湖南省湘西土家族苗族自治州2023-2024学年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖南省湘西土家族苗族自治州2023-2024学年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/2．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived3．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled4．Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom5．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how6．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe7．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would8．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where9．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying10．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore11．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush12．.Ididn’t________havingtodothecookingmyself,orIwouldhavelearntoneortwodishesfrommymom.A．expect B．anticipateC．forecast D．preview13．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one14．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto15．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated16．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled17．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which18．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how19．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．asaresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof20．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Oursocietyisgenerallybecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,Nell-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human-relations”experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthatmanhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebecomeeconomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveanddiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellasfortherightmixtureofobedienceandindependence.Fromthemomentontheyaretestedagainandagain–bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone’sfellowcompetitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreindustrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century“freeenterprise”capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemformabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionendsinahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities–thoseofallloveandofreason–aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.1、By“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery”theauthorintendstodelivertheideathatmanis______.A．anecessarypartthoughthefunctionofeachisinsignificantB．workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofsocietyC．anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofsocietyD．airreplaceablecomponentofsocietywhenworkingsmoothly2、Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat________.A．theyaremorelikelytolosetheirpresentworkB．theyhavenorealsatisfactionorinterestinlifeC．theyareconfrontedwiththefundamentalrealitiesD．theyaredeprivedofindividualityandindependence3、Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose_______.A．whoalwaysliveatthebottomofthesocietyB．whotendtobehigherupintheirsocialstatusC．whoprovebetterthantheirfellowcompetitorsD．whocoulddipfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof_______.A．approval B．dissatisfaction C．suspicion D．sensibility22．（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）HowtoGettheBestHotelDealTakingtheentirefamilyonvacationcanaddupquickly—flights,rentalcar,gas,meals,snacks,andofcourse,hotels.However,bydoingsomeresearchandusingthreelittlewords,youcouldendupsavingalotofmoneyonaccommodations.First,searchhotelbookingsiteslikeTripAdvisororExpediaandcheckoutthehotelratesinyourlocationforthedatesyouwouldliketobook.Takedownallthepricesyoufindonlineforthathotel.Butevenifyoufindastealofadealor“aspecialdiscount”,don’tpressthebookbuttononthewebsitejustyet.Afterresearchingpricesonline,expertssaythebestwaytogetthelowesthotelrateistocallthehoteldirectly—notanyofthecustomerserviceor1-800numbersthatcouldbelistedasacontactnumber,especiallyforachainhotel.Thenyou’regoingtodropsomemagicwords.Whileyoumightbetemptedtoaskfor“thebestdeal”or“thelowestrate”,yoursecretweaponhereistousethephrase“cheapestnonrefundablerate.”AccordingtoexpertsatTravel+Leisure,thatphrasetriggershotelstafftosearchfortheroomthatwillcostyoutheleastforyourvacation.Ifyoudoenduptryingtonegotiateabetterprice,mentionthenumbersyoufoundonlineandthenreducethosepricesby20percent.Apparentlyhotelspayaheftyfeetobelistedonhotelbookingsites,andthat20percentcouldactuallymeanmoremoneythantheywouldgetifyoubookedthroughoneofthem.Justdon’twaituntilthelastminutetoscoreadeal,becausethatcanleadtopayingmore,notless.FredLalonde,founderofthetravelserviceHopper,toldTravel+Leisurethatthebestdealsonhotelsareusuallyavailabletwotothreemonthsaheadofthevacationdate,potentiallysavingyoumorethan$270foraneight-daystay.120、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“threelittlewords”inParagraph1referto?A．