2025屆四川省青神中學英語高三第一學期期末統(tǒng)考試題含解析

2025屆四川省青神中學英語高三第一學期期末統(tǒng)考試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which2．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy3．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions4．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when5．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout6．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as7．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That8．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid9．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff10．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable11．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who12．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas13．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake14．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which15．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.16．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base17．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need18．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding19．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(簡裝書)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure20．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）There’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo—that’swhyitmadeNov16“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?FrenchphilosopherVoltaire(1694—1778)cangiveussomehelp.Accordingtohim,tolerance“istheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfolly—thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Nobody’sperfect.Whenwe’retemptedtocriticizeanotherperson,weshouldperhapsrememberourownimperfectionsfirst.Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Butitseemswrongthatpeopleshouldagreeto“tolerate”peoplewithblackskin,forexample.Andshouldwomenthinktheyhavereceivedtherespecttheyareduewhenmenagreeto“tolerate”them?Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.BobMarleyunderstoodthis.Inthesongmentionedabove,headvised:“Writeyourloveonarocksoitstaysforeternity;writeyourhateinthesandsothewaveswillwashitaway.”1、AccordingtoVoltaire,toleranceis________.A．beingwillingtoexpressyourlovetoothersB．tryingtoovercomeyourimperfectionsC．givingahandtovulnerablegroups(弱勢群體)D．acceptingeachother’sweaknesses2、Whyarepeopleusuallyunawareoftheirintolerance,accordingtothearticle?A．Theyareusedtofindingfaults.B．Theyconsidertoleranceakindoffrailty.C．Theydon’tseethingsfromtheangleofothers.D．Theyareintolerantofthemselvestoo.3、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humanslearnedtofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.4、Theunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A．givingthingstoothers B．forgivingothersC．differentattitudestowardloveandhate D．thefactthathumansareimperfect5、What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．TheoriginoftheInternationalDayofTolerance.B．Themeaningandimportanceoftolerance.C．ThephilosophybehindBobMarley’ssong.D．Effectivewaystoshowtolerance.22．（8分）WelcometoTheMetropolitanMuseumofArtTheMet,whichisshortforTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,presentsover5,000yearsofartfromaroundtheworldforeveryonetoexperienceandenjoy.MillionsofpeopletakepartinTheMetexperienceonlineoroffline.Sinceitwasfoundedin1870,TheMethasalwaystriedtobemorethanastoreroomofrareandbeautifulobjects.Everyday?artcomesaliveintheMuseum’sgalleriesandthroughitsexhibitionsandevents,revealingbothnewideasandunexpectedconnectionsacrosstimeandacrosscultures.Notes：I.HowcanIobtainpermissiontofilmorphotographatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt?Pleaseemailadetailedrequesttocommunicatiom@.II.HowcanIobtainsuitableimagestoreproduceinamagazine,newspaper,orwebsite?ToviewandrequestpressimagesfortheMuseum’scurrentandupcomingexhibitionsandnewsstoriesabouttheMet,pleasesigninorregisterforapressaccountinthePressImagessectionoftheonlinePressRoom.III.AllotherimagerequestsshouldbedirectedtoArtResourcethroughitswebsite(http://www.artres.com),bytelephoneat212-505-8700,oremailatrequests@.YoumayalsosubmityourrequestusingtheImageRequestFormavailableontheMet’swebsite.IV.