文昌中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高考仿真卷英語試題含解析

2023年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)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard2．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised3．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what4．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division5．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly6．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．a(chǎn)ppliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied7．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both8．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that9．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where10．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which11．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.12．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must13．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring14．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding15．Everythingseemedtobegoing________forthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.A．vividly B．generally C．frequently D．smoothly16．——Congratulationsonyourpromotion.Gooutfordinner,OK?——Good!__________,justyouandme.A．FollowmeB．MytreatC．MypleasureD．Allowme17．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof18．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．a(chǎn)fterwhich B．a(chǎn)fterwhenC．a(chǎn)fterthat D．a(chǎn)fterit19．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which20．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．a(chǎn)sifC．incaseD．sothat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）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$300andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$230to$300ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam22．（8分）TeenTourCampsatSummerCRock-N-WaterChristianCampsLotus,California,UnitedStatesDuration:4weeksFoundedin29,Rock-N-WaterisagroupofhighlytrainedChristianswhowanttoimpactyoungpeoplewiththejoyofGod’sLivingWord.Wefocusourprogramonbiblicalprinciples,andweusethehelpofnature,friendship,andchallengetodevelopcharacterandhaveridiculousamountsoffun.OdysseyExpeditions:CaribbeanRoadTown,TortolaDuration:3weeksOdysseyExpeditionsofferstropicalsailingandscubadivingadventuresforteenagers,withmarinebiology,watersports,andscubacertificationsatexcitingCaribbeanlocations.Establishedin35,OdysseyisthebestopportunitytosafelyexploretheCaribbeanaboardabeautifulsailingcatamaran.Noexperiencenecessary.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability.Smallgroupsof9-12allowyoutohavethemostfun!TheG2AcademyGolfCampBluffton,SouthCarolinaDuration:variableThesummerprogramatG2isdesignedspecificallyforgirlsempoweringthemfortheirfuturesuccess.Studentscanjoinweeklysessionsorstaytheentiresummer!WhileparticipatingintheG2AcademySummerProgram,studentsreceiveG2ProprietaryTrainingingolf,mentaltoughness,physicalfitness,nutrition,andempowerment.Berklee’sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensiveBoston,Massachusetts,UnitedStatesDuration:5weeksBerklee’sAspirewillgiveyouatasteofBerklee,thepreeminentinstituteofcontemporarymusicandtheperformingarts.Whetheryouareinmiddleschool,highschool,orbeyond,thereisaBerkleesummerprograminmusic,theater,and/ordanceforyou.You’llenjoyaccesstoBerklee’sstate-of-the-artfacilitiesasyoulearnfromfacultywhoaretheverybestatwhattheydo,joinedbystudentsfromallovertheworld.1、Whichtourcampdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A．TheG2AcademyGolfCamp.B．Rock-N-WaterChristianCamps.C．OdysseyExpeditions:Caribbean.D．Bcrklee’sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensive2、WhatistheprimaryfocusforBerklee’sAspiretourcamp?A．Adventure. B．Sports.C．Music. D．Religion.3、WhatisuniqueabouttheG2AcademyGolfCamp?A．Itoffersscubacertifications. B．ItisbasedonChristianprinciples.C．Itrequiresnopreviousexperience. D．Itisintendedforgirlsonly.23．（8分）MykidsandIwereheadingintothesuperstoreovertheweekend．Ontheway，wesawamancoveredbyablanketandholdingasignthatsaid，"Lostmyjob．FamilytoFeed．"Atthisstore，asightlikethisisnotnormal．Itwasobviousthatthemanwasembarrassed，butdesperate．My10-year-oldnoticedhimandsaidhowbaditmustbetohavetostandoutsideinthecoldwind．Whilewewereinthestore，Iaskedeachofthekidstopicksomethingtheythoughtour"friend"outsidewouldneed．Theypickedacoupleofapples，apackageofbread，asandwich，somecheeseandabottleofjuice．Thenmy17-year-oldasked，"Canwegethimagiftcard？"Ithoughtaboutit．Wewerelowoncashourselves，but…well，sometimesgivingfromour"need"insteadofour"abundance（充裕）"isjustwhatweneedtodo!Allthekidsdeclaredsomethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek．Wequicklycheckedout，withthefoodshecouldeatatthemoment，andagiftcardforthestore．Atthesuggestionofmy16-year-old，wealsoboughtahotcupofcoffee，andthendrovetotheendoftheparkinglot，whereour"friend"washoldinghissign．Wehandedhimthecoffeeandthebagoffood．Hethankeduswithwateryeyes．WhenIhandedhimthegiftcardandsaidhecoulduseitforwhateverhisfamilymightneed，heburstintotears，obviouslyoverwhelmedandgrateful．ThoughIwishedwecouldhavedonemore，Ican'thelpbutthinkabouthowthisexperiencehasbeensuchawonderfulopportunityforourfamily．Thefeelingofhelpingsomeoneelsehasaffectedthemall---theycannotstoptalkingaboutit，andforfourdaysnowhavebeensearchingforotherswecanhelp!ThingswouldhaveplayedoutsodifferentlyifIhadsimplysaid，"No，wereallydon'thavemoneytogivemore，"orsomethingtothateffect．Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherinneed，italsogavemykidsthe______tasteofhelpingothers．1、Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory？______a．Themanwasgratefulwithtears．b．Eachchildpickedsomefoodforthemaninthestore．c．Apoormanlosthisjobandaskedpeopleforhelp．d．Allkidsdidawaywithsomethingandgavehimagiftcard．e．Theysawthepoormanoutsidethesupermarketandtookpityonhim．A．c-e-b-d-aB．c-e-d-b-aC．e-c-d-b-aD．e-c-b-d-a2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3mean？______A．givinghimsomefoodB．givingfromourabundanceC．givingfromourneedD．givinghimapostcard3、Thebestwordcouldbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraphshouldbe______．A．terribleB．sweetC．tiringD．hopeless4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？______A．IfmotherhadsaidNO，thekidswouldhavehelpedinadifferentway．B．Theyhadhelpedmanypeoplebeforeofferingthispoormanhelp．C．Theywon'thelpmorepeoplebecausetheycan'taffordtodoso．D．Theywilltrytheirbesttohelpmorepeopleinthefuture．24．（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.25．（10分）AccommodationatUniversityCollegeCork,IrelandOn-campusaccommodationUCCCampusaccommodationismorethanjustaplacetoeatandsleep—itprovidessocial,culturalandsportingshopsandthechancetodevelopfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Ouraccommodationservicesaredividedintoourtwoareasofoperation,onebeingthesafe,modernaccommodationforthosestudyingduringtheacademicyear.TheotheroneistheexcellentsummeraccommodationforholidayorsummercoursevisitorswhoareseekingwhatisaveryspecialenvironmenttostayinwitheverymodernconveniencebutdippedinhistoryandtheatmosphereofoneofEurope’soldestandmosthighlyregardeduniversities.RentalHousingThisiswherethestudentliveswithafamilyand1~5otherstudentsandyougetyourbreakfast,eveningmealandlightsupper.Ratesareavailableforbothsingleandsharedrooms,fivedaysorseven-dayboard.Pricesaresetandnolandladycanchargeoverthisagreedrate.Thisisaveryeconomicalandsafeaccommodationoptionandparticularlywellsuitedtofreshmen.ListsoflandladiesareavailablefreefromtheAccommodationOfficebypost,faxandemail.SharedStudentHousingAvailableroomsareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.Updatedlistsofthemareprovideddaily.Lifetimefriendshipiseasilydevelopedhere.LivingwithaLandlordUsuallythisprovidesmorematurestudentswithahighstandardofaccommodationatreasonablerents,usuallyalittlebelowthemarketprice.VacanciesareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.1、Whatisspecialabouttheenvironmentofon-campusaccommodation?A．Itbenefitsfreshmenalotduringholidays.B．ItisthemosthighlyregardedaccommodationinEurope.C．Ithelpsdevelopalifelongfriendshipbetweenroommates.D．Itisaperfectmixofmodernequipmentandhistoricalsurroundings.2、Whichisrecommendedtofirst-yearstudentsattheiruniversity?A．On-campusaccommodation.B．LivingwithaLandlord.C．SharedStudentHousing.D．RentalHousing.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheAccommodationOffice?A．Itdoesn’tdealwithrentsforstudents.B．Itservesstudentsandgetspaidforwhatitdoes.C．Itprovidesinformationontheaccommodationchoices.D．Itisseenasabridgebetweentheuniversityandstudents.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Whichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeople1?And2,howdopeoplegetricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudy3thousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetterabout4asyoungadults5tohavehigherincomesbythetimethey629.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemost7.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomy（沮喪的）teens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,8thehappieronesearned930%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertime10school,collegeandthejob11,12becausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmay13betruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthan14intermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthe15forhappinessinwomen.Alas!Thesamegenedoesn’tappeartohave16effectonmen.AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Ifitisreallytruethathappierkids17beingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthat18homeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,19,thatmoreeducation20better-paidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought.1、A．busierB．saferC．happierD．braver2、A．ifnotB．ifsoC．ifanyD．ifever3、A．lookedaroundB．lookedintoC．lookedoutD．lookedthrough4、A．lifeB．timeC．moneyD．work5、A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．a(chǎn)ttainedC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．tended6、A．turnedB．grewC．wentD．got7、A．a(chǎn)dmirableB．fantasticC．delightedD．depressed8、A．whileB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．though9、A．rightnowB．uptoC．rightawayD．downto10、A．gettingdownB．gettingthroughC．gettingoutD．gettingover11、A．dramaB．interviewC．reviewD．schedule12、A．simplyB．justC．chieflyD．only13、A．evenB．a(chǎn)lsoC．everD．once14、A．jobsB．dollarsC．friendsD．parents15、A．geneB．brandC．characterD．nature16、A．thebestB．thedifferentC．thesameD．themost17、A．comeupB．endupC．takeupD．turnup18、A．noB．norC．notD．few19、A．firstofallB．forallC．a(chǎn)tallD．a(chǎn)fterall20、A．existsinB．contributestoC．resultsfromD．relieson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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Awomanwhowasover50yearsoldhadsurvivedforsixdaysintheArizonadesertrecently,afterhercarunluckilyfell1．(foot)downavalley.Arizona'sDepartmentofPublicSafetysaidthatthewoman,2．namehasn'tbeenknownyet,managedtosurviveongrassandwateruntilshe3．(find)byacowboy,Dave,whowastrackingdowncattle.Thewoman,whowas4．(serious)injuredintheaccident,havingseveralofherribsbroken,hadtospendseveraldays5．(stay)inthecarbeforestrugglingouttoturn6．someoneforhelp.Shestoppedinadryriverbed500yardsfromthecar.Daveandaroadmaintenanceworkerdiscoveredthe7．(damage)carwhiletryingtocontrolacow,andthenfollowedapatternoffootprintstothewoman.What'seven8．(bad),shehadahead9．(injure)."Iwonder10．thewomancouldhavelivedanothernight,"Moralezsaid,"butduetotheiroutstandingefforts,herlifewasfinallysaved.”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交換修改作文，請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（∧），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。Whenwearehappy,wewouldlikeshareourhappinesswithothers,makingthemknowourenjoyment、Whenwearenotinagoodmood,wewantedtogetsomeonewhomcanlistentous、Bealistenerisnoteasy、Peoplealwayscomplainaboutourworries,andagoodlistenershouldlistentothembutlearntocomfortthem、Tobeagoodlistenercanhelpusmakegoodfriendwithothers、Theonewhoalwayslistentootherstendstobeeasy-going、Whenheisinthetrouble,hisfriendswillbewillingtohelphim、Solet’slearntobeagoodlistenerfromthenon、93第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你是李華。某英文報(bào)社想了解你校高一新生入學(xué)來的學(xué)習(xí)生活適應(yīng)情況，以下是你的調(diào)查報(bào)告，請將調(diào)查內(nèi)容及個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)用英文寫信告訴報(bào)社負(fù)責(zé)人。60%的學(xué)生認(rèn)為40%的學(xué)生認(rèn)為我的觀點(diǎn)1.高中學(xué)習(xí)并不輕松；2.科目難度大，課后作業(yè)多；3.沒有時(shí)間參加鍛煉等活動1.適應(yīng)并喜歡高中生活；2.課程更有趣，活動更豐富，受益匪淺……注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右，通知開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.文中不要提及真實(shí)的校名和人名；3.書寫規(guī)范，卷面整潔。參考詞匯:course課程；exercise鍛煉；benefit對……有益；adaptto適應(yīng)Dearsir,Recently,asurveyhasbeencarriedoutinourschoolwhetherthefreshmenhaveadaptedtothelifeinseniorhighschool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、A3、D4、C5、A6、D7、B8、C9、D10、C11、B12、A13、B14、C15、D16、B17、D18、A19、B20、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、C2、D3、A22、1、C2、C3、D23、1、A2、C3、B4、D24、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…tofindoutwhatmixturesof