2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）Don'tleavethewaterwhileyoubrushyourteeth.A.racingB.rushingC.runningD.rollingThewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensiveeffectivesolutiontosmog.A.yetB.stillC.orD.thoughManythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama?NirvanainFire,HuGewouldandactivelyseeknewroles.makeamountainoutofamolehillhavetoomanyironsinthefirestrikewhiletheironishotputthecartbeforethehorse—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A.nowthatB.assoonasC.everytimeD.aslongasIfwesurroundourselveswithpeopleourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A.insympathywith B.intermsofC.inhonourofD.incontrastwithTheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea?一andIran?-shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldworktoallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A.unconditionallyB.unwillinglyC.unfortunatelyD.uncomfortably-Ican'tthinkwhyhesoangry.Imeantnooffence.--It'stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A.shouldhavebeen B.musthavebeenC.mighthavebeenD.canhavebeenBathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths*whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticandahighprice.B.fetchA.estimateB.fetchC.occupyD.predictIfsstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroombabiescurrentlyoccupy.A.where B.whoseC.thatD.asIwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanythingtoyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A.tobetakenB.totakeC.takenD.beingtaken—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlytonow.There*sstillmuchhope.A.pickupthepieces B.throwinthetowelC.gothroughyourpacesD.jumpdownyourthroatOurEnglishteacherisconsiderateyhelpful*andwarm-hearted,butsometimesshebeangryatoursillymistakes.A.should B.mustC.canD.shallThevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,andthepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A.reviewed B.reviewingC.toreview D.beingreviewedItsuddenlyoccurredtohim hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice.A.that B.whatC.whereD.whichThenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A.which B.whereC.inwhichD.what—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—,shecan,tfindherkeys.A.TypicallyB.OccasionallyC.AccordinglyD.ParticularlyNomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecanwhentheunexpectedwillhappen.A.prove B.implyC.demandD.predictmakesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearerA.It;what B.What;that C.What;what D.That;thatThatchildrenmeetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey,soparentsdon'tworryaboutthat.A.shall;grewupB.must；grewupC.can;growupD.will;growupWethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather.Itrainedallday.A.willreachB.wouldreachC.havereachedD.wouldhavereached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)。（6分）I'mpartoftheRoots&ShootsprogramfoundedbyDr.JaneGoodall.Theprogramisintendedtomakeandpromotepositivechangesintheworld.AsDr.Goodallsays,“Whatyoudomakesadifference,andyouhavetodecidewhatkindofdifferenceyouwanttomake.”InBulgaria,whereIlive,homelessdogsareeverywhere.Manypeoplehereturnablindeyetothem.ButIcannotignorethelifeofastreetdogwheneverIseeonewanderinginthestreet,lookingforsomethingtoeat.That'swhyI'mnolongerafoodwaster.WhenIseewastedfood,Ialwaysthinkofahungrydogclimbingtogarbagebins,searchingforfoodthatpeoplehavethrownthere.Wheneatinginarestaurant,I'mnotafraidtotakeleftoverfoodtofeedstraycatsordogs.Aweekago,Isawahomelessdogaroundthegarbagebins.ImmediatelyIkneltdown,spoketohersoftlyandranmyhandsoverher.Icouldseethatshehadhadpuppies.Icouldn'timaginehowshecouldhavebeenabletocareforthem.Hoursearlier,I'dbaggedupaplateofleftoverfish.AsIunwrappedit,shewaggedhertailandsniffedatit.Sheateallthefishinnotime.Ifssad,isn'tit?Ican'tunderstandwhymanyofuswastesomuchandthinklittleofit.Thesehomelessanimalshavetaughtmethatfoodisprecious.Evenwhen1don'thaveleftoverswithme,I'lltakethetimetogetsomethingfromthegrocerystoretofeedthem.Iknowmypowerissmall,soIhopethatnexttimeyouseewastedfood,doturnitintoworthyfood.Youhavethepowertosavealife!TheauthoruseswhatDr.Goodallsaystoshow.howwecandevelopourbusinesswhyitisimportanttobegreatwhytheprogramispopulargloballyhowwecanchangetheworldpositively2、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?TherearefewhomelessdogswheretheauthorlivesTheauthortakeshomelessdogshomeandraisesthemSeeinghomelessdogsmakestheauthorneverwastefoodPeoplethrowfoodintogarbagebinstofeedhomelessdogs3、Theauthortooktheleftoverfishwithhimto.feedahomelessdoghemeteatitwhenhewashungrylookformorehomelessanimalssetanexampletothosewhothrowawayfood4、Theauthorwrotethetexttoaskusto,A.valueourfoodB.treatdogsasourfriendsC.savewastedfoodforhomelessdogsD.raisehomelessdogsandcats(8分)WelcometoTheMetropolitanMuseumofArtTheMet,whichisshortforTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,presentsover5,000yearsofartfromaroundtheworldforeveryonetoexperienceandenjoy.MillionsofpeopletakepartinTheMetexperienceonlineoroffline.Sinceitwasfoundedin1870,TheMethasalwaystriedtobemorethanastoreroomofrareandbeautifulobjects.Everyday?artcomesaliveintheMuseum,sgalleriesandthroughitsexhibitionsandevents,revealingbothnewideasandunexpectedconnectionsacrosstimeandacrosscultures.Notes：HowcanIobtainpermissiontofilmorphotographatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt?Pleaseemailadetailedrequesttocommunicatiom@.HowcanIobtainsuitableimagestoreproduceinamagazine,newspaper,orwebsite?ToviewandrequestpressimagesfortheMuseum'scurrentandupcomingexhibitionsandnewsstoriesabouttheMet,pleasesigninorregisterforapressaccountinthePressImagessectionoftheonlinePressRoom.HI.AllotherimagerequestsshouldbedirectedtoArtResourcethroughitswebsite(),bytelephoneat212-505-8700,oremailatrequests@.YoumayalsosubmityourrequestusingtheImageRequestFormavailableontheMefswebsite.IV.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestions,pleasecontacttheMuseum'sDigitalDepartment:DigitalDepartmentTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt1000FifthAvenueNewYork,NewYork10028-0198Telephone:212-650-2550Email:prtvacypolicy@1、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?Abusinessguide.B.Anartsurvey.C.Aresearchreport.D.Anadvertisement.2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheMetfromthetext?A.TheMethasahistoryof5,000years.PeoplestartedtovisittheMetonlinetobuyobjects.TheMetstopscollectingartsrightnow.PeoplecannottakeaphotowithoutthepermissionoftheMet.3、Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveimagesusedforamagazine?A.Emailtoconimunications@.B?Telephoneat212-505-8700.WriteanapplicationattheonlinePressRoom.ContacttheMuseum^DigitalDepartment.23.（8分）Stainedglass（彩色玻璃）artistscreatedifferentdesignsbymakingcutsontheglassto“score”itandthenbreakingoffthepatternthattheywanttouseinthefinishedproduct.Themostdifficultcutinstainedglassiscalledaninsidecut.Basically,ifsacurved（彎曲的）linewhereyouthrowawaythepartinsideofthecurve.Theproblemwithinsidecutsisthattheedgesofthecurvetendtobreakoffwhenthepiecesofscoredglassarebrokenapart.Astheartisttalkedaboutinsidecuts,hesaid,“Theglasswillbreakintopiecesifyoutrytocuttoomuchoffatonce.Thebestwaytodoaninsidecutistosliceoffsmallercurvespiece-by-piece.Infact,it'snotjustthebestwaytodoit,butit'stheonlywaytodoit.”Howmanytimesdoyoutrytomakeabigchangeandcuttheentirepieceatonce?Weconvinceourselvesthatwecandothisallthetime.We'llcommittotransformingourdietovernightorwegetinspiredtolaunchabusinessinaweekendorwefinallygetmotivatedtoworkoutandpushourselvestotheedgeofburningout.Whynotapproachyourgoalsanddreamslikeastainedglassartist?Startingbyslicingashallowcurveandbreakingasmallpieceoff,youcutaslightlydeepercurveandbreakthatoffuntilyouhaveyourfullinsidecut.Byslowlycuttingdeeperanddeepercurves,youpreventtheglassfrombreakingasitchangesshape.Ofcourse,changeisn'teasy—nomatterhowyoudoit.Slowgainsareboring,butifwekeepmakingsmallimprovements,thenprettysoonwewillendupwithabeautifulmasterpieceonourhandsinsteadofabunchofbrokenpieces.1、Whyisaninsidecutbelievedtobemostdifficult?Itneedsaone-and-onlydesign.Itcallsfornothingbutinspiration.Theedgesofthecurvebreakeasily.Theglassinsidethecurveiseasilybroken.2、Whatmistakesareeasilymadeaccordingtoparagraph3?Beingtooeagertomakeimprovements.Beingtooworriedaboutthefinaloutcome.Tryingtomakeacompletechangeallatonce.Tryingtofocusonprogressinsteadofachievements.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbysaying“slicingashallowcurve”？Movingforwardwithaclearaim.Startingslowandimprovinglittlebylittle.Developinganewhabitwithgreatdetermination.Handlingsomethingmajorfirstandignoretheminorpart.4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?Toshowhisloveofstainedglass.Tointroducetheskillofaninsidecut.Toappreciatedesignsofstainedglassartists.Tosharehisopinionsonhowtomakeachange.24.（8分）Companionplantingistheideathatsomekindsofplantscanhelpeachothergrow.Plantsthatarecompatible（兼容的，能共處的）togethergenerallyhavesimilarneedsintermsofnutrientsysoilandmoisturelevels.Adviceaboutwhichplantsarecompatibleissometimesbasedmoreontraditionthanproof.Butexpertssaythereisevidencetosupportcertaincombinations.Thesecanimproveharvests,reducediseaseandhelpwithpestcontrolbyattractinghelpfulinsects.Forexample,somekindsofsoilbacteriatakenitrogenfromtheairandmakeitintoaformthatplantscanuse.Theplantsholdthenitrogenintheirroots.Legumes（豆科植物）areespeciallygoodatthisnitrogen（氮）fixing.Thenanycropsthatsharethesamespacewiththelegumescangetthenitrogenwhentherootsarebrokendown.Beansandpotatoescanalsoshareterritorywellbecausetheirrootsreachdifferentlevelsinthesoil.Deep-rootedvegetablesgetnutrientsandmoisturefromlowerdowninthesoil*sotheydonotcompletewithplantswithshallowerroots.Butsomeplantsplacedtogethermayharmeachother*sdevelopment.Forexample,tomatoesdonotlikewetsoilbutwatercressdoes,soyouwouldprobablywanttokeepthemseparated.Somekindsofproduceshouldbekeptapartevenafterbeingharvested.Thisisbecauseofethylenegas（乙烯氣體）?Ethyleneisaplanthormone（激素）thatcancausesomefoodstoripentooquickly.Applesreleaseethylenegas.Apricots,melonsandtomatoesalsoreleasealotofethylene.Somevegetablesareeasilyaffectedbyethylene,includingasparagus>broccoli>cabbageandcucumbers.Thisriskofripeningtoosooniswhymarketsoftenseparatehighethylene-producingfoodsfromthosethataresensitivetothegas.Butifyouputanappleinabagwithagreenbanana>theethylenefromtheapplewillmakethebananareadytoeatsooner.Whataboutpeaches>plumsandnectarines?Thesekindsoffruitdonotneedanyhelpfromanapple—theyreleaseenoughethylenetoripenthemselves.Butthatdoesnotmeanthereisnowaytogetthejobdonefaster.Growerssuggestplacingthefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagwiththetopfoldedover.Keepthefruitatroomtemperatureyoutofdirectsunlight.Oncethefruitissoftenough,eitheruseitorputitintherefrigeratortokeepitfromgettingtooripe.1、Companionplantingreferstotheideathat.somecropscangrowtogethertobenefiteachothersomecropshavethesimilarneedsofnutrients*soilandwaterlevelsomeplantscandamageeachotherifgrowntogetheragoodfarmingmethodtopreventnaturaldisasters2、Accordingtothetext,cannotgrowtogether.A.beansandpotatoesB.tomatoesandwatercressC.legumesandcornsD.riceandsugarcane3、Whatisthefunctionofethylene?A.Toimprovethequalityoffruits.B.Toproduceapoisonousgas.C.Tokeepvegetablesfresh.D.Tomakefruitsripeearlier.4、Thetextismostlikelytobetakenfrom.anewspaperofmedicine B.amagazineofbiologyC.ajournalofagriculture D.atravelreport（10分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it*snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemany milliondollarluxury homesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$25000 to$50000ifyousearch intheright areas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A. About$7000B.About$8000C. About$8400D.About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A.Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A.EcuadorB.MexicoC.ArgentinaD.Vietnam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).（30分）MikeandIwantedtocelebrateourweddinganniversary.Wemadea]atourfavoriterestaurant,butwhenwearrived,our2wasn'twellprepared.Wewalkedtowardthebarintherestauranttowait.Mike3achairformeandthemannexttome4overtogivemeroomtoslidein.Ismiledmythanks."I'mhereonbusiness.Canyou5someinterestingthingstodo6whenIhavesometimeoff?”themanasked.MikeandIimmediatelyshiftedourattentiontothestranger.Weloveouradoptedhometownanquicklysuggestedhalfadozenfun7 ,Thestranger'snamewasBill.HeandMike8tobebothmechanicalengineers.Thetwomenhad9totalkabout.Secondsturnedintominutesandstrangersturnedintofriends.Whenthehostess1()andtoldusourtablewas11 ,wesaidgoodbyetoBill.“We'reoutto12 ourweddinganniversary,MIsaidaswe13tofollowthewaitresstoourtable."Wow!Ireally14youtakingthetimetotalktome,“Billsaid.wVoucouldhave15me.Happyanniversary!^^Theeveningspedby.Soonwehadtogohome.Mikesignaledourwaiterforthebill.16 ,thewaitersmiledandhandedusanote:Thankyouagainfortalkingtoastranger.1reallyappreciateyourkindness.17isonme.Bill18 ,welookedatthewaiter.