2023学年黑龙江省牡丹江市爱民区第三高级中学高三六校第一次联考英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：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．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced2．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will3．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup4．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying5．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress6．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished7．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed8．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot9．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen10．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show11．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced12．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone13．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad14．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased15．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?16．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave17．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly18．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked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）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.22．（8分）HEARSTCASTL,CAHearstCastleisopenfortoursdaily,exceptThanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear’sDay.TourA--TheGrandRoomsViewthegroundfloorroomsofLaCasaGrandewhereMr.Hearst’sguestsmettheirhostandwereentertainedduringtheirstay.SeetheAssemblyRoom,whereguestsmetforcocktails,theRefectory,wheremealswereserved,theMorningRoom,BilliardTheater.YourknowledgeableguidewillbringthisbighousetolifesharingstoriesaboutMr.Hearst,hismanyguests,andtheartcollectionitcontains.Prices:Adults:$25.00;Children:$12.00.TourB–TheUpstairsSuites(套房)ThistourfeaturesroomsontheupperfloorsofCasaGrande.TravelthroughguestsuitesonyourwaytotheLibrarywhereMr.Hearsthousedacollectionof2,000-year-oldGreekpots.VisitMr.Hearst’sprivatethirdfloorsuiteincludinghisbedroomandprivatestudywhereheheldbusinessmeetings.LearnaboutthegeniusofarchitectJuliaMorganandthewaysheputMr.Hearst’sartcollectionintothedesign.Prices:Adults:$20.00;Children:$10.00.TourC–EveningTourThistourallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasavisitortotheCastleinthe1930smighthave.Itfeatureshighlightsfromtheexperience,UpperFloorsofCasaGrande,andGardentours.EveningtoursareofferedonmostFridaysandSaturdaysduringMarch–May&October–December.Prices:Adults:$36.00;Children:$18.00.TourD–AccessibleHolidayTwilightThistouriswheelchairaccessible.Visitorswhohavedifficultyclimbingstairs,orwhocannotstandorwalkforextendedperiod,mayalsobenefitfromthistour.AccessibletransportationisprovidedfromtheVisitorCentertoallareasoftheHolidayatHearstCastletour.Call866-712-2286foradditionalinformation.Prices:Adults:$30.00;Children:$18.00.1、Whichplacecanyoutakeyourchildtovisitifyouhavenotmuchavailablemoney?A．TheMorningRoom.B．TheUpstairsSuites.C．TheGrandRooms.D．TheBilliardRoom.2、WhichofthefollowingisproperforyoutotakepartinTourC?A．ASaturdayinJuly.B．ASaturdayinApril.C．AFridayinJanuary.D．AFridayinSeptember.3、Whichisthebestchoicefordisabledpeople?A．TourA．B．TourB．C．TourC．D．TourD．23．（8分）ThebestpasswordmanagersLastPassPerhapsthebest-knownpasswordmangermadenewslastNovemberbyannouncingthatitsappwouldbefreeacrossallplatforms.“ByofferingLastPassforfreeacrossallyourdevices,we’remakingitthatmucheasierforeveryonetomakegoodpasswordhabitstherule,whileresettingtheexpectationsofwhatagreatpasswordmanagementexperienceshouldbeinamulti-deviceworld,”JoeSiegrist,vicepresidentofLastPass,wroteinablogpost.DashlaneYouneedtopay$39.99fortheupdatedversion,whichallowsyoutosync(同步)andsharewithallyourdevices.Thefreeversionisgreatifyoujustneedthemanagerononedevice.Dashlaneprovidesadashboardthatjudgeshowsecureyourpasswordsare,soyoucanseeinrealtimeifyournewpasswordismoresecurethantheoldone,andit’llautomaticallychangeyourpasswordforyouifneeded.KeepassOnebigreasonwhymightchooseKeepassisthatKeepassdoesn’tuseacloudtokeeptrackofallofyourpasswords.Instead,allyourinformationiskeptonyourowncomputer.That’sbadnewsifyourcomputerdiesorgetsstolenandyouhaven’tbackeditup,butifyou’recautiousaboutacloud-basedsystem,thisopen-sourceplatformmightbethewaytogo.StickyPasswordIfsafetyandsecurityareyourbiggestconcerns,StickyPasswordisagoodoption,especiallyconsideringitsteamfromAVGTechnologies.PerhapsitsbiggestfeatureisthatyoushouldsyncyourdevicesusingyourownWi-Fi,meaningthepasswordswouldn’teverleaveyourhomenetwork.1、LastPassisakindofpasswordmanagerthat_____.A．