福建省漳州市华安县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2016-2017学年下学期期末考
高二英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）
第Ⅰ卷(共100分请涂在答题卡上)
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.
B. £9.15.
C.£9.18.
答案是B
1. Where did the woman leave her hat?
A. In a tai.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a car.
2. What is the local time right now?
A. 7：15.
B. 11：15.
C. 915.
3. What are the speaers discussing?
A. Whether to go to France.
B. What to do in France.
C. How to go to France.
4. Why is the girl upset?
A. Her family is about to leave.
B. Her mother is out of wor.
C. She has no friends now.
5. What was the weather lie in the Lae District on holiday?
A. Snowy.
B. Rainy.
C. Sunny.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段材料读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How long has the man played the guitar?
A. 8 years.
B. 17 years.
C. 9 years.
7. What instrument does the man thin is the most difficult to play?
A. The piano.
B. The guitar.
C. The drum.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the relationship between the speaers?
A. Roommates.
B. Colleagues.
C. Schoolmates.
9. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Move house.
B. Go to wor together.
C. Confirm the appointment. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did the woman do last winter?
A. She taught a class.
B. She changed a job.
C. She too a lecture.
11. Why is the man happy?
A. He has retired.
B. He can give lectures after retirement.
C. He can communicate with his grandchildren online.
12. What is the woman’s regular job?
A. A salesperson.
B. A librarian.
C. A lecturer.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When is the woman supposed to finish her essay?
A. By this Saturday.
B. By net Monday.
C. By net Friday.
14. Why is the woman behind with her writing class?
A. She was ill.
B. The course is too difficult.
C. She is busy with her reading tas.
15. What does the man thin of his college life?
A. Busy.
B. Colorful.
C. Boring.
16. What is the woman probably going to do on the 28th?
A. Visit an ehibition.
B. Attend a party.
C. Watch a play.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What can be seen in Woodhill Shelter?
A. Sea creatures.
B. Wild animals.
C. Farm animals.
18. When was the shelter set up?
A. In 2011.
B. In 2013.
C. In 2016.
19. What do we now about the worers of the shelter?
A. They wor without pay.
B. They are highly paid.
C. They live on a plant-based diet.
20. What is advised to do to be a volunteer of the shelter?
A. Mae a call.
B. Post a form.
C. Visit a website.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15 小题；每小题2分，满分30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Four Wild Animal Species Were Endangered
Maybe you can still see them at the oo. But that doesn’t mean they’re doing alright in the wild. Tigers
All si tiger species are endangered, with Suatran tigers and South China tigers at a seriously endangered status. The main reasons for their population decline are illegal hunting and destroyed habitats, as humans clear forests to gather timber and build roadways. Only about 3890 tigers presently live in the wild. Ground squirrels
That’s right, even squirrels are endangered, specifically the San Joaquin ground squirrel. Native to California, USA, these guys have been disappearing since 1979 on account of the cons truction and human developments going through their habitat. Their total population is unnown, but it could be anywhere between 124000 and 4130000.
Giraffes
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently put giraffes at a vulnerable status, the level just before endangered. The giraffe population has declined 40 percent in the last 30 years, primarily due to loss of habitat and illegal hunting. Some giraffes are illed just for their tails, which are considered
status symbols in Africa.
Asian elephants
The main threat to Asian elephants, one of the most intelligent animals, is their shrining habitat. As the human population grows, people invade their land to build roads and railway tracs. Elephants in Myanmar are at an especially high ris for being captured and traded or used illegally in the tourist industry. Fewer than 50000 are left on the entire continent.
21. What is the total population of tigers living in the wild?
A. 50000.
B. Around 3890.
C. 124000.
D. 413000.
22. Which of the following is c onsidered one of the most intelligent animals?
A. Tigers.
B. Giraffes.
C. Ground squirrels.
n elephants.
23. What is the common threat to the four wild animals?
A. Illegal hunting.
B. Disturbed habitat.
C. Developing tourism.
D. Unnecessary construction.
24. Which word can best describe the present situation for protecting wild animals?
A. Urgent.
B. Optimistic.
C. Satisfactory
D. Stable.
B
Housewor is a frequent source of conflict between lay husbands and their hard-woring wives, but women have been warned not to epect men to pull their weight any time soon.
A study from Oford University has found that men are unliely to be doing an equal share of housewor before 2050. Mothers, the researchers warned, will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housewor for the net four decades, largely because housewor such as cleaning and cooing is still regarded as “women’s wor”.
The gap between the amount of time men and women spend on housewor has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. But it will tae another four decades before true housewor equality is achieved, the study concluded.
The research found that in the Nordic countries, the burden of housewor is shared more equally between men and women. In the U, women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housewor, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when British women typically spent si hours a day on housewor, while men spent just 90 minutes every day.
But progress towards housewor equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr Oriel Sullivan, a research reader from Oford’s Department of Sociology, said, “we’ve looed at what is affecting the equality in the home, and we have found that certain tass seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as ‘men’s wor’or ‘women’s wor’.”
Dr. Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housewor. “At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy, but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy baing and dancing,”she said.
25. What does the underlined part “pull their weight”in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. Lose weight.
B. Earn money.
C. Do equal housewor.
D. Be lay.
26. Why will women continue to do more housewor before 2050?
A. Men are too busy to help.
B. They would lie to do so.
C. They can do better in housewor.
D. Housewor will still be considered "women’s wor".
27. From Paragraph 4 we now that in the U ___________.
A. men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housewor on average
B. women now spend less time on housewor than before
C. housewor is shared equally between men and women
D. women now are too busy with their wor to do housewor
28. In Dr. Sullivan’s opinion, what is to blame for the housewor inequality?
A. Cultural attitudes towards housewor.
B. Policies made by the government.
C. The time spent on wor.
D. The type of housewor.
C
Children grow quicly, especially their feet. But many families cannot buy new shoes each time a child needs them. As a result, about 300 million children around the world go barefoot. Those children ris picing up diseases and parasites from the soil.
enton Lee, an American man invented The Shoe That Grows. He eplains, "It grows in three places the front, on the side and on the bac. It can last up to five years. The bottom is rubber lie tire rubber. The top is just high-quality leather."
Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while woring as a volunteer in an orphanage in enya. "I just remember a little gi rl who wore a pair of small shoes. The shoes were so small that she had to cut open the front of her shoes to let her toes stic out. And I just remember thining, wouldn't it be nice if there were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet."
However, Lee says it was not easy to turn his idea into a reality. Finally, in 2009 Lee founded a non-profit organiation called Because International. In the office of Because International, Lee eeps a pair of his own shoes to help him remember his promise.
