江苏省盐城市英语初三上学期2024-2025学年模拟试卷与参考答案

2024-2025学年江苏省盐城市英语初三上学期模拟试卷与参考答案一、听力部分（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）Question:Listentothedialogueandchoosethecorrectanswer.Dialogue:Man:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethenearestlibraryis?Woman:Sure,it’sjustdownthestreetonyourleft.Youcan’tmissit.Thelibraryisontheright.Thelibraryisdownthestreetontheleft.Thelibraryisfaraway.Answer:BExplanation:Thewomanclearlystatesthatthelibraryis“justdownthestreetonyourleft,”sothecorrectanswerisB.Question:Listentotheshortpassageandanswerthequestion.Passage:Inmanypartsoftheworld,studentstakeabreakforlunchatschool.However,insomeschoolsinJapan,studentseatlunchintheirclassrooms.Thistraditioniscalled“kyushoku”andit’satimeforstudentstorelax,eattogether,andevencleanupafterwards.Question:WheredostudentseatlunchinsomeschoolsinJapan?Inthecafeteria.Intheirclassrooms.Intheplayground.Answer:BExplanation:ThepassagementionsthatinsomeschoolsinJapan,studentseatlunchintheirclassrooms,whichisreferredtoasthe“kyushoku”tradition.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisB.3、Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Question:Whattimedoesthemoviestart?A.At7:30p.m.B.At8:00p.m.C.At8:30p.m.Answer:AExplanation:Inthedialogue,thespeakermentionsthatthemoviestartsat7:30p.m.Specifically,thespeakersays,“Themoviestartsat7:30intheevening.”ThisclearlyindicatesthatthecorrectanswerisA.4、Listentotheshortpassageandanswerthequestion.Question:Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thebenefitsofreadingbooks.B.Thehistoryoflibraries.C.Theimportanceofpublictransportation.Answer:AExplanation:Theshortpassagediscussesthevariousbenefitsofreadingbooks,suchasimprovingvocabulary,enhancingimagination,andreducingstress.Thereisnomentionofthehistoryoflibrariesortheimportanceofpublictransportation.Therefore,themainideaofthepassageisthebenefitsofreadingbooks,makingAthecorrectanswer.5、Listentotherecordingandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Question:WhattimedoesthetrainleaveforLondon?A.At8:30am.B.At9:00am.C.At9:30am.Answer:BExplanation:Therecordingstates,“ThetraintoLondondepartsat9:00amsharp.”Thisclearlyindicatesthatthetrainleavesat9:00am,makingoptionBthecorrectanswer.6、Listentotheconversationbetweentwostudentsandanswerthequestion.Question:Whatsubjectdoestheboydislikethemost?A.MathB.ScienceC.HistoryAnswer:AExplanation:Intheconversation,theboysays,“Ireallystrugglewithmath.It’smyleastfavoritesubject.”Thisdirectlyindicatesthathedislikesmaththemost,makingoptionAthecorrectanswer.7、Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswer.Question:Whattimedoesthetrainleave?A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.Answer:BExplanation:Inthedialogue,onespeakersays,“Thetrainleavesat9o’clocksharp.”Thisclearlyindicatesthatthetraindepartsat9:00,makingoptionBthecorrectanswer.8、Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.Thebenefitsofreadingbooks.B.Thehistoryoflibraries.C.Theimportanceofstudyingabroad.Answer:AExplanation:Thepassagelikelydiscussesvariousadvantagesorbenefitsthatreadingbooksbrings,suchasimprovingvocabulary,enhancingimagination,andpromotingcriticalthinking.Althoughlibrariesandstudyingabroadcouldbementionedwithinthecontextofreading,themainfocusisonthebenefitsderivedfromreadingbooks,makingoptionAtheappropriateanswer.9、Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