2025屆湖南省祁東縣第一中學高三壓軸卷英語試卷考生須知：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．Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo2．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion3．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard4．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor5．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a;a B．the;the C．the;a D．a;the6．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually7．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular8．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif9．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit10．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining11．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would12．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose13．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful14．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored15．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced16．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles17．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting18．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that19．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall20．Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout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）MovingtoOrangeCountyIfyou'rethinkingofmovingtoOrangeCounty,withitswealthofsandybeaches,wineriesandtouristattractionsthenthere’reseveralthingsthatyou’llneedtoknow.VisasfortheUSTheUShasanumberofoptions,andifyouarerelocatingduetoworkcommitmentsorfamilyties,you’llbealongsidethemajorityofapplicants.Agreencardholder,forinstance,canapplyforanimmigrationvisaforaspouse（配偶）or(unmarried)child.AUSemployercanapplyonbehalfofanon-nationalperson,andtherearefivepreferencecategoriesforcompaniessponsoringimmigrationvisas,themajorityofwhichrequireexceptionalskills,master’strainingorexperienceofaparticularprofession.Ifyouarebeingsponsoredbyanemployer,yourspouseandanychildundertheageof21canapplyforimmigrationvisasalongsideyou.Temporaryworkervisas,ontheotherhand,aretypicallyeasier,butstillnotnecessarilyeasy,toobtainandallowforlimitedstays.FindingaccommodationThethreelargestcitiesinthecountyareAnaheim,anindustrialcenter,SantaAna,10milesfromthecoastwithaperfectsafetyrecord,andIrvine,anwealthyplannedcitywithanumberofhighlyregardedschools.Ifyou’relookingforametropolitanlifestyle,expecttopayanaverageof1,600USDinrentforaone-bedroomapartmentinthecitycenter,risingto2,900USDamonthforafamily-size,three-bedroomapartment;anapproximate600USDpremium（溢價）onsimilarapartmentsoutsideofthecitycenter.Ifyouwouldliketosettleoutsideofacity,thereareanumberofsuburbsinOrangeCountywithplentytoofferyoungprofessionalsandfamilies.PerhapsoneofthemostrenownedisNewportBeach,notedasoneofthecleanestbeachesinthecountyandfamousforitsmanyrestaurantsandfantasticschools.Ifyou’relookingforaninlandtown,AlisoViejoisanexcellentoption.Thiscompact（緊湊的）towniseasytonavigateandisidealforyoungfamilies.1、IfyouwanttogetaUSimmigrationvisa,youmustmeetoneoftherequirementsthat________.A．youshouldhaveanunmarriedchildB．youremployershouldbeanon-nationalpersonC．yourspouseshouldbealawfulpermanentresidentD．youshouldbequalifiedforfiveimmigrantvisapreferencecategories2、ItcanbeinferredthatfindingaccommodationinOrangeCountydependson________.A．asettler’ssponsor B．asettler’sprofessionallevelC．asettler’scompanylocation D．asettler’sneedsandthetypeoflifestyle22．