2023屆安徽省毛坦廠中學(xué)高考英語三模試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．a(chǎn)ttended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended2．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff3．Thekidiscrying,forhe______jumpovertheditchonhisown.A．daresnotto B．darenotto C．doesn’tdareto D．daresnot4．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway5．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon6．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected7．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．a(chǎn)worseone B．a(chǎn)nicerone C．a(chǎn)worstone D．a(chǎn)nicestone8．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(簡(jiǎn)裝書)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure9．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained10．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend11．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase12．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday13．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun14．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether15．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should16．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven17．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．a(chǎn)rethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought18．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles19．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost20．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished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）WhychooseCambridgeEnglish?GiveyourstudentsthebestsupportAspartoftheUniversityofCambridge,wearecommittedtoexcellenceineverythingwedo.Weareknownallovertheworldforqualitymaterialsthatreallywork—fromtheever-popularEnglishGrammarinUsetobest-sellingcourseslikeTouchstoneandEnglishinMind.It’snowonderthattensofmillionsofteachersandlearnersaroundtheworldhavechosenCambridgetohelpthemachievetheirgoals.FocusonthelanguagetheyreallyneedWithCambridgeEnglish,youcanbesurethatthelanguageyou’reteachingisnatural,uptodateandusefulforyourstudents.WeusethelatestresearchtounderstandhowEnglishworksandtohelpstudentslearnmoreeffectively.PrepareforexamsuccessWearetheonlypublisherofofficialpreparationmaterialsforCambridgeEnglishexams.Ourwideselectionofcourses,practicetestsandmaterialsaredevelopedinclosecooperationwithCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment,thepeoplewhosettheexams.Soyoucanfullyprepareyourstudentsforexamsuccess.DevelopasateacherYourprofessionaldevelopmentisimportanttoustoo.Weprovideoutstandingteachersupportincludingteachertrainingseminarsandtheuniqueonlineprofessionaldevelopmentsite,CambridgeEnglishTeacher.Wearealsoincreasinglyworkingwithtopschoolsaroundtheworld,offeringourexperience,expertknowledgeandskilltohelpdevelopCambridgeEnglishschools.1、WhatisoneadvantageofCambridgeEnglish?A．Usefulmaterials.B．Experiencedteachers.C．Anauthenticlearningenvironment.D．Detailedresearchonlanguage.2、WhycanCambridgeEnglishhelpstudentsbecomeconfidentaboutCambridgeEnglishexams?A．Becausetheexamsarewrittenbyitsteachers.B．Becauseitworkstogetherwiththeexamauthority.C．Becauseitisguidedbylanguageassessmentexperts.D．Becauseitsmaterialsareprovidedbyofficialexaminers.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Aguide.B．Areport.C．Anannouncement.D．Anadvertisement.22．（8分）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanks-givingbreak.ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$10Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.C．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat___________.A．a(chǎn)rtB．literatureC．scienceD．politics23．（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.24．（8分）Amemberofourclasstoldusofarequestmadebyhiswife.Sheandagroupofotherwomeninherchurchwereinvolvedinaself-improvementprogram.Sheaskedherhusbandtohelpherbylistingsixthingshebelievedshecoulddotohelpherbecomeabetterwife.Hereportedtotheclass,"Iwassurprisedbysucharequest.Frankly,itwouldhavebeeneasyformetolistsixthingsIwouldliketochangeabouther—myheavens,shecouldhavelistedathousandthingsshewouldliketochangeaboutme—butIdidn’t.Isaidtoher,‘Letmethinkaboutitandgiveyouananswerinthemorning.’”