wasdesignedlastNovemberB．helpsusersdevelopgoodlivinghabitsC．offersusersgoodmanagementexperienceD．helpsusersexperiencepasswordmanagement2、WhatisanadvantageofDashlane?A．UserscangettheupdatedversionforfreeB．IthelpsuserschangethepasswordregularlyC．UserscanuseitontwodifferentdevicesforfreeD．Ithelpsusersevaluatethesafetyofthepassword3、OnemaychooseKeepassif___________.A．heisafraidofhiscomputerbeingstolenB．helikeskeepinghisinformationinhisowne-mailC．hedoesn’ttrustthesafetyofthecloud-basedsystemD．hedoesn’tlikespendingmoneyonpasswordmanagers4、WhatwillbeadvisedtodowhenpeopleupdateStickyPassword?A．ConsiderthesafetyofitsteamB．UsethenetworkintheirownhomesC．KeepthenewpasswordwrittendownD．CalltheengineersfromAVGTechnologies24．（8分）Theoriginof“holiday”iseasytosee,comingfrom“holyday”,adayofparticularreligioussignificance,oftencelebratingthelifeofasaint(圣徒),duringwhichnoworkwastobedone.Asfarbackasthe11thcentury,“holidays”,especiallythemajorfeastdays,weretimesof“celebrationandamusement”,astheOxfordEnglishDictionaryputsit.ThenumberofholidayssteadilyincreasedduringtheMiddleAges,untilamedievalEnglishmanwouldhavehadtheluxuryof40to50daysayearoffwork,dependingonwherehelived,inadditiontoafreedayonSundays.DuringtheReformation,HenryVIIIabolishedmostoftheholidayspartlybecauseoftheProtestant(新教徒的)suspicionofsaints,butmorepractically,because,accordingtohistorianEamonDuffy,“Alargenumberofholidaysweremakingthepeoplepoorbylimitingagriculture.”Thepeopletookadifferentviewandorganizedaprotestmarch—thePilgrimageofGrace—partlytoprotecttheirdaysoff.Thoughatfirstthereligiousandfestivesensesofholidaywerecombined,thewordgraduallycametobeusedforanykindofrelaxingbreakfromwork.Asthewordwasdrawingawayfromareligioussociety,thenumberofauthorizedholidayswasreduced,untilby1834mostworkershadonlyfourofficialdaysoffayear,inadditiontoSundays.Manyfactoryworkersamplifiedthistimebystayinghomeon“SaintMonday”torecoverfromwhattheyhadgottenuptothedaybefore.Bythelate19thcentury,employerswerecompromisingandofferinghalf-daySaturdays,thebeginningofthe“weekend”,atermfirstusedin1879.In1908,aninnovativemillinNewEnglandgaveitsemployeesallofSaturdayoff,andthepracticespreadwidelyduringtheGreatDepressionasawaytokeepemploymentup.Ittook400years,butfinallyworkerscouldenjoyasmanyholidaysastheyhadinthe15thcentury.1、Whatwastheword“holiday”originallyintendedfor?A．Economy.B．Religion.C．Entertainment.D．Politics.2、What’sthemainreasonforHenryVIII’sendingmostholidaysaccordingtoEamonDuffy?A．Hispeoplerequiredathoroughreformation.B．Hedidn’tbelieveinGodandthesaints.C．Peopletooknointerestintheagricultureduetothem.D．Toomanyholidaysstoodinthewayoftheagriculture.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“amplified”inparagraph4?A．lengthenedB．wastedC．shortenedD．guaranteed4、WhendidmostemployeesgetthewholeSaturdayoff?A．In1879.B．In1908.C．DuringtheGreatDepression.D．Inthe15thcentury.25．（10分）Earlierthissummer,CarolLeReschegotthephonecallshe’dbeenwaitingfor.Atouristwaspickingzucchini(西葫芦)atThorneRiderPark.“It’sexactlywhatwehopedwouldhappenwhenweputinthefoodforest,”explainedLeResche,thepark’sfoodforestfounder.InMay,hereceiveda$3,500fund.Themoneywastohelpturnaformerparkintoanedible(可食用的)landscape.It’saplacewhereallofthefruits,vegetablesandnutsarefreeforthetaking.Unlikesomeparkswithstrict“nopicking”policies,foodforestsaredesignedtoprovidecolorfulcrops.Peopleareencouragedtoharvestthem.“Wethinkit’simportanttoputpublicfoodinpublicspaces,”shesaid.Thedesiretoknowmoreaboutwhereourfoodcomesfromisoneofthereasonsthereisarealtrendtowardagricultureintoneighborhoodsandcommunities.There,peoplecanparticipateintoursandclassesorrelaxamongthefruittrees.Foodforestsprovidedifferentkindsoffreshproducemorethanwecanbuy.Foodforestsarebasedonamodelvaluingsustainableandmostlyself-sufficientagriculturalproduction.Thefoodforestmodelrequireslesschemicalfertilizerandlesslaborthantraditionalagriculture.Anedibleforestisdesignedtodevelopwