2025屆山東濟(jì)寧市兗州區(qū)高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷含答案

2025屆山東濟(jì)寧市兗州區(qū)高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷含答案注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May2．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends3．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether4．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);the C．/;the D．a(chǎn);a5．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads6．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong7．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．a(chǎn)roseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated8．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises9．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．a(chǎn)bove C．over D．beyond10．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each11．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked12．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered13．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for14．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution15．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone16．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t17．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．a(chǎn)pplicationB．regulationC．a(chǎn)daptationD．cooperation18．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since19．WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup20．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while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）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）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(搖籃曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．a(chǎn)bnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.23．（8分）Ifyouwanttobeproductive，youmustcompletework．Almosteverythingwedohasmanystagestocompletionandinmanysituations，youdon'tactuallycreatevalueuntilyoufinishthelaststage．Farmerscan'tselltheirgrainuntilitisharvested．Automakerscan'tsellcarsthathavemadeit90%ofthewaythroughtheassemblyline（生產(chǎn)線）．Mostemployersaren'tgoingtopayyouforhavingadegreeunlessyoufinishedthelastclassandgraduated．Nowallthosethingsrequirestarting，butifyouhaveworkinprogress，themostvaluablethingyoucandoistopicksomethingandfinishit．Finishingiswhereyoustartbenefitingfromthevalueyou'vecreated．I'venoticedthatmanysuccessfulpeoplearen'ttheoneswhoarethesmartestorhavethebestideas．Theyareoftentheoneswhodothebestjoboftakinganideaandcompletingit．Agoodideafullycarriedoutisbetterthanagreatideathatnevergetscompleted．Doesthismeanyouneedtofinisheverythingyoustart？Notnecessarily，butifyoudon'tthinksomethingisworthfinishing，behonestwithyourselfandterminatetheproject．Don'tleavehundredsofhalffinishedeffortslyingaroundphysicallyormentallyactinglikeyouaregoingtocomebackandpickthemup．Ifyouneedtodropsomething，dosostrategicallyandintentionally．Ifyou'veputsignificanteffortintoaproject，youmaystillbenefitfromfinishingitevenifyouwouldn'tstartitagainbasedonchangedcircumstances．Forexample，ifyouareinyourlastfewmonthsbeforegraduatingfromcollegeandrealizeyoudon'twanttocareerinwhatyouaremajoringin，youprobablyshouldgoaheadandgraduatebecausethereissignificantvalueinhavingthedegree---evenifyoudon'tintendtoactuallyworkinthatfield．Whatprojectsdoyouhavethatarecurrentlyinprogress？Canyoufindsomethingandfinishit？1、Whydomanypeoplebecomesuccessfulaccordingtotheauthor？______A．Theyarethesmartest B．TheyhavethebestideasC．Theystartthingssmoothly D．Theymakeideasfullycompleted2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"terminate"inparagraph3mean？______A．Develop B．EndC．Plan D．Support3、Accordingtotheauthor，whichofthefollowingisthecorrectwayofcreatingvalue？______A．AmandecidestofinishallhestartstodoB．FarmershurrytoselltheircropsbeforetheyareripeC．AcollegestudentchoosestostudyuntilhegetshisdegreeD．Astudentkeepsahalf-filledstampalbumaroundforfutureuse4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？______A．Finishingvs．Starting B．WellBegunisHalfDoneC．Planningvs．Performing D．ItisEasierSaidthanDone24．