河南省信陽市達(dá)權(quán)店高級中學(xué)2024屆高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

河南省信陽市達(dá)權(quán)店高級中學(xué)2024屆高考仿真卷英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit2．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto3．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how4．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers5．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade6．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached7．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．a(chǎn)fter D．when8．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where9．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout10．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange11．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff12．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom13．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut14．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote15．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe16．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．a(chǎn)reC．has D．have17．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated18．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen19．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean20．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Abitefromatsetseflyisanextremelyunpleasantexperience.Tomakemattersworse,severalspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseases.Oneofthemostdangerousisaparasite(寄生蟲)thatcauses"sleepingsickness".Aftertheinitialbite,sleepingsicknesssymptomsoftenstartwithafever,headachesandachingmuscles.Astheillnessgoeson,thoseinfectedbecomeincreasinglytired,whichiswhereitgetsitsname.Itisworthnotingthatsleepingsicknessisnolongerasdeadlyasitoncewas.Intheearly20thCenturyseveralhundredthousandpeoplewereinfectedeachyear.Bythe1960sthediseasewasconsidered"undercontrol"andhadreachedverylownumbers,makingitsspreadmoredifficult.Butinthe1970stherewasanothermajorinfection,whichtook20yearstocontrol.Sincethen,betterscreeningprogramsandearliertreatmentshavereducedthenumberofcasesdramatically.In2000thisfiguredroppedtofewerthan3,000.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hopesthediseasewillbecompletelyremovedby2020.Moreproblematically,aseriesofnewstudieshaveshownthattheparasiteismorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.Sleepingsicknesshasalwaysbeenconsidered—andanalyzed—asablooddisease,becausetheparasitescanreadilybediscoveredinthebloodofitsvictims.However,inarecentstudyfoundthattheparasitecanstayintheskinandfat,aswellasintheblood.Theremayevenbeahigherdensity（密度）oftheparasiteintheskinthanintheblood.Thatmeansapersoncanhavenosymptomsbutstillbothharborthediseaseandspreadit.Thefindingcouldexplainthemysterious1970sinfection,andwhythediseasecanspringupinareasthathadpreviouslybeencleared.1、What'sthedangerofatsetseflybite?A．Itmakespeoplesleepy.B．Itcausesskindisease.C．Itbringsaboutdeaths.D．Ittransmitsdeadlyparasites.2、WhatcanweinferaboutsleepingsicknessfromParagraph3?A．It'sstillathreattohumanhealth.B．It'snotthatdangerousatpresent.C．It'sincurableintheearly20thcentury.D．It'scompletelyundercontrolinthe1960s.3、Whatdoestheunderlined"harbor"mostprobablymean?A．carryB．resistC．exchangeD．hide4、Whatdoesthelatestresearchindicateaccordingtothepassage?A．Sleepingsicknessisablooddisease.B．Skinismoresuitablefortheparasitetogrow.C．Sleepingsicknesscanbespreadwithnosigns.D．Parasitesintheskincausedthe1970sinfection.22．（8分）Since1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals(壁畫)havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti(涂鴉)arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgram(MAP).Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia’sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP’sartisticdirector.“Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout,”shesays,“Ianswerthemwithoneword:hope”.Eachyear,theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone-timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.TheMAP’swork,saysGolden,isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity.Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets”,“LoveandCare”,and“PeaceWalk”.1、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Love,fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralistsB．MAP,aNewCompanyinPhiladelphiaC．Jane,anExcellentMuralArtistD．Hope,OneWallataTime2、WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?A．Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B．Protectingtheneighborhood.C．Fightingagainstgraffiti.D．Attractingmorevisitors.3、HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?A．Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.B．Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.C．Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.D．Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?A．Difficult.B．Dangerous.C．Experimental.D．Successful.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）Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Formal?Classical?Casual?Smart?Firstofall,whatisstyle?Let’shearafewwordsofwisdomfromthewise.“Styleisknowingwhoyouareandwhatyouwanttosay,”(GoreVidal);“Styleisanexpressionofindividualismmixedwithcharm,”(JohnFairchild);“Styleistheperfectionofapointofview,”(RobertEberhart);“Styleisasimplewayofsayingcomplicatedthings,”(JeanCocteau);“Styleisthedressofthoughts,”(LordChesterfield).So,nowyouknowwhatstyleis,you’llneedtobuysomeclothes.Butwhere?IntheUK,youcangetreallycheap,stylish,second-handclothesatcharityshops.They’regreatifyouwantexclusivelabelsbutdon’twanttopaytheprice.Theonlydifficultyisdiscoveringwherethereallygoodbargainsare.Butdon’tworry,LeilaGraycanhelpyouhere.She’stheproudownerofavintageHardyAmiescoat,pickedupatacharityshopfor￡20---agooddealwhenyourealizeitcostmorethan￡800new.“Youhavetogotothericherareasofacity,”shesays.“That’swhereallthelabelsare.Itcantakeabitofhuntingaround,butthatishalfthefun,andthere’salotofburiedtreasurejustwaitingtobediscovered.”So,nowyouknowwheretobuyyournew,stylishclothes,howdoyouacquireyourstyle?Expertssaythatmixingandmatchingfromcharityshopscanhelpyoufindyourownstyle----somethingthat’sreallyyou.That’swhatScottishmusicianMorusdid.“Myfashiontipisthis,”hesays,“Lookatyourselfwiththeeyeofagraphicdesigner.Ifyoucan’tbeattractive,aimfor‘interesting’or‘original’.”Momus’uniquestylecouldevenmakehimhappier,too.AspsychologistMarilynEliasexplains,thehappiestpeople“judgethemselvesbytheirownyardsticks,neveragainstwhatothersdoorhave”.ShoichiAoki,thefounderofJapanesestreetstylemagazineFRUiTS,agrees.“Ithinkrealfashioniswhatpeoplewearonthestreets,theclothesthattheywear,thewaythattheywearthem,”hesays.“Whatyouseeinfashionmagazinesandonmodelshasbeenstyledandit’smorecommercial.”HesaysthathisinspirationforFRUiTScamefrompeoplecombiningtraditionalJapaneseclothingsuchasthekimonoand“geta”(Japanesewoodenclogs)withWesternfashion.“Thisreallycaughtmyeye,”Aokiadds.Thesestylesmayseemwild,butAoki’sideaisnot:bebold,becreativeandfindsomethingthatsuitsyou.Maybeit’stimetocreateyourownlook.Therearemanyonlineguidestohelpyou.PerhapsthebestadvicecomesfromawebsitecalledwikiHow,“Ifyouseesomethingyoulike,”itsays,“feelfreetocopy,butdon’tmakeyourselfaclone…mixitupandmakeityours.”Thinkaboutit!1、Whatshouldyoufirstdotochoosetheystylethatbestsuitsyou?A．Followtheimagesofthewisepeople.B．Goforwhateverisfashionable.C．Simplifycomplicatedexpressions.D．Figureoutwhatatruestyleis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?A．Gettingclothesofleadingbrands.B．Buyingclothesatratherlowprices.C．Searchingforreallygoodbargains.D．Startingacharityshopsellingclothes.3、WhatisthefocusofShoichiAokiandhismagazineFRUiTS?A．Commercializationoffashionmagazines.B．Expressionofsomethingpersonalandcreative.C．Designingfashionablewearformeninthestreet.D．PromotingJapanesetraditionalclothingworldwide.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtofindthestylethatsuitsyouB．WheretopickupabargainC．WhattoweartodevelopyourstyleD．Whomtomodeltobepopular25．（10分）Whenitcomestocarhiring,allcarhirecompaniesrequirethatyoushouldhaveafulldrivinglicenseforatleastoneyear,someofwhommayaskfortwoyears,especiallyforyoungerdrivers.Mostcarhirecompanieswillnotautomaticallyhireoutacartosomeoneundertheageof25ortopeopleover70.Butthereareexceptions.Somelistedcompaniesarenormallypreparedtoservepeopleof21andover.Andsomemaygoovertheagelimitandprovideserviceforolderpeople(aged70andover)providingyouhavenorecordofbreakingthelawandvalidlicense,andadoctor'sletterofgoodhealth.Nowreadonforsomeinformationaboutnationalcompanieswithmanybaseshiringoutcarstopeopleaged21andolderdrivers.1、Whichisarequirementfor72-year-oldBritishMichaeltorentacar?A．Havingacleandrivinglicense.B．Havingrichdrivingexperience.C．Havingalivelyandsharpmind.D．Havingadoctor'srecommendation.2、InwhatwayisAlamoRent-A-Carspecial?A．Itsetsnoupperlimitonage.B．Itchargesthelowestinsurancefee.C．Itonlyprovidesnationwideservice.D．Ithiresoutnoautomaticcarstounder25s.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainhowtohirecarsintheUK.B．ToshowthebenefitsofhiringcarsintheUK.C．ToinformpeopleoftheUK'scarrentalservices.D．TointroducesomecheapcarhirespecialsintheUK.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）After21yearsofmarriage,Idiscoveredanewwayofkeepingthespark(火花)oflovealive.Istartedtogooutwithanotherwoman.Itwasreallymywife’s1Theotherwomanthatmy2wantedmetovisitwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡婦)for19years,butthe3ofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronly4ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfor5andamovie.