安徽省宿州市汴北三校聯(lián)考2025屆高考英語四模試卷含解析

安徽省宿州市汴北三校聯(lián)考2025屆高考英語四模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準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題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。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．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared2．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which3．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome4．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t5．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved6．AlthoughMailerwasnotaloneinwelcomingthefloweringofcreativity,theauthoritieshatedit,______didmanypassengers.A．which B．a(chǎn)s C．that D．so7．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that8．—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．a(chǎn)mexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored9．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that10．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy11．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．a(chǎn)fterwards B．a(chǎn)lmostC．otherwise D．somewhat12．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas13．Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup14．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought15．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto16．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．a(chǎn)lthough D．unless17．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential18．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend19．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．a(chǎn)rouses B．a(chǎn)rises C．rises D．raises20．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so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）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanks-givingbreak.ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$2Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.C．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat___________.A．a(chǎn)rtB．literatureC．scienceD．politics22．（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．Exerciseforweightlossandgetfit23．（8分）Researcherssaypublicmistrustofvaccines（疫苗）iscausingdiseaseslikemeasles（麻疹）andyellowfevertospread.Thescientistssaidthelowerlevelsoftrustcanleadtopeoplerefusingvaccines.This,inturn,cancausediseasestospreadquickly,theywarmed.Buttheresearcherssaidtheyalsofoundahighlevelofsupportworldwideforvaccinatingchildrenagainstdisease.Theresearchersquestioned66,000peoplein67countriestodiscovertheirideasonwhethervaccinesareimportant,safeandeffective.ThesurveyshowedpeopleinSoutheastAsiahadthehighestleveloftrustinvaccines.Africashowedthesecondhighestlevelofconfidence.Europeansshowedthelowestlevelofconfidenceinvaccines.InFrance,41percentofthepopulationquestionedthesafetyofvaccines.HeidiLarsoniswiththeLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.ShesaysrecentmediareportsofproblemsinvolvingvaccineshavehurtpublicconfidenceinFrance.LarsonnotedthatmanyEuropeansworriedaboutreportsofpossiblelinksbetweenhepatitisBvaccines（乙型肝炎疫苗）andthediseasemultiplesclerosis（多發(fā)性硬化癥）.Butshesaidscientistsfoundnolinkagebetweenthetwo.MistrustinFrancewasalsodrivenbypublicreactiontotheH1N1influenza（甲型H1N1流感）outbreakfearsin2009.TheFrenchgovernmentspent$1.4billionon94milliondosesofthevaccine.Themajorityweresoldordestroyed.ThefindingscomeasamajoryellowfevervaccinationprogramhasbeenlaunchedintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandAngola.Thediseasehasalreadykilledhundredsofpeopleinthearea.TheWorldHealthOrganizationaimstovaccinateover15millionpeopleinbothcountries.“Ifeveryoneagreestobevaccinated,wecanremoveyellowfeverfromourcountry,”saidMosalaMireille,oneofthedoctorsdirectingtheprogram.1、TheauthordevelopstheParagraph1mainly________.A．bytellingexperiencesB．bygivinginstructionsC．byofferingdescriptionsD．byanalyzingcauseandeffect2、Theunderlinedwords“Thedisease”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto________.A．measlesB．yellowfeverC．H1N1influenzaD．multiplesclerosis3、MistrustofvaccinesinFrancewasdrivenbythefollowingreasonsexcept________.A．mediareportsofproblemslinkedtovaccinesB．publicreactiontotheH1N1influenzaoutbreakfearsin2009C．connectionsbetweenhepatitisBvaccinesandthediseasemultiplesclerosisD．mostofthedosesofthevaccineweresoldordisposedofbytheFrenchgovernment4、MosalaMireille’sattitudetowardstheyellowfevervaccinationprogramis________.A．ExpectantB．SkepticalC．CriticalD．Cautious24．