“ThenextmorningIgotupveryearlyandcalledtheflorist(花商)andhadhimsendsixredrosestomywifewithanotesaying,‘Ican’tthinkofsixthingsIwouldliketochangeaboutyou.Iloveyouthewayyouare.“WhenIarrivedathomethatevening,whodoyouthinkgreetedmeatthedoor?That’sright.Mywife!Shewasalmostintears.Needlesstosay,IwasextremelygladIhadnotcriticizedherasshehadrequested.”“ThefollowingSundayatchurch,aftershehadreportedtheresultofherassignment,severalwomenwithwhomshehadbeenstudyingcameuptomeandsaid,‘ThatisthemostconsideratethingIhaveeverheard.’ItwasthenthatIrealizedthepowerofappreciation.”Lincolnoncebeganalettersaying,“Everybodylikesacompliment(贊揚(yáng)).”WilliamJamessaid,“Thedeepestprincipleinhumannatureisthedesiretobeappreciated.”So,let’sgivehonest,sincereappreciationtoothersinsteadofcriticizingthem.Thiswillmakeagreatdifferencetoyourlifeaswellasothers’life.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthehusband’swordsinthetext?A．Hehadtoendhismarriage. B．Hiswifeactuallywantedsomepraise.C．Hewasangrywithhiswife. D．Hiswife’srequestwasajoke.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theresult”inParagraph4referto?A．Beingcriticized. B．Gettingtheflowers. C．Listingthesixthings. D．Becomingabetterwife.3、Whatkindofpersonisthehusbandaccordingtothetext?A．Childlike. B．Ambitious. C．Courageous. D．Thoughtful.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tostressthevalueofrecognition.B．Totellusthepowerofknowledge.C．Totellusthemeaningofperfection.D．Tostresstheimportanceofforgiveness.25．（10分）Yasudais95yearsold.LookingforeasierwaystosearchtheWebandsendemail,heboughtApple’siPad.Thecompanyhassold3.27millioniPadssincetheyenteredthemarketinApril.Althoughit’simpossibletoknowwithcertaintyhowmanyseniors(老年人)arebuyingthem,evidencesuggeststhatit’sahitwithseniors.TheiPad’sintuitiveinterface(直觀界面)makesitattractivetoseniorsaroundtheworld,saysTakahiroMiura,aresearcherattheUniversityofTokyou.“TheiPadisagoodtoolforseniorsbecauseit’sveryeasytouse,”hesays.UnlikethePC,itdoesn’trequireformerknowledge.”JamesCordwell,aresearcherinLondon,saystheiPad’spopularitywithseniorsishelpingApplereachbeyonditstraditionalbaseofyoungcustomers.“Theworld’spopulation,especiallyindevelopedmarkets,isgettingolder.It’sprobablyamarketwhereApplehasleastentered,”Cordwellsays.Seniorusersareakeysourceofgrowthfortheminthefuture.Seniorsmake.upabout22percentofthepopulationinJapan.TheymayprovethatseniorsarewillingtoaccepttheiPad.Besidesthecustomergroupunder30,theyspendmorethananyothergroupinthecountry,accordingtoareport.MotooKitamura,78,aformergassalesman,boughtaniPadtohelphimcommunicatewithhis2-year-oldgrandsonandpreventhimfromexperiencingsomeofthementalproblemsthatsometimescomewithgettingolder.“Tryingnewthingslikethatisgoodmentalexercise,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedpart“ahit”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．a(chǎn)suddenattackB．a(chǎn)heavyburdenC．veryfamiliarD．quitepopular2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageoftheiPad?A．Ithasintuitiveinterface.B．Itiseasytooperate.C．Peoplecanuseitasawaytodomentalexercise.D．Beginnerscanuseitwithoutsimilarexperiences.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．ThetraditionalcustomersofApplesproductsareusuallytheyoung.B．PeopleabovethirtyareAppleslargestcustomergroupinJapan.C．SeniorswillsoongrowintoAppleslargestcustomergroup.D．SeniorsinJapanarefondofbuyinglatesthi-techproducts.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．iPadinfluencingthecustomergroup.B．iPadleadingAppletoseniors.C．iPad’sarrivalcausingJapanesetothink.D．iPadbeatingthetraditionalPC．