2023年福建省莆田市高中畢業(yè)班高三下學期聯(lián)考英語試題（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—UncleWangisinhospital.—Oh,really?I____________.I_____________goandvisither.A．didn’tknow;amgoingtoB．hadn’tknown;wouldC．haven’tknown;willD．didn’tknow;will2．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone3．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen4．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied5．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．a(chǎn)ctually D．eventually6．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening7．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway8．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．a(chǎn)ndB．forC．soD．but9．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit10．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will11．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were12．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup13．ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why14．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone15．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．Toface B．Faced C．Face D．facing16．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation17．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin18．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall19．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when20．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast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）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists(人類學家).Descriptionslike"Palaeolithic(舊石器時代的)Man"."Neolithic(新石器時代的)Man",etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel"LeglessMan".Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:"inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn'tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday."Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprived(剝奪)oftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird's-eyeviewoftheworld.

Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,anunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,especially,aremixedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays"I'vebeenthere."Youmentiontheremotest,andsomeoneisboundtosay"I'vebeenthere"-meaning,"Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse."Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.

Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Heknowsthatsound,satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistslabelmannowadays"LeglessMan"because_____.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopleusetheirlegslessandlessC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopletravelwithoutusinglegs2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_______.A．a(chǎn)ppreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.23．（8分）SecretGardenbyJohannaBasford,ScottishillustratorItisacoloringbookforadults.Likeatreasurehunt.thebookfeaturesallkindsofcreatures.includingsongbirds,butterfliesandsharks.Sinceitspublicationin2013,ithassoldmorethan14millioncopiesin22languagesworldwide.Fill-Me-InbyMooseAllain,BritishartistThisbookisnotjustaboutcoloring.Itgivesyoutheopportunitytocreateinyourownwayandmakesyourimaginationcomealive.Asit'sdesignedforbothyoungandold,youcangetoneforyourselforbuyitasagiftforyourparents.TheMindfulnessColouringBookbyEmmaFarrarons,FrenchillustratorIfyouwanttoenjoyakindofon-the-go-relaxation,thispocket-seizedcoloringbookisagoodchoice.ItwaspublishedinJanuary2015andhasbeenavailablein12languages.Thebookisfilledwithbeautifulscenesandcomplicatedpatterns.Theyinspireyoutothinkaboutyourartwork,whichhelpsreleaseanxietyandgetridofstress.TheMandalaColoringBookbyJimGogarty,BritishartistThemandalaisasacred（神圣的）symbolinHinduismandBuddhism.Itattractspeoplewithitsbrightpatternsandawakensinthemasenseofpeace.Theauthorbegandrawingmandalasin2005andcreatedthisbooklater.Thebookfeatures100customizable（可定制的）mandaladrawingsthatyoucancolorin.1、WhatisthefeatureofFill-Me-In?A．ItisdesignedbyaBritishnovelist.B．Itisabookforpeopleofallages.C．Itcanmakeyourlifefullofimagination.D．Itissimplyacoloringbook.2、Whichbookisrelatedtohumanbeliefs?A．TheMandalaColoringBook.B．Fill-Me-In.C．TheMindfulnessColouringBook.D．SecretGarden.3、WhatdoSecretGardenandTheMindfulnessColouringBookhaveincommon?A．Theyteachhowtohunttreasure.B．Theywerepublishedinthesameyear.C．Theyhavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.D．Theyarethesameinsize.24．（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.25．（10分）Whetheryou’vebeenincollegeoryou’relookingforwardtogoingtouniversityinthefuture,youandyourfamilylikelyspendsometimeworryingaboutthecostofyourcollegeeducation.It’snosecretthatcollegeisoneofthebiggestinvestments.However,thatwillgotogreatavailforyearstocome.Earningscholarshipsisagreatwaytohelpyou.TheFinancialAidOfficeatIllinoisStatehelpsstudentsidentifyscholarshipopportunitieseveryday.Hereissomeadvicetohelpyou.BegininyourownbackyardHaveyouaskedyourhighschoolorcommunitycollegefinancialaidofficeaboutscholarshipsatyourschool?Manyschoolshavealistofseveralscholarshipsrightthere.Localawardscanoftenbeeasiertogetastheapplicantpoolsaresmallerandlesscompetitive.Checkwithcommunityorganizations,banksandcreditunions,andlargeemployerswhomayofferscholarshipopportunitiesinyourarea.Findyour“hook”Whileyou’researching,considerwhatmakesyouspecialasastudent.Youruniquecharacteristicscanhelpyourscholarshipapplicationsstandout.Payspecialattentiontoawardsthatmentionyourbestqualities,whetherthat’sacademicachievement,leadership,communityservice,orsomethinglesscommon.Thinkaboutwhyadonorwantstoassistyouinpayingforyoureducation.Mostscholarshipproviderswanttoencourageaparticularbehavior.Companiesmaywanttoattractfutureemployees.Non-profitorganizationslikehelpingthosewhosupporttheircauseorsufferfromthediseasethey’reworkingtofight.DeveloparoutineEveryscholarshipisdifferentintermsofwhenyoucanapply,whatyouneedtosubmit,whenthewinnerisannounced,andhowthemoneyisgiventoyou.Typically?scholarshipapplicationsopeninthelatefallorearlyspringforthenextschoolyear’sawards,butthatalsovariesdependingonthedonor.Thereisn’tasingleapplicationorsearchenginethatallowsyoutofindandapplyforeverything.VisitthewebsiteoftheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidforlistsofscholarshipopportunities.Gothroughtheliststofindtheonesthatmatchyoubestandkeeptrackofwhenyoucanapplyforthem.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Youcanapplyforthescholarshipsfitforyou.B．Itishardtopayforthecollegeeducation.C．Itisdifficulttoapplyforthescholarships.D．Youcandependonparentstoattendcollege.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmean?A．Achievenothing.B．Payoff.C．Provemeaningless.D．Havealongwaytogo.3、Theauthorsuggestsapplyingforscholarshipslocallybecause.A．thecommunityoffersmorescholarshipsB．fewerstudentsthinkofdoingthatC．yourhighschoolwillbereadytohelpD．itisrelativelyeasytogetscholarships4、Whatkindofstudentsdothescholarshipproviderswanttohelp?A．Studentswhoonlytakeinterestintheirstudies.B．Studentswhoplantodocommunityservice.C．Studentswhoareeagertogetagoodeducation.D．Studentswhoareconsideredofhighqualities.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）Asachild,Billwasuntidy.Ithasbeensaidthatinorderto1this,hisMumdrewup2clothingplansforhim.OnMondayshemightgotoschoolinblue…onThursdaysinblack,andsoon.Weekendmeal3mightalsobeplannedindetail.PeoplearoundBill4thathewasexceptional.Oneofhisfriendsrecalled,“hewas5thekindofkidyoudidn’twant6ourteam.WeallknewBillwas7thanus.Evenbackthen,whenhewasnineortenyearsold,hetalkedlikea(an)8andcouldexpresshimselfinwaysthatnoneofusunderstood.”Billwasalsowell9hisclassmatesinmathematicsandscience.Heneededtogotoaschoolthat10him,Lakeside,anall-boys’schoolfor11students.Lakesideallowedstudentstogoaftertheirown12,towhateverextenttheywished.Theschool13itselfonhelpingallitsstudentstoreachtheir14potential.ItwastheidealenvironmentforsomeonelikeBillGates.DuringhistimeatLakeside,Billscoreda15eighthundredonamathematicstest.Itwasextremelyimportanttohimtogetthisgrade—hehadtotakethe16morethanonceinordertodoit.Computertimewasexpensiveand,becausehewasanxioustogetmore17andbecauseBillalreadyhadanunderstanding18whathecouldachieve19,hedecidedto20acompany:TheLakesideProgrammersGroup.