江西省吉安市新干中學(xué)2024年高考英語必刷試卷含解析

江西省吉安市新干中學(xué)2024年高考英語必刷試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．a(chǎn)lthough B．evenif C．unless D．a(chǎn)s2．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean3．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need4．PresidentXiunderlinesthatitisonlywithjointeffortstokeepmaritimepeace________buildamaritimecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．canwe B．wecan C．thatwecan D．thatcanwe5．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that6．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny7．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when8．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled9．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich10．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．a(chǎn)n,/ C．a(chǎn)n,the D．the,/11．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime12．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．wasannouncedC．a(chǎn)nnouncesD．isannounced13．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom14．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted15．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit16．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．a(chǎn)greewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff17．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse18．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．a(chǎn)rekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept19．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful20．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme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）Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdofthepeoplesaystressimpactstheirphysicalormentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheadachesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechangestonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsocommonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglavender（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太陽穴）whenaheadachestarts.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮質(zhì)醇）canmakeithardertoconcentrate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepressionsaysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal—oldhairfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime—butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowhat’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoClinic.org.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhairfollicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.187、Ifyou’restressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat.A．youkeepgettingheadaches B．youalwayshaveacoldC．yourhairisfallingout D．yourbrainfeelsconfused1、Whichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?A．Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.B．Waitinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.C．Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.D．Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.2、Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverourstressaccordingtothepassage?A．Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.B．Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfollicles.C．Ourhairstartsgrowingagain.D．Aseriousheadachestarts.22．（8分）Teenagerswillbetoldto"standupfortheirelders"onpublictransport—orrisklosingtheirrighttofreetravel.LondonMayorBorisJohnsonwilldeclareplanstodaytomakeyoungsterssigna“courtesypledge"(文明宣言)topromisetobehaveinarespectfulmannerwhentravellinginthecapital.Thethree-pointpledgestatesthattheywillgiveuptheirseatstotheelderly,pregnantanddisabled;keepfromusingoffensiveorthreateninglanguage;andbecourteousandpolitetofellowpassengersandstaff.Thosewhorefuse,orarecaughtbehavinginaloutishmanner,willhavetheirfreetravelpassesremoved.Theplan—akeypartofMr.Johnson'sre-electionbid—willinitiallyaffectthe400,00011-to-15-year-oldsinLondonwhoqualifyforfreetravelcards,butTorysourcesbelievetheideacouldbeusedacrossthecountry.AConservativeinsidersaid:"TheplancorrespondsperfectlywiththepushtocreateaBigSociety.Itisaboutchangingcultureandexpectationsaroundbehaviortoimprovetheatmosphereonbusesandtrainsforeveryone."Speakingbeforetoday'slaunch,Mr.Johnsonsaidhewasdeterminedtodealwiththeanti-socialbehaviorofa"minorityofyoungsters"onpublictransport."WhenIwasaboy,Iwastaughttostandupforthoselessableto,"hesaid."Youngstersenjoytheprivilegeoffreetravel,whichispaidforbyLondoners,buttheyhavetounderstandthatwiththatprivilegecomesresponsibility.Anyonewhoabusesthisprivilegewillhaveittakenaway,andwillhavetoearnthatrightbach."Teenagersfoundguiltyofaseriousviolationofthenewbehaviorruleswilllosetheirtravelpasses,andwillhavetocarryoutunpaidcommunityworktoearnthemback.Mr.Johnsonisalsointroducinga"twostrikesandyou'reout"policytodealwithrepeatoffenders,underwhichthosecommittingasecondseriousviolationoftheruleswilllosetheirtravelrightspermanently.