2025屆甘肅省武威第三中學(xué)高三二診模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆甘肅省武威第三中學(xué)高三二診模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed2．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．a(chǎn)mbition B．a(chǎn)ttentionC．expectation D．reputation3．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted4．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen5．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished6．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto7．Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what8．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough9．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should10．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat11．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that12．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat13．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen14．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone15．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord16．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted17．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt18．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before19．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what20．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied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）AgroupofCanadiankidsarealreadyspreadingabitofChristmasspiritinHalifax，NovaScotia,bywrappingwarmclothingaroundlamppolesforthecity’shomelesstopickupanduse.Thesightofwarmlydressedpolescaughtrecentlytheattentionoflocals,whostoppedtoclickpicturestoshareonsocialmedia.Everyyear,TaraAtkinscollectswarmclothingfromhercommunity,inordertogivetothelessfortunate.Thisyear,shetooktoFacebooktocallfordonationsandtheresponsewasstrong—theirfrontporch(門廳）wasfilledwithbagsofclothes.SincethefamilywastravelingtoHalifaxonNovember15withtheirdaughterJaydaandsevenofherfriendstocelebrateher8thbirthday,Taradecideditwastheperfecttimetoteachthechildrenavaluablelifelesson.Thekidsspenttimehandingoutcoatstoanyhomelesstheymetonthestreetsandtiedtherestaroundlamppostsforotherstopickup.AccordingtoTara,theexperiencehelpedthechildrenbetterunderstandthedifficultsituationofhomelesspeoplehavingtoconfronttheseverewinteronthestreets.Thereisnowaytobesurethatthecoatslefthangingonstreetpostswereactuallypickedupbythehomeless,butTarasayssheisn’ttooworriedaboutthat.Bynextmorning,allthejacketsandscarvesonthepostsweregone.Photographsoftheinspiringprojecthavebeensharedabout8,000timesonFacebook,andgotover10,000likes.Tara,whodidsomethingsimilarinTorontoinDecemberlastyear,saysshe’salreadyplanningnextyear’scoatdrive.She’shopingtospreadthewordwellaheadoftime,somorepeoplecancontribute.Andshealsowantstoadd$5fastfoodgiftcardssotherecipients(接受者）canalsoenjoyahotmeal.“We’vehadhelpfromotherswhenwewereinneed,andweknewhowgreatitmadeusfeel,”saidZacharyAtkins,Tara’shusband.1、Howdidlocalsrespondatthesightofthewarmlydressedpoles?A．Theygotconfused.B．Theywereannoyed.C．Theytookphotosandspreadthenews.D．Theyunwrappedandputontheclothes.2、WhydidTaraAtkinsgotoHalifaxonNovember15?A．Togosightseeing.B．TocelebrateJayda’sbirthday.C．Tocollectwarmclothingforthehomeless.D．Tospendtheholidaywithfamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confront”inParagraph3mean?A．Face. B．Discuss.C．Enjoy. D．Describe.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Taraissurethatthecoatswillbepickedupbythehomeless.B．PeoplerespondedwarmlytothephotographsonFacebook.C．Taraisappealingtothegovernmenttodonate.D．ZacharyAtkinsisagainstwhatTarahasdone.22．