Question:Whatisthewoman’sfavoritesubject?A.MathB.ScienceC.HistoryAnswer:BExplanation:Inthedialogue,thewomanclearlystates,“MyfavoritesubjectisScience.Ifinditfascinatingtolearnaboutthenaturalworldandhowthingswork.”Therefore,theanswerisB,Science.10、Listentotheshortpassageandcompletethefollowingsentence.Sentence:Thespeaker’sfavoritebookis“TheAdventuresofTomSawyer”by___________.A.JaneAustenB.MarkTwainC.WilliamShakespeareAnswer:BExplanation:Thepassagementions,“Myall-timefavoritebookis‘TheAdventuresofTomSawyer’byMarkTwain.It’saclassictaleofadventureandmischiefsetinthe19thcenturyAmericancountryside.”Thus,theauthorofthebookisMarkTwain,makingtheanswerB.11、Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswer.Theweatherisfine.It’sraining.It’ssnowing.Answer:B)It’sraining.Explanation:Intherecording,thespeakermentionsthattheyhadtouseanumbrellabecauseitwasraining.ThisdirectlycorrespondstooptionB,statingthatit’sraining.12、Listentothepassageandanswerthequestion.Question:Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?Thehistoryofmusic.Thebenefitsofreading.Theimportanceofexercise.Answer:C)Theimportanceofexercise.Explanation:Thepassagelikelydiscussesthevariousadvantagesandhealthbenefitsofregularexercise,makingoptionCthemostsuitableanswer.Keywordsrelatedtoexerciseanditspositiveeffectswouldhavebeenemphasizedintherecording.13、Listentotherecordingandchoosethecorrectanswertothequestion.Question:WhattimedoesthetrainleaveforLondon?A.At8:30am.B.At9:00am.C.At9:30am.Answer:BExplanation:TherecordingstatesthatthetrainleavesforLondonat9:00am.Thespeakerclearlymentionsthetimeas“nineo’clockinthemorning”.14、Listentotheconversationandfillinthemissingwordinthesentence.Conversation:Student:Hi,teacher.CanIborrowyourEnglishbookfortonight?Teacher:Sure,butplease_______itbacktometomorrowmorning.Sentence:Theteacheraskedthestudenttoreturnthebookbacktohertomorrowmorning.Missingword:returnExplanation:Theteacherrespondsbysaying“Sure,butpleasereturnitbacktometomorrowmorning”.Themissingwordthatcompletesthesentenceis“return”,whichmeanstogivesomethingbacktoitsoriginalowner.15、Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Question:WhattimedoesthetrainleaveforShanghai?A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.Answer:BExplanation:Inthedialogue,thespeakersays,“ThetrainleavesforShanghaiat9o’clocksharp.”Thisclearlyindicatesthatthetraindepartsat9:00,sotheanswerisB.16、Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentencewiththemissingword.Thepassagetalksabouttheimportanceof_______inmaintaininggoodhealth.A.exerciseB.dietC.sleepAnswer:AExplanation:Thepassagementionsthatregularexerciseiscrucialforkeepingthebodyfitandhealthy.Itdiscussesthebenefitsofexerciseonvariousaspectsofhealth,suchasimprovingcardiovascularfunctionandreducingstress.Therefore,themissingwordthatcompletesthesentenceis“exercise,”makingtheanswerA.17、Question:Listentotherecordingandchoosethebestresponsetocompletethedialogue.A)It’sgreattoseeyouagain.B)I’msorrytohearthat.C)Haveagoodday!Answer:AExplanation:Therecordinglikelycontainsagreetingsuchas“Longtimenosee”orasimilarphraseindicatingthatithasbeenawhilesincethetwospeakerslastmet.Theappropriateresponseinthissituationwouldbeexpressinghappinesstoseetheotherpersonagain,henceoptionA“It’sgreattoseeyouagain.”18、Question:Listentotheconversationanddecidewhichstatementistrue.A)Thespeakerwillgotothelibraryafterschool.B)Thespeakerpreferstoreadbooksathome.C)Thespeakerisunsureabouthis/herplansfortheafternoon.Answer:BExplanation:Theconversationmaycontaincluessuggestingthespeaker’spreferenceforreadingbooksathomeratherthangoingtoalibrary.Statementslike“Iliketoreadinthecomfortofmyownroom”orsimilarexpressionswouldsupportoptionB,indicatingthatthespeakerpreferstoreadbooksathome.Theotheroptions,AandC,wouldrequirespecificphrasesorcontextsintheconversationthatdonotalignwiththeexplanationgivenforB.19、Question:Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Thequestionis:Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Buyabook.B.Returnabook.C.Borrowabook.Answer:B.Returnabook.Explanation:Inthedialogue,themansays,“Excuseme,I’dliketoreturnthisbook,please.”Thisclearlyindicatesthathisintentionistoreturnabook,notbuyorborrowone.20、Question:Listentotheshortpassageandfillinthemissingword.Thepassageisabouttheimportanceof_________.A.exerciseB.readingC.sleepAnswer:C.sleepExplanation:Thepassage,ifit’sabouttheimportanceofsomething,andgiventhecommontopicsinschoolEnglishtests,itlikelydiscussesthesignificanceofsleep.Ifthepassagedetailsthebenefitsofrestfulsleepforphysicalandmentalhealth,themissingwordwouldbe“sleep”.二、阅读理解（30分）Title:ThePowerofFriendshipInasmallvillagenestledintherollinghillsofadistantcountryside,livedtwofriends,JohnandDavid.Theyhadbeeninseparablesincechildhood,sharingjoysandsorrowsalike.Theirbondwasstrong,forgednotjustbytimebutbyasharedloveforadventureandadeepunderstandingofeachother’sdreams.Onefatefulday,thevillagewasstruckbyaterribledrought.Cropsfailed,andwaterbecamescarce.Panicspreadlikewildfire,andmanyfamiliesbegantopreparefortheworst.John’sfamily,inparticular,struggledimmensely.Hisfatherhadfallenill,andtheresponsibilityofsupportingthefamilyrestedheavilyonJohn’sshoulders.David,noticinghisfriend’splight,vowedtodowhateverittooktohelp.Hespentcountlesshourstraversingthebarrenlandscape,searchingforanysignofwater.Daysturnedintoweeks,andhopebegantofade,butDavidrefusedtogiveup.Finally,onahotanddustyafternoon,hestumbleduponahiddenspringnestleddeepwithinacreviceofthenearbymountain.Exhaustedbutelated,herushedbacktothevillage,leadingthevillagerstothesourceoflife-givingwater.JohnwasovercomewithemotionwhenhelearnedofDavid’sdiscovery.Herealizedthatinthefaceofadversity,theirfriendshiphadshonebrighterthanever.Thevillagewassaved,andJohn’sfamily,thankstoDavid’sselflessness,wasabletoweatherthestorm.Fromthatdayon,thebondbetweenJohnandDavidgrewevenstronger.Theylearnedthattruefriendshipisnotjustaboutsharinghappymomentsbutalsoaboutstandingbyeachother’ssideduringdifficulttimes.Andintheyearsthatfollowed,theycontinuedtoembarkonadventurestogether,eachonereinforcingtheirunbreakablebond.Questions:WhatmadeJohnandDavid’sfriendshipsospecial?Answer:Theirfriendshipwasspecialbecauseitwasforgedbytime,asharedloveforadventure,andadeepunderstandingofeachother’sdreams.Whatchallengedidthevillageface,andhowdidDavidhelpovercomeit?Answer:Thevillagefacedaterribledroughtthatcausedcropstofailandwatertobecomescarce.Davidsearchedfordaysandfinallydiscoveredahiddenspringinthenearbymountain,leadingthevillagerstoasourceoflife-givingwater.WhatlessondidJohnandDavidlearnfromtheirexperience?Answer:Theylearnedthattruefriendshipisnotjustaboutsharinghappymomentsbutalsoaboutstandingbyeachother’ssideduringdifficulttimes.