2026屆陜西省四校英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末監(jiān)測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those2．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given3．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled4．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup5．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce6．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．until7．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto8．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single9．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs10．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．a(chǎn)n;the C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;/11．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink12．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．a(chǎn)nythingC．everything D．nothing13．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done14．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred15．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was16．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing17．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．a(chǎn)rewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting18．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat19．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem20．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Anewstudysuggeststhatrecentcollegegraduateshaveagoodchanceoffindingemployment.ThewebsiteCareerBuilderpublishedthesurvey.ThewebsitereportsontheU.S.jobmarket.Itfoundthat67percentofemployersplantohirenewcollegegraduatesthisyear.Theyalsofoundthat27percentofemployerswillbehiringrecentgraduatesforjobsthatpayupto$57,000ayear.CareerBuildersaidtheimprovingeconomyandtheriseinretirementsofolderworkersisraisingtheneedforyoungprofessionals.Thereis,however,aconcernthatyounggraduatesarenotreadyforlifeaftercollege.AnotherCareerBuildersurveyof2,186hiringprofessionalsfoundthattheyworrynewcollegegraduateslackprofessionalexperience.Theyblameuniversitiesforplacingtoomuchattentiononteachingacademicsubjectsthatdonotrelatetorealjobs.Thehiringprofessionalssuggestthatschoolsshouldgivemoresupporttoexperiencegainedthroughinternships(實(shí)習(xí)).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.22．（8分）Recyclingisessentialintoday’sworld.Themostimportantreasonforthisisthathumanprogressandindustryhavemadeitpossibleforpeopletohavelotsofthings,andwhenpeoplehavemanymaterialpossessions,theyareboundtothrowsomeofthemaway.Thiscreatesalotofgarbagewhichinturndestroystheenvironment.Recyclingisawayforustokeeptheworldcleanasitemsarebrokendownandusedagain,preventingthelitteringoftheenvironment.Insteadofthrowingallyourgarbageintothetrashcan,youshouldseparatepaper,metal,glass,andplasticintodifferentcontainers.Compostshouldalsoberecycledasthisisexcellentfoodforfarmanimalsandalsomakesforgreatfertilizer(肥料).Youshouldtrytobuyproductsthathavebeenrecycled.Youcanseeifanitemhasbeenmadefromrecycledmaterialsbyitslabel;ifit’sbeenrecycled,itwillsayso.Also,insteadofalwaysbuyingnewclothes,youcanarrangetohaveaclothingswapwithyourfriends.Youbringclothesyoudon’twantandpickitemsyouwantfromwhatotherpeoplehavebrought.Notonlydoesthissavetheenvironment,butitalsosavesyourpocketbook.Remember,whatisoneperson’sjunkcanbesomeoneelse’streasure!Thesayingcanbeappliedtoallsortsofthings:books,CDS,furniture,etc.Also,tryshoppingatsecond-handstores,becausetheyoftenhavelotsofitemsstillingoodshapeforyoutochoose.Manycountrieshavemadeiteasyforpeopletorecycle,asalongsidethenormalgarbagetrucks,specialgarbagetruckscomeandpickuprecyclables.However,inmanycountriesaroundtheworldtheresponsibilityisleftuptotheindividualtorecycle.Therefore,itmustbemadeapriority(優(yōu)先考慮的事)insocietysowecancontinuetomakeourenvironmentlivable.1、Whyismorewastebeingmadeintoday’sworld?A．Peopledisliketheupdateditems.B．Peopleownabundantbelongings.C．Peopleintendtoliveasimplelife.D．Peoplehavemadegreatprogressinindustry.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph3referto?A．Exchangingclotheswithfriends.B．Shoppingatsecond-handstores.C．Throwingawayoldclothes.D．Pickingupnewitems.3、Tomaketheenvironmentenjoyable,weshould.A．a(chǎn)lwaysbuynewclothesB．chooserecyclableproductsC．goshoppingatchainstoresD．a(chǎn)rrangemoregarbagetrucks4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Governmentsdonothinginrecycling.B．Normalvehiclescanpickuprecyclables.C．Theindividualseldomcaresaboutrecycling.D．Everyoneshouldfeelsociallyresponsibleforrcling.23．（8分）Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight,noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthequestionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid－20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyathigheraltitudestolowertheircost—theairdensity(密度)islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag(阻力)forairplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan’treallysurviveat30，000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical(圓柱體)shapetosupportthepressureinside.Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.Thede__Havilland__Cometcameintofashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.However,wherethere’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcornerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdeformation(變形),andcanthussurvivetheextremedifferencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquick.Nowwehavenice,roundedairplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyourwindowtotheworldfrom35，000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn’tit?1、Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?A．Tosavemoneyforlessdrag.B．Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.C．Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.D．Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“deHavillandComet”inParagraph2referto?A．Anaircraft. B．Aband. C．Aplanet. D．Adesign.3、Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?A．Itincreasestheairpressure.B．Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.C．Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.D．Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anewspaperonsafedriving. B．Asciencebookonflying.C．Awebsiteonsurvivalskills. D．Amagazineonfashiondesign.24．（8分）OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻礙)yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?Well,atleasthe’snolongerhere.”O(jiān)nebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideit,theybecamespeechless.Theystoodthere,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchangeyourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.1、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.A．theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC．changingourlivesisdowntoourselvesD．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment2、Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth3、Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?A．Thecompanyboss.B．Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C．Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D．Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theemployeeswerehappytohearthedeathofacompetitor.B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.25．（10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．Exerciseforweightlossandgetfit第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）RecentlyImetaguynamedLeonardGilbertonatrip.Leonardisthekindofpeopleyoucouldpassonthestreetandnever1butheis,inmyview,averyspecialpersonwho2recognition.Leolivesina3ruralarea,sowhenhiswifehadcancerseveralyearsago,Leowasfacedwithafour-and-a-half-hourdrivetowhereshecouldbetreated.That4lotsofexpenseformeals,fuel,hotelsandsoon.Butintheendthecancertookhiswife5.EvidentlyLeowasvery6byhiswife’spassing,buthewasalsoveryangry,forherealizedotherpeoplewerefacingthesamesortsof7.Ratherthangivingmoneytocharities,whathedidwasstarttothrow8.EveryotherSaturdayevening,thereisapartyinLeo’sgarage.Neighbours,friendsandrelativescomeandbringsnacksanddrinks;manybring9,thereismusicanddancing,andatsomepointduringtheeveningLeo10afamilyhehasfoundwhoarehavingdifficulties11thecostofsupportingacancerpatientundergoing12farfromhome.Thenahoney-jarispassedaroundandthemoney13,everycentofit,goes14tothatfamily.Thepeopleatthepartyhaveagoodtime.Thefamily15thatsomeone,probablysomeonetheyhavenevermetknowswhattheyaregoingthroughand16enoughtohelp.Leo’s17tohelpthefamiliesofothercancerpatientswasbornoutofhisgriefbut,fromtheperspectiveofthosewhohavereceivedthemoney,itisanactoflove.Hispersonal18hasresultedinanactofkindnessthathonoursthe19ofthewifehehaslost.Wouldn’titbeniceifwehadmorepeopleintheworldlikeLeonardGilbert?I’mgladImetLeo.Hemakestheworlda20place.1、A．know B．notice C．forget D．love2、A．requires B．needs C．deserves D．a(chǎn)voids3、A．convenient B．peaceful C．remote D．nearby4、A．meant B．spent C．showed D．reduced5、A．otherwise B．instead C．somehow D．a(chǎn)nyway6、A．stricken B．shocked C．pleased D．mourned7、A．happiness B．hardships C．cancers D．expenses8、A．coins B．honey C．medicine D．parties9、A．jars B．cards C．instruments D．flowers10、A．tellsabout B．a(chǎn)rguesabout C．commentson D．chatsabout11、A．cutting B．meeting C．increasing D．calculating12、A．charities B．depression C．treatment D．support13、A．saved B．paid C．owed D．collected14、A．partly B．exactly C．properly D．directly15、A．understands B．pretends C．ignores D．confirms16、A．earns B．cares C．struggles D．plans17、A．demand B．motivation C．expectation D．consideration18、A．donation B．opinion C．loss D．belief19、A．cancer B．memory C．wish D．recovery20、A．better B．worse C．morepeaceful D．moreterrible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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）JohnSnow,adistinguisheddoctorinLondon,becameinspiredinhelpingordinarypeople1．(expose)tocholera.Hewantedtofind2．effectivecureforthisdisease,sohemadeagreateffort.Hebecameinterestedintwo3．(theory).Butthesecondtheory4．peopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodies5．(catch)hisattention.In1854,anotheroutbreakhitLondon.Snowbeganhisenquiry.Hemarkedonthemaptoshowthedeaths,whichgavehimavaluableclue.Hediscoveredthewaterwas6．(blame)forit.7．(carry)outseveralinvestigations,Snowfinallyannouncedwithcertaintythediseasehadsomethingtodo8．thepollutedwater.Later,Snowsuggestedthatmuch9．(clean)waterbesuppliedtotheblocks.10．(fortune),thecholerawasdefeated.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(?)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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DearJoes,Iammorethandelightedtosincereinviteyoutobeajudgeforaspeechcontest、Ihopeyoucanagreetocome、Foryourreference,Iwillsharewithyouthedetailsasfollow、Firstofall,thiscontestfocusesonManandNature,thatisscheduledtostartat2p、m,andendsat4p、m、nextweekinClassroom301、Tenplayerswillattendthecontest,givetheirpreparedspeeches、Inmyopinion,notonlycanyouprovideuswithourprofessionaljudgment,butalsoyoucanenjoysceneryaroundourschool、Youwillsurelyhaveagoodtimeinthisbeautifulspringday、I'llbeverymuchgratefulifyoucanacceptmyinvitations、Iamlookingforwardtoyouarrival、YoursJenny第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)給你校外教Kate寫(xiě)封信。請(qǐng)她就有關(guān)急救方面的常識(shí)，給同學(xué)們做個(gè)講座。內(nèi)容包括：1．寫(xiě)信的目的；2．急救的重要性及同學(xué)們對(duì)其了解情況；3．期待回復(fù)。注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)80左右；(開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給，不計(jì)入總字?jǐn)?shù).)2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。DearKate,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、C5、A6、B7、A8、C9、B10、D11、A12、B13、B14、B15、B16、B17、D18、B19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、D3、B22、1、B2、A3、B4、D23、1、A2、A3、C4、B24、1、C2、D3、A4、B25、WhenSeattle-basedpoetHeatherMcHughwon$500,000fromtheMacArthurFoundation,shedidn’tbuyaMaseratiorflytoParis.Instead,sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedteachingcollegecoursesandwritingpoetry.Itwasn’tuntilabouttwoyearslater,in2011,thatshefinallyfiguredoutwhattodowithit.ShediscoveredtherearemillionsofcaregiversintheUnitedStatestakingcareofthechronically（長(zhǎng)期地）illordisabled.“It’saheartbreakingcontractoflove,”shesays.Soin2012,HeatherformedCaregifted,anon-profitorganizationthatoffersaseven-day,all-expenses-paidvacationtoVancouverIslandtopeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.”It’shardphysical,psychological,andemotionalwork.“It’scleartheydeserveandneedarespite,”shesa