天津市寶坻區大口屯高中2024年高考英語押題試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it2．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so3．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged4．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished5．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable6．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last7．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact8．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which9．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who10．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible11．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to12．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot13．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting14．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow15．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make16．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus17．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup18．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent19．Witheconomyincreasingsteadily,people______enjoyalifeofhigherquality.A．should B．can C．may D．must20．Whatdoyoudo,Susan?Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught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）What’sthatonethingyoureallyshoulddo,butkeepputtingoff?Weallhavetime-consumingordifficultchoreswe’reafraidof,anddragoutuntilthelastminute—ifwecompletethematall.Butwhatifwecoulddriveourselvesintothoseboringtasksbypairingthemwithsomethingwereallyenjoy?Researchsuggeststhatcombiningthethingswewanttodowiththethingsweshoulddocouldbeanicetricktoreachingourgoals.Themethodisknownas“temptationbundling(捆綁)”anditallowsyoutocombinetwodifferent,butcomplementary(補充的)activitiesatthesametime.“IonlyletmyselfgetafootbathwhenI’mdoingsomework,”saysKatherineMilkman,aprofessorofbehavioraleconomicsattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Anotherexample?Gotoyourfavoriterestaurantwithadifficultcolleagueorsomeoneyou’resupposedtospendtimewith,suchasarelative.Inshort,it’spairingathingyoulikewithsomethingyoudon’tlikethatoffersyoumotivationtodosomethingyoumightbeputtingoff.Exerciseisoneactivityroutinelybeingtreatedasachore—soMilkmanuseditinanexperimenttoknowhowtemptationbundlingworksinreality.Inherexperiment,Milkmanencouragedstudentstoexercisewhilelisteningtoaddictive,turningaudiobooks.Onegroup,whichcouldonlyaccesstheaudiobookswhileatthegym,were51%morelikelytoexercisethanthecontrolgroup,whichwereabletolistenwhentheyliked.Anothergroup,whoseaccesstotheaudiobookswasnotrestrictedbutwhoweremerelyencouragedtobundletheactivities,were29%morelikelytoexercisethanthecontrolgroup.Thebenefitoftemptationbundlingcomesfromdoingtwothingsthatgowelltogetheratonetime,saysMilkman.“Thesecretistobundletasksthatrequiredifferenteffort.Forexample,ifonetaskrequiresfocusorconcentration,youwanttheothernottobetoodistracting—readingwhilelisteningtoapodcastisverydifficult,forexample,whilecookingandlisteningismorerealistic,”Milkmanadds.1、Whatdoweknowabouttemptationbundling?A．Todotwothingsyoulikeatthesametime.B．Todotwothingsyouhateatthesametime.C．Todosomethingyoulikeandthendosomethingyouhate.D．Todosomethingyouhatewhiledoingsomethingyoulike.2、WhatdidMilkman’sexperimentfindabouttemptationbundling?A．Itwasverypopular.B．Itwaseffectiveindeed.C．Itwasratherimpractical.D．Itwasinterestingactually.3、WhichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodchoiceaccordingtoMilkman?A．ReadingandwatchingTV.B．Drivingandhavingachat.C．Runningandlisteningtomusic.D．Chattingandplayingcomputergames.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AGoodWaytoGetWorkDoneB．ANiceTricktoMakeThingsEasierC．CanWeDoTwoThingsatOneTime?D．CanWeAccomplishMoreWithLessEffort?22．（8分）ItwaslateAugustwhenIgotacallfromagrandmother.ShelivesinSeeleyLake,Montana,andshehasheardwehaveairpurifiers(凈化器)withhigh-efficiencyparticulateair(HEPA)air-cleanersthatcanhelpwithsmoke.Sheneedsoneforthebaby’sroom.Iexplainedwedidn’thaveanyandtoldherhowtopurchaseone.Shecoughedandwentsilentwithdisappointmentbeforeaskinghowmuchtheycost.AlmosteverypersonItalktoinSeeleyLakehasthiscough.“Thefamilydoesn’thavemuchmoney,”shesaid,butshepromisedtoorderafilterforthechild.Smallfilters—onesthatcancleanabedroomofupto75squarefeet—costabout$70each.Thenextday,thewildfirethathadbeenburningforweeksintheLoloNationalForest,northeastoftown,movedclosertothewoman’sneighborhood,andthecountysheriff’sofficeevacuated(疏散)thearea.Iwonderedwhethertheair-cleanerwouldbetherewhenthefamilyreturnedhome.Iknewthesmokewouldbe.Asanair-qualityspecialistwiththeMissoulaCity-CountyHealthDepartmentinMontana,myjobistounderstandairpollution,controlitasmuchaspossible,andhelppeopleprotectthemselvesfromitseffects.Ifocusonsmokemanagement:issuingpermitsforoutdoorburnsandupdatingresidentsaboutwhattoexpectfromthesmokewhenwildfiressenditourway.Neverhadweseensomanywildfiressoclosetohomeforsomanyweeks.TherearesixclassesontheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’sAirQualityIndex(指數):good,moderate,unhealthyforsensitivegroups,unhealthy,veryunhealthy,anddangerous.SeeleyLake’sairreacheddangerousclassin18dayslastsummer.Lastyearwastroubledbywildfiresaroundthecountry.ThefiresthatstruckNorthernCaliforniaalonekilled44peopleandcausedmorethan$9billionindamage.Butthisisn’tjustarecentproblem,norisitlimitedtotheWest.Wildfireshit49statesin2017,includingaswathfromFloridatoVirginia.Morethan9millionacresburnednationwide,comparedwiththeyearlyaverageof6.5millionacres.1、Whydidthegrandmothermakeacalltotheauthor?A．Topreventthewildfire.B．Tohelphermakeamove.C．Toaskforanairpurifier.D．Togetinformationaboutairpollution.2、Howdidthewomanfeelabouttheauthor’sreply?A．Angry. B．Hopeful.C．Excited. D．Disappointed.3、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingparagraph5?A．Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．Tointroduceanewtopicfordiscussion.D．Tomakethereadersrealizethesituation.4、Comparedwiththeyearlyaverage,theburnedacresnationwidein2017roseby________.A．about49% B．about38%C．about72% D．about52%23．（8分）There’snodoubtthatwaterisvitaltoanylife.About3percentoftheaverageadulthumanbodyismadeofwater.Thisincludesmostofyourbrain,heart,lungs,musclesandskin,andevenabout30percentofyourbones.Yetthere’slittlescientificagreementabouttheexactamountofthestuffanindividualshouldconsumeeachday.Sohowmuchwaterdoyouactuallyneedtodrinktobehealthy?Youmayhaveheardthatyoushoulddrinkeight8-ounceglassesofwateraday.Yet,thedownsideofthisrule,researcherssay,isthatdrinkingwaterbytheglassisnottheonlywaythathumanstakeinit.The“8X8”ruleessentiallyoverlookstwobigsourcesofdailywaterconsumption.Onesuchsourceisfood.Everythingyoueatcontainssomewater.Watermelons,forexample,aremorethan90percentwaterbyweight.Differentdietsnaturallycontaindifferentamountsofwaters,andthecounts.Theotherkeywatersourcesareotherbeverages.Non-alcoholicdrinkssuchascoffee,andtea,containmostlywaterandallcontributetoyourhydration（水量）.So,betweenallthefood,waterandotherfluidsyouconsumeinaday,howmuchwatershouldyouaimtotakein?TheNationalAcademicsofSciencessuggeststhatwomanconsumeatotalofapproximately2.7liters(91ounces)ofwarmfromallbeveragesandfoodseachdayandmen3.7liters(125ounces).Butthesearejustgeneralguidelines.Thetruthis,thereisnomagicstandardforhydration—everyone’sneedvarydependingontheirage,weight,levelofphysicalactivity,generalhealthandeventheclimatetheylivein.Themorewateryoulose,themorewateryou’llneedtoreplacewithfoodanddrink.Ifyouarelookingforconcreteadvice,though,thebestplacetolookiswithin.Drinkupwhenyou’rethirsty.1、HowdoestheauthorsupporttheunderlinedsentenceinPara1?A．Byprovidingfacts.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byputtingforwardsuggestions.2、Accordingtothe“8X8”rule,howmuchwatershouldwetakeinaday?A．8ouncesB．64ouncesC．91ouncesD．125ounces3、What’sthedisadvantageofthe“8X8”rule?A．Thewaterfrombothfoodandotherbeveragesisignored.B．Itincludestheamountofwaterfrombothfoodandbeverages.C．Itdoesnottakewaterfromdrinksintoaccount.D．Itoverlooksthefactthatwetakein90%ofthewaterfromfruits.4、Whatcanweinferfromthefinalsuggestion?A．Amandoingtiringphysicalworkdrunkslessthan3.7litersaweek.B．Apersoningoodhealthdrinkswheneverhefeelsthirsty.C．Anoverweightmaleinahotsummerdrinks125ounceseverytwodays.D．Afemaleeatingalotofwatermelonsdrinksmorethan91ouncesdaily.24．（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.25．