2024届湖南衡阳市高考仿真卷英语试卷含解析

2024届湖南衡阳市高考仿真卷英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind2．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced3．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose4．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends5．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should6．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/7．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout8．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe9．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which10．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would11．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished12．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas13．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read14．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas15．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking16．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one17．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched18．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing19．Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．attheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity20．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季风)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(纬度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.156、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.22．（8分）Anerve-zapping（电击神经）headsetcausedpeopletogetridoffatinasmallpreliminarystudy.Sixpeoplewhohadreceivedthestimulation（刺激）lostonaverageabout8percentofthefatontheirtrunksinfourmonths,scientistsreportedattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscience,Theheadsetstimulatedthevestibularnerve（前庭神经）,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）WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrince

William,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld's

populationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoone

reallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.1、Whatmakesoneright-handed?A．Theenvironment.B．Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C．Thereasonisuncertain.D．Otherpeople.2、Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A．Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.B．Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C．Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.D．Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.B．Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C．Somefamousleft-handedpeople.D．Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.24．（8分）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.25．（10分）Imagineyouenteracarwithnosteeringwheel,nobrakeoracceleratorpedals(踏板).Underavoice-activatedcommand,yousayanaddress.“Thefastestroutewilltakeus15.3minutes.ShouldItakeit?”Yousay“yes”andyouareonyourway.Thecarrespondsandstartsmovingallbyitself.Allyouhavetodoistositbackandrelax.Howstrangewoulditbeif,onedayinthefuture,everyonehadsuchacar?Nocrazydriving,noquarrels,nocuttingin;trafficlawswouldberespectedanddrivingmuchsafer.Ontheotherhand,imaginethecostsavingsforlocalpoliceenforcement(强制执行)andtownbudgetswithoutallthosespeedingandparkingtickets.Anewtechnologyhasthepotentialtochangemodernsocietythoroughly.There’snoquestionthatself-drivingvehiclescouldbeanenormousbenefit.Thepotentialforsafercarsmeansaccidentstatisticswoulddrop:some94%ofroadaccidentsintheU.S.involvehumanerror.Olderdriversandvisually-orphysically-disabledpeoplewouldgainanewleveloffreedom.Maintainingsafespeedsandbeingelectric,self-drivingcarswouldsharplyreducepollutionlevelsanddependencyonnon-renewablefuels.Roadswouldbequieter,peoplesafer.Butwemustalsoconsidertheimpactofthenewtechnologyonthosewhonowdependondrivingfortheirliving.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,inMay2015therewere505,560registeredschoolbusdrivers.TheAmericanTruckingAssociationlistsapproximately3.5millionprofessionaltruckdriversintheU.S.Thecompaniesdevelopingself-drivingvehiclesshouldbepartneringwithstateandfederalauthoritiestoofferretrainingforthismassiveworkforce,manyofwhomwillbedisplacedbythenewtechnology.Newtechnologieswill,andshould,bedeveloped.Thisishowsocietymovesforward.However,progresscan’tbeone-sided.Itisnecessaryforthecompaniesandstateagenciesinvolvedtoconsiderthemoralconsequencesofthesepotentialchangestobuildabetterfutureforall.1、Whatwouldbetheeffectofthewideuseofdriverlesscars?A．Morepolicemenwouldinspectthestreets.B．Peoplewouldneverfeelangryaboutthetraffic.C．Itwouldsavelocalgovernmentsalotofmoney.D．Trafficregulationswouldbeathingofthepast.2、Howwouldtheelderlyandthedisabledbenefitfromdriverlesscars?A．Theywouldgetridofairpollution. B．Theycouldenjoygreatermobility.C．Theywouldsuffernoroadaccidents. D．Theycouldgoanywheretheywant.3、Whatwouldbethenegativeeffectofdriverlesscars?A．Theconflictbetweenlaborandmanagementwouldsharpen.B．Manydriverswouldhavetofindnewwaysofearningaliving.C．Driverswouldhaveahardtimeadaptingtonewroadconditions.D．Thegapbetweenvariousdepartmentsofsocietywouldbewidened.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbusinessesandthegovernmentdo?A．Enableeveryonetobenefitfromnewtechnologies.B．Keeppacewithtechnologicaldevelopments.C．Makenewtechnologiesaffordabletoeveryone.D．Popularizetheuseofnewtechnologiesanddevices.