“Yes,”hesaid.wIfstrue.HepaidyourWewalkedbacktothe19tothankBill,buthisseatwas20 .Butweneverforgothisgenerosityanddecidedtopayitforward.A.reservationB.wishC.preparationD.planA.roomB.breakfastC.tableD.arrangementA.orderedinB.pickedupC.tookupD.pulledoutA.movedB.gotC.jumpedD.came5、A.chooseB.thinkofC.recommendD.referto6、A.frequentlyB.locallyC.entirelyD.exactly7、A.storiesB.booksC.restaurantsD.activities8、A.announcedB.seemedC.pretendedD.happened9、A.nothingB.littleC.plentyD.everything10、A.approachedB.returnedC.repliedD.apologized11、A.fullB.collectedC.readyD.dean12、A.congratulateB.celebrateC.holdD.watch13、A.gotupB.tookupC.camebackD.showedup14、A.imagineB.appreciateC.mindD.enjoy15、A.helpedB.seenC.forgivenD.ignored16、A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.OthervAse17、A.PraiseB.BlaineC.ResponsibilityD.Dinner18、A.CuriousB.SurprisedC.GratefulD.Relaxed19、A.kitchenB.barC.doorD.entrance20、A.dirtyB.goneC.emptyD.occupied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。（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.IntheWakeofUber'sFatalAccidentThefirstpedestriandeathhasledsometoaskwhethertheindustryismovingtoofasttodeploythetechnology.Theautonomous-carindustryfacescloserscrutinyandcriticismafteraself-drivingUbercarkilledapedestrianinTempe,Arizona,inMarch.Fulldetailsoftheaccidentareunclear,1.thelocalpolicedepartmentissuedastatementsayingthatawoman2^_（strike）fatallyafterwalkinginfrontofanUbercartravellinginself-drivingmode.Ubersaysitiscooperatingwithapoliceinvestigationandhassuspendedtestingofitsself-drivingvehicles.Itisthefirsttimeaself-drivingvehicle3.（kill）apedestrian,andtheeventisalreadycausingsometoquestionthepace4,thetechnologyismoving.BesidesUber,dozensofcompanies,including5,（establish）carmakersandsmallstartups,arerushingtotestexperimentalself-drivingvehiclesandautonomoussystemsonroads.Theseeffortshavereceivedblessingfromlocalgovernments6^thetechnologyseemssopromisingandasafetydriverisusuallybehindthewheelasabackup.ItiswidelyarguedbyexpertssuchasPhilipKoopmanthatautonomouscarswilleventuallybesaferdriversthantheaverageperson,becausethevehiclesdon'tgetdistracted.However,provingthatsafetymaybetime-consumingandsomesaythetechnologyisbeingdeployedtooquickly.Atatimewhenmanyhavepraisedthetechnologyasreadyforlarge-scaledeployment,“thisisclearproof7,itisnotyetthecase,“saysBryanReimer,aresearchscientistatMIT.“Untilweunderstandthetestinganddeploymentofthesesystemsfurther,weneedtotakeourtimeandworkthroughtheevolutionofthetechnology,Mhesays.Theaccidentcomesamid8?seemedlikerapidprogressonself-drivingtechnologyandapushtoloosenlegalrestrictions.Justdaysago,Waymo,Uber,andothershadurgedtheCongress9.（pass）legislationthatwouldpavethewayforself-drivingcarsintheU.S.Theaccidentwillmostlikelyslowthepassageofthatbill.Sofar,thepublichasshowedlittlesignofturning10,thetechnology,evenaftersuchincidents.UIamnotreallysurethisisgoingtoleadtoapublicworryorbacklash/9saysKambhampati.""Becausehonestly,IthoughttherewouldbemoreofabacklashaftertheTeslaaccident."第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）（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短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（八），并在此符號(hào)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。Ourclasspaidavisittoasenior*shomelastSunday、Assoonaswegottothere,wefirstdidathoroughcleaning^Somesweptandmoppingthefloor、Somecleanedthewindowsorothersdidsomewashing、Anhourlate9theroomslookedcleanandtidyandtookonanewlylook、Thenweweredividedintotwogroup、Onegroupgaveawonderfulperformancewhotheelderlyenjoyedverymuch;theothergrouptaughtthoseinterestedinEnglishsomedailyexpressionsxAlltheelderlyhadgoodtimewiththem、Whenlunchtimecame,wehadtosaygoodbyeforthem、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.學(xué)校將組織一次“我心目中的英雄”主題班會(huì)活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)你以HeroesinMyHeart為題，寫一篇演講稿。基本要求如下:?你心目中英雄的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)；■你心目中英雄的事跡簡(jiǎn)介（請(qǐng)舉1?2例）；?從這些英雄事跡中，你學(xué)到了些什么？參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、D5、A6、A7、A8、B9、C10、A11、B12、C13、B14、A15、B16、A17、D18、B19、D20>D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、B4、C22、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimprove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