2024屆湖南省醴陵市高三高考熱身英語試題含解析

2024屆湖南省醴陵市高三高考熱身試題

注意事項(xiàng)

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Inmanyways,themagicofAIisit'snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.

A.whetherB.what

C.thatD.why

2.ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyouwhereyourmoneyisgoing.

A.keeptrackofB.putupwith

C.comeupwithD.fitinwith

3.Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopmentdestroyingtheenvironment

despitetherebeingseveralHnancialcrises.

A.attheriskofB.atthecostofC.attheendofD.atthemercyof

4.MysisterthebabywhileI'matyoga.

A.arrangesB.mindsC.assesses

5.LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity.Itheywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam.

A.neverthinkB.amneverthinking

C.haveneverthoughtD.neverthought

6.—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.

一She'sawomanof.

A.ambitionB.attention

C.expectationD.reputation

7.―一HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?

--No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and?

A.sowouldheB.sodidhe

C.sohewouldD.sohedid

8.Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulationseveryoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.

A.appealtoB.adaptto

C.applytoD.attachto

9.Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemplewhenbuiltaround15B.C.

A.mightlookB.mighthavelookedC.mustlookD.musthavelooked

10.Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhencomestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecome

strange.

A.thatB.thisC.itD.one

11.HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?

------1thoroughlyenjoyedit.ItwasthanIexpected.

A.evenmuchinterestingB.farmoreinteresting

C.sofarinterestingD.farfrominteresting

12.Oneofourrulesisthateverystudentwearschooluniformwhileatschool.

A.mightB.could

C.shallD.will

13.It'struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon'ttakethenewone,,becausewedon'tfeel

assafeonit.

A.somehowB.thoughC.thereforeD.otherwise

14.Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclasstheycantakeinwhathehastaught.

A.whyB.whenC.whoD.which

15.Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacountytheaverageannualincomeisless

than$400.

A.whichB.whoseC.whereD.what

16.thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehim

homeasusual.

A.NeverhadIfoundB.SeldomdidIfind

C.HardlyhadIfoundD.NosoonerdidIfind

17.—Thankyouverymuchforeverything.You*vebeensohelpful?

_?JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou.

A.WithpleasureB.Thepleasureismine.

C.Pleasedon*tsaysoD.No,thanks

18.Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching

burningsunrising.

A./;aB.the;a

C.the;theD./;the

19.Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?

A.can

B.must

C.need

D.might

20.flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate17thanniversary

ofHongKong'sreturntoChina.

A.A;/B.A;the

C.The;theD./;the

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21.（6分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangered

Maybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn'tmeanthey'redoingalrightinthewild.

Tigers

Allsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSuatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.

Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststo

gathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.

Groundsquirrels

Thafsright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,

theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthrough

theirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and4130000.

Giraffes

TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljust

beforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitat

andillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.

Asianelephants

ThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehuman

populationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatan

especiallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000arelefton

theentirecontinent.

1、Whyisthepopulationoftigersbecomingsmaller?

A.Peoplehuntillegallyanddestroytheirlivingspots.

B.Itisdifficultfortigerstofitinwiththeirenvironment.

C.Theforestsarenotsuitablefortheirliving.

D.Thetigersareathreattotheresidentsnearby.

2、Whafsthemainreasonwhysomeanimalsareindangeraccordingtothepassage?

A.Climatechanges.

B.Humanactivities.

C.Lackoffood.

D.Seriouspollution.

3、ThetailsofareregardedasstatussymbolsinAfrica.

A.tigers9

B.groundsquirrels9

C.giraffes'

D.Asianelephants'

4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thegiraffepopulationhasincreasedgreatlyinthelast30years.

B.Thenumberofsquirrelsisbetween124000and4130000.

C.ElephantsinMyanmararecompletelycaughtandevenkilled.

D.Thepresentsituationofendangeredanimalsisworrying.

22.（8分）TheZHotelisintheheartofLondon'sWestEndandhascomfortableaccommodationina

contemporarydesign.

Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfree

Wi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZ

Hotelalsoofferswheelchairaccessiblerooms.

ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCafeeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruit

saladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.

Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,Piccadilly

CircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiccadillyCircusUndergroundStation.

Thisisourguests'favoritepartofLondon,accordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,

withpopularbrandsnearby:Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandChanel.

TheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtoother

hotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!

Mostpopularfacilities:

?luggagestorage?Heating?FreeWi-Fi?Airconditioning

?24-hourfrontdesk?Dailymaidservice?Parking?Lift

Prices:

RoomtypePricesOptions

Double?Nomrefundable（不退款）

￡179

room—non-smoking,GoodBreakfast￡9.50

?Non-refundable

TwinRoom—non-smoking￡185

?GoodBreakfast￡9.50

QueenRoom-disability?Payatthehotel

￡219

access?GoodBreakfastincluded

572、Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyallofthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.freeWi-FiB.aTVwithsomefreechannels

C.airportpick-upserviceD.under-bedstoragespace

INIfamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay,

A.￡438B.￡404

C.￡358D.￡370

2、Fromthepassagewecanlearn.

