「１級リスニングテスト」 原稿

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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, let’s begin.
（★=男性 A ★★=男性 B ☆=女性 A ☆☆=女性 B）

★No. 1
☆☆: Are you really considering buying that house in Arizona?
★★: Not considering. It’s a done deal.
☆☆: I never imagined that you’d move to the desert. You’ll melt in that heat.
★★: Oh, we’re not going to actually relocate. Real estate values in that area are soaring, so
I’m just going to rent it out for a couple of years and then resell it.
★Question: What does the man imply?

★★No. 2
★: Have you given any more thought to the proposal we made last week, Ms. Wilson?
☆: Yes, I have. And while it’s very flattering that you think enough of me to offer such a
position in your firm, I’m really not able to leave my current job. Ajax Corporation has been
very good to me.
★: Even if we upped the starting salary by, say, 15 percent?
☆: That’s very generous, but money’s not the only issue. I’ve worked at Ajax since I
graduated from college. It’s like a family to me.
★★Question: Why does Ms. Wilson decline the man’s offer?

☆☆No. 3
★★: I have an interesting article I want you to read, Michelle.
☆: Are you still trying to turn me into a liberal?
★★: I’m just trying to correct the misinformation the media spreads—and that you
obviously buy.
☆: Jack, listen up. I don’t mind that you see the world differently than I do, but I want you to
allow me to have my own viewpoint, too.
★★: Well then, I guess you and I just can’t talk politics.
☆☆Question: What is Michelle’s criticism of Jack?

☆No. 4
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★: How was your holiday, Jill?
☆☆: Oh, don’t ask. It was a disaster! Everything went wrong.
★: What, bad weather?
☆☆: No, the travel agent messed up our reservations.
★: But you went with TravelWays. They’re the best agent in the city.
☆☆: Yes, and that’s what makes it even more annoying. When we arrived, we learned that
our hotel had been changed. The restaurant’s food was lousy and so was the service.
★: Wow! What did the agent have to say?
☆☆: Just a lot of excuses. No apologies, no refund, no nothing!
★: Well, I’d definitely complain to the head office.
☆☆: I’ve already done so. I wrote down all the details. It was not a pretty e-mail!
☆Question: Why was the man surprised?

★No. 5
★ ★ : How’s your daughter doing these days? Is she still working on her Ph.D. in
astrophysics?
☆☆: Actually, she graduated last year and was offered a research position at the University
of Arizona.
★★: Very impressive! I’ve heard Arizona is at the forefront of planetary exploration.
☆☆: Yes. Now, she’s part of a team searching for new planets and remapping the solar
system.
★★: Is that so? I’ve heard that the competition for those research posts is so tough.
☆☆: That’s true, but as a graduate student, she discovered a new star.
★★: Well, no wonder she got the position!
★Question: What do we learn about the woman’s daughter?

★★No. 6
☆: Hello, this is Jenny Raymond. I’m renting a furnished apartment from you, and my
contract is up next month.
★: Ah, yes, Ms. Raymond, how can I help you?
☆: Well, um, I’m afraid there was a little accident in the dining room. You know the set of
four chairs. . . One of them is broken.
★: I see. I’ll make a note of it, but, of course, on the day you move out, I’ll have to come and
do a full inventory.
☆: And I assume the cost of the chair will come out of my deposit, right?
★: I’m afraid so. In fact, according to your contract, you’ll have to compensate the owner for
a set of four new chairs.
★★Question: What will the man do?

☆☆No. 7
☆: What do you think of the new customer relations manager?
★★: Joan, you mean? She’s OK.
☆: I like her. She’s so friendly and cheerful.
★★: Well, obviously she’s like that to you. You’re her boss.
☆: Isn’t she friendly to you?

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★★: She’s not unfriendly, but she treats me as if I don’t matter very much. In fact, she’s like
that to all the younger staff.
☆: Give her a bit of time. I think she’s just nervous in her new position.
☆☆Question: What does the man think about the new manager?

☆No. 8
☆☆: Are you going on the company ski trip next month?
★: I’m still debating what to do. I don’t want to make a fool of myself on the slopes.
☆☆: I don’t think any of us is that good. Anyway, the camaraderie is more important than the
actual skiing.
★: How many people are going?
☆☆: Everyone in the department has signed up except you. Jack’s never even skied before,
and he’s going. It’ll be quite a crowd.
★: Oh, well, perhaps you’re right. You’d better count me in as well.
☆Question: Why did the man hesitate to go on the trip?

★No. 9
☆☆: So, Mr. Miller, do you have any questions about the tax returns I have prepared for
you?
★★: Actually, there are a few things that I’d like you to clarify. I see that, overall, my
income taxes have gone up. What’s behind that?
☆☆: Well, for one thing, you earned money in two states, so you have to pay income taxes to
both.
★★: But the money from Utah is just passive income from some rental properties. I don’t
work there. New York’s my state of residence.
☆☆: That’s correct, but you still have to pay tax on your revenue. On the plus side, the tax
rate is lower for passive income.
★★: Well, OK, but how about the jump in my federal income tax?
☆☆: You were able to claim a deduction for your dependent son last year, but now he’s out
of school and has a job.
★★: But he’s not 21 yet.
☆☆: True, but his salary is over the limit for dependents.
★★: I see. And what’s this penalty for late payment?
☆☆: You failed to pay your quarterly estimated income tax on time. That’s required when
you’re self-employed.
★★: My previous tax accountant told me it wasn’t necessary.
☆☆: I’m afraid he was mistaken. Now, be sure to send these documents out by Friday, or
you’ll be looking at further penalties for filing late.
★Question: What is one thing we learn about the man?

★★No. 10
☆☆: Mr. and Mrs. Harper, thanks for taking me on as a math tutor for your son.
★: We hope it works out, Ellen. He really needs help.
☆☆: So, I guess you want me to use the textbook from his current math class?
☆: Actually, we’d like you to consider a method called Outdoor Math. It’s been a big hit in
Europe.
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☆☆: I’ve heard about that. One of my professors at graduate school mentioned it in a lecture.
It attempts to present math to students in a less abstract way, right?
★: That’s right. It tries to relate math to things and situations that are familiar to students in
their everyday surroundings.
☆☆: Are you sure it’s not a bit too experimental? Ideally, your son’s tutoring should be
matched to what he studies at school here in the U.S. And don’t forget that his tests will be
based on that curriculum.
☆: The problem is, Ellen, that he’s not interested in the stuff he does at school. We thought
that if he realizes math is actually relevant, he might become more motivated.
★: Yes. We’ve researched Outdoor Math fairly thoroughly, and we’re convinced it’s worth a
try. If it improves his scores overall, it’ll give him a great confidence boost.
☆☆: OK. I have some reservations, but if it’s what you want, I’m willing to try it.
★★Question: What does Ellen imply about Outdoor Math?

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) Stinkbugs
American farmers are fighting one of their toughest enemies yet. The brown
marmorated stinkbug is an insect with a huge appetite that was accidentally introduced from
Asia in the 1990s. Unlike North American stinkbugs, which are relatively harmless, these
Asian stinkbugs are destroying crops. Not only are they resistant to most pesticides, but their
population is growing due to a lack of predators.
In places such as China and Japan, however, the Asian stinkbugs have a powerful
enemy. The Trissolcus halyomorphae, a 2-millimeter-long wasp, destroys stinkbug eggs by
laying its own eggs inside them. A government research team is investigating the possibility
of introducing the wasps into the U.S. The wasps do not harm other animals and plants in
their native environment, and utilizing them would be relatively inexpensive.
The team is proceeding with caution to make sure the introduction of Trissolcus
halyomorphae would not further disturb ecosystems in the U.S. Many native stinkbug species
in North America are actually good for the environment, so researchers must ensure that the
wasps would not threaten their existence. Meanwhile, farmers are also trying out other
options, including chemical traps that attract Asian stinkbugs.
★Questions
★No. 11 What is one thing we learn about the Asian stinkbugs?
★ No.12 What is one concern regarding the introduction of the wasp Trissolcus
halyomorphae?

★★(B) Silence is Golden

During the golden age of silent movies, which lasted from 1912 to 1929, moviegoing
was the most popular form of entertainment in the United States. Each week, more than a
third of the population would fill movie theaters to see actors such as Charlie Chaplin in these
black-and-white masterpieces. According to archivist David Pierce, since filmmakers lacked
the ability to record sound, they were forced to be as creative as possible when conveying
storylines. Pierce maintains this is what makes silent films so memorable, and he believes the
best silent films are as impressive today as they were when first released.
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 Sadly, about 70 percent of silent films have been lost forever. This is because the
nitrate film used at the time easily deteriorated when not stored correctly, and because some
movie studios even intentionally destroyed originals. One studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was
an exception: it invested in a film library, realizing that protected films could become a
significant source of revenue in the future. It saved 113 silent films—about 68 percent of
those that it produced. On the other hand, Paramount Pictures, the leading studio at the time,
had no system to preserve its silent films, so most of them are gone forever.
☆Questions
☆No. 13 What does David Pierce believe about silent films?
☆No. 14 What does the speaker say about Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer?