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestions,pleasecontacttheMuseum’sDigitalDepartment:DigitalDepartmentTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt1000FifthAvenueNewYork,NewYork10028-0198Telephone:212-650-2550Email: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.23．（8分）Oneofmyneighborsusedtohaveabeautifultreeinherfrontyard.Herdadhadplanteditforherwhenitwasnothingmorethanatwig(樹枝)andseveralyearslateritstartedtoshoottowardstheskywithamazingspeed.Soonitblessedherwithcoolingshadeinthesummerandglorious,goldenleavesinthefall.Whenthetwo-daysnowstormstruckourtown,heavysnowfellonthetree’sbranchesthatwerestillfullofleaves.Theweightsplitthatlovelytreedownthemiddle.Itwassosadseeinghalfofitlayingonthegroundafterthestorm.WhenItalkedtomyneighborlater,shesaidthatthedamagehadbeentoomuchandthattheentiretreewouldhavetobecutdown.Thankfullyshehadsavedafewsaplings(樹苗)fromitthatshehopedtoreplantinthefuture.Still,itwasashocktodrivebyherhousetheotherdayandseenothingbutastumpinherfrontyard.Imissedthattree.Imisseditsbeauty,itsleavesshinningintheafternoonsun.Imissedseeingitslimbsreachtowardstheheavens.Ithoughtthatthestumpwouldbeasadreminderofitslossforalongtimetocome.Mywonderfulneighbor,though,hadanotherplan.WhenIdrovebyherhometodayIsawatinybirdfeedersittingonthatstumpandacolorfulsongbirdhavingitsdinner.Itwassuchanaffirmationoflife.Itwassuchajoytosee.Icouldfeelmyheartsmile.Lifebyitsverynatureisamixedbag.Ithandsusbeautyandtragedy,loveandloss,pleasureandpain.Whatwedowithit,however,isuptous.Wecanletitsplitusintwo,orwecanuseevenitshardesttimestomakeoursoulsstrongerandourheartsmoreloving.Wecanspenditcomplainingorwecanuseittohelpothers.1、Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．thetreegrewveryslowlyB．thetreewassostrongthatitcouldbearanyweightC．thetreeshoweditsbeautyandbenefitsD．theauthor’sneighborwasgoodatplantingtrees2、Theauthor’sneighborleftastumpinherfrontyardtouseitas________.A．agoodreminder B．aplacetofeedbirdsC．aseatafterdinner D．abeautifulsculpture3、Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthepassage?A．Lifeisdeterminedbyourattitudetowardsit.B．Lifeconsistsofpainandsuffering.C．Lifehasbeautyandtragedy.D．Lifeshouldbepleasantratherthanpainful.24．（8分）ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomoderncommunications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent“NewYear”partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.ThecustomeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericancolonies(殖民地)oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools’Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.FranceandItalyInFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe“fishofApril”.BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends’backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.AmericaandBritainToday,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend’sshoeandsay“Yourshoelace(鞋帶)isuntied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools’Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!ScotlandInScotland,AprilFools’Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled“TailyDay”andtricksonthisdayinvolvethebottom(orthe“tail”,ininformalspeech).Oftenasignsaying‘kickme’isstuckontosomeone’sbackwithoutthemknowing.1、Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled“fishofApril”inFrance?A．