陜西省西安市第25中學(xué)高三壓軸卷新高考英語試卷及答案解析

陜西省西安市第25中學(xué)高三壓軸卷新高考英語試卷考生須知：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．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich2．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);the C．/;the D．a(chǎn);a3．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek4．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt5．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that6．That’s

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lightB．cometolifeC．comeacross7．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown8．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the9．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich10．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed11．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad12．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday13．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which14．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular15．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted16．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedto B．buriedinC．a(chǎn)ddictedto D．exposedto17．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced18．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed19．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost20．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need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）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌詞)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸張的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?22．（8分）QibaoAncientVillageQibao,locatedinthecenterofMinhangDistrict,Shanghai,isavillagewithahistoryofonethousandyears.Inthevillage,wineandteaareservedonold-fashionedsquaretablestogetherwithlongbenches,long-mouthcopperpotsandflat-endchopstickused.ThemostfamoussnacksinoldShanghaiaresquarepastry,ricewineandsteamedsaltedporkinwine.TelephonentranceTicket:45yuanperall-in-oneticket(preferablepriceof30yuanisavailablenow),coveringalmostalltouristattractionsinsidethevillage.JinshanVillageofFarmerPaintingVillagersskillfullymakegooduseoffolkartssuchasprintinganddyeing,embroidery(刺繡),woodcarving.TheytakethevariousfolkcustomsandthebusyscenesoflaborofvillagersinthelowerChangjiangvalleyasthethemeofpaintingsandcreatefarmerpaintingsinasimplestyle.TelephonentranceTicket:30yuan/personMerryCountrysideTourinZhonghuaVillageThevillageprovidestouristswithaccommodations,tours,chess,cards,fitnessandentertainmentthroughrentingoutseparatefarmhouseandsellstouristproductsandagriculturalby-productsrelatedtothemerrycountrysidetour.TelephonentranceTicket:FreePudongLingkongAgricGardeningItisoneofShanghaicountrysidetourscenicspots,whichfeaturesartofteapots,cropplantationandexport.TheGeologicalSciencePopularizationHallstoresuptensofthousandsofrarestonescollectedallovertheworld.TelephonentranceTicket:50yuan/person1、Whichtourisofferingadiscountontheentranceticketnow?A．QibaoAncientVillage.B．JinshanVillageofFarmerPainting.C．MerryCountrysideTourinZhonghuaVillage.D．PudongLingkongAgricGardening.2、PudongLingkongAgricGardeningmayespeciallyattractpeoplewhoareinterestedin______.A．traditionalsnacks B．folkartsC．farming D．rarestones3、Whatisthethemesharedbythefourtours?A．Countrysidelife. B．Agriculturalachievements.C．Citydevelopments. D．Traditionalcustoms.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）Thealarmsounds.Studentsswingtheirbackpackovertheirshoulder,boardtheschoolbus,maketheirwaytotheirhomeroomandthebellrings—schoolisback.ButformorehomesinAmerica,schoollooksmorelikestudentswakingup,makingtheirwaytothediningroomorhomeoffice,settinguplaptopsandlearninginthecomfortofhome.Virtual(虛擬的)schooling,describedas“apublicschoolthatoffersonlyinstructioninwhichstudentsandteachersareseparatedbytimeand/orplace,andinteractionoccursviacomputersand/ortelecommunications(電信)technologies”,hasincreasedoverthepastdecade.AccordingtotheNationalEducationPolicyCenter,enrollments(注冊人數(shù))invirtualschoolswas278,518betweenthe2015—2016schoolyearandthe2016—2017schoolyearincreasedby17,000.ForArizonaVirtualAcademy,afull-timeonlinepublicK-12school,theyuseK12Inc.curriculums.K12Inc.servesstudentsinall50statesandmorethan100countrieswithdigitallearningplatformsandtechnology,providingonlineeducation.