2024届华中师大一附中高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届华中师大一附中高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat2．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed3．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in4．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing5．—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive6．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering7．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted8．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen9．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast10．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat11．Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot12．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve13．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun14．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft15．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t16．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．17．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any18．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind19．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout20．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit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）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanks-givingbreak.ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$2Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.C．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat___________.A．artB．literatureC．scienceD．politics22．（8分）HowmuchweightababygainsduringitsfirstmonthcoulddetermineitsIQ,asanewresearchsuggests.Thestudyfoundthatchildrenwhogainmoreweight,andwhoseheadsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonthoflife,tendtohaveahigherIQwhentheystartschool.ResearchersattheUniversityofAdelaide,inAustraliastudied13,800childrenwhowerebornatfull-term.Theyfoundthatthosewhoputon40%oftheirbirthweightinthefirstfourweekshadanIQ1.5pointshigherthanthosewhoonlyputon15%oftheirbirthweight.Thosewhoexperiencedthebiggestgrowthinheadcircumference(头围)alsohadthehighestIQsbytheageofsix.“Headcircumferenceisanindicatorofbrainvolume,soagreaterincreaseinheadcircumferenceinanewly-bornbabysuggestsmorerapidbraingrowth,”saystheledauthorofthestudy,Dr.LisaSmithers.Sheadded,“Overall,newly-bornchildrenwhogrewfasterinthefirstfourweekshadhigherIQscoreslaterinlife.Thosechildrenwhogainedthemostweightscoredespeciallyhighonverbal(言语)IQatage6.Thismaybebecausetheneural(神经的)structuresforverbalIQdevelopearlierinlife,whichmeanstherapidweightgainduringthefirstmonthcouldbehavingadirectcognitivebenefitforthechildren.”Previousstudieshaveshowntheassociationbetweenearlypostnatal(产后的)dietandIQ,butthisisthefirststudyofitskindtofocusontheIQbenefitsofrapidweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.Dr.Smitherssaysthestudyfurtherhighlightstheneedforsuccessfulfeedingofnewly-bornbabies.“Weknowthatmanymothershavedifficultyestablishingbreastfeedinginthefirstweekoftheirbabies’life,”Dr.Smitherssaid.“Thefindingsofourstudysuggestthatifbabiesarehavingfeedingproblems,thereneedstobeearlyintervention(干预)inthemanagementofthatfeeding.”1、Thestudymainlyshowsthat________A．headcircumferenceiscertainlyconnectedtoIQ.B．babies’headsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonth.C．full-termbabiestendtobeclevererthanprematurebabies.(早产儿)D．themoreweightnewly-bornbabiesgain,thehigherIQtheyarelikelytohave.2、Howdidtheresearchersgettheirconclusionfromthestudy?A．Byaskingquestions.B．Bymakingcomparison.C．Byhavingadiscussion.D．Byreferringtodocuments.3、AccordingtoDr.LisaSmithers,wecanlearnthat________A．akid’sverbalIQscoresreachitshighestatagesix.B．thisstudyhelpsparentsfindfeedingproblems.C．quickweightgainbenefitsnewlybornbabiesonverbalIQ.D．thisstudyremindsparentsoftheneedforbreastfeeding.4、Thestudydiffersfrompreviousonesthat_________A．itassociatesearlypostnataldietwithIQ.B．itpaysattentiontotheIQofnewly-bornbabies.C．itemphasizesthesignificanceofsuccessfulfeeding.D．itfirstfocusesontherelationbetweenIQandweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.23．（8分）OnRemembranceDaymembersofthearmedforces(soldiers,sailorsandairmen)arecommemorated(纪念).TheothercommonnameforthisdayisArmisticeDaywhichmarksthedateandtimewhenarmiesstoppedfightingWorldWarⅠ,onNovember11that11amin1918(theeleventhhouroftheeleventhdayoftheeleventhmonth).Some100,000CanadiansoldiersdiedintheFirstandSecondWorldWars.InCanada,RemembranceDayisafederalstatutory(法定的)holiday—withanotableexceptionofNovaScotia,NorthwestTerritories,OntarioandQuebec—asitisinmanyothercountriesintheworldwherethisdayisobservedonthenationallevel.AllgovernmentbuildingsflytheCanadianflagthisdayandpeoplerememberthosewhofoughtforCanadaduringatwo-minutesilenceat11am.ManypeoplewearpoppiesbeforeandonRemembranceDaytoshowtheirrespectandsupportforCanadiantroops.Poppiesaregenerallyhandedoutfreebutoftenavoluntarydonationisgiveninexchange.IntheUnitedStatesthisdayiscalledVeterans’DayandisalsoobservedonNovember11th.ShouldRemembranceDaybeastateholidayineveryprovince?Wecontinuetoreceivelotsofmessagesfrompeoplealloverthecountrywhoareoutraged(气愤的)whyRemembranceDayisnotastateholidayeverywhereinCanada.Indeed,itwouldmakesensetomakethisastateholidayineveryprovinceandterritory—eveninOntario.Butnoteveryoneagrees.Sendusyourthoughtsaboutthisissueinthecommentareanearthebottomofthispage.RecentlywereceivedacommentfromJasonandwouldliketopostitonthispagebecausewethinkthatJasonmakesaverygoodpointinhismessage:“PleaseDONOTmakeRemembranceDayastatutoryholidayinOntario.FamilyDayisamuchmoreappreciatedbreakforfamiliesintheheartofthelongcolddepressingwinter.RemembranceDayisbetterobservedinaceremonyatyourschool,communitycentreorplaceofwork.”1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutRemembranceDay?A．ItwasestablishedonNovember11th,1918.B．ItisalsoreferredtoasArmisticeDay.C．ItisnotobservedonthesamedayasVeterans’Day.D．ItisheldinmemoryofAmericansoldiersthatdiedintwoworldwars.2、WhatusuallytakeplacetomarkRemembranceDayinCanada?A．TheCanadianflagwillappearonallbuildings.B．Peopleholdatwo-minutesilenceat12am.C．Allpeoplewearpoppiesjustontheday.D．Poppiesareoftenofferedinexchangeforsomedonation.3、WhyisJason’scommentpostedbasedonthetext?A．Thereissomethinginwhathesaidabouttheissue.B．NoteveryoneagreestohaveRemembranceDay.C．Tocollectpeople’sdifferentviewsontheissue.D．ToshowFamilyDayisappreciatedinOntario.4、Whereisthispassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A．TheInternet.B．Themagazine.C．Thenewspaper.D．Thehistorybook.24．（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.25．（10分）CJ6Fcbnuary,2019Imaginetensofthousandsofhugeenginesarepushingourplanetawayfromadyingsun.Thevisualeffectisimpressiveandgoeswellwiththestory.ThestoryisnotthetypicalHollywoodstyle:Asuperherosavestheearth;everyoneelseistheretogivearoundofapplause.Themovie"theWanderingEarth"bringsaseriousquestiontotheaudience:Whatareyougoingtodowhenfacinganunavoidabledisastertoourcivilization?Allcharactersinthemovieareordinarypeopleandeveryonegivestheiranswerwithshininghumanity.Againstalltheodds(逆境)withoutagoodfight.Thechanceofsuccessisclosetozerobuttheychoosehope.ItisaSci-fifan'sfeastyoudon'twanttomiss.Sylph16February,2019I'llexpectspaceshipsinHollywoodmovieswhenEarthisnolongersuitableforhumansurvival.ButinChineseconcept,wewillneverabandonourhome.Weput10000enginesonEarthandrunawaytogether.ThisiswhereAmericansandChinesediffer.LOLSteve27February.2019Thismoviehasalotofdialogues,morethanthat’snecessaryinmostscenes.Andthestoryliecouldbebetter.Anotherissueisthecast,whichisalmostmadeupofrookiesorfreshfaces,Thoughtheactingisnotbad,it'scertainlynotconsistenteitherSwanIMarch.2019Usually,foreignersinChinesesciencefictionfilmsareportrayedaseitherbadorincompetent(无能的).Yetin"theWanderingEarth",theChinesestruggletosavetheearth,andeagerlycooperatewithaninternationalforceoflargelynamelessheroesIt’sanotherreminderthatinthisdepressingfuturehumanbeingsmustunite.Mike17March.2019Thescreenwriting(电影剧本创作)fitsrightintothegrandplotoftheoriginalnovelbyCixinLiu.Thestory,thesettingandthespecialeffectsmadehisimaginationcomealive!397、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicateintheCJScomment?A．IntheWanderingEarth,everyoneworkstogethertosavetheearth.B．InaHollywoodfilm,everyonehelpsasuperherotosavetheearth.C．AllcharactersinaHollywoodfilmareordinaryandgreatpeople.D．TheWanderingEarthdiffersfromtypicalHollywoodfilmsincast.1、InSylphsopinion,thismovieactuallyshows______A．humanconcerns B．culturaldifferencesC．survivalskills D．environmentaldisasters2、WhatdoesStevemainlytalkabout?A．Themovie'scast. B．Themoviesplot.C．Themovieslines D．Themovie'sdrawbacks3、MikemakeshiscommentintermsofA．stonylines B．specialeffects C．noveladaptations D．thesetting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）WalkingaloneonaremotebeachinsouthwestFlorida,Iwassurprisedtohearsplashescomingfromthewater.AsIwalkedinthe1ofthesounds,Isawamanatee(海牛)showitsheadoutofthewater,2agreatsnuffling(带鼻音的)breath.Itseemedthatitwasin3andtryingtogetoutofit.I'dneverseena4likethisbefore.Iwantedto5,buttherewasnooneelseonthebeach.SoIwentintotheshallowwaterandwenttowardtheanimal.Icame6enoughtomakeoutthemanatee.Then,asecondmanatee,muchsmaller,appearedbesideit.7,themanateeswerealsomovingtowardme.SoonIwas8byseveralmanatees.Icouldclearlyseethelargermanatee9thelittleoneupwithherflipper(鳍状肢)andpushedittothe10besideme.Asthetwoslippedunderwater,twoothermanateesmovedupfrombehind,oneoneitherside,11gentlyagainstmybodyastheyswampast.Theycircledand12theaction,thistime13bythemotherandherbaby.Iheldmyhandouttouchingtheirbackastheypassedme.Sincetheyobviouslyenjoyedtouchingme,Ibegan14eachofthemastheyswamby.Istoodthereenjoyingthescene,15tomove,untilfinallytherisingtideforcedmebacktotheshore.LaterIknewexactlywhattookplacethatmorning.Themanatees16meintheircelebrationofabirthandIwaswelcometomeetthe17memberoftheirfamily.Duringthatunexpectedscene,Ifeltmoreinvolvedintherhythmsof18onourearththanever.Eachyear,Iheadforthat19foraquietlittlebirthdaypicnicontheshore.Afterall,youneverknowwhomight20upforyourparty.1、A．directionB．conditionC．middleD．side2、A．makingoutB．puttingoutC．comingoutD．lettingout3、A．forceB．troubleC．lossD．action4、A．lookB．feelC．sightD．smell5、A．leaveB．seeC．findD．help6、A．closeB．soonC．quickD．straight7、A．LuckilyB．PersonallyC．UnexpectedlyD．Sadly8、A．watchedB．surroundedC．attackedD．separated9、A．turnB．eatC．throwD．hold10、A．fieldB．surfaceC．poolD．bank11、A．rubbingB．preventingC．surfingD．comforting12、A．practicedB．changedC．repeatedD．showed13、A．seenB．followedC．taughtD．ordered14、A．movingB．hittingC．catchingD．touching15、A．unwillingB．readyC．unableD．afraid16、A．invitedB．protectedC．includedD．fought17、A．bestB．oldestC．toughestD．newest18、A．lifeB．musicC．worldD．development19、A．boatB．hillC．beachD．scene20、A．buildB．showC．lookD．step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）Babiesaregreatandlotsoffun．Wealllovebabiesandweneedbabies，too．Manycountriesdon'thaveenoughofthem．That'sabigproblem．Mostbabiesgrowuptobecomeworkers．Asthenumberofworkers1．（grow），acountrycanproducemorethings．Thatoftenmeanspeople'slivesbecomeeasierandmore2．（comfort）．Butwithoutenoughbabies，acountry3．（gradual）getold．Manycountriesprovideservicesfor4．（they）peoplelikehealthcare．Theseservices5．（pay）forbyyoungworkingpeople．Buttheyaremostlyusedbyoldpeople6．aren'tworkinganymore．Withoutenoughyoungpeople，countriescan'taffordthesethings．Countriesaredealing7．theseproblemsindifferentways．Manycountriesareencouragingpeople8．（have）morebabies．Raisingchildrenisexpensive，sosomecountriesgivefamiliesextramoney．Sometimescountrieschangerules9．itiseasierformotherstostudyandwork．Othersarewelcomingimmigrants（移民）fromother10．（place）．Howdoyouthinkthisproblemshouldbesolved？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。

ItookatriptoChinaafewmonthsbefore．Itwasawonderfulexperiencewhereisbeyonddescription．WespentthreeweeksvisitingBeijing，Shanghaiandseveralothertouristattraction．ThecloserweapproachedthecentreofChina，themuchIlikedit．ThenwewenttoHongKonglastweek，whichIthinkisdifferentwithBeijing．ItisnoisiestplaceIhaveeverseen．Andanotherthingthatgivemeadeepimpressionwasthepeoplethere—theyweresomuchfriendly．Anyway，thetripitselfwasinterested．Ican’twaittoflyingtoChinaagain、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你约好昨天去公交车站接你的朋友Dylan，但你却迟到了10分钟，令他很失望。请用英语给他写一封道歉信，要点如下:1.向他表示道歉;2.表达你对此事的认识;3.请求他的原谅。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearDylan，______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、D3、B4、B5、D6、D7、B8、A9、D10、B11、C12、C13、B14、D15、A16、C17、D18、C19、A20、C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、D3、C22、1、D2、B3、C4、D23、1、B2、D3、A4、A24、Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlesstohumanhealth.Infact，thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesandevenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.Thatisthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethecancer-causingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscanbecomedangerousw