2024年第1回英検1級ライティング (英文要約) 解答速報

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皆さん、6/2(日)は2024年第１回英検１次試験でした。手ごたえはいかがでしたでしょうか？英検２次試験に向けて、今回は2024年第１回リニューアル英検１級ライティング (英文要約) 問題を実際使って、ライティング (英文要約) 問題の模範解答を示します。

[Key Points]
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都市化による人口増加

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都市化のデメリット…公共交通への負荷・土地の不足

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都市化のデメリットの解決策…土地の埋め立て地
土地の埋め立て地のデメリット…土地の上に建設された建物を保護するための高価な予防作業が必要

Urban areas play an increasingly pivotal role in society due to the migration from rural areas to cities. These urban areas lead to the attraction to people searching for educational and job opportunities as well as the chance to enhance the quality of their lives. This trend has led to severe issues such as overloaded transportation systems, a shortage of housing and public facilities, resulting in a dearth of available land. In response, many cities have employed land reclamation to increase the amount of land. Unfortunately, the disadvantage of land reclamation is that developers need to take costly steps to stabilize the land and prevent damage to structures.

[英検協会の模範解答例]
Urban populations worldwide continue to expand as people migrate from rural areas in search of better opportunities for wealth and social mobility. As a result, cities are becoming increasing overcrowded, which means insufficient land is available for residential and infrastructure development. In response to this problem, many cities are employing land reclamation as a way to increase the amount of land that can be used for construction. Unfortunately, the disadvantage of land reclamation is that it is less sturdy than usual land, so costly preventative work is required to protect the buildings constructed on it.

・urban growth, increased population density, rising populations
→urban populations
・some cities
→many cities
・to overcome this issue [=a lack of available land]
→to increase the amount of land that can be used

英検1級保持者は主に教員採用試験で英語の科目が免除となり、上位の国公立大学や私立大学の総合型選抜でも有利となり、受験者も増えてきているため、今後の英検の参考にしていただければ幸いです。