第三部分語言知識(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）WhenIwasaboygrowingup,welivedacrossariverfromthemainroadnexttoasetofrailroadtracks.Theonlywaytoourhousewasacrossa1.Ouronlyneighbor,Frankie,livedina(n)2houseonthehillsidebehindourhome.Hishouse,3,wasoverahundredyearsold.Frankiewasalreadynearly80yearsoldwhenIwas4.Hewasafirstgeneration,Italianimmigrantwhohadnevermarried.Hehad5ontherailroadforover40yearsbeforeretiringbutstillworkedhardeveryday.Iwouldwatchhimwith6growplantsonhillsides.Frankiewas7bytoday’sstandards.Hehadnoelectricityorrunningwaterandwould8onceaweekwithwaterheboiled.Ineverseemedto9thesmellwhenIvisitedhim,though.His10remainedbrokenevenafterallhisyearsinAmericabutsomehowIneverhadanytrouble11him.Frankiealso12meinmyspiritualgrowth.Hedidthismainlyby13.Heneverlecturedortaught.Hejustshowedmehowtolivewithhonesty,kindness,andgoodness.Heshowedmethejoyofnature,the14thatcancomefromjustsittingoutsideonasunnyday.WhenFrankie15,wefoundhehadover40,000dollarsinthebank,a16atthattime,fromalifetimeofsaving.Itwassenttohisbrothersandsisters17livinginItaly.Weoftenwonderedwhyhehadn’tusedittobuyabetterhomeandlivemore18.Lookingbacknow,however,Iknowthe19.Hehadfood,shelter,clothes,andwarmthbothinhishouseandinhisspirit.He20nothingmoretobehappyinhislife.1、A．streetB．boardC．mapD．bridge2、A．openB．emptyC．oldD．dark3、A．infactB．a(chǎn)tfirstC．a(chǎn)boveallD．a(chǎn)susual4、A．employedB．bornC．preparedD．educated5、A．workedB．waitedC．walkedD．traveled6、A．delightB．a(chǎn)mazementC．regretD．patience7、A．weakB．carelessC．poorD．smelly8、A．diveB．swimC．batheD．practice9、A．mindB．bearC．haveD．take10、A．heartB．EnglishC．lifeD．time11、A．understandingB．findingC．believingD．improving12、A．servedB．guidedC．heldD．a(chǎn)ccepted13、A．natureB．choiceC．orderD．example14、A．courageB．wealthC．peaceD．strength15、A．failedB．returnedC．settledD．died16、A．recordB．secretC．fortuneD．success17、A．stillB．a(chǎn)lsoC．a(chǎn)gainD．often18、A．a(chǎn)ctivelyB．comfortablyC．safelyD．quietly19、A．methodB．processC．chanceD．a(chǎn)nswer20、A．managedB．changedC．neededD．explained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）WeusuallyrelyonHollywood1．(hero)toshowuponourscreensanddefeatthebadguys.YetWolfWarriorIIhasproventhataChinesemoviemakercan2．(entertainment)audiencesjustaswell.ThemaninquestionisLengFeng,3．(play)byWuJing,thefilm’swriteranddirector.Lengisa4．(fear)formerspecialforcessoldierofthePeople’sLiberationArmy.Duringamilitaryrebellionin5．Africancountry,Lengalmostsingle-handedlyhelpsChineseworkersandAfricanlocalsescapethewar-tornnation.Inbothactingandtechnicalterms,thefilmissimilar6．a(chǎn)Hollywoodblockbuster.Itfeaturesqualityactionscenesandstunts（特技）,7．(include)gunfights,carchasesandanunderwaterfight.WolfWarriorIItookarecord-breaking3.4billionyuaninthefirst13dayssinceitsreleaseonJuly27.Butthe8．(fight)scenesalonedon’texplainthemovie’s9．(succeed－it’salsothepatriotism（愛國(guó)主義）andspiritofthefilmprojects10．havedeeplyimpressedChineseaudiences.第四部分寫作（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)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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。Recently,afamousbasketballplayerhascausedpublicangrybywritingontheGreatWall、Inthefact,thishappensinmanyplaceofinterest、Ihadsomesuggestionstosolvethisproblem、First,makemoreposterstoinformthepublicthedamageofgraffiti(涂鴉)、Besides,punishments,suchasafine,isnecessarytotouristswithsobadbehavior、Also,Ithinkit’shelpfullytoputupsomeboardsalongthetouristattractionsthattouristscanleavemessages、I’msurewithourefforts,moreandmorepeoplewillbecomeconcerningaboutprotectingculturalrelics、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。春節(jié)臨近，你所在的城市將舉行年畫展覽。你得知你的外教Jenny對(duì)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化很感興趣。請(qǐng)寫一封信，邀請(qǐng)她參觀展覽。內(nèi)容如下：展覽的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；簡(jiǎn)要介紹年畫；簡(jiǎn)要介紹展覽內(nèi)容。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、D2、B3、C4、C5、B6、A7、B8、B9、B10、B11、B12、C13、B14、D15、C16、B17、B18、A19、C20、D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、A2、B3、D22、1、B2、D3、C23、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.Sheandherteamsaythatapproachneedstochange.“Wedefinitelyneedcertainresearch…tofindoutwhatmixturesofchemicalswouldbemoreharmfulthanothers;whatgroupsofchemicals,whentogether,wouldproducemoreharmfuleffects.Andatthemoment,thatisnotknown.”Anestimatedoneinfivecancershasbeenlin