（8分）Anewstudysuggeststhatrecentcollegegraduateshaveagoodchanceoffindingemployment.ThewebsiteCareerBuilderpublishedthesurvey.ThewebsitereportsontheU.S.jobmarket.Itfoundthat67percentofemployersplantohirenewcollegegraduatesthisyear.Theyalsofoundthat27percentofemployerswillbehiringrecentgraduatesforjobsthatpayupto$57,000ayear.CareerBuildersaidtheimprovingeconomyandtheriseinretirementsofolderworkersisraisingtheneedforyoungprofessionals.Thereis,however,aconcernthatyounggraduatesarenotreadyforlifeaftercollege.AnotherCareerBuildersurveyof2,186hiringprofessionalsfoundthattheyworrynewcollegegraduateslackprofessionalexperience.Theyblameuniversitiesforplacingtoomuchattentiononteachingacademicsubjectsthatdonotrelatetorealjobs.Thehiringprofessionalssuggestthatschoolsshouldgivemoresupporttoexperiencegainedthroughinternships(實習).Theyalsosaiduniversitiesarenotpreparingtheirgraduateswellenoughforjobsthatinvolve(涉及)newtechnologies.Thesurveyfoundthatbusiness,computerscienceandengineeringfieldswereseekingnewworkersthemost.Thebiologicalsciences,architectureandeducationfieldsneededfewernewworkers.CareerBuilder’sadvicetoyounggraduateslookingforjobswastofollowcompaniestheylikeorsocialmedia.Thewebsitealsosuggestedstudentswriteblogsabouttheircareerinterests.1、WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A．TheU.SjobmarketB．Thepaymentofrecentgraduates.C．TheresultofanewsurveyD．Thebesttimeinfindingjobs.2、WhyareyounggraduatesingreaterneedontheU.S.jobmarketrecently?A．Employersarefondofrecentgraduates.B．Younggraduatesaskforlesspaythanolderworkers.C．Younggraduatesaremoreenergeticthanolderworkers.D．Economyhaspickedupandmoreemployeeshaveretired.3、Accordingtothesurveyofthehiringprofessionals,whatshoulduniversitiesdotopreparetheirgraduateswellforjobs?A．Improvetheirgraduates’academicgrades.B．Increasetheirgraduates’chancesofinternships.C．Supporttheirgraduates’careerinterests.D．Helpgraduateschoosejobsconnectedwithnewtechnologies.23．（8分）Anerve-zapping（電擊神經）headsetcausedpeopletogetridoffatinasmallpreliminarystudy.Sixpeoplewhohadreceivedthestimulation（刺激）lostonaverageabout8percentofthefatontheirtrunksinfourmonths,scientistsreportedattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscience,Theheadsetstimulatedthevestibularnerve（前庭神經）,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）KongQiu,betterknownasConfucius,wasbornin551B．C．,intheLustateofChina.Histeachings,preservedin"Lunyu",focusedoncreatingmodelsforgoodbehaviorandsettingeducationalstandards.Hediedin479B．C．ConfucianismlaterbecametheofficialphilosophyoftheChineseempire,andwasextremelyinfluentialduringtheHan,TangandSongdynasties.LittleisknownofConfucius'childhood."RecordsoftheHistorian",writtenbySsu-maChi’en,offersthemostdetailedaccountofConfucius'life.However,somemodemhistonansquestionitsaccuracy,regardingitasmyth,notfact.ThebooksaysthatConfuciuswasbornintoaroyalfamilywhileotherssaythatConfuciuswasbomintopoverty.Onefactisclear,though:ConfuciuslivedduringatimeofgreattroubleinChina.Over2,500yearsago,China'sChouEmpirebegantofallapart.WarringChinesestatescausedittobreakdown.TraditionalChinesevaluesthenbegantodecline.ConfuciussawthisasanopportunitytostrengthentheoldChinesevaluesandcustoms.Hisideaswerebasedontheprincipleof"ren"or"lovingothers"whilepracticingself-control.HebelievedthatrencouldbeputintoactionusingtheGoldenRule.TheGoldenRuleis"donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwishforyourself."Confucius'politicalbeliefswerelikewisebasedontheconceptofself-control.Hebelievedthataleadershouldstayhumbleandtreathisfollowerswithcare.Indoingso,hewouldleadbypositiveexample.AccordingtoConfucius,leaderscouldmotivatetheirsubjectstofollowthelawbyteachingthemvirtue.Hisphilosophyofeducationfocusedonthe"SixArts".ToConfucius,themainobjectiveofbeinganeducatorwastoteachpeopletobehonestandkind.Hetriedtoencouragepeopletobemorepolitetoeachother.BythesecondcenturyB．C．,duringChina'sfirstHanDynasty,hisideasbecamethefoundationforthestategovernment.Today,heiswidelyconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialteachersinChinesehistory.1、ConfuciuswouldbeMOSTlikelytoagreethatthepurposeofeducationisA．tohaverichknowledge. B．