“Let’scalltherealworldandtrytosellsomethingtoit!”Billannounced.1、A．balanceB．keepC．watchD．control2、A．certainB．strictC．weeklyD．timely3、A．dishesB．conferencesC．placesD．schedules4、A．sawB．discussedC．confusedD．recognized5、A．everB．neverC．seldomD．a(chǎn)lways6、A．forB．onC．a(chǎn)mongD．a(chǎn)gainst7、A．smarterB．olderC．strongerD．braver8、A．childB．teacherC．a(chǎn)dultD．man9、A．backoffB．farfromC．a(chǎn)headofD．morethan10、A．defeatedB．challengedC．entertainedD．monitored11、A．exceptionalB．richC．ordinaryD．special12、A．friendsB．valuesC．careersD．interests13、A．lookedB．openedC．pridedD．tricked14、A．deepB．sacredC．fullD．rich15、A．logicalB．toughC．imaginaryD．perfect16、A．testB．lessonC．taskD．measure17、A．timeB．fundC．helpD．grade18、A．toB．ofC．fromD．behind19、A．psychologicallyB．financiallyC．wiselyD．universally20、A．pickupB．takeupC．sendupD．setup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）Gratitude,thankfulness,appreciation—whateveryouwanttocallit—1．(be)apositiveemotionorattitudeinwhichanindividualacknowledgesthehelpofanother.Butthefactisthatdifferentpeoplecanhaveverydifferentresponsestoreceivinghelp.Scientistshavediscoveredthat2．itcomestofeelinggrateful,womenaremorelikelytofeelandexpresstheemotionthanmen.Menare3．(little)likelytoexpressgratitudebecausetheybelievethatitisnotmanlytoexpresssofteremotions.Women,on4．otherhand,aremoreemotionallyvulnerable(脆弱的)andexpressive,tendtoshowtheirfeelingsmore5．(frequent),andaremorelikelytobenefit6．expressinggratitude.Women,ingeneral,arebetteratmaintainingtheirrelationshipsthanmenbecausetheyareabletobettershareandexpresstheiremotions.Thispaysoffprettywell,sincethiswaywomenaremorelikelytoreceivesupportandunderstanding,andasaresult7．(give)moreopportunitiestoexpressgratitude.Mentendtotrytocopewithproblematicissuesalone,andtothinkthatseekinghelpisasignof8．(weak).Thisallmeansthatmendenythemselvesopportunitiestogethelp,andthereforechances9．(express)gratitude.Toreachthisconclusion,Dr.Kashdanandhiscolleaguesexaminedandanalyzeddifferencesinexpressionsofgratitudebypeopleofdifferentsexesinthreerecent10．(study).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。LastJuly,myparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncle、Atthedayofourflight,wehadtowakeupveryearly、Whenwecheckedourbagin,wefoundoneofthembroken,butfortunatewewereonourwayontime、MyfavoriteexperiencewasourvisittoMountRainier,whichwasnothinglikeIhaveexpected、Whenweleft,myauntlentussunhats,butIthoughtitwouldbeveryhot、ImaginehersurprisewhenIfoundthemountaintopcoveringwithsnow、Wewalkedalongasmallpathbeyondthemaintrailsincreaseourchancesofseeingwildlife、Smallwildflowersgrewupthroughthesnow,underneaththatwecouldhearasmallstream、Littleanimalsstoodstilltoavoidfrombeingnoticed、ItwasthemostbeautifulsightthatIhadeverseen、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國朋友AliceBrown來信說她打算暑假到北京參觀世園會(InternationalHorticulturalExposition)。請你根據(jù)以下信息給她寫一封回信。1.時間和地點:4月29日至10月7日，北京延慶區(qū);2.主題:綠色生活，美麗家園:3.內(nèi)容:來自110個國家的植物、文化和科技成果展示。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右:2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù):3.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearAlice,I'msogladtohearyouarecomingtovisittheBeijingInternationalHorticulturalExpositionduringthesummervacation._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、C5、B6、B7、A8、D9、C10、A11、C12、A13、B14、D15、B16、A17、A18、B19、C20、B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