新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)五大名校新高考仿真模擬英語試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(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鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，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效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled2．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should3．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that4．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend5．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved6．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．a(chǎn)reC．has D．have7．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit8．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what9．Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．a(chǎn)rtificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually10．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongas D．until11．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．the;the12．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might13．a(chǎn)singleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless14．Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears_________.A．onpurpose B．onend C．onduty D．onwatch15．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic16．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans17．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which18．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left19．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that20．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality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）Theoriginof“holiday”iseasytosee,comingfrom“holyday”,adayofparticularreligioussignificance,oftencelebratingthelifeofasaint(圣徒),duringwhichnoworkwastobedone.Asfarbackasthe11thcentury,“holidays”,especiallythemajorfeastdays,weretimesof“celebrationandamusement”,astheOxfordEnglishDictionaryputsit.ThenumberofholidayssteadilyincreasedduringtheMiddleAges,untilamedievalEnglishmanwouldhavehadtheluxuryof40to50daysayearoffwork,dependingonwherehelived,inadditiontoafreedayonSundays.DuringtheReformation,HenryVIIIabolishedmostoftheholidayspartlybecauseoftheProtestant(新教徒的)suspicionofsaints,butmorepractically,because,accordingtohistorianEamonDuffy,“Alargenumberofholidaysweremakingthepeoplepoorbylimitingagriculture.”Thepeopletookadifferentviewandorganizedaprotestmarch—thePilgrimageofGrace—partlytoprotecttheirdaysoff.Thoughatfirstthereligiousandfestivesensesofholidaywerecombined,thewordgraduallycametobeusedforanykindofrelaxingbreakfromwork.Asthewordwasdrawingawayfromareligioussociety,thenumberofauthorizedholidayswasreduced,untilby1834mostworkershadonlyfourofficialdaysoffayear,inadditiontoSundays.Manyfactoryworkersamplifiedthistimebystayinghomeon“SaintMonday”torecoverfromwhattheyhadgottenuptothedaybefore.Bythelate19thcentury,employerswerecompromisingandofferinghalf-daySaturdays,thebeginningofthe“weekend”,atermfirstusedin1879.In1908,aninnovativemillinNewEnglandgaveitsemployeesallofSaturdayoff,andthepracticespreadwidelyduringtheGreatDepressionasawaytokeepemploymentup.Ittook400years,butfinallyworkerscouldenjoyasmanyholidaysastheyhadinthe15thcentury.1、Whatwastheword“holiday”originallyintendedfor?A．Economy.B．Religion.C．Entertainment.D．Politics.2、What’sthemainreasonforHenryVIII’sendingmostholidaysaccordingtoEamonDuffy?A．Hispeoplerequiredathoroughreformation.B．Hedidn’tbelieveinGodandthesaints.C．Peopletooknointerestintheagricultureduetothem.D．Toomanyholidaysstoodinthewayoftheagriculture.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“amplified”inparagraph4?A．lengthenedB．wastedC．shortenedD．guaranteed4、WhendidmostemployeesgetthewholeSaturdayoff?A．In1879.B．In1908.C．DuringtheGreatDepression.D．Inthe15thcentury.22．（8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.23．（8分）CJ6Fcbnuary,2019Imaginetensofthousandsofhugeenginesarepushingourplanetawayfromadyingsun.Thevisualeffectisimpressiveandgoeswellwiththestory.ThestoryisnotthetypicalHollywoodstyle:Asuperherosavestheearth;everyoneelseistheretogivearoundofapplause.Themovie"theWanderingEarth"bringsaseriousquestiontotheaudience:Whatareyougoingtodowhenfacinganunavoidabledisastertoourcivilization?Allcharactersinthemovieareordinarypeopleandeveryonegivestheiranswerwithshininghumanity.Againstalltheodds(逆境)withoutagoodfight.Thechanceofsuccessisclosetozerobuttheychoosehope.ItisaSci-fifan'sfeastyoudon'twanttomiss.Sylph16February,2019I'llexpectspaceshipsinHollywoodmovieswhenEarthisnolongersuitableforhumansurvival.ButinChineseconcept,wewillneverabandonourhome.Weput10000enginesonEarthandrunawaytogether.ThisiswhereAmericansandChinesediffer.LOLSteve27February.2019Thismoviehasalotofdialogues,morethanthat’snecessaryinmostscenes.Andthestoryliecouldbebetter.Anotherissueisthecast,whichisalmostmadeupofrookiesorfreshfaces,Thoughtheactingisnotbad,it'scertainlynotconsistenteitherSwanIMarch.2019Usually,foreignersinChinesesciencefictionfilmsareportrayedaseitherbadorincompetent(無能的).Yetin"theWanderingEarth",theChinesestruggletosavetheearth,andeagerlycooperatewithaninternationalforceoflargelynamelessheroesIt’sanotherreminderthatinthisdepressingfuturehumanbeingsmustunite.Mike17March.2019Thescreenwriting(電影劇本創(chuàng)作)fitsrightintothegrandplotoftheoriginalnovelbyCixinLiu.Thestory,thesettingandthespecialeffectsmadehisimaginationcomealive!397、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicateintheCJScomment?A．IntheWanderingEarth,everyoneworkstogethertosavetheearth.B．InaHollywoodfilm,everyonehelpsasuperherotosavetheearth.C．AllcharactersinaHollywoodfilmareordinaryandgreatpeople.D．TheWanderingEarthdiffersfromtypicalHollywoodfilmsincast.1、InSylphsopinion,thismovieactuallyshows______A．humanconcerns B．culturaldifferencesC．survivalskills D．environmentaldisasters2、WhatdoesStevemainlytalkabout?A．Themovie'scast. B．Themoviesplot.C．Themovieslines D．Themovie'sdrawbacks3、MikemakeshiscommentintermsofA．stonylines B．specialeffects C．noveladaptations D．thesetting24．（8分）Phonebatteriesrarelylastafulldayanymore,socarryingcompactchargers(小巧的充電器)isbecomingnormal.Butmanyoftheseso-calledportabledevicesareheavy,thickandinconvenient—untilSolarPaperisdeveloped.Chicagoengineershavedesignedasuper-thin,lightweightpanel(面板)calledSolarPapercapableofcharginganiPhoneintwohoursandmanypanelscanbecombinedtoboostitspower.ItwascreatedbyChicago-basedYolk.Afterraisingmorethan$1milliononlinefortheproduction,itisnowavailabletopurchasethroughoutthecountry.Itcomesinfourversions—2.5W,5W,7.5Wand10w—dependingontheoutputneededforvariousdevices.Andthesedifferentmodelsarecreatedbycombiningindividual2.5Wpanelstogether.A2.5WpanelwillchargeaniPhone6orGalaxyS3infivehours.The5Wversionchargesthesamedevicesbutcutschangingtimetotwohoursorthreehoursifit’scloudy.The7.5WmodelSolarPaperchangesthedevicesinthesametimeasthe5Wversionbutproducesmoreenergywhenitiscloudy.The10Wversionisideal(理想的)fortheiPadAir2,andwillchargeadevicein2.5hours.Eachindividualpanelmeasures3.5inches×6.7inches×0.6inches,weighs60gand1.5mmthick.Otherfeaturesincludeauniqueautomaticreset(重置)functionwhichstopsandstartsthePaperchargingwhencastwithashadoworplacedinsunlight.Othersolarchargersrequireyoutore-plugthewireattheseconditions.Italsohasalow-energyLCDscreenthatdisplaystheamountofpowertheSolarPaperproducesinrealtime.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Balance.B．IncreaseC．Possess.D．Reduce.2、HowisSolarPaperdifferentfromothersolarchargers?A．Itcanbecarriedwhereveryougo.B．Itcanproducemoreelectricity.C．Itcanproducepowerevenifit’srainy.D．Itcangetreconnectedautomaticallyafterashadow.3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?sA．Tointroducethestrengthsofsolarchargers.B．TopraiseChicagoengineersfortheirefforts.C．Tointroduceanewtypeofsolarcharger.D．Toadviseproducerstomakephonebatterieslastlong.4、WhatcanweknowabouttheSolarPaper?A．YolkstartedanonlineactivitytofundproductionofSolarPaper.B．CustomersareabletobuySolarPaperallovertheworld.C．The7.5WversionisthebestchoiceifuserschargeaniPad.D．TheLCDscreenshowshowmuchcurrentaniPhoneuses.25．（10分）Surfing:FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,sandybeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacificOcean.BetweenDecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theoceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-longbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding（趴板沖浪）,andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach’sfirepits（深坑）drawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:FamousforbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupto10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfersareluckyenoughtosurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerⅡThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharegoodforlong-boardersorshort-boarders,beginnersorexperts,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Thelaid-backatmosphereandnearlyperfectyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.1、Thebeachwiththebiggestwavesis______.A．Oahu’sNorthShore B．HuntingtonBeachC．JeffreysBay D．Tamarindo2、JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor______.A．offshorerocks B．competitionsC．movies D．dolphins3、HowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?A．Bothbeachesarethesamelength.B．Botharesuitableforallsurfinglevels.C．Thewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfing.D．Winteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeaches.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)aid-back”meaninEnglish?A．Worried. B．Relaxed.C．Excited. D．Depressed.5、TheHuntingtonBeachinformationdiffersfromtheothersinthatitincludes______.A．theheightofthewaveB．theweatherconditionsC．thebesttimetovisitD．thenumberofvisitorseachyear第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Myhusbandhasalwayshadahugeaffectionforolderpeopleandhashelpedoutseveralelderlyfriendsinthepast.Mr.Dave1thesamelakeasmyhusbandJohnforover15years．Afriendship2butwhenMrs.Davediedfiveyearsago,itleftMr.Dave3SoJohntookMr.Davefishingwithhimeverytimehewent.Mr.Davewasvery4for80yearsoldandnevertiredofbeingwithJohn．AfewyearslaterMr.Davehadastroke(中風(fēng))thatparalyzed(麻痹)hisrightside．Helosthisspeechandwas5,Mr.Davebegantosufferfrom6ThisalmostbrokeJohn’sheart.Hefinallygot7fromthenursinghometotakeMr.Daveoutforaride．Theywereboth8tobetogetheragainbutitwasverypainfulforMr.Davetobe9intoJohn’struck.Becausehewasparalyzedononeside.The10ofthatsidepulledheavilyonhisgoodside．Johnhadgottenhistruckayearearlier,arealcowboyCadillac,11wasthetruckofhisdreams.Butonedayhe12itsohecouldbuyavan(廂式貨車)thatwas13forawheelchair.Thevanisn’tsportyorfastbutitsurely14Mr.Dave’spainontheiroutings.Johnhasmadea15fishingrodthatMr.Davecanuse,16theystillgofishingtogether.EventhoughMr.Davecan’t17,hehasledthenursinghomestafftobelieveJohnishisson.Idon’tknowanyonewhowould18theirprizedpossessiontohelpafriend.Ihopehecanbeanexampleforotherstotakesimilarstepsto19thosewhoareinneed.1、A．swam B．played C．fished D．visited2、A．destroyed B．developed C．disappeared D．increased3、A．disabled B．sleepless C．homeless D．a(chǎn)lone4、A．happy B．energetic C．proud D．powerful5、A．putinto B．keptaway C．lockedin D．pickedup6、A．sleep B．communicate C．eat D．think7、A．weakness B．starvation C．depression D．pressure8、A．donation B．support C．mercy D．permission9、A．sad B．excited C．desperate D．lucky10、A．lifted B．invited C．led D．pushed11、A．pain B．flesh C．strength D．weight12、A．that B．which C．what D．it13、A．fixed B．repaired C．remade D．sold14、A．created B．equipped C．changed D．decorated15、A．overcomes B．removes C．reduces D．relaxes16、A．expensive B．beautiful C．strong D．special17、A．but B．or C．so D．a(chǎn)nd18、A．walk B．talk C．escape D．hear19、A．giveup B．putaway C．handin D．keepoff20、A．impress B．help C．cure D．comfort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）WhenIwasalittlegirl,everytimemydadwasrepairingsomething,he1．a(chǎn)skmetoholdthehammer,andmeanwhile,haveaconversationwithme.Ineversawmydaddrinkingortakinganightout.Allhedidafterworkwastakingcareofhisfamily.Igrewupandlefthomeforcollegeandsincethen,mydadhadbeencallingmeeverySundaymorning,nomatterwhat.SeveralyearslaterIboughtahouse,2．mydadpaintedbyhimselfforthreedaysinthe80-degreesummerheat.Allheaskedwasformetotalktohim.ButIwasalwaysbusy,3．(able)tofindanytimeforconversationwithhim.OneSundaymorningwehadatelephonetalkasusual.Inoticedthatmydadhad4．(forget)somethingswediscussed5．(late).Iwasinahurry,soourconversationwasshort.Laterthatdaycameacall6．(say)myfatherwasinhospital.ImmediatelyIboughtaticketforaflightandonmywayIwasthinkingaboutallthe7．(miss)occasionstohave8．talkwithmydad.9．thetimeIgottohospital,myfatherhadpassedaway.Nowitwas10．whodidnothavetimeforaconversationwithme.IrealizedhowlittleIknowaboutmydad,hisdeepestthoughtsanddreams.AfterhisdeathIlearnedmoreabouthim,andevenmoreaboutmyself.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅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(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用(﹨)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。TwomonthsagomymotherandIwerewalkinghomefromshoppingwhilewenoticedasmalldoglyingsillonthemiddleoftheroad、Howdangeritwas!Wegotcloselytohimandfoundthathewasbadlyinjured、Sawthepoordog,wedecidedtohelphim、Immediatelywecalledataxiandsendhimtoananimalhospital,wherehewasexaminedandreceivedtreatment、Afterstayinginhospitalforfewdays,hebecamegoodenoughtowalk、Thenwetookhimhomeandlookedafterhimcarefullyuntilhewasfullyrecovered、Nowheisalreadyanimportantmemberofourfamilyandbringsourselvesalotofhappiness、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）為了減少環(huán)境污染、緩解城市交通壓力，2018年1月1日我市開始實施新的機(jī)動車限號行駛規(guī)定(thelicensenumber—platerestrictions)。假定你最近就我市實施這一新的規(guī)定進(jìn)行了采訪，請用英語寫一篇短文，向某英語報投稿。內(nèi)容包括：1．限號帶來的好處；2．限號存在的問題；3．你的看法及改進(jìn)建議。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。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、B5、D6、B7、C8、B9、B10、C11、B12、C13、A14、B15、A16、C17、A18、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、A4、C22、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.S