山西省忻州一中等四校中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高考英語考前最后一卷預(yù)測(cè)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(qǐng)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．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—Shewondered_______wecouldcompletetheexperiment.A．whenwasit B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat2．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade3．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need4．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound5．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand6．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat7．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual8．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．a(chǎn)ny B．one C．a(chǎn)nother D．theother9．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where10．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who11．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven12．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly13．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup14．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．a(chǎn)bsence D．a(chǎn)ppearance15．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon16．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation17．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved18．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t19．ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday20．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．X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）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.22．（8分）IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutside.Shewasworkingwithanotherstudent,andIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.Ihadbeentutoredenoughtoread,understand,andevenwritesomemusicalcompositions,butIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.Windsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfree,soIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.Iwalkedin,satdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusic.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachme.Withasmile,Pashasatbesidemeonthepianobench,openedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned(皺眉)andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical(呆板的)pianist.Afteraboutapageortwo,Pashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.Therewasalongpause.“Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?”IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.“Likeastory.Here,letmetryandyoulisten,”Pashaadvised.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreath,lettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Then,shebegantoplay.“See,itbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?”Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.“Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedge.”AhappypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.“Oh,butsheslips!”Themusicchanged.“Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quickly,theprincess’horseseesherplight(困境)andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckily,theymakeittothebank.”Pashasaid.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoon,findingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1、Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianist,theauthormeant________.A．shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB．shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC．herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD．ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A．Creative. B．Honest. C．Humorous. D．Brave.3、Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe________.A．imaginedherselfasaprincessB．knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC．hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD．combinedthemusicwithastory4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AFriendForeverB．NeverGiveupC．APianoLessonD．MyFavoritePieceofMusic23．（8分）FindoutwayaroundtheBritishMuseum,discoversomeofthemostfamousobjects,andexploretheuniquecollection.ToptipSomeofthegalleriescanbeverybusyatpeaktimes.Ifyouwanttoavoidthecrowds,tryvisitingthesegalleries.Room1TheEnlightenmentGalleryprovidesanintroductiontotheMuseumanditscollections,showinghowourunderstandingoftheworldofnatureandhumanachievementhaschangedovertime.Itisdividedintosevensectionsthatexplorethesevenmajorages.Itisopendaily10:0017:00,until20:30onFridays.Rooms24TheWelcomeTrustGallerydealswiththetoughrealitiesoflifeinmanydifferentways.ThedisplaysinRoom24exploredifferentapproachestooursharedchallengesashumanbeings,focusingonhowdiverseculturesseektomaintainhealthandwell-being.Daily11:0016:00.Room34TheJohnAddisGalleryhousesthemuseum’scollectionofIslamicart,whichnowofficiallyformspartoftheDepartmentofMiddleEast.ThisincludesobjectsfromtheearliestyearsofIslamtothe20thcentury.AvailableeveryFri.,Sat.andSun.at11:30—14:00.Room77GreekandRomanArchitectureGalleryhasanespeciallyimportantcollectionofarchitectureandarchitecturalsculpturefromancientGreekbuildings.IthastheearlierandlatertemplesandthearchitectureondisplayintheroomincludesexamplesoftheCorinthianandCompositeordersinparticular.Daily11:0016:00.Room95Viewfamousblue-and-whitechina,whichwasfirstproducedinChinaaroundAD600.theskillfultransformationofordinaryclayintobeautifulobjectshasattractedthepeopleacrosstheglobe.Withinthisgalleryofalmost1,700objectsareexamplesofthefinestchinaintheworld,datingfromthe3rdtothe20thcentury.AvailableMon.Fri.at10:3016:00.1、Youcanvisit_______toknowthegeneralinformationabouttheMuseum.A．theWelcomeTrustGalleryB．theJohnAddisGalleryC．Room1D．Room952、TheWelcomeTrustGalleryfeatures__________.A．theunderstandingoflivinganddyingB．thewaysofkeepinghealthyinBritainC．thedifferentrealitiesindifferentculturesD．theideasaboutkeepingfitfromdifferentcultures3、IfyouplantovisittheJohnAddisGalleryat12:00,youcangoon______.A．December1,2017(Friday)B．June15,2017(Thursday)C．May9,2017(Tuesday)D．March20,2017(Monday)4、WhomightprefertovisitRoom95?A．ProfessionalarchitectsB．ChinaloversC．ScholarsmajoringinreligionD．Studentsinterestedinmedicine24．（8分）ThenewsofHarperLee’ssecondnovelbroketheinternet.GoSetaWatchmanwouldbepublishedinJuly.Leebecamearecluse(隱士)afterthepublicationofherfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,in1960.Althoughtheauthorhasbeenoutofthepubliceyeformorethan50years,thewavethatfollowedtheannouncementshowedhernovel’sbelovedplaceintheAmericanliteraryworks.In1991,TheBookoftheMonthClubandthelibraryofCongressconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathadmadeadifferenceintheirlives.Lee’sbookfollowedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,ToKillaMockingbirdremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachinganestimated70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchaperfectreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondthesuperficial(膚淺的)conversationsoftheschoolhallways.Literaturepromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.ToKillaMockingbirdparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisregard.Itspeaksinchild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Peoplehavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedintheprose(散文)ofawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharmingreadforyoungpeople.Italludesto(轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角地說到)theconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultgoingthroughdifficultrealities,butshowsitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.1、InwhichyearmightGoSetaWatchmancomeout?A．2015B．1960C．1910D．19912、WhichbookleavesthedeepestimpressiononAmericanreaders?A．GoSetaWatchmanB．ToKillaMockingbirdC．TheBibleD．Shakespeare’sworks3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutToKillaMockingbird?A．Itsauthormaybeaplayfulchild.B．It’sastoryaboutawell-educatedadult.C．Youngpeoplecanseethemselvesfromit.D．It’simpossibleforchildrenlikeScouttoexist.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheGreatWriter:HarperLeeB．TheGreatYoungPeopleNovelC．VoicesfromChildrenD．DifferencesHarperLeemade25．（10分）Notallof

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thatshewasallegedlyunabletoattendthefuneralaftershewastoldbyherex-husband’ssecretarythattherewerenotenoughseats.“Iwasgoingtotakethetraindown.Iwantedtopaymyrespects.ButIpaidmyrespectsbyraisingthreewonderfulchildrenduringa23-yearmarriage,”SharontoldtheOutlet.NeilandSharonsharethreechildren:sonPierceanddaughtersAshleyandLaurenBushLauren,whogaveareadingatthefuneral,wherethefatherofthreeattendedwithhissecondwifeMariaAndrews,whomhewedin2004.WhiletheD．C．memorialservicewastakingplace,SharonrecalledhavinglunchwithLadyGaga’smotherCynthiaGermanottaandpublishingheiressAnneHearst.Thoughshewassnubbedfromthefuneral,SharonsharedphotosonInstagramtohonorherformerfather-in-law.“MygirlsLaurenandAshleyreadscripturesattheirgrandfather’sfuneral.Ifeelsoproudofthem.MayheRIP.”ThemotherofthreecaptionedaphotoofLaurenandAshley.“MayheRIP,”Sharonalsopostedon

Instagram,speakingoftheirchildren’supbringing.Sharoncreditedherselfforraisingthemtobecharitableandpublicservants.“Itaughtthemeverythingtheyknowabout‘pointsoflight’bytakingthemtosoupkitchensandhomelesssheltersfromthetimetheywere4yearsold.Ididn’twantthemspoiled,”shesaid,referencingthepublicservicenonprofit—PointsofLight,forwhichherex-husbandservesaschairmanoftheboardofdirectors.“Ididthis.Neilwasneveraround.Hewasalwaystraveling,”Sharonadded.1、WhywasSharonnotinvitedtoGeorgeH.W.Bush’sfuneral?A．Becauseshedidnotintendtoattend.B．BecauseshewasnotNeil’scurrentwife.C．Becausethecathedralcan’tholdsomanypeople.D．Becauseshewasbusywithherchildren’supbringing.2、HowdidSharonmournforthepassingawayofherformerfather-in-law?A．Throughmediainterviews. B．Bypostingonasocialmedium.C．Byraisingthreegrandchildren. D．Bylookingbackonlunchingwithhim.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sharon’smarriagelasted30years.B．NeilandSharonsharethreedaughters.C．PointsofLightisaprofit-makingcompany.D．Sharon’sgirlsattendedtheirgrandfather’sfuneral.4、What

