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【題目】When Seattle-based poet Heather McHugh won $500,000 from the Mac Arthur Foundation, she didn’t buy a Maserati or fly to Paris. Instead, she put the money in the bank and continued teaching college courses and writing poetry. It wasn’t until about two years later, in 2011, that she finally figured out what to do with it.

She discovered there are millions of caregivers in the United States taking care of the chronically（長(zhǎng)期地）ill or disabled. “It’s a heartbreaking contract of love,” she says. So in 2012, Heather formed Caregifted, a non-profit organization that offers a seven-day, all-expenses-paid vacation to Vancouver Island to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.”It’s hard physical, psychological, and emotional work. “It’s clear they deserve and need a respite,” she says.

Tricia Eisner, a single mother of 19-year-old triplet（三胞胎中的一個(gè)）boys，two of them with severe illness, was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation, in 2013. When Tricia got a phone call saying Caregifted wanted to send her to Eastport，Maine，she “couldn’t believe” someone would pay for her to go on a vacation; disbelief gave way to concern about her sons. But after two days away, the worry was gone. n After being in Maine by myself, with nobody to take care of or think about except myself, I realized that rock was gone," says Tricia. She was afraid the heaviness would return when the week was over, but to her surprise, it hasn’t been back since.

Heather says, “Everybody needs restorative time. For some, it’s life-extending.” Tricia and the other guests aren’t the only ones to benefit from Caregifted ； Heather has too. “I thought I was the queen of love, being a poet, ” Heather says. “But I didn’t know a thing about love until I met these people.”

【1】Whom is Caregifted intended for?

A. The disabled. B. The kids.

C. The caregivers. D. The patients.

【2】What does the underlined word “respite” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. reward B. rest

C. job D. promotion

【3】How did Tricia feel after staying in Maine for two days?

A. Concerned. B. Relieved.

C. Excited. D. Doubtful.

【4】What does the last paragraph suggest?

A. People benefit when they give.

B. Poets are full of love and helpful.

C. Caregifted is life-extending.

D. Heather once lackedlove.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】本文是記敘文，講述了詩(shī)人Heather McHugh創(chuàng)辦了一個(gè)非營(yíng)利的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，給那些護(hù)理家人至少十年的人提供免費(fèi)的假期，讓他們身心得以放松的故事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Heather formed Caregifted ... to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years”可知，Caregifted主要是針對(duì)做了至少十年的家庭護(hù)理者的。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Heather formed Caregifted, a non-profit organization ... and emotional work”可知，Caregifted是給家庭護(hù)理者提供免費(fèi)假期的機(jī)構(gòu)，并且家庭護(hù)理是艱難的體力、心理和情感工作，顯而易見(jiàn)，這些護(hù)理者值得，也需要休息。故推斷respite應(yīng)與rest“休息”之意相近，故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“she ‘couldn’t believe’ someone would pay for her ... But after two days away, the worry was gone. ‘After being in Maine by myself, with nobody to take care of or think about except myself, I realized that rock was gone,’ says Tricia”可知，Tricia最初的反應(yīng)是懷疑，之后是擔(dān)心孩子，在緬因州待了兩天后，她開(kāi)始感覺(jué)心情不像原來(lái)那樣沉重了，故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Tricia and the other guests aren’t the only ones to benefit from Caregifted; Heather has too”“I didn’t know a thing about love until I met these people”可知，通過(guò)幫助他人，Heather自己也受益匪淺。故選A項(xiàng)。