2023屆廣東省普寧市華美學(xué)校高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：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。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．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat2．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will3．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure4．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto5．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone6．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether7．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly8．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat9．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased10．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem11．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith12．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive13．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．a(chǎn)s14．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched15．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving16．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing17．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that18．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what19．IntheNameofPeople,apopularTVdrama,showsadeep________onthefightagainstcorruption.A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．themeC．reflectionD．impression20．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying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）EarlyintheIliad,Homer'sepicpoem（史詩）aboutthelegendary,TrojanWar,thereoccursafamousanecdoteknownasthecatalogueofships,whichnamesalltheGreekleadersandcontingents(小分隊(duì))whocametofightatTroy.Beforeunfoldingthisimpressivemusterroll(花名冊)，Homermakesaspecial,publicappealtotheMusestoensurehegetsthefactsright:Tellmenow,Muses,whohaveyourhomesonOlympus--foryouaregoddesses,andever-present,andknowallthings,andwehearonlyrumour:nordoweknowanythingTheselinesreflectacentralclaimofepicpoetry—thatthroughtheinspirationoftheMuses,daughtersofMemory,itcanpreservetheknowledgeofpeopleandtheeventsofthepast—aformidablepowerinthenon-literate,oralculturesinwhichtheIliadevolved.TheIliadwascomposedaround750-700BC,butitsoriginslieatleastsomefivecenturiesearlier,deepintheMycenaeanBronzeAge---theworldtheIliadpoeticallyevokes.TheIliadiskeenlyawareofitsroleasthekeeperofmemory,andcredibilityiscentraltoitsstorytelling.Theepicisaworkoffiction,andrelatestheeventsofafewweeksinthetenthandfinalyearoftheTrojanWarfoughtbetweenGreeksandTrojansoverbeautifulHelen,theGreekqueenwhodesertedherhusbandtoelopewithaTrojanprince.Itscastofcharactersincludesnotonlywarriorsandtheircaptivesandfamilies,buttheimmortalOlympiangods,whoperformmanysupernaturalactsinthecourseoftheireagerparticipationintheactionaroundTroy.TheIliadhasthereputationforbeinganexclusively(專門地)maleepic,weakonfemalecharacters,buttochooseonlyoneexample—Homer'sdelicatecharacterizationofHelenasawomandrivenbyreluctantremorseful(悔恨的)passionisashauntingly（縈繞心頭地）credibleasanyAnnaKarenina.Longinus,ascholarinthe1stCenturyADwrotethatinrecordingashedoesthewoundingofthegods,theirquarrels,vengeance,tears,imprisonmentandalltheirpassionsHomerhasdonehisbesttomakethemenintheIliadgodsandgodsmen.ThescenebetweenAchillesandPriamdisplaysthisinversionandcrystalliseswhattheIliadpoetshadlearnedinthecourseoftheepic’sJourney.Thatthegodsweworshipmightnotanswer,andonoccasionhumanitymustrisetofilltheirplace.Thatgloryiscloselyassociatedwithpainfulloss.Thatthevictorsharesthehumanityofthemostvulnerableofthevanquished（戰(zhàn)敗者）;thatthereisnosuchthingaspurevictoryinwar.1、TheIliadaboutthelegendaryTrojanWar,mightdatebackto_______.A．thethirdcenturyBCB．theseventhcenturyBCC．theeighthcenturyBCD．