三、完型填空（15分）SectionIII:ClozeTestDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachblank.Thepassageisconcernedwithastudent’sreflectiononhisfirstyearinhighschool.AsIsitdowntoreflectonmyfirstsemesterofGrade9,Ican’thelpbutfeelamixofemotions.It’sbeenarollercoasterride,filledwithchallenges,triumphs,andcountlesslessonslearned.Lookingback,Irealizethatoneofthemostsignificant____1____I’vemadeisadaptingtotheincreasedworkloadandthe____2____paceofhighschoollife.Atfirst,thetransitionfrommiddleschoolwasdaunting.The____3____ofassignments,quizzes,andexamsseemedoverwhelming.However,withtimeandperseverance,I’vemanagedtodevelopbetterstudyhabitsandtimemanagementskills.I’velearnedtoprioritizetasks,breakdownlargeprojectsintosmaller,manageablechunks,andsetrealisticgoalsformyself.AnothervaluablelessonI’velearnedistheimportanceof____4____connections.Highschoolisnotjustaboutacademics;it’salsoaboutbuildingrelationshipsandcreatingasupportsystem.I’vejoinedclubsandsportsteams,whichhavenotonlyhelpedmemakenewfriendsbutalsogivenmeasenseofbelongingandpurpose.Lastly,I’vecometoappreciatetheroleof____5____inshapingmygrowth.Facingdifficultiesandovercomingthemhasmadememoreresilientanddetermined.Inowunderstandthatfailuresarenottheend,butratheropportunitiesforgrowthandimprovement.A)adjustmentsB)arrangementsC)achievementsD)arrangementsAnswer:A)A)relaxedB)leisurelyC)fast-pacedD)slow-movingAnswer:C)A)volumeB)varietyC)valueD)visionAnswer:A)A)professionalB)interpersonalC)financialD)emotionalAnswer:B)A)competitionB)experienceC)educationD)challengeAnswer:D)四、语法填空题（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1、Thebookisveryuseful.I’llbuy_______.A.oneB.itC.thisD.that答案：B解析：句意：这本书非常有用。我会买它。A.one一个，泛指书中的一个；B.it它，特指前面提到的那本书；C.this这个；D.that那个。结合句意，故选B。2、Mr.

Smith’ssonisonly5yearsold，buthecandresshimself_______.A.himselfB.byhimselfC.hisD.him答案：B解析：句意：史密斯先生的儿子只有五岁，但是他能自己穿衣服。A.himself他自己，反身代词；B.byhimself他自己，介词短语；C.his他的，形容词性物主代词；D.him他，宾格。dressoneself表示“自己穿衣服”，dress是动词，后面应该用人称代词的宾格形式作宾语，但是dressoneself是固定词组，中间不用加任何词，故排除D；byoneself表示“独自”，by是介词，后面用反身代词作宾语，构成介词短语作状语，himself是反身代词，himself不能在dress后作宾语，只能作状语，所以B选项正确。根据句意，故选B。3、Theparkisbeautiful,especially_______(it)flowers.Answer:itsExplanation:本题考查代词。根据句意“这个公园很漂亮，特别是它的花”可知，空格处需要填入一个形容词性物主代词来修饰“flowers”，表示“它的花”。而“it”是主格代词，不能用于修饰名词，因此需要用“it”的形容词性物主代词“its”来填空。4、CouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcanbuyapairofsportsshoes?(改为同义句)Couldyoupleasetellmetheplace_______Icanbuyapairofsportsshoes?Answer:whereExplanation:本题考查同义句转换。原句是一个宾语从句，其中“where”是连接副词，在从句中作地点状语，表示“在哪里可以买到运动鞋”。为了将其转换为同义句，我们需要保持句意不变，并适当调整句子结构。根据句意“你能告诉我哪里可以买到运动鞋吗？”可知，空格处需要填入一个能引导宾语从句并在从句中作地点状语的词。而“where”恰好符合这一要求，因此可以直接填入空格处，无需任何变化。这样，转换后的句子既保持了原句的意思，又符合英语的表达习惯。5、Thebookis_______usefulbookthatIwanttoreaditagain.Answer:suchaExplanation:“such”isanadjectiveusedtoindicatethedegreeorqualityofsomething,followedby“a/an”andasingularnoun.Here,“suchausefulbook”means“abookthatissouseful”.Thesentencemeans“ThebookissousefulthatIwanttoreaditagain.”6、I’msorryIcan’tgototheconcertwithyou.Ihave_______muchworktodo.Answer:tooExplanation:“too”isanadverbusedtoindicateanexcessiveamountordegree.Here,“toomuchwork”means“anexcessiveamountofwork”.Thesentencemeans“I’msorryIcan’tgototheconcertwithyou.Ihavetoomuchworktodo.”7、Thebookis_____interestingthatIwanttoreaditagain.Answer:soExplanation:“so…that…”是一个常用的英语结构，用于表示“如此……以至于……”。