2023屆安徽省宿州市泗縣一中高考?jí)狠S卷英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught2．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved3．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter4．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn5．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch6．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot7．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation8．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade9．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can10．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall11．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich12．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating13．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit14．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking15．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid16．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that17．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom18．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced19．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed20．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Parentscomplainthatchildrenoutgrowtheirclothessofastthatitcostsafortune（￡12，000onaverageperyear），goingthroughsevendifferentsizesinthespaceoftheirfirsttwoyears．Therecouldnowbeasolution：anewhigh－techfabric（織物）thatexpandsasthewearergrows．RyanYasin，whoisstudyingforamaster’sdegreeattheLondonRoyalCollegeofArt，cameupwiththeideaafterpurchasingclothesforhisnewbornnephew，onlytofindthebabyhadoutgrownthembythetimetheyarrived．InadditiontotheexpenseYasinwasalsoconcernedabouttheenvironmentalinfluence．Theprocessofmakinganddistributingjustlkilogram，or2．2pounds，ofnewfabricresultsinanaverageof23kg，or50poundsofgreenhousegases．Tomakemattersworse，the“fastfashion”trendworldwidehascausedgarmentproductiontodoublesince2000，withmorethanhalfoftheclothingendingupinlandfillsannually!Tofindasolution，Yasinusedhispreviousexperiencedesigningsatellitestoinventawaytofoldsynthetic（合成的）materialsuchthatitstretchesinalldirections．Thefirstdesign，apairoftinypants，notonlyfithisbabynephew，butalsohis2－year-oldniece!Afterspendingalotoftimeperfectingtheprocessandtestingthedesign，Yasinisnowawaitingapatentforhisdesignandseekinginvestors（投資者）tobringtheclothingtomarket．ForhisnewlineofPetitPli，thedesignerplanstoproduceouterwearthatisbothwaterproof（防水的）andwindproof．Theclothingwillbemachinewashableandfoldsmallenoughtofitinajacketorpantpocket．Yasinplanstoestablishatake－backsystemsothatworn－outPetitPliclothingcanberecycledintonewfabric．Thedesignerdoesnotexpectparentstodresstheirchildrenonlyinhisexpandableclothing，particularlysincethecurrentdesignsusesyntheticmaterials．Butheplanstosoonproducethewearin“awidervarietyofgarments”andhopesthatPetitPliwillbeabletohavean“influenceonover-consumption．”Wesurelyhopehesucceeds!1、WhatinspiredYasin’sinvention?A．Hisgreatexpenseonclothes．B．Hisunhappyexperience．C．Hisnephew’spiled-upclothes．D．Hisdesireforamaster’sdegree．2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutYasin’sdesignistrue?A．Ithasbeentestedsuccessful．B．Ithascomeonthemarket．C．Ithasgotapatent．D．Ithasattractedalotofinvestors．3、Whatwillbeoneadvantageofthenewouterwear?A．Itcomesinvariousstyles．B．Itneedsnowashing．C．Itcanneverbewornout．D．Itisspace－saving．4、WhydoesYasinsuggestalimiteduseoftheexpandableclothing?A．Itscostistoohigh．B．Itlacksstylishdesigns．C．Itsmaterialsarenotnatural．D．Itisnoteasilyrecycled．22．（8分）Ifitweren'tforthementor（導(dǎo)師），RebeccaCruziscertainthatshewouldn'thavegottenherbachelor'sdegree．Ms．