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"Do you have a baseball bat, Tom?"
"Yes, I do. I have an old one."
-- Question: Does Tom have an old baseball bat? ...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]
At Basketball Camp
Mary loves basketball. Last spring, she went to a basketball camp for girls. Many girls from different schools came to the camp. ... レベル３ [英検４級]
The Lady with the Lamp
Florence Nightingale, a British woman, was born in Italy in 1820 and grew up in Britain. Her family was rich and had several large houses in different parts of Britain. Florence didn't go to school, but instead, her father was her teacher at home. ....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
As you well know, the earth turns round once a day from west to east. For example, when it is six in the morning of April 5 in Tokyo, it is still four in the afternoon of April 4 in New York. And it is still eleven in the morning of ――レベル６ [文京大附高]
Once there was an old fisherman who had a pet trout named Henry, which he kept in a tub. But the trout got pretty big and the fisherman had to change the water――レベル７[開成高]
Work is doing what one likes to do. Labor is doing what one has to do, and generally something that one does not like to do....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]
Each new school year, parents wonder how much help they should give their children with homework. The obvious aim of assigning homework is to get the child to practice and strengthen academic skills. By devoting the proper time to homework, he or she stands a much better chance ...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]
Already developed in a rudimentary form, "virtual reality" moves technology beyond sights and sounds to touch and even smell. Wearing special goggles that project images onto users' eyes, gloves and even body suits embedded with computer chips that sense users' motions and ...レベル15 [早稲田大・人間工学]
The Survival of the Monarch Butterfly
Each February, large numbers of monarch butterflies come to California. They come to mate and to escape the winter cold. Recently, however, environmental changes have severely reduced the population of these beautiful orange-and-black butterflies. ... レベル13 [英検２級]
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Along with the Age of Automation, we are also about to enter the Age of Leisure. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the average American worked almost ninety hours a week. By the end of the Civil War in 1865,...速読演習レベル14 [京産大]入試問題より
It is possible that over the last hundred years, and especially the last forty, we may have already created a society that demands more brain power than most people are able to give. One of the major reasons, in fact, that our political system is breaking down, and that our society is coming apart, may be that we are expecting from people a level of abstract thinking never before required in the history of human beings. And it is only going to get worse...レベル15 [東京女子大]
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]
Many of us were taught in school that North America had originally been occupied by about one million Indians. That low number helped justify the white conquest of what could then be viewed as an almost empty continent. However, archeological ...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]
I was never quite sure if blowing on food to cool it off was an inborn ability, inherited through the genes, or something that had to be learned. It is done so commonly all over the world that one is tempted to imagine how the habit originated. ....レベル19 [筑波大]
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]