（8分）WanttochooseanEnglishnoveltoenjoy?HerearefourpopularbookssoldonthewebsiteofAmazon,withformatsandeditionsofkindle,hardcover,orpaperback.TheHandsomeEnemyByEmilyWaltersASIN:B01N7L0WCADespiteherunwillingness,ReaganListerisrequiredtoworkwithGregPilster,anothergreatlawyer,toprovethatasenator’ssonisnotguiltyofamurderforherlatestcase.ThedangersintheprocessbringthetwoclosertogetherandReaganrealizesthatGreg,whoshethoughtwasherenemy,iswinningherheart.Thetruthofthecaseissomethingthatneitherofthemexpected.AndtheMountainsEchoedByKhaledHosseiniASIN:B009XIXVU6KhaledHosseini,authorofTheKiteRunnerandAThousandSplendidSuns,haswrittenanewnovelthatexploresthemanywaysinwhichbrothersandsistersnurture,would,betray,honor,andsacrificeforoneanother,andhowoftenwearesurprisedbytheactionsofthoseclosesttous,atthetimesthatmattermost.TheSecretLifeofBeesbySueMonkKiddASIN:B000W4RFBQFromtheauthorofTheInventionofWingsandsetinSouthCarolinain1964,thebestsellingnoveltellsthestoryofLilyOwens,anescapedblackgirltakeninbythreeblackbeekeepingsistersandintroducedtotheirattractiveworldofbeesandhoney.Thisisaremarkablenovelaboutgreatfemalepowerandit’sregardedinspirational.Itwasadaptedintoanaward-winningmoviein2008.JustDreamsByL.J.TaylorASIN:B00N6IRDGWJustDreamsisthefirstbookintheBrooksSistersDreamsSeries.LawyerfileKathyBrokksagreestorepresentCharlesMorganJr.inahigh-profilecaseagainstapowerfulgovernmentdefensecontractor.ButwhenCharles’hiddenagendathreatenstoexposethegovernment’sdirtylittlesecrets,whatstartedoutmaycostKathyhercareerandevenherlife.536、WhatistheASINnumberofthebookmanlytellingfamilystories?A．B01N7L0WCA B．B009XIXVU6C．B000W4RFBQ D．B00N6IRDGW1、Whoprobablyintendedhisorherbooktoencouragewomentofacechallengesbravely?A．EmilyWalters B．KhaledHosseiniC．SueMonkKidd D．L.J.Taylor2、WhichbookmightbethebestchoiceifLucyisinterestedinadventurousandromanticstories?A．TheHandsomeEnemy B．AndtheMountainsEchoedC．TheInventionofWings D．TheSecretLifeofBees3、WhatdoweknowaboutJustDreams?A．Theheroinedefendsthegovernmentbravelyinthecasebutisfacedwithdanger.B．ThisbookisoneoftheseriesofAThousandSplendidSuns.C．Thefilmadaptedfromthebookisverysuccessful.D．Itmaybethrillingtoreadthebook.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）Anonlinesupermarketcompany—OcadointheUK,hasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcanpickfruitsandvegetables!Whenanembryoisinthewomb(子宮),theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesense

oftouchisalsotheonethatlaststhelongest—aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbeginstoweaken,touchstillremains.Humansusetheirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.Canyouimaginelifewithoutit?Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings(神經(jīng)末梢)andspecialtouchreceptorsonthesurfaceoftheskin.Whiletherearedifferentkindsoftouchreceptors,theyhelpus

judgepressure,textureandvibrations(震動(dòng)).Theyarelocatedinourfingertips,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.Whenwetouchsomething,themechano-receptorsfeelthetouchandthroughanetworkofnervessendsignalstothebrain.Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwasused.Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.ButthislatestdesignbySomacopiesthehumanhand.Thegripper(鉗子)ismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgraspthethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopickobjectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,andapplypressureaccordingly.Membersoftheresearchteamarecurrentlyworkingonaddingcomputerizedvisiontotherobots,sothattheycanseewhattheyaregrasping.Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?AccordingtoOcado,ithelpsimproveproductivitybyremovingsomeoftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.1、Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?A．