英語検定　準１級(2026年第2回No.4)

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2-4		英語検定(準１級)　筆記	2026年第2回(No.25～No.31) 各１０点 × ７問 ＝ ７０点満点
次の英文を読み、(25)から(27)の各質問に最も適切なものを、1～4 の中から一つ選びなさい。
問25		Question: According to the first paragraph, studies of the effects of reforms to SNAP have shown that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 25) (1) the changes seem to have had much more effect on people with dependents than on those who did not have them. (2) people who were removed from SNAP frequently returned to the program later with stronger motivation to remain employed. (3) although the changes were intended to encourage people to find jobs, they were mostly unsuccessful in doing so. (4) providing benefits through electronic cards rather than cash payments significantly increased recipients’ willingness to search for stable employment.
問26		Question: What do we learn about how employment requirements for SNAP can affect able-bodied adults without dependents? 答え： ( 26 ) (1) Rules often disqualify individuals who face barriers to employment that are real but may not be covered by official policies. (2) They allow people with irregular job schedules to receive payments as long as they work fewer hours than a fulltime job. (3) The longer a person has been receiving SNAP benefits, the more likely they are to be affected by the changes. (4) People who are classified as able-bodied typically lose the opportunity to do parttime work.
問27		Question: What has research shown about the wider economic effects of employment requirements for SNAP benefits? 答え： ( 27 ) (1) They are much more effective for reducing unemployment rates when a recession is not as serious. (2) Evidence suggests that they tend to encourage recipients to relocate to areas where more jobs are available. (3) They tend to free up resources for other types of government programs that promote economic recovery. (4) Because SNAP benefits have the effect of stimulating local economies, enforcing work requirements can make it harder to recover from recessions.
次の英文を読み、(28)から(31)の各質問に最も適切なものを、1～4 の中から一つ選びなさい。
問28		Question: What is one thing that happened after Saint Helena was discovered in 1502? 答え： ( 28 ) (1) Although there was evidence that vessels of other European nations had already visited, the Portuguese claimed the island for Portugal. (2) The Portuguese realized that they could profit from the island’s wealth of natural resources by charging Dutch and other nations’ vessels to restock there. (3) The East India Company quickly took control of the island before it was found by anyone else, allowing it to exploit the natural resources there. (4) The Portuguese were able to take advantage of the island’s natural resources for decades because other nations were not aware of its existence.
問29		Question: What is one point the author of the passage makes about the use of Saint Helena as a port in the nineteenth century? 答え： ( 29 ) (1) Its use declined around 1807 because the British navy no longer needed it to patrol the South Atlantic in its fight against the slave trade. (2) A technological development in the shipping industry contributed to the decline of its utility as a resupply port for trade ships. (3) Even after 1807, some ships carrying slaves demanded the use of Saint Helena’s port facilities before continuing their journeys across the South Atlantic. (4) Many nations continued to use it even after the Suez Canal opened because they had established facilities there that enabled them to resupply quickly.
問30		Question: What do we learn about the British regarding their treatment of Napoleon I? 答え： ( 30 ) (1) They took as many precautions as they felt necessary to ensure that there could not be a repetition of the event that had occurred on Elba. (2) They should have considered relocating him to Ascension, as that island had more secure facilities than those on Saint Helena. (3) They would have preferred to hold him on the island of Elba because its proximity to Europe made it easier to keep British troops there. (4) They felt that he should have been kept in a regular prison, but there were no suitable facilities available on Saint Helena at that time.
問31		Question: Regarding Saint Helena’s environment, the author of the passage concludes that (1) or (2) or (3) or (4) 答え： ( 31 ) (1) it would be better for local environmental initiatives to focus on removing invasive species that have caused damage rather than spending money on replanting efforts. (2) efforts by Saint Helena islanders to restore forests damaged by centuries of exploitation could contribute to improvements in the island’s natural environment. (3) the interior highlands have likely been able to avoid the environmental damage that other areas have suffered from due to their inaccessibility. (4) the local community should consider introducing animal species from other South Atlantic islands that are similar to those that have become extinct on Saint Helena.