thethirteenthcenturyBC2、Accordingtothepassage,______________________________.A．beingreliableisessentialtothestorytellingoftheIliadB．TrojanWarbetweenGreeksandTrojanslastedoveradecadeC．TrojanWarendedowningtotheOlympiangods’absenceD．beautifulHelenisawomanworthrespectingintheIliad3、WhydoestheIliadhavethereputationforbeinganexclusivelymaleepic?A．Becauseitfocusesonlyonmenandwar.B．Becausetoofewfemaleswerewelldepicted.C．Becauseitscastofcharactersincludesonlymales.D．BecauseHelenwasdescribedasapassionatewoman.4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn’tagreewiththeauthor’sidea?A．Purevictoryinwardoesnotexistatall.B．Gloryisnaturallyaccompaniedwithsaddeningloss.C．Thevictorgainseverythingwithoutanyemotionalloss.D．Boththevictorandthevanquishedsharethesamehumanity.22．（8分）Sportscanhelpusalot.Takingexercisescanmakeusstrong.Incollective(集體的)sportslikebasketball,volleyballorfootball,wewilllearntheimportanceofcooperation(合作).Andsportscanalsohelpusrelaxafterworkorstudy.However,asthesayinggoes,“therearetwosidesofeverything.”Sometimeswemayhurtotherplayersorourselvesifwearenotcarefulenoughwhenparticipating(參加)insportsactivities.What’smore,toomuchorhardpracticecanbebadforourhealth.Sportscanmakeushealthybothphysicallyandpsychologically(心理地).Itisalsoagoodwayforpeopletoknoweachotherandcanimprovefriendshipbetweenpeople.Solongaswearecarefulenough,sportscandousnothingbutgood.1、canmakeusstrong.A．SleepingB．SingingC．MakingfriendsD．Takingexercise2、Toomuchexercisecanbeforus.A．goodB．enoughC．badD．helpful3、Sportscan.A．helppeopletoknoweachotherB．improvefriendshipbetweenpeopleC．dousnothingbutgoodifwearecarefulD．Alloftheabove4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Sportscanhelpusrelaxafterworkorstudy.B．Sportscanonlymakeushealthyphysically.C．Sometimeswemayhurtotherplayersorourselveswhenparticipatinginsportsactivities.D．Basketballandvolleyballarebothcollectivesports.23．（8分）Anerve-zapping（電擊神經(jīng)）headsetcausedpeopletogetridoffatinasmallpreliminarystudy.Sixpeoplewhohadreceivedthestimulation（刺激）lostonaverageabout8percentofthefatontheirtrunksinfourmonths,scientistsreportedattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscience,Theheadsetstimulatedthevestibularnerve（前庭神經(jīng)）,whichrunsjustbehindtheears.Thatnervesendssignalstothehypothalamus,abrainstructurethoughttocontrolthebody’sfatstorage.Bystimulatingthenervewithanelectricalcurrent,thetechniqueshiftsthebodyawayfromstoringfattowardburningit.Sixoverweightandobesepeoplereceivedthetreatment,consistingofuptofourone-hour-longsessionsofstimulationaweek.Becauseitactivatedthevestibularsystem,thestimulationcreatedthesensationofgentlyrockingonaboatorfloatinginapool,saidthestudy’sco-authorJasonMcKeownoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Afterfourmonths,bodyscansmeasuredthetrunkfatforthesixpeoplereceivingthetreatmentandthreepeoplewhoreceivedunrealstimulation.Allsixinthetreatmentgrouplostsometrunkfat,despitenothavingchangedtheiractivityordiet.Incontrast,thoseintheunrealgroupgainedsomefat.Researcherssuspectthatchangesinthesetoflife-sustainingchemicaltransformationswithinhumancellsarebehindthedifference.“Theresultswerealotbetterthanwethoughtthey’dbe,”McKeownsaid.Earlierstudiesfoundthatvestibularnervestimulationcausesmicetodropfatandpackonmuscle,resultinginwhatMcKeowncalledSchwarzeneggermice.Thoughsmall,thecurrentstudysuggeststhattheapproachhaspromiseinpeople.McKeownandhiscolleagueshavestartedacompanybasedonthetechnologyandplantotestitfurther.1、Whatisanelectricalcurrentusedfor?A．Causingthebodytobumitsfat.B．Controllingthebody’sstorageoffat.C．Seeingiftheheadsetwillbeaffected.D．Speedingtheprocessofone’sdigesting.2、What’stheprobablereasonforthedifferentresultsinparticipants?A．Thelengthofstimulationtheyreceived.B．Thetypeofstimulationtheyreceived.C．Thedifferenceintheirvestibularsystem.D．