2023高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit2．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who3．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony4．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget5．Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant6．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail7．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated8．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting9．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since10．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．a(chǎn)ttended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended11．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem12．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough13．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated14．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow15．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto16．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake17．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto18．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it19．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway20．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed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）閱讀理解Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.Ilookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon-stop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon(偶像)andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballdinner.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”．Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics(歌詞)andlivethemoutinourdailylife.Attheyear'sendshefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyears.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.1、Whathappenedtotheauthoronthefirstdayofschool?A．Hegottoknowanoldprofessor.B．Hemadetheacquaintanceofanoldlady.C．HejoinedtheStudentUnion.D．Hehadtoshareamilkshakewithothers.2、FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanfindouttheauthor's________.A．concernaboutageB．respectfortheoldC．curiosityabouttheladyD．complaintabouteducation3、Intheauthor'seyes，________.A．RosewasinnocentandgenerousB．RosewaswiseandskilledC．Rosewastalentedandhard-workingD．Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport________.A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.D．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.22．（8分）Apartfrompsychologicalillness，wearealllargelyresponsibleforourownemotionalhealth.Whatwesaytoourselvesoverandoverfordays,weeks,months，andsometimesyears,hasagreateffectonhowweseeourselves.Thisalsocontributestomanymentalhealthdisorders.Manyofushaveproblemswithnegativethoughtsplayingonthechannelofourminds,butifyou’reburiedinthemandbelievethem,theycouldbewearingyoursenseofself-esteem.Hereareafewbeliefsthatindicateyoumayneedtoswitchthechannel：I’mnotgoodenough?/Idon’tdeserve...?/Noonelikesme?/I’mafailure?Negativethoughtsremindyouofyourbadfeelingsandtheybringyourfocusonyourfailures,andtheygetyounowhere.Whatcanyoudo?Herearesomesuggestions：Switchthechannelwhennegativethoughtsappear.Self-talkisnotsoobviousthatweoftendon’tnoticeitseffectonourmoodandbeliefsystems.Keythingstonoticeare“ifonly”or“whatif”statements:theformerkeepsyoucaughtinthepastwithregret,whilethelatterkeepsyoufearfulofthefuture.Thereisnothingyoucandoaboutthepast,andthefutureisn’thereyet,sostayinthepresentmoment.Recognizethatactionsalwaysfollowbeliefs.You’llfindyourselfbehavinginwaysthatareconsistenttoyourbeliefs.So,startbelievingthebestaboutyourself：actasifyoubelievethatyou’reavaluableandworthyperson.Developpositiveselftalkratherthannegativeself-talk.Insteadofalwayslookingdownuponyourselfinyourhead,thinkofsomethingsyouactuallylikeaboutyourself.Whatareyourstrengths?Whatareyougoodat?Insteadofsaying“I’maloser”，trysaying，“Iamcapable./I’mgoodat.../IacceptmyselfthewayIam.”Thinkingpoorlyaboutourselvesgetsusnowhereandisextremelyself-limiting.Decidetodaytoturnoffthenegativeself-talkchannelinyourmindanddevelopyourtruepotential.1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A．lotsofpeoplehavenosenseofself-esteemB．focusingonnegativethoughtsmayhavebadeffectonpeopleC．negativethoughtswillstrengthenoursenseofself-esteemD．fewpeoplehavenegativethoughtsandmentalproblems2、Theunderlinedword“wearing”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A．strengthening B．protectingC．weakening D．replacing3、Whatdothesuggestionsinthetexttellus?A．Ourbeliefsalwayscomeafteractions.B．Positiveself-talkdoesgoodtoourmentalhealth.C．Lookingdownuponourselvesisasignofmodesty.D．“Whatif”keepsyoustuckinthepastwithregret.4、Thetextencouragesusto________.A．getridofnegativethoughtsB．getanywherewelikeC．thinkhighlyofothersD．turnofftheself-talkchannel5、Thistextismostlikelytoappearin________.A．a(chǎn)recreationguide B．a(chǎn)medicaljournalC．a(chǎn)sciencetextbook D．a(chǎn)travelbrochure23．