2024屆廣東省肇慶第四中學(xué)高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷含解析

2024屆廣東省肇慶第四中學(xué)高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor2．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive3．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway4．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition5．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot6．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．a(chǎn)ndran;finding D．running;finding7．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith8．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．a(chǎn)cknowledgeC．realize D．summarize9．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup10．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink11．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed12．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto13．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．a(chǎn)ct B．helpC．serve D．last14．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared15．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome16．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome17．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad18．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned19．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever20．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened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）Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)exicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.22．（8分）OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻礙)yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?Well,atleasthe’snolongerhere.”O(jiān)nebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideit,theybecamespeechless.Theystoodthere,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchangeyourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.1、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.A．theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC．changingourlivesisdowntoourselvesD．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment2、Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth3、Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?A．Thecompanyboss.B．Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C．Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D．Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theemployeeswerehappytohearthedeathofacompetitor.B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.23．（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.24．（8分）CruzGenet,11,andAnthonySkopick,10,couldn’tagree.Werethebirdsontheiceducksorgeese?Therewasonlyonewaytofindout.SoonacoldJanuaryevening,thetwofriendsriskedontothefrozenpondneartheirhouseinFrankfort,Illinois,togetabetterlook.Firsttheythrewasmallstonetotestit.Thentheysteppedonit.Believingtheicewouldholdtheirweight,Anthonytookafewsteps,then....Hefellthroughtheseeminglyfrozenice.Cruzrushedtohelphisfrightenedfriend—thepond“ate”himtoo.Gruzmanagedtolifthimselfoutofthewaterandontoamorereliablepart.HethencarefullymadehiswaytoAnthony.Buttheicedidn’thold,andhefellinagain.Thistimehecouldn’tgetout.Theboysquicklylostfeelingintheirarmsandlegs.Cruzwassurehewasgoingtodie.Anthony’soldersisterhadseentheboysfallthroughtheiceandstartedscreamingforhelp.JohnLavin,aneighbordrivingnearbyonhiswaytothegrocerystore,heardher.Hequicklypulledover.Seeingtheboys,hekickedoffhisshoes,andrunintothefreezingwater.LavinmadehiswaytoCruzandAnthonyandsavedthembacktoland.Theyweretakentothehospital,wheredoctorsdiscoveredthattheirfive-minutestayinthewaterhadloweredtheirbodytemperaturenearlytendegrees.Fortunately,theboyshavefullyrecovered,thoughtheyarestillmovedbytheirfearlessneighbor.“Justtothink,”saysGruz,“ifhewasn’tthere,Icouldhavedied.”1、WhydidGruzandAnthonystepontheice?A．Togoskating. B．Totrapsomebirds.C．Tosettleadisagreement. D．Totestthestrengthoftheice.2、HowdidCruzfeelwhencaughtinthewater?A．Hopeless. B．Puzzled.C．Shocked. D．Calm.3、Whatbasicallysavedthetwoboys’lives?A．Screamingofanoldersister. B．Bettercareofdoctors.C．loweringoftheirbodytemperature. D．Braveactofaneighbor.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TwoBoysFallingintheWater B．AHeroicMantotheRescueC．DuckorGeese,ItIsaQuestion D．CuriosityKillstheCat25．（10分）Feifei,an11-year-oldboyfromXuzhou,JiangsuProvince,sufferedfromasuddenacuteeyediseasewhichhasalmostledtoblindness.Thediseasewascausedbyexcessive(過度的)eyefatigue(疲勞)duringthewintervacation,duringwhichheplayedcomputergamesforcontinuous10daysandnights.ManyyoungstersinChinanowadaysareincreasinglyaddictedtocomputergamesandotherelectronicproducts.Thisisfollowedbyaseriesofhealthproblems,withthemosttypicalcasebeingmyopia,ornearsightedness.AccordingtothelatestresearchreportreleasedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),themyopiarateamongChineseteenagersranksfirstintheworld—70percentofhighschoolandcollegestudents.Therateisnearly40percentinprimaryschoolstudents,whileitisonly10percentfortheirpeersintheUnitedStates.Thereareatleast10millionpeopleinChinawithseveremyopia,andtheyarelikelytogetpathological(病理性的)myopiainmiddleage.Pathologicalmyopiacan'tbetreatedwithglassesorsurgery,anditisoneofthebiggestfactorsthatleadtoblindness,XuXun,directoroftheophthalmology(眼科學(xué))departmentatShanghaiGeneralHospital,pointedout.ExpertsexplainthattwomajorfactorsleadtothehighrateofmyopiaamongChinesepeople.Oneishighacademicpressure,andtheotheroneisexcessiveuseofelectronicdevicesoveralongperiodoftime.Genetics,ontheotherhand,arenotthemainreason,asonly20percentofChinesepeoplehadmyopiainthe1960s."Teenagersarenowfacedwithsevereacademicpressure,whichmeanstheyoftenstudywithoutnaturallight.Thisincreasestheirriskofbecomingnearsighted,"Xusaid.Expertssuggestthatyoungstersmaintainaproperbalancebetweenstudyandrestsoastoprotecttheireyesight,andparentsshouldplayanactiveroleintheprocess.1、WhydoestheauthormentionFeifei'sexperienceinthefirstparagraph?A．