河北省石家莊二中雄安校區(qū)2023學(xué)年高三考前熱身英語試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)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．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done2．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang3．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof4．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tliberty5．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork6．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking7．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily8．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which9．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone10．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．a(chǎn)ny11．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof12．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need13．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes14．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a15．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith16．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed17．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed18．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding19．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．a(chǎn)saresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords20．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen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）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）Awomanlostthesightinoneeyeaftergoingswimminginapoolatahotelwearingcontactlenses（隱形眼鏡）.JennieHurst,fromSouthampton,sufferedfromarareandpainfulinfectioncausedbyamoeba（變形蟲）inwater.Theinfectioncausespeopletobesensitivetolightandthe24-year-oldsaidshehadtostayinadarkroomforthreemonths.Sheisnowwarningofthedangersofswimmingorshoweringwearingcontacts.MsHurstexperiencedfouroperationsandatreatmentinwhichshehadeyedropseveryhalfhour."DuringthattimeIstayedinmybedroomwithblackcurtainsatthewindow.TheonlythingIcoulddowastolistentotheradio.Oneevening,IwassoeagertolookoutofwindowtogetalookoftheoutsideworldthatIopenedmycurtainsinthemiddleofthenight.AssoonasIdidthisthemoonshoneinmyeyesanditreallyhurt.Ididn'tdothatagain.Ihavebeenleftwithnosightinmylefteyeandthedamagetomyrighteyecouldbelasting,"shesaid.MsHursthadbeenwearingcontactlensesforfiveyears."Idon'tevenlikeswimming,"shesaid."MyfriendswerequitesurprisedthatIhadgoneswimmingandprobablythoughtthatIhadbeenabitlazy.Iwasn'tawareoftheproblematall—itdidn'tevenentermybraintotakethemout.IfeltresponsiblethatIhadletithappenwhenactuallyIcouldhavejusttakenmycontactsout."1、What'sthetextmainlyabout?A．Thewomanlosingsightwhileswimming.B．Arareinfectioncausedbycontactlenses.C．Anaccidenthappeninginahospital.D．Thetroubleofstayinginadarkroom.2、Amertheoperations,JennieHurstfeltA．frightenedB．calmC．regretfulD．a(chǎn)nxious3、WhatdoesJennieHurstmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Sheusedtogoswimmingveryoften.B．Shehasalsobeenhurtinherbrain.C．Shewillbebusywithherworkinfuture.D．Shemightbemorecarefulwhenswimmingnexttime.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toanalyze.B．Toexplain.C．Towarn.D．Toencourage.23．（8分）WhenIwas5,myfatherworkedthenightshiftasanurseinahospital.Hewasalwayscarryinghisstethoscope(聽診器)sonaturally,soIcalledhim“Dr.Saldivar”whileIpressedhisstethoscopeagainsthischest.Butmyfather,asahumbleman,wasalwayscorrectingme:“Iamnotadoctor,son,butyoucanbeone.”IgrewupfeelinglikeIhadnolimitsbecauseofmomentslikethis,whichhashelpedmetakeriskspersonallyandprofessionallyinspiteofthehardshipsIhadtoendure.BeingborntoMexicanimmigrantsmeantthatmyparentshadtoworkveryhardtoprovideformyfamilyandIhadtolearntostrugglethroughschoolpaperworkonmyown,becausemyparents'Englishwaslimitedandtheycouldn'talwaysbetheremotivatingusthroughtheprocess.IfIwantedtosucceedacademically,myperseverance,andstrengthwouldbetested.Perseverance,strengthandgoodeducationarethegatewaytosuccess.AndthisisespeciallytruewhenyoulookattheobstaclesthatLatinoshavetoovercometosucceedinpublicschools.Forinstance,whilethenationalhighschooldropout(輟學(xué))ratehasdecreasedsignificantly,westillhavethehighestdropoutrateinthecountry.Wearemorelikelytoliveinpovertyandattendraciallyseparatedschools.TheseissuescreatemanyotherproblemsforLatinos.Tohelprelievemyfamilyburden,IfoundmyfirstjobwhenIwas14atalocalhotel.Despitethelonghoursonmynewjob,Iworkedhard.Meanwhile,Icontinuallystressedtheimportanceofgettingarespectableeducationanddideverythingpossibletogetonestepclosertomakingmydreamareality.Nearlyadecadelater,IbecamethefirstinmyfamilytograduatefromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Knowingthesocial,economic,andpoliticalstrugglesthatacommunityfaces,Ibegantopursuejournalismtogivethedisadvantagedminoritiesavoice.1、Whatinspiredtheauthorwhenhewasachild?A．Hiscuriosityaboutthestethoscope.B．Anurseinhisfather'shospital.C．Theencouragingwordsfromhisfather.D．Thehardshipshesuffered.2、Theexampleinthethirdparagraphgivenbytheauthorsuggests________.A．moreLatinosarereceivinghighereducationinAmericaB．racialseparationhaslongbeenforbiddeninAmericaC．AmericaneducationsystemisbetterconstructedD．Latinoimmigrantsarestillfacingmanyproblems3、Theauthorchosetobecomeajournalist,hopingto________.A．speakforthedisadvantagedLatinosB．enjoyadifferentlifeC．showhissuccessasaLatinoD．repaythesacrificehisparentsmade4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sexperience?A．Immigrationisanapproachtopersonalsuccess.B．AmericanDreamisdifficultfortheLatinostoachieve.C．DisadvantagedLatinosarestillfacingmanychallenges.D．Goodeducationisawaytosuccessfullife.24．（8分）Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地?zé)岬模〆nergy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提煉）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.1、Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.3、Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.A．thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB．geothermalpowerplantsC．thenatureofgeothermalenergyD．thesmallbuildings4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.25．（10分）Whosaysonlybigcitiescanbebeautifulandcharming?Theworldisfullofreallyeye-catchingandfascinatingvillagesandsmalltowns－you’llfindsomeofthemostinterestinginthelistbelow:PlacesDescriptionsAlberobelloAlberobello,insoutheasternItaly,featuresperhapsthebestexamplesofakindofdrystonehutwithaconical(圓錐的)roof.Thesemodesttraditionalhutsaregreatexamplesofancientbuildingtechniques,eventhoughtheseconstructionsaren’tmorethanafewcenturiesold.ReineAsapartoftheLofotenarchipelagoinnorthernNorway,ReineisoneofthemostbeautifulandwelcomingplacesinthenorthoftheArcticCircle.Surprisingly,mildweathermeansthatlocalsandtravelersalikecantakefulladvantageoftheimpressivesurroundings,whetherthatmeanshiking,oradmiringthesceneryandtheuniqueFishermen’shuts.EzeEzeisabreathtakinglybeautifulplace,locatedontheFrenchRiviera.Rising1,400feetabovethesea,itoverlooksthecoastsandoffersamazingviewsoftheMediterraneanSea.Inadditiontoitslocation,Ezefeaturesacertainmedieval(中世紀(jì)的)charm,thankstoitsmanywell-preservedcenturies-oldbuildings.Notsurprisingly,thefairy-talevillagewasafavoriteofWaltDisney’sTulouClustersFujianTulouislargelymadeupoftheclaybuildingsinYongdingCountyandNanjingCountyinthesouthwestFujianProvince.TheNanjingTulouClusterconsistsof3parts－TianluokengTulouCluster,YuchanglouandTaxiaVillage,RoughlyNanjingTulouClusterisabout160kmwestofXiamenandtakesoneandhalfhours’drivefromXiamenTianluokengTulouClusterconsisitsof5claybuildings,withasquaretulouatthecenterandcircledby4circulartulous,formingaprettypatternofsocalled“fourdisheswithonesoup”578、Whichcountrymaysuityoubestforavisitifyouareafishing-lover?A．Italy. B．Norway.C．France. D．China1、WhichofthefollowingmakesTianluokengTulouClustersattractive?A．Itsbuildingmaterial. B．Itslocation.C．Itsnumberofclaybuildings. D．Itsarchitecturalshapeanddesign2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheplacesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyallfeaturewell-preservedtraditionalbuildings.B．Theyareallsituatedinwealthydevelopedcountries.C．Theyareallplacesprovidingvisualfeastsfortourists.D．Theyareallsmalltownswithfascinatingsceneryandmildweather.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）Lifeistobelived.Noexcuses.Noreservations(保留).Noholdingback.AstoryabouttheviolinistFritzKreislertellshowheonce1abeautifulinstrumenthewantedtoacquire.Whenhe2raisedthemoneyfortheviolin,hereturnedto3itandlearnedthatithadalreadybeensoldtoa(n)4.Hewenttothenewowner’shomeinordertotryto5himtoselltheviolin.6,thecollectorsaiditwasoneofhisprizedpossessionsandhecouldnotletitgo.Kreislerfelt7andturnedtoleave,butthenaskedafavor,“MayIplaytheinstrumentoncemore8itisputaway?”9wasgivenandthegreatmusicianbegantoplay.The10sangoutaqualityofmusicwhichwassobeautifulthatthecollectorhimselfcouldonlylistenin11.“Ihaveno12tokeepthattomyself,”hesaidafterthemusicianfinished.“Theviolinisyours,Mr.Kreisler.Takeitintoworld,andletpeople13it.”YouandIareexcellentviolins—our14ismeanttobeheard.Iwanttolivemy15thatway—totakeitintotheworldandliveitfully.I’dratherburnoutthanrustout.I’dratherbe16thandienothavingdonewhateverIcould.I’mnottalkingabout17ourselvesbydoingtoomuch.Happinessisneverfoundinovermuchbusyness.Butitisfoundininvestingourlivesinothers.Sayyeswhenaskedforahand.18toworkforaworthwhileorganization.Spendanhourwitha19relative.Intheend,Iknowthatmyhappinessisnotaboutbymyabilityormyinability.ItisabouthowmuchI20toothers.1、A．foundoutB．cameacrossC．cametoD．pickedout2、A．slowlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．eventuallyD．regularly3、A．buyB．playC．pickD．get4、A．musicianB．performerC．playerD．collector5、A．forceB．persuadeC．a(chǎn)dviseD．a(chǎn)sk6、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Otherwise7、A．disappointedB．a(chǎn)ngryC．helplessD．desperate8、A．unlessB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．before9、A．JudgmentB．PermissionC．AwardD．Appreciation10、A．violinB．musicianC．singerD．collector11、A．a(chǎn)mazementB．a(chǎn)greementC．puzzlementD．embarrassment12、A．freedomB．rightC．interestD．money13、A．playB．knowC．feelD．hear14、A．storyB．soundC．musicD．message15、A．lifeB．dreamC．hobbyD．reality16、A．hungupB．putupC．usedupD．dressedup17、A．exhaustingB．requestingC．fightingD．changing18、A．StruggleB．VolunteerC．ManageD．Promise19、A．specialB．closeC．tiredD．lonely20、A．turnB．treatC．giveD．a(chǎn)dapt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）NowadaysChineseareusingthesolarcalendar.Butatthesametime,Chinesearealsousingtheirownlunarcalendar.Eachlunaryear1．(give)thenameofoneoftheseanimals:therat,theox,thetiger,thehare,thedragon,thesnake,thehorse,thesheep,themonkey,thecock,thedogandthepig.Thislistrepeats2．(it)everytwelveyears,3．isamainfeatureoftheChineselunarcalendar.EachChinesemonthstartsonthedayofthenewmoon,andthefullmoonalwayscomesonthe4．(fifteen)dayofthemonth.TheNewYear,5．(actual)wellknownastheSpringFestival,alwaysfalls6．January21standFebruary20th.Onthelastdayofeachlunaryear,theChinesewillhold7．bigfamilyreuniondinner.Allthemembersofafamily,withthe8．(except)ofmarrieddaughters,willtrytobepresentonthisfestivaloccasion,eveniftheyhavetotravelmanymiles9．(return)tothehomeoftheirparents.Afterthedinner,evenchildrenwillstay10．(wake)untilthemidnighttowelcomethenewyear.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(/\)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)

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不計(jì)分。Amongthefourseasonsinayear,summerismyfavorite,thatmakesmefree,excitedandenergy、Whensummervacationcameeveryyear,wecandoallthatwecan’tdoduringourschooltime,goshoppingwithfriends,swimminginwarmwaterandevenhikingandcampinginthedeepvalleys、Theseactivitiesleadmetoenjoyfullfree、Wecanfindusinanexcitingworldeveryday,withthesunshiningbright,treesgrowingbetterandflowerscomingoutofwithallkindsofcolors、SummermakesmefullofenergyandwefeelIhavethestrengthtodomostdifficultthingsinmylife、Ilikesummerbetter,andwhataboutyou?第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tom得知你即將到英國旅游。他寫信問你能否替他帶點(diǎn)中國特產(chǎn)(specialproducts)。請給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示愿意；2.介紹特產(chǎn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、D5、B6、C7、C8、B9、C10、B11、B12、A13、D14、B15、A16、C17、B18、A19、D20、A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、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’steamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombinationstosupport