河北省石家庄市行唐县三中2023学年高考仿真卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing2．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the3．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that4．Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as5．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped6．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup7．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled8．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance9．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen10．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken11．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft12．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what13．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof14．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep15．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause16．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently17．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how18．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich19．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed20．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow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）TeenagerswhochecksocialmediaforseveralhoursadayareattheriskofdevelopingADHD(多动症),astudyhasconcluded.Theresearchteam,fromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,tracked2,600teenagersaged15and16.Theyaskedthemhowmanytimestheycheckedtheirphonesandotherdigitaldevicesforvariousreasons,andthenmonitoredthemforsymptomsofADHD．Aftertwoyears,thosewhohadcheckedtheirphonesthemostoftenweretwiceaslikelyasthosewhocheckedtheleastoftentoshowsignsofADHD．WritingintheJAMAmedicaljournal,thescientistssaid,“Modernmediadevicesimmediatelyinformuserswhennewtextmessages,socialmediapostings,orvideogameplayinvitationsarrive.Exposuretosuchinformationmaydrawattentionawayfromimportanttasks.Frequentdistractioncouldinterruptthedevelopmentofconstantattentionandorganizationskills.”Theybelieveconstantaccesstoinstantentertainmentalsohasanimpact.ResearcherProfessorAdamLeventhalsaidallpreviousresearchhadfocusedonthelinkbetweenADHDandtelevisions.“What’snewisthatpreviousstudiesonthistopicweredonemanyyearsago,whensocialmedia,mobilephones,tabletsandmobileappsdidn’texist.WecansaywithconfidencethatteenswhoareexposedtohigherlevelsofdigitalmediaaresignificantlymorelikelytodevelopADHDsymptomsinthefuture,”hesaid.Leventhalbelievesthefindingshelpfillagapinunderstandinghownewmobilemediadevicesandseeminglylimitlesscontentposeamentalhealthriskforchildren.Andthefindingsserveasawarning.Britishscientistswelcomedthefindings.ButProfessorAndyPrzybylskioftheOxfordInternetInstitutesaid,“Thestudyreliesonsurveyresponsesprovidedbythestudentsinquestion.Itisnotclearifteachersorparentswouldratethechildrensimilarlyoriftheself-reportedmeasureofdigitalscreenuseisrelatedwitheitheractualbehaviororhigherqualitysurveyitems.”1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Bymonitoring2,600teenagerswithADHD．B．Bytrackingtheparticipantsfortwoyears.C．Byanalyzingdatafrompreviousresearchesonline.D．Bycontrollingdifferentteens’timespentonsocialmedia.2、WhatdoesLeventhalthinkoftheexposuretohigherlevelsofdigitalmedia?A．ItwillcausediverseADHDsymptoms.B．ItwillcreatehigherADHDrisks.C．Itwillweakenteenagers’confidence.D．Itwillhaveamajorinfluenceonorganizationskills.3、WhatdoesProfessorAndyPrzybylskithinkofthestudy?A．Itprovidesabetterunderstandingofthemedia.B．Itshouldhavefocusedonparents’responses.C．Itsfindingsarenotreliableenough.D．It’sabreakthroughinthisfield.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheuseofdigitalmediaisontheriseB．TeensareincreasinglyexposedtoADHDC．HeavyuseofsocialmediamayincreaseADHDrisksD．Teens’exposuretomodernmediacallsmoreattention22．（8分）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouaddgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don’tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don’tforgettodoublecheektheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don’tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedhillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don’tgetangryShootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A．checkbeforecutofftimeB．donotcallthehotelaheadC．arelateincheckingoutD．negotiatewiththeclerks2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Leavingsomethingbehind.B．Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C．Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D．Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A．TosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperlyB．Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C．ToshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagersD．Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A．Fitness. B．Nature.C．Lifestyle. D．Travel.23．（8分）Anerve-zapping（电击神经）headsetcausedpeopletogetridoffatinasmallpreliminarystudy.Sixpeoplewhohadreceivedthestimulation（刺激）lostonaverageabout8percentofthefatontheirtrunksinfourmonths,scientistsreportedattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscience,Theheadsetstimulatedthevestibularnerve（前庭神经）,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）Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirLives．Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquashingofthesystemwewantforoursociety．Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem．First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees．Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose．Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysofterfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts．Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual．Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement．Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears．Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor．Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly．Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions．Furthermore,someinstitutionshouldbecreatedforseniordaises,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem．Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer．Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung．Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages．Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations．1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety．B．Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold．C．Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold．D．Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions．2、Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire．B．Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears．C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold．D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired．3、Theunderlinedword"viable"mostprobablymeans"_"．A．impossible B．practicalC．useful D．successful4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney．B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage．C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople．D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold．5、Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsuppedforoldpeople．B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople．C．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem．D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife．25．（10分）Foryournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoabreathtakingblueplanet—theearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisn’texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzle—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(卫生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisquiteaffordable.B．ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C．Itwillofferanamazingview.D．Itcosts$40milliontobuild.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?A．Anorbitalsuite.B．Spacetourism.C．Spaceexploration.D．Acreativeidea.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.B．Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C．SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.D．Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.4、ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswithA．funandgamesB．financialsupportC．spacecontractorsD．moretimeinspace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）Wewerestandingatthetopofatower.Myfatherhad1metothisspotinasmalltownnotfarfromourhome.1wondered2.“Lookdown,Elsa,"Fathersaid.Igatheredallmy3andlookeddown.Isawthesquareinthecenterofthevillage.AndIsawthecrisscrossoftwisting,turningstreetsleadingtothe4．“See,mydear."Fathersaidgently."Thereismorethanonewaytoasquare.Lifeislikethat.Ifyoucan'tgettotheplacewhereyouwanttogo50neroad,tryanother."NowIunderstoodwhylwasthere.EarlierthatdayIhad6mymothertodosomethingabouttheawfulschoollunches.Butshe7becauseshecouldnotbelievetheluncheswereas8asIsaid.WhenIturnedtoFather,hewouldnothelp.Instead,hebroughtmetothishightowertogivemea9—thevalueoftheopen,searchingmind.Bythetime,wereachedhome.Ihada10．Atschoolthenextday,111pouredmylunchsoupintoabottleandbroughtithome.ThenItalkedthecookintoservingittoMotheratdinner.Everythingwentonsmoothly.Sheswallowedone12andspatitout．QuicklyIt01dherwhatIhaddone，andMotherstated13thatshewouldtakeupthematteroflunchesatschoolthenextday!IntheyearsthatfollowedIoftenrememberedwhatFathertaughtme.Ibegantoworkasafashiondesignertwoyearsago.1wasbusygettingreadytoshowmywinterfashions.Butjust13daysbeforepresentationthesewinggirlsallstoppedworking.1wasas14asmymodels.”Wellnevermakeit.”oneofthemcried.Acceptthefailure?15usewisdomtofindanothermadtomygoa17Thenagreatideaflashedthroughmymind———whynot16theclothesunfinished?And-exactly13dayslater,ourshowingturnedouttobeso17thatitwasagreatsuccess.Ourdifferentshowingcaughtthe18ofthepublic,andordersfortheclothes19in.Father'swisewordshad20meonceagain,”Thereisalwaysmorethanonewaytothesquare．1、A．sentB．broughtC．directedD．welcomed2、A．whoB．howC．whatD．why3、A．thoughtsB．strengthC．courageD．spirits4、A．squareB．towerC．townD．village5、A．inB．onC．byD．across6、A．persuadedB．beggedC．encouragedD．ordered7、A．failedB．agreedC．promisedD．refused8、A．badB．expensiveC．deliciousD．hot9、A．1essonB．chanceC．shockD．ride10、A．goalB．resultC．planD．choice11、A．skillfuUyB．activelyC．carelesslyD．secretly12、A．cupfulB．spoonfulC．handfulD．bagful13、A．thoughtfullyB．simplyC．firmlyD．repeatedly14、A．positiveB．cheerfulC．calmD．hopeless15、A．OrB．AndC．ButD．So16、A．showB．buyC．changeD．sell17、A．famousB．poorC．unusualD．ordinary18、A．noticeB．attentionC．desireD．impression19、A．turnedB．handedC．steppedD．poured20、A．suggestedB．guidedC．correctedD．defeated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）Modern-dayrobotsareprogrammedtohandletasksthatarenormallycarriedoutbyhumans.Theyarefasterand1．(accurate)thanhumanworkersandneveraskforapayriseortakebreaks!Robotsarealsoabletowork2．dangeroussituations.ResearchersattheUniversityofArkansasintheUnitedStatessaythatthemobilerobotswhichhavebeencreatedalreadyareidealforthejobofhospitalattendants.Thesemobilerobotsstorea3．(detail)mapofthehospitalintheirmemory.Therobots’sensorscandetect4．(barrier)andquicklygetoutoftheway.Althoughtheserobotscannotgoupanddownstairs,theyknowhow5．(press)abuttonofanelevator.ResearchersataMassachusetts’universityarecreatingthefirstrobot6．canconstantlychangeitsshapeaccordingtothetaskithastodo.Theserobotsarecalledpolymorphicrobots.“Polymorphic”means7．abilitytotakedifferentforms.A3Dprinter8．(place)insidetherobottocreatethedesiredshape.Theentireprocessofchangingformsinthismanneriscalledtherapidprintingtechnologywhichis9．(fair)commoninthecarindustrytoproducecomplex3Dstructuresquickly.Oncetherobothasperformed10．(it)task,itcanbemelteddownandrecycledintoanotherusefulpartbythe3Dprinter.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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。Hi,everyone、Toletusgetcloselytonatureanddomoreexercise,theCommitteeofourcommunitywillorganisetheactivity、Allresidentstheyareinterestedinfarmingareinvitedtotakeparttheactivity、Weatherpermitted,we’llridebiketodosomefarmingthisSaturdayonafarm、Itisabout5kilometresfarawayfromourcommunity、Youcangrowsomevegetables,plantsomeflowersandfedfishinthelakenearby、Youwillbetrainedandguidewhilefarming、Notonlywillyouenjoythepleasureoflabourandgetrelaxed,butalsoyoucantastesomefreshproduceunlessyouarewillingto、Everyoneiswelcometoattend!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友David准备组织一个“走进中国（ApproachtoChina）”的活动，他写信请你帮忙策划一下活动内容并介绍一下有中国特色的元素，以便让他的同学更好地了解中国。请你用英文写一封回信。要求：1.100字左右；2.需包括至少两个中国元素，可适当增减细节。参考词汇：一带一路倡议OneBeltandOneRoadInitiative；吉祥物mascot_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、A5、C6、B7、B8、C9、B10、B11、D12、B13、B14、D15、C16、B17、C18、C19、A20、B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、B2、B3、C4、C22、1、C2、D3、A4、D23、WhenSeattle-basedpoetHeatherMcHughwon$500,000fromtheMacArthurFoundation,shedidn’tbuyaMaseratiorflytoParis.Instead,sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedteachingcollegecoursesandwritingpoetry.Itwasn’tuntilabouttwoyearslater,in2011,thatshefinallyfiguredoutwhattodowithit.ShediscoveredtherearemillionsofcaregiversintheUnitedStatestakingcareofthechronically（长期地）illordisabled.“It’saheartbreakingcontractoflove,”shesays.Soin2012,HeatherformedCaregifted,anon-profitorganizationthatoffersaseven-day,all-expenses-paidvacationtoVancouverIslandtopeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.”It’shardphysical,psychological,andemotionalwork.“It’scleartheydeserveandneedarespite,”shesays.TriciaEisner,asinglemotherof19-year-oldtriplet（三胞胎中的一个）boys，twoofthemwithsevereillness,wasoneofthefirstcaregiverstogoonv