英検1級道場-英検準1級の過去問は最強の教材です
読解が弱いという訴えとともにかけこんでくる受講者が多いが、下記の点を処方すると見違えるように上達する
同時に、リスニング力もアップしている（構文が理解できるから、聞いてもわかる）
・主語と述語をきっちりつかむ
・主語と述語を近づける（間にある挿入句を括弧でくくる）
・thatを理解する（接続詞、関係代名詞）
・分詞構文を理解する
下記は、英検1級リスニングパート②（2007-1 A）だが、分詞構文が3か所出てくる
カンマのあとに---ingこれをが来る箇所だ
--- pine trees died，creating a ghostly forest.
--- have high rates of genetic irregularities，reducing their survival rates.
---return each year，indicating a much lower survival rate
これを理解すれば、読んでも聞いても、理解が飛躍的に高まる
2007-1
(A)New Developments in Chernobyl
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine has become a symbol of devastation since the nuclear accident there in 1986. In addition to the loss of human life，numerous animals and pine trees died，creating a ghostly forest.
But after the government of Ukraine established a 30-kilometer protected zone around the Chernobyl reactor，wildlife began to recover. Today，birds and rabbits nest within the ruins of the nuclear reactor. Rare species such as eagle owls，lynx，and wild horses are abundant，and forests are green again.
However，not everyone is convinced that all is well. Researchers Anders Moller and Tim Mousseau have determined that certain species in the Chernobyl area have high rates of genetic irregularities，reducing their survival rates. In Italy，about 40 percent of barn swallows return to their home habitats each year，while only 15 percent of the barn swallows in Chernobyl successfully return each year，indicating a much lower survival rate. In addition，the scientists fear that the affected birds will pass on their genetic variations to the global population. This would mean that the adverse effects of Chernobyl are far from over。
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