EigoPro 準2級 読解 — City Science Fair

Young Inventors Shine at the City Science Fair Last weekend, 120 students from 15 schools gathered at the City Hall for the annual Science Fair. The hall was filled with creative projects, from robots to clean-energy machines. Visitors of all ages came to see what young minds had created. This Year's Theme The theme of this year's fair was "Solving Everyday Problems." Students were asked to find a small problem in daily life and invent something to solve it. The judges said this theme produced some of the most practical projects they had ever seen. The Winning Projects The first prize went to Aya, a 14-year-old student, who designed a special umbrella that dries itself in seconds using a small fan. "I got the idea on a rainy day," she said, "when I was tired of wet floors at the entrance of my house." The judges loved how simple and useful her idea was. Second prize went to a team of three students who built a device that reminds elderly people to take their medicine. The machine makes a gentle sound and shows a picture of the correct pill. One judge said it could help thousands of families. How Projects Were Judged Projects were not judged on how expensive or complicated they were. Instead, the judges looked at three things: Is the idea original? Does it really solve a problem? And can ordinary people actually use it? This is why some very simple ideas beat more complex ones. Looking Forward The fair organizers hope events like this will encourage more young people to study science. "These students are not just dreaming," said the head judge. "They are already changing the world, one small idea at a time."

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問 1

What was this year's theme for the science fair?

  • Solving everyday problems.
  • Building the most expensive machine.
  • Designing video games for fun.
  • Copying famous past inventions.
Phrase

Solving Everyday Problems

日常の問題解決

準2級読解科学フェア報道今年のテーマ
⚡ひとことで

「Solving everyday problems.」を表す読解フレーズ。フェアのテーマの文脈で頻出。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「Solving everyday problems.」

正解

This Year's Theme "The theme of this year's fair was 'Solving Everyday Problems.' Students were asked to find a small problem in daily life and invent something to solve it" より、テーマ = 日常の問題解決。the theme is ~ = 「テーマは〜」、ask + 人 + to + 動詞 = 「(人)に〜を求める」、solve a problem = 「問題を解決する」。

  • 「Building the most expensive machine.」

    = 最も高価な機械作り ━ 本文 "not judged on how expensive" ━ 費用重視ではない。

  • 「Copying famous past inventions.」

    = 過去の有名発明の模倣 ━ 本文 "Is the idea original?" ━ 独創性重視。

  • 「Designing video games for fun.」

    = 娯楽用ゲーム設計 ━ ゲームの記述無し、創作。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
the theme is ~テーマは〜the theme was 'Solving Everyday Problems'
ask + 人 + to + 動詞(人)に〜を求めるstudents were asked to find
solve a problem問題を解決するsolve it
in daily life日常生活でa problem in daily life
practical project実用的なプロジェクトthe most practical projects
❝例文

  • The theme was solving everyday problems.

    テーマは日常問題の解決。

  • Students invented things to solve small problems.

    生徒は小さな問題を解く物を発明。

  • The projects were very practical.

    プロジェクトは実用的だった。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

テーマ設問の鉄則 ―― "The theme of this year's fair was X" の X が答えの核。誤答は『高価』『模倣』など審査基準 (独創性重視) と逆で誘導。ask + 人 + to + 動詞 (SVOC) = 「(人)に〜を求める」は準2級必須。

問 2

What did the first-prize winner, Aya, invent?

  • A new kind of clean-energy car.
  • An umbrella that dries itself in seconds using a small fan.
  • A robot that does homework.
  • A machine that reminds people to take medicine.
Phrase

umbrella that dries itself with a fan

ファンで自動乾燥する傘

準2級読解科学フェア報道1位の発明
⚡ひとことで

「An umbrella that dries itself in seconds using a small fan.」を表す読解フレーズ。優勝作品の文脈で頻出。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「An umbrella that dries itself in seconds using a small fan.」

正解

The Winning Projects "The first prize went to Aya ... who designed a special umbrella that dries itself in seconds using a small fan" より、1位 = 小型ファンで数秒で自動乾燥する傘。the prize went to ~ = 「賞は〜に渡った」、dry itself = 「自ら乾く」(再帰)、using ~ = 「〜を使って」。

  • 「A small robot that does your homework for you.」

    = 宿題ロボット ━ 宿題ロボットの記述無し、創作。

  • 「A machine that reminds people to take their medicine.」

    = 服薬リマインダー ━ これは 2位 の作品。

  • 「A brand-new kind of clean-energy family car.」

    = 新型クリーンエネルギー車 ━ 車の記述無し ━ 傘が1位。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
the prize went to ~賞は〜にthe first prize went to Aya
dry itself自ら乾くan umbrella that dries itself
in seconds数秒でin seconds
using ~〜を使ってusing a small fan
design + 名詞〜を設計するdesigned a special umbrella
❝例文

  • The first prize went to Aya.

    1位はアヤに。

  • Her umbrella dries itself in seconds.

    彼女の傘は数秒で自動乾燥。

  • It uses a small fan.

    小型ファンを使う。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

受賞作品設問の鉄則 ―― 1位と2位の作品を 混同しない。誤答は『2位の作品 (服薬リマインダー)』で誘導される典型。the prize went to ~ = 「賞は〜に渡った」、dry itself (再帰代名詞) は準2級必須。

問 3

Where did Aya get the idea for her invention?

  • From a robot she saw at a previous fair.
  • From a dream she had one night.
  • On a rainy day, when she was tired of wet floors at her entrance.
  • From a science book she read at school.
Phrase

on a rainy day, tired of wet floors

雨の日、濡れた床にうんざりして

準2級読解科学フェア報道発明のきっかけ
⚡ひとことで

「On a rainy day, when she was tired of wet floors at her entrance.」を表す読解フレーズ。発想の経緯の文脈で頻出。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「On a rainy day, when she was tired of wet floors at her entrance.」

正解

Aya の発言 "I got the idea on a rainy day, when I was tired of wet floors at the entrance of my house" より、きっかけ = 雨の日、玄関の濡れた床にうんざりして。get an idea = 「思いつく」、be tired of ~ = 「〜にうんざりする」、when 節 が時を示す。

  • 「From a science book that she had read at school.」

    = 学校で読んだ科学書 ━ 本文 "on a rainy day" ━ 実体験から。

  • 「From a robot that she had seen at an earlier school science fair.」

    = 前回フェアのロボット ━ 前回フェアの記述無し。

  • 「From a strange dream that she had one night.」

    = ある夜の夢 ━ 夢の記述無し ━ 日常体験。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
get an idea思いつくI got the idea
on a rainy day雨の日にon a rainy day
be tired of ~〜にうんざりするtired of wet floors
at the entrance玄関でat the entrance of my house
wet floors濡れた床wet floors
❝例文

  • I got the idea on a rainy day.

    雨の日に思いついた。

  • I was tired of wet floors.

    濡れた床にうんざりしていた。

  • The idea came from real life.

    アイデアは実生活から。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

きっかけ設問の鉄則 ―― 発明者の引用 "I got the idea ... when ..." の when 節が経緯。be tired of ~ = 「〜にうんざりする」(of の後は名詞/動名詞)。誤答は『本』『夢』など本文にない発想源で誘導。準2級必須。

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