Cruzwentthroughatroublingtimeduringhersecondyearincommunitycollege．Shedidn'tfeelmuchsupportathome．Strugglingontheedgeofstoppinghereducation，Cruzturnedtohermentor，AlexLopez．"Heputmeintherightdirection，"Cruzrecalls．GiselaBusheyisanotherwomanwhounderstandstheimportanceofmentors，andshehopestofindanAlexforeveryRebecca．SoshedesignedCriticalBridge，whichprovidesthemwithmentorship．AndinOctober，CriticalBridgewasnamedarecipientofthe﹩50，000EncorePrize，whichisawardedbyEncore．org，apartnerorganizationthataimstousethetalentsofthoseaged50orolder．Aspartoftheprize，Encore．orgwillprovidementorsforCriticalBridge．ThementorswillworkwithyouthsthroughouttheirparticipationinthetwoprogramsconnectedtoCriticalBridge．Morethan10，000peopleintheUnitedStatesareretiringeveryday，accordingtoPhyllisMoen，asociologyprofessor．ManyoftheseAmericanshaveexpressedadesiretogivebacktotheircommunities．"Theywanttodosomethingmeaningful．Andthere'snothingmoremeaningfulthanmentoringacrossgenerations，"ProfessorMoensays．DimaKhouryhasmentoredyoungpeoplethroughouthercareer．Sheseesmentorshipasapersonalrelationship．"Takethetimetogettoknoweachother，"Ms．Khourysays．"Ifyoutakethetimetobuildtrustatthebeginning，itwillbemucheasiertobuildahealthyrelationshipafterthat，andmorebeneficial．"Speakingfromexperience，shesaysmentorsmightnotalwayshavetheanswers，butbeingalistenerisjustasimportant．"Ithinkwhathelpsissomethingaskingtherightquestionandlettingthemthinkaboutit，"shesays．"Itbenefitscriticalthinking．"Cruz，nowaSanFranciscoStategraduate，hasbecomeamentortoo．"Sometimesweareinaconditionwherewedon'thavepeopletogoto；youmightnotmakeitoutfromthatsamecyclewithoutthehelpofanyhumanguide，"shesays．Butbyprovidingmentorshipandresources，Cruzhopesthatifsuchatimecomes，studentswill"makethedecisiontopushforwardasopposedtogivingup．"1、WhatcanbeknownaboutRebeccaCruz？A．Shewasstronglysupportedbyherfamily．B．Shefailedtogetherbachelor'sdegree．C．Shegaveuphercollegeeducation．D．Shewashelpedbyhermentor．2、WhatdoweknowaboutCriticalBridge？A．Itoffersstudentsmentorship．B．Itgivesmentorsprizesyearly．C．ItwasfoundedbyAlexLopez．D．Itisatalentsearchorganization．3、WhatdoesDimaKhourythinkofmentorship？A．Itrequiresrichexperience．B．Ittakesalongtimetobuild．C．Itisthebestjobchanceforretiredpeople．D．Itinvolvesagoodunderstandingbetweenpeople．4、WhatisRebeccaCruz'sfuturewish？A．Toprovidestudentswithsupport．B．Toguidestudentsthroughtheirstudy．C．Tobuildahealthyrelationshipwithothers．D．Togetadvancedtraininginmentorshipskills．23．（8分）Youalreadyknowthatmakingagoodfirstimpressioncangoalongway.Butforgetalltheadviceyou’vereceivedaboutdressingtoimpressorputtingonacheesysmile.Itturnsoutthatthetruesecrettobuildingalastingconnectionreachesmuchdeeperthanwhatyouwear.AccordingtoAmyCuddy,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorwhohasresearchedfirstimpressionsformorethan15years,everyoneaskstwoquestionswhentheymeetingsomeonenew:CanItrustthisperson?AndcanIrespectthisperson?Bothquestionshelpyoumeasureaperson’swarmthandcompetence,respectively.But,Cuddysays,youshouldputgainingyourpeers’trustoverwinningtheirrespect—eveninaworkplacesetting.“Ifsomeoneyou’retryingtoinfluencedoesn’ttrustyou,you’renotgoingtogetveryfar;infact,youmightevendrawsuspectionbecauseyoucomeacrossasacontroller,”CuddywroteinherbookPresence:BringingYourBoldestSelftoYourBiggestChallenges.“Awarm,trustworthypersonwhoisalsostronglyadmired,butonlyafteryou’veestablishedtrustdoesyourstrengthbecomeagiftratherthanathreat.”Butthat’snottheonlywayyoucanstartoffontherightfootwithastranger.Yourphysicalappearancematters,too.A2017studybypsychologistLeslieZebrowitzofBrandeisUniversityfoundthatpeopleusefourcluestojudgeyourface:babyfacedness,familiarity,fitness,andemotionalresemblance.Whileyoucan’tcontrolallofthesefactors,youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”byusingbodylanguagethatbuildstrustnaturally.Thenexttimeyoumeetsomeonenew,focusongainingtheirtrust—notwinningthemoverwithafirmhandshake.1、What’sthemainmisunderstandingdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．