遼寧省北鎮(zhèn)市中學(xué)2025年高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

遼寧省北鎮(zhèn)市中學(xué)2025年高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？2．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where3．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking4．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither5．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic6．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown7．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs8．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When9．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed10．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that11．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed12．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted13．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where14．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving15．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．changed16．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent17．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted18．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny19．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a(chǎn);a D．the;/20．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.22．（8分）JudyWrightandherhusbanddecidedtomoveclosertotheirson,Chris,wholivedinGeorgia.Aboutamonthafterthemove,Judyfellill,sufferingfromherongoing(不間斷的)battleagainstParkinsondisease.Herconditionworsenedrapidlyandsherequiredmedicalcareathome.Thefamilyhiredanursingaidwhocanceledatthelastminute.Instead,awomannamedTunDeHectorshowedupinherplace.Oneday,TunDesharedastorywithJudyandherfamily.Sherememberedaparticularlydifficultdayin2014,whenastrangerhadhelpedherwithakindgesture.Shehadrunoutofgas,andwithonly$5inherpocket,waswalkingtoagasstation.Amansawherwalkingandturnedhiscararound.Hepaidforhergasandgaveherallthecashleftinhiswallet.Uponhearingthestory,Judy’sson,Chris,tookoffhishatandsaid,“Thatwasme!”HewasthestrangerthathadhelpedTunDeonthatdifficultday.DuringthecareofJudy,theWrightfamilylearnedaboutTunDe’sfamilyandherowndream.Thenursingaid,TunDehopedthatonedayshecouldbecomeanOB-GYNnurse.Hertuitionwaspastdue(逾期)andshehadafamilytocarefor,butshewasdeterminedtoachievethatgoalforherselfandherfamily.JudydiedonJuly9,2017.Insteadofflowers,herfamilyaskedmourners(悼念者)todonatetoTunDe’seducation,toassistherinpayingforhernursingschool.Inlessthanaweek,theyraisedmorethan$8,000andpresentedherwiththesurprisecheck.1、WhydidJudy’sfamilychooseTunDeintheend?A．Tohelpherwithakindgesture. B．TolookafterJudyinthehospital.C．Toreplaceanothernursingaid. D．TogiveJudythebestmedicalcare.2、HowmightChrisfeelwhenhearingTunDe’sstory?A．Thrilled B．ShockedC．Puzzled D．Delighted3、HowdidtheWrightfamilyhelpTunDeafterJudy’sdeath?A．Theypaidforhereducation. B．Theyhelpedcareforherfamily.C．Theyboughtherasurprisepresent. D．Theyhelpedherrealizeherdream.4、Whatdoesthewholestorymainlytellus?A．Kindnesscomesfullcircle. B．Constantdroppingwearsstone.C．Thetruthneverfearsinvestigation. D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.23．（8分）Astheworld’spopulationgrows,farmerswillneedtoproducemoreandmorefood.Andlargefarmsareincreasinglyusingprecisionfarmingtoincreaseyields(產(chǎn)量),reducewaste,andreducetheeconomicandsecurityrisksthatinevitablyaccompanyagriculturaluncertainty.Traditionalfarmingreliesonmanagingentirefields—makingdecisionsrelatedtoplanting,harvesting,irrigating,andapplyingpesticidesandfertilizer(農(nóng)藥和化肥)—basedonregionalconditionsandhistoricaldata.Precisionfarming,bycontrast,combinessensors,robots,GPS,mappingtoolsanddata-analyticssoftwaretocustomize（量身定制）thecarethatplantsreceivewithoutincreasinglabor.Robot-mountedsensorsandcamera-equippeddrones(無人機(jī))wirelesslysendimagesanddataonindividualplantstoacomputer,whichlooksforsignsofhealthandstress.Farmersreceivethefeedbackinrealtimeandthendeliverwater,pesticideorfertilizerinadjusteddoses（劑量）toonlytheareasthatneedit.Thetechnologycanalsohelpfarmersdecidewhentoplantandharvestcrops.Asaresult,precisionfarmingcanimprovetimemanagement,reducewaterandchemicaluse,andproducehealthiercropsandhigheryields—allofwhichbenefitfarmers’bottomlinesandconserveresourceswhilereducingchemicalrunoff.Manysmallbusinessesaredevelopingnewsoftware,sensors,andothertoolsforprecisionfarming,asarelargecompaniessuchasMonsanto,JohnDeere,Bayer,DowandDuPont.