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"Do you like English, Naoko?"
"Yes, I do. I study English for two hours every day." ...レベル１ [英検５級]
Emi, a junior high school student, is walking to school on Monday morning. She meets an American on the street.... レベル２ [英検５級]
The Tickets
Daisuke is a junior high school student from Nagoya. He is staying at Mr. White's home in California this summer. Mr. White worked with Daisuke's ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Homecoming Week
Susan, my sister, is a junior in high school. Homecoming Week is coming up soon at her school. She is excited about the football game on Friday night and the dance on Saturday night at the school hall. In American schools, Homecoming Week has two big events: a football game and a dance. The students have egg tossing, orange passing, pie eating contests, and three-legged races during that week. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
Are you interested in dinosaurs? Have you ever seen the skeletons of them in a museum? Do you know what they ate and how they lived? Dinosaurs don't live now. Where did they go?―― ... レベル５――[都立工業･航空高専]
Dinosaurs lived on earth for more than 140 million years. Then, about 65 million years ago, they died out. All the dinosaurs died almost at the same time! Why? No one knows. There were no human beings around to see that. Scientists can only use second-hand evidence to find out what happened. They sometimes find bones and eggs of dinosaurs under the ground ――レベル６
Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will say that they go to learn their own language, arithmetic, history, science and all the other subjects. That is quite true; why do they learn these things? And are these things all that they learn at school?――レベル７[甲陽学院高]
Two researchers say that it seems that monkeys can count at least up to nine. They said their study shows that monkeys and other primates are more intelligent than people generally think. Elizabeth Brannon, one of the researchers, said that this finding is important because it shows that monkeys know things about numbers that human beings have not taught them........レベル８
Harry Barber had been driving a taxi for over ten years. He enjoyed his work because it gave him a chance to meet a lot of interesting people. He had driven someone to the airport, and was waiting for a fare back to the city, when a famous movie star opened the door. It was Susan Pink, Harry's favorite actress. He recognized her as soon as she got in the taxi. ...レベル９
No part of our environment has escaped the effects of pollution. All over the world, our land, air, and water have been contaminated by an increasing number of waste materials and substances...レベル10 [英検１級リスニング]
Invitations to dinner are issued by written notes, printed cards or by telephone. If the invitation is by telephone, it is often wise to send a reminder by post. Printed invitations usually imply a relatively formal occasion but if 'black tie' is required it will be stated on the card. ...レベル11 [京産大]
For three days Eric Cornell kept rechecking his computer, not quite willing to believe what his eyes and instruments were telling him. There on the screen was a dense knot of something that had appeared in a cloud of rubidium atoms. Finally, Cornell had to acknowledge that it ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
News Reporting in the U.S.
Several years ago, a researcher compared the number of television reports dealing with Japan shown on U.S. television with the number of reports dealing with the United States shown on Japanese television. The results were remarkable. Over a seven-month period in 1992-93 there were 1,121 reports about the U.S. on Japanese TV, but only 92 about Japan in the U.S. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
◇レベル14 このレベルの長文のリストを表示します。
ランダムに１問だけ表示します。
Rakugo can be described as a popular comic art performed by one person. One must be able to have the skill of creating a stage, background, and atmosphere in the minds of the audience and also be able to play the parts of the characters that appear in the stories being told. Here is an example of such a rakugo....速読演習レベル14 [京産大]入試問題より
At the University of Kansas Art Museum, University researchers tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was...レベル15 [英検１級リスニング]
When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get a good score on a certain test, or even the ability to do well in school; these are at best only indicators of something larger, deeper, and far more important. By intelligence we mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various situations, and particularly in new, strange and perplexing situations. The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do. ...レベル16 [関西大学]
Fort Rodd Hill park
Every year some 100,000 visitors stop by to spend hours at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Park in British Columbia, Canada, Where once six-inch guns thundered, today the site is idyllic as deer browse on the 44 acres of greensward and peaceful serenity. And in the foreground is beautiful Fisgard Lighthouse, the oldest operating lighthouse on the coast. ...レベル17 [英検準１級]
American thinking tends to move from the specific and small to the general and large. American progress from personal and local issues to the state and finally to the nation -- not the other way around. ...レベル18 [英検１級リスニング]
It has been estimated that 80 percent of all the information transmitted over the Internet comes from English-speaking countries. Much the largest English-speaking nation is the United States, which is home to some 64 percent of all the computers linked to the Internet. Other nations belonging to the English language's global empire, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and, of course, Britain, the mother country, account for a further 12.7 percent....レベル15 [早稲田大]
WATCH OUT!!
Millions of cold viruses are now on their way to invade and destroy the cells of your nose and breathing passages. Let's look up your nose and see what happens... The cells inside your nose are always ready for trouble. They produce a gloppy fluid called mucus that traps viruses and other ...レベル20 [東京大学]
The degree to which males and females are socially unequal has varied, both cross-culturally and historically, from near equality to radical female disadvantage. Such variation is linked to the type of technology and economy (e.g., industrial, agrarian, horticultural, foraging) and to women's role in the economy. Women's status relative ...レベル20 [慶応義塾大学 環境情報学部]