Theoriginoftouch.B．Theimportanceoftouch.C．Thedevelopmentoftouch.D．Theprocessoftransportingtouch.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?A．Thebrain. B．Thetouch.C．Thenerve. D．Thesignal.3、Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?A．Theycanseewhatthey'retakingholdof.B．Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.C．Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.D．Theycanholdthingsfirmlyaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ASenseofTouchforRobotsB．ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruitsC．ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouchD．ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterials25．（10分）DNAanalysishasrevealedfamilyrelationshipsbetweenmorethan10generationsofStoneAgepeopleatmegalithic(巨石的)tombsinIrelandandSweden.Theevidencesuggeststhatmegaliths,prehistoriclargestonestructures,sometimesactedasgravesforfamilygroupsinnorthwesternEuropethousandsofyearsago.Thelatestfindingsthrownewlightontheoriginsandsocialstructureofthegroupsthatbuiltmegalithsinthisregion—ahistorythathaslongbeenhiddeninmystery.Fortheirstudy,theinternationalteamofresearchersanalyzedthegenomes—thecompletesetofgeneticmaterialinacell—of24StoneAgeindividualsfromfivemegalithicburialsitesinIreland,ScotlandandGotland,alargeSwedishislandintheBalticSea.Thisanalysisshowedthatmanyoftheindividualsburiedateachmegalith,whoalllivedbetween3,800B．C．a(chǎn)nd2,600B．C．,accordingtoradiocarbon-datingoftheirremains,werecloselyrelatedviafamilyties.TheresultsalsoshowedthattheindividualsburiedatthemegalithswererelatedtoNeolithicfarmersinnorthernandwesternEuropebutgeneticallydistinctfromotherhunter-gatherers.ThiswasparticularlynoticeableattheAnsarvesiteontheislandofGotland.“ThepeopleburiedintheAnsarvetombareremarkablydifferentonageneticlevelcomparedtotheindividualsdugoutfromhunter-gathercontexts,showingthattheburialtraditioninthismegalithictomb,whichlastedforover700years,wasperformedbydistinctgroupswithrootsintheEuropeanNeolithicexpansion,”MagdalenaFraser,co-firstauthorfromUppsalaUniversity,saidinthestatement.1、What’sthesignificanceofthenewfindings?A．ItrevealsthefamilytiesbetweenpeopleinIrelandandSweden.B．Itimpliesthatmanypeopleburiedinthetombswerecloselyrelated.C．Itindicatesthelong-hiddenmysteryconcerningDNAanalysis.D．Itsuggeststhatthemegalithsbecametombsthousandsofyearsago.2、Howdidtheresearchersreachtheirfindings?A．Byinterviewingindividuals. B．Bytravellingtodifferentregions.C．Byanalyzinggenes. D．Bystudyingtheburialsites.3、Whichistrueaccordingtothelatestfindings?A．Somepeopleburiedinthetombswererelatedtofarmers.B．Fewpeopleburiedinthetombsweregeneticallydifferent.C．Allthepeopleburiedatmegalithshadfamilyrelationships.D．PeopleburiedintheAnsarvetombweredugout700yearslater.4、What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Megalithsservedastombsthousandsofyearsago.B．Peopleburiedatthemegalithswererecentlyanalyzed.C．Latestfindingsshedlightonamysteryaboutburials.D．Stone-AgepeopleinIrelandandSwedenhadcloseties.第三部分語(yǔ)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）IdrivedailytoworkonHighwayⅧ.Eachspring1colorfulwildflowersintheditches2theroad.Thereisone3goldenflowerthathasalwayscaughtmyeyes.Itblooms（開花）onlyinthe4hours-theafternoonsunistoowarmforit.Lastspring,Istatedawildflowergardeninouryard.Icanlookthroughthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthe5andenjoytheflowers.Thoselovelygoldenflowersfromtheditch,Ihaveoftenthough,wouldlookgreatinthebedalongsideotherwildflowers.I6pasttheflowerseveryday,thinkingI’lldigthemhome.