A.thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirport

B.thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfast

C.thehotelisgoodvalueforguests9money

D.thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotel

23.（8分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelps

themremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrown

UniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScience

Foundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA.L,toHasbro's"JoyforAll”

robotic.

Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeantto

actasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.

ResearchersatBrown9sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmay

needthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefinding

lostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojust

afewhundreddollars.

ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouth

Kingstown.Derrhasdementia（癡呆）.TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanion

forDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpsher

mothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.

Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywill

communicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcan

moveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchange

betweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycan

evenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.

1、Whafsthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B.Topromotethesalesofamedicine.

C.Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D.Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.

2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.

A.smallerB.cheaper

C.moretalkativeD.moreexpensive

3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?

A.Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.

B.Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.

C.Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.

D.MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.

4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.

B.Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.

C.Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.

D.Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.

24.（8分）TimeTravel

Ifyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?Perhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofa

Shakespeare'splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Or

maybeyou*dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.

Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsof

years.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsand

publishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwo

televisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationofthe

conceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm”time

machinecoinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.

Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeand

spacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein'stheoryofrelativityallowstime

travelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewitha

reallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimple

task.

Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe^grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwould

happenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andtherefore

preventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn'tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?

Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.GWells'book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttime

wherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages2millionyearsintothefuturewherethe

onlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles（觸角）.

Ifthafswhafsinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.

1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow,

A.thecontributionofH.G.WellsB.thestory'sdifferentfeatures

C.thelonghistoryoftimetravelD.people'sinterestintimemachine

2、Einstein'sandHawking'stheories.

A.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachine

B.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceship

C.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelers

D.havesimilaritiesinmanyway

3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox“probablyreferstotheideathat.

A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfather

B.thegrandfather^deathmakesthetraveler'sbirthimpossible

C.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfather

D.thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness

4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardstimetravel?

A.Skeptical.B.Unclear.

C.Supportive.D.Unconcerned.

25.(10分)WelcometoTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

TheMet,whichisshortforTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,presentsover5,000yearsofartfromaroundthe

worldforeveryonetoexperienceandenjoy.MillionsofpeopletakepartinTheMetexperienceonlineoroffline.

Sinceitwasfoundedin1870,TheMethasalwaystriedtobemorethanastoreroomofrareandbeautifulobjects.

Everyday?artcomesaliveintheMuseum'sgalleriesandthroughitsexhibitionsandevents,revealingbothnewideas

andunexpectedconnectionsacrosstimeandacrosscultures.

Notes：

I.HowcanIobtainpermissiontofilmorphotographatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt?Pleaseemailadetailed

requesttocommunicatiom@.

II.HowcanIobtainsuitableimagestoreproduceinamagazine,newspaper,orwebsite?Toviewandrequestpress

imagesfortheMuseum'scurrentandupcomingexhibitionsandnewsstoriesabouttheMet,pleasesigninorregisterfor

apressaccountinthePressImagessectionoftheonlinePressRoom.

III.AllotherimagerequestsshouldbedirectedtoArtResourcethroughitswebsite(http://www.artres.com),by

telephoneat212-505-8700,oremailatrequests@.YoumayalsosubmityourrequestusingtheImageRequest

FormavailableontheMefswebsite.

IVIfyouhaveanyotherquestions,pleasecontacttheMuseum'sDigitalDepartment:

DigitalDepartment

TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

1000FifthAvenue

NewYork,NewYork10028-0198

Telephone:212-650-2550

Email:prtvacypolicy@

1、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Abusinessguide.B.Anartsurvey.

C.Aresearchreport.D.Anadvertisement.

2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheMetfromthetext?

A.TheMethasahistoryof5,000years.

B.PeoplestartedtovisittheMetonlinetobuyobjects.

C.TheMetstopscollectingartsrightnow.

D.PeoplecannottakeaphotowithoutthepermissionoftheMet.

3、Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveimagesusedforamagazine?

A.Emailtocommunications@.

B.Telephoneat212-505-8700.

C.WriteanapplicationattheonlinePressRoom.

D.ContacttheMuseum'sDigitalDepartment.

第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).

26.（30分）WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraight-Astudent,IbelievedIcould

1toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwas

extremelyinterestedintheideashe2inclass.

WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas3toHnda77,C-plus,onmytestpauer,45Englishwasmybest

subject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremained6Idecidedtotryharder,although

Ididn'tknowwhatthat7becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgot

another77.Again,189withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn'tchangehis10

Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore11toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthe

firsttime,12themeaningoftheword"thorough”.Butmy13didnogoodandeverything14asbefore.