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoUS-basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographicSociety,conductedanonlinesurveylastyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26,allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom.a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.“Partoftheproblem,”arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,“istheInternet.”Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongallthefakenewsandtrivia(瑣事)whichswamp(淹沒)theweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwaystogetgoodinformationforstudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesurvey?A．Theparticipantswereallrecentuniversitygraduates.B．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversities.C．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to26.D．ItaimedtofindoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmerica.2、What’sonereasontheorganizersofthesurveygiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．ThepoorqualityoftheUSuniversitysystem.B．Youngpeople’sunwillingnesstotravelabroad.C．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygeltheirinformationD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld.3、WhattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbestaccordingtothesurvey?A．Governmentorganizations.B．Geographicinformation.C．Foreignrelations.D．Environmentalmatters.4、Inwhichpartofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．Economics. B．Education.C．NationalPolitics. D．Entertainment.25．（10分）Weallhaveourwaysofmarkingtime.Mylifeismeasuredbytakingpicturesfromonestorytothenext.Myoldestsonwasborninthemiddleofalongstoryaboutendangeredanimals.Mydaughtercamealongwithapackofgraywolves.It'sthestoryinAlaskathatI'llrememberbest,though.Itwasthestoryaboutthelossofwildland,duringwhichmywifeKathygotcancer.That'stheonethatmadetimestandstill.Withanxiety,Istoppedtakingpicturesonthedaywhenshefoundthattumor（腫瘤）.Cruelly,itwasThanksgivingDay.Earlyexaminationsavestime.Butourswasnotearly.Bythetimeyoucanfeelityourself,it'softenbiggerthanthedoctorwantsittobe.Cancerisathief.Itstealstime.Ourdaysarealreadyshortwithworry.Thencomesthisterribledisease,unfairasstormatharvesttime.Butcanceralsohasthepowertochangeus,forgood.Welearntosimplifyit,enjoyingwhatwehaveinsteadoffeelingsorryforwhatwedon't.Cancerevenmakesmeabetterfather.Myworkhasmademeastrangertomythreekids.ButnowIpayattentiontowhatreallymatters.Thisisnotarace.Thisisanewwayoflifeandanewwayofseeing,allfromthecancer.Intheendeachofushassolittletime.Wehavelessofitthanwecanpossiblyimagine.AndeventhoughitturnsoutthatKathy'scancerhasnotspread,andherprognosis（預斷）isgood.Wetrytomakeitallcountnow,enjoyingeverypartofeveryday.I'vepickedupmycameraagain.Iwatchthesky,searchingforbeautifullight.Whenwinterstormscome,KathyandIgatherourchildrenandtakethetimetocatchsnowflakes（雪花）onourtongues.Afterall,thisisgood.Thisiswhatwe'relivingfor.1、Whatisthewriter?A．Asponsor.B．Adoctor.C．Aphotographer.D．Adirector.2、HowdidthewriterfeelafterknowingKathy'sdisease?A．Anxious.B．Innocent.C．Powerful.D．Optimistic.3、Whateffecthasthecancerhadontheauthor?A．Hefocusesmuchmoreonhiswork.B．Hespendsmoretimewithhisfamily.C．Hebecomesastrangertohischildren.D．Hedevotesmuchmoretomedicalcare.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Cancerstealstime.B．Kathy'scancerhasspread.C．Snowflakesmakethefamilyfeelcool.D．Theauthortakesadifferentwayoflife.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）LifeStruggleOnceuponatime,therewasakindoldmanwholovedeverything.Onedaywhilewalkingthroughthewoodsthe1oldmanfoundacocoonofabutterfly.Hetookithome.Afewdayslater,asmall2appeared.Hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhoursasit3toforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostop4anyprogress.Itappeared5ithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgono6.Thenthemandecidedto7thebutterfly,sohetookapairofscissorsand8theremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythenappeared9.Butithadaswollenbodyandsmall,10wings.Themancontinuedto11thebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswouldenlargean12tobeabletosupportthebody.13happened!Infact,thebutterfly14therestofitslifecrawlingaroundwithaswollenbodyandwrinkledwings.Itneverwas15tofly.Themandidnotunderstandthattherestricting16andthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflyto17thetinyopeningwereNature’swayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbe18forflightfromthecocoon.Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinour19.