A pair of shoes, he says, gives more than protection. It gives a child self-worth and more chances to succeed. "Because it's a small thing that really does mae a big difference to eep them healthy and happy and having more chances to succeed."
enton Lee adds that his goal is to help get The Shoe That Grows to as many children as he can around the world.
29. The first paragraph may intends to tell us ________.
A. many children suffer lacing shoes
B. shoes are badly needed in many places
C. the necessity of inventing the new shoes
D. we should mae efforts to help the children
30. What’s the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. The children in orphanage live a hard life.
B. A girl with a pair of worn shoes.
C. What inspired enton Lee to invent the shoes.
D. enton Lee wanted to help the children.
31. From enton Lee, we can now _________.
A. the new-invented shoes can grow automatically
B. h e had little difficulty in inventing the new type shoes
C. he had a great dream to invent shoes from his childhood
D. shoes are important for children’s physical and mental growth
D
Yesterday after school I too my boys through the drive way at McDonald's. It was a hot day and they wanted a nice cool treat. So I said yes. Plus the McSpiders are amaing for only $2!
So off we went. As I ordered I remembered a commitment I made to myself a year ago.
The commitment that every time I drive through the drive way I pay for the car behind me. I made this commitment because I go through the drive way about 4 times a year. So it’s an easy one to eep.
As I drove around to pay the cashier the $6 for our order I really did not want to do this. I didn't want to pay or offer to pay for the car pulling up behind me.
In my head I begun to tal myself out of it. "It's O Nicole, you don't have to". "You haven't much money or wor this wee". "And what if it's a $40 order or more!" That's when the other voice stepped in. It said, "This is eactly the time you need to do it! When you don't "WANT" to. It's easy and good when your 'in the mood', happy and full of cash. But love and indness doesn't wor that way. It isn't conditional and only given when it suits you!"
So I did it. I paid for the car behind.
I ased the cashier to add the car behinds order to my card. Which thanfully was only $2.95. Can you believe it. $2.95!!!
Anyway. That isn't the point. The point is that I did it. And doing it I completely made someone's day, and reminded them that there is love and indness in this world. And to thin ... I almost didn't. I almost ept that $2.95 to myself!
32. What does the word “McSpiders”in paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. A ind of small animals that can run quicly.
B. A ind of service provided by restaurant.
C. A ind of small insects that can fly.
D. A ind of food offered in fast food restaurant.
33. From the passage, we can now the author__________.
A. is a wealthy man with enough money
B. is a man who is true to his word
C. lies to help others willingly
D. often visits McDonald's and passes through the drive way
34. Paragraph 5 is used to _________.
A. describe the conflicting mood of the author
B. stress that the author lies saving money
C. emphasis the importance of wealth to author
D. mae us guess what he will do net
35. From the passage, we can now the author felt _______ finally.
A. worried.
B. relieved.
C. disappointed.
D. sad.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Building healthy friendships is an important part of your social life. Your friends can have a major influence on how you thin, feel, and behave. But how to choose right friends? Here are some useful ways.
1. Mae sure your friends offer emotional support and guidance.
Good friends will be willing to support you, through your high points and your low points. Your friends should offer to support you during any difficult times. 36
2. Determine if you have a good balance of giving and taing.
Good friendships also have a good balance of giving and taing, where you feel mutually supported.
37 You do not feel you are giving or taing more than the other person.
3. Decide if your friends bring out the best in you.
Your friends should also encourage you to develop into the best version of yourself you can be. They should help you focus on how you can be yourself and achieve your goals. For eample, maybe you are determined to get into medical school. Your friends may encourage you by asing about your studies and by helping you prepare your applications. 38 And celebrate you when you get into school.
4. Determine if you can communicate effectively with your friends.
39 You can share your thoughts and feelings without limits. You should be able to be yourself around your friends and feel you can share your opinions with them.
5. 40
Good friendships are built on mutual respect and mutual trust. You should feel you can trust your friends. Good friends will stand up for you and support you. You should also develop respect for your friends. Though you may not share all the same interests or preferences, you should still respect their choices.
A. Focus on maing friends in person, rather than just online.
B. Consider if you trust and respect your friends.
C. You may develop friendships where there is a balance of giving and taing.
D . Another ey aspect of a good friendship is positive communication.
E. You may volunteer with a group of people who are all supporting a cause.
F. They may also offer guidance and advice when yo u need it.
G. They may also help you relieve the stress of the applications.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,
One day my partner and I went out to help one customer, and time passed so quicly. We realied that we needed to eat something after we 41 our wor. We stopped at a local hamburger shop and ordered some hamburgers and coes for 42 . It was Sunday, late afternoon, so there were only a few people. We watched around and found a(an) 43 table easily. After we ordered some food, we were seated and waited. A few minutes later, 44 of us noticed a woman who was 45 in her 80’s, come in and order some food.
She was dressed in what was probably her very 46 clothes that looed clean and neat.The woman set everything up around her and you could tell that this meal was a real 47 for her. My partner often had dinner in the shop and he was 48 with the people who wored there. He was curious about the 49 and went and taled with the woring people, 50 them about the woman. They said she came in every 51 , ordered the same meal and always was alone. They 52 she lived alone and that this meal was a special treat she did for herself at least once a wee.
Our hearts were 53 by this older woman even though we never spoe. When we paid our 54 , we also paid for hers and then 55 enough money to pay for that older woman's meals at least three more times.
The staff were 56 and so ticled by what we did. We didn’t want the older woman to now what we did, 57 we just left. It would have been wonderful to see her 58 when they told her what we did for her. I now we touched the hearts of the59 and I am sure we touched the heart of that older woman. It always feels so wonderful to do something so unepected for a (an) 60 ! After all, our life is full of surprises.
41. A. started B. lasted C. removed D. finished
42. A. breafast B. lunch C. supper D. food
43. A. near B. far C. empty D. full
44. A. both B. neither C. none D. more
45. A. definitely B. firmly C. probably D. casually
46. A. broen B. dirty C. best D. proper
47. A. treat B. preparation C. eperience D. turn
48. A. familiar B. satisfied C. concerned D. worried
49. A. woman B. employer C. manager D. passenger
50. A. passing B. asing C. eploding D. receiving
51. A. weeday B. year C. weeend D. decade
52. A. realied B. determined C. new D. confirmed
53. A. recalled B. reminded C. informed D. touched
54. A. effort B. chec C. wor D. grocery
55. A. left B. gained C. abandoned D. brought
56. A. surprised B.pleased C. relieved D.disappointed
57. A. although B. until C. unless D. so
58. A. result B. reaction C. effect D.introduction
59. A. partner B. colleague C. staff D. coo
60. A. waiter B. reader C. stranger D.writer
高二英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）
第Ⅱ卷（共50分）
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