toliveagoodmorallife.C．togainwealthandpower. D．tolearnsixcoresubjects.2、EachofthefollowingaffectedConfucius'ideasEXCEPT.A．theHanDynasty. B．theChouDynasty.C．traditionalChinesevalues. D．thewartimeexperience.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Confuciusledabitterlifeinhischildhood.B．TraditionalvaluesweregonebecauseoftheendofChou.C．Confucius'ideasinfluencedtheleadershipofthecountry.D．Confuciusdevotedlypromotedideascontrarytotraditionalones.4、Self-controliscentraltoConfucius'philosophybecause_________.A．itisthebasisofthestategovernment.B．itisthefoundationoftheGoldenRule.C．itisnecessarytobeaproductivephilosopher.D．ithelpspeoplebehumbleandsetanexample.25．（10分）Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifle（步槍）andsomeBurmans.Hetoldusthattheelephantwasinthericefieldsbelow,onlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.TheyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingthatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.Itwasfuntothem,asitwouldbetoanEnglishcrowd;besides,theywantedthemeat.Itmademealittleuneasy.Ihadnointentionofshootingtheelephant—Ihadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyself—anditisalwaysuneasytohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehill,lookingandfeelingafool,withtherifleovermyshoulderandanever-growingarmyofpeopleknockingandpushingatmyheels.Beyondthehutstherewasaricefieldathousandyardsacross,muddyfromthefirstrains.Theelephantwasstandingeightyardsfromtheroad.Hetooknottheslightestnoticeofthecrowd.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrass,beatingthemagainsthiskneestocleanthemandfeedingthemintohismouth.AssoonasIsawtheelephantIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itisaseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephant—itiscomparabletodestroyingahugeandcostlypieceofmachinery.There,peacefullyeating,theelephantlookednomoredangerousthanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthathisattackof“must”wasalreadypassingoff,inwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyabout.Moreover,Ididnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.ButatthatmomentIglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedme.Itwasanimmensecrowd,twothousandattheleastandgrowingeveryminute.Ilookedattheseaofthefacesabovethecolorfulclothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffun,allcertainthattheelephantwasgoingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchamagicianabouttoperformatrick.Theydidnotlikeme.ButwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwasmomentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedthatIshouldhavetoshoottheelephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIhadgottodoit;Icouldfeeltheirtwothousandwillspressingmeforward.AnditwasatthismomentthatIfirstfeltthehollowness,theuselessnessofthewhiteman'scontrolintheEast.HerewasI,standinginfrontoftheunarmedcrowd—seeminglytheleadingactor;butinrealityonlyapuppet(傀儡).Iunderstoodinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnsrulerofcompletepoweritishisownfreedomthathedestroys.1、Thepeopleweregladtothinktheelephantwastobeshotmainlybecause______.A．ithaddamagedtheirhomesandcropsB．itwouldprovidethemwithmeatC．itwouldmakethemfeelentertainedD．itwasspoilingtheirricefields2、Whenthewritersawtheelephanthefelt.A．foolish B．afraid C．pitiful D．confident3、Thewriterrealizedthathehadtoshoottheelephantbecause.A．shootingelephantsisaseriousproblemB．everybodyexpecteditofhimC．hedidnotwishtodisappointtherulersD．hehadtoshowhowgunsarefired4、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellsuswhenhetellsthestory?A．Leadingactorsaresometimesfoolishpuppets.B．Governmentforwhitepeopleareuseless.C．Powercansometimesturnpeopleimprisoned.D．Unarmedcrowdsareincontrolofeverything.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Iflifewereabookandyouweretheauthor,howwouldyoulikethestorytogo?Thatisthequestionthat1mylifeforever.OnedayIwenthomefromthetrainingofsnowboardingwithwhatIthoughtwastheflu,andlessthan24hourslater,Iwasina2onlifesupportwithlessthantwopercent3ofliving.Itwasn’tuntildayslaterthatthedoctorsdiagnosed(診斷)mewitha4bloodinfection.Overthe5of2.5months,Ilostthehearinginmyleftearandbothmylegsbelowtheknee.Whenmyparents6meoutofthehospital,I7thatIhadbeenputtogetherlikeapatchwork(拼縫物)dollandIhadtolivewith8legs.Iwasabsolutelyphysicallyandemotionallybroken,9streamingdown.ButIknewinordertomoveforward,IhadtoletgooftheOldAmyand10theNewAmy.ItwasatthismomentthatIaskedmyselfthatsignificant11.Andthatiswhenit12methatIdidn’thavetobefive-foot-fiveanymore,13IcouldbeastallasIwanted.And14ofall,Icanmakemyfeetthesizeofalltheshoes.Sotherewere15here.Fourmonthslater,1wasbackupona16.AndthisFebruary,IwontwoBoardWorldCupgoldmedals,17methehighestrankedsnowboarderintheworld.So,insteadoflookingatour18andourlimitationsassomething19orbad,wecanbeginlookingatthemasawonderful20thatcanbeusedtohelpusgofurtherthanweeverknowwecouldgo.1、A．saved B．risked C．ruined D．changed2、A．hospital B．club C．field D．stadium3、A．thought B．degree C．chance D．decision4、A．mild B．severe C．potential D．slight5、A．journey B．break C．course D．schedule6、A．wheeled B．dragged C．pulled D．delivered7、A．madesure B．feltlike C．workedout D．putforward8、A．muscled B．heavy C．shapely D．false9、A．blood B．sweat C．tears D．water10、A．hug B．recognize C．fix D．introduce11、A．plan B．question C．information D．favor12、A．dawnedon B．knockedinto C．dependedon D．lookedinto13、A．although B．so C．while D．but14、A．first B．strangest C．best D．luckiest15、A．struggles B．benefits C．rewards D．conflicts16、A．stage B．snowboard C．track D．playground17、A．allowing B．giving C．calling D．making18、A．challenges B．achievements C．devotions D．hesitations19、A．active B．amazing C．negative D．terminal20、A．ability B．skill C．tool D．gift第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Iwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyesfixeduponme.Ihadnochoicebut2．(prepare)forit,though.Firstofall,Iwastowritethespeech,3．wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodintheclassroomwithmylegs5．(tremble)andmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,6．(deliver)myspeechwithdifficulty.After7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudiencesatisfied—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmy8．(confident)buildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfear.Overcomeitandwe10．(achieve)ourgoals.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。Itwaslatewhenwelefttherestaurant.WehavealreadycrossedalongbridgewhenIdiscoveredIhadleftmypurseattherestaurant.Itwasnothingwecoulddobuttoturnaround.Therewasnochancewecouldreturntotherestaurantbeforetheclosingtime.Thenwerememberedafriendofourswholivedsixblockfromarestaurant.Helistenedtoourstorycarefullybutthenhepromisedhewouldrunovertotherestaurant,thatmypursehadbeenleft.Finally,werecoveredthepurse.Ourfriendsoundeddelightedlytohavebeenapartofthislittleadventure.Besidefindingthelostpurse,Ialsohadasenseofgreathappiness.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是晨光中學的學生李津。你在某網站的論壇上讀到一位名為Chris的外國學生發的帖子，ChrisAustraliaAnysuggestions?PostedonMar.22nd,20189:00PMIt’stimetomakeadecision.I’mwonderingifIshouldgotoChinaforcollege.LiJinChinaReplytoChrisPostedonMar.23rd,201810:00PMHi,Chris.此處不能答題得知他有意來中國的大學學習。請根據以下提示給Chris留言：鼓勵他來中國留學；說明來華留學的好處（如：加深對中國的了解，對個人發展的益處等）：表示愿意進一步提供幫助。注意：(1)詞數不少于100可適當加入細節，使內容充實、行文連貫開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D5、D6、B7、D8、D9、A10、D11、A12、B13、C14、B15、D16、A17、C18、B19、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、1、C2、D22、1、C2、D3、B23、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.“