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecontentofthe"courtesypledge"?A．Teenagersshouldgiveuptheirseatstotheold.B．Teenagersshouldn'ttalkwithstrangersinpublic.C．Teenagersmustn'tuseaggressivelanguageinpublic.D．Teenagersmustbepolitetopeopleonpublictransport.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"loutish"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．rude.B．stupid.C．polite.D．calm.3、AccordingtoMrJohnson,____________.A．youngstersshouldknowdutycomeswithbenefit.B．youngstersshouldn'tusetheprivilegeoffreetravel.C．a(chǎn)nyoneshouldn'tmakemoneywiththeprivilege.D．youngstersshoulddosomeunpaidcommunitywork.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）Iusedtobecrazyaboutthehuntingseason.Theexcitementofwaitingforaprey(獵物)andtheprideofshowingoffthekillfascinatedme.However,everythingchangedafterthatcoldmorning.Earlyonthatdayofthelatefall,Isetoffaloneforthewoods,packingagun,abottleofhotcoffeeandthreethicksandwiches.Afterfindingthefreshdeer’stracksinthesnow,Isettleddownbehindalittlebush.Isatthereforaboutanhour.ItwasthenthatIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!Therewasnocovernearertohimthan30yards.SurelyIcouldn’tmiss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthere.Iwaitedforhimtobeshockedandrunaway.Buthefooledmecompletely.Hecametowardsme!Hewascurious,Isuppose,ormaybehewasstupid---howelsecanyouexplainit?Well,thatdeerwalkedrightuptowhereIwassitting.Thenhestoppedandlookedatme!Whathappenednextishardtobelieve,butit’strue.Anditallseemedquitenatural.Justaswhenafriendlyyoungdeercomesnearyou,Ireachedupandscratchedhishead.Andhelikedtobescratched.Infact,hepracticallyaskedformore.Then,Ifedhimmysandwich!Yes,Iknowwhatadeereats,butthatdeeratemysandwich.Well,hefinallywenthisway,downthehillandupthedeertrail.Shoothim?Notme.Youwouldn’thaveeither,notafterthat.Ijustwatchedhimgo.WhenIwasabouthalfwayback,Iheardtwoshots,followedbyadullslam(撞擊)afewsecondslater.Thosetwoshotsusuallymeanakill.Ihadforgottentherewereotherhuntersthatday.Thosehunterswouldneverknowtheycouldhavescratchedhishead.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorkillthedeer?A．Hepreferredtoshootashydeer. B．Hewasfooledbythetrickydeer.C．Hewassympatheticforthedeer. D．Hewastooshockedtoshootthedeer.2、Whatmostprobablyhappenedtothedeerintheend?A．Otherhuntersshotthedeertodeath.B．Otherhuntersscratchedthedeer’sheadtoo.C．Thedeermanagedtoescapefrombeingshot.D．Thedeerwouldbecomefriendswiththeauthor.3、What’sthebesttitleofthistext?A．AHuntinginLateFall. B．ALovelyDeer.C．TheCruelKilling. D．TheLastHunting.25．（10分）GorillaStudyRevealsNewConnectionHumansandgorillas(大猩猩)sharedevolutionfor23millionyears.Theirpathsseparatedonlysixmillionyearsago.Researchonhowgorillascommunicatecanhelpusunderstandhumanlanguagedevelopment.Understandinghowthebrainworkshelpsusseeaconnectionbetweenlanguagedevelopmentandnon-verbalsigns.Thesesignsormovementsincludethingslikethewaywemoveourhandsorbodiesorthedifferentexpressionsourfaceshaveindifferentsocialsituations.Anewstudyongorillasrevealedthatright-handedness-preferringtousetherighthandinsteadofthelefthandformostphysicalactivities-mayhaveaconnectionwithcommunication.Twocameraswereusedtofilmallofoneape’smovements.Oneofthefirstresultswasthatgorillasusetheirrighthandsmorewhentheyaredoingactionswiththeirheadsormouthsatthesametime.Thisshowsthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhowourbrainsworkandthereasonweuseonesideofourbodymorethantheother.Inaddition,wecanusetheresultsofthestudyandourknowledgeaboutbrainstohelpusunderstandmoreabouthowlanguagefirstdevelopedinhumans.DrForrester,whodidthestudy,saystheresultscanbeusefulinotherways,suchasunderstandinglanguagedevelopmentinchildren.Forexample,somechildrenhaveaseriousillnesscalled“autism”whichcanstopthemcommunicatingnormallywithpeople.Itmightbepossibletousethesamestudymethodtofindoutwhichchildrenhavethisillnesswhentheyareveryyoung.Doctorswillthenbeabletostarttreatmentearly.1、Whendidtheevolutionofgorillasandhumansseparate?A．Morethan5millionyearsago.B．7millionyearsago.C．23million.D．It’snotknown.2、Right-handednessinapesmayhaveaconnectionwith________.A．intelligenceB．communicationC．socialsuccessD．convenience3、Theresearchteamused________tohelptofindtheresult.A．videorecordingB．photographsC．voicerecordingD．zookeepers4、Theresultsofthestudymighthelp________.A．everyoneB．sickapesC．