“What’swrong,areyou6?”sheasked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwho7thatalatenightcallorasurpriseinvitationisasignofbadnews.“Ithoughtthatitwouldbe8topasssometimewithyou,”Iresponded.“Justthe9ofus.”Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,thensaid,“Iwouldlikethatverymuch.”Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceand10Mymothertookmyarm11sheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeable12—nothingextraordinary—but13recenteventsofeachother’slife.Wetalkedsomuchthatwe14themovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,“I’ll15withyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.“Howwasyourdinner16?”askedmywifewhenIgothome.“Verynice.MuchmoresothanIcouldhaveimagined,”Ianswered.Afewdayslatermymother17forher.AtthatmomentI18theimportanceofsayingintime“ILOVEYOU”andgivingourlovedonesthetimethatthey191、A．thoughtB．beliefC．ideaD．opinion2、A．fatherB．childrenC．motherD．wife3、A．demandsB．pleasuresC．a(chǎn)nxietiesD．commands4、A．unusuallyB．frequentlyC．occasionallyD．immediately5、A．dinnerB．a(chǎn)walkC．somefreshairD．a(chǎn)while6、A．wellB．goodC．safeD．bad7、A．guessesB．imaginesC．supposesD．suspects8、A．necessaryB．pleasantC．properD．possible9、A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five10、A．cheapB．comfortableC．coolD．tasty11、A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat12、A．troubleB．conversationC．silenceD．experiment13、A．catchinguponB．findingoutC．makingsureD．workingout14、A．missedB．enjoyedC．rememberedD．watched15、A．eatoutB．gooutC．runoutD．keepout16、A．partyB．danceC．hourD．date17、A．heardofB．sufferedfromC．diedofD．recoveredfrom18、A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．everything19、A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．doubtedC．consideredD．understood20、A．winB．deserveC．spendD．waste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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Intwodays,itwillbeChristmas,childrenalloverworld1．(look)forwardtothisdayforweeks.PeoplecelebrateChristmaswithfood,decorations,musicandmore.Butformanypeople,gift-givingisthemostexcitingpartoftheholiday.IhavefoundmemoriesofChristmasshoppingwithmyfamilyasachild.Ienjoyedthechallengeofkeepingmyparents’giftsasecret.Itwashardtobuygiftsright.2．theirnoseswithoutthemseeing.Everyoneplaced3．(wrap)giftsundertheChristmastreeuntilChristmasmorning,4．weopenedthem.Pickingagreatgiftrequire5．(know)thepersonyou’regivingitto.Youneedtoknowtheperson’stastesandfindsomethingthepersondoesn’talreadyhave.Thiscanbequiteabigchallenge.Oftenit’swisetoprovideareceipt6．thepersonneedstoexchangethegift.Thebestgiftsarepersonal.ManyAmericansdon’tfeelmoneyconstitutesagoodgift7．itdoesn’trequireanythought.Theyprefersomethingchosenjustfortheperson.Ifthegiftisahigh-qualityhomemadegift,that’sevenbetter.Gift-givingreflectsthereason8．peoplecelebrateChristmas.ChristiansinparticularrememberthebirthofJesus.Whenhewasborn,wisementraveledmanymilestovisithim,9．(bring)expensivegifts.Butthegreatestgiftwasn’tfromthewiseman,butfromGod—thebabyJesus.Godgavethisgiftbecauseeveryoneneededit.WeneededGodtoforgiveourbadactionssothatwe10．liveforeverwithhim.SoonChristmaswegivepresentstoimitateGod’sactionofgivingtheperfectgift.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）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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。DearMr、Zhang,Wehaveheldadiscussionwhetheritisgoodornotforatopstudenttoshareadeskwithaslowerstudent、Somearefortheidea、Itiswellknownthateveryonehadstrengthsaswellasweaknesses、Althoughslowerstudentsarenotgoodatlessons,theymightdogoodinanotherfields、Inaddition,topstudentscanhelpsloweroneswiththeirlessons,whichbenefitthemtoo、However,othersdon'tholdthesameview、Theythinksomesloweronesarealwaysmakingthetrouble,suchasbreakschoolrules、Besides,slowerstudentsoftenasktopstudentsquestion,whichaffectsourstudies、Inmyopinion,Isupporttheideasowecanmakeprogresstogether、Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Mike打算暑假期間和家人一起來中國旅行，要居住一個月,希望你能為他推薦一個旅游城市。請給他發(fā)一封電子郵件，說出推薦的理由，內(nèi)容包括：1．介紹這個旅游城市的情況（如：地理位置；氣候；交通；一些旅游景點；特色食品；文化習(xí)俗等）；2．祝他旅途愉快。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。DearMike,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、C5、B6、D7、D8、C9、B10、B11、B12、A13、C14、B15、D16、B17、A18、C19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、A4、D22、1、D2、C3、A4、D23、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,wasoneofthefirstcaregiverstogoonvacation,in2013.WhenTriciagotaphonecallsayingCaregiftedwantedtosendhertoEastport，Maine，she“couldn’tbelieve”someonewouldpayforhertogoonavacation;disbelief