北海市重点中学2024年高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

北海市重点中学2024年高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would2．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed3．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead4．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever5．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect6．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all7．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what8．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas9．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto10．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain11．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such12．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway13．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme14．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment15．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen16．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough17．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't18．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading19．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated20．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed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）You’veprobablyvisitedtheTian’anmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing，butyoumaynothaveheardofKuaiXiang．Alongwithhim，thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheirtimes．KuaiXiang(1399—1481)Tian’anmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang．Byfollowinginthefootstepsofancienthomebuilders，hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthetestoftimeforalmost600years．Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.IeobMingPei(1917-present)Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums．Heisalwaysstrugglingwithinnovation．AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics，hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyardoftheLouvre．HisotherworksincludeJohnF．KennedyLibrary，BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum．ZahaHadid(1950-2016)In2004，shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize，theNobelPrizeforarchitecture．Sheusedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace．Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲线)ofGuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings，formingauniqueview．MengFanchao(1959-present)Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream，butMengFanchaoturnedthisintorealitybybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge．Thislongestcross-seabridge，whenviewedafar，lookslikeadynamicdragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea．1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?A．Heneverfollowstraditions． B．Helacksfinancialsupport．C．Heisasuccessfularchitect． D．Helikesdelicatehooks．2、What’sIeohMingPei’sattitudetowardscreation?A．Positive． B．Uncaring．C．Subjective． D．Disapproving．3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?A．Theyemphasizetheuseofspace． B．Theysetaremarkablerecord．C．Theylikefollowingothers’opinions． D．theirworksmeetwithaboycott22．（8分）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.23．（8分）OnFebruary6,SpaceX,aprivateUSaerospacecompanyownedbyElonMusk,hassuccessfullylauncheditsnewFalconHeavyspacecraft,makingittheworld’smostpowerfulrocket.FalconHeavyisthelargestrocketsincetheretirementofNASA’sSaturnV,whichwasusedfortheMoonmissionsinthe1970s.“FalconHeavycanlaunchabout64tonnesintolowEarthorbit-that’salmostthreetimesmorethanthecurrentrunningbiggestlaunchvehicle,DeltaIVHeavy,”ImperialCollegeastrophysicistDavidClementstoldAIJazeera.AccordingtoSpaceX,FalconHeavycanliftintoorbitamassgreaterthana737jetloadedwithpassengers,crew,luggageandfuel.TherocketwasdesignedwiththeideaofearninghumansintospaceandopeningthepossibilityofflyingmissionswithpeopletotheMoonandevenMars.Foritsfirstvoyage,itcarriedMusk’s$100,000cherry-redTeslasportscarandafakespace-suitedhumanmodelfixedinthedriver’sseat.Muskjokedthat“itmaybediscoveredbysomefuturealienrace”.FalconHeavywentintospaceonitslastflightonFebruary6.ThelaunchtookplaceatNASA’sCapeCanaveralAirForceStationandKennedySpaceCenterintheUSstateofFlorida,thespotalsousedfortheApollo11Moonmissionandseveralspaceshuttlelaunches.Itwasdelayedbyseveralhoursbecauseofhighwindsintheupperatmosphere.Minutesaftertake-off,thetwoouterboosters(助推器)landedatthenearbyCapeCanaveralAirForceStation.SpaceXannouncedplanstoeventuallyuseFalconHeavytolaunchtwopayingspacetouristsonatriparoundtheMoon.However,Musksaidhewillprobablyreservethatmissionforanotherlaunchsystem,theBFR.Recently,SpaceXscheduledtolaunchaFalcon9rocketforNASA’sTESSmissiononMarch20,2018.ItisreportedthatSpaceXisscheduledtocomplete30independentlaunchmissionsin2018,atleasthalfofwhichwilluseFalcon9.1、Whichofthefollowingcanfunctionasarocket?A．A737jet.B．Tesla.C．SaturnV.D．SpaceX.2、WhatdoweknowaboutFalconHeavyfromthetext?A．Itwasthelatestrocketintheworld.B．Itisofthesameloadasa737jet.C．Itistobefoundbythecreaturesintheouterspace.D．ItwaslaunchedatthesameplacefortheApollo11mission.3、WhatdelayedthelaunchofFalconHeavy?A．Weathercondition.B．Programerror.C．Equipmentfailure.D．Deliberatedamage.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheBFRwillbecompletedin2018.B．Thevehicletolaunchspacetouristsisunknown.C．TouristswillbesentintospacebyFalcon9.D．Falcon9willtake15launchmissions.24．（8分）CobbTheatresareshowingkids'moviesthissummerat10ameveryTuesday，WednesdayandThursday.Doorsopenat9：30am，andmanyofthetheatersfillquicklywithsummercampers，soarriveearlyifyouwantaseat.ThefilmswillbeatthreeMiamiDadetheaters：◆Dolphin19，11471NW12thSt.，Miami；Tel：3055910785.TicketPricing：$12.00(adult)；$9.00(childundertheageof12)◆CobbGrand18，17355NW59thAve.，MiamiLakes；Tel：30523135252.TicketPricing：$13.00(adult)；$10.00(childundertheageof12)◆MiamiLakes17，6711MainSt.，MiamiLakes；Tel：3055583810.TicketPricing：$11.00(adult)，$8.00(childundertheageof12)Thescheduleisasfollows：★June14，15and16：NormoftheNorth(allthreetheaters)andShauntheSheep(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★June21，22and23：Minions(allthreetheaters)andTheSpongebobMovie；SpongeoutofWater(DolphinandMiamiLakes)；★June28，29and30：PenguinsofMadagascar(allthreetheaters)andDr.Seuss'HortonHearsaWho!(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July5，6and7：Alvin&TheChipmunks；TheRoadChip(allthreetheaters)andSharkTale(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July12，13and14：Home(allthreetheaters)andThePeanutsMovie(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July19，20and21：ThePeanutsMovie(CobbGrand)；HotelTransylvaniaandCloudywithaChanceofMeatballs(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July26，27and28：Dr.Seuss'HortonHearsaWho!(CobbGrand)；GoosebumpsandSmurfs2(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★Aug.2，3and4：HotelTransylvania(CobbGrand)；TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles(2007)andHappyFeet(DolphinandMiamiLakes)1、WhatcanwelearnaboutCobbTheatresfromthepassage?A．Theyopenat8：30am. B．TheyarebusyonMonday.C．Theycloseearlyonweekends. D．Theyarepopularwithcampers.2、WhichofthefollowingmoviesisshownonJuly5?A．Minions. B．SharkTale.C．Goosebumps. D．ThePeanutsMovie.3、Howmuchshoulda10yearoldboyandhisparentspayforHotelTransylvaniaonAug.3?A．$30.00. B．$33.00.C．$36.00. D．$38.00.25．（10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.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）JohnnyandIlivedinasmallneighborhoodin1955.Wehadboughtourtwoyoungsonstwo1forChristmasandJohnnywouldassemblethemonChristmasEve.ButonChristmasEveday,Johnny2togotoBrookleyAirForceBaseinMobiletorepairajet.Ihadmyhands3withflour,preparingforChristmasdinnerand4twoenergeticboys.Iwasmakingthechocolatecakewhena(n)5knockedonthedoor.ItwasBeatricewhowasthe6persononourroadwithatelephone.Thebasehad7tosaythataheavytorquewrench(扭矩扳手)hadcomeapartinJohnny’shand,makingthehone8.Mysister-in-lawRuthandherhusband,Otto,tookmetothe9whilemymother-in-lawstayedwiththechildren.Wegotthereonlyto10Johnnywithacastonhisarm,eagertogethomealthoughthedoctorrequiredthathe11.ItwasChristmasEve,Johnny12,andhehadbikestoassembleforhisboys.Thedoctorsaidhe’dconsider13himthenextmorningifJohnnycouldfindsomeonetodrivehimhome.OnChristmasmorning,Johnnytriedcallingthemotorpool(车辆调配所).Theysaid14mustcomefromhigherup,soJohnny15makingcalls.16,abigbluecarrolleduptothehospitalaskingforthemanwhoneededa17home.Johnny’smotherandIwereputtingdinneronthetablewhenweheardthecar.Wewere18toseeJohnny.WithOtto’shelp,Johnnyassembledtheboys’gifts.ThatcoldChristmasDay,ourheartswerefullof19forthosewhohadgonetheextramiletobringus20ontheholiday.1、A．cars B．bicycles C．phones D．toys2、A．asked B．refused C．had D．used3、A．full B．decorated C．related D．familiar4、A．searchingfor B．playingwith C．worryingabout D．lookingafter5、A．stranger B．engineer C．operator D．neighbor6、A．last B．right C．only D．first7、A．paused B．called C．decided D．intended8、A．broken B．dirty C．ugly D．abandoned9、A．base B．hospital C．destination D．station10、A．find B．supply C．assist D．equip11、A．leave B．rest C．stay D．relax12、A．believed B．imagined C．expected D．argued13、A．admiring B．dismissing C．rewarding D．assessing14、A．ideas B．demands C．orders D．policies15、A．started B．tried C．kept D．stopped16、A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Instantly D．Gradually17、A．lift B．recipe C．trip D．voyage18、A．thrilled B．embarrassed C．motivated D．terrified19、A．generosity B．consideration C．kindness D．appreciation20、A．close B．apart C．around D．together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）Therewasoncea1．(distinguish)kingwhosenamewasTamerlane.LikeAlexandertheGreat,hewishedtobecomeoneofthemastersofthewholeworld.Soheraisedagreatarmyandmadewaronothercountries.Heconqueredmanykingsandoccupiedmanycities.Butwithhisarmy2．(beat)atlast,Tamerlaneescapedalonefromthefieldofbattle,looking3．(misery)Foralongtimehewanderedinfearfromplacetoplace.Hisenemieswerelookingforhim.Hewasabouttoloseallhope.Onedaylyingunderatree,hethoughofhisfailure.Feelingdiscouraged,hesupposedthathecouldn’tcarryonanylonger.Suddenlyhesawasmallobjectclimbingupthetrunk(树干)ofthetree.Helookedmorecloselyandsawanantandagrainofwheat4．(carry)byit.Therewasaholeinthetreeonlyalittlewayabove,andthatwasthehomeoftheant.“Youarebrave,Mr.Ant,”hesaid,“butyouarecarryingsomethingthatistooheavyforyou.”Justashespoke,theantlostitsfootingandfelltotheground.Butitstillheldontothegrainofwheat.Tamerlanewatchedthelittleinsect.Ittriedthesecondtime.thetwentiethtime---butalways5．vain.“Iam6．(awful)sorryforyou.”Tamerlanethought.Hehadsomedoubt7．theantcouldsucceedornot.Thenittriedthetwenty-firsttime.Slowly,onelittlestepatatime,itclimbedacrosstheroughplaceat8．ithadfallensooften.Thenextminuteitclimbedsafelyintoitshome,carryingthegrainofwheat.Hisconstanteffortspaidoff.“Welldone!”saidTamerlane,“you’vetaughtmealesson.I,too,willtry,tryagain,tillIsucceed.”He9．(set)aboutreorganizinghisarmy.Andatlastherealizedhisambition.10．(defeat)onceortwicedoesn’tmattertoomuch.Whatmattersmuchistoloseheartforever.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，每处错误仅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—横线，并在该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。WhenIwasinJuniorMiddleSchool,IoncequarrelwithmyfavoriteteacherMr、Yangbecausehecriticizedmestrictly、Beforethat,IwassoashamedthatIhadnocouragestoseehimagain、Tomysurprised,Mr、Yangfoundmeorapologizedtomeforhissharpwordsthenextday、HehadsaidhecouldunderstandwhyIwassoangryatthatmoment、Mr、YangalsohopedIcouldunderstandthathewassostrictwithmeifhethoughtIshouldhavebehavedbetter、Howhehadsaidmademeverytouching、Therefore,Iwasdeterminedtolethimdownanylonger、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）针对最近报道的“扶起摔倒的老人而官司缠身”，“救人反而惹来麻烦”等事件，你们班开展了一次主题班会：老人摔倒，你会伸手去扶吗？请结合讨论情况写一篇短文，并发表自己的看法。赞成帮助帮助他人是我们的职责，是中华民族的良好传统等反对帮助现在有些人丧失良知，帮助他们会惹来麻烦，官司缠身等你的看法……注意：1.词数：100左右；1．开头已给出，不计入总词数。Recently,ourclassheldaheateddiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldlendahelpinghandwhenanoldmanhasafall.Theopinionsvaryfrompersontoperson._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、A4、A5、A6、C7、B8、D9、C10、C11、C12、C13、A14、C15、C16、D17、B18、B19、B20、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、A3、B22、1、D2、C3、B4、B23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、1、D2、B3、C25、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserveratacharitysportseventwheretheorganizersgavemecupcakestothankmeformyservice