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Fromthewindowofmyroom,Icouldseetallcotton-rosehibiscus（木棉树）.Inspring,whengreenleaveswerehalf1inmist,thetreelookedveryattractive,2withredflowers.Thisinspiringneighborofmineoften3mymindworking.Iregardeditasmybestfriend4.However,whenIopenedthewindowonemorning,tomyamazement,thetreewasalmost5beyondrecognitionasaresultofthestorm6thenightbefore.Iwasseizedwithasuddensorrowatthethought“alltheflowersaretofall”.Icouldnothelp7withemotion:thecourseoflifeneverruns8,fortherearesomanyupsanddowns9twistsandturns.Theprocessofmylifesawmybelovedfriendspartingoneafteranother.Isn’tit10totheflowersfallingoffthetreeinthewind?Thisevent11frommymemoryastimewentby.OnedayafterIcamehome,Ifoundtheroomhardtobreatheinandopenedthewindow12.Somethingoutsidecaughtmy13andimpressedme.Itwasplumtree（李树）withflowers14beautifullybythesunset.Thesurprisediscoveryfilledmewithpleasure.Iwondered15Ihadnoideaofsometoughliferestartingoverthefallenpetals（花瓣）whenIfeltsorryforthehibiscus.Whenthelastpetal16,alltheadmirationforthehibiscusdisappearedasifnothingwasleft,untilthelandscapewasagaindecoratedwiththeredplumflowersto17peopleoflife’salternationandcontinuity.Can'titbesaidthatlifeisactuallyasymphony,aharmonious18oflossandgain.Standingbythewindowlostinthoughtforalongtime,Irealizedthatnosceneryintheworldremains19Aslongasyoukeepyourheartbathedinthesun,everydawnwillpresentafinestartforyouandtheworldwillalwaysbeabout20hopes.1、A．buriedB．placedC．hiddenD．trapped2、A．coveredB．surroundedC．dottedD．marked3、A．setB．preventedC．observedD．bore4、A．regularlyB．graduallyC．narrowlyD．generally5、A．blankB．vacantC．bareD．empty6、A．effectB．damageC．faultD．feast7、A．teasingB．yellingC．swearingD．sighing8、A．luckyB．smoothC．simpleD．cozy9、A．aswellasB．ratherthanC．asmanyasD．regardlessof10、A．dueB．contraryC．similarD．familiar11、A．sankB．fadedC．maturedD．quit12、A．casuallyB．activelyC．merelyD．fiercely13、A．soulB．noseC．eyeD．mind14、A．setoffB．setupC．putupD．putoff15、A．whenB．ifC．howD．why16、A．slippedB．quitC．droppedD．broke17、A．ridB．warnC．convinceD．remind18、A．compositionB．dilemmaC．divisionD．conflict19、A．unlimitedB．unspoiledC．unchangedD．unexpected20、A．freshB．practicalC．previousD．vain第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoholdanAll-SchoolReunion．Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYates,theEnglishteacherforfiftyyears,1．(wheel)tothePark．Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans(嘟囔声)whenMs．Yateswasabouttospeak．Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteachers2．(combine)．ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:“Ican’ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobehere．Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduation,butI3．(follow)yourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascriedforyourtragedies．Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.4．Ihaven’tappearedinperson,Ihaveattendedyourcollegegraduations,weddingsandeventhebirthofyourchildren,inmyimagination.”Ms.Yatesthenstopped5．(cry)abitbeforeshecontinued:“Itwasmybelief6．ifIpushedyouashardasIcould,someofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeand7．wouldsucceedtoannoyme．Regardlessofourmotives,I8．seethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyourchosenpath.”“Thereisno9．(great)comfortforaneducatorthantoseetheresultofhisorheryearsofwork．YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.”Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheering,thenintoadeafeningroar.Lawyers,truckdrivers,bankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameall10．thewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一条横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Asisknowntoweall,America’snationalpastimeisbaseball.Ithasplayedinthecountrysincethefirstsettlersarrive.ItwasanationalballwhatwaslikedbymanyAmericansatthattime.AlthoughbaseballpossiblydevelopedfromanEnglishgame,itisnowthoughtoflikeanAmericansport.FromtheLittleLeaguetotheMajorLeague,playerofallskilllevelsenjoytestingtheirpoweronthe“FieldofDreams”.Famousplayers,excitingmusicbutthestandardstadiumfoodofhotdogs,popcornsandpeanutsarepopularlyamongAmericans.Inafact,AmericansmakegotothebaseballgameafavoritesummeroutingformanyAmericansnowadays.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李津。你校最近要为高三毕业生举行成人典礼，你作为学生代表，被要求在典礼上发言。请根据下列要点，写一个发言稿。1、感谢父母的养育之恩、感谢老师的培养之情；2、表达努力学习，争取好成绩的决心；3、表达为社会、为国家承担责任的意志。注意：1，词数不少于100；2、可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；3、信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,Iamgreatlyhonoredtospeakonbehalfofmyschoolmatesatthiscoming-of-ageceremony.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、D5、D6、A7、A8、C9、D10、C11、C12、B13、C14、D15、C16、D17、B18、C19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、156、A1、A2、C22、WhenSeattle-basedpoetHeatherMcHughwon$500,000fromtheMacArthurFoundation,shedidn’tbuyaMaseratiorflytoParis.Instead,sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedteachingcollegecoursesandwritingpoetry.Itwasn’tuntilabouttwoyearslater,in2011,thatshefinallyfiguredoutwhattodowithit.ShediscoveredtherearemillionsofcaregiversintheUnitedStatestakingcareofthechronically（长期地）illordisabled.“It’saheartbreakingcontractoflove,”shesays.Soin2012,HeatherformedCaregifted,anon-profitorganizationthatoffersaseven-day,all-expenses-paidvacationtoVancouverIslandtopeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.”It’shardphysical,psychological,andemotionalwork.“It’scleartheydeserveandneedarespite,”shesays.TriciaEisner,asinglemotherof19-year-oldtriple