☆(C) Food-Borne Diseases

Each year, as many as 5,000 people in the U.S. die from food-borne diseases. One
possible solution to the problem involves treating food with radiation to destroy germs and
ensure it is safe for consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has
approved irradiation for use on various types of meat and produce. The FDA states that
irradiation reduces the chance that people will get sick from harmful bacteria. The FDA points
to another useful effect: because irradiation can destroy bacteria that cause spoilage, it can
greatly extend a food’s shelf life.
Irradiation, however, is opposed by many consumer groups. The common conception
that irradiated food remains radioactive after irradiation has hurt the process’s reputation, as
have claims that irradiation may produce cancer-causing compounds. Proponents dispute such
claims and argue that irradiation is preferable to many of the current methods of preventing
food-borne illnesses, such as giving antibiotics to animals. The list of products that are
currently being irradiated is relatively short, but ongoing outbreaks of food-borne diseases
mean more food producers are looking to irradiation as a means of preventing them.
★★Questions
★★No. 15 What is one thing the FDA says about irradiation?
★★No. 16 What is one argument that proponents of irradiation make?

★(D) The Wild Side

Residents on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, are struggling with the problem of lions
attacking their goats and sheep. Experts point to several causes. Firstly, changes in Kenya’s
land-ownership system have allowed people to purchase land on the border of Nairobi
National Park. New fences are now blocking the paths that the lions’ natural prey usually use
to enter the park. This has forced some lions to seek food sources elsewhere. Secondly,
changes in the lion population mean there are more solitary male lions. These males will
sometimes kill cubs. Consequently, some female lions and their cubs are being pushed into
these new residential areas in search of safety.
Lions found in residential neighborhoods are tranquilized and captured, but not
returned to Nairobi National Park. Since the lions have become used to consuming
domesticated animals, the local government’s policy is to relocate them to remote nature
reserves. University of Minnesota biologist Craig Packer believes this is a slow death
sentence. Lions are territorial and will force new arrivals to areas where there is little food. As
a result, many relocated lions gradually starve. Packer therefore believes that putting the lions
to sleep would be more humane than relocating them.
☆☆Questions
☆☆No. 17 What is one thing the speaker says is happening?

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☆☆No. 18 Why does Craig Packer oppose the local government’s policy?

☆☆(E) Eastern State Penitentiary

When Eastern State Penitentiary opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1829, it
was very different from other prisons of the time. Before Eastern State, prisons were viewed
exclusively as places of punishment. Inmates were kept together in common cells regardless
of their age, sex, or the offense committed. Petty thieves, for example, were locked up with
murderers. Acts of cruelty and violence were common, committed both by those within the
cells and by the armed guards.
Eastern State, however, was based on the radical notion that inmates could be
reformed and returned to society. To give them an opportunity for reflection, inmates were
placed in solitary confinement and ordered to stay silent to contemplate their crimes. Each
inmate’s cell had heat and running water, and there was space to exercise. The inmates also
engaged in simple work such as weaving and shoemaking, and could read the Bible. While
forcing inmates to remain in silence and isolation would be considered a punishment by
today’s standards, the principles behind Eastern State’s methodology were an important step
in the development of a more humane prison system. In subsequent years, the penitentiary
served as a model for hundreds of prisons around the world.
★★Questions
★★No. 19 What was true of prisons before Eastern State Penitentiary?
★★No. 20 Why was Eastern State considered radical at the time?

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.
★It’s called the GoldPlus Program, and joining this would bring you additional interest on
your savings account. It gives you a variety of benefits, including more favorable payment
options on your current credit card. GoldPlus also gives you as much interest as a 12-month
fixed-term deposit account would, and it offers you easy access to your cash. To participate in
GoldPlus, you’ll need to have a combined balance of at least $40,000 in your savings and
checking accounts. You’ll also need to have a minimum balance of $5,000 in the checking
account for at least a week prior to applying. You could solve the current shortfall problem by
moving money out of your savings. Once you’ve done that, and waited a week, you can then
apply using this form, or via our bank’s website.
☆Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

★★ (G) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 22.
☆Here’s what Dr. Benson told me to pass on to you. If you’re still vomiting, there’s a helpful
over-the-counter drug called Coatamin that will coat your stomach and keep stomach acid
from irritating it too much. Your body needs to eliminate whatever caused the problem, so
stay away from antidiarrheal stomach medicines. If you’re showing signs of improvement and
no longer have cramps or nausea, try some soup or some other easy-to-digest food. You
should be careful, though, as your stomach lining is probably still sensitive, and we don’t
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want a recurrence. If any of your symptoms continue, call back and set up an appointment to
see the doctor. Finally, remember to keep drinking plenty of fluids and get lots of rest.
★★Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

☆☆(H) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 23.
★★You may be aware of the recent bag snatchings on campus. No one has been seriously
hurt, but students have lost backpacks and wallets. Victims have mainly been students
walking alone at night. If you must walk alone on campus, a security escort is available
between 8 p.m. and 12 midnight. Also, free shuttle buses continue running to and from
campus on specified routes until 1 a.m., with door-to-door service after 10 p.m. The Night
Owl Van takes over from the shuttle at 1 a.m. and runs until 6 a.m. This is a privately run
service, so you will need to contact the Night Owl Van driver directly for a pickup to take you
home. All of the details are on these handouts, which I’ll pass around now. Finally, if you
have any questions, please speak to a campus security officer after this presentation.
☆☆Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

★(I) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 24.
☆☆ We had a lot of applicants with varying qualifications. I’ve chosen the four who looked
the best. Mr. Abbott has previous English-teaching experience as a college lecturer. He’s in
his final year of an MBA program and expects to have his degree by May. Ms. Morris earned
her MBA back in 2001. She was in the corporate world for two years, then she switched to
teaching before returning to business management for the last four years. Mr. Reynolds has
spent the last four years as a broker at an investment firm. He has a master’s degree, but it’s in
journalism. Finally, Ms. Cosgrove has taught business English at two other schools. She has a
master’s degree in English literature, but was head of the marketing department at a
medical-devices company from 2000 to 2008.
★Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

☆(J) You have 10 seconds to read the situation and Question No. 25.
★You’ve done a reasonable job maintaining market share, despite increased competition
from imports. Demand for your apparel and accessories has been rising, so the main area of
concern is the drop in handbag sales. You had proposed addressing this with a price decrease.
Our analysis, however, suggests that such a move would likely have an adverse effect on your
brand image as well as on your revenue. Your brand image is strong among middle-aged
buyers. It’s just losing its appeal with those in their teens and 20s. You could refocus some of
your advertising to media frequented by younger consumers, but that can always be a bit
unpredictable, so I wouldn’t recommend it. In my professional opinion, your best bet would
be to create an original line of bags targeting that market. I’d caution against simply altering
your current line because that does quite well with older buyers.
☆Now mark your answer on your answer sheet.

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.

★★Now let’s listen to the interview. This is an interview with Mark Robinson, who has
written a cookbook.

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Interviewer (I): So thank you for joining us today, Mark.
Mark Robinson (MR): It’s good to be here.
I: Tell us a little bit about your book.
MR: The book is called Izakaya—The Japanese Pub Cookbook, and it’s a cookbook, with
recipes, but it’s also a cultural introduction to the world of izakaya, and the way Japanese
people enjoy eating and socializing in these establishments.
I: I see. What motivated you to write the book?
MR: I wanted to, well, I’ve been in journalism and food writing for a while, and I’d been
working with a book editor who was asking me for some book ideas. And I’d wanted to
convey to Western audiences how Japanese food and Japanese people are not necessarily so
formal and ritualized as foods like sushi or kaiseki give the impression of.
I: Sure. What was the reaction of the Japanese media when your book was released?
MR: I did some interviews around the time the book came out with Japanese media. And
some of the reporters said, ah, the izakaya in this book are the sort of izakaya we would like
to go to, not the sort of izakaya we’d imagine you’d be introducing to Western audiences. So
there seems to be two faces of Japanese culture. One is the, there’s a side of the Japanese
culture that is the side that many Japanese people want to show to the rest of the world. And
then there’s the side of Japanese culture that Japanese people enjoy for their, for themselves,
and don’t think is worth promoting abroad.
I: So how do you think a Japanese izakaya can work, for example, in Western countries such
as the U.S.?
MR: They are starting to take off, particularly in New York and places like California, the
West Coast, and even Canada and Australia. One way they don’t work so well is, you can’t
really replicate the Japanese service culture, where the staff are constantly attentive and ready
to pick up on any shouted order from anywhere in the room, basically. And I think one of the
aspects of Western service culture is tipping. That doesn’t happen in Japan.
I: Yes.
MR: And a lot of the relationship with your waitstaff is actually colored by this economic
relationship of “You will tip the waiter depending on how well they serve you.” In Japan, it’s
not a question at all. The person serving you is working—gives the impression of
working—purely because they’re happy to be working there and serving you, and it does
seem to make a difference to the, not only the, the degree to which the customer feels at home,
but also the degree to which the staffing levels of establishments are, are structured, because
you’ll get a lot more staff in izakaya usually.
I: Right.
MR: Particularly in Australia, unionized rules and overtime and extra, like staff costs, payroll
costs, make it very hard to run an establishment just like an izakaya.
I: Well, thank you very much for being with us today, Mark. It’s been nice talking with you.
MR: Thanks, I’ve enjoyed it.

★★No. 26 What is one thing Mark says about the Japanese media?
★★No. 27 What is one thing Mark says about service culture?

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

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ださい。受験者の皆さんが退出するときは、別の教室が試験中の場合もありますので、声を
出さず、校舎出口まで静かに退出してください。それでは、解散の指示を出すまで静かにお
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