英検 準一級の単語一覧 Eブロック 600語(累計3,000語)
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英検準一級 単語予想問題
大問1の語彙問題と同形式・同レベルの問題です。合格ラインは25問中20問正解、目標回答時間は15分です。
To complete each item, choose the best word or phrase from among the four choices.
(1) This had the unexpected ( ) that everybody resigned.
1 congress 2 administration 3 consequence 4 kindergarten
(2) He doesn’t have a ( ) policy for management.
1 consistent 2 immediate 3 imaginative 4 masculine
(3) I ( ) trash collected on a regular basis.
1 correspond 2 inquire 3 multiply 4 discard
(4) Carol wanted to make a ( ) living as a singer.
1 influential 2 decent 3 uphill 4 workaholic
(5) It is most ( ) of them to keep the quality up and the price down.
1 adjoining 2 gradual 3 commendable 4 uncommon
(6) He is ( ) to have stolen the jewelry.
1 alleged 2 privatized 3 evaporated 4 hacked
(7) The princess decided to ( ) her life to the many.
1 fling 2 puncture 3 seep 4 dedicate
(8) At the moment it is still in the ( ) stage.
1 classified 2 experimental 3 humdrum 4 apparent
(9) He ( ) his authority to his competent assistant.
1 flourished 2 amazed 3 delegated 4 pattered
(10) Neither opinion was ( ) .
1 persuasive 2 negligent 3 fascinating 4 terrifying
(11) He’s ( ) of small errors.
1 sluggish 2 patient 3 tolerant 4 implicit
(12) Although both of them are younger than me, I feel ( ) for them as they are pursuing their own courses. 1 empathy 2 architect 3 motorist 4 rudder
(13) If social bonds are strong, nations can be surprisingly ( ) .
1 pressing 2 resilient 3 disciplinary 4 shrewd
(14) She ( ) with him not to disturb her.
1 locomoted 2 glittered 3 exulted 4 pleaded
(15) He began his lecture with a humorous ( ) .
1 moustache 2 specimen 3 anecdote 4 optimum
(16) It will be your job to ( ) the newcomer with the rules of the office.
1 acquaint 2 restart 3 modulate 4 assault
(17) The presidential election was characterized by ( ) to voters’ concerns.
1 similarity 2 faction 3 restriction 4 indifference
(18) It was a charming sight to ( ) .
1 occupy 2 behold 3 incite 4 slacken
(19) The mayor ( ) the lady for her good deeds.
1 anticipated 2 liberalized 3 commended 4 overlapped
(20) The army ( ) the castle for many days.
1 besieged 2 publicized 3 galvanized 4 quavered
(21) The suspicious stranger ( ) the streets of the town.
1 dreads 2 raves 3 constrains 4 prowls
(22) He ( ) for the party.
1 put in for 2 picked over 3 holded back 4 inflicted on
(23) She ( ) her entire wardrobe before deciding on the blue dress.
1 plunge into 2 gloss over 3 trip up 4 live up to
(24) I have a lot of time until the summer ( ) .
1 pass on 2 pass up 3 immerse oneself in 4 come down on
(25) I was able to ( ) my hobby last weekend.
1 delved into 2 stood out 3 staked out 4 spruced up
テストの解答と問題文の和訳
(1) 3 consequence = 結果
This had the unexpected (consequence) that everybody resigned.
このことから皆が辞職するという思いもよらぬ結果になった。
(2) 1 consistent = 着実な
He doesn’t have a (consistent) policy for management.
彼は経営に対して一貫した方針を持たない。
(3) 4 discard = 捨てる
I (discard) trash collected on a regular basis.
私は定期的に回収されるゴミを捨てる。
(4) 2 decent = きちんとした
Carol wanted to make a (decent) living as a singer.
キャロルは歌手として相当な生活をしたかった。
(5) 3 commendable = 賞賛されるべき
It is most (commendable) of them to keep the quality up and the price down.
品を落とさず値上げもしないのは見事だ。
(6) 1 allege = 主張する
He is (alleged) to have stolen the jewelry.
彼は宝石を盗んだと言われている。
(7) 4 dedicate = 捧げる
The princess decided to (dedicate) her life to the many.
王女は庶民のために人生をささげようと決心した。
(8) 2 experimental = 実験の
At the moment it is still in the (experimental) stage.
それは今のところまだ実験段階です。
(9) 3 delegate = 委任する
He (delegated) his authority to his competent assistant.
彼は権限を腕ききの助手に委任した。
(10) 1 persuasive = 説得力のある
Neither opinion was (persuasive).
どちらの意見も説得力がなかった。
(11) 3 tolerant = 寛容な
He’s (tolerant) of small errors.
彼は小さな誤りには寛容だ。
(12) 1 empathy = 共感
Although both of them are younger than me, I feel (empathy) for them as they are pursuing their own courses.
二人とも私より若い方ですが、自分の道をもって進んでいるというところに共感します。
(13) 2 resilient = 回復力のある
If social bonds are strong, nations can be surprisingly (resilient).
社会的絆が強いと、国は驚くぐらい打たれ強くなる。
(14) 4 plead = 嘆願する
She (pleaded) with him not to disturb her.
彼女は彼に邪魔しないようにと嘆願した。
(15) 3 anecdote = 逸話
He began his lecture with a humorous (anecdote).
彼はまずユーモアのある逸話を話して講義を始めた。
(16) 1 acquaint = 熟知させる
It will be your job to (acquaint) the newcomer with the rules of the office.
新入社員に事務所の規則をよく理解させるのは君の仕事になるよ
(17) 4 indifference = 無関心
The presidential election was characterized by (indifference) to voters’ concerns.
大統領選挙は選挙民の懸念に対する無関心が特徴だった。
(18) 2 behold = ~を見る
It was a charming sight to (behold).
見ているとすっかり楽しくなるような光景でした。
(19) 3 commend = 人をほめる
The mayor (commended) the lady for her good deeds.
市長はその婦人を善行のためにほめたたえた。
(20) 1 besiege = ~を包囲攻撃する
The army (besieged) the castle for many days.
軍隊は城を何日間も包囲した。
(21) 4 prowl = 足音をしのばせてうろつき回る
The suspicious stranger (prowls) the streets of the town.
怪しげな見知らぬ人が街の通りをうろつき回っている。
(22) 2 pick over = 念入りに調べて選ぶ
She (picked over) her entire wardrobe before deciding on the blue dress.
彼女は青いドレスに決めるまで衣装だんす中をかきまわした。
(23) 1 plunge into = 突入する
I waved my dog to (plunge into) the water.
私は手を振って犬に水中に飛び込めと合図した。
(24) 3 immerse oneself in ~ = 〜に没頭する
I was able to (immerse myself in) my hobby last weekend.
先週末は私の趣味に没頭できました。
(25) 4 spruce up = 身なりを整える
He (spruced up) for the party.
彼はパーティーのために身なりを整えた。
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