「１級リスニングテスト」 原稿

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ストの方法と注意事項がすべて英語で放送されます。

The listening test for the Grade 1 examination is about to begin. Listen carefully to the
directions. You will not be permitted to ask questions during the test.
This test has four parts. All of the questions in these four parts are multiple-choice
questions. For each question, choose the best answer from among the four choices written in
your test booklet. On your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your
answer. You are permitted to take notes for every part of this listening test.
Now, here are the directions for Part 1. In this part, you will hear 10 dialogues, No. 1
through No. 10. Each dialogue will be followed by one question. For each question, you will
have 10 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your answer sheet. The
dialogue and the question will be given only once. Now we will begin the Grade 1 listening
test.

（★=男性 A ★★=男性 B ☆=女性 A ☆☆=女性 B）

★No. 1
★★: Hey, Lynn. I didn’t know you worked at this clinic.
☆☆: Oh, hi, Tom. Yeah, I’m an on-call nurse here.
★★: What happened to your hospital job?
☆☆: I was a victim of budget cuts.
★★: I’m glad you got hired here, then.
☆☆: I am, too. But I don’t have a regular shift—my hours change every week.
★★: That doesn’t sound so good.
☆☆: No, and they can send me home when they don’t need me.
★★: I’d be surprised if that happened often. They always seem so busy here.
★Question: What does the woman say about her current job?

★★No. 2
★: You look thoughtful, Jean.
☆: It’s my personal finances. I’m trying to figure out whether I have enough for a deposit on
a house of my own. I’m sick of throwing away money every month on a place that’ll never be
mine.
★: Wow, I can’t even think about buying a house. The cost of running my new car is killing
me. After insurance, fuel, and loan payments, a quarter of my salary’s already gone.
☆: Well, I’m determined to. I’ll just have to manage my money better.
★★Question: What is the woman’s opinion?

☆☆No. 3
☆: Robert, TopDown Communications just called. They received four boxes of notebooks
instead of their copy paper.

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★★: Not again. That’s the third client this week that’s ended up with the wrong order from
the warehouse.
☆: Well, where’s the copy paper?
★★: I’ll bet it’s on its way to Superior School Supplies. They ordered notebooks for their
back-to-school sale, and the delivery truck just left.
☆: Well, get on the line and see if the driver can swing by TopDown Communications first to
sort out this mess.
☆☆Question: What does the woman tell the man to do?

☆No. 4
☆☆: Hi. I’d like to return this sports bag. My son says it’s too small.
★: Sure. We can offer you a full refund. May I see your receipt, please?
☆☆: I thought I’d saved it, but I can’t find it anywhere.
★: That’s OK. We can still offer you store credit for the current price of the bag.
☆☆: But the bag’s 30 percent off now. I paid full price for it.
★: I’m sorry, but that’s our store’s policy. We have a 30-day return policy, so if you want to
keep looking for your receipt . . .
☆☆: No, I’ve looked everywhere. I guess I’ll just have to take the credit.
★: OK. Please fill out this form.
☆Question: What was the woman’s problem?

☆No. 5
☆☆: Hi, Stan. What do you think about the job applicant we interviewed this morning?
★★: I thought she had a positive attitude. What about you?
☆☆: I don’t know. She seemed nice, but she talked an awful lot. I could hardly get a word in
edgewise during the interview.
★★: Well, I think she might’ve been a little nervous.
☆☆: That’s possible, but what if she’s always like that? She won’t get much work done if
she’s constantly chattering.
★★: Maybe, but I think you’re misjudging her, Rosie. I think she’ll fit in well.
☆Question: What is the man’s opinion of the job applicant?

☆☆No. 6
★: Are you voting on Tuesday, Amy?
☆: Definitely. I feel pretty strongly about the election this time.
★: It sounds like you’ve decided who to support.
☆: To be honest, it was a tough choice. Turner’s views on the war really resonate with me,
but Green’s ideas for education reform make a lot of sense. It would’ve been impossible to
choose if I weren’t a teacher. Will you be voting?
★: Unfortunately not. I’m registered in another state, and I didn’t arrange an absentee ballot.
☆☆Question: What does Amy imply about the election?

☆No. 7
☆☆: Have you heard from Miranda lately, Richard?
★★: Yeah. She seems down.
☆☆: She’s still recovering from her knee surgery. Her doctor said she won’t be able to play
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volleyball this year.
★★: Yeah, that was a major blow. Volleyball’s everything to her, and she can’t even do
simple exercises.
☆☆: Do you think there’s anything we can do to make her feel better?
★★: Maybe we should get in touch with her coach. There might be something she can do for
the team to stay involved.
☆☆: Good idea!
☆Question: What will these people do?

☆☆No. 8
★: Lesley, how nice to see you. I didn’t know you shopped here.
☆: I just started recently. I’m trying to be more careful about what I eat. The prices are a little
steep, though.
★: True, but you have to be prepared to fork out a bit extra for organic food.
☆: I guess so.
★: And you get the satisfaction of knowing you’re making a contribution to the environment.
☆: It’s a tough choice, though. If I don’t notice any improvements in my health, I may switch
back to my regular place.
☆☆Question: What do we learn about the woman?

★★No. 9
☆☆: Hey, Max. Did you get my e-mail?
★: I did. You sounded kind of ticked off. I thought we were on the same page regarding the
closure of the Hong Kong office.
☆☆: We are, but I wish you hadn’t forwarded our e-mail exchange about the proposed
closure to everyone. I didn’t want to show our hand until we’d gotten a broad consensus to
support our proposal.
★: Why was that a problem? The e-mail laid out our arguments really well.
☆☆: You included Larry from the international department.
★: Yeah, because he’s one of the ones who’d have to approve the closure.
☆☆: But you left in my comments about the oversight of the Hong Kong office being poor.
He wrote me a pretty sharp note telling me to mind my own business.
★: Oh . . . sorry. I should have deleted that part before forwarding it.
☆☆: Now we have to do some damage control. We’ve likely turned Larry into an enemy.
★: I just meant to keep everyone in the loop, but I should have thought things out more.
☆☆: Look, Max, what’s done is done. Let’s just work on a strategy to build up more support
elsewhere.
★★Question: Why is the woman annoyed with Max?

★No. 10
☆: So, what’s the issue you both needed to discuss?
☆☆: Well, Professor Furukawa, as you know, the number of students coming to the
university’s English Center has almost doubled since last year. It’s great, but David and I are
stretched beyond our limit.
☆: So I’ve gathered from your monthly reports, Janet. But I noticed that you’re giving extra
small-group sessions to English majors. Is that necessary, David?

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★★: Well, professor, students here in Japan don’t have many chances to practice their
English, so we’ve been helping them prepare for going overseas. They need a lot of assistance
before they go on study-abroad programs.
☆: I see. Well, let’s talk about the breakdown of your daily workload. It looks like student
“counseling” takes up a significant amount of time.
★★: That’s true. Our main objective is teaching English, but sometimes students need
support with personal issues.
☆: Isn’t that what the Counseling Center’s for?
☆☆: Of course we refer students with serious psychological problems, but we’re in a better
position to help students deal with daily stress and other more manageable issues.
☆: I see. In an ideal world, there would be time for counseling, but I don’t think our
department can be offering services that are available elsewhere. This is one area where you
need to make better use of your time.
★Question: What change is likely to happen at the English Center?

Here are the directions for Part 2. In this part, you will hear five passages, (A) through
(E). Each passage will be followed by two questions, No. 11 through No. 20. For each
question, you will have 10 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your
answer sheet. The passage and the questions will be given only once. Now, let’s begin.