Toadvisepeopletoprotecttheireyes.B．Tointroducethetopicofnearsightedness.C．Toinformpeopleofthecauseofblindness.D．ToshowthatFeifeidevelopedaneyedisease.2、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Nearsightednessmaycauseotherhealthproblems.B．TherearemorenearsightedstudentsintheUnitedStates.C．70percentChinesestudentsinprimaryschoolarenearsighted.D．Pathologicalmyopiaismostlikelytocauseblindness.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeamainreasonformyopia?A．Geneticsfactors.B．Lowacademicpressure.C．Overuseofelectronicdevices.D．Readinginnaturallight.4、Whatwillbeprobablydiscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A．Thesignificanceofprotectingeyesight.B．Youngsters’badbehaviorleadingtomyopia.C．Therelationshipbetweenyoungstersandtheirparents.D．Parents’roleinhelpingyoungstersprotecttheireyesight.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）IwasridingthetrainhomefromadowntownChicagocourtroom.Iwassittinginmyseat,intears.lookingoutofthewindow,hopingnoonewould1.MyhusbandandIhadjustendedourmarriage,andmyheartwasfilledwith2Ihadneverfeltsohelplessandlonely.3,ahandappeared-thetinybeautifulhandofawoman.She4measmallenvelope,thensmiledanddisappearedbeforeIcouldevenlookintohereyesandexpressmy5.Ontheoutsideoftheenvelopewerearainbowandasun,drawn6inpen.Insideitwerethe7wordsIhadeverread:Iknowyoudon’t8me.butIwaswatchingyouthere9andmyheartgoesouttoyou.10Iamonlyastrangertoyou,IfeelyourpainandI11.Itmaynotseemthatway,butthesunwill12againandyouwillseetherainbowLove.SomeonewhocaresIneversawthewomanagain.But13,thismysterious14hasremaineddeepinsidemyheart.Italwaystellsmethatwearenever15.In16tomeinmyhardship,thiswomanfilledmewitha17love.Itmakesmerealizethatnomatterhowsadmylifeseemsthereisalways18.Andmoreimportantly,heractof19wokemeuptotheamazingconnectionbetweenhumanbeings.IknownowifItakeoneminute,onesecond,tostopandshowloveandcaretootherswhomaybehurting.Icanmakea(n)20.1、A．read B．observe C．notice D．follow2、A．sadness B．excitement C．happiness D．sympathy3、A．Shyly B．Naturally C．Frequently D．Suddenly4、A．threw B．handed C．recommended D．tore5、A．thanks B．fear C．love D．support6、A．hurriedly B．gently C．slowly D．heavily7、A．wisest B．warmest C．clearest D．simplest8、A．a(chǎn)ccept B．treat C．know D．remember9、A．sleeping B．waiting C．laughing D．crying10、A．Because B．While C．When D．If11、A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．fail C．care D．a(chǎn)dmit12、A．set B．move C．disappear D．shine13、A．once B．still C．ever D．a(chǎn)gain14、A．postwoman B．feeling C．gift D．scene15、A．a(chǎn)lone B．poor C．quiet D．stupid16、A．openingup B．gettingover C．livingthrough D．reachingout17、A．strange B．great C．crazy D．similar18、A．pleasure B．success C．hope D．luck19、A．kindness B．courage C．politeness D．patience20、A．offer B．decision C．promise D．difference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）WhyAllDisneyPrincessesWearBlueIfthey’renotsleepingandwaitingforPrinceCharmingtorescuethem,they’rebusygettingpoisonedbypoisonousapplesorbeingforced1．(do)heavyhouseworkbyevilrelatives.But2．turnsoutthateventhemostlaidback(悠閑的)beautyissupposedtosendamessageofstrengthtoyoung3．(girl).That’sbecausetheyallwearblue.FromJasminetoBelle,fromArieltoSnowWhite,theyallwearblue.Farfromstereotypical(老一套的)pinks,theseprincesses4．(dress)inboldaqua(水藍(lán)色),cornflower(矢車菊藍(lán)).EvenDorothyformtheWizardofOz(綠野仙蹤)5．(wear)alightbluepinaforeandsocks.Why?Well,blueis6．(apparent)thecolouroftrust,calmnessaswell7．confidence.Accordingtoexperts,weallhave8．naturalpreferenceforblue,partlybecauseofthesky.It’ssomethingtolookforwardto,toseethatbluesky.It’s9．(rely).Itmightcloudup,butweknowit’sthere.Perhaps,Disneyputsprincessesinthecolourtoshowthatthey’rethose10．a(chǎn)reloyalanddependable.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、刪除和修改。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。DearTom，Howisitgoing?KnowingthatyouareinterestinginChinesecalligraphy,I’mwritingtotellyouit’smypleasuretohelpyoulearnthem、AsIhavebeenpracticingitformanyyears,Ihavemuchvaluableexperienceandknowexactwhatyouneedforcalligraphy、SoIwillpreparesometoolthatareofgreatuseforyou,likethewritingbrush,inkandpaper,thatarenecessaryforpracticingcalligraphy、Asyouknow,IhadpianolessonsfromMondaytoSunday、IwillbefreeonSundayafternoon、Thus,youcancometomyhomeat2:00p、m、oneverySundayifitisconvenientforyou、I’msurethatbylearnChinesecalligraphy,youwillhaveagoodunderstandingofChineseculturethaneverbefore、I’mlookingforwardyourreply、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李華，你的美國筆友Wilson決定暑假來中國學(xué)習(xí)漢語，了解中國傳統(tǒng)文化，時(shí)間一個(gè)月。他向你詢問附近大學(xué)開設(shè)培訓(xùn)班的情況，請(qǐng)你按照下列要點(diǎn)給他回一封信，內(nèi)容包括：1.報(bào)名、班額、價(jià)格；2.住宿、吃飯、交通；3.交友注意：1.開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)2.詞數(shù)100左右3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、B5、D6、B7、D8、B9、A10、A11、C12、B13、B14、C15、A16、B17、C18、B19、A20、A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、D2、C3、A4、D22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoney