吉林省松原市2025届高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷含解析

吉林省松原市2025届高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution2．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown3．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle4．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined5．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need6．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened7．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that8．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take9．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a;不填 B．a;the C．the;不填 D．the;the10．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend11．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a12．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．as13．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor14．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold15．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted16．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime17．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines18．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick19．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant20．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?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）CompanieswithKidCEOsMaxineMarcus,TheAmbassadorCompanyUnlikemanyyoungCEOs,17-year-oldMaxineMarcusbuiltaservice,notaproduct.Hercompany,TheAmbassadorCompany,helpsbigcompaniesandbrandsunderstandtheteenviewpoint—andensuresthattheireffortstoconnectwiththemsucceed.BrandonandSebastianMartinez,AreYouKiddingThispairofbrotherscreatessomeprettystylishsocksfortheircompany,AreYouKidding.Theyincludefun，colorfuldesignsforkidsandadults，buttheirCharityline，whichdesignsspecialsocksforvariouscharitieslikeSpecialOlympics,AutismAwareness,andBigBrothersBigSisters,maybetheirmostpopularandmeaningfuldesigns.Benjamin“Kickz”Kapelushnik,SneakerDonBenjaminwasjust15whenhedecidedtoturnhispassionforsneakersintoabusiness,dealinginhard-to-get,limitededitionkicks.Hestartedoutbypayingfriendstostandinlinewhennewshoeswerereleasedbutnowhasconnectionswithretailers(零售商)tohelphimgetthemostsought-aftershoesinbulk(批量)forSneakerDon.Hecurrentlycountsstarathletesandmusicians,includingDJKhaledandP.Diddy,amonghisclients.MihirGarimellA．FireflyThis18-year-oldStanfordfreshmanhasanumberofprojectsalreadyunderhisbelt,includingcreatingahomeworkapptoreplacepaperplannersandworkingontechnologytohelpwithaccidentalinjuriesinasoccergame.Buthislatestwork,FireflyAutonomy,involvesbuildingautonomousdrones(无人机)thatcangointodangerousordifficultlocations,frominspectingequipmenttoconducting.1、Inwhosecompanycanpeoplebuysportsshoes?A．MihirGarimella. B．Benjamin“Kickz”Kapelushnik.C．MaxineMarcus. D．BrandonandSebastianMartinez.2、WhatdoesTheAmbassadorCompanyprovide?A．Technology. B．Socks. C．Opinions. D．Equipment.3、WhatmakesAreYouKiddingpopular?A．Itshomeworkapp. B．Itssoccergame.C．Itspotentialclients. D．ItsCharityline.22．（8分）Therearesomeplacesintheworldthatonewantstoreturnagainandagain.AftermyfirstvisittoBoracay,Philippines,inMarchoflastyear,IknewthatIwouldreturnsoon.IwasthereagaininAprilthisyear.ItwasontheislandthatIfirsttriedkite-surfing.TheBulabogBeachontheeasternsideofBoracayhasmanywind-surfingandkite-surfingsportscenters.Irandomlychoseacenter,whichhappenedtobeanaffiliation(附属机构)ofInternationalKiteboardingOrganization.Theorganizationhastrainingcentersaroundtheworld,andsomeofitscoursesaretailoredforbeginnerslikeme.ThecenteronBoracayhasdifferentcourses,fromrecreationaltoprofessional.Intherecreationalcategory,traineeshavetodothe"discovery"levelbeforetheygoontomoreadvancedlevels.MyinstructorBrian,whowasfromtheUnitedStates,strictlyfollowedthecenter'srulesaboutlevels,andbeganthetrainingbyaskingmetosetupthekiteonthesand,whichwastheveryfirststepatthegroundlevelofthe"discovery"course.Ihadateammate,andwebothcouldn'twaittohavethefeelingofridingwiththewindonthesurfaceofthewater.Butwehadtopracticeatlengththevariousskillsforassessingthedirectionofthewindandthemove-mentsofourbodies.ItwasthereinMarch,whichwasstillthewindyseasonontheisland.Becauseofthewinds,thePhilippineswereimportantontheancientmarine(海上的)traderoute.TheycallthewindAmihan,ortradewinds.FromMaytoOctober,theAmihanwindischanneledthroughthehillsonthenorthernandsouthernendsoftheislandfromtheeastonshore,andontotheBulabogBeachontheeasterncoastoftheisland.1、DoyouthinkwhytheauthorreturnedtoBoracay?A．BecauseitisasmallislandinthePhilippines.B．Becauseheintendedtosettledownthere.C．Becausetheplacewasveryattractive.D．Becausethekite-surfingonthisislandwasratherexciting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tailored"inParagraph3mean?A．lostB．knownC．cancelledD．designed3、WhatkindofpersonisBrian?A．Easy-going.B．Strict.C．Dull.D．Friendly.4、WhydidthePhilippinescallthewind"tradewinds"?A．BecausethePhilippinesstartedtotradeinthewindyseason.B．BecausethewindsmadethePhilippinesactiveintheancienttime.C．BecausethePhilippineshadbeenrelyingonthewindstotrade.D．BecausethewindsbenefitedthePhilippinesalotintheancientmaritimetrade.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）TheMokokotribe(部落)livedonthewrongsideoftheislandoftwofaces.Thetwosides,separatedbyagreatcliff(悬崖),werelikenightandday.Thegoodsidewaswateredbyriversandwasfilledwithtreesandabundantfood,whileonthewrongsidetherewashardlyanywaterorplants,andwildbeastscrowdedtogether.TheMokokohadthemisfortuneofhavingalwayslivedthere,withnowaytocrosstotheotherside.Theirlifewashardandtheylivedinpermanentterrorofthebeasts.Alongtheedgeofthecliffseparatingthetwosides,askinnybutstrongtreegrew,withwhichtheycouldbuildtwopoles.Therewasnodoubtthatthetribewouldchoosethegreatchiefanddoctortousethepoles.Butwhenthetwoofthemweregiventheirchancetomakethejump,theydidn’tdareto.Theythoughtthatthepolecouldbreakoritwouldnotbelongenough.Theyputsomuchenergyintothesethoughtsthattheygavein.ButintothattribewerebornNamandAriki,apairofyounghearts.Oneday,theydecidedtotakeupthepoles.Nobodystoppedthem,buteveryonedidtrytodiscouragethem,tryingtopresenthowdangerousthejumpingwas,usingathousandexplanations.“Andwhatifwhattheysayistrue?”wonderedtheyoungNaru.“Don’tworry.Iamabitscaredtoo,butitdoesn’tlooksodifficult,”repliedAriki,everdetermined.“Butifitgoeswrong,itwillbeaterribleend,”continuedNaru,undecided.“Perhapsthejumpwillgobadly.Butstayingforeveronthissideoftheislandsurelywon’tworkoutwelleither.”“You’reright.Let’sdoittomorrow.”Andonthenextday,NaruandArikijumpedtothegoodsideoftheisland.Whentakingupthepoles,whilefeelingtheirdesire,thefearhardlyallowedthemtobreathe.Andwhileflyingthroughtheair,helplessandwithoutsupport,theyfeltthatsomethingmusthavegonewronganddeathawaitedthem.Butwhentheylandedontheotherside,theythoughtthejumpreallyhadn’tbeensobadafterall.1、WhatsituationweretheMokokofacedwith?A．Theylivedadifficultlifewithoutfearingthebeasts.B．Theysufferedalotduetotheterribleenvironment.C．Theyhadeasyaccesstothegoodside.D．Theyweresurroundedbytreesandrivers.2、Howdidthechiefanddoctorfeelwhentheywerechosen?A．Frightened.B．Energetic.C．Desperate.D．Satisfied.3、What’sthetribemembers’reactionwhenNamandArikidecidedtotakeupthepoles?A．Themembersdesiredtofollowtheirsteps.B．Thememberstriedtopreventthebehaviour.C．Themembersconvincedthemofthedanger.D．Themembersencouragedthemtohaveatry.4、WhatcanweinferaboutNaruandAriki?A．Theyovercamedifficultywithcourageanddetermination.B．Theyfeltrelaxedinthewholeprocessofmakingthejump.C．Theyneverdoubtedthedifficultyinmakingthejump.D．Theyhesitatedtomakethejumpoverandoveragain.25．（10分）Everyday,Americansthrowaway500millionplasticstraws,enoughtocircletheEarthtwice.Theyarealmostneverrecycled,andsimplycontributetothegreatproblemofplasticpollution;eightmilliontonsofplasticisdumpedintotheoceanseveryyear.Plasticstrawsarenowthetargetofagrowingmovementtoreducetheiruse.Possiblythefirstofsuchcampaigns,BeStrawFreewasstartedin2011byMiloCress,whowasonlynineyearsoldatthelime.“InoticedthatwheneverIorderedadrinkatarestaurant,itwouldusuallycomewithastrawinit,andIdon’Iusuallyneedastraw,”hesaid.“Thisseemedlikeahugewaste.Strawsaremadeofoil,apreciousandfiniteresource.Ismakingsingle-useplasticstraws,whichwillbeusedforamatterofminutesbeforebeingtossedaway,reallywhatwewanttodowiththisresource?”CressstartedaskingrestaurantsinBurlington,Vermont,wherehelivedatthetime,tostopprovidingstrawsautomaticallytocustomerandmakethemoptionalinstead.Manyagreedandhisrequestmaderipples(涟漪)nationwide.Therestaurantsthatmaketheswitchreportareductioninthenumberofstrawstheyusebetween50and80%.Theanti-strawsentimenthascrossedbordersintotheUK,wherestrawshavebeenincludedinagovernmentplantobanailplasticwasteby2042.LastyearlargepubchainWetherspoonsannouncedthatitwouldreplaceplasticstrawswithpaperalternativesacross900outlets.Aftertheannouncement,manysmallerchainsandpubsacrossthecountryfollowedsuit.AccordingtoWetherspoonsCEOJohnHutson,themovewillsave70millionplasticstrawsayearandthereactionfrompatronshasbeen“verypositive”.Offeringalternativesormakingplasticstrawsoptional,ratherthanbanningthemcompletely,isacommontraitamongthesecampaigns.“Therearemanyotherviablealternativestosingle-useplasticdrinkingstrawsthatarelessharmfultotheenvironment,wildlifeandhumans,”saidJackieNunez,founderofTheLastPlasticStraw.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Plasticstrawsaretoocostlytoproduce.B．Allplasticstrawsaredumpedintothesea.C．Plasticstrawsaretoosmalltoberecycled.D．Plasticstrawscausegreatpollution.2、WhatdidMiloCressaskhislocalrestaurantstodo?A．Tomakeplasticstrawsoptional.B．Tostoptheuseofplasticstraws.C．Tochargetheuseofplasticstraws.D．Torejecttherequestforplasticstraws.3、WhatistheWetherspoons’efforttoreducetheuseofplasticstraws?A．Tobantheuseofplasticstraws.B．Toclosesomeofitsoutlets.C．Tooffercustomersalternatives.D．Toseekthegovernment’ssupport.4、WhatistheWetherspoonscustomers’attitudetowardsthemove?A．Uncaring.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.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）Thiswasmygrandmother'sfirstChristmaswithoutgrandfather,andbeforehepassedawaywehadpromisedgrandfatherthatwewouldmakethisherbestChristmasever.WhenmyparentsandI1atherhouse,wefoundshehadwaitedupallnightforus.Thehousedidseemalittle2withoutgrandfather.GrandfatherhadalwayssaidthattheChristmas3wasthemostimportantdecorationofall.Soweimmediatelysettoworkonthebeautifulartificialtreethatwasstoredingrandfather'scloset(壁橱).Throughourefforts,wefinallysteppedbackto4ourhandiwork.Itlookedbeautiful.5somethingwasmissing."Where'syourstar?"Iasked.Thestarwasmygrandmother'sfavoritepartofthetree."Why,it6beheresomewhere,"shesaid,startingtosortthroughtheboxesagain."Yourgrandfatheralways7everythingsocarefullywhenhetookthetreedown."Asweemptiedtheboxesand8nostar,mygrandmother'seyesfilledwithtears.GrandfatherhadgivenittograndmothersomefiftyyearsagoontheirfirstChristmastogether.Itbroughtthemgreathappiness.Now,onherfirstChristmaswithouthim,thestarwas9,too."Don'tworry,Grandmother,"I10her."We'llfinditforyou."MymotherandIformedasearch11"Let'sstartinontheclosetwheretheornaments(装饰品)were,"Mothersaid."Maybethestarjustfelloutofthebox."Thatsounded12,soIbegantosearchthecloset.IthoughtItriedevery13,butnostar.Icouldseegrandmotherwas14,althoughshetriednottoshowit."What'sinthiswrappedbox?"Mothersuddenlycalledout."Itwasatthebottomoffather'scloset."Grandmothertooktheboxin15andopenedit.Herface16whensheunfoldedthepaperandpulledoutagoldenstar.Therewasa(n)17attached.Don'tbeangrywithme,dear.Ibrokeyourstarwhilepackingthedecorations,andIcouldn't18totellyou.Thoughtitwastimeforanewone.Ihopeitbringsyouasmuch19asthefirstone.MerryChristmas!Love,BryantSograndmother'streehadastarafterall,astarthatexpressedtheireverlastingloveforoneanother.AndweweregladwewereabletomakethisChristmas20forher.1、A．arrived B．looked C．stayed D．worked2、A．noisy B．empty C．safe D．clean3、A．flower B．bell C．stocking D．tree4、A．admire B．repair C．paint D．design5、A．Or B．So C．But D．And6、A．might B．must C．need D．will7、A．packed B．decided C．covered D．searched8、A．made B．left C．found D．felt9、A．gone B．hidden C．broken D．forgotten10、A．warned B．persuaded C．reminded D．comforted11、A．game B．class C．company D．party12、A．challenging B．reasonable C．pleasant D．difficult13、A．suggestion B．direction C．possibility D．method14、A．ashamed B．annoyed C．disappointed D．frightened15、A．fear B．relief C．anger D．surprise16、A．cleared B．brightened C．darkened D．tightened17、A．article B．note C．receipt D．poem18、A．bear B．afford C．wait D．agree19、A．peace B．change C．luck D．joy20、A．special B．funny C．relaxing D．favorite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）请Asanewreporter,ZhouYangismorethan1．(delight)athisfirst-dayexperienceinChinaDaily,2．importantandpopularEnglishnewspaper.Heiseagertogooutonastory,3．hecan’tgetthe4．(approve)ofhisnewbossHuXin,becauseheismerelyagreenhand.NowHuXinisinstructinghimhowtobeagoodreporter.Attheverybeginning,hewillworkasanassistanttoanexperiencedjournalisttobecome5．(technical)good.Later,onlyifheacquires6．(many)skillsthanexpectedcanhecoverastoryonhisown.Besides,heissupposedtobecurious,fortherearemanycases7．reportersshouldaskmanydifferentquestionssothattheycangetnecessaryinformation.Ofcourse,itisvitalforareportertohaveagood“nose”8．astory,knowingifsomeoneistellingthetruth.Andwhileinterviewingpeople,areportermustlistentotheanswerscarefully.Ifpossible,areportercanrecordtheinterviewincasehe9．(accuse)ofgettingthewrongendofthestick.Lastbutnotleast,makesuretosubmitthearticleintimesoasnot10．(miss)thedeadline.AfterhearingHuXin’sadvice,ZhouYangislookingforwardtohisfirstassignmentverymuch.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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Threedaysbefore,myauntwenttoattendameeting、Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch、Therefore,whenitwastimetopaythebill,shecouldn’tfindherpurse、Shethoughtitmusthavestolen、Justthen,amaninhisearlytwentycameupandpaidforher、Myauntwasverygratefully、Theytalkedabouteachotherforawhileandmyauntfinallyrealizewhohewas、Myaunthadcollectedsomemoneytohelpingaboybefore、Thatyoungmanwastheboy、Myauntdidn’trecognizeher,butthekindnesshadneverbeenforgotten、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国文化很感兴趣，来信询问重阳节（theDoubleNinthFestival)的相关情况。请你给他写一封邮件，介绍重阳节，内容包括：1.重阳节的时间；2.重阳节的活动；3.重阳节的意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、B5、A6、D7、D8、B9、A10、A11、D12、C13、A14、D15、A16、B17、C18、D19、C20、D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、B2、C3、D22、1、C2、D3、B4、D23、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.Sheandherteamsaythatapproachneedstochange.“Wedefinitelyneedcertainresearch…tofindoutwhatmixturesofche