☆ (A) CO2 and the Global Food Supply

Some people are concerned that rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
could have a major impact on the nutritional value of crops. To investigate this matter,
researchers have completed a six-year study at numerous agricultural sites on three continents.
Crops grown in normal conditions were compared with ones grown in fields where CO2 was
constantly added to the air using sprayers. This was done to produce CO2 levels similar to
those expected to exist 60 years from now. Analysis of the results showed that levels of iron,
zinc, and proteins in staple crops such as wheat, rice, and beans could drop by as much as 15
percent.
This would have significant health implications for the millions of people around the
world who rely on these crops. The study’s lead researcher, Dr. Samuel Myers, says simply
providing people with more food to make up for the shortfall could create other health
problems, such as obesity. Laboratory scientists are therefore focusing on developing crop
varieties that will deliver more nutrients in CO2-rich environments. Because these efforts
require sophisticated genetic-engineering techniques, however, the scientists are now in a race
against time.
★Questions
★No. 11 What did researchers use sprayers to do?
★No. 12 What do scientists hope to do?

★★ (B) Homeopathy
It is estimated that over 100 million people worldwide have used homeopathy, an
alternative medical approach. Homeopathy usually treats people with weakened forms of the
substance that is causing the problem. For example, if someone has itchy skin, a homeopathic
treatment would contain the substance that actually causes the itchiness, but in an extremely
watered-down form. This practice may sound similar to mainstream medicine’s use of
vaccines, in which small quantities of a virus or toxin are administered to prevent the illness

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they cause. A main belief of homeopathy, however, is that watering down the substance
increases its effectiveness. Homeopathic medicines are so diluted with water that hardly any
of the original substance remains.
Preparations consisting largely of water might seem harmless, but the British Medical
Association has condemned homeopathy, saying it has no basis in science. The association
points out that the health of people with serious conditions who turn to homeopathy can be
further damaged because they will not receive proven medical treatments. At the very least,
the association says, homeopathy is a waste of money. Thanks to the association’s efforts, the
use of homeopathy is beginning to decline in Britain.
☆Questions
☆No. 13 Which of the following is a main belief of homeopathy?
☆No. 14 Why is the British Medical Association concerned about homeopathy?

☆☆ (C) Mapping the Ocean Floors

Recently, highly accurate surface maps of our moon and nearby planets have been
produced without having to physically land on them. NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, for
example, used satellite radar to map 98 percent of the surface of Venus. The excellent clarity
of these images allows scientists to examine geological features such as valleys and cracks on
the surface. In fact, they are more accurate than current maps of our own planet’s ocean
floors.
So, what makes mapping Earth’s ocean floors more difficult? One reason is that the
oceans block radar signals sent from satellites. Also, methods such as using ship-based sonar
can only cover a very limited area at a time, making it very time-consuming.
Nevertheless, scientists have recently realized that satellite radar can be used to detect
physical differences on the surface of an ocean. Such variations are due to small gravitational
changes caused by the shape of the ocean floor. Satellite radar can accurately measure these
surface differences, and the data can be used to create information about Earth’s undersea
ridges and trenches. Scientists are hopeful that this process will help them create more-precise
maps of Earth’s undersea geographical features.
★★Questions:
★★No. 15 What is true about current maps of Earth’s ocean floors?
★★No. 16 Why is satellite radar now being used in ocean-floor mapping?

★(D) Doping in Sports

Doping by athletes to enhance performance has a long history. In fact, the use of
stimulants was recorded during sports events in ancient Greece. By the nineteenth century,
athletes were consuming or injecting a variety of substances, including cocaine and other
drugs that are now illegal. Sports organizations started to ban doping in 1928, but for many
years the organizations did not have the resources to enforce the ban. It only started to
become effective when drug testing was introduced after the 1960 Olympic Games.
Since then, however, athletes who cheat have continually found creative ways to
avoid detection. One method has involved athletes timing their drug injections so that the
body has already broken down the drugs into tiny chemical fragments that are not detectable
using doping tests.
To regain the upper hand, scientists recently developed a procedure that uses
chemical agents to make these fragments detectable. Not only is the new procedure
significantly more accurate than earlier ones, but it is also cost-effective, since the chemical
agents are readily available. The procedure is not effective against all doping techniques, but
it may help limit drug abuse by athletes.
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 ☆☆Questions
☆☆No. 17 What was one problem with the first effort to ban doping?
☆☆No. 18 What do we learn about the recently created anti-doping procedure?