a(chǎn)dultswithmentalproblemsD．childrenwithanillnes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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Ihavebeenapplying,interviewing,etcsinceJulywithnoprospects(前景).IhavebeentoldmostlythatIamoverqualified,ortheyneedfulltimeetc.Ihadbeengettingprettydownanddiscouraged.Iwasactuallyaskingmyselfwhycan’tsomeonebekindenoughtotakemeonasan.ThispastTuesdayeveningitwasoutsideandgoingtobe9pmasIwaswaitingatabusstop.Justasthebusayoungwomanapproachedme.ShehadaT-shirt,Capripants,andslipperson.Shealsowaswearingseveralhospitalbracelets.Imypurseandtookout$5.00soshecouldgetsomethingtoeat.Ithentookoffmyjacketandandgavethemtoher.Isaid,“Thesearealittlebigbuttheyshouldkeepwarm.”Shelookedatmeandsaid“Aren’tyougoingtobecold?”Itoldhermybeingcoldfor15minutesIgottomyplacewasworthitifIknewshewouldbealittlewarmer.Shesobbedandthankedmewithahug.Ijusttoldherto.ThenafterIgotonthebusthat’sthemiracleofspreadinghappened.Isteppeduptopaytheandthebusdriversaid,“Mam,Isawwhatyoujustdidandyourfareisme,eventhoughtechnicallywearen’tsupposedtoletyougetonthebuswithoutshoes.”hesaidwithawink.Aladywhowasdressedinaverybusinesssuitcalledmeovertoherseat.Shesaid,“IwanttoknowtheofthepersonwhojustdidthemostthingIhaveeverseen.”Itoldhermynameandshesaid,“WhatcanIdoforyoutowhatIjustwitnessed?”Isaidapayingjobwouldbenice.Thenextdayshecalledmeandsaidthatshehadaadministrativeassistantpositioninhercompanyandwantedmetomeetwiththemanager.ItthattheladywastheheadHumanResourcesperson.IstartMondaymorningat9am!Thankyouallforinspiringmetokeeppassingthekindnesson!Ineverexpectedtogetsomuchbackinreturn!1、A．engineer B．entertainer C．employee D．employer2、A．burninghot B．pouring C．snowing D．freezingcold3、A．pulledup B．pickedup C．brokedown D．droppedoff4、A．broughtout B．cutin C．dugin D．reached5、A．gloves B．sweater C．blouse D．tennisshoes6、A．her B．him C．you D．me7、A．until B．before C．a(chǎn)fter D．since8、A．passiton B．goahead C．cheerup D．comeon9、A．where B．why C．when D．how10、A．luck B．kindness C．generosity D．mercy11、A．ticket B．fare C．money D．check12、A．to B．for C．on D．with13、A．informal B．casual C．professional D．practical14、A．job B．a(chǎn)ddress C．religion D．name15、A．inspiring B．courageous C．a(chǎn)mazing D．grateful16、A．praise B．repay C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．a(chǎn)dmire17、A．seriously B．eagerly C．hopefully D．jokingly18、A．part-time B．tough C．simple D．novel19、A．empty B．open C．offer D．opportunity20、A．cameabout B．occurredtome C．turnedout D．workedout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）Modern-dayrobotsareprogrammedtohandletasksthatarenormallycarriedoutbyhumans.Theyarefasterand1．(accurate)thanhumanworkersandneveraskforapayriseortakebreaks!Robotsarealsoabletowork2．dangeroussituations.ResearchersattheUniversityofArkansasintheUnitedStatessaythatthemobilerobotswhichhavebeencreatedalreadyareidealforthejobofhospitalattendants.Thesemobilerobotsstorea3．(detail)mapofthehospitalintheirmemory.Therobots’sensorscandetect4．(object)andquicklygetoutoftheway.Althoughtheserobotscannotgoupanddownknowhow5．(press)abuttonofanelevator.ResearchersattheaMassachusetts'universityarecreatingthefirstrobot6．canconstantlychangeitsshapeaccordingtothetaskithastodo.Thesearecalledpolymorphicrobots.“Polymorphic”means7．a(chǎn)bilitytotakedifferentforms.A3Dprinter8．(place)insidetherobottocreatethedesiredshape.Theentireprocessofchangingformsinthismanneriscalledtherapidprintingtechnologywhichis9．(fair)commoninthecarindustrytoproducecomplex3Dstructuresquickly.Oncetherobothasperformed10．(it)task,itcanbemelteddownandrecycledintoanotherusefulpartbythe3Dprinter.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）不記分。StartedinSeptemberof2003,smilecardsbeganappearingallaroundaworld、Theyaremarkerofabrandnewgameoftag,where"you'reit"becausesomeonehasdoneanythingniceforyou、Thenit'syourturntodosomethingniceforsomeoneelsebut,intheprocess,passthecardalong、Thiswasagameofpay-it-forward:makesomeonesmilewithoutgivingoutthename,leavebehindacardaskthemtokeepitgoing、It'seasyandfunny、Iskindnesstrulycontagious?There'sonlyonewaytofindout—jointhefun!Getyoursmilecards,readuponsomekindnessideas,andgetstarted!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你叫李華，你從某報上得知某商店招聘臨時工作人員。請你根據(jù)下列提示寫一份求職信。1.簡要介紹個人情況:姓名、年齡等；2.無工作經(jīng)驗但對此工作感興趣；3.普通話和英語流利，性格外向，易與人相處；4.希望得到回復(fù)。注意:1.短文需包括以上所有內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。2.詞數(shù):120左右。Dearsir,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、A3、A4、C5、C6、A7、A8、C9、D10、C11、B12、B13、D14、C15、A16、A17、D18、D19、B20、B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、187、B1、A2、C22、1、B2、A3、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