2025屆江蘇省淮安市田家炳中學(xué)高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省淮安市田家炳中學(xué)高考全國統(tǒng)考預(yù)測密卷英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork2．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed3．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame4．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．a(chǎn)ddictedto C．a(chǎn)ccustomedto D．exposedto5．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou6．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged7．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．a(chǎn)re;eversince B．a(chǎn)re;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime8．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget9．When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade10．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that11．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should12．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe13．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through14．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.15．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．a(chǎn)regraduating D．graduate16．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly17．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless18．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested19．Japanhasbeentryingtobringitsnuclearcrisisunder____control,but____spreadofradiationhasraisedconcernsaboutthesafetyofthenuclearenergy.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;/ C．/;the D．a(chǎn);/20．Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping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）Whenmygrandmotherdiedattheageof96,thereweretwothingssheleftbehindinabundance—nearly100photoalbumsdocumentingdecadesoftravelandhomelife,andadozenquilts,oneofwhichmymothergaveme.Quiltingistheprocessofsewingtogetherfabric(布料)tomakeonelargepieceoffabric.Inmyfamily，quiltingandsewingisatraditionthathasbeenpasseddownthroughthegenerations.Mymothersayshergreat-grandmotherwouldoccasionallytravelaroundNewYorkStatetosewclothingforotherfamilies.IntheUnitedStates，quiltingwasacraft(手藝)thatstartedasanecessityandeventuallybecamemuchmore.In1862,theU.S.governmentofferedmillionsofacresoflandtoAmericanswhowantedtomovewest.Thisallowedfamiliestosettleonlandthatthatcouldeventuallyown.Theyoftenbuilttheirownhomesandlivedoffthevegetablesintheirgardensandthelivestocktheyhad.Sewingwasveryimportantforwomenbecausetheywereresponsibleforclothingtheirfamiliesandkeepingthemwarm.Quiltingalsobecameachanceforwomentosocializewitheachother.Theywouldgatherforso-called“quiltingbees”，wheretheywouldmeetupandworkononequiltingprojecttogether.Thisprovidedamuch-neededrelieffromthelonelylifeoflivingonalargepieceofland.Throughouthistory,thedifferentpatternsonAmericanquiltshaveconveyedallkindsofinformation.Fromthen，wecantellwhereapersonlived，whatregionoftheworldtheyoriginatedfrom,orsometimesastoryistoldinpicturesonaquilt.Eventoday，womenstillgathertoquittogetherinashowoffriendshipandaloveforthecraft，justliketheolddays.Mysisterhastriedquiltingafewtimes，andhopefully，hertwodaughtersmayonedaycontinuethisfamilytradition.1、Whatdoweknowaboutquilting?A．Itisalosttraditionalcraft.B．ItisamajormeansofmakingalivingintheUSA．C．Itisacraftthathasbecomeaculturalsymbol.D．ItwasawaytocarryontheAmericanhistory.2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3？A．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.B．SummarizethepreviousparagraphsC．Addsomebackgroundinformation.D．PraisetheU.S.government'spolicy.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph4referto？A．Workingontheland.B．Participatingin“quiltingbees”.C．Designingaquiltingproject.D．Clothingthefamily.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext？A．Toinstructhowtosewtogetherfabric.B．Toshowtheauthor'sskillsofquilting.C．Totellaboutthestruggleofwomen.D．Toappealforpreservationofquilting.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）Growingupcansometimesseemlikearollercoaster.Thereareupsanddownsandunexpectedturns.Abuseorneglectbyadultcanmaketherideevenrougher.Butbeingbullied(欺凌)byanotherchildcanleaveespeciallylastingscars.That'sthefindingofanewstudy.Bulliedkidsfaceahighriskofmentalhealthproblemsasteensandasyoungadults.Indeedbulliedkidsmightbeworseoffthanthosewhohadsufferedphysicalabuseorneglect,thestudyfound.DieterWolkeworksattheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Untilrecently,moststudiesofchildvictimsfocusednotonbullyingbutonmaltreatment,thispsychologistsays.Maltreatmentincludesphysicaloremotionalabuse,neglectorotherbehaviorsthatcanharmachild.Wolke'steamwantedtobetterunderstandhowbullying'slong-termeffectscomparetothoseduetomaltreatment.Theyfocusedon4,026childrenintheUnitedKingdomand1,420moreintheUnitedStates.InformationaboutbullyingandmaltreatmentwascollectedforAmericanchildrentoage13.TheycollectedthesameinformationforBritishyouthuptoage16.Theresearchersalsogathereddataoneachindividual'smentalhealthasayoungadult.AmongtheAmericans,36percentofbulliedkidshadmentalproblemslater.Thoseproblemsincludedanxiety,whichisastateofexcessiveworry.Theyalsoincludeddepression.Thatisafeelingofhopelessnessthatcanlastalongtime.Amongkidswhohadbeenmaltreatedbyadults,17percentlatersufferedmentalhealthproblems.Thatwaslessthanhalftherateseeninpeoplewhohadbeenbulliedasschoolkids.IntheU.K.group,thedifferencewaslessspectacular.Roughly25percentofthebulliedkidsreportedmentalhealthproblemslater,comparedwithabout17percentwhohadbeenmaltreated.Buthoweveryoulookatit,thefindingaredisturbing,Wolkesays.Theyshowthatbulliedchildrenhavesimilarorworsementalhealthproblemslaterinlife.Andthat’swhyhesaysschools,healthservicesandotheragenciesmustworktogethertoendbullying.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Kidstreatedcruellyrecoversoonaftertheygrowup.B．Allbulliedkidshavementalhealthproblems.C．Mostkidswithmaltreatmentexperiencetendtobecomeviolentadults.D．Moststudiesdidn’tpaymuchattentiontobullyinguntilrecently.2、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A．Byprovidingresearchresults.B．Bystatingarguments.C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.3、Theunderlinedword“spectacular”inparagraph6couldbebestreplacedby_______.A．slightB．dramaticC．specificD．similar4、Accordingtothetext,whatdoesWolkesuggestdoing?A．Takinggoodcareofchildren.B．Joininghandstostopbullying.C．Keepingpsychologicallyhealthy.D．Comparingdifferenttypesofabuse.24．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(襯墊)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______..A．a(chǎn)bandonedB．a(chǎn)voidedC．lackedD．taken3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproachedD．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWordsB．TheMostUsefulRuleC．ThePeaceofMindD．TheEmotionalWell-being25．（10分）KendrickLamarhasn’thadmuchluckwhenitcomestowinningaGrammy.Butthat’sOK：TheUSrapper(說唱歌手)hasjustwonaPulitzerPrizeforhismusic.In2014,in2016,andagainthisyear.Lamarwasnominated(提名)foranalbumoftheyearGrammy.Eachtime,hewasbeatenout,firstbyTaylorSwift,nextbyDaftPunk,andmostrecentlybyBrunoMars.ButthePulitzerPrizecommitteewasinspiredenoughbyLamar's2017album,Damn,toawardthe30-year-olditsPulitzerPrizeinmusiconApril16.It'sanamazingalbumthatdocumentsthereallifeofmodemAfrican-AmericansinSouthLosAngeleswithwildlyaccomplishedbeatsandrhythms.Lamar'swinisconsideredtobehistorical.'ThePulitzershavelongdisplayedtheirpreferencetowardhighartratherthanthepopcultureofthemasses.Soit'snotjustthatnorapperhaseverwonaPulitzer:nopopmusicmakerhaseverwononeintheaward's75-yearhistory.ButLamarisnotjustasinger一he'scleveratusinglanguage.Likethebestwriters,hismusicdescribessmallmomentsthatillustrate(闡明)largerpoints.HissongsareAbouthisexperienceasablackmanwhogrewupinCalifornia,struggled,gotintotrouble,andfoundhiswayoutbyworkinghardandmakingsenseofthehistoryandrealityofracialproblemsintheUS.“He’sanartistwhochallengesidea,”saidRyanCoogler,directoroftheblockbuster(大片)hitBlackPanther,forwhichLamarcreatedmusic."Onebigthemeinourfilmof,'WhatdoesitmeantobeAfrican?’Kendrickinhismusicisveryexactlyanddirectlychallengingthatquestion."Goodartistsentertainus,greatartistsmakeusthink,andexceptionalartistshelpusempathize(感同身受).Therearealotofgood,great,evenexceptionalartistsinrock,pop,country,andhip-hop.ButonlyLamarhasaPulitzerPrize.1、WhatisLamar’salbumDamnabout?A．African-Americans’historyandculture.B．HardshipsoftheAfrican-Americanartists.C．ThewaystheUSgovernmentdealwithracialproblems.D．ThelivesofmodernblackpeopleinSouthLosAngeles.2、WhyisLamar'sPulitzerPrizewinsignificant?A．Heisthefirstfilm-makertowintheprize.B．Itisconsideredamilestoneforpopmusic.C．Heisthefirstblackpersontowintheprize.D．HehasmissedGrammyseveraltimesbefore.3、WhatcanwelearnfromRyanCoogler'swords?A．Lamardrewinspirationfromhisownexperience.B．Lamarhasthecouragetotakeonbigchallengesinlife.C．BlackPantheriswellknownbecauseofLamar'smusic.D．Lamar'smusicmatchesthethemeofBlackPantherwell.第三部分語言知識(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）TheYouthCommissionmeetingonlyjuststarted;Ididn’tevenwanttothinkaboutthepilesofhomeworksittingonmydeskathome.Ididn'twantedto1theyouthinvolvementintheannualholidayparadeinthemeeting,muchless2thespeechofRayD．RayD．