（8分）ItiscommonlybelievedthatinmedievalFrance,NewYearwascelebratedon1April.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,changingNewYearto1January.Withnomoderncommunications,newstravelledslowlyandnewideaswereoftenquestioned.Manypeopledidnothearofthechange,somemerelyforgot,andotherschosetoignoreit.Thesepeoplewerecalledfools.Invitationstonon-existent“NewYear”partiesweresentandotherpracticaljokeswereplayed.Overtimeplayingtrickson1Aprilbecameatradition.ThecustomeventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotland,anditwaslatertransportedacrosstheAtlantictotheAmericancolonies(殖民地)oftheEnglishandtheFrench.AprilFools’Dayhasnowdevelopedintoaninternationalfestivaloffun,withdifferentnationalitiescelebratingthedayinspecialways.FranceandItalyInFranceandItaly,ifsomeoneplaysatrickonyou,youarethe“fishofApril”.BythemonthofAprilfishhaveonlyjusthatchedandarethereforeeasytocatch.ChildrenstickpaperfishtotheirFriends’backsandchocolatefisharefoundintheshops.AmericaandBritainToday,AmericansandtheBritishplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeon1April.Acommontrickistopointtoafriend’sshoeandsay“Yourshoelace(鞋帶)isuntied.”Whentheylookdown,theyarelaughedat.Schoolchildrenmighttellafriendthatschoolhasbeencancelled.Sometimesthemediagetinvolved.Once,aBritishshortfilmwasshownonAprilFools’Dayaboutspaghettifarmersandhowtheyharvesttheircropfromspaghettitrees!ScotlandInScotland,AprilFools’Daylastsfortwodays!Theseconddayiscalled“TailyDay”andtricksonthisdayinvolvethebottom(orthe“tail”,ininformalspeech).Oftenasignsaying‘kickme’isstuckontosomeone’sbackwithoutthemknowing.1、Inwhatconditionwouldsomeonebecalled“fishofApril”inFrance?A．Whenoneisfooled.B．Ifoneisfondoffish.C．Whenonefoolsothers.D．Ifonepreferschocolate.2、WhatwasthepurposeoftheBritishshortfilm?A．Tohelptheaudience.B．Totricktheaudience.C．Towarntheaudience.D．Toinformtheaudience.3、WheredoesAprilFools’Daylastformorethanoneday?A．Italy. B．France.C．America. D．Scotland.24．（8分）Myreasonforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassette（磁帶）onourprevioussummerroadtrips.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook—JimTrelease’s—TheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandfoughtwitheachotherintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespasmorequickly.Sometimesreadingbecamethemostinterestingpartofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢復(fù)）electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI’mbeginningtoseetatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.D．Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptfighting.B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown.D．Theyreadtogetheraloud.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm.B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D．Theyfoundreadingboring.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterTravelingthanReadingB．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallengesD．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips25．（10分）Manypeoplewanttogrowtheirowngarden,buttheysimplydonothavetheroom.Donotworry.Thereisasolution.Considercontainergardening.Thegreatthingaboutcontainergardeningisthatyoucanuseavarietyofdifferentcontainers.Yousimplyhavetouseyourimagination.Youcouldcreateabeautifulgardenwiththingssuchascementblocks,hangingbaskets,claypots,orwindowboxes.Therearesomanyoptionswhenitcomestocontainergardening;itisonlylimitedbyyourimagination.Ofcourse,youwillwanttotakethefollowingintoconsiderationwhenyouarereadytobegincontainergardening,inorderforittobesuccessful.First,youshouldavoidanycontainersthathavebeenusedtostorechemicals,aswellastreatedwood.Thiscouldleadtothesuddendeathofyourflowersandleadtothefailureofyourcontainergardening.Withanycontainerthatyouchoose,youneedtoensurethatitallowsthewaterinittodrainwhennecessary.Soitmaybeessentialforyoutocreateholesinthecontainertohelpthisalong.Youshouldalsomakesurethecontainersareplacedonaraisedsurface,notuponthefloor,toensurethebestpossibledrainage.Ensurethatthecontainersyouchooseareappropriateinsizefortheplantsyouchoose,Youneedtopreventtherootsfromovergrowingthecontainer.Ifyoulikefreshveggies,youcouldconsidercontainergardeningwithvegetables.Thisrequiresaprocessthatdiffersfromthatofflowergardening.Talktoanemployeeatasupplystoreinyourarea,Theycanhelpyouchoosetherightcontainersforthevegetablesyouarewishingtogrow.1、Whichofthefollowingmaybeimpropermaterialsforcontainergardening?A．Claypots.B．Cementblocks.C．Treatedwood.D．Windowboxes.2、Whatdocstheunderlinedword"drain"inParagraph5mean?A．Toflowaway.B．Togiveoff.C．Topourdown.D．Toholdback.3、Comparedtoflowergardening,whatdoweknowaboutvegetablegardening?A．Itseemsmucheasier.B．Itrequiresmoretime,C．Itdemandsmorewater.D．Itneedsspecialcontainers.4、Whomaybeinterestedinthetext?A．Farmerswhoaregoodatgardening.B．Citizenswhoenjoygardening.C．Childrenwholikeoutdooractivities.D．Peoplewhohaveabigyard.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）Ihaveafriendwhosaysthateverydayshetriestodoagooddeedandnotget“foundout”.Thefriendtellsa(n)1storyabouthowthisstarted.Shewasassignedtotakeabouquet(束)offlowersintoanursinghomeandwalkoutbeforethereceivercanexpress2.Shediditandmadea3escape,sayingthereceiverlookedpleasantlypuzzled.Feelingexcited,she4tookoutherphone,eagertotellherfriendthe5.Luckily,shepreventedherselfbeforeshemadethe6andputthecellphoneaway.Thisiswheretheexercisetookonanunexpecteddimension.She7thatwhenwetellothersaboutthe“gooddeeds”wedo,wearegettingthe8rightthere.But,bykeepingit9andnottellinganyone,wearetrainingafeelinginsideourselvesthatshe10“arayofsunshineinsideourhearts”.Itellmystudentsthisstoryeveryyearand11themtodoagooddeedandnotget12.Duringourclassdiscussion,atruly13studentcommentedthatmyfriendshouldhave14andaskedtotalktothereceiveroftheflowers,lettinghimknow15theflowerswereleftforhim.Thestudentsaidthatifsomeonereallywantedtohelp16people,theyshouldvisitthemonceaweekandgettoknowthem.17withtheidea,thestudentsaskedifwecouldtrythisasaclass.Weactuallyfoundanorganizationthathelps18studentswithseniorswhoneedcompanionship.19,wearemovingforwardtotrythis20,thankstothestudenttakingthisstoryinanewandpowerfuldirection.1、A．plainB．a(chǎn)musingC．inspiringD．ridiculous2、A．regretB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．concernD．a(chǎn)ppreciation3、A．cleanB．braveC．interestingD．cautious4、A．thankfullyB．immediatelyC．patientlyD．widely5、A．a(chǎn)rrangementB．a(chǎn)dventureC．newsD．experience6、A．decisionB．callC．choiceD．comment7、A．realizedB．doubtedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．reminded8、A．suggestionB．planC．rewardD．chance9、A．simpleB．openC．secretD．valuable10、A．knewaboutB．describedasC．judgedfromD．translatedinto11、A．forceB．threatenC．persuadeD．encourage12、A．discoveredB．discouragedC．changedD．paid13、A．thoughtfulB．mercifulC．modestD．diligent14、A．imaginedB．donatedC．respondedD．returned15、A．howB．whenC．whyD．where16、A．disabledB．injuredC．healthyD．lonely17、A．ImpressedB．ConfusedC．SatisfiedD．Annoyed18、A．combineB．compareC．uniteD．match19、A．SuddenlyB．OccasionallyC．CurrentlyD．Strangely20、A．offerB．opinionC．a(chǎn)rrangementD．task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）Englishisalanguage1．(speak)allaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan42countries2．mostofthepeoplespeakEnglish.AndmostnativespeakersofEnglish3．(find)intheUK,theUS,Canada,andmanyothercountries.Intotal,Englishistheirmothertongueformorethan375millionpeople.Anequal(相等的)numberofpeoplelearnEnglishas4．secondlanguage.However,thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage5．(be)morethan750million.Inonlyfiftyyears,Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemost6．(wide)spokenandusedintheworld.ForeignstaffinChinaarenotrequested7．(learn)Chinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentscantalkwiththemusingEnglish.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongs8．theradiooruseEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday,9．willbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.Believeitornot,English10．(rich)ourlivessinceitcametoChina.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。DearMr、Zhang,Wehaveheldadiscussionwhetheritisgoodornotforatopstudenttoshareadeskwithaslowerstudent、Somearefortheidea、Itiswellknownthateveryonehadstrengthsaswellasweaknesses、Althoughslowerstudentsarenotgoodatlessons,theymightdogoodinanotherfields、Inaddition,topstudentscanhelpsloweroneswiththeirlessons,whichbenefitthemtoo、However,othersdon'tholdthesameview、Theythinksomesloweronesarealwaysmakingthetrouble,suchasbreakschoolrules、Besides,slowerstudentsoftenasktopstudentsquestion,whichaffectsourstudies、Inmyopinion,Isupporttheideasowecanmakeprogresstogether、Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你將參加今年夏天在你市舉辦的國際音樂夏令營，該夏令營面向世界各地愛好演奏樂器的學(xué)生。請給你的英國朋友Harry寫信，邀請他一同參加該夏令營。要點(diǎn)應(yīng)包括：1．夏令營的有關(guān)介紹；2．你的邀請；3．夏令營每天的活動安排：上午：專家授課下午：練習(xí)樂器數(shù)小時晚上：musicexchangeconcert(學(xué)生表演，演奏自己國家的音樂)注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearHarry，Ihavegoodnewsforyou._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、A5、B6、D7、C8、C9、C10、D11、D12、B13、A14、B15、A16、A17、B18、D19、C20、C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、Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlesstohumanhealth.Infact，thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesandevenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.Thatisthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethecancer-causingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscanbecomedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.Ms.Gulliver’steamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombinationstosupportthein-creaseofmalignant(惡性的)humancells.Shesaysthecurrentwaytoidentifywhetherchemicalscausecanceristotestthemoneatatime.Thismethodleads,sheadds,toalonglistofsupposedly“safe”chemicals.Sheandherteam