Thewaychemicalsprocessintheirbody.3、WhichistrueaboutMcKeown’scurrentfindings?A．Theyhaveakindofpracticalvalue.B．Theygoagainstthoseofearliertestsonmice.C．Theywerewidelyrecognizedatthemeeting.D．TheyhavebeentestedbyMeKeown’scompany.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ThescienceofzappingfatB．AnewtrialofweightlossC．ZappingcertainnervesleadstofatlossD．Exerciseforweightlossandgetfit24．（8分）Wefoundoutatornadowascoming.Secondslater,itblewawayourhouse.Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.ThefirstalertmyhusbandandIgotcamefromsomescrollingtextontheTV.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthirdfloorbedroomandwechangedthechanneltoourlocalone.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadstairstoguideustotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.Becausetheclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,itseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourtownhouse.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itriedtomoveforward,buttheintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofstillness,Icouldnoticeeverythingaroundmemoving.Aswereachedthelastfewsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimself.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouse.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、Thestoryisarrangedintheorderof.A．Time.B．Place.C．Examples.D．Opinions.2、WherewasthetornadowhentheyknewthebadnewsfromtheTV?A．Ithadalreadygone.B．Itdieddownslowly.C．Itwasstillfarawayontheway.D．Itwasabouttocomerightaway.3、Whatdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyafterthetornadowasover?A．unbelievable.B．a(chǎn)mazing.C．frightened.D．calm.25．（10分）Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabits第三部分語言知識運(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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Asachild,Janewasfondofanimals.Asaconsequence,whenshewasgrowingup,allsheeverheardwasasfollows,"Jane,youshouldbea1.You'regoingtoachievegreatsuccessinthatfield.That'stheverythingyoushoulddointhefuture."SowhenshegottotheOhioStateUniversity,shetookbiology,chemistryandsomeother2,studyinghardtobeavet.Lateron,shewonaRotaryAmbassadorialScholarship,whichallowedhertospendher3yearstudyingabroadinManchester,England.Awayfromthefamilyandthe4fromthem,shefoundherselfonedaysitingatherdesk,surroundedbybiologybooksandstaringoutthewindow,whenitsuddenlyhither:“I'mintotal5.Idon’twanttobeavet!”6shethoughtbackoverallthethingsshe'ddoneinherlifeandwhathadmadeherhappy.Andthenithither-itwasalloftheyouthleadershipconferencesthatshehadvolunteeredat7thecommunicationsandleadershipcourseshehadtakenasselectivecoursebackatOhioState."HowcouldIhavebeenso8?HereIaminmyfourthyearatschoolandjustfinally9thatI'monthewrongpath.Ijustnevertookthetimeto10ituntilnow,"shethought.11byhernewthought,JanespenttherestofheryearinEnglandtakingcoursesincommunicationsandmediastudies.When12toOhioState,shewas13abletoconvincetheadministrationtolethercreateherownprogramin"leadershipstudies,"14ittookher2yearslongertofinallygraduate.She15tobecomeaseniormanagementadviserinleadershiptraininganddevelopmentforthePentagon.She16foundedadrug-preventionorganizationthat17themessage,“Leadyourownlifewiththeskillandthe18tosayno.”So,never19someoneelse'sdreams.Ifyoulimityour20onlytowhatseemspossibleorreasonable,youdisconnectyourselffromwhatyoutrulywant.1、A．engineerB．programmerC．doctorD．vet2、A．subjectsB．objectsC．projectsD．programms3、A．firstB．secondC．finalD．past4、A．promiseB．stressC．complaintD．press5、A．vainB．miseryC．delightD．surprise6、A．ThenB．InsteadC．PerhapsD．Seldom7、A．butB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．so8、A．disturbedB．ignorantC．intelligentD．inspired9、A．a(chǎn)wareB．unconsciousC．a(chǎn)fraidD．satisfied10、A．completeB．