Whenoneisfooled.B．Ifoneisfondoffish.C．Whenonefoolsothers.D．Ifonepreferschocolate.2、WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?A．Tohelptheaudience.B．Totricktheaudience.C．Towarntheaudience.D．Toinformtheaudience.3、WheredoesAprilFools’Daylastformorethanoneday?A．Italy. B．France.C．America. D．Scotland.25．（10分）Anewstudyfrombrainresearchershelpsexplainhowthehumanbrainevolved,orchangedovertime,topermitpeopletospeakandwrite.MichaelUllman,theleadresearcher,aprofessoratGeorgetownUniversityMedicalSchoolinWashington,D．C,hasbeenstudyinglanguagelearningformorethan20years.Ullmansayshisresearchshowsthatthehumanbraindoesnothaveaspecialareaorsystemformakinglanguage.Overtimewehavesimplyreusedorco-opted(指派)partsofourbrainforlanguage.Andthoseparts,hesays,areancient-oldereventhanhumansthemselves."Thisstudyexaminesthetheoreticalframework(準則)thatlanguageislearned,storedand'processedintwoancientlearningandmemorysystemsinthebrain."Ullman,Hamrickandtherestoftheteamlookedatdatafrom16otherstudiesonlanguage.Theyfoundthatpeoplelearnlanguageusingtwomemorysystems:declarativeandprocedural.Memorizingvocabulary,forexample,isadeclarativememoryprocess.Butlearninggrammaris,mostly,aproceduralmemoryprocess."Declarativememory,inhumansatleast,iswhatwethinkofaslearningmemory',suchas,'Oh,rememberwhatyousaidlastnight'orthingslikethat.Andproceduralmotormemoryiswhatweoftencallmotormemory'suchashowyoulearntorideabicycle."Or,Ullmanadds,"Theseproceduralmemoryskillsbecomesodeeplyleanedthatwearenolongerawarethatwearedoingthem."However,Ullmanexplainsthatthetwolong-termmemorysystemscansharetasks.And,heads,theadultbrainusesthesystemstolearnlanguageabitdifferentlythanachild'sbrain."Adultlanguagelearnersofasecondlanguagemayusetheirdeclarativememoryforusinggrammarpatterns.Theythinkaboutitpurposefully.Forachild,thegrammarmaycomemorenaturally.Theydon'thavetothinkaboutthegrammarrulesbeforespeaking."Inadditiontolanguagelearners,Ullman'sstudycouldhelppeoplewhohaveabraininjurythataffectsspeakingandwriting.Thisknowledgecanalsohelpthosewhohavelearningdisabilitiessuchasdyslexia(閱讀障礙).Peoplewithdyslexiahavedifficultyrecognizingwordsandsymbolsaccurately.1、HowdidUllmanstudyhuman'smemorysystems?A．Byexaminingthebrainwithhisteam.B．Bystudyinglanguagelearningoveryears.C．Bycomparingdifferentlanguagesyearafteryear.D．Byreferringtodatafromotherstudiesonlanguage.2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"motormemory"?A．Learningtomakeamodelplane. B．RememberingthegrammarpatternsC．Repeatingwhatyouheard. D．Memorizingwhatyouread.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?A．Declarativememory. B．Anadultlanguagelearner.C．Usinggrammarpatterns. D．Asecondlanguage.4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Ullmanhasadvancedourlanguageunderstanding.B．Anewresearchhelpspeoplelearnanewlanguage.C．Learningmemoryismoreactivethanmotormemory.D．Humanbeingslearnlanguageinprehumanareaofbrain.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Whiletraveling,youmighthavestayedatahotelorafamilymember’shouse.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutstayinginastranger’s1?Thismightsound2,butit’sactuallyatrendthat’sbecomingpopulararoundtheworld,includingChina.Lodgingrental(借宿出租)companieslikeAirbnbarehelpingpeoplelookforcheapwaysto3.Thiswebsiteallowspeopletorentouttheir4roomsorapartmentsasanalternativeto5inover190countries.CreatedbyyoungAmericanmenBrianChesky,JoeGebbiaandNathanBlecharczyk,Airbnbisagoodexampleofa6economy.ThroughtheInternet,peopleshare7suchascars,apartmentsand8theirexpertise.9postinformationaboutthelocation,prices,descriptionsandpictures