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutany20,itwouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.1、A．niceB．cruelC．seriousD．small2、A．butterflyB．openingC．bodyD．worm3、A．hopedB．decidedC．refusedD．struggled4、A．takingB．owningC．makingD．putting5、A．a(chǎn)sifB．evenifC．onlyifD．ifonly6、A．longerB．moreC．fartherD．less7、A．beatB．helpC．killD．throw8、A．cutacrossB．cutupC．cutdownD．cutoff9、A．willinglyB．happilyC．easilyD．difficultly10、A．wrinkledB．strongC．skillfulD．comfortable11、A．decorateB．watchC．praiseD．fly12、A．requireB．expectC．encourageD．expand13、A．SomethingB．AnythingC．NothingD．Everything14、A．tookB．spentC．costD．paid15、A．gladB．freeC．a(chǎn)fraidD．a(chǎn)ble16、A．cocoonB．timeC．spaceD．stage17、A．getacrossB．getthroughC．getinD．getdown18、A．helpfulB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．readyD．careful19、A．communicationB．dreamC．childhoodD．life20、A．difficultyB．incomeC．regretsD．a(chǎn)ppointment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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Eleven-year-oldAngelawasstrickenwithadiseaseinvolvinghernervoussystem.Thedoctorsdidnotholdoutmuchhopeofhereverrecovering1．thisillness.Theypredictedshe’dspendtherestofherlifeinawheelchair.2．Angelafirmlybelievedthatshewasdefinitelygoingtobewalkingagainsomeday.Thedoctorswerecharmedbyher3．(defeat)spirit.Theytaughtheraboutimaging—aboutseeingherself4．(walk).Angelawouldworkashardaspossibleinphysicaltherapy(理療),lyingtherefaithfullydoingherimaging,visualizingherselfmoving,moving,moving!Oneday,5．shewasstrainingwithallhermighttoimagineherlegsmovingagain,6．seemedasthoughamiraclehappened:thebedmoved!Shescreamedout,“LookwhatI7．.(do)!Look!Look!Icandoit!Imoved,Imoved!”O(jiān)fcourse,8．thisverymomenteveryone9．inthehospitalwasscreaming,too.ItwastheSanFranciscoearthquake.Butdon’ttell10．toAngela.Shewasconvincedthatshedidit.Andnowonlyafewyearslater,she’sbackinschool.Onherowntwolegs.Nowalkingsticks,nowheelchair.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。每處錯誤僅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）不計分。Ilikedcyclingverymuch、Atageoftwelve,myfatherboughtmeabikeasabirthdaygiftsandtaughtmehowtoride、Everytimemyfathertookhimoutforpractice,mylittlebrotherwouldcomealong、Oneday,wewerepracticingwhilesuddenlymybrotherscreamedtohelp、Whenwerushedtohim,wesawasnakewindaroundafrogtightly、Ibegmyfathertosavethefrog、Immediatehepickeditupalongstick,tryingtodrivethesnakeaway、Abouttwominuteslater,thefrogwassetloose,whatmadeussohappy、68第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）近期某報社對人們?nèi)粘Ｐ畔⒌膩碓催M行了調查，假如你是李華，請根據(jù)下表中所示的調查結果給CCTV-9《英語新聞》欄目組寫一封信。72%，看電視12%，看報紙1.提供給人們更加生動的畫面；2.新聞報道直接、簡潔。1.新聞報道比電視更具深度；2.看報紙不受時間限制；3.看報紙要動腦筋，有易于智力開發(fā)。注意：1.描述出不同的看法和觀點；2.詞數(shù)：100左右；3.參考詞匯：調查survey；智力intelligence；生動的vivid___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、C5、D6、B7、D8、D9、D10、C11、D12、C13、D14、D15、A16、B17、D18、B19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、C22、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.“ButIdidn’tknowathingaboutloveuntilImetthesepeople.”5、WhomisCaregiftedintendedfor?A．Thedisabled.B．Thekids.C．Thecaregivers.D．Thepatients.6、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“respite”inParagraph2probablymean?A．rewardB．restC．jobD．promotion7、HowdidTriciafeelafterstayinginMainefortwodays?A．Concerned.B．Relieved.C．Excited.D．Doubtful.8、Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Peoplebenefitwhentheygive.B．Poetsarefullofloveandhelpful.C．Caregiftedislife-extending.D．Heatheroncelackedlove.23、1、D2、B3、C4、A24、Youcan’tmakeacallorsendatextonyourmobilephoneintheUStownofGreenBank,WestVirginia.WirelessInternetisoutlawed,asisBluetooth.Asyouapproachthetinytownonatwo-laneroadthatsnakesthroughthemountains,yourmobilephonesignaldropsout,andyourradiostopsworking.Therustedpayphoneonthenorthsideoftownistheonlywayforavisitortoreachtherestoftheworld.It’sapre-modernplacebydesign,lackingofthelatesttechnologiesthatdefinelifetoday.Thereasonforthetown’semptyairwavesisapparentthemomentyouarrive.It’stheRobertC．Byrdtelescope,alsoknownastheGBT,ashinywhite,147-metre-tallsatellitedish.It’sthelargestofitskindintheworldandoneofnineinGreenBank,allofthemgovernmentownedandoperatedbytheNationalRadioAstronomyObservatory(NRAO).Youdon’tlookthroughthesekindsoftelescopes.They’reradiotelescopes,soinsteadoflookingfordistantstars,theylistenforthem.There’salonglineofastronomersallovertheworldwhowanttousethetelescopewhichissosensitivethatitcouldhearasinglesnowflakehittingtheground1,000milesaway.Suchasensitivelisteningtoolneedstotaltechnologicalsilencetooperat