In 61 (tradition) Chinese culture, tai chi is often rela ted to the Chinese idea of yin and yang, the idea that one can see two sides in everything. Once 62 a time, Taoist hang Sanfeng saw a bird attacing a snae in the Wudang Mountains in Hubei province. The snae’s defense inspired him 63 (create) a set of 72 movements, which used 64 (soft) and power from inside to defeat violent force.
For those 65 do it,tai chi can be practiced any time and anywhere without equipment or a gymnasium. And learning to do it 66 (correct) gives us a practical way to achieve such things as balance, motor control and rhythm (节奏）of movement. So it 67 ( believe) that practicing tai chi can in some way help us stand, wal, move and run better.
Tai chi's benefits certainly go beyond physical ones. For Marleni Calcina from Peru, who 68 (do) tai chi for over 10 years, it's not only a sport, but also a way of life. And 69 is tai chi that has helped her understand the value of “going slowly”. Now, practicing tai chi is lie 70 ( spea) with her soul.
61. ___________________ 62. ___________________ 63. ___________________
64. ___________________ 65. ___________________ 66.___________________
67. ___________________ 68. ___________________ 69.___________________
70. ___________________
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In recent years, more and more college student in our city have been taing advantage of their summer vacation to do volunteer wor in foreign countries. As student reporter, I interviewed one of them, whom shared her eperience.
Chen Ying, a second-year English major, went to Egypt on its own as a volunteer worer in lately July. She taught English to children or became involved in activities relating to protecting women’s rights. She found many local girls were not able to recognie their own value and got unfair treat. She joined in partners from all over the world on campus lecture tours around Egypt. In her spare time, she visits the pyramids with other volunteers.
第二节书面表达
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jay的父亲因工作调动要到你所在的城市工作，他们计划搬至你所在的小区居住，Jay写信向你询问小区情况，请你根据以下提示给他回信：
1.表示欢迎；
2. 你所在的小区适宜居住的理由（至少两条）。