.Guestscangotothe10andfindtheirfavoriteplacetostay.Users11theiropinionsontheirstaysothatpeopleknowwhetheraplaceisgoodornot.AmaninNewYorknamedJonathanPowleyevenrentsouthis12for$22(140yuan)pernightthroughAirbnb.Thisisno13car.Powleytookoutthecarseatsandchangedthe14tolookmorewelcoming.Hekeepsitcleanandputsflowersiniteveryday.Heprovidessnacksandtellstravelerswheretheycangoandshower.ButAirbnbdoeshavesome15.Sometimesyouenduplivingwithastrangeroritisnotas16asitlookedlikeonline.17,hostssometimesgetmadwhentheygethomeandit’sacomplete18.InChina,Airbnboperatesinfive19includingBeijingandShanghai.Thecountryhasseenamajor20inAirbnbusersinthepastyear.1、A．officeB．campC．homeD．garden2、A．greatB．amazingC．dangerousD．strange3、A．travelB．playC．walkD．live4、A．newB．privateC．spareD．separate5、A．shopsB．hotelsC．restaurantsD．homes6、A．sharingB．differentC．freshD．commercial7、A．objectsB．roomsC．resourcesD．experiences8、A．stillB．yetC．alwaysD．even9、A．HostsB．TravelersC．GuestsD．Sellers10、A．companyB．websiteC．hotelD．agent11、A．showB．postC．putD．deliver12、A．expertiseB．carseatsC．apartmentD．taxi13、A．ordinaryB．comfortableC．terribleD．special14、A．outsideB．insideC．sizeD．shape15、A．regulationsB．reasonsC．problemsD．advantage16、A．niceB．cheapC．badD．real17、A．AlsoB．InsteadC．ThoughD．Therefore18、A．surpriseB．tripC．messD．joy19、A．projectsB．citiesC．businessesD．agents20、A．shiftB．dropC．trendD．increase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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Allourdreamshavesomethingtodo1．ourfeelings,tears,longings,wishes,needsandmemories.Butsomethingonthe“outside”mayaffect2．wedream.Ifapersonishungryortiredorcold,hisdreammayincludeafeelingofthiskind.Iftheblanketonyourbodyhasslippedoffyourbed,youmaydreamthatyou3．(sleep)orrestingontheiceorsnow.Sothesubjectofyourdreamusuallycomesfromsomething4．hasaneffectonyouwhileyouaresleeping(feelingofcold,anoise,etc.)anditmayalsouseyourpast5．(experience)andthewishesandinterestsyouhavenow.Therearesomescientistswhohavemade6．specialstudyofwhywedream,whatwedreamandwhatthosedreamsmean.Their7．(explain)ofdreams,thoughabitreasonable,isnotacceptedbyeveryone,anditoffersaninterestingwayof8．(deal)withtheproblem.Theybelievethatdreamsare9．(most)expressionsofwishesthatdidnotcometrue.Inotherwords,adreamisawayofhavingyourwishes10．(carry)out.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayofcommunicationinpeople'slifeinrecentyears、Inthepast,peoplekeptintouchwitheachothermainlybywrittenlettersorusingthepublictelephone、Butnowalmosteveryonehavehisownmobilephone、Peoplecancommunicateforeachotheralmostatanyplaceandatanytime、What'smore,peoplehaveeasyaccesstotheInternet,whatenablesthemtosendandreceivee-mailswhatevertheylike、Withthischanges,people'spaceoflifehasbeenquickenedandpeople'sworkhasbeenmademoreefficiently、Itisusedtotakeseveraldaystohearofeachother,butnowittakesonlyseveralminutes,eveniftheyareontwodifferentcontinents、Inword,peoplehaveaneasierlifenowadays、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）你們班最近進行了一次討論，關于媽媽是否應該外出工作，對此意見各異，請你根據(jù)下表提示，給21st英文報寫一篇題為Doyouagreewithmumsworkingoutsidethehome?的作文，并表明自己的觀點。65%贊成35%反對1、有權外出工作1、沒有必要工作2、可以補貼家用2、沒人做飯3、增添自豪感3、沒人打掃4、對社會有利4、家政服務貴你的觀點….注意:1、詞數(shù)150左右1.標題和開頭已給，但不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Doyouagreewithmumsworkingoutsidethehome?Recentlyourclasshashadaheateddiscussionaboutwhether___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、A5、D6、B7、D8、D9、B10、A11、C12、D13、C14、C15、A16、A17、A18、B19、B20、D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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、C3、C4、B5、B22、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserveratacharitysportseventwheretheorganizersgavemecupcakestothankmeformyservices.Ial