☆(E) The Hunt for Missing Frogs

Over the past 30 years, scientists have been concerned that numerous species of frogs
and other amphibians are being wiped out by a fungal disease. Habitat loss and climate
change have made the problem worse. Though the disappearance of amphibians can cause
serious problems in habitats throughout the world, efforts to protect popular animals such as
pandas receive far more resources and publicity. So, in 2010, scientist Robin Moore began the
Search for Lost Frogs project to raise public awareness. Moore assembled a team of scientists
across five continents to investigate how many species had been made extinct by the fungal
disease. Amazingly, over a dozen frog species thought to have been lost forever were
rediscovered by the project.
The project also provided clues about the mechanisms frogs used for surviving the
fungal disease. Some fought the disease by getting their body temperature high enough to kill
the fungus. Some survived by moving to a habitat where the fungus could not survive. Yet
others were found to have beneficial bacteria on their skin that protected them from infection.
Moore hopes this knowledge might enable ecologists to save other frogs nearing extinction.
★★Questions
★★No. 19 What is one thing Robin Moore’s team attempted to do?
★★No. 20 How have some frog species avoided extinction?

Here are the directions for Part 3. In this part, you will hear five passages, (F) through (J).
The passages represent real-life situations and may contain sound effects. Each passage will
have one question, No. 21 through No. 25. Before each passage, you will have 10 seconds to
read the situation and question written in your test booklet. After you hear the passage, you
will have 10 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
The passage will be given only once. Now, let’s begin.

☆(F) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 21.
★The Loire Valley Adventure is a relatively flat, six-day tour that takes you past fabulous
wineries and châteaux with daily rides of less than 50 kilometers. The accommodations and
dining options are first-class, making it one of the priciest of our tours, but it’s worth it if you
can afford it. Another winery-related but more affordable option is the Burgundy Bike Tour.
The distances are about the same, and the route is not challenging. If you’re up for something
more physical at a similar price, we have the Lyon Unlimited. This includes daily rides with
average climbs of more than a thousand meters, but it goes through some picturesque wine
country in central France. Finally, we have Pedal Power, which is the most expensive tour. It
follows the Tour de France route for 10 days, featuring some tough climbs and longer rides
for avid cyclists. All tours include luggage transport, roadside support, lodging, and dinner.
☆Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

★★(G) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 22.
☆If you had travel insurance, coverage for this type of damage would be better. Since you
don’t have it, you’ll be limited to a maximum of $500 compensation. Before you can file a

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claim, you’ll need a baggage-damage reference number. This would have been given to you at
the airport if you had reported damage upon arrival. If you don’t have one, you’ll need to get
in touch with our baggage department. The telephone number is on our website. Our claim
examiners will then make a decision based on merit and let you know the amount we’re
willing to cover for repair or replacement. If you’re not satisfied with the amount, you could
submit a receipt for the cost of repairing or replacing your clubs. But again, the maximum you
can receive is $500.
★★Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

☆☆(H) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 23.
★★Hi, this is Brent from HDC. I hope all is well. Listen, we’re launching a hardware
development project, and I’m hoping you can be involved as our lead consultant. We’d need
you to start in mid-May at the latest. If you’re up for it, please call back as soon as you can.
Alternatively, you might consider taking the role of implementation adviser. That phase of the
project will roll out at the beginning of June, and we’d need you on board full-time for four
weeks, possibly more. If both of those are no-goes, we’ll just have to choose from one of the
other candidates. The final option would be for you to consult with us once or twice a week
from June, and review our progress as the project develops. I’d appreciate any input you
could give us.
☆☆Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

★(I) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 24.
☆☆Integrating a new cat into your household takes some patience. Many people may think
that an adult cat would take to a kitten straight away, and that it’s a good idea to put them
together and let them share toys. But actually, older cats do not like playing with younger cats.
So, in the beginning, it’s best to keep the incoming kitten isolated in just one room for a week
or so, until she feels safe in her new environment. Keep her food, water, and litter box in the
room with her. After a few days, let the two cats see each other, but keep them separated by a
baby gate or a glass door. There will be some hissing and posturing at first, but that’s normal.
It may take a while, but eventually you can take down the barrier, and they should get along.
★Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