（8分）DundonaldCareClubhasajam-packed,excitingandfun-filledprogramofactivitiesandoutingsforyourchildtoparticipatein.InformationOpen:MondaytoFriday8:00am－6:00pm,fromMonday14toMonday21October(inclusive)Costs:￡18perday(8:00am―6:00pm)￡10perhalfday(8:00am—1:00pmor1:00pm~~6:00pm)￡80fulllweekPleasenotethatbookingsMUSTbemade2weeksinadvanceandpaidinFULL.DundonaldCareClub(availableatDundonaldonly)DateTypeofbookingActivityamActivitypmMonday14OctoberFulldayEglingtonPark,IrvineTuesday15OctoberFulldayWestFMStudioTourWednesday16OctoberHalfdayorFulldayAthleticsandBadmintonDundonaldCastleThursday17OctoberFulldayRoukenGlenCountryParkFriday18OctoberHalfdayorFulldayHalloweenCraftsColdbaking—somesweettreatsMonday21OctoberFulldaySpookystorytelling,HalloweendecorationsthenHalloweenpartyincludingcookingforapplesPleasechecktheprogramonwhetherafullorhalfdaybookingisavailable.Weathernotpermitting,asuitablealternativeactivitymaybeprovided.1、IfyougototheDundonaldCareClubonMondayandFriday,youatleastpay________.A．￡36 B．￡28 C．￡98 D．￡902、Whatwillvisitorsdoat8:00am—1:00pm,16October?A．MakeHalloweencrafts. B．Dosomesportsactivities.C．Preparesomesweettreats. D．HaveaWestFMStudioTour.3、Whatinformationcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Therearenoactivitiesatweekends.B．Outingsarethecenteroftheprogram.C．Theactivitywillbecancelledinbadweather.D．Thebookingisavailablefrom14to21October.25．（10分）Itcouldhavebeenanyofus,butithappenedtobeme.Ireceivedabrief18-monthsofundividedattentionandloveastheonlychild,beforethreemoreappeared.Thesecondwasasevereblow.Nodoubt,learningtheneedtosharewasimportant,butIhadtastedthelifeofanonlychild.Thencameyearsofrequeststolookafterthesiblings(兄弟姐妹),beingurgedthat,youshouldbesettingabetterexample,“AgainandagaintheothersgotawaywithdoingwrongbutIdidn’t.Weeachplayedourroles;thesecondonewholaterskippedschooltomeetboys;theeversoattractivethird,theboywhocoulddonowrong;andfinallythesurpriseappearanceofthefourth,seemedcertaintobespoiledevennow.Sothatleftme:thereasonable,quietonewhogotthegrades,didthehouseworkandbecameachameleon(變色龍)—skilledatreadingasituationandbeingwhatwasneeded.Theneventuallycamethechancetobethefirsttoleaveandexperiencelifeontheoutside,notdefined(定義)astheeldest.ThemomentIhadwaitedfor.Butnow,manyyearslater,beingtheeldestmattersagain.It’sdowntome;itseems,totaketheleadincaringforourparents.AllthetimeIwasmadetolearnaboutsharing;however,whenitcomestoresponsibility,itnolongerseemstoapply.Theothersaretoobusy,toofaraway,ortoounconcerned.SodutifullyItravelmanytimesacrossthecountryforhourstoprovidecareandsupport.Requeststomysiblingstohelpoutmorefallondeafears.Tome,thedutifulfirstborn,itfeelsliketherightandonlythingtodo;tobethereforourparentsastheywereforus.Sadly,thatfeelingisn’tsharedbythesecond,thirdorfourth.1、Howdoestheauthorcommentonthefourchildreninthesecondparagraph?A．AngrilyandBitterly.B．Angrilyandproudly.C．Bitterlyandhumorously.D．Humorouslyandproudly.2、Howdidtheauthordevelophissocialskills?A．Throughhardwork.B．Withtheparents’help.C．Attheparents’request.D．Inpracticeforeffectiveness.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto?A．Tocarefortheold.B．Tohelptheyoung.C．Toliveoutsidealone.D．Totravelnationwide.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thewriterhatestobetheeldest.B．Thewriterfeelsproudofhisrole.C．Thewriterissatisfiedwithhisattempt.D．Thewriterisregretfulaboutthesiblings.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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand1,theoldmanguardedthehills,2theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave3andpollutedthefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists.Elegantswans(天鵝)floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful4words.Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown5met.Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman’s6caughtsightofthesalary7beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,“Whoistheoldman?Whydow8toemployhim?Nooneintownever9him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn’tdoinghisjob.Hispositionisn’t10anylonger.”Thentheyvotedto11theman.Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged….Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto12theirleaves.Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,13theflowoftheshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown14intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch15Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible16wassoonsensed.Swansleftandsodidthe17Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.Quickly,the18towncommitteecalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirhugeerrorin19,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup.SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps.Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,joborlife.Theymayallmakea201、A．regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．a(chǎn)ctually2、A．cut B．burned C．removed D．selected3、A．carried B．poured C．changed D．blocked4、A．beyond B．with C．in D．a(chǎn)fter5、A．office B．a(chǎn)ssociation C．department D．committee6、A．eye B．care C．hand D．mind7、A．list B．form C．figure D．a(chǎn)ccount8、A．promise B．continue C．stop D．tend9、A．visits B．hires C．tells D．sees10、A．powerful B．important C．necessary D．suitable11、A．find B．fire C．support D．forgot12、A．lose B．miss C．fall D．grow13、A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing14、A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf15、A．deeper B．cooler C．warmer D．darker16、A．sound B．smell C．wave D．taste17、A．managers B．passengers C．villagers D．tourists18、A．embarrassed B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．discouraged D．diappointed19、A．a(chǎn)rrangement B．a(chǎn)ssignment C．judgement D．a(chǎn)musement20、A．suggestion B．difference C．progress D．decision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）Manypeopleareenjoyingtheadvantageofincreasedbrainfunctionsas1．resultofusingnootropics(健腦藥).Nootropicsarealsocalledlimitlessdrugsbecauseit’ssaidwecan2．(free)addthemtoourdiets.Isthisreal?Neurotransmitters(神經(jīng)介質(zhì))havethepowertonotonlyaffectourmood,energylevels,3．(concentrate),memory,andsleep,buttheyalsohavetheabilitytopositively4．negativelyaffectourhealth.5．(proper)balanceandlackinanyoftheseneurotransmitterscanleadtoserioushealthproblems.Tryingtochangeneurotransmitterpathwaysinyourbrain6．(achieve)aparticulareffectisnotadecisiontobetakenlightly.Youcancreateserioushealthproblemsforyourselfinthefuture7．changingthedelicateandcomplexbalanceofchemicalsinyourbrain,so8．isagoodideatotalktoyourdoctorabouttakinganynootropicdrugsbeforeexperimentingwiththemyourself.Rememberthatallpillshavetheirownsideeffects.Withsomanynootropicproductsavailable,eachof9．hasthepotentialtohelporharmyourhealth,yourdoctorcanhelpyoufigurewhichonemaybebestforyou.Theeffectsofnootropics10．(be)differentbecauseeveryoneisunique.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。每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:把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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、Brown，WehavelearnedthatyouweregoingbacktoAmericaforthesummervacation、Toexpressourthankforyourexcellentteachinginourschool，wehavedecidedhaveapartyforyou、Thepartywhichwillstartat6:30onFridayeveninginthelecturehall、Itwillpossiblelastanhour、Tostartwith，ourmonitorwillgiveaspeechonbehalfofawholeclass、ThenwewouldliketoinviteyoutojoinusandsingingsomeEnglishsongs、Intheendoftheparty，wewillpresentyouwithsomegiftsandcards，mostlymakingbyourselves、Ibelieveyouwillhaveagoodtimetogether、Lookingforwardtoyourcoming、Yourssincerely，F(xiàn)rank第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國筆友Jane最近總是感覺很疲勞，因此寫信向你咨詢?nèi)绾握{(diào)整狀態(tài)，保持健康。請你根據(jù)以下要點給她回信。1.飲食要健康；多吃水果、蔬菜，因為它們富含纖維素和維生素；少吃黃油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因為它們含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速變胖。2.要有良好的生活習(xí)慣：一方面，定期鍛煉；另一方面，充足的睡眠，不要過度勞累，不抽煙等等。要求：1.詞數(shù)約100左右。2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使短文連貫。3.信的開頭及結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總次數(shù)。DearJane,I’msorrytohearthatyouarenotverywellthesedays.Inyourletteryouaskedmehowtoadjustyourself____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!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、A2、A3、A4、B5、A6、A7、B8、A9、D10、D11、B12、D13、B14、A15、B16、A17、B18、A19、B20、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、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;whatg