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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 Present for Tom
Yesterday was Tom's birthday. His family had a party for him. His mother cooked a special dinner. After dinner, his brother played the guitar and his sister sang a song. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
Yoko's Trip to Chicago
Yoko is a high school student in Japan. During spring vacation, she visited her American pen pal, Mike, in Chicago. On the first day, Mike showed her around the city. Yoko was surprised, because many people were wearing green clothes. ....レベル４ [英検３級]
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５
A "good Samaritan" is a person who helps others when they are in trouble. (The expression comes from a Bible story.) You often hear that there are few good Samaritans in America these days. Most people, when they see others in trouble, look the other way. They don't want to get hurt themselves.. ...レベル６[明治学院高]
Once there was a princess. She was called Ann. The Princess Ann loved hiding. She hid in the garden and her friends came and found her. ... レベル７[海城高]の入試問題から
When is a person old? There are many individuals who still seem 'young' at seventy or more, while others appear 'old' in their fifties. From another point of view, sumo wrestlers, for instance, are 'old'...レベル８ [センター]
Commercial Classrooms
Advertisements can be found almost everywhere in today's world. There are commercials on TV and radio. Advertisements also appear in newspapers and magazines, and on signs at sports events. These days, more and more of these ads are being made especially for children. ...レベル９[英検準２級]
Tom Jackson was my school friend, and he and his sister Jenny lived in a tall, old, broken-down house which their parents had bought for practically nothing because it was said to be haunted by a ghost. Rumour had it that a woman had hanged herself by her own hair from the ceiling of the attic room above Tom's bedroom, and that she kept revisiting the scene of the tragedy...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]
Almost any opinion poll in the 1990s reveals a deep-seated anxiety among people about America's economic future. No matter how much we are told that the economy is growing or how many new jobs are created, Americans feel they are on shaky ground. They worry about the future---both their own and their children's. ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
Challenges Facing American Health Care
There are currently 600,000 doctors in the United States, and experts say that is about 30% more than are actually needed. This excess, however, has not discouraged large numbers of ambitious students from applying to medical school. ... 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。
Keeping a diary or journal can be a rewarding habit. Such a journal need not be a record of everything you do each day. You will find it more interesting if your journal entries include thoughts that occur to you, interesting ideas that you come across in your reading, notes on your observations of...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]
The Morse Highway
Appropriate for a technology associated with radio operators on sinking ships, the idea of Morse code is said to have occurred to Samuel Morse while on board a ship crossing the Atlantic. The year was 1832. At the time, Morse was a painter and occasional inventor. But when another of the ship's passengers informed him of recent advances in electrical theory, Morse was suddenly taken with the idea of building an electric telegraph. ...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]