☆(J) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 25.
★Hi. I’ve read through the paper you want to submit to Sociology Journal. While it is
certainly interesting and timely, I don’t think it will be accepted in its current form. The main
problem is that your conclusions are not sufficiently supported by your data—I felt that the
data analysis greatly overstates the significance of the results. You’ll need to rework your data
analysis and conclusions substantially, which I think you could do by March. Sorry, I can’t
remember when you said the deadline is, but, if you have the time, it would be a good idea if
you ran the study with a few more groups. I think you could have it ready for submission by
June. There’s nothing wrong with the survey questions themselves, and the core group you
focused on yields some interesting results. But I’d personally be intrigued to see the survey
expanded to a wider set of respondents.
☆Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

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 Finally, here are the directions for Part 4. In this part, you will hear an interview. The
interview will be followed by two questions, No. 26 and No. 27. For each question, you will
have 10 seconds to choose the best answer and mark your answer on your answer sheet. The
interview and the questions will be given only once.

★★This is an interview with Elizabeth Murphy, a biogeochemistry and soil expert who has
worked on a number of community and farm projects.

Interviewer (I): You’re listening to Jay Roberts and today my guest is Elizabeth Murphy.
Elizabeth Murphy (EM): Hi Jay.
I: Welcome. Thank you for coming in. So can you tell us a little bit more about
biogeochemistry?
EM: Basically, it’s talking about Earth’s system cycles. So that’s the water cycle, nitrogen
cycle, carbon cycle, which is really important in climate change.
I: I understand you’ve been involved in a community restoration and education project. Could
you tell us a little bit about that?
EM: That’s right. So one of the projects I worked on as an environmental scientist was the
program manager for the Applegate Watershed Council. A watershed is a really basic unit of
an ecosystem, so it’s the area that catches all the rain that feeds to a certain river. So in the
western US we have a lot of local grassroots organizations organized around watersheds
and . . . and these are their local ecological homes or environmental homes that they work to
protect and take care of as a community.
I: And so the Applegate program in Oregon was facing a particular set of issues, I imagine.
EM: That’s right. Actually, the Applegate Watershed Council was one of the first watershed
councils to be established in the US, and they were looking at conflicts between logging and
stream health. And so they formed to try to help resolve those conflicts by bringing both
people, both sides of it, to the table because both types of people are involved in local
community.
I: Could you tell us a little bit more about the problems that come up with logging and how
that would affect stream health?
EM: So you wouldn’t think that maybe an upland forest would affect a stream, but it plays a
really huge role in the health of streams and the health of the fish and the very existence of the
fish. So if you clear-cut or even cut too much forest up-, upland, then you get a lot of effects
in the stream, so you get a lot of sediment that might go in the stream to pollute it, you get
less shading, which means the temperature of the stream rises. So salmon are really
temperature sensitive. They won’t have babies if the water is too hot. And one thing we don’t
think about is streams also need a lot of big old wood in them.
I: Why do you think farming has lost its appeal to young people?
EM: I think that’s a really complex social and political and cultural question. Today, and
across the world actually, we have a real lack of young farmers. There’s a big barrier to
having access to land, having access to the money to buy the capital equipment you need, and
then having access to the education, actually knowing what it is to not just grow a plant but
how to do it so that you’re actually making money. You know, and you’re not breaking your
back for no reason. So there’s this idea of the poor farmer. You don’t have to be a poor farmer.
But you do have to make good business decisions and know how to run a good business. And
you have a lot of advantages as a small farmer because you’re flexible.
I: All right. Thank you very much.
EM: You’re welcome.

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 ★★Questions
★★No. 26 What is one thing that we learn about the Applegate Watershed Council?
★★No. 27 What is one thing that Elizabeth mentions regarding stream health?

Your time is up. Stop writing and wait quietly until the answer sheets have been collected.

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