dressingtoimpress.B．puttingonacheesysmile.C．makingagoodfirstimpression.D．buildingalastingconnection.2、WhichismoreimportantinaworkplacesettingaccordingtoAmyCuddy?A．gainingyourpeers’trust.B．winningyourpeers’respect.C．tryingtoinfluenceyourpeers.D．drawingyourpeers’suspectionasacontroller.3、WhatdoesLeslieZebrowitzsuggestina2017study?A．Youcancontrolyour“fitness”.B．Youcancontrolyour“familiarity”.C．Youcanimproveyour“babyfacedness”.D．Youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Judgeonebyafirmly-madehandshakeB．Judgeonebyanaturally-builttrustC．JudgeonebythefirstimpressionD．Judgeonebythephysicalappearance24．（8分）Didyouknowthatbadmintonisalsoafast-pacedcompetitivesport?BadmintonhasbeenaSummerOlympicsportsince1992.Para-badmintonwillbeincludedinthe2020SummerOlympicGamesinTokyo.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowifyourchildisinterestedinbadminton.Badmintonisplayedona44-foot-longrectangular(矩形的)courtthatis17feetwideforsinglesand20feetwidefordoubles.Itisdividedinthemiddlebyanetplaced5feetofftheground,likevolleyball,notatgroundlevelliketennis.Incompetition,eachmatchisasetofthreegamesplayedto21points.Thereisaone-minutebreakwhenaplayerorteamreaches11points,andatwo-minutebreakinbetweenthefirstandsecondgamesandthesecondandthirdgames.Agekidscanstart:About6yearsold.Bestforkidswho:Havegoodskills,arepatientandhardworking,andcanhandlethepressureofone-on-oneortwo-on-twocompetition.Teamorindividual:Matchescanbesingles(one-on-one)ordoubles(two-on-two).Funfact:BadmintonistheonlysportthathasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGames.Costs:Beginnersareexpectedtopay$30to$40foranentry-levelracquet(球拍).Badmintonshoesaresimilarinpricetootherathleticshoes.Joinacluborteamforlessons.Aone-hourgrouplessonforbeginnersshouldcost$20to$25,withcostsincreasingasyourchildmovesuptheranks.Youwillalsopayentryfeesforcompetitions.Timecommitmentrequired:Beginnerswillplayforjustanhourortwoperweek.Potentialforinjury:Playershaveaverylowriskofinjury.Playerswhowearglassesshoulduseeyeprotection.1、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．badmintonisafast-pacedcompetitivesportwhichbeganin1992B．thecourtforsingleshasthesamewidthasthatfordoublesC．badmintonhasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGamesD．para-badmintonhasbeenincludedintheSummerOlympicGames2、Howmanyminutesinallwillaplayerhaveforarestinasetofthreegames?A．2.B．3.C．7.D．11.3、Accordingtothepassage,forthebeginners,theyshould________.A．wearglassestoprotecttheireyesB．starttolearnbadmintonattheageof8C．playforatleastanhourortwoeverydayD．payatleast$20foraone-hourgrouplesson25．（10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(),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.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）IwasinthesixthgradeandhasjustmovedtoCaliforniafromAlaskawhenImetMs.LindaJones.Mostofmyteachersseemedto1me;Iwasonemorestudentamonghundreds.Ms.Jones,however,tooka2interest.“Youcanwrite,”shesaid,explainingthatshewantedtomovemeintothehonorsEnglishclass.SodidI.Adecadelater,whenmyfirstnovelwas3,IwentbacktoMs.Jones’sclassroom,handingheracopyofmybook.