2022-2023學(xué)年福建省龍巖市龍巖二中高考仿真卷英語試卷含解析

2023年高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：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(shí)，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?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，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．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path2．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick3．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff4．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that5．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched6．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor7．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．a(chǎn)s D．when8．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend9．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive10．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for11．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．a(chǎn)mwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting12．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced13．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless14．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how15．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled16．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．until D．when17．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy18．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow19．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．a(chǎn)dvocateB．distributionC．a(chǎn)llocationD．division20．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo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）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．Exerciseforweightlossandgetfit22．（8分）TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge,theworld'slongestsea-basedproject,comprisesfourparts:a22.9-kilometersteelbridge,twoartificialislands,asubmergedseatunnelextendingfor6.7kilometers,aswellasleadingbridgesthatconnectthebridgetothecities.Forabridgeproject,designersprefertobuildallthestructureontheground,andonlychoosethetunnelwhenthereisnoalternative.However,fortheHZMB,themostpracticaldesignistointegratebridge,islandandtunneltoformacompletecross-seachannel."ThePearlRiverEstuary（河口）holdsaworld-levelshippingchannel.Smoothtrafficshouldbeguaranteed.AndthelocationisneartheHongKongInternationalAirport.Withabout2,000flightstakingoffandlandingattheairport,thebridgecannotbebuilttoohighforsafetyreasons/5saidMengFanchao,chiefdesigneroftheproject.“Butyoucannothaveasubmergedseatunnelwithoutanysupport.Thatforcedustobuildtheartificialislands.”Chineseengineersdeclaredatrailininstallingdeep-immersedtunneltubes.6tThereisnomodelforustorefertoasallthecasesareshallow-buriedtubes,9,saidMeng."Forlackofexperience,theinstallationofthefirsttubelastedfor96hours,"saidYinHaiqing,deputymanageroftheProjectManagementDepartment.''Everyonewasexhaustedwhenwemadeit.”The6.7-kilometertunnelistheworld'slongestsubmergedseatunnel.Twoartificialislands,coveringanareaof200,000squaremeters,helpcreateasmoothtransitionbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.Differentfromtraditionalisland,theengineersput120steelcylinders（圓柱）witha22-meterdiameter（直徑）intotheseabed,makeouttheshapeofanisland,andfilltheislandwithsoil.Itisaninnovativewaytheyadoptedtobuildtheartificialisland,makingitfirmer,moreefficientandfriendlytothemarineecology.TheHZMBprovidesafixedlinkbetweenthetwoChineseeconomiccentresHongKongandMacauandthemainlandofChinaatZhuhai.1、Whyisn'tthebridgebuilttoohigh?A．Thebridgehasn'tanysupport. B．Itisn'tsafetobuildittoohigh.C．Theengineerslackexperience. D．Theengineerswanttomakeitspecial.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheHZMBfromthetext?A．AllthestructureoftheHZMBisbuiltontheground.B．The6.7-kilometretunnelistheworld'slongesttunnel.C．TheHZMBisthefirsttoinstalldeep-immersedtunneltubes.D．Theinstallationofthefirsttunneltubefailedforthefirsttime.3、What’sthefunctionoftwoartificialislands?A．Todeclareatrailinbuildingasea-basedbridge.B．Topreventthepollutionfromaffectingthemarineecology.C．Toensuresmoothtrafficbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.D．Toguaranteethesafetyoftheshipsgoingthroughtheestuary.4、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anadvertisement. B．Sciencefiction.C．Anannouncement. D．Anewsreport.23．（8分）Evenifyoudon'thavetowork,eatorsleep,youwon'tbeabletogetthroughallinformationonblogsandsocialnetworks.Theproblemwefaceisthatmuchofthisinformationseemsveryinterestingatfirstglance.Actually,muchoftheinformationisunimportant,disposableanditdistractsusfrommoremeaningfulpursuits.Worsestill,whenwespendlotsoftimeconsuminginformationfromoursocialmediastreams,wemayfindithardtoconcentrateonwhatwe’redoingandwehaveatendencytoforgetwhatwehaveconsumedanyway.AnewstudyfromSweden’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologyhasfoundthattoomuchsocialmediaexposureactuallyreducesyourabilitytoprocessinformationanddepletes(耗盡)yourshort-termworkingmemory.Ourworkingmemoryplaysacriticalroleinourcapacitytofilter(過濾)informationandrememberwhatisvaluablebutitisnotalimitlessresource.ErikFransen,aprofessorinComputerScienceatKTHandtheleaderofthisisnewstudyonsocialmediaoverloadsaysthiscanexplainwhyourcapacity(容量)forprocessinginformationbeginstofailwhenweattempttoputmoreinformationintheworkingmemory.Infact,whenyoutrytoprocesstheinformationlikespeechorvideo,youaregoingtoneedpartlythesamesystemofworkingmemory,soyouarereducingyourownworkingmemorycapacity.Andwhenyoutrytostoremanythingsinyourworkingmemory,yougetlessgoodatprocessinginformation.Itistheperiodsofdowntimeofyourbrain—preferablydisconnectedfromthedistractionsofyourcomputerorsmartphone—thatareneededformemoryconsolidation(鞏固)andtransferringimportantinformationtoyourexposuretonewinformation.Besides,youcanemptyyourmindofthoughtsquicklytorelaxcompletely,goforashortwalkorspendafewminuteslisteningtomusic.Thiswillhelpyouimproveyourcapacitytoprocessinformationandincreaseyourproductivity.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutsocialmediaoverloadfromParagraph1?A．Itdistractsourattention.B．Itisbeneficialtous.C．Itbringsuswhateverwewant.D．Itkeepsusinformedofeverything.2、Whydoesyourcapacityforprocessinginformationbegintofallsometimes?A．Muchoftheinformationisunimportant.B．Yourworkingmemoryisalimitedresource.C．You'relessgoodatprocessinginformation.D．Youdon'tmakethemostofyourbrain.3、Whichisrecommendedtorelaxyourbrain?A．Thinkingoverthingscarefully.B．Listeningtomusicforawhile.C．Takingenoughphysicalexercise.D．Focusingmoreonthepresent.24．（8分）Theeffectsofcoffeeconsumptiononhealthhavelongbeenasubjectofconflictanduncertainty.Sincethe1980s,somehavespokenoutagainstcoffeeasharmfultohealth,whileothershavewelcomedcoffeeforitssupposedbenefitstohealth.Accordingtoascientificreport,mildcoffeeconsumption,threetofivecupsperday,canhetakenasahealthydietarypattern,alongwithotherhealthfulbehaviors.ThereportalsosaysthatcoffeeconsumptionhelpsreducetheriskofheartdiseaseanditprotectsagainstParkinson'sdisease.AccordingtoDr.DonaldHensrudofMayoClinic,highconsumptionofcoffeehashealthrisks.Dr.Hensrudmentionsthedangersofhighcoffeeconsumptionforpeoplewithacertainillnessthatslowsthebreakdownofcaffeineinthebody.Somestudiessaidthatdrinkingtwoormorecupsofcoffeedailycanactuallyincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseinthesepeople.AccordingtoconclusionsfromarecentstudyledbyDr.GregoryMarcus,adoctorfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco,dailymoderateconsumptionofcaffeine,lessthan4cups,isnotassociatedwiththeseissues.Untilthescientificcommunityreachesageneralagreementontheeffectsofcoffeeconsumptiononhumanhealth,itwillbeuptotheindividualtodecidewhetherthebenefitsofdrinkingcoffeearegreaterthantherisks.Wheninformedofthesepossiblehealthbenefitsandharmsofdrinkingcoffee,Harwood,ahighschoolstudentstated,"Eventhoughtheremightbesomenegativeeffectsofdrinkingcoffee,forthemostpart,coffeedrinkingsoundsgoodforhealth.NottomentionIneedcoffeetostayawake."1、Whatisthepeople'sattitudetowardstheeffectsofcoffeeonhealthaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Disapproving. B．Tolerant.C．Doubtful. D．Mixed.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"moderate"inParagraph4probablymean?A．Personal. B．Slight.C．Reasonable. D．Heavy.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHarwood?A．He'llkeepondrinkingcoffee. B．Heloveshishighschoollife.C．Heoftenfallsasleepinclass. D．Hehassomehealthproblems.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyPeopleLoveCoffee? B．HowCoffeeAffectsHealth?C．TheCultureofCoffeeDrinking D．TheNewFindingsofHeartDisease25．（10分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（獵物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.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）IwaswalkingaroundinaBigBazarstoredoinga1,whenIsawa

Cashiertalkingtoaboy.TheCashiersaid,“I’msorry,butyoudon’thaveenough2tobuythisdoll.”Thenthelittleboy3meandasked,“Uncle,areyousureIdon’thaveenoughmoney?”Icountedhiscashand4,“youdon’t,mydear.”Thelittleboywasstill5thedollinhishand.Finally,Iwalked6himandIaskedhimwhohewishedtogivethisdollto.“Iwantedto7mysisterforherBirthday.Ihavetogivethedolltomymommy8shecangiveittomysisterwhenshegoesthere.”Hiseyeswereso9whilesayingthis.“MySisterhas10.DaddysaysMommyisgoingtoseeGodtoo,soI11thatshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveittomysister.”Thenhe12againatthedoll,veryquietly.Iquicklyreachedformy13andsaid.“Supposewe14again,justincaseyoudohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll?”Henodded.I15someofmymoneytohis,withouthimseeingandwestartedto16it.Therewasenoughforthedollandevensome17money.Helookedatmeandsaid,“Iaskedlastnightfor18tomakesureIhadenoughmoney.He19me!Ialsowantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiteroseformymommy,butIdidn’t20toaskGodfortoomuch.ButHegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose.Mymommyloveswhiteroses.”1、A．hidingB．washingC．cookingD．shopping2、A．moneyB．currencyC．treasureD．wealth3、A．turnedoffB．turneddownC．turnedtoD．turnedover4、A．a(chǎn)skedB．wentC．reviewedD．replied5、A．owningB．supportingC．holdingD．saving6、A．towardB．a(chǎn)wayC．inD．out7、A．buyB．makeC．giftD．donate8、A．suchthatB．sothatC．somanyD．sofar9、A．sadB．happyC．thrilledD．satisfied10、A．missedB．enjoyedC．sleptD．gone11、A．thoughtB．suggestedC．insistedD．predicted12、A．heardB．lookedC．recalledD．found13、A．bagB．homeC．walletD．car14、A．witnessB．checkC．knowD．forgive15、A．savedB．borrowedC．keptD．a(chǎn)dded16、A．countB．cookC．shareD．work17、A．freshB．fakeC．spareD．broken18、A．dadB．myselfC．mumD．God19、A．smiledB．heardC．noticedD．discussed20、A．likeB．dareC．bearD．have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）Who’sthe1．(popular)cartooncharacterinChinarightnow?ItmightbePeppaPig.Peppais6yearsold.She2．(wear)areddress.Herfavoritethingtodoistojumpinmuddypuddles(泥坑).Shecanspendallday3．(do)this.HerfavoritetoyisabearnamedTeddy.MummyPigisabeautifulladyandshetakescareofherfamily.DaddyPigisanarchitectwhoisverycheerfulandplayswithPeppaandGeorgealot.Peppaoftenmakesfunofhisbigbelly(肚子).Theyare4．maincharactersontheBritishTVshowPeppaPig.TheshowhasbeenonTVin40languagesinmorethan1805．(country)andregions.It’sabouttheeverydaylivesofthePeppaPigfamilymembers.Theshowis6．(main)forpreschoolers.Butmanyolderkidsandevenadultshavebecomefansoftheshow7．well.“Ithinkitspopularityispartlybecauseofitbeingageless,”RichardRidings,avoiceactor8．playsPeppa’sdad,toldtheMirror.Theshow’sstoriesaresimple，but9．(it)humorisnottoochildish.Bothkidsandadultsarealwaysmade10．(laugh)assoonastheyseePeppa.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個(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(jì)分。Theseday,peoplebreaktrafficrulesandlitteredeverywhere.Itdoesseriousharmwithourlife.Ithinkpeopleshouldmakeaefforttochangethissituation.Asforhim,Iwillbeartrafficrulesinmind.IfIrideabike,I’llnevercrossaroaduntilthetrafficlightturngreen.IfIwalk,Iwillforgettousethezebracrossing.Meanwhile,Iwillmakeitasmydutytohelpkeepourenvironmentcleanorhealthy.Iwillhelpcleanuptheroadsidelitterwheneverpossibly.Ihopemybehaviorwillmakeadifference.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，上周你誤會交換生John弄壞了你的手表，導(dǎo)致你們的關(guān)系緊張。就此請你用英語給他寫封信，，主要內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歉意；2.解釋原因；3.提出和好措施。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；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearJohn,I’mwritingthelettertoyouto__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、D3、C4、B5、C6、B7、A8、A9、B10、B11、D12、C13、C14、B15、B16、A17、D18、A19、B20、D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、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”someonewouldpayforhertogoonavacation;disbeliefgavewaytoconcernabouthersons.Butaftertwodaysaway,theworrywasgone.nAfterbeinginMainebymyself,withnobodytotakecareoforthinkaboutexceptmyself,Irealizedthatrockwasgone,"saysTricia.Shewasafraidtheheavinesswouldreturnwhentheweekwasover,buttoher