在这里，句子想要表达的是“这本书是如此有趣，以至于我想再读一遍”。因此，正确的填空选项是“so”。8、It’sreportedthat_____ofthewaterintheriverispolluted.Answer:twothirdsExplanation:在英语中，表示分数时，分子在前，用基数词表示；分母在后，用序数词表示。当分子大于1时，分母要用复数形式。所以，“三分之二”应该表达为“twothirds”。句子意思是“据报道，这条河中的水三分之二都被污染了”。9、_____theendoflastterm,wehadapartytocelebrateoursuccess.Answer:AtExplanation:Thisquestionteststheprepositionusedwiththephrase“theendof”.Thecorrectprepositiontousewith“theendof”is“at”,indicatingaspecificpointintimeorlocation.Therefore,thesentenceshouldread,“Attheendoflastterm,wehadapartytocelebrateoursuccess.”10、Theteacheraskedthestudentstohand_____theirhomeworkafterclass.Answer:inExplanation:Thisquestionteststhephrasalverb“handin”whichmeanstosubmitorgivesomethingtosomeone,typicallyasarequirementorassignment.Inthissentence,theteacherisaskingthestudentstosubmittheirhomeworkafterclass,sotheappropriateprepositionis“in”,makingthesentence“Theteacheraskedthestudentstohandintheirhomeworkafterclass.”五、简答题（本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）1、Question:Whatisthemainideaofthepassage“TheImportanceofReading”?Provideatleasttwosupportingdetailsfromthetext.Answer:Themainideaofthepassage“TheImportanceofReading”isthatreadingisessentialforpersonalgrowth,knowledgeacquisition,anddevelopingcriticalthinkingskills.Twosupportingdetailsinclude:Readinghelpsbroadenone’sperspectivebyexposingindividualstodifferentcultures,ideas,andlifestyles.Regularreadingimprovesvocabulary,comprehension,andwritingabilities,whicharecrucialforacademicsuccessandeffectivecommunication.Explanation:Thequestionrequiresidentifyingthecentralthemeofthepassagealongwithevidencefromthetext.Bydiscussinghowreadingcontributestopersonaldevelopment,knowledgeexpansion,andcognitiveenhancement,thepassagehighlightsitssignificance.Thetwodetailsmentioneddirectlyrelatetothesepoints,illustratinghowreadingenrichesone’sunderstandingoftheworldandenhanceslinguisticcompetencies.2、Question:Explaintheconceptof“passivevoice”inEnglishgrammarandgiveanexamplesentence.Answer:ThepassivevoiceinEnglishgrammarisaverbformthathighlightstheactionbeingdonetothesubjectratherthanthesubjectperformingtheaction.Itemphasizestherecipientoftheaction(oftencalledthe“object”)asthegrammaticalsubjectofthesentence.Anexamplesentenceinthepassivevoiceis:“ThebookwasreadbyJohn.”Here,“thebook”isthesubject,anditisbeingacteduponbytheverb“wasread,”while“John”istheagentordoeroftheaction,indicatedby“byJohn.”Explanation:Thequestionseeksanexplanationofthepassivevoiceandacorrespondingsentenceexample.Theexplanationclarifiesthatthepassivevoicefocusesontherecipientofanaction,transformingitintothesubjectofthesentence.Theexamplesentencedemonstratesthisstructure,where“thebook”becomesthefocusdespitebeingthereceiverofthereadingaction,with“John”identifiedastheperformeroftheactionthroughtheuseof“by.”3、Question:ExplainthedifferencesbetweenactivevoiceandpassivevoiceinEnglish,andgiveanexampleofeach.Answer:Theactivevoiceemphasizesthesubjectofthesentenceperformingtheaction,whilethepassivevoiceemphasizestheobjectoftheactionbeingactedupon.Inactivevoice,thesubjectcomesbeforetheverb,andtheverbisinitsbaseformoroneofitsactiveforms.Inpassivevoice,thesubjectisusuallyomittedorplacedaftertheverb,andtheverbisformedwiththeauxiliaryverb“be”andthepastparticipleofthemainverb.ExampleofActiveVoice:Johnwrotethereport.