Thelasthurdle（障礙）wasthefinal.Nomatterwhat15Igot,itwouldn'tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkiss

the16goodbye.Istoppedworkinghard.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbefore

thefinal,Ieven17myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI'dhave18withatest.Aweeklater,I

wassurprisedtofindIgotanA.IhurriedintoprofessorJayne'soffice.He19tobeexpectingme.uIfIgaveyou

theAsyou20,youwouldn'tcontinuetoworkashard."Istaredathim,thathisanalysisandstrategy（策

略）werecorrect.Ihadworkedmyhead,asIhadneverdonebefore.Iwasspeechlesswhenmycoursegrade

arrived:A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.Fvealwaysremembered

ProfessorJayne'slesson:youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.

1、A.takeB.discussC.coverD.get

2、A.soughtB.presentedC.exchangedD.obtained

3、A.shockedB.worriedC.scaredD.anxious

4、A.butB.soC.forD.or

5、A.unchangedB.unpleasantC.unfriendlyD.unmoved

6、A.reflectedB.meantC.improvedD.affected

7、A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted

8、A.attitudeB.mindC.planD.view

9、A.choiceB.stepC.chanceD.measure

10、A.memorizedB.consideredC.acceptedD.learned

11、A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effortD.method

12、A.stayedB.wentC.workedD.changed

13、A.gradeB.answerC.lessonD.comment

14、A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject

15、A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.relaxed

16、A.funB.luckC.problemsD.tricks

17、A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed

18>A.valuedB.imaginedC.expectedD.welcomed

19、A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing

20、A.outB.overC.onD.off

第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.（15分）Onenight,或winter,abearcameintothecityinVancouverCanada.Itwalkedthroughthecitystreets

pasthouses,shopsandoffices.Thenit2,（find）somefoodinbinsoutsidearestaurantandstartedeating.Inthe

morning,someonesawthebearandcalledthepolice.Thepolicecamewithavet（獸醫(yī)）fromthecityzoo.Theyputthe

bearinalorryandtookittothemountainsoutsidethecity.3,（lucky）,thebearwassafe.But4,happensinother

countrieswhenbiganimalscomeintocities?InVancouveritisunusual5.（see）abear,butinsomecitiesyoucansee

biganimalsonthecitystreetseveryday.

Biganimalsusuallycomeintocitiestofindfood.InCapeTowninSouthAfricababoons（狒狒）comeintothecity

whentheyare（hunger）.Humanfoodisverybadforthebaboons7^_（tooth）becauseithasalotofsugar.Now,there

areBaboonMonitorsworkinginCapeTown.8.（they）jobistofindbaboonsinthecityandreturnthemtothe

countryside.

InBerlininGermany,pigssometimescomeintothecityforfood.Theyeatflowersandplantsinparksandgardens.

Sometimestheyeatvegetablesfromgardens92_theywalkinthestreet,causingaccidents.Somepeoplelikethepigsand

theygivethemfoodandwatertodrink.Otherpeopledonotlikethepigsandtheywantthegovernmentandthepolice

tostopthem10.（enter）thecity.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）

28.（10分）每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出

該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

I'mgladlytoreceiveyournovel>Thankyouforsuchlovelyagift,forIhadbeenexpectingitforalongtime>

ThisnovelofferstomemoreunderstandingofAmericansocietyanddailylife>Iknowyou*reinterestinginChinese

festivals,andthereforeIhavechosenanalbumofpapercuttingforyou、PapercuttingisuniqueformofChinese

culturalrelics,thatisoftenusedasadecorationforajoyfulatmosphere>Ihopeitwillbringhappinessandlucksto

yourfamilyasitalwaysdidinChina>I'mexpectingyoutocometoChinaandexperiencetherichcultureonperson>

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的新西蘭朋友Terry將去中國度假，發(fā)郵件向你了解今年暑假社會實(shí)踐活動。請你回

復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.介紹活動；

2.陳述理由：

3.發(fā)出邀請。

注意：1詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：socialpracticeactivity

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、C

2、B

3、B

4、B

5、D

6、A

7、D

8、C

9、B

10、C

11、B

12、C

13、B

14、B

15、C

16、C

17、B

18、A

19、D

20、B

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21、1、A

2、B

3、C

4、D

22、572、C

1、A

2、C

23、1、D

2、B

3、A

4、D

24、1、D

2、A

3、B

4、A

25、VolunteeringIsFun

OneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,Iwantedtomeetpeople

andhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereI

couldvolunteeronafarminFrance.

Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodand

accommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepat

thetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.

However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcan

becomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocal

choir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertfor

charitywithmyfriends.ItwasreallyfunHndinghandsan