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,NASAandtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationallsupportprecisionfarming,andmanycollegesnowoffercourseworkonthetopic.Inarelateddevelopment,seedproducersareapplyingtechnologytoimproveplantcharacteristics.Byfollowingindividualplantsovertimeandanalyzingwhichonesflourishindifferentconditions,companiescanrelatetheplants’responsetotheirenvironmentswiththeirgenomics(基因組學(xué)).Thatinformation,inturn,allowsthecompaniestoproduceseedvarietiesthatwillgrowwellinspecificsoilandweatherconditions.Thisadvancedtechnologymayalsohelptoimprovecropnutrition.Farmersdonotuniversallywelcomeprecisionagricultureforvariousreasons,suchashighequipmentcostsandlackofaccesstotheInternet.Thetechnologymaybringgreatchallengestoexperiencedfarmerswhoarenotgoodatcomputers.Andlargesystemswillalsobebeyondthereachofmanysmallfarmingoperationsindevelopingnations.Butlessexpensive,simplersystemscouldpotentiallybeapplied.Forothers,though,costsavingsinthelongrunmayreducethefinancialconcerns.Andhoweverreticentsomefarmersmaybetoadoptnewtechnology,thenextgenerationoffarmersarelikelytowarmtotheapproach.1、Precisionfarmingdiffersfromtraditionalfarmingpartlybecauseit________.A．guaranteeshighyieldswithmorelaborB．reliesonregionalconditionsandhistoricaldataC．offersplentyofwater,pesticidesandfertilizerD．providesrealtimeinformationabouttargetcrops2、Aboutprecisionfarming,wecanlearnthat________.A．thegovernmentholdsacautiousattitudeB．itdrawspositiveresponsesfrombusinessesC．seedproducershavealreadymadehugeprofitsD．largesystemswillsoonbebuiltindevelopingnations3、Theunderlinedword“reticent”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A．disappointedB．confusedC．unwillingD．shocked4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PrecisionFarmingIncreasesCropYieldsB．MoreChallengesFacedbyModernFarmersC．DevelopmentofFarmingSystemsintheU.S.D．TraditionalFarmingisGraduallyDisappearing24．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattackedotherplants.Exceptforitsflower,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestemshangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofpotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupandvanishevenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood. B．Tointroducethetopicofthispassage.C．Totelltheusageofthedodderplants. D．Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanish”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．invade B．growC．escape D．disappear3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesn’tproduceitsownfood. B．Doddergivesoffsmelltoattractplants.C．Doddercanaffectfarmer’sincome. D．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Tointroduceplantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Tointroducethespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Tointroducerecentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.25．（10分）UrbanTransportationinCanadaPublictransportation&TransitpassesAllcitiesandmostmajortownsinCanadahaveapublictransportationsystemwithoneormoremodesoftransportation(bus,subway,train,etc.).ThebusisthemostcommonformofurbantransportationinCanada.Tousepublictransportation,youmustpurchaseaticketoratransitpass.Transitpassesallowyouunlimiteduseofpublictransportationforaspecificperiod(onemonthormore).Theyareusuallycheaperthanbuyingmanyticketsifyouplantousepublictransportationoften.TransportationforpeoplewithdisabilitiesPublictransportationoftenhasfeaturestoassistpeoplewithdisabilities.Inmanycitiesandtowns,therearealsotransportationservicesavailablespecificallyforpeoplewithlimitedmobility,suchasspeciallyequippedbuses.Youcanfindoutabouttheseservicesinthesamewayyouwouldlearnmoreaboutotherpublictransportationoptions.EtiquetteonpublictransportationWhentakingpublictransportationsuchasabusortrain,itisimportanttounderstandtheunspokenrulesofconductinthesharedspace.Hereareafewthingstonote:◆Bepoliteandrespectfultoothersaroundyou.Forexample,maintainanappropriatenoiselevelwhentalkingormakingaphonecall.◆Ifyouarecarryingabackpackoralargeshoulderbaginacrowdedpublictransitvehicle,keepitclosetoyou,preferablyatyourfeettoavoidhittingpeoplewithitasyouwalkby.