河南省鄭州二中2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析

河南省鄭州二中2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot2．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though3．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore4．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．a(chǎn)daptableB．a(chǎn)djustableC．a(chǎn)doptableD．a(chǎn)ffordable5．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering6．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon7．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout8．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that9．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or10．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where11．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach12．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked13．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter14．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given15．DorisLessing，anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife，livedinIran_______shewasfivebeforemovingtoZimbabwe．A．unless B．sinceC．until D．a(chǎn)fter16．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t17．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith18．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown19．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently20．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen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）BrightSidedidsomeresearchonmanyplacesthroughouttheworldwhereyoucanbuyahousefor1dollarorforfree!Roubaix,FranceIfyoulikeFrance,RoubaixlocatedinthenorthofFranceisjustforyou.Thelocalauthoritieswantittobepopulatedandattractive.Youcanbuyasmallhouseintheindustrialdistrictforjust$1.Thebuyerissupposedtoliveinthishousefor3years.Buffalo.USABuffaloofferswhoeverqualifiestobuyahousefor$1.Allyouneedistobealawfulcitizenofthecityandinvestamountofmoneyintoitsdecoration.Doingthis,theauthoritiesarehopingtomakethecitybeautifulagainwithoutspendingmoney.Liverpool,GreatBritainInLiverpool,mostofhouseswereabandonedbytheworkingclassduringtheyearsofunemployment.Thegovernmentistryingtosellthehousesforjust$1.Ifyouwanttobuysuchahouse,ithastobeyourfirstdealonbuyingproperty(不動產(chǎn)).Candela,ItalyIfyoustillhaveanydoubtsaboutspendingSIonahouse,youshouldknow:thegovernmentwillpayyousomemoney,ifyoumovetoCandela.Inordertobepaid,youneedtobecomeapermanentcitizenandhaveanincomeof$7500peryear.Ifmovinga,ne,youwillgetS800,andifyouaregoingwithyourfamily,thepaycanbefourtimesasmuchasonlyoneperson.Formoreinformationofothercities,pleaseClickHere.1、WhydotheauthoritiesofBuffaloprovideahouseforpeoplewith1$?A．Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.B．Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.C．Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.D．Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.2、Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?A．Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.B．Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.C．Youmustmakethefirsthousepurchase.D．Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.3、HowmuchmoneycanyougetifmovingtoCandelawithawholefamily?A．$3200 B．$1C．$800 D．$75004、Wheredoesthispassagecomefrom?A．a(chǎn)textbook. B．a(chǎn)magazine.C．theInternet. D．a(chǎn)nannouncement.23．（8分）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演變)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(棲息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有機體)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．a(chǎn)nimalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.24．（8分）Letmeintroducemyself:IamthelastmaninAmericawhohastime.Ifyoushouldrunintomeonthestreet,Iwillhavetimetochatwithyou.Ifyouinvitemefortea,Iwillseizetheopportunityandenjoyacup.Butitseemsnobodyelsehastimelikeme.Whendidpeoplebecomesobusy?SometimesIthinkithappenedwhenshopping,insteadofbeinganecessityoroccasionalpleasure,becameaformofentertainment.AtothertimesIblameitonthecomputer,withhonorarymentiongivento“smart”phones,forcreatingappetites(欲望)thatcanneverbesatisfied,nomatterhowlongwestareatthemovablefeastonthescreen,nomatterhowfastwetypewithourfingers.Itwasn’talwayslikethis.Sundaysusedtobedaysofrest,withclosedstoresandemptyhighways.Andthenthereweretheholidays,whichweresetasideforfamilytimeratherthanatriptothemall.Butnow,IhavegrownaccustomedtothepredictabilityoftheanswerwhenIrunintoafriendoracquaintanceandask,“Howareyou?”Theansweralwaysis“Busy!”RecentlyIspottedanoldfriendandIcalledouttohim.Hestoppedtoacknowledgeme,butIcouldtellfromhis,bodylanguageandthecheckingofhiswatchthatIhaddisturbedhim.“Iseeyou’reinahurry,”Isaid.“Whydon’twegettogethertocatchup?”“IshouldhaveafreehourinJune,”hesaidbeforecontinuingonhisway.“ButthisisMarch!”Iremarked.“Checkwithmeinafewmonths,”heyelledoverhisshoulder.“I’mverybusy!”Maybenotgettingusedtothebusylifeismyproblem,butIagreewithwhatSocratesoncesaid:“Beware(當心)thebarrenness(空洞)ofabusylife.”O(jiān)rRobertFrost’spoem?“ICouldGiveAlltoTime.”Morerecentlytherehasbeenaso-calledSlowMovement,whichadvocatesaculturalchangetowardslowingdownlife’space.Ihaven’tdecidedwhethertojoinitornotbecauseIfearthat,likeanyorganization,itwouldcostmetoomuchtime.Inanycase,comeJune.I'llhaveafriendtocatchupwith.Thatis,ifhestillhasthetimetoseeme.1、Thefirstparagraphofthetextisusedto______.A．providebackgroundinformationofthetopicB．a(chǎn)ttractreaders’attentiontothetopicC．showreadersthevalueoftimeD．introducetheauthortoreaders2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A．Shopping.B．Pleasure.C．