注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，使文章层次分明，行文连贯。

提示词：neighborhood 小区，社区
Dear Jay,
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
华安一中2016-2017高二年下学期期末考
英语答案
一．听力
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5.B
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. B 10. A
11. C 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C
二．阅读理解
21—24. BDBA25--28 . CDBA 29—31 .CCD 32—35. DBAB 36--40 FCGDB
三．完形
41- 45 DBCAC 46-50 CAAAB 51-55 CBDBA 56-60 ADBCC
四．语法填空
61.traditional 62. upon 63.to create 64.softness 65.who
66.correctly 67.is believed 68. has done 69.it 70. speaing
五．改错
1.student改为students
2. As 后加a
3. whom改为who
4. its改为her
5. lately改为late
6. or改为and
7. relating改为related
8. treat改为treatment 9. in去掉10. visits改为visited
六. 参考范文
Dear Jay,
I was so pleased to receive your letter the other day. I am even happier to hear that you and your family will be moving to our neighborhood net month.
You are really going to enjoy staying in my neighborhood. It is a wonderful, peaceful area with a lot of greenery and open spaces to play in. And people in my neighborhood are friendly and easy-going. Besides, the houses are beautiful and I hold the belief that your parents will find the house to their taste. And the roads are well-maintained and ept clean. Last, there are many nice shops where we can shop together. You will definitely be happy here.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
听力原文
现在是听力试音时间。

M Hello. International Friends Club. Can I help you？
W Oh, hello. I read about your club in the paper today and I thought I’d phone to find out a bit more.
M Yes, certainly, well, we’re a sort of social club for people from different countries. It’s quite a new club —we have about 50 members at the moment, but we’re growing all the time.
W That sounds interesting.
试音到此结束。