◆Avoidpushingortouchingothersinordertomakemoreroomforyourself.Sometimespublictransitcanbecomeverycrowded,butitisimportanttokeepcalmandgiveothersappropriatepersonalspace.◆Haveyourproofofpaymentaccessibleincaseyouareaskedtoshowit.1、Whatistheadvantagesofusingtransitpassesoverbuyingtickets?A．Lowercosts. B．Safertrips.C．Longerservicehours. D．Moreuseoftransport.2、Howdoesthetransportationsystemhelppeoplewithdisabilities?A．Byofferingfewertransportationoptions.B．Byrunningspecialtransportservices.C．Bylimitingtheirmobilityoncitybuses.D．Byprovidingfreeridesintownsandcities.3、Whatisconsideredimpoliteonpublictransportation?A．Loweringyourspeakingvoice. B．Placingbackpacksatyourfeet.C．Havingyourproofofpaymentathand. D．Stayingclosetootherpassengers.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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）ItwasThanksgivingmorning.InthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhomeIwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetherinsidethestormdooronthetopstep."Anyoldpapers,lady?"askedoneofthem.Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”1lookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinscandals(涼鞋),wetwithheavysnow.“ComeinandI'112youacupofhotcocoa.”Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetshoesleft3onthefloor．I4themcocoaandtoastwithjam5thecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholdbudget.Thesilenceinthefrontdoor6me.Ilookedin.Thegirl7theemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflat8,"Lady．．．a(chǎn)reyourich?""AmIrich?Mercy,9"Ilookedatmyshabbyslipcover(家具套)．Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer（茶碟）10.“Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers．”Hervoicewas11withaneedthatnoamountoffoodcouldsupply．Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheir12againstthewind．Theyhadn'tsaidthankyou．Theydidn’t13to.Theyhaddonemorethanthat.Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Butthey14Itastedthepotatoesandstirred(攪動)themeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,a15overourheads,mymanwithagoodsteadyjob—thesethingsmatched,too．Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireand16thelivingroom．Themuddyprintsofsmallscandalswerestill17onmyfloor.“18thembeforawhile,”Ithought.Just19Ishouldbegintoforgethow20Iam.1、A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．until2、A．make B．provide C．do D．cook3、A．signs B．signals C．marks D．symbols4、A．showed B．served C．carried D．supplied5、A．a(chǎn)gainst B．from C．on D．in6、A．beat B．struck C．got D．noticed7、A．watched B．lifted C．held D．put8、A．word B．method C．state D．voice9、A．yes B．sure C．no D．a(chǎn)lways10、A．suddenly B．carefully C．quickly D．a(chǎn)nxiously11、A．hungry B．satisfied C．pleased D．curious12、A．books B．papers C．dishes D．drinks13、A．dare B．plan C．want D．need14、A．shone B．matched C．broke D．equaled15、A．house B．ceiling C．roof D．curtain16、A．washed B．rubbed C．wiped D．tidied17、A．dry B．gone C．wet D．new18、A．Made B．Let C．Got D．Kept19、A．incase B．a(chǎn)sif C．ifonly D．onlyif20、A．nice B．free C．busy D．rich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）Asmilingfacewithtears,or“Tearsofjoy”,waschosenasthemostpopularemojigloballyin2016,accordingtoareport1．（publish）byChinesetechstartupKika.In2015,emojiwasthecountry’sfastest-growinglanguageintheUKand“Tearsofjoy”alsobecametheOxfordEnglishDictionary’swordoftheyear,2．（make）itpopularonsocialmediaworldwide.Asalanguageexpertpointedout,thereasons3．thisareasfollows.Foronething,withthedevelopmentoftheInternet,especiallythe4．（popular）ofsmartphones,Englishaloneisprovingnotenoughtomeettheneedsof21st-centurydigitalcommunication.For5．,emojiscanoffergreaterfreedomthanverballanguage.Meanwhile,comparedwithtextmessages,theyareoftenmoreintuitive（直觀的）and6．（simple）,whichisalsothereasonwhymoreandmorePeoplechoose7．（express）theiremotionsandideasbyusingemojis.Evenifyoudon’tsendemojisyourself,youwill8．（probable）receivethem.However,nobodycandefinitely-tell9．emojiswillfinallycometolooksomethingmoreliketraditionallanguagethatweunderstandandusedailysomedayortheyarejustinfashionfor10．whilelikemanythings.“Afterall,it’sanadditiontolanguageratherthanalanguageitself,”DrDrummondsays.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(jì)分。MyfatheristhemanIrespectmost.Strictashemaybe,howeverheneverfailstoshowhercareand