cametoeverymeetingoftheYouthCommission.Thelocalpapers3himas“athorninpublicofficial’sside-open,honestandoveractive.”Hegavehimselfthe4of“CitizenRay”andevenworeabaseballcapwiththisnameprintedonthefront.Hecametothemeetingsand5unsafebikelanesandnoisecomplaints,6theyhadnothingtodowithour7andwecoulddonothingaboutthem.Healwayswentoverthetwo-minutelimitforguestspeakers,andwouldnotstop8untiloneofustoldhimhis9wasup.Aftercountlessnightsofstayinguptofinishmy10becauseofmeetingsthatran11,largelyduetodistractionsprovidedbyCitizenRay,Ibegantohatehis12.WhydidhewastehistimewiththeYouthCommission,whenwecouldn’t13himwithallofhisissues?14,weplannedyouthforumsandrelayedinformationaboutthetowngovernmenttoourpeers;wedidn’tfixproblemsorgiveoutbuildingpermitsthatheseemedto15.Ittookmeseveralmonthsto16understandthemotivationsofCitizenRay.Mostpeopleintheirlateseventiesare17toleavetheworkplaceandliveintherelaxationprovidedby18.RayD．,however,consideredparticipatinginthepublicgoodashisdutyasa(n)19.Hiseffortsshouldbeadmired,nothated.Afterall,Rayismotivated,dedicatedandambitious.Hispersistenceand20wouldprovevaluableinanyfieldofstudyorwork,andIrealizedIshouldvaluehispresence.1、A．continue B．enjoy C．remember D．discuss2、A．dependon B．waitfor C．listento D．referto3、A．characterized B．treated C．invited D．employed4、A．gift B．title C．position D．purpose5、A．pickedup B．wrotedown C．thoughtof D．talkedabout6、A．a(chǎn)s B．unless C．eventhough D．a(chǎn)sif7、A．duties B．records C．opportunities D．tastes8、A．performing B．speaking C．judging D．struggling9、A．show B．power C．time D．topic10、A．service B．report C．collection D．homework11、A．quietly B．frequently C．late D．a(chǎn)gain12、A．presence B．problem C．response D．a(chǎn)dvantage13、A．provide B．help C．reward D．a(chǎn)ssociate14、A．Afterall B．Atlast C．Inall D．Forinstance15、A．observe B．change C．cause D．need16、A．naturally B．a(chǎn)ccidentally C．finally D．temporarily17、A．lucky B．brave C．safe D．happy18、A．school B．pension C．travel D．donation19、A．customer B．citizen C．professor D．officer20、A．determination B．skill C．freedom D．independence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）Thereisadiseasesweepingtheworldtodaythatiskillingfarmorepeoplethananyother,AIDSorSARS1．(include).Thatdiseaseisobesity.TheWHOhasstatedthatofthe56.5million2．(die)peryeararoundtheworld,over50percentofthesearecausedbydiseases3．(close)associatedwithunhealthydietandlackofexerciseand4．manyofthesedeathscouldbeprevented.TheWHOannounced,in2014,aplan5．(fight)obesityandinvitedgovernmentstoencourageitscitizenstoadopta6．(sense)dietandtotakeupsomeexercise.Aspartoftheirplan,theWHOaskedgovernmentstoconsidertherolefoodadvertisingplays7．encouragingpeopletoeatunhealthyfood.Oneareaofconcernformanycountriesistheadvertisingofunhealthyfoodduringchildren'stelevisionprograms.InAustralia，whichhasthehighestnumberoffoodadvertisementsinchildren’stelevisionintheworld,thereare8．a(chǎn)verageof12foodadsperhour.WhileinSwedenandAustria9．therearestrictlawsaboutadvertisingduringchildren'sprograms,thereisonlyonefoodperhour.InSweden,andQuebecinCanada,there10．(be)nogreatdifferenceinthenumberofobesechildrensincethegovernmentbannedfoodadsinchildren'stelevision.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）短文改錯(cuò)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改短文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共存10處語言錯(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)（^），并在其下而寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下面畫一橫線，并在其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。Videogamesareverypopularamongusstudentsandespeciallyboys.Someevengotaddictedtothem.Itistruethatsomevideogamesaregoodforourthinkingabilityanditcansometimeshelpustorelax.However,somestudentsspendtoomanytimeonthem.Onmyopinionweshouldlearntocontrolourselves.Weshouldfinishourhomeworksfirsteveryday,andthenspendalittletimeplayvideogames.Asstudents,themostimportantthingistostudyhardly.Weshouldtryourbestgetgoodgradesandbecometheusefulpersoninthefuture.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是育才中學(xué)學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。上周，你校邀請美國某大學(xué)的衛(wèi)斯理教授來校做了一場關(guān)于各國身勢語的專題講座.請你代表你校全體學(xué)生，用英語給他寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括:1、表示感謝.2、你的收獲.注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫.DearMr.Wesley，I'mLiHua,chairmanoftheStudentUnionofYucaiMiddleSchool.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyouagainandbestwishestoyou.YoursLiHua.

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、B5、D6、C7、B8、D9、C10、D11、A12、C13、B14、A15、D16、D17、B18、C19、C20、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、C2、C3、B4、D22、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ionce