2025屆貴州省遵義市鳳岡縣二中高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2025屆貴州省遵義市鳳岡縣二中高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號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，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，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)相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when2．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout3．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff4．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown5．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn6．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang7．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need8．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．orD．but9．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised10．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedto B．buriedinC．a(chǎn)ddictedto D．exposedto11．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the12．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．meansC．methods D．ways13．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．a(chǎn)replanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning14．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before15．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth16．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those17．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where18．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof19．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading20．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ 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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）ELECTRICITYISATTHECOREOFMODERNLIFE.DESPITETHIS,THEFULLSTORYOFTHISREVOLUTIONARYFORCEHASREMAINEDUNTOLD—UNTILNOW.SimplyElectrifyingoffersthecomprehensivestoryofoneofmankind’smostimportantjourneys:fromatimewhenonlyafewcouldevenimagineaworldwithelectricitytotodaywhen,formostofus,aworldwithoutelectricitywouldbeunimaginable.Sincethebirthofthemodernscienceofelectricity265yearsago,mankindhasbuiltanimpressivestructuretoproduce,deliver,anduseelectricity,thankstoacombinationofpioneeringscience,innovativetechnology,wisebusinessstrategy,andpervasive(到處存在的)economicandenvironmentalregulation.SimplyElectrifyingbringstolifethestoriesofthepeoplethatmadeitallpossible—fromearlypathfinderslikeBenjaminFranklin,MichaelFaraday,JamesClerkMaxwell,andAlbertEinsteintoinnovatorssuchasSamuelMorse,ThomasEdison,GeorgeWestinghouse,andNikolaTesla.Inmoderntimes,businessstrategistsandeconomicandenvironmentalregulationdrivenbymany,includingPresidentFranklinD．Roosevelt,RachelCarson,andevenPresidentBarackObama,haveshapedhowweuseandunderstandelectricityincrucialways.Today,ElonMuskandothersareontheedgeofagainchangingthewaywethinkaboutandinteractwithit.SimplyElectrifyingispainstakinglyresearchedandbeautifullywritten,showingushowbothprofit-makersandpolicy-makersmustuseawide-anglelenstotrulyunderstandthepastandpredictthefuture.1、Accordingtothepassage,thebookSimplyElectrifyingiswrittentotellus.A．pioneeringscienceofelectricityB．significantjourneysofelectricityC．thepeoplewhoinventedelectricityD．theresearchwhichwasaboutelectricity2、WhyisPresidentBarackObamamentionedinthebookSimplyElectrifying?A．Becauseapolicy-makerisusuallyatopdogthatcanarousethereaders’interest.B．Becauseapolicy-makercanhelppromotethebetteruseofelectricity.C．Becausepolicy-makerscandecidethefutureoftheuseofelectricityonthemarket.D．Becausepolicy-makerscantakecontroloftheeconomythroughelectricity.22．（8分）StevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.Atthattime,hewasnotagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.Whenhewentintocollege,hedidn'tchangealot.Thenhedroppedout（退學）.Buthewasfullofnewideas.Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.HeworkedthereforonlyseveralmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideasandgivehimachangeinhislife.StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.In1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer.HedesignedtheAppleComputerwithhisfriendinhisgarage.Hechosethename"Apple"justbecauseitcouldhelphimtorememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden..HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallovertheworld.Heoftensaid,"Iliveinordertochangetheworld;therearen'tanyotherreasons.Theonlywaytohaveagreatachievementistoloveyourowncareer.Ifyoucan'tfindyourfavoritecareer,goonlookingforitandnevergiveup."ThisisStevenJobs.Thoughheisdead,hisspiritandachievementsstillinfluenceourlives.1、WhywasStevenJobsnotagoodstudentinschool?A．