Thefactthatpeoplehavesomuchtodo.D．Thefactthattheauthorsaveslotsoftime.3、Howdoestheauthorshowpeopleareverybusy?A．Bymakingassumptions.B．Byprovidinganexample.C．Bylistingwell-knownsayings.D．Bypresentingapredictabletrend.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheauthorwillbetoobusytomeethisfriendinJune.B．Theauthorisgoodatcomputersandsmartphones.C．TheauthoriswillingtojointheSlowMovement.D．Theauthormissesthelifestyleoftheolddays.25．（10分）WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.NoneighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一雙鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst，itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.'TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair."Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'sShoeBus.1、Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecauseA．theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstoreB．theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmenC．theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhoodD．theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'need2、WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?A．Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.B．'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.C．Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.D．Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?A．Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.B．Hewascleverattransformingastore.C．HewaspatientwithcustomersD．Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.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）Bendingourkneesinthesandandprotectedbyonlyaplasticglove,Iputmyhandintothecigaretteends,drinkbottlesandrottenfruit.I1tomyfriends,triumphantly(洋洋得意地)wavinga2sockatthembeforedroppingitintotherubbishbag.MyfriendsandIare3oftheCSF,ahighschoolcommunityserviceclub.OnaSundaymorningwecametotheSantaMonicaBeachas4aspossible.ItwasStep.17.InternationalCoastalCleanupDay,andpeopleinmorethan90countrieswere5tocleanupthebeaches.Whenfourofusandtheclubadviser6neartheSantaMonicaPier(碼頭),thebeachwasnearlyempty.Wewere—7withplasticgloves,rubbishbagsandinformation8,whichweusedto9therubbishwefoundforlaterresearch.In10oftwoorthree,westartedbycollectingthemost11piecesofrubbish,suchasbottlesandbags.Soonourbackswerehurtingfrom12somuch.Topassthetime,ourclubadviserinventeda13called“BalloonSearch”—whichevergroupfoundthemostshreds(碎片)ofballoonswould14.Mygroupfoundseveralsickeningand15items,suchas,usedunderwear,deadbirdsandtoothbrush.Anothergroup16foundfalseteeth!Afterthreehoursofcollectingrubbish,we17ourselvestolunch,Iwashedmy18withasoapfourtimesinthebathroom,butthesmellof19fishstayed.Althoughweweretired,weall20thattheworkwasdefinitelyworthit.1、A．explainedB．gotC．shoutedD．nodded2、A．beautifulB．muddyC．plasticD．white3、A．studentsB．customersC．cleanersD．member4、A．earlyB．lateC．soonD．often5、A．callingB．gatheringC．meetingD．pretending6、A．turnedupB．cameupC．turnedoutD．cameout7、A．equippedB．filledC．coveredD．pulled8、A．scoresB．papersC．toolsD．sheets9、A．copyB．recordC．holdD．sort10、A．searchB．memoryC．groupsD．forms11、A．a(chǎn)mazingB．expensiveC．usefulD．noticeable12、A．walkingaroundB．bendingoverC．fallingdownD．movingback13、A．gameB．machineC．sportD．rule14、A．leaveB．blowC．winD．speak15、A．interestingB．surprisingC．importantD．pleasant16、A．a(chǎn)gainB．stillC．evenD．suddenly17、A．treatedB．helpedC．tookD．invited18、A．clothesB．handsC．faceD．hair19、A．bitterB．freshC．tastyD．rotten20、A．a(chǎn)greedB．decidedC．promisedD．understood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）TheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)fireItfeelsasthoughtheveryheartofFranceandthesoulofEuropehavebeenbroken.ThefireofNotreDameinParis1．Mondayeveningwasanactofblindandterribledestruction,2．(cause)greatemotionalpainstousall.WeallshareFrance’sterribleloss.Thefirestruck3．(quick)anduncontrollably.Itgatheredforcewithhugepower.Muchoftheroofandthecentralbuildingcaughtfire.Afteranhourorso,theParisfirefighterswereable4．(get)partofthefireundersomedegreeofcontrolandtoprotectother5．(part)ofthebuildingthatmaysurvive.Asnight6．(fall),thegreatwesttowersstillstoodagainstthesky,proudbuthurt.TheNotreDameisthesymboloftheFrenchcapitalandofFranceitself.It7．(be)initsplacesincethe12thcentury.ItisworldfamousnotsimplyasaParisianbuildingbutthroughthe8．(write)ofVictorHugo,9．madethebuildingitselfcomealiveinhisnovelHunchbackofNotreDame.WebelievetheDamewillriseagainintime.Thisterriblefireisnotaneventthatshould10．(ignore)orquicklyforgotten.WestandwithFranceinitshourofheartbreak.Wewillnever,ever,turnaway.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11處起）不計分。Thisafternoon,Iwenthomebybusasusual、IwaslisteningmusicwhenIsuddenlynoticedthebusstopthatIshouldgetoff、ThenIhurriedoffabus、ButwhenIarrivedhome,Ifindthatmywalletwasgone—somemoneyandseveralimportantcardwereinit、Eagertogetthewalletback,soIrushedtothebuscompanyforhelp、Lucky,attheLostandFoundoffice,Isawmywallet、IfeltsoexcitingthatIwantedtothankthepersonwhohadturnedthemin、However,Iwastoldthemanhadn’tlefthisname、Howagreatman!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）第二節(jié)書面表達國外某網(wǎng)站舉辦新一輪網(wǎng)上討論活動，正面向全球中學生征集話題。假設(shè)你是新華中學的學生李華，經(jīng)常訪問該網(wǎng)站?，F(xiàn)請你用英文給該網(wǎng)站發(fā)送一封電子郵件，向其推薦話題。內(nèi)容包括：1．自我簡介2．寫信目的3．話題：我們應該感恩（thankful）4．推薦的理由5．預?；顒映晒ψ⒁猓涸~數(shù)120左右。

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、D5、C6、A7、B8、D9、B10、B11、C12、B13、B14、C15、C16、D17、D18、C19、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…tofindoutwhatmixturesofchemicalswouldbemoreharmfulthan