(Johnisthesubjectperformingtheactionofwriting.)ExampleofPassiveVoice:ThereportwaswrittenbyJohn.(Thereportistheobjectbeingactedupon,andtheactionofwritingisemphasized.)Explanation:Thekeydifferenceliesintheemphasisandplacementofthesubjectandobject.Inactivevoice,thesubjectisdoingtheaction,makingitmoredirectandpowerful.Inpassivevoice,thefocusshiftstotheobjectbeingactedupon,oftenusedtoemphasizetheactionorwhenthesubjectisunknownorunimportant.4、Question:DescribethedifferenttypesofclausesinEnglishandprovideanexampleforeach.Answer:TherearethreemaintypesofclausesinEnglish:nounclauses,adjectiveclauses,andadverbclauses.NounClause:Aclausethatfunctionsasanouninasentence.Itcanbethesubject,object,orcomplementofasentence.Example:Whathesaidistrue.(“Whathesaid”isthenounclausethatservesasthesubjectofthesentence.)AdjectiveClause:Aclausethatmodifiesanounorpronoun.Itisalsoknownasarelativeclause.Example:ThebookthatIboughtyesterdayisinteresting.(“ThatIboughtyesterday”istheadjectiveclausemodifying“thebook.”)AdverbClause:Aclausethatmodifiesaverb,anadjective,oranotheradverb.Itusuallybeginswithasubordinatingconjunction.Example:IwillcallyouwhenIarrive.(“WhenIarrive”istheadverbclausemodifyingtheverb“willcall.”)Explanation:Clausesaregroupsofwordsthatcontainasubjectandaverbandfunctionasasinglepartofspeechwithinasentence.Understandingthedifferenttypesofclausesandhowtheyfunctioncanhelpimproveclarityandcomplexityinwritingandspeaking.5、Question:Explainthedifferencebetweenthepresentsimpletenseandthepresentcontinuoustense,andgiveanexamplesentenceforeach.Answer:Thepresentsimpletenseisusedtodescribehabits,routines,generaltruths,oractionsthathappenregularlyorhabitually.Itdoesnotemphasizetheongoingnatureoftheaction.Forexample:“Igotoschooleveryday.”Thepresentcontinuoustense,ontheotherhand,isusedtodescribeactionsthatarehappeningrightnoworactionsthatareplannedorarrangedforthenearfuture.Itemphasizestheongoingnatureoftheaction.Forexample:“Iamgoingtoschoolnow.”Explanation:Thepresentsimpletensefocusesonthefactthatsomethinghappensregularlyorhabitually,withoutemphasizingwhetherit’shappeningatthisexactmoment.It’softenusedwithfrequencyadverbslike“always,”“often,”“never,”etc.Thepresentcontinuoustense,ontheotherhand,emphasizesthefactthatanactionishappeningrightnoworisplannedtohappensoon.It’softenusedwithadverbsoftimethatrefertothepresent,like“now,”“atthemoment,”“thesedays,”orwithexpressionsthatindicatethenearfuture,like“tonight,”“tomorrow,”or“nextweek.”六、书面表达题（15分）SectionVI:WrittenExpressionTask:ImagineyouareLiHua,astudentfromGreenMiddleSchool.Youhavejustfinishedavolunteerprojectatalocalanimalshelter,whereyouspentamonthhelpingtakecareoftheanimalsandraisingawarenessaboutanimalwelfare.Writealettertoyourfriend,ZhangWei,whoisinterestedinvolunteeringbuthasn’thadthechanceyet.Inyourletter,shareyourexperiences,highlighttheimportanceofvolunteering,andencourageZhangWeitojoinyouinfuturevolunteeringactivities.Answer:DearZhangWei,Ihopethisletterfindsyouwell.I’mwritingtosharewithyoumyincredibleexperienceasavolunteeratthelocalanimalshelteroverthepastmonth.It’sbeenaneye-openingjourneythathasnotonlyenrichedmylifebutalsosparkedadeeperappreciationfortheimportanceofcompassionandcommunityservice.FromthemomentIsteppedintotheshelter,Iwasgreetedbywaggingtailsandpurringsoundsthatinstantlymeltedmyheart.Mydayswerefilledwithtasksrangingfromcleaningcages,feedingtheanimals,toprovidingthemwithmedicalat