听力考试正式开始。

停顿00′5″
请看听力部分第一节。

第一节：听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

(Tet 1)
W Oh, no! I’ve left my new hat somewhere.
M I don’t remember you having it at lunch. Maybe you left it in your car.
W The car broe down yesterday. Oh, yes. Now I remember. I got a tai to wor. That’s where I left it.
(Tet 2)
M What time is it by your watch? I have 915. I guess mine is a bit slow.
W A bit slow? Your watch is 2 hours slow. You didn’t set it to the local time. Mine is 1115. I set it by the radio this morning.
(Tet 3)
M What do you thin about traveling by ferry to France?
W The ids would love it, but I get seasic. The train’s quicer.
M Yes, and it goes all the way. But to be honest, I’d rather drive.
W I guess that’s the best way to see the countryside.
(Tet 4)
M What’s wrong, Rachel?
W My mum’s got a job in Liverpool!
M Oh, no!
W Eactly! I’ve finally made friends after years of loneliness here. And now off we go again. Why can’t my mum have a steady job?
(Tet 5)
M Gosh! It’s good to be home! That’s the last time we holiday in the Lae District.
W Oh, come on! It was beautiful! At least it didn’t snow.
M I would have preferred snow to constant rain. We had never seen the sun there!
第一节到此结束。

第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。

(Tet 6)
W I wish I could play music lie you! When did you learn to play the guitar?
M Oh, I’ve been playing since I was eight, and I’m seventeen years old now. During that time I learned to play the drum too.
W What about it? That must be really difficult.
M In the beginning, it was, but after a few lessons I got better. For me, the most difficult is the piano. I once tried it, but gave up.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。

(Tet 7)
M Hey, Julie, why don’t you travel together with us to wor? As you now, Cathy will leave our company net month for further education, so we’ve got a spare seat in my car.
W Thans, Gale, but I’ve found a suitable ride partner, Ms. Gome. She is going to move near my apartment net wee.
M Oh, really? That’s too bad that you couldn’t join us but it’s good you’re taing a car with her.
I used to wor with her in the mareting department.
W Well, I now for sure that she is never late for appointments.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这
三个小题。

(Tet 8)
M Aren’t you the woman who gave the computer lecture at the city library last winter?
W Yes, it’s me. You loo familiar.
M I’m so glad I too your lecture. I thought that it would be impossible for me to learn how to use
a computer at my age, but now I’m echanging e-mails with my grandchildren. It’s the happiest
thing after my retirement.
W That’s great. It’s rewarding for me to do something meaningful in my spare time. That was a good eperience for me, too, because that was a change of pace from my daytime job as a sales representative.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

(Tet 9)
M Hi Lornal! You seem busy.
W Oh, hi! You can’t imagine what I have to finish by net Mond ay! This English literature course is so difficult! I have to read two novels by net Monday and compare them in a 3000-word essay by net Friday.
M So I suppose you don’t want to come to an ehibition with me this Saturday?
W I’d love to but there’s no way. I’m already behind with my writing class because I had a cold for a wee and missed a few lessons. It’s O for you. You seem to have loads of free time.
M I guess we just don’t have as much academic wor as you. My college life is colourful compared with yours. There’re varieties of live performances as an art major.
W Yes. I’m bored with the life of reading and writing every day now.
M Hey. Why don’t we stop taling? Just wor now. If you have finished everything by the 16th, we could go to that new play by the University Theatre Group.
W O. I’ll try. And I don’t want to miss the student party on the 28th, so I’d better get woring.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题，现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

(Tet 10)
M Today we are visiting what is probably the most unusual animal shelter in Britain. It does not
house, as one would epect, a variety of wild animals rescued from oos or sea creatures from ocean pars. So don’t epect to see any lions, elephants or shars here. What it does have is a lot of very lucy and happy cows, pigs, goats, sheep and chicens. Why lucy? Well, these poor creatures have basically been rescued from becoming your lunch by animal rights groups. They are able to live out the rest of their lives here in Woodhill Shelter.
The shelter was set up by Jill and Ben Smith. Neither of them eats any animal products, but lives instead on a plant-based diet. They say it is a inder way to live and better for the planet. The idea to build a shelter first occurred to them in 2011, and it w as two years later that they put the idea into practice. Three years afterwards, they published a boo called Our Farm Family, which was about the stories of the animals on the farm.
All the farm worers are volunteers without pay, but get free lunch and coffee in return for their wor. But having done it myself, I can tell you that it is truly a rewarding eperience.
If you want to visit the farm, you can phone 6978325 for more information. And if you want to become a volunteer, you must visit the website and fill in the online form. Posts are not accepted because letters are easy to lose.。