Heneverdidhislessons.B．Hedroppedout.C．Healwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.D．Hewasfullofnewideas.2、WhydidStevenJobsgotoIndia?A．Tobeavideogamedesigner.B．Togetsomenewideas.C．Tomakeanewtypeofcomputer.D．Tohaveahappysummer.3、WhatmadeStevenJobsfamousallovertheworld?A．Hisnewideas.B．HisAppleComputer.C．Hisvideogames.D．Hissaying.4、WhatcanweknowaboutStevenJobsfromthispassage?A．Hedidn'tfinishhisstudiesinthecollegebecausehehatedhisschoolmates.B．HelikedtravelinginIndiaandCalifornia.C．Helikedtryingnewthingsandmakinghisnewideascometrue.D．Hethoughthehadmanyreasonstoliveintheworld.23．（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）Youmayhaveexperiencedtheannoyanceofbeingfinedbecauseofparkingillegallyorfindingyourcartowedaway(拖走)afterleavingitparkedsomewhereforacoupleofminutes.Butnowahigh-techcarstickerthat’sdesignedtobestucktoacar’swindscreencouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation.TheTowStopstickersendsatextmessagetoadriverwhentouchedbyatrafficpoliceman,toallowmotoriststosendareplyandgivethemtimetomovetheircarsimmediately.Frankfurt-basedITconsultant,DanielKalliontzis,cameupwiththeideaandisraisingmoneytoputhis￡43stickerintoproduction.Carownerscanputthestickerinsidetheircar’swindscreen,havingsetitupwithkeyinformation,suchastheirphonenumber.Theslimdesignwillincludeasensor(傳感器)that,whentouchedbyatrafficpoliceman,willsendatextmessagewarningadriverofapossiblefine.Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthepolicemanusingasmartphone,whichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen.Thesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficpolicemenandinaway,aGermanlaw.Thelawstates:anofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle.Itcouldbecheaperforthegovernmenttocallthedriverthantotowhiscar.MailOnlineaskedtheDepartmentofTransportwhetherthestickercouldbeusedintheUKinasimilarway.Aspokesmansaid,“InEnglandthereisnolegaldutytowarnthemotoristbeforeissuingtheticket.However,apolicemandoeshavethediscretionnottoissueaticketifhedoesn’tthinkthesituationisthatbadorhejustwantstoissueawarning.”Sofar,Mr.Kalliontzishasraisedjustover￡2,362ofhis￡39,381goal.Ifhemanagestoraisethemoney,thestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015.Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessages,becauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker.1、Theauthorwrotethethirdparagraphto_______________.A．explainhowasmartcarstickerworksB．a(chǎn)dvisedriverstobuyacarstickerC．showtheimportanceofasensorD．telldrivershowtoparkacar2、WemayinferfromthetextthatinBritain_______________.A．carownersdon’thavetoworryaboutaparkingticketB．smartcarstickerswouldn’tworkaswellasinGermanyC．trafficpolicemenprefertocalladriverratherthantowhiscarD．theDepartmentofTransportthinkshighlyofsmartcarstickers3、Theunderlinedword“discretion”inParagraph5canbestbereplacedby“___________”.A．troubleB．pressureC．freedomD．opportunity4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DanielKalliontzis-agreatinventor.B．Environment-friendlycarstickers.C．ParkingsystemsinEurope.D．Endoftheparkingticket?25．（10分）AgroupofCanadiankidsarealreadyspreadingabitofChristmasspiritinHalifax，NovaScotia,bywrappingwarmclothingaroundlamppolesforthecity’shomelesstopickupanduse.Thesightofwarmlydressedpolescaughtrecentlytheattentionoflocals,whostoppedtoclickpicturestoshareonsocialmedia.Everyyear,TaraAtkinscollectswarmclothingfromhercommunity,inordertogivetothelessfortunate.Thisyear,shetooktoFacebooktocallfordonationsandtheresponsewasstrong—theirfrontporch(門廳）wasfilledwithbagsofclothes.SincethefamilywastravelingtoHalifaxonNovember15withtheirdaughterJaydaandsevenofherfriendstocelebrateher8thbirthday,Taradecideditwastheperfecttimetoteachthechildrenavaluablelifelesson.Thekidsspenttimehandingoutcoatstoanyhomelesstheymetonthestreetsandtiedtherestaroundlamppostsforotherstopickup.AccordingtoTara,theexperiencehelpedthechildrenbetterunderstandthedifficultsituationofhomelesspeoplehavingtoconfronttheseverewinteronthestreets.Thereisnowaytobesurethatthecoatslefthangingonstreetpostswereactuallypickedupbythehomeless,butTarasayssheisn’ttooworriedaboutthat.Bynextmorning,allthejacketsandscarvesonthepostsweregone.Photographsoftheinspiringprojecthavebeensharedabout8,000timesonFacebook,andgotover10,000likes.Tara,whodidsomethingsimilarinTorontoinDecemberlastyear,saysshe’salreadyplanningnextyear’scoatdrive.She’shopingtospreadthewordwellaheadoftime,somorepeoplecancontribute.Andshealsowantstoadd$5fastfoodgiftcardssotherecipients(接受者）canalsoenjoyahotmeal.“We’vehadhelpfromotherswhenwewereinneed,andweknewhowgreatitmadeusfeel,”saidZacharyAtkins,Tara’shusband.1、Howdidlocalsrespondatthesightofthewarmlydressedpoles?A．Theygotconfused.B．Theywereannoyed.C．Theytookphotosandspreadthenews.D．Theyunwrappedandputontheclothes.2、WhydidTaraAtkinsgotoHalifaxonNovember15?A．Togosightseeing.B．TocelebrateJayda’sbirthday.C．Tocollectwarmclothingforthehomeless.D．Tospendtheholidaywithfamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confront”inParagraph3mean?A．Face. B．Discuss.C．Enjoy. D．Describe.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Taraissurethatthecoatswillbepickedupbythehomeless.B．PeoplerespondedwarmlytothephotographsonFacebook.C．Taraisappealingtothegovernmenttodonate.D．ZacharyAtkinsisagainstwhatTarahasdone.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）IhadtheprivilegetovisittheBridgeofForgivenessinPalawanduringthetimewhenIwasonthesummer’steam.Afterthelongandexcitingweek,wehadachanceto21theplacewherewewereassigned(指定).We22thenarrowhangingbridgemadeoftwobamboosandalongropewhichyoucanhold23foryourlifeasyoucrossit.Iwassoafraidof24,especiallyhere,andIthinkmostofuswerenot25tocrossingsohighabridge26,ourteamleadertoldusthatwemustcrossthisbridgeinordertoseethesplendidfallsthatlieoutontheother27.“Asyoucrossthisbridge,thinkabout28difficult,butitispossible”.Manytimesinourlivesweface29thatwedon’texpectbrokenrelationships,betrayal(背叛)ofafriend,etc.,andallwecandois30.ButInoticedthatlifemustgoon,andalltheburdensmustbe31throughforgivenessforgivenessofyourselfandothers.Ididn’tunderstandmycousin32shetoldmeIshould33allthoseunfriendlyguyswith34.ButasIgrowolder,Irealizethatlyinginthepast35andguiltwillnotservemewell.OnceIforgaveserious36,InoticedthatIcouldn’tforgetthembuteverytimeIrememberedthem,I37.Thereaernomorepainsbroughtjustbythethoughtofthem.Afterall,lifeisgood38allthehardshipspainsanddifficulties,lifeteachesmetobe39infacingandadversity（逆境）whileatthesametimeitmakesme40tothosewhosuffer,Ifsomebodydoessomethingterribletome,Ihavetothinkbackthebridgeofforgivenessdifficultbutpossible.1、A．a(chǎn)dmire B．recognize C．explore D．expose2、A．cameupon B．setaside C．builtup D．brokedown3、A．conveniently B．delightedly C．tightly D．relaxingly4、A．distance B．heights C．dangers D．lengths5、A．devoted B．limited C．opposed D．a(chǎn)ccustomed6、A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyway7、A．side B．hand C．way D．direction8、A．happiness B．sorrow C．forgiveness D．entertainment9、A．strangers B．environments C．ceremonies D．situations10、A．hope B．fight C．forget D．sigh11、A．stopped B．unloaded C．a(chǎn)dded D．charged12、A．when B．until C．unless D．before13、A．ignore B．tease C．treat D．value14、A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．violence15、A．matters B．hurts C．counts D．changes16、A．disadvantages B．behavior C．friends D．offences17、A．a(chǎn)ched B．suffered C．smiled D．regretted18、A．Apartfrom B．Ratherthan C．Insteadof D．Regardlessof19、A．strong B．a(chǎn)ggressive C．inspired D．a(chǎn)ware20、A．considerate B．merciful C．grateful D．sincere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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthem1．(correct)andwisely.2．,someofusareupset3．theirbodystylesandlooks.It’sunnecessaryandit’snotimportantatall.Weneedn'tcareaboutit.Itisone'sinnerbeautythat4．(matter).Second,wesometimesseemtobemisunderstoodbyourteachers,parentsandclassmates.5．(face)withthis,wecanfind6．propertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,trying7．(remove去除)themisunderstanding.Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,8．makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourage9．(we)toworkefficiently,fullofdetermination.Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?Solongaswehavesome,that’senough.Andwecanlearn10．tospendmoney.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1l處起）不計分。ZhouYanistheSeniorThreestudent.Lastweek,hegoestoseeadoctorbecauseofhisarmsandfingershurt.Thedoctortoldhimthefactthathada“mobilephonedisease”.Zhousentmessagesforhisfriendswithhismobilephoneallthetime,eveninbed.Zhoustartedtodobadlyinalltheexambecausehespentsomanytimeonhismobilephone.Hedidn’tstopusethemobilephoneuntilhisarmshurt.YangLing,whichisanexpertfromahealthcenter,saidstudentsshouldtrytousetheirmobilephonesless,especialatschool.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華，上個月在某網(wǎng)站上購買了兩本英文原版小說，其中一本有質量問題，請你給客服寫一封郵件，說明具體問題并要求退款。內(nèi)容包括：1.封皮嚴重損毀，內(nèi)文有缺頁。2.書中所附的圖片清晰度不夠，影響閱讀；3.要求全額退款。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSirorMadam,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、A5、D6、D7、C8、C9、A10、A11、C12、A13、C14、B15、C16、C17、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、1、B2、B22、1、C2、B3、B4、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.Sheandher