“7,theymaybehardtokeeptilltheofficetimeends.”O(jiān)r,“8,Idon’twanttogetmygoodclothesdirty.”Whateverthereason,Ineverstoppedtodigthemout.Myhusbandevengavemeafoldingshoveltobeusedforthatexpressed9Onedayonmywaytotheoffice,Iwas10toseethehighwaydepartmenthadweededouttheditchesandthegoldenflowerswere11“Youhaveononeto12butyourself-youwaitedtoolong.”Ithoughttomyself,“You13havedoneitwhenyoufirstsawthembloomingthisspring.”Dayslater,I14thenewsthatmysisterhasbraincancer.Sheis12yearsolderthanmeand15,becauseofageanddistance,wehadn’tbeenas16aswewouldhave.Icouldn’thelpbutseethe17betweenthegoldenflowersandtherelationshipbetweenmysisterandme.18,thankstoGod,wehavesometimeleftto19somewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.AndwhenIcatchsightofthegoldenflowersagainthisspring,youcan20I’llsurelystopantransplantthemtomygarden.1、A．growsB．bringsC．holdsD．removes2、A．a(chǎn)longB．offC．a(chǎn)roundD．in3、A．strangeB．superiorC．particularD．common4、A．dayB．eveningC．morningD．noon5、A．homeworkB．repairsC．dishesD．exercise6、A．stoppedB．walkedC．dashedD．drove7、A．What’smoreB．ThusC．NevermindD．However8、A．RememberitB．MakeitC．ForgetitD．Catchit9、A．pleasureB．a(chǎn)ngerC．purposeD．a(chǎn)nxiety10、A．delightedB．shockedC．frightenedD．saddened11、A．fallingB．goneC．standingD．a(chǎn)bandoned12、A．questionB．blameC．hireD．follow13、A．shouldB．mustC．wouldD．might14、A．discoveredB．studiedC．provedD．learned15、A．unfortunatelyB．surprisinglyC．frequentlyD．interestingly16、A．deepB．closeC．goodD．long17、A．connectionB．combinationC．conditionD．competition18、A．SoB．InfactC．StillD．Aboveall19、A．rememberB．plantC．formD．harvest20、A．doubtB．wonderC．betD．understand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）LeonardodaVinciwasanartist,scientist,and1．(invent)duringtheRenaissanceinItaly.Theword“renaissance”2．(come)fromLatinandmeans“tobebornagain”.Therenaissancewasatime3．Europestartedtodevelopitsartsandsciencesagain.It4．(last)fromaboutthe1100stothe1600s.5．(bear)in1452,daVinciwasoneofthemostfamousmenofthistime.Heisconsideredbymanytobeoneof6．(talent)andintelligentpeopleofalltime.Haveyouheardoftheterm“renaissanceman”?Itmeanssomeone7．doesmanythingsverywell.Originally,it8．(use)todescribeLeonardodaVinci’smanytalents.DaVinciis9．(probable)mostwellknownasapainter.Twoofhispaintings,andperhapstwoofthemostfamousintheworld,aretheMonaLisaandTheLastSupper.TheMonaLisaisapictureofawoman10．a(chǎn)meaningfulsmile.TheLastSupperisaboutthefamousChristianstory.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）LiYueandZhangHuawentto︿nursinghomeanddidsomevoluntaryworkonMayDay、Attheirarrival,theywerewarmwelcomed、Theypresentedtheelderlypeoplewithflowersandfruits、Then,theystartedworkingatonce,cleaningthewindowsandsweptthefloor、Everythingdone,theysitintheyardchattingwiththeelderly、Whenitwastimeforthevolunteertoleave,theelderlythankedthemfortheirkindness、LiYueandZhangHuawereveryhappybecauseofwhattheydidbringjoytoothers、Italsoenrichedourownexperience、Theymadeapromisewhichtheywouldcomeagaintoseetheelderlywhenevertheywerefree、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的好友Jim在暑假期間癡迷于微信朋友圈，經(jīng)常發(fā)照片分享生活中的所有細(xì)節(jié)，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示，給Jim寫一封信:對(duì)分享行為表示理解；(2)闡述過度分享的危害；(3)提出建議。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右。2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。(參考詞匯:微信朋友圈WeChatcircle；過度分享overshare)DearJim,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、A3、B4、B5、B6、B7、B8、A9、B10、C11、D12、D13、A14、B15、B16、C17、C18、D19、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、C2、B3、A4、B22、536、B1、C2、A3、D23、VolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepatthetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserveratacharitys