明示された詳細・根拠の限界
問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 根拠のある主張と不明なことを分けます。記載がないだけでは存在しないと証明できません。
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
B2
博物館の資金をめぐる手紙
このレッスンについて
博物館の資金をめぐる手紙 · B2. 問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 根拠のある主張と不明なことを分けます。記載がないだけでは存在しないと証明できません。
オリジナルの英文を読み、根拠を基に答えましょう。レベルは編集上の目安で、認定結果ではありません。
12 問
保存するとマイコレクションで見返せます。
These fictional letters discuss a proposed change at a small museum.
Letter from a trustee
The suggestion that the museum should open one evening a week has real appeal. People working ordinary daytime hours rarely have an opportunity to visit. Nevertheless, the proposal currently treats longer opening as if it required nothing more than leaving the door unlocked. Staff would need to be paid, security arrangements revised and transport home considered for employees whose usual bus service ends early.
I am not arguing that these difficulties make evening access impossible. I am asking for a budget that includes them. The proposed sponsor has offered money for an evening launch, not a commitment to meet the running costs throughout the year. Confusing those two forms of support risks creating an attractive event followed by an unsustainable routine. A limited trial, with its costs recorded openly, would be a more responsible first step.
Letter from an education worker
I agree that operating costs must be understood, but visitor numbers alone should not determine the trial’s success. A quiet evening might attract fewer people than a crowded Saturday while providing valuable access for those who cannot manage a busy space. If we count only entrances, that benefit will disappear from the evaluation.
The consultation so far has mainly reached people already on the museum’s mailing list. Some of the residents we hope to welcome do not receive those messages. We should ask local employers and community groups to help distribute information, while making it clear that they are not expected to promise attendance on anyone’s behalf.
There is also a difference between opening later and offering a different programme. A parent who finishes work at six may still be unable to visit without childcare. An evening lecture will not remove that obstacle simply because it starts after office hours. We need to ask what people require rather than decide in advance that our preferred event is the answer.
Editor’s note
Both writers support exploring broader access and both reject a decision based on an attractive announcement alone. They differ in emphasis: the trustee is concerned that costs are being understated, while the education worker warns against a narrow measure of public benefit. The museum has invited a revised proposal addressing these questions before any regular evening opening is approved.
まずはポイントを確認
文中の指示関係・理由・明示された詳細・立場と評価
その語が文中のどの人・物・考えを指すかたどります。 実際に示された理由を使います。文外のもっともらしい理由だけでは足りません。 問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 評価と留保に注目します。よい事実があるだけで全面的な賛成とは言えません。
In “Mia lost her key”, her refers to Mia.
例が支える主張
例が支える点を確認し、すべての場合の証明に広げません。
One successful repair shows that this item was repairable; it does not prove every item can be repaired.
学習素材
These fictional letters discuss a proposed change at a small museum.
Letter from a trustee
The suggestion that the museum should open one evening a week has real appeal. People working ordinary daytime hours rarely have an opportunity to visit. Nevertheless, the proposal currently treats longer opening as if it required nothing more than leaving the door unlocked. Staff would need to be paid, security arrangements revised and transport home considered for employees whose usual bus service ends early.
I am not arguing that these difficulties make evening access impossible. I am asking for a budget that includes them. The proposed sponsor has offered money for an evening launch, not a commitment to meet the running costs throughout the year. Confusing those two forms of support risks creating an attractive event followed by an unsustainable routine. A limited trial, with its costs recorded openly, would be a more responsible first step.
Letter from an education worker
I agree that operating costs must be understood, but visitor numbers alone should not determine the trial’s success. A quiet evening might attract fewer people than a crowded Saturday while providing valuable access for those who cannot manage a busy space. If we count only entrances, that benefit will disappear from the evaluation.
The consultation so far has mainly reached people already on the museum’s mailing list. Some of the residents we hope to welcome do not receive those messages. We should ask local employers and community groups to help distribute information, while making it clear that they are not expected to promise attendance on anyone’s behalf.
There is also a difference between opening later and offering a different programme. A parent who finishes work at six may still be unable to visit without childcare. An evening lecture will not remove that obstacle simply because it starts after office hours. We need to ask what people require rather than decide in advance that our preferred event is the answer.
Editor’s note
Both writers support exploring broader access and both reject a decision based on an attractive announcement alone. They differ in emphasis: the trustee is concerned that costs are being understated, while the education worker warns against a narrow measure of public benefit. The museum has invited a revised proposal addressing these questions before any regular evening opening is approved.
01 / 12D01保存するとマイコレクションで見返せます。
Letters about museum funding
What potential advantage of evening opening does the trustee recognise?
学習ルート
01
ステップ 1 · ウォームアップ
0/3ウォームアップ
02
ステップ 2 · 理解を深める
0/1文中の指示関係・理由・明示された詳細・立場と評価
その語が文中のどの人・物・考えを指すかたどります。 実際に示された理由を使います。文外のもっともらしい理由だけでは足りません。 問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 評価と留保に注目します。よい事実があるだけで全面的な賛成とは言えません。
In “Mia lost her key”, her refers to Mia.03
ステップ 3 · 理解を深める
0/2明示された詳細・根拠の限界
問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 根拠のある主張と不明なことを分けます。記載がないだけでは存在しないと証明できません。
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.04
ステップ 4 · 理解を深める
0/1例が支える主張
例が支える点を確認し、すべての場合の証明に広げません。
One successful repair shows that this item was repairable; it does not prove every item can be repaired.05
ステップ 5 · 関連練習
0/3関連練習
06
ステップ 6 · 教材チャレンジ
0/2教材チャレンジ
この単元の復習ノート
0間違いを、次の一歩に。
初回答を残し、根拠を確かめて別の問題に挑戦します。同じ教材での正解は、新しい文章への応用を証明するものではありません。
まだ復習ノートはありません。まずは短いウォームアップを。
学習マップ
B2博物館の資金をめぐる手紙
この単元のポイント
明示された詳細・根拠の限界
問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 根拠のある主張と不明なことを分けます。記載がないだけでは存在しないと証明できません。
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.文中の指示関係・理由・明示された詳細・立場と評価
その語が文中のどの人・物・考えを指すかたどります。 実際に示された理由を使います。文外のもっともらしい理由だけでは足りません。 問われた人・時刻・場所・量を正しい出来事に結び付けます。 評価と留保に注目します。よい事実があるだけで全面的な賛成とは言えません。
In “Mia lost her key”, her refers to Mia.例が支える主張
例が支える点を確認し、すべての場合の証明に広げません。
One successful repair shows that this item was repairable; it does not prove every item can be repaired.問題と解答
解答を開くと、その問題にヒント利用が記録されます。
Letters about museum funding
What potential advantage of evening opening does the trustee recognise?
- A way to operate the museum without revising its staffing budget.
- Access for people who work during normal opening hours.
- A programme that would make daytime access unnecessary.
- Enough attendance to guarantee that sponsorship will cover later costs.
解答と解説を開く
Access for people who work during normal opening hours.
根拠に合う答えは「Access for people who work during normal opening hours.」です。 根拠：「People working ordinary daytime hours rarely have an opportunity to visit.」。 別の選択肢「A way to operate the museum without revising its staffing budget.」と比べてみましょう。 測定・報告された結果を、別の結果に置き換えています。 別の選択肢「Enough attendance to guarantee that sponsorship will cover later costs.」と比べてみましょう。 この根拠から言える確実さや適用範囲を超えています。
Letters about museum funding
What does the phrase “leaving the door unlocked” criticise?
- The education worker’s view that operating costs need not be considered.
- A documented practice of leaving the building unlocked after staff go home.
- An oversimplified view of what extended opening requires.
- Evidence that existing staff have failed to secure the building.
解答と解説を開く
An oversimplified view of what extended opening requires.
根拠に合う答えは「An oversimplified view of what extended opening requires.」です。 根拠：「the proposal currently treats longer opening as if it required nothing more than leaving the door unlocked.」。 別の選択肢「Evidence that existing staff have failed to secure the building.」と比べてみましょう。 本文にない具体的な情報を付け足しています。もっともらしさは本文の根拠ではありません。 別の選択肢「A documented practice of leaving the building unlocked after staff go home.」と比べてみましょう。 本文にない具体的な情報を付け足しています。もっともらしさは本文の根拠ではありません。
Letters about museum funding
Why does the trustee mention employees’ buses?
- Staff have already been promised free transport on every evening.
- Transport home is one of the practical costs and arrangements needing attention.
- Visitors’ buses are the main reason the trustee rejects evening access.
- The trustee wants the sponsor to replace the local bus service.
解答と解説を開く
Transport home is one of the practical costs and arrangements needing attention.
根拠に合う答えは「Transport home is one of the practical costs and arrangements needing attention.」です。 根拠：「transport home considered for employees whose usual bus service ends early.」。 別の選択肢「The trustee wants the sponsor to replace the local bus service.」と比べてみましょう。 本文にない具体的な情報を付け足しています。もっともらしさは本文の根拠ではありません。 別の選択肢「Staff have already been promised free transport on every evening.」と比べてみましょう。 本文にない具体的な情報を付け足しています。もっともらしさは本文の根拠ではありません。
Letters about museum funding
What has the sponsor actually offered?
- Ongoing security and transport costs after the launch.
- Support for an evening launch.
- A guarantee covering a full year’s running costs.
- Payment for outreach through employers and community groups.
解答と解説を開く
Support for an evening launch.
根拠に合う答えは「Support for an evening launch.」です。 根拠：「money for an evening launch, not a commitment to meet the running costs throughout the year.」。 別の選択肢「Payment for outreach through employers and community groups.」と比べてみましょう。 測定・報告された結果を、別の結果に置き換えています。 別の選択肢「A guarantee covering a full year’s running costs.」と比べてみましょう。 初期の状況と、その後の検証・決定という二つの段階を混同しています。
Letters about museum funding
What first step does the trustee recommend?
- Postponing all investigation until year-round sponsorship is guaranteed.
- Using attendance as the only measure of success.
- A limited trial with transparent cost records.
- Approve year-round opening using the launch sponsorship as the initial budget.
解答と解説を開く
A limited trial with transparent cost records.
根拠に合う答えは「A limited trial with transparent cost records.」です。 根拠：「A limited trial, with its costs recorded openly」。 別の選択肢「Approve year-round opening using the launch sponsorship as the initial budget.」と比べてみましょう。 本文が求める追加の根拠や対策がそろう前に、行動を勧めています。 別の選択肢「Postponing all investigation until year-round sponsorship is guaranteed.」と比べてみましょう。 調べ始める前に年間の資金保証を求めています。しかし理事は、費用を明示した限定的な試行を通じて確かめることを提案しています。
Letters about museum funding
What does the parent example demonstrate?
- Finishing work at six removes the remaining practical barriers to visiting.
- The museum should treat lectures as the best way to attract working parents.
- Later opening may leave other barriers to attendance unresolved.
- Consultation has established that parents will not attend evening events.
解答と解説を開く
Later opening may leave other barriers to attendance unresolved.
根拠に合う答えは「Later opening may leave other barriers to attendance unresolved.」です。 根拠：「may still be unable to visit without childcare.」。 別の選択肢「The museum should treat lectures as the best way to attract working parents.」と比べてみましょう。 この根拠から言える確実さや適用範囲を超えています。 別の選択肢「Finishing work at six removes the remaining practical barriers to visiting.」と比べてみましょう。 本文に示された関係を逆にしています。
Letters about museum funding
What limitation of the consultation does the education worker identify?
- It reached trustees rather than anyone receiving museum messages.
- It gives too much weight to the costs raised by museum employees.
- It required employers to guarantee visits before sharing information.
- It mainly reached existing mailing-list subscribers.
解答と解説を開く
It mainly reached existing mailing-list subscribers.
根拠に合う答えは「It mainly reached existing mailing-list subscribers.」です。 根拠：「The consultation so far has mainly reached people already on the museum’s mailing list.」。 別の選択肢「It gives too much weight to the costs raised by museum employees.」と比べてみましょう。 測定・報告された結果を、別の結果に置き換えています。 別の選択肢「It reached trustees rather than anyone receiving museum messages.」と比べてみましょう。 限定付きの結果を、例外のない主張に広げています。
Letters about museum funding
What role is suggested for employers and community groups?
- Promising attendance for individual residents.
- Selecting the regular programme before the museum revises its proposal.
- Helping information reach a wider audience.
- Providing staff to reduce the cost of every evening session.
解答と解説を開く
Helping information reach a wider audience.
根拠に合う答えは「Helping information reach a wider audience.」です。 根拠：「help distribute information, while making it clear that they are not expected to promise attendance on anyone’s behalf.」。 別の選択肢「Selecting the regular programme before the museum revises its proposal.」と比べてみましょう。 提案された役割は、より幅広い人々に情報を届けることです。プログラムの決定権や職員の提供は任されていません。 別の選択肢「Promising attendance for individual residents.」と比べてみましょう。 本文に示された関係を逆にしています。
Letters about museum funding
Why might a quiet evening be valuable according to the education worker?
- An accessible experience means visitor outcomes no longer need evaluation.
- A low entrance total would make it easier to prove financial sustainability.
- It could help people who find crowded spaces difficult.
- The smaller audience would establish the sponsor’s willingness to fund later sessions.
解答と解説を開く
It could help people who find crowded spaces difficult.
根拠に合う答えは「It could help people who find crowded spaces difficult.」です。 根拠：「providing valuable access for those who cannot manage a busy space.」。 別の選択肢「A low entrance total would make it easier to prove financial sustainability.」と比べてみましょう。 本文が求める幅広い評価を、単独の指標で代用しています。 別の選択肢「An accessible experience means visitor outcomes no longer need evaluation.」と比べてみましょう。 限定付きの結果を、例外のない主張に広げています。
Letters about museum funding
Which position is shared by both letter writers?
- The difficulties identified make further investigation of evening access impractical.
- The final decision should follow whichever option produces more entrances.
- Broader access deserves investigation with more than an attractive announcement.
- A well-funded launch can substitute for a plan covering later operation.
解答と解説を開く
Broader access deserves investigation with more than an attractive announcement.
根拠に合う答えは「Broader access deserves investigation with more than an attractive announcement.」です。 根拠：「Both writers support exploring broader access and both reject a decision based on an attractive announcement alone.」。 別の選択肢「The difficulties identified make further investigation of evening access impractical.」と比べてみましょう。 本文に示された関係を逆にしています。 別の選択肢「A well-funded launch can substitute for a plan covering later operation.」と比べてみましょう。 この根拠から言える確実さや適用範囲を超えています。
Letters about museum funding
How do their main concerns differ?
- The trustee focuses on programme choice, while the worker focuses on obtaining a sponsor.
- The trustee rejects access benefits, while the worker rejects consideration of costs.
- The trustee favours attendance totals, while the worker concentrates on employee transport.
- One stresses understated costs; the other stresses a narrow definition of benefit.
解答と解説を開く
One stresses understated costs; the other stresses a narrow definition of benefit.
根拠に合う答えは「One stresses understated costs; the other stresses a narrow definition of benefit.」です。 根拠：「the trustee is concerned that costs are being understated, while the education worker warns against a narrow measure of public benefit.」。 別の選択肢「The trustee focuses on programme choice, while the worker focuses on obtaining a sponsor.」と比べてみましょう。 補助的な例や具体的な細部を、問われている主目的と取り違えています。 別の選択肢「The trustee rejects access benefits, while the worker rejects consideration of costs.」と比べてみましょう。 本文に示された関係を逆にしています。
Letters about museum funding
What must happen before regular evening opening is approved?
- Community partners must commit residents to attending on their behalf.
- The launch must take place so the museum can announce regular opening immediately.
- A revised proposal must address the raised questions.
- Consultation must be limited to people already receiving the museum’s messages.
解答と解説を開く
A revised proposal must address the raised questions.
根拠に合う答えは「A revised proposal must address the raised questions.」です。 根拠：「a revised proposal addressing these questions before any regular evening opening is approved.」。 別の選択肢「The launch must take place so the museum can announce regular opening immediately.」と比べてみましょう。 本文が求める追加の根拠や対策がそろう前に、行動を勧めています。 別の選択肢「Consultation must be limited to people already receiving the museum’s messages.」と比べてみましょう。 本文に示された関係を逆にしています。