Aspecialdiscount B．ThebestdealC．Thelowestrate D．Cheapestnonrefundablerate.1、Accordingtothepassage,thepreferredwaytogetthebesthoteldealisto________.A．callthetargethotelstobargainwiththestaffB．collectandcomparethepricesfoundonlineC．bookhotelsjustbeforeyourdeparturetimeD．turntohotelbookingsitesforadiscount24．（8分）What’sthepointofstudying?It’ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou’restudyingforadegreeandyou’restrugglingtocompletehomeworkorinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeouthavingagoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareeristogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendupdoingsomethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.Withtheincreasingcostsofuniversity,studentsbegintoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer,Thereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidanceintoemploymentinadditiontouniversityeducation.Butothernewresearchsaysthatadegreewillinthelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.DrJackBrittonsaysthat“graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof£33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities.”However,ithasfoundit’snotjustthelocationbutotherfactorsthatcanplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsaftergraduation,theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicine,dentistryaswell,tendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Therearefactorstoothatinfluencewhatyoumightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent’ssocialbackgroundcanhaveaneffect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityandparticularlyagoodone.Butifyoustillfeeluniversitydoesn’tdeliverthebestopportunitiesthenthereareencouragingwordsfromAlistairJarvis,headofuniversitiesUK,whotoldBBCNewsthat“Employsaredemandingmoregraduatesandgraduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates.Therearemanygoodgraduateoutcomescomingfromuniversities”Somayallthatstudyingisworthit-afterall‘nopain,nogain’!1、Whydostudentsstarttoquestionwhethertogotouniversityornot?A．Becauseoftheheavystudyingburden.B．Becausetheycan’tgetadegreeaftergraduation.C．Becausetheydon’tneedadegreefortheircareer.D．Becauseoftheincreasingcostsofuniversity.2、Whichmajormaymostprobablyleadtoalower-earningcareer?A．Medicine. B．Law.C．Creativearts. D．Dentistry.3、WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobefiredaccordingtoAlistairJarvis?A．Graduates. B．Non-graduates.C．Doctors. D．Employers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．RussellGroupuniversitiesaretopones.B．Moststudentsgotouniversitytogetagoodcareer.C．One’slocationhasnoeffectonhisincome.D．Graduatesoftenhavemoreacademicqualificationsthanrequiredforaparticularjob.25．（10分）AprimaryschoolinHangzhousaidonMondayit’spullingasexeducationtextbookovercomplaintsaftergainingrecentinternationalattentionforbothitsprogressiveapproachanditsgraphiccontent.Controversysparkedafteramotherofasecond-graderattheschoolpostedaboutthetextbookonSinaWeiboonFebruary28,complainingthebookcontainedoverly-graphicillustrationsofreproductive(生殖的)organs.Thebook,publishedbyBeijingNormalUniversity,aimsforstudentsaged6to13.Ithadbeenusedinschoolsfornearlyadecadebeforetherecentroundofcontroversy.InChina,sexeducationoftenfacesresistance,especiallyfromtheoldergenerationofparentswhousedtotelltheirchildrenthatbabieswerepickedupinstreetsorjumpedoutfromrocks.China’ssexeducationisconsideredconservativeandschoolsusuallytrytoavoidthesubject,leavingtheresponsibilitytoparentsorsociety.Nowadays,thefrankdescriptionofsexualbehaviorinarecently-releasedsexeducationtextbookforprimaryschoolstudentsinthecityhastriggeredawaveofparentalconcern.Isthesexeducationtextbooktrulytooclearlyexpressed?Somepeopleholdthatthesexeducationbookshouldbedetailed.Sexeducationisanimportantwayofteachingchildrenknowingthemselves,sowecannotambiguouswordsdescribingthesex.Ontheotherhand,adultsseedirtythingsinthebookswhilestudentsmaynot.Theyseethingsinadifferentwayandweshouldnotjudgethebooksfromourperspective.Thereisnoneedtoavoidsexineducation.Othersdonotagree.Theythinkitisnotwrongtodescribesexindirectways,butthesentencesinthebookaretoorudeandareevenbannedfromourwebsite.Thewordingshouldbemoretenderandbeautifulinbooksforchildren.AsfarasIcansee,weshouldbemorecarefulaboutthesensitivetopic,sexeducation.Differentmethodsshouldbeappliedtochildrenofdifferentagegroups.Wecantellmoredetailsaboutsextotheolderchildren,becausetheycanacceptitsmoothly,andgivemorepictures,ortenderwordstotheyoungerones.1、Whydidtheeldergenerationusetolieaboutwherekidscamefrom?A．BecausetheywereinnocentandhadnoideaaboutthatB．Becausetheywerenotopen-mindedanddidn’twanttheirkidstobeexposedtosextooearlyC．BecausesexwassoprivatethattheyfeltshamefulwhentellingthetruthD．