Animals with Drones

Protecting wild animals in large areas such as forests and grasslands is difficult. Rangers cannot walk everywhere, and some places are too dangerous to enter. In addition, illegal hunters often work at night, when they are hard to see. For many years, conservation groups relied on small airplanes to watch over wide areas, but these were very expensive to operate and could not fly close to the ground.

To solve these problems, conservation groups in Africa and Asia have started using drones. These small flying machines carry special cameras that can detect animals from the sky, even in the dark, by sensing their body heat. As a result, rangers can count animals more accurately than before. In some national parks, drones have also helped rangers find illegal hunters before they could harm elephants and rhinos. Drones are useful for checking areas after forest fires and floods, too.

However, drones are not a perfect solution. Good drones are still expensive, and they require trained operators who can fly them safely. Their batteries also last only a short time, so they cannot stay in the air for long. Moreover, some researchers are concerned that the noise of drones may frighten animals and cause them to run away. They are now studying how high the machines should fly so that the animals are not disturbed.

(6)What was one problem with using small airplanes?

正解は①。第1段落に these were very expensive to operate とある。②は本文に記述がない。③は本文に記述がない。④は騒音で動物が逃げる懸念はドローンについて述べられたもの。

(7)How are drones able to find animals at night?

正解は④。第2段落に cameras that can detect animals from the sky, even in the dark, by sensing their body heat とある。①は音についての記述はない。②は本文に記述がない。③は本文に記述がない。

(8)Why are some researchers studying how high drones should fly?

正解は②。第3段落に the noise of drones may frighten animals ... so that the animals are not disturbed とある。frighten を scare と言い換えている。①は電池が短いことは問題点として挙げられているが、飛ぶ高さを研究する理由ではない。③は操縦者の訓練費用を下げるためという記述はない。④は本文に記述がない。

C

リスニング（Part1 会話形式）

目安 2分

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(9)No. 1

正解は④。Volunteers help feed them and clean their cages の言い換え（injured→hurt）。

(10)No. 2

正解は③。Ryan's father can drive us on weekends より。バス1時間は距離の説明。

📜 スクリプト

M Mom, can I volunteer at the wildlife center this summer?

W What would you do there?

M They take care of injured animals, like birds that hit windows. Volunteers help feed them and clean their cages.

W That sounds meaningful. But isn't the center far from here?

M It's about an hour by bus. But my friend Ryan is going too, and his father can drive us on weekends.

W All right. Just make sure you finish your summer homework first.

D

スピーキング（面接No.4形式）

35秒

Do you think people should spend more money to protect wild animals?

💡 If ～, we can ... の形で「お金を使うとどうなるか」を示すと答えが締まる。

模範解答

Yes. I think protecting wild animals is very important. Many species are disappearing because of human activities. If we spend more money on nature reserves and research, we can save these animals for future generations.

はい。野生動物を守ることはとても重要だと思います。多くの種が人間の活動によって姿を消しつつあります。自然保護区や研究にもっとお金を使えば、これらの動物を将来の世代のために守ることができます。