2025屆河北省唐山一中等五校重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題含解析

2025屆河北省唐山一中等五校重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期一模考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the2．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what3．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange4．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced5．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where6．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may7．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem8．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached9．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting10．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where11．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon12．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever13．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout14．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．a(chǎn)gainst D．despite15．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever16．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering17．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether18．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught19．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting20．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ArobotcalledBina48hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity(NDNU),inCalifornia.AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina48istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.Beforebecomingastudent,Bina48appearedasaguestspeakerinBarrysclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina48expressedadesiretogocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina48inhisRobotEthics:PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina48shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina48doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina48whatloveis.“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina48aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina48endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingartificialintelligenceinfuture.Bina48participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina48’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina48andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina48mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.1、（小題1）WhatwasBina48’sperformancelikeinclass?A．Extraordinary.B．Insignificant.C．Far-reaching.D．Unattractive.2、（小題2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Dealingwith.B．Consultingwith.C．Givingaspeechto.D．Sendingaletterto.3、（小題3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ItwasinterestingforBina48tolearnaboutlove.B．ItwasquitetoughforBina48tolearnaboutlove.C．Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.D．Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.4、（小題4）WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina48?A．Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.B．Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.C．Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.D．Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.22．（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．Exerciseforweightlossandgetfit23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandconsiderable,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inparagraphprobablymeans__________________.A．a(chǎn)djustB．correctC．strengthenD．lessen2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________________________.A．thepresenteye-trackinginputsystemscanhardlymeetthedemandofALSsuffersB．ALSsufferscanonlybeunderstoodthroughthenewly-developedappC．speakerscanmakedifferenteyemovementstochoosepreferablewordorsentenceD．theGazeSpeakappisgoingtobereleasedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinMay3、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MicrosoftfindshopeforpatientswithALSB．MotorneuronediseasemightbecuredbyasmartphoneappC．AsmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesD．ALSsuffersfinallyfindawaytocommunicate24．（8分）RockJunketisTheOriginalRocknRollWalkingTourofNewYorkCity.RockJunketfounderBobbyPinnisanauthor,formerrockradiopersonality,rockhistorianandhe’sspent17yearsasamusicexecutive(總監(jiān)).Readthereviews,bookthebestandforgettherest!Checkavailabilityandbuyticketsonline:EastVillageRockTour-#1seller-MondaythruSaturdayGreenwichVillageRockTour-SundayUnionSquareRockTour-TuesdayandThursdayBeatlesTourCustomized(定制的)ToursAdvancepurchaserequiredasToursselloutquicklyPurchasebyphoneat(212)2-3370GroupandPrivateToursAvailable—fordetailsclickhereorcall(646)515-7874RockJunketWalkingToursarenotonlytheperfectwaytodigdeepintoNewYork’srockscenebutalsolearnaboutart,fashion,rockn’rollclothingstoresandgreatlocalbarsandrestaurants.TheEastVillageRockTourisverypopularaswedemonstratehowtheneighborhoodwentfrompoortobeingthebirthplaceofpunkrock.OnTheGreenwichVillageRockTourwe’lllookattheinfluenceBobDylanhadontheVillageplussitesaboutJimiHendrixandTheAnimals.WecoverlotsofclubsalsoincludingCafeWha,BitterEnd,andothers.TheUnionSquareRockTourdetailstheimmoralbehaviorofMax’sKansasCity,WebsterHall,AndyWarholandhis2ndand3rdFactory,afamousClashalbumcoverandmuchmore.TheBeatlesTourtakesusthroughMidtownandUptownasweexplorethesitesthatgavebirthtoBeatlemania(披頭士狂熱).OurCustomizedRockTourshavebeenbookedandlovedbyschools,universities,writers,museumcurators(館長)andmanyothers.1、FromthepassageweknowRockJunketis.A．a(chǎn)travelagency B．a(chǎn)famousmuseumC．a(chǎn)websiteformusiclovers D．a(chǎn)surveycompany2、IfyouwanttojoinintheRockJunket’sactivities,youmust.A．haveagiftformusic B．readonlinereviewsC．buyaticketinadvance D．wearrockn’rollclothes3、Whichofthefollowingismostpopularamongstudentgroups?A．TheEastVillageRockTour. B．GreenwichVillageRockTour.C．UnionSquareRockTour. D．CustomizedRockTours.25．（10分）Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(噴氣式飛機(jī))sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．a(chǎn)bB．bcC．cdD．a(chǎn)d4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．a(chǎn)USdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehad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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Haveyouevernotwantedtodosomethingsobadly?Well,that’showI1aboutjoiningMadcaps,amothersanddaughters’clubassistingphilanthropies(慈善事業(yè)).2,myfeelingchangedfinally.NowIbelieveifyouadoptan3attitude,youmightjust4enjoyingit.Sixmonthsago,mymomtoldmetheclubaskedustoworkas5atSaintVincentdePaulHomelessshelter.ThatmeantIhadto6inthedirtyhomelessshelterforatleast20hours.Thefirsttimewewentthere,aladyledustothekitchenwherewe7myfivefellowMadcapsclassmates—theyalsoworethesameexpression.SinceI’musuallysocially8,Ihadnevertalkedwithanyofthemearlier.Worsestill,mymomwasaskedtohelpoutsidethekitchen,leavingmetotally9toservefoodwiththem.Soonlargenumbersofhomelessfamilies10inlikerushingriver.Alittlegirl,around5yearsold,walkeduptome.I11heracoldsandwich.Shetookitandjoinedherfamilyquickly.Asshewalkedaway,I12shewaswearingacoat,clearlytoobigforher,hanging13onherthinbody,andcouldn’thelpthinkinghowmuchIhad14withher.Itsuddenlystruckmethathow15Iam.AfterthatmomentIhada16ofheart.NowIloveMadcapsanddon’tmissonemeeting.Ihave17awkwardnesswhencommunicatingandhavemanyfriends.AndthisyearIamsureIwilldomorethanthe1820hoursofphilanthropies.SothatishowIhavemadea19bydoingonethingIdon’twanttodo.Ifyouhaveanopen20aboutthingsyoucanaccomplishmoreandbecomeawell-rounded(全面的)person.1、A．felt B．worried C．heard D．brought2、A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However3、A．a(chǎn)ggressive B．ordinary C．optimistic D．honest4、A．endup B．giveup C．keepon D．insiston5、A．members B．clerks C．friends D．volunteers6、A．wander B．serve C．teach D．walk7、A．lookedfor B．caredabout C．raninto D．passedby8、A．excited B．fragile C．scared D．a(chǎn)wkward9、A．a(chǎn)lone B．doubtful C．a(chǎn)fraid D．patient10、A．joined B．broke C．dropped D．poured11、A．handed B．returned C．a(chǎn)warded D．bought12、A．thought B．guessed C．discovered D．concluded13、A．neatly B．loosely C．constantly D．carelessly14、A．covered B．connected C．compared D．competed15、A．eager B．strong C．proud D．lucky16、A．relief B．change C．surprise D．loss17、A．overcome B．realized C．remembered D．developed18、A．a(chǎn)llowed B．finished C．included D．required19、A．sacrifice B．promise C．difference D．mistake20、A．mind B．plan C．study D．question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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Halloween1．(celebrate)everyyear.Butjusthowandwhendidthiscustomhappen?Isitjustaharmlesscelebration?2．word“Halloween”actuallyhasitsoriginsintheCatholicChurch.ItcomesfromachangeofAllHallowsEve.AllhallowsDay,orAllSaint’sDay.November1,isaCatholicday.Butinthe5thcenturyBC,summerofficiallyendedonOctober31.Itwasbelieved3．,onthatday,thespiritsofallthose4．haddiedthroughouttheyearwouldcomebackinsearchof5．(live)bodiesforthenextyear.Itwasbelievedtobetheironlyhopefortheafterlife.6．(natural)thelivingdidnotwanttobetakenaway.So7．thenightofOctober31,8．(village)wouldputoutthefiresintheirhomes9．(make)themcoldandunwanted.Theywouldthendressupinallmannersofstrangecustomsandnoisilywalkedaroundtheneighborhood,beingaswild10．possibleinordertofrightenawayspiritslookingforpeoplealive.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不計分。Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying“Wastenot,wantnot”、Noneofus,therefore,cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives、Anykindofwastewasthoughtless,whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,ourlimitednaturalresource,ourmoney,orotherpeople’stime、Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful、Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference、It’sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble、Byfocusingonoil,water,paper,foodorclothing,weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste、Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit、Actually,severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution、It’stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren’schildrenwillabletodevelopwell、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是高二學(xué)生李華，你所居住的城市正在爭創(chuàng)全國文明城市（NationalCivilizedCity），作為一個有責(zé)任心的市民，你注意到了兩個有待改進(jìn)的現(xiàn)象，即共享單車（sharedbike）隨意擺放；行人車輛時有搶道。請你給市長寫封信，建議關(guān)注這兩個問題并提出你的相應(yīng)整改措施。注意：開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearMayor,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursSincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、C5、C6、D7、D8、D9、B10、A11、A12、A13、B14、B15、A16、D17、C18、B19、D20、A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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、2．A3、4．C【小題3】【小題3】C【小題4】【小題4】B22、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）boys，twoofthemwithsevereillness,wasoneofthefirstcaregiverstogoo