a(chǎn)ccomplishC．permitD．a(chǎn)dmit11、A．InspiredB．DisappointedC．EmbarrassedD．Confused12、A．relatingB．returningC．respondingD．referring13、A．eventuallyB．especiallyC．hardlyD．desperately14、A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．despite15、A．managedB．failedC．triedD．a(chǎn)ttempted16、A．stillB．neverC．a(chǎn)gainD．a(chǎn)lso17、A．provesB．conveysC．concludesD．warns18、A．factB．chanceC．willD．truth19、A．ignoreB．breakC．realizeD．live20、A．smilesB．choicesC．mistakesD．reasons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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenIwasauniversitystudent,I1．(attract)bytheChinese.SoIgotajobasateacherinWuhanthreeyearsago.2．(think)back,IrealizeitwasthestudentsI.metinthefirstyearandChineseuniversitylifeingeneral3．gavemethedeepestimpression.Duringmyschooldays,Iwouldrarelygiveupmysparetimetoanyactivity4．(connect)withstudy.Unlessexamswereapproaching,myweekendsweredevotedtohavingfunorperhapsapart-timejob.MyChinesestudents,5．theotherhand,seemedtospendtheirentirewakinghoursstudying.IunderstandthatcompetitioninChineseuniversitiesisextremelyfierce.Nonetheless,theirenergyandmotivationput6．(I)toshame.MyfirstyearinChinawasalsomyfirstyearasateacher.Itwasbothchallenging7．rewarding.OnethingIknowforcertainisthatmyyearinWuhanchangedmeforthe8．(good).Thankstothe9．(polite)andwarmthofChinesestudents,Iovercamemyfearofspeakinginpublicandbecamemoreself-confident.Most10．(important),Imetdozensofnicepeopleandmademanyexcellentfriends.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（∧），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。ChinaandWesterncountrymayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertainanimals、Butwhenitcomestopigs,wesomehowreachanagreementthatpigsarelazy,ugly,stupidlyandshameless、Neitherofthesewordsdescribingpigsareexactlypositive、Moreover,thetruthiswhatpigshavesomegoodqualities、Andthere’sprobablynogoodtimetocleartheirnamesthannow,withthearrivaloftheYearofthePigonChineseSpringFestival,whichfellFebruary5thisyear、Accordingtoapaperpublishingin2017,pigscantellbetweenthosewhotreatthemwellorthosewhodon’t、Perhapsthesearethequalitiesofpigstokeepitinmind—theirintelligence,cutenessandpatience、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，在“國際青年服務(wù)日”（GlobalYouthServiceDay）與同學(xué)去老年之家（nursinghome）幫忙。請給網(wǎng)友寫封郵件，簡述此次活動，內(nèi)容包括：1.時(shí)間，地點(diǎn)2.活動過程3.你的感受注意：1.詞數(shù)1002.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫DearTom,Theannual“GlobalYouthServiceDay”isaimedatcultivatingyoungpeople’sloveofservice.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.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、D4、A5、A6、A7、B8、C9、C10、C11、B12、C13、A14、B15、A16、B17、B18、A19、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、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、D2、C3、D4、B23、WhenSeattle-basedpoetHeatherMcHughwon$500,000fromtheMacArthurFoundation,shedidn’tbuyaMaseratiorflytoParis.Instead,sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedteachingcollegecoursesandwritingpoetry.Itwasn’tuntilabouttwoyearslater,in2011,thatshefinallyfiguredoutwhattodowithit.ShediscoveredtherearemillionsofcaregiversintheUnitedStatestakingcareofthechronically（長期地）illordisabled.“It’saheartbreakingcontractoflove,”shesays.Soin2012,HeatherformedCaregifted,anon-profitorganizationthatoffersaseven-day,all-expenses-paidvacationtoVancouverIslandtopeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.”It’shardphysical,psychological,andemotionalwork.“It’scleartheydeserveandneedarespite,”shesays.TriciaEisner,asinglemotherof19-year-oldtriplet（三胞胎中的一個(gè)）boys，twoofthemwithsevereillness,wasoneofthefirstcaregiverstogoonvacation,in2013.WhenTriciagotaphonecallsayingCaregiftedwantedtosendhertoEastport，Maine，she“couldn’tbelieve”someonewouldpayforhertogoonavacatio