湖北省孝感市八校教学联盟新高考考前模拟英语试题及答案解析

湖北省孝感市八校教学联盟新高考考前模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．aboveB．overC．beyondD．off2．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced3．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.4．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce5．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof6．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying7．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed8．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought9．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That10．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo11．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday12．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so13．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how14．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．as;what C．as;which D．that;and15．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto16．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.17．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon18．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto19．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why20．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity22．（8分）TimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages2millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(触角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.23．（8分）阅读理解Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.Ilookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty­sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon­stop.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(歌词)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．Rosewastalentedandhard­workingD．Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport________.A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.D．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.24．（8分）AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofMarriageandFamilyclaimsthatallthattimeyouspendparentingjustdoesn’tmatter.Butit’saclaimthat,despitetheenthusiasticandwidespreadcoveragebythemedia,doesnotholdwater.Theresearchsuggeststhatchildoutcomes(includingbehaviorproblems,emotionalproblems,andacademicperformance)arebarelyconnectedwiththetimethatparentsspendwiththeirchildren.Theresearchersexaminedthetimediariesof1,600children,lookingatparentingtimeandoutcomeswhenthekidswereaged3to11in1997,andagainin2002,whentheywerebetween8and16.Thisresearchlargelyreflectsthefailureoftheauthorstocorrectlymeasureparentalinput(投入).Itjustlookedattimediariesfromtwoparticulardays—oneaweekdayandtheotheraweekendday.Tryingtogetasenseofthetimeyouspendparentingfromasingleday’sdiaryisabitliketryingtomeasureyourincomefromasingleday.Ifyesterdaywaspayday,youlookedrich,butifit’snot,youwouldbereportedaspoor.Yougetaclearerpictureonlybylookingatyourincome—oryourparentingtime—overamoremeaningfulperiod.Whatyoudidyesterdayshouldnotbetakenasrepresentativeofwhatyoudidlastyear.Thisiswhymosthigh-qualitystudiesofparentingtimefocusinsteadonhowoftenparentsreadtotheirchildren,playwiththemorhelpthemwithhomeworkoveraperiodofamonthorlonger—longenoughtorepresenttheirdifferentapproachestoparenting.Asanexhaustedparentwhodoesn’tgetenoughtimetoworkout,andwhohasn’tseenamovieformonths,Iunderstandwhysomanyofusmightseizeonstudiessuggestingthatweshouldtakemoretimeforourselves.Perhapsweshould.ButIagreewithArielKalil,adevelopmentalpsychologist,onthesuggestion“thatwhenparentsspendhigh-qualitytimewiththeirchildren,theirchildrenaremorelikelytosucceed.”1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdwater”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Tobevalid.B．Tobesurprising.C．Tobeconfusing.D．Tobeusual.2、What’sthepurposeofconductingthestudy?A．Toexplorethelinkbetweenparentingtimeandchildoutcomes.B．Toexplorethelinkbetweentimediariesandchilddevelopment.C．Toexplorethelinkbetweenchildren’shabitsandparents’influence.D．Toexplorethelinkbetweendailyactivitiesandchildren’sproblems,3、HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingdescriptions.B．Byanalyzingthecause.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byofferingresearchfindings.4、Theauthormayagreethathigh-quality-studiesofparentingtimeshould________.A．becompletedinonemonthB．adoptsomedifferentapproachesC．concentratemainlyonlearningtimeD．bebasedondataofalongertimeperiod25．（10分）"Guinness"isonTuesdaynightsonFox.ItisadisgustingshowthatIregretwatching.Theproducersseemtoshowthesickestrecords.Thereisnothingwrongwiththebook,andit'sanhonortobeinit,forthemostpart.Theprogram,however,doesn'tshowtherecordforthepersonwholiftedthemostweight.Instead,theyshowthepersonwholifted30poundswithhisearsandtongue,whichwastrulydisgusting.Televisioncandowithoutashowlikethis."SaturdayNightLive"isnotthesameshowthatitoncewas.Nowtheweeklycomedyshowstrugglestocomeupwithasinglefunnyscene.Despitethegoodactingandtheinterestinghosts,thehumorissimplynotthere.Astheratingscontinuetodrop,theshowmustfindasolutiontoitsgrowingproblemoflackoffunnymaterial.Untilthen,itwillprobablygetworse."SaturdayNightLive"canbeseenonNBConSaturdaynightsfrom11:30p.m—1.00a.m."TheWayansBros.",anexcitingcomedystarringShawnandMarionWayans,airseveryWednesdayat9:00p.m.Intheshow,ShawnandMarionplaybrotherswholivetogetherandownanewsstand.Shawn,thesmooth-talkingoneofthetwo,andMarion,theyoungerbrotherwhoisforeveractinglikeafive-year-old,seemtohaveaconflicteveryweek,butalwaysresolveitwithabrotherlyhug."GilmoreGirls",nowinitsseventh(andfinal)season,isanamazingtelevisionshowthatfollowsthelivesofthemother/daughterteamofLorelaiandRoryGilmore.LorelaigotpregnantwithRoryattheageof16anddecidedtomoveoutofHartford,Connecticut,toseekrefugeinasmalltownnearby.SheandRoryhaveacloserelationshipandshareeverything.1、Whatmakestheauthorregard"Guinness"asdisgusting?A．Thetimetheprogramisshown.B．Themoodtheshowpresents.C．Therecordthebookcontains.D．Thewaytheyliftweight.2、Whattypeofshowis"SaturdayNightLive"supposedtobe?A．Comedy.B．Tragedy.C．Cartoon.D．Thriller.3、Whichofthefollowingtellsstoriesbetweendifferentgenerations?A．GuinnessB．SaturdayNightLiveC．TheWayansBrosD．GilmoreGirls4、Wheredoesthearticlemostprobablycomefrom?A．TVforecast.B．TVreview.C．TVadvertisement.D．TVnews.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Onedaymanyyearsago,afriendsurprisedmebyusingSpanish—“Comoestas”—insteadoftheEnglish“Howareyou?”Shetoldme1thatshewaslearningSpanishatUniversityofHawaii.ItwasthefirsttimeIhad2theSeniorCitizenVisitorProgram(SCVP),whichwasfreetothose3.Immediately,IrushedbackhomeandfoundouteverythingabouttheSCVPonline.Thenextday,I4theSCVPofficeatUH.My5coursewastheLife-longStudyforHawaiiSeniorResidents.However,he6me:Ihadtobeatleast60yearsoldto7.Atthatmoment,Ireallyhatedtobeso8!Butnochoice—soIstarted9togetolder.Attheendof2017,aftermy60thbirthday,IcalledtheSCVPofficeagain.Inthespring10of2018,Ibecamethe11studentappearinginthesetwoclasses:BallroomDanceandIntroductiontoInterpretation.NomatterhowoldIwas,oncebothmybodyandspirit12intheclassroom,sittingamongyoungpeople,listeningtoandwritingdownwhatthe13taughtmademeforgetmyage.Ofcourse,Iusedthemto14thatthemovingofthebrainmayget15butit’sstillenoughtolearn16.Second,foragedpeople,returningtoschoolhelpsthemtoseemingly17theirrealage,especiallywhentheygetthesame18asyoungerclassmatesdo.Andthird,weagedpeopleareusefuloneswhohaverich19,includingknowingwhy,whatandhowtokeep201、A．satisfiedlyB．excitedlyC．worriedlyD．astonishedly2、A．readaboutB．enteredforC．heardaboutD．takenup3、A．suitableB．regularC．availableD．ready4、A．thankedB．locatedC．informedD．telephoned5、A．reasonableB．ambitiousC．favoriteD．curious6、A．persuadedB．remindedC．encouragedD．requested7、A．takepartB．goonC．giveupD．breakup8、A．weakB．lazyC．sickD．young9、A．demandingB．strugglingC．waitingD．preparing10、A．vacationB．termC．seasonD．months11、A．strangestB．busiestC．hardestD．oldest12、A．recoveredB．separatedC．settledD．talked13、A．reportersB．professorsC．colleaguesD．translators14、A．proveB．decideC．defendD．repeat15、A．practicalB．calmC．slowD．quick16、A．speciallyB．instantlyC．patientlyD．normally17、A．reduceB．approachC．memorizeD．doubt18、A．respectB．gradesC．attentionD．supports19、A．imaginationB．knowledgeC．fortunesD．experiences20、A．learningB．fightingC．thinkingD．suffering第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Onceaboyhadabadtemper.Hisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhim1．whenhelosthistemper,hemusthammeranailintothefence.Thefirstdaytheboy2．（drive）37nailsintothefence.Ashelearnedtocontrolhisanger,thenumberofnailshammered3．（gradual）decreased.Hediscovered4．waseasiertoholdhistemperthantodrivenailsintothefence.Finallythedaycame5．hedidnotlosehistemper.Hisfathersuggestedthattheboynowpulloutonenailforeachdaywhenhewasabletoholdhisanger.Dayspassedandallthenailsweregone.Thefathertooktheboy6．thehandandledhimtothefence.Hesaid,“Lookattheholes．Thefencewillneverbethesame.Whenyousaythings7．anger，theyleavescarsjustliketheonesonthefence.Nomatterhowmanytimesyousay“Iamsorry”,8．woundisstillthere,averbalwoundisasbad9．aphysicalone.Friendsareveryrarejewels,indeed.Theymakeyousmileandencourageyou10．（success）.Theylendanear,andalwayswanttoopentheirheartstous.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词:2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。TodayIwasgoinghomebybikewherealittledograntome.Istoppedintimeavoidhittingthedog.Luckily,itwasnotinjuring,butlayontheground.Icamenearerandtoucheditssidegently.Itjumpedtoitsfootquicklyandstaredatmefriendly.Seeingnothingseriously,Iwasabouttoleave,butthedogstopsmebybitingmytrousers.SoIwantedtoadopttothedogbutitwasunfairforitsmaster,Justthen,thewomancame,sayingthatthedogwasherandthatIcouldtakeitawayasshehadsomemanydogsathome.ThusIgotalovelypet.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的表姐韩梅梅即将在60天后参加高考。请在考前给她写一封信，给予建议和鼓励。内容包括：1.继续坚持努力学习2.调整心态：锻炼身体；3.其他注意：1.词数10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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、A5、D6、D7、C8、D9、C10、B11、D12、C13、A14、C15、B16、B17、B18、B19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、A3、C4、B22、1、D2、A3、B4、A23、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(恶性的)humancells.Shesaysthecurrentwaytoidentifywhetherchemicalscausecanceristotestthemoneatatime.Thismethodleads,sheadds,toalonglistofsupposedly“safe”chemicals.Sheandherteamsaythat