Becausetheydidn’twanttogoagainstschools,whousuallytriedtoavoidthesubject2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotagreewiththeoriginaltext?A．Recently,thesexeducationbookmentionedabovehasbecomeaglobalconcern.B．ParentscriticizethedirectwaysthesexeducationbookadoptedtodescribesexC．PeopledividetheiropinionsonwhethersexeducationisnecessaryornotD．It’snotthefirsttimethesexeducationbookmentionedhasbeenusedinschools3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TherewasnodebateoverthesexeducationbookbeforetherecentroundcontroversyB．Accordingtothesupporters,parentsshouldputthemselvesintheirchildren’sshoeswhendealingwiththesexeducationbookC．DifferentmethodsshouldbeusedonchildrenofdifferentagegroupsD．Sexeducationissosensitiveatopicthatthewritercanhardlybringforwardanyadvice4、Whichofthefollowingwordsisthenearestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“progressive”inthefirstparagraph?A．RewardingB．StrangeC．ReasonableD．Advanced第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Aman,whoisnowsixty-eightyearsold,wentoverseasfortyyearsago.Justbeforethey1,thegirlhelovedgavehimasasouvenir,aheart-shapedknot（结）(symbolizingdevotion)madeofknitting（编织品）2.Andhehungitonhisbelt3.Severalyearslaterhe4andhadchildren.Hissweet-heart’slooks,5timewentby,becamedimmer（更模糊）anddimmerlikealandscapepicture6awaygradually,andhishomelandonlyappearedinhis7.Intheeveningofhislifeheoftenlookedattheknotandsighed.Oneday,8thesightoftheknot,hisgrandson9gettingholdofitasatoy.Theboytoucheditandtriedto10it.Atlasthedidthetrickandgotit11andopen.Whenitwasspreadout,itturnedtoitsformasalong12,averysimplewoolthread.Onlybytheclever13ofabelovedgirlcouldthethreadbeknittedintosuchacomplicatedknot.14lovemadesomanysimplethingscomplexintheworld.Theoldmanwasthus15toagreattruth.Mostofthecomplaints,16andhatredinliferesultfromvery17matters.Ifoneis18mindfulofthem,theybecomementalknots.Butifone19theknot,itremainsasimplethreadorline,20shapeitbecomes.1、A．marriedB．returnedC．partedD．left2、A．clothB．woolC．silkD．cotton3、A．asfarB．longbeforeC．sofarD．fromthen4、A．gotmarriedB．setoffC．wentawayD．grewup5、A．whileB．afterC．asD．though6、A．givingB．fadingC．dyingD．leaving7、A．dreamsB．thoughtsC．ideasD．minds8、A．atB．uponC．toD．for9、A．lettoB．heldonC．insistedonD．heldout10、A．unfoldB．foldC．tieD．fasten11、A．relaxedB．easyC．looseD．different12、A．threadB．ropeC．pipeD．string13、A．fingerB．handsC．headD．arms14、A．UnmarriedB．SeparatedC．HeatedD．Devoted15、A．awokenB．knownC．madeD．come16、A．joyB．kindnessC．bitternessD．dislikes17、A．lightB．simpleC．bigD．small18、A．alreadyB．neverC．alwaysD．seldom19、A．seesthroughB．goesthroughC．caresforD．dealswith20、A．whicheverB．whateverC．howeverD．whenever第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Blessedbythepleasantweather,theislandprovinceofHainanisfastbecomingknownasChina’sFlorida”,1．(draw)massesofretireesescapingthebitingcoldoftheirhometowns.“AthomeinHarbin,itcanbe-30°C,itisunbearable!Butheretheclimateis2．(suit),”saida71-year-oldwomanfromthe3．(extreme)coldprovinceofHeilongjiang.She4．(move)eachwintertoSanyaoverthepasteightyears.“Herethe5．(warm)isbetterforourhealth.Wefindsomanypeoplefromourprovince6．wearesurewewillnotgetbored”saidQiNingxia,7．60-year-oldmanfromHeilongjiang.About700,000elderlypeoplecometoSanyaeverywinter,almostdoubling8．(it)population.Nearlyhalfofthese“migratorybirds”,9．theyarecalled,comefromthenorthernprovincesinChina.Thetrendbeganin2000aspeoplebeganbuyingSanyaapartments,openingbusinessandpersuadingfriendsandfamily10．(join)them,creatingasnowballeffect.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。IparticipatedtheSecondarySchoolPrograminHarvardlastsummer、Ispendhalfofthedayonmyclassandhomework，andthenI'dbefreetodothatIwanted、Sincemycoursewasan8-creditcourse，itwasalotfastthanothersummerschoolcourse、Ihadtolearnhowtokeepupwiththepaceofmyclassandfigureouthowtostudyefficient、Forme，takenoteswasofgreathelp、Duringmystudy，IalsogottoknowmanyprofessorswhowasavailableforextrahelpwheneverIneededit、TheresourcesandopportunitiescombinedwiththeenvironmentheremademewanttoattendtoHarvardevenmore、NowbackinChina，Ioftenmisstheexperienceofstudyingabroad、2第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，现任学校学生会主席。最近，你所在的城市正开展“帮助贫困孩子”的活动。你将代表学生会起草一份倡议书，号召同学们帮助这些孩子们，并利用暑假时间积极到边远地区去参加志愿者活动。主要包括以下要点：1.介绍贫困孩子的现状。2.呼吁同学们参加活动。3.志愿者的申请。邮箱：sun-1346@;截止日期：5月15日。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearbrothersandsisters,I’mLiHua,chairmanoftheStudents’Union.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、B5、B6、D7、C8、C9、C10、D11、A12、B13、D14、A15、B16、B17、A18、C19、A20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、D3、D4、B22、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserveratacharitysportseventwheretheorganizersgavemecupcakestothankmeformyservices.IalsovolunteeredinacharityshopsoIfoundloadsofnicecheapclothestoupdatemywardrobe(衣柜).Whilethisisallfun,myfavouriteaspectofvolunteeringiscreatingandsharingstories.Myterribleattemptsatfarminghavegivenmehilariousstoriestotell!Talkingtovolu