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"Dave, what is your favorite food?"
"I like hamburgers."
-- Question: Does Dave like hamburgers? ...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]
A Tea Party Amy is 14 years old and lives in England. One Sunday morning she called her friends, Jane and Wendy, and said, "Let's have ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Welcoming the New Year in America
The last night of the year is called New Year's Eve. It is the best time for a big party. In New York, many thousands of people go to Times Square, in the center of New York City, on New Year's Eve. They listen to music played by bands. They sometimes dance, and they look at the many beautiful lights around the square. ....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
What do you know about the sea? Most of you have played in it. You know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. You also know that it is dangerous when the weather is very bad. What else do you know about it?――レベル７
When students from Asian countries come to the United States, it takes them quite a while to get used to American ways. They find much in America that seems strange to them; indeed everything seems...レベル８
Diet and the Aging Process
Scientists are continually looking for ways to help us live longer. Some say that the length of our life is decided mainly by our genes. But other scientists are studying diet. In the past few years, studies have shown that giving mice less food ...レベル９[英検準２級]
"No," said the workman, "they won't stay up." I'd asked him to put black-and-white floor tiles on a wall, but he insisted that they would soon fall off. Later I thought it over, decided there was no good reason why the tiles should come down, and put them up myself...レベル10 [センター]
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]
Until recently, it appeared that global agricultural output was expanding nicely. From 1950 to 1984, food production rose faster than ever before in human history. World grain harvests rose 2.6 times in those years, ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
The Magic of Touch
Few people fully realize that human touch is perhaps our most powerful form of communication. It is necessary for good health and is probably a requirement for survival. Indeed, it is a fact that children who are raised without being touched will become physically or mentally weak and may even die. The simple touch of another person's hand reduces the human heart rate and lowers blood pressure. Touch also helps the brain produce endorphins, ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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Japanese politicians and government administrators are lamenting the country's declining birthrate, and they are especially concerned about the effect of this decline on the younger generation's ability to finance social security.....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]
Fundamentally, there are just two major food illnesses in our society: eating too much and eating too little. The former is more prevalent, but both have steadily increased over the past few decades, and both are important because, when pushed to their extremes, they are killers. People who are very overweight may have various health problems, the most deadly of which begins...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]