（10分）Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(長牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,2%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）WhenIthinkaboutwhatmyheromeanstome,Irealizethatmostofmyspecialmemoriesandfeelingstowardmyherocomefromthelittlethingshedoeseveryday.Myheroisnotacelebrityorsucharecognizableface.Myheroisnotanationalherooramulti–millionaire.Hehasneversavedmefromaburningcastleoranavalanche（雪崩）,buthedoes1meandtellmetohaveagoodday.Heisjustan2,quietman,whomIhonor.Mydadismyherobecauseheisbrave,skilled,and3.Iknowmanypeoplesaytheirdadsaretheirheroes,butmydadteachesmeaboutbecomingaman,whichisextremelyimportantforayoungboy.Respectgoesalongwaywithmydad,asdoespatience.Asa(n)4,mydadmustdealwithpeopleeveryday,someofwhomareniceandsomearenot.Eitherway,he5hiswell-manneredattitude.Dadisnotafraidofmanythings,orifheis,hedoesn’ttellme6hewantstoseemtough.Hemaynotbeabigguybutsinceheworkswithhis7allday,heisverystrong.Dadworksoutdoorsinallkindsof8buttheworstthinghehastodois9upandworkinanattic(頂樓)inthemiddleofthesummer.Trustme,thisisthe10placeyouwillexperienceasanelectricianandwhenyoucomeback11,whatisinyourlungswillmakeyou12forhours.MydadandIhaveaverygood13.Wetalkaboutalmosteverything.Wegohunting,fishing,andeverythingadadandsonwoulddo.MydadandIenjoy14mostbecauseitgivesustimeoutdoorstogetherandthereisnothinglikethat.Hehas15andtaughtmeeverythingIneedtoknowabout16.Iam17tobethesonofMikeC．,andwouldnothaveitanyotherway.Peoplecomeuptomeallthetimeto18meIhaveagooddad.Itmakesmefeel19thatalotofpeoplethinkso20ofhim.Heisagoodteacherofmylifeandwoulddoanythingforme.Thisiswhymyfatherismyhero.1、A．ignoreB．hugC．followD．remind2、A．ableB．averageC．allergicD．active3、A．specialB．enthusiasticC．respectfulD．strict4、A．teacherB．officerC．electricianD．engineer5、A．offersB．makesC．HidesD．keeps6、A．howB．unlessC．untilD．because7、A．HandsB．mouthC．brainD．legs8、A．subjectsB．aspectsC．conditionsD．destinations9、A．climbB．lookC．getD．stand10、A．coldestB．highestC．bestD．hottest11、A．downB．overC．insideD．through12、A．restB．coughC．hesitateD．sleep13、A．relationshipB．dreamC．adventureD．habit14、A．writingB．performingC．hikingD．eating15、A．shownB．boughtC．fetchedD．paid16、A．familyB．natureC．studyD．trouble17、A．excitedB．eagerC．surprisedD．proud18、A．askB．warnC．tellD．promise19、A．surprisedB．goodC．nervousD．anxious20、A．easilyB．seriouslyC．speciallyD．highly第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplay1．importantpartinspreadingEnglish2．isfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglish3．(speak)inthosecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.4．(actual)theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,5．(express)andtheusagesofvocabulary.Because6．thisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferences7．(tell)whichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluently8．(command)hisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadof9．(request),“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognize10．(he)Americanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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（∧），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。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。Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying“Wastenot,wantnot”、Noneofus,therefore,cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives、Anykindofwastewasthoughtless,whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,ourlimitednaturalresource,ourmoney,orotherpeople’stime、Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful、Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference、It’sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble、Byfocusingonoil,water,paper,foodorclothing,weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste、Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit、Actually,severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution、It’stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren’schildrenwillabletodevelopwell、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華。請寫信向外教Mr.Brown介紹你校新建的陽光健身中心，并邀請他周末一起來鍛煉健身。內容包括：1.開放時間；2.健身項目；3.服務設施；注意：1.詞數100左右；開頭已給，不計入總詞數。2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：陽光健身中心SunshineHealthCenter；有氧運動aerobicexercise;保齡球bowling；專業的professional;教練coachDearMr.Brown,I’mLiHua.I’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutournewly-builtSunshineHealthCenter.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、D5、D6、B7、C8、A9、C10、A11、B12、C13、D14、C15、C16、A17、B18、D19、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、B3、C4、A22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、1、A2、B3、A4、B24、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcert