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"What time do you go to bed, Steve?"
"I go to bed at 11:00."
-- Question: What time does Steve go to bed? ...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]
One day John put on old clothes and went to a big dinner party at Mr. Green's house. When he came in, the people at the party looked at him, but they gave him no seat and no food. So John went home, put on his best clothes,――レベル３
Many, many years ago, all the people of the world lived in one place and spoke the same language. One day they went to live in a new land and started to make a new city there. ――レベル５ [青森県]
It is easy to understand the calendar we use today. It was not always so easy. People had to try for thousands of years before they knew how to put together days, weeks, months, and years. More than 2,000 years ago, scientists in Egypt made a calendar. There were 10 days in a week, three weeks in a month, and 12 months in a year. This calendar showed a ――レベル６――[桐朋高]
A hobby is a good way of spending your free time. It's an activity you turn to fro pleasure and relaxation. As different people like to do many different things in their free time――レベル７[愛光高]
Mara's mother was born in the Philippines and came to America to live when she was twenty-three years old. She moved in with he sister, who had married an American. Although her English was very good, Mara's mother had problems adapting to her new culture. She was astonished at her sister's new American cooking which was very different from Filipino cooking..........レベル８
Kiki the parrot lived with a fisherman called Freddie in a small cottage not far from the sea. Kiki was a talking parrot. She was so tame that she didn't have a cage. She sat on a piece of wood Freddie had got for her, and sometimes flew around the room. Every evening, when Freddie was relaxing at home after a day's fishing, she would sit on his shoulder or on the back of his chair, and he would teach Kiki new words to say. ...レベル９
The concept of sleep research is a fairly new development. A lot of experimental work is being done to increase our knowledge about insomnia and other sleep-related problems in order to help people who are deprived of sleep. Some of these studies have shown that, although...レベル10 [英検１級リスニング]
Cigarettes seem to be going out of style with teens. A survey done by the University of Michigan shows a sharp drop in the number of teenagers who say they smoke cigarettes. ...レベル11 [帝塚山大]
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health. Scientific research shows that it causes many kinds of disease. In fact, many people who smoke get lung cancer. ... レベル12 [平安女学院大短大部]
Green Belts
"Green belts" are areas of countryside around cities and town in England where development is limited in order to prevent further growth. The idea of placing a green belt around a city was first adopted by London before World War II, and other cities copied the concept after the war. The plan worked, and while American communities have tended to join together as they have gotten larger, hundreds of cities, towns, and villages in England are still separated by areas of undeveloped land. It is these areas that help the country look so green and pleasant. ... 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。
The Reverend Kitagawa, a Japan-born minister, writes of attending a going-away party for two young Nisei drafted into the U.S. Army in the fall of 1940 which was attended by all the people in the Japanese-American community. Kitagawa recalls an elderly Issei speaking at the party....速読演習レベル14 [京産大]入試問題より
A normal English family, especially when it has just moved into a new district, wants to be friendly with those living in the same area. However, it often hesitates because there is a fear that some neighbors might be too friendly and make such a habit of calling that the family could not call their home their own. It is not surprising, therefore, that quite nice people wait for a proper invitation, paying attention t...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]
Miraculous Soil
The people at the Rodale Institute experimental farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, claim to have discovered soil that not only grows excellent produce, but may even work toward reducing pollution. This magical dirt reportedly absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) ...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]
Where was the first city? Fifty years ago, archaeologists would have pointed to Mesopotamia, the land between the Rivers Tigiris and Euphrates. Here, it was thought, was the 'cradle of civilization,' the area that produced the great cities of Ur and Babylon. This surely was the place where urban life began and from where the idea of the city spread to the rest of Asia and to Europe...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]
