山东省微山二中2025届英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测试题含解析

山东省微山二中2025届英语高三第一学期期末学业质量监测试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion2．Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what3．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching4．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut5．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving6．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic7．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes8．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose9．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where10．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted11．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical12．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired13．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor14．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled15．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express16．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn17．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless18．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this19．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none20．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which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）Ad.1Aprilfool’spartyOnFriday,April1,InnerAffairgoesbacktothedaysoffunk!ClassicTunesfromthe70’sand80’sbyDJsDen&Sion.9pmtilllate.Tickets:Freeentranceforthoseincostume,otherwise50yuan(US$6)Time/date:9pm,April1Place:InnerAffair,1/FQiankunDasha,6SanlitunXiliujie,ChaoyangDistrictTel:84540321Ad.2LanguageinuseEnjoyfreein-housecoffee,teaandbeeraswellasmusicanddancing.PracticeyourChinese,makefriendsandhavefun.Time/date:7to9pm,March25Place:LanguageInUseClub,2/F,ScienceFortuneCenter,8XueqingLu,northofXueyuanLu,HaidianDistrictAd.3The"worst"partyOrganizedbyozoneproductions,thepartyissettobe"theworstever",withthelamestmusicfromthe60s,70sand80s.Specialprizeswillbeawardedtotheworstdressedorforbadfashionsense.Tickets:FreeentranceTime/date:9pm,April1Place:PulaPula,TianzeLu,OrientalSevenColoursPlaza,ChaoyangDistrictTel:64668575Ad.4LaNuitFrancaiseAgainonthe2ndThursdayofthemonthLaNuitFrancaisewillbeheldatLeRendezvous.ThemonthlyeventisanopportunityforallFrenchpeopleandeveryoneinterestedinFranceorspeakingFrenchtogathertogether.Theeveningfeaturesthreeglassesofwineandcanapesforparticipantsandaspecialexhibition.Time/date:7to10pm,April14Place:LeRendezvous,3GongtiBeilu,accrossfromthePacificCenturyPlaza,ChaoyangDistrictTel:64629110Ad.5MarcoVDutchDJMarcoVdropsbyBananaforagigwhichissupportedbyHongKong’sDJSpark.MarcoVhasbeenaroundformanyyears,asaninventive,styleblendingdeejayandasuccessfulanddevotedproducer.Hisspinningisenergetic,crowdpleasingandneverseesanemptydancefloor.HewasrankedNo.15inthisyear’sinternationalDJMAGDJTop100.Tickets:40yuan(US$4.80)inadvance,50yuan(US$6)atthedoor,bothincludeafreedrinkTime/date:10pmto4am,March31,April1Place:Banana,inthelobbyoftheScitechHotel,22JianwaiDajie,ChaoyangDistrictTel:65283636431、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofAd.1andAd.3?A．Thetwopartieswillbeheldonthesameday.B．Thetwopartieswillbeheldatthesametime.C．Theentrancefeesofthetwopartieswillnotbecharged.D．Someoldmusicwillbeplayedattheparties.1、WhichofthefollowingisintendedfortheChineselearners?A．MarcoV. B．LaNuitFrancaise.C．Languageinuse. D．The"worst"party.2、Wecaninferthat______.A．MarcoVisanewlyestablishedbandB．LaNuitFrancaisemaybeFrenchwordsC．the"worst"partywillattractalotofcollegestudentsD．youwillenjoyfreedrinkatAprilfool’sparty22．（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.23．（8分）Morethan10millionChineseculturalrelicshavebeenlostoverseas,lotsofwhichwerestolenandillegallyshippedoutofChinaduringthetimesofwarbefore1949.About1.67millionpiecesarehousednomorethan200museumsin47countries,whichaccountsfor10percentofalllostChineseculturalrelics,andtherestareinthehandsofprivatecollectors.MostofthesetreasuresareownedbymuseumsorprivatecollectorsintheUnitedStates,Europe,JapanandSoutheastAsiancountries.Therearemorethan23,000piecesintheBritishMuseum,mostofwhichwerestolenorboughtforpenniesmorethan100yearsago.Themajormethodtorecoverthesenationaltreasureswastobuythemback.Insomecases,privatecollectorsdonatedtherelicstothegovernment.Alsothegovernmentcanturnloofficialchannelsin)todemandthereturnofrelics.In2003,apricelessbronzepig'sheaddatingfromtheQingDynastywasreturnedtoitshomeinBeijingafteritwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmyover140yearsago.Macaoentrepreneur(企业家)StanleyHodonated6millionyuantobuyitbackfromaUSartcollectorandthendonatedittothePolyArtMuseuminBeijing.Althoughbuying-backisthemostfeasiblewaytorecoverthelosttreasures,limitedfundingisalwaysabigheadache.Inrecentyears,theChinesegovernmenthasimprovedeffortstorecoverthepreciousculturalrelicslostoverseas.Ithasstartedanationalprojectontherecoveryofthetreasuresandhassetupadatabase(数据库)collectingrelevantinformation.Ithassignedseveralinternationalagreementswithmanycountriesonthismatter,andisalsolookingforinternationalcooperationtorecovertherelicsbyworkingcloselywithseveralinternationalorganizations.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThewaystorecoverculturalrelicsB．TheeffortstorecoverChineseculturalrelicsC．StanleyHodonatedabronzepig'sheadtoBeijing.D．ChineseculturalrelicswerestolenbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmy.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A．Chinahasenoughmoneytobuyalltheculturalrelicsback.B．theChinesegovernmenthasdonealottorecoverthelostculturalrelicsC．manycountrieshavereturnedthelostculturalrelicstoChinaforfreeD．Chinaispreparingtosetupadatabasetocollectinformationaboutthelostculturalrelics3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebronzepigsheadisNOTtrue?A．ItwasmadeintheQingDynasty.B．ItisnowinthePolyArtMuseuminBeijingC．ItwasdonatedbytheFrenchgovernmenttoChina.D．ItwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedArmyover140yearsago4、Theunderlinedword"feasible"inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”.A．possibleB．difficultC．wonderfulD．careful24．（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(热分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(认知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss25．（10分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?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）ThebusisgoingtobeatthestationintenminutesandIhavetomakeitthistime.As1asanewmomcould,IpushedAidan'sarmsandlegsinhissnowsuitand2outoftheclassroom,downtothestreetcorner,myscarf3behindme.Itwasclose,butbecausetheicehadalreadymeltedonthesidewalk,I4tothebusstop,5formingbeneathmywoolhat.Slowingdown,catchingmy6,IwheeledAidantothecornerandstoppedbeneaththe7forBus134.Secondslater,thehugewhitebus8infrontofus.Thedriverkindlyhelpedus9andIsatoppositethebackdoors,10mynowsleepingbaby.Itwasfivemonthssinceourfamilyhadmovedand11ourcar.LivinginacityasbigandlivelyasBostonnotonlykeptus12,butalsokeptuswatchingour13.MovingfromFairbanks,Alaska,withanewbaby,weknewweneededto14onourexpensesinorderto15forhiscollegefunds,ourretirementfunds,andtobeabletoeatagooddinneronceinawhile.Wedidn'trealizethatparingdown（削减）wouldnotonlydeposit16moneyinthebank,butalso17ourhealthandtheenvironment.I'dalreadyreducedmypregnancy18duetoallthewalking.Lookingupatthe19Bostonsky,Ifeltgoodaboutnotpollutingtheenvironment.Financialworriesexist,buttheydon't20us.Bus134does.Andourfeettoo,ofcourse.1、A．quickly B．madly C．casually D．nervously2、A．held B．came C．rushed D．dived3、A．losing B．flying C．hanging D．jumping4、A．wandered B．stepped C．slid D．jogged5、A．ice B．sweat C．mist D．wind6、A．breath B．cold C．bus D．attention7、A．stop B．sky C．sign D．shelter8、A．parked B．waited C．paused D．stopped9、A．aboard B．abroad C．off D．out10、A．rubbing B．amusing C．admiring D．looking11、A．sold B．bought C．rented D．broke12、A．free B．busy C．easy D．loose13、A．baby B．house C．business D．wallet14、A．holdup B．cutdown C．putaway D．setaside15、A．cover B．meet C．pay D．save16、A．more B．less C．extra D．enough17、A．protect B．strengthen C．improve D．increase18、A．reaction B．weight C．emotion D．fitness19、A．vast B．grey C．cold D．bright20、A．make B．force C．drive D．abandon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）Pedestrianism,anearlyformofracewalking,wasa(n)1．(extreme)popularsportin18th-and19th-centuryBritain,2．(attract)hugecrowdsofspectators(观众).Individualswouldeitheraimtowalkacertaindistancewithina(n)3．(limit)periodoftimeorcompeteagainstotherpedestrians.Perhapsthemostfamous4．(walk)wasCaptainRobertBarclayAllardice,whoseextraordinary(非凡的)achievementsearned5．(he)thetitleofthe“CelebratedPedestrian”.TheScotsman'smostmemorableperformance6．(take)placein1809,whenhewalked1,000milesin1,000hoursforabetof1,000guineas(anoldBritishunitofmoney).Manyconsidered7．unlikelythathewouldcompletethechallenge,8．requiredhimtowalkamileanhour,forforty-twodaysandnights.Heprovedthemwrong,thoughthetaskwassophysicallydemandingthatbytheendofthewalkhehadlostnearlyfifteenkilos9．weight.Sincethe20thcentury,interestinwalkingasasporthasdropped.RacewalkingisstillanOlympicsport,butfails10．(catch)thepublicattentionasitdid.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定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。Lastwintervacation，IwenttoHainanwithmyparentsonair、Wefirstwenttothebeach、Theskywasclearly，theseawasblueandthebeachwasverybeautiful、Whatwasimpressedmemostwasdiving、Isawsomuchcolorfultropicalfishes、Itwassoamazing、ThenwepayavisittotheEndsoftheEarth，whichIhaddreamedofgoto、Weappreciatedthebeautifulsceneryallthewayandtookmanyphoto、Duringthevisit，Itastedvariousdeliciouslocalfoods，amongthatIlikedseafoodmost、Thepeopletherewerefriendlyandsmilingfaceswerearoundusalltheway，whichmadeusexciting、Wehadawonderfultimethereanditwasunforgettablejourney、Ilookforwardtotravellingthereagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris来信询问你校开展“最美校园”活动的情况。请给他回信，内容包括:1.活动目的；2.活动内容(打扫卫生、办墙报、礼貌待人……)；3.活动意义。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、C5、D6、C7、A8、C9、D10、D11、B12、D13、B14、B15、B16、A17、D18、B19、D20、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、431、C1、C2、B22、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,toalonglisto