EigoPro 準2級プラス 読解 — The Teenager Who Helped Her Village

The Teenager Who Helped Her Village When Amara Diallo was fifteen, she noticed a problem that adults in her village had simply accepted for years. During the long dry season, the village well often ran low, and women and children had to walk for hours to fetch water. Amara decided that there had to be a better way. A Simple Idea Amara had always loved science, even though her school had very little equipment. She read everything she could find about how water moves underground. One day, she had an idea: what if rainwater from the rainy season could be collected and stored for the dry months? Her plan was simple — large tanks that would catch rain from the roofs of houses. Facing Doubt At first, few people believed that a teenage girl could solve a problem that had troubled the village for generations. Some adults even laughed at her. But Amara did not let this stop her. With the help of a kind teacher, she built a small model to show how her system would work. Slowly, people began to listen. Making It Happen After two years of hard work, the first water tanks were built. During the next dry season, for the first time anyone could remember, the village did not run out of water. Girls who had once spent hours fetching water could now stay in school. The change touched every family. A Bigger Dream Today, Amara is studying engineering at university, with the dream of bringing clean water to villages across her country. "I was just a girl with a question," she says. "But sometimes a question is where everything begins."

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問 1

What problem did Amara notice in her village?

  • During the dry season, people had to walk for hours to fetch water.
  • The school had too much science equipment.
  • The village had too much water in the dry season.
  • Adults were leaving the village for the city.
Phrase

walk for hours to fetch water

準2級プラス読解伝記気づいた問題
⚡ひとことで

「During the dry season, people had to walk for hours to fetch water.」を表す読解フレーズ。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「During the dry season, people had to walk for hours to fetch water.」

正解

本文 "During the long dry season, the village well often ran low, and women and children had to walk for hours to fetch water" より、問題は乾季に水を汲むため何時間も歩くこと。run low = 「残り少なくなる」、fetch water = 「水を汲みに行く」。

  • 「The village had far too much water during the dry season.」

    = 乾季に水が多すぎ ━ ran low と矛盾。

  • 「The school had far too much science equipment for its pupils.」

    = 学校に機材が多すぎ ━ very little equipment と矛盾。

  • 「The adults were all leaving the village to live in the city.」

    = 大人が都市へ移住 ━ 移住の記述なし。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
the dry season乾季the long dry season
run low残り少なくなるthe well often ran low
have to + 動詞〜しなければならないhad to walk for hours
fetch water水を汲みに行くfetch water
there had to be ~〜があるはずthere had to be a better way
❝例文

  • People had to walk for hours to fetch water.

    水汲みに何時間も歩いた。

  • The well often ran low.

    井戸はよく枯れかけた。

  • Amara decided there had to be a better way.

    もっと良い方法があるはずと考えた。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

問題設問では冒頭の noticed a problem の内容を拾う。run low = 「残り少なくなる」、fetch water = 「水を汲む」は準2級プラス必須。誤答は水が多すぎなど本文と逆で誘導。

問 2

What was Amara's idea?

  • To buy water from a nearby city.
  • To collect rainwater in tanks and store it for the dry months.
  • To dig a much deeper well by hand.
  • To move the whole village to a river.
Phrase

collect rainwater in tanks

準2級プラス読解伝記アイデア
⚡ひとことで

「To collect rainwater in tanks and store it for the dry months.」を表す読解フレーズ。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「To collect rainwater in tanks and store it for the dry months.」

正解

本文 "what if rainwater from the rainy season could be collected and stored for the dry months? Her plan was simple — large tanks that would catch rain" より、アイデアは雨水をタンクに集め乾季用に貯めること。what if ~? = 「〜したらどうか」、store ~ for ... = 「…用に〜を貯める」。

  • 「To dig a much deeper well in the village by hand alone.」

    = 手で深い井戸を掘る ━ 井戸掘りではなく雨水収集。

  • 「To buy all of their water from a city that was nearby.」

    = 近くの都市から水を買う ━ 購入の記述なし。

  • 「To move the whole village to a place beside a large river.」

    = 村全体を川へ移す ━ 移住の記述なし。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
what if ~?〜したらどうかwhat if rainwater could be collected
collect rainwater雨水を集めるrainwater could be collected
store ~ for ...…用に〜を貯めるstored for the dry months
catch rain雨を受けるcatch rain from the roofs
the rainy season雨季from the rainy season
❝例文

  • Collect rainwater and store it for the dry season.

    雨水を集め乾季用に貯める。

  • What if we could catch rain from the roofs?

    屋根から雨を受けられたら?

  • Her plan used large tanks.

    彼女の計画は大型タンクを使った。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

アイデア設問では had an idea の後を拾う。what if ~? = 「〜したらどうか」(提案)、store ~ for ... は準2級プラス必須。誤答は井戸掘り / 購入など本文と異なる方法で誘導。

問 3

How did some adults react at first?

  • They doubted her and even laughed at her.
  • They built the tanks for her right away.
  • They asked her to leave the village.
  • They immediately gave her all the money she needed.
Phrase

doubted her and laughed

準2級プラス読解伝記当初の反応
⚡ひとことで

「They doubted her and even laughed at her.」を表す読解フレーズ。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「They doubted her and even laughed at her.」

正解

本文 "few people believed that a teenage girl could solve a problem ... Some adults even laughed at her" より、当初大人は疑い、笑いさえした。few believe ~ = 「〜と信じる人は少ない」、laugh at ~ = 「〜を笑う」。

  • 「They immediately gave her all the money she needed.」

    = 即座に資金を渡した ━ 疑っており逆。

  • 「They asked her to leave the village.」

    = 村を出るよう求めた ━ 追放の記述なし。

  • 「They built the tanks for her right away.」

    = すぐタンクを建てた ━ 2年の苦労を経ており矛盾。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
few believe that ~〜と信じる人は少ないfew people believed that
laugh at ~〜を笑うlaughed at her
trouble ~ for generations何世代も〜を悩ますtroubled the village for generations
not let ~ stop〜に止められないdid not let this stop her
with the help of ~〜の助けでWith the help of a kind teacher
❝例文

  • Few people believed she could solve it.

    解決できると信じる人は少なかった。

  • Some adults even laughed at her.

    笑う大人さえいた。

  • But she did not let this stop her.

    だが彼女は止まらなかった。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

反応設問では Facing Doubt の見出し下を拾う。laugh at ~ = 「〜を笑う」、not let ~ stop = 「〜に止められない」は準2級プラス必須。誤答は資金提供 / 即建設など本文の苦労と矛盾で誘導。

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