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towardsNeil’sperformanceofbringingupchildren?A．Unconcerned. B．Appreciative.C．Dissatisfied. D．Positive.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）NeatlyputtinganemphasisonhisstorytellingskillishowwriterMoYanbeganhisNobelLectureinLiteraturespeech,“Storyteller”,onFriday（Saturday,Beijingtime）inStockholm.For40minuteshetalkedabouthismother’s1onhimasapersonandawriter,hisliteraryinspirations,andhowhe2withthecontroversy（爭(zhēng)論）thatfollowedtheannouncementofhisNobelvictory.Hetoldhisaudiencethatasaboyhetoldstoriestocheeruphismother,and3thatpovertyandlonelinessfueledhisimaginationasawriterafterhegrewup.4,authorssuchasWilliamFaulknerandGabrielGarciaMarquez5him,hesaid,especiallytheirboldandunlimitedwritingstyle.“Apersonshouldbe6indailylife,butfollowone’sinstinct（本能）andtakecontrolwhenit7toliterarycreation.”Hesaidthesoulof8allofhisworksistheboyinTransparentCarrotwhohasanalmostsuperhumanabilitytobear9HeaddedthathealsotriedtomakehishometownofGaomiinShandongProvinceamicrocosm（縮影）ofChinaandeventhe10Hisgreatestchallenge,hesaid,waswritingnovelsthatdealwith11realities.“Inwritingaboutthedarkaspectsofsocietythereisa（n）12thatemotionsandangerallowpoliticstolimitliterature.”Hesaidliteraturemustbe13onreallifebutgobeyondit.Healsomentionedthe14surroundinghisselectionasNobelwinner,sayinghewasshoweredwithmanyflowers.15hewasatargetfor“stonethrowers”.“AtfirstIthoughtIwasthe16ofthecontroversies,butovertimeI’vecometorealizethattherealtargetwasapersonwhohad17todowithme.”Mo18hislecturebysayinghewasmadetofeellikeanactorinaplaywithalltheattentionhewas19,buthehaddecidedthatthebestwaytocommunicatehisthoughtswasto20writing.1、A．a(chǎn)ffection B．influence C．occasion D．position2、A．a(chǎn)greed B．fought C．dealt D．did3、A．a(chǎn)dded B．warned C．reminded D．imagined4、A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Besides5、A．preserved B．inspired C．entertained D．taught6、A．confident B．certain C．comfortable D．modest7、A．goes B．comes C．turns D．gets8、A．nearly B．hardly C．scarcely D．a(chǎn)lways9、A．danger B．suffering C．relieving D．happiness10、A．city B．village C．world D．province11、A．social B．economical C．a(chǎn)gricultural D．cultural12、A．encouragement B．danger C．a(chǎn)dvantage D．event13、A．insisted B．spent C．based D．passed14、A．contradiction B．contest C．contrary D．controversy15、A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead16、A．goal B．intention C．target D．purpose17、A．somebody B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．a(chǎn)nybody18、A．a(chǎn)dopted B．concluded C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．concerned19、A．throwing B．a(chǎn)ccepting C．offering D．receiving20、A．carryon B．takeon C．bringout D．putout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）Failureisthebestteacher.Welearn1．(have)moreconfidenceinwhatweknowthroughfailure.Youdon'thavetoacceptyourfailureifyou2．(real)wanttoachievesuccess.Foreveryachievement,therehavebeenoneormorefailures.Butthosewhoweconsideras3．(success)refusetoacceptfailureandbelievesuccessistheothersideoffailure.Thelamp4．(invent)byEdisonafter1,000failures.Ifhehadstoppedafterhetried100times,whatmighthavebeentheresultofsucheffort?Anytimeyoureffortisnotbringing5．expectedresult,youdon’thavetocallitafailure,callitachallenge.Whatisthe6．(different)betweenthetwo?Oneisnegative;theotherispositive.Whatyouneedispositivethinkingtoachievesuccess.Failuremeansthereisnowayout,noalternative,butachallengeisaquestionmark,7．a(chǎn)sksforanotherwayoutofthesituation,analternativeanswer8．theproblem.Youcannotfly,run.Ifyoucannotrun,walk.Ifyoucannotwalk,crawl(爬行);justkeepon9．(move).Ifyoufalldown,youhavetogetupandstartmoving.Ifnot，otherpeoplewillsteponyouonthewayto10．(they)achievements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。MyclassmatesandIdecidetodosomethingforourcominggraduation.Aftertheheateddiscussion,weagreedonmakingavideotorecordtheirschoollifeexperiences.Materialcollectingtookusawholeweek—weinterviewedourteachersortookpicturesofalmosteveryaspectofourschoollife.Edittheinterviewvideosandpicturesweretough.Wedebatedaboutwhattoputintothevideo.Somecompromisesandargumentswereunavoidable,butthevideoturnedouttobeperfectly.Severaldayslater,whenthevideoplayedatthegraduationceremony,itwaswellreceived.Thestudentsandteachershadagreattime.Thatsurelygaveusagreatsenseofachievements.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校英國(guó)交換生Peter在郵件中說他被OxfordUniversity錄取了，邀清你本周六晚參加慶祝派對(duì)，但你那天要參加漢語詩(shī)詞(poetry)比賽，不能參加派對(duì)。請(qǐng)用英語給他回復(fù)郵件。內(nèi)容主要包括：1.表達(dá)感謝并祝賀2.說明不能參加的原因。注意：1.考生可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使文章內(nèi)容充實(shí)連貫2.詞數(shù)100左右DearPeter_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、C5、D6、D7、B8、C9、C10、C11、D12、A13、D14、D15、A16、B17、B18、C19、C20、B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、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserveratacharitysportseventwheretheorganizersgavemecupcakestothankmeformyser