ここ数年の英検1級二次試験の傾向（特に2023〜2025年実施分）と、最近の国際ニュース・社会動向を踏まえた「2025-2026年に出題されそうな新しいトピック例」を10個挙げます。過去問にはまだ出てないけど、出る確率がかなり高いものです。
2025-2026年 出題予想トピック（新傾向）
- Is artificial intelligence a greater threat or opportunity to global employment?
- Should social media companies be held legally responsible for the spread of misinformation?
- Agree or disagree: Universal basic income is the solution to automation-driven unemployment
- Is the world doing enough to prepare for the next global pandemic?
- Can nuclear energy be considered a truly sustainable solution to climate change?
- Should governments regulate the development and use of autonomous weapons (killer robots)?
- Agree or disagree: Remote work has more disadvantages than advantages in the long term
- Is the growing influence of private space companies (e.g. SpaceX) beneficial for humanity?
- Should gene-editing technologies like CRISPR be more tightly regulated?
- Has the rise of “cancel culture” gone too far in modern society?
- Agree or disagree: Cashless societies will increase economic inequality
- Are international efforts to protect the world’s oceans sufficient?
- Should there be a global tax on ultra-high-net-worth individuals?
- Is the decline in reading long-form books a serious cultural problem?
- Can tourism ever be truly sustainable in the age of mass travel?
特に注目（2024-2025年で急上昇中）
- AI関連（雇用・倫理・クリエイティビティ）
- パンデミック後の社会変化（リモートワーク、ワクチン、準備体制）
- 宇宙開発・民間企業
- 遺伝子編集・バイオテクノロジー
- キャッシュレス・デジタル通貨・経済格差
これらはすべて「Agree/Disagree」や「Is … enough?」「Should …?」形式で出題される可能性が極めて高いです。
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