“AndI4thisforyou.”Ms.Jonesbegantocry5.She’dbeenconsideringearly6,shesaid,7shefeltshewasn’thavingenoughofaneffect8herstudents.Ididn’tknowhowtomakeMs.Jonesunderstandwhatshe’ddoneforme:9her,IfellinlovewithShakespeare.Ilearnedhowtocomposeanessay.Itwasher10inmethatgavemetheconfidencetobecomeawriter.I11her.Fifteenyearslater,whenIheardthatshewas12readytoretire,Iattendedher13party.AllMs.Jonesneededtodowassayafewwordsthankinghercolleaguesforcoming.14,shestoodupandmadeanexciting15thatbeganlikethis:“Forthoseofyoucomplainingthat16havechanged,andthatit’shardertoteachthesedays.You’regetting17andlazy.Thesekidshaven’tchanged.Youhave!Donot18thesekids!”Whenshefinishedhertalk,everyone19hands!IwentuptoMs.Jonesandthankedherforchangingmylifeallthoseyearsago.I20thatnightthatIwasstill,andwouldforeverbe,herstudent.1、A．ignoreB．discoverC．a(chǎn)dmireD．hate2、A．typicalB．practicalC．specialD．complicated3、A．soldB．finishedC．testedD．published4、A．boughtB．didC．wroteD．drew5、A．madlyB．bitterlyC．shylyD．happily6、A．choiceB．retirementC．behaviorD．change7、A．thoughB．butC．unlessD．because8、A．onB．forC．a(chǎn)boutD．off9、A．RegardlessofB．AccordingtoC．ThankstoD．Intermsof10、A．beliefB．ideaC．mottoD．talent11、A．believedB．owedC．helpedD．congratulated12、A．graduallyB．frequentlyC．constantlyD．finally13、A．going-upB．bringing-inC．going-awayD．get-together14、A．StillB．InsteadC．MoreoverD．Therefore15、A．noticeB．a(chǎn)ppointmentC．decisionD．speech16、A．teachersB．kidsC．writersD．schools17、A．oldB．proudC．smartD．greedy18、A．letdownB．playjokesonC．giveuptoD．putpressureon19、A．clappedB．wavedC．raisedD．shook20、A．heardB．hopedC．provedD．realized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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）1．（see）fromouterspace,Earthisablueplanet,duetothefactthattheoceancoversover70percentofitssurface.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalScience,theoceanplaysagreatrolein2．（slow）downglobalwarming.Itis“3．importantbuffer（緩沖物）”,4．TheNewYorkTimesputit.Theoceanscanabsorb93percentoftheheattrappedbythegreenhousegases5．humansreleaseintotheatmosphere.Andtheother7percent6．（absorb)bytheair,landandicecaps,accordingtotheGuardian.“Iftheoceanwasn’tabsorbingasmuchheat,thesurfaceofthelandwouldheatupmuch7．（fast）thanitisrightnow,”saidprofessorMalinL.PinskyatRutgersUniversityintheUS.“Infact,theoceanissavingusfromrapidwarmingrightnow.”However,theoceanitself,asDiscoverMagazinenoted,isheatingup40percentfasteronaveragethantheUnitedNations8．（believe）fiveyearsago.Thatmeansiftheoceantemperaturesincrease9．thisspeed,thehighwatertemperatures“willkilloffmarineecosystems,raisesea10．(level)andmakehurricanesmoredestructive（破壞性的）”,theGuardianreported.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Thisafternoon,Iwenthomebybusasusual、IwaslisteningmusicwhenIsuddenlynoticedthebusstopthatIshouldgetoff、ThenIhurriedoffabus、ButwhenIarrivedhome,Ifindthatmywalletwasgone—somemoneyandseveralimportantcardwereinit、Eagertogetthewalletback,soIrushedtothebuscompanyforhelp、Lucky,attheLostandFoundoffice,Isawmywallet、IfeltsoexcitingthatIwantedtothankthepersonwhohadturnedthemin、However,Iwastoldthemanhadn’tlefthisname、Howagreatman!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）請(qǐng)寫一封email給你在英國(guó)的筆友。要求內(nèi)容包括：1．你最喜歡的音樂(lè)……(favouritemusic)2．解釋你為什么對(duì)某些音樂(lè)不太感興趣。(manytypesofmusic,notinterestedin)3．闡明文章開頭和結(jié)尾已給出。DearLucy，Thanksforyourletter.Youaskedmesomethingaboutthemusicinmylife.Letmetellyoubriefly.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、B4、D5、A6、B7、A8、B9、C10、D11、D12、C13、C14、B15、A16、B17、A18、A19、D20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、A3、D4、C22、1、C2、A3、D4、A23、1、C2、A3、D4、B24、1、C2、C3、D25、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserveratacharitysportseventwheretheorganizersgavemecupcakestothankmeformyservices.Ialsovolunteeredina