“Wealwaysareimprovingourplatformsandthetechnologythatweusetomakesurethatwe’rekeepingupwiththechangingtrends,notonlywitheducationbutalsowithtechnology,”Dr.KellyVanSandesaid.Anotherpieceofnewtechnologythey’verolledoutisanewappwhereparentscanfindvirtualschoolsavailableintheirarea.CarrieFaulknerchosetoenrolltwoofherchildreninArizonaVirtualAcademy.Shesaysthey’vedoneschoolingonlineinChicago,inCalifornia,atrestaurantsandonhercousin’sfloorinKansas.“Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherhe(herson)isonthecouch,inhisbedoratthekitchentable,hecandoschoolingwhereverhewantsto,”Faulknersaid.“IwishtheyhaditformebackwhenIwasinschool.Thatwouldhavebeenawesome.”1、Whydoestheauthorcomparethetwokindsofschoolinginthefirstparagraph?A．Toattackrealschooling.B．Togiveanexampleofvirtualschooling.C．Tointroducethetopic“virtualschooling”.D．Todescribevividlystudents’goingtoschool.2、Howmanystudentsattendedvirtualschoolsduringthe2016—2017schoolyear?A．295,518 B．17,000. C．278,518. D．147,759.3、WhatcanweinferaboutArizonaVirtualAcademy?A．Theyprovidebothonlineandofflineeducation.B．They’reintendedforstudentsintheUnitedStates.C．Theirnewappletspeoplefindschoolsworldwide.D．Theirplatformsandtechnologyareveryadvanced.4、WhatisCarrieFaulkner’sattitudetovirtualschooling?A．Ambiguous. B．Cautious C．Supportive. D．Disapproving.25．（10分）Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andcombiningitwithtrumpeter(小號手)BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybecometoday’sjazz.Armstrongaccomplishedthiswithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-in(小爭執(zhí))withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.SodidtrumpeterandbandleaderKingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise(即興創(chuàng)作).Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnoticed.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldcometoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.LilHardin,theband’spianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainedthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpet-chairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstcomposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends(混合)artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinjazz.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”refertointhesecondparagraph?A．Toplaydancemusic.B．ToworkwithBuddyBolden.C．Toplayajazzinstrumentwell.D．Tocreatemodernjazzmusic.2、WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?A．BuddyBolden.B．LilHardin.C．KingJoeOliver.D．CornetistFreddieKeppard.3、WhydidLouisArmstrongLeaveKingOliver’sband?A．BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork.B．Becausehistalentcouldnotdevelopcompletely.C．BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork.D．Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz.B．Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.C．Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz.D．Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.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）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。MyhusbandandIsatoutside.Asmallchildaboutthreecameupthestreet,accompaniedbyhermother.Asshesawanothergirlafewfeetaway,shegaveheradmiringcomment,“Mommy,Ilikeherdress.”Hermom1,“Well,whydon’tyougoandtellher?”Thelittlegirlwalked2towardthegirlwearingtheprettydress.Theotherone,3thesameage,wasstandingwithher4turned,alongsideherparents.Theyhadnotheardthecompliment(贊美).Receivingnoanswer,thislittleone5Myhusbandsaidtotheothergirl,“6wantstotellyousomething.”Assheturnedaround,7wasmade.Onceagain,thelittleone8“Ilikeyourdress,”anduponhearingthosewords,theotheronegaveherabigsmileandexcitedly9“Look,it’saspinning(旋轉(zhuǎn))dress!”,atwhichmomentshebegantospin.Bothofthemsmiledwidely.Now,theonestoppedspinningandsaid,“It’smyfavoritedressandIhave(a)10thatmatch!”She11runningtowardastroller(嬰兒車)parkednearby.Themomanddaughterstartedto12downthestreet,13theencounter(邂逅)hadended.Momentslater,the“spinningdressgirl”reappeared,shoesinhand,14hernewfriendwhohadseeminglydisappeared.Now,anelderlycouple,seatedonabench,hadobviouslybeen15ofallthis.Theman16thechild,saying,“There’ssomeonecomingbehindyou.”Thenwesawoneshowedandtheother17thebeautifulshoes.Ifyoucanmakea18better,doit.Ihavenoideahowmanyothersthateveningmighthave19thisact,hopingtohelpgoodthingstohappen.Butsuchbriefmoments,20together,makeupwhatmightverywellbetheimportanttimesinourlives.1、A．replied B．scolded C．laughed D．required2、A．secretly B．shyly C．heavily D．suddenly3、A．usually B．hopefully C．likely D．luckily4、A．back B．head C．nose D．hand5、A．shouted B．left C．cried D．hesitated6、A．Anyone B．Someone C．Everyone D．Noone7、A．difference B．a(chǎn)dvance C．connection D．impression8、A．suggested B．a(chǎn)pologized C．explained D．a(chǎn)nnounced9、A．turned B．shared C．jumped D．a(chǎn)greed10、A．shoes B．socks C．shirt D．hat11、A．tookoff B．turneddown C．puton D．madeup12、A．lead B．look C．head D．get13、A．remembering B．hoping C．saying D．thinking14、A．comingacross B．lookingfor C．shoutingat D．callingon15、A．watchful B．careful C．proud D．fond16、A．calmed B．comforted C．stopped D．seated17、A．wore B．a(chǎn)dmired C．compared D．bought18、A．moment B．life C．girl D．dress19、A．learned B．performed C．praised D．observed20、A．seized B．spent C．threaded D．lost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）CulturalandcreativeproductsinspiredbyculturalrelicspreservedatChina’smuseumshavebroughtancientcultureclosertothepeople.Thoughtheculturalrelics1．displaytothepublicremainpreservedintheirglasscases,culturalandcreativeproductsof2．(variety)kindsdevelopedbymuseumsareallowingpeopletocarryalittlepieceoftheculturalexhibitionsbackhome.InCentralChina’sHunanprovince,theHunanMuseumhasdeveloped3．seriesofhealth-relatedproducts,suchasfragrancepouches(香袋),teaandpillows,basedonseveral4．(discovery)attheMawangduitombsoftheHanDynasty(206BC—AD220),accordingtoareportinChinaYouthDaily.InthenorthwesternprovinceofShaanxi,publictransportationcards5．(feature)culturalrelicsintheShanxiHistoryMuseum,especiallyfigurinesoftheTangDynasty(618—907),6．(be)amongthebest-sellingcreativeproducts.ZhangHuiguo,comingfromtheShanxiMuseum,saidthatgreatereffortsarebeingmadebymuseums7．(meet)thedemandforbetterculturalandcreativeproducts,8．haveevolvedfromreplicastoproductswithdeeperculturalmeanings."Theideaofculturalcreativityis9．(constant)expanding,andnoweverymuseum10．(seek)waystoreachyoungeraudiences,"saysWuMing,thechiefofcreativeproductdevelopmentatBeijing’sCapitalMuseum.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）下面短文中有10處語法錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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11處起）不計分。Onceuponatimetherewasaboywhofondofreading、However,hewasverypoortobuyanybooks、Thatwasthereasonthathehadtoborrowbooksfromarichmanwhoownedalotofbooks、Theboyknewclearlythathehastofinishreadingthebookshehadborrowedthemandreturnthemtotheownerassoonaspossible、Arichman,whowasreadytolendanyofhisbooktotheboy,readfewofhisownbooks、Withtimegoingon,theboyreadalotsbutfinallybecameafamouswriterinhistime、Thoughtherichmanhadsomanybooks,heremainedamanwithlittleknowledgebecauseofheseldomreadhisbooks、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華,你遠(yuǎn)在英國的朋友Smith從網(wǎng)上得知“移動支付”改變了中國人的生活方式,他想了解一些更詳細(xì)的移動支付情況,請你根據(jù)下面要點提示,給Smith發(fā)一封電子郵件。要點:1.生活中的具體體現(xiàn);2.好處。要求:字?jǐn)?shù)120字左右。參考詞匯:移動支付mobilepayment___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、B5、C6、A7、A8、B9、C10、C11、A12、D13、A14、D15、C16、A17、B18、D19、C20、C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、A2、D3、B4、D22、1、A2、D3、A23、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;disbeliefgavewaytoconcernabouthersons.Butaftertwodaysaway,theworrywasgone.nAfterbeinginMainebymyself,withnobodytotakecareoforthinkaboutexceptmyself,Irealizedthatrockwasgone,"saysTricia.Shewasafraidtheheavinesswouldreturnwhentheweekwasover,buttohersurprise,ithasn’tbeenbacksince.Heathersays,“Everybodyneedsrestorativetime.Forsome,it’slife-extending.”Triciaandtheotherguestsaren’ttheonlyonestobenefitfromCaregifted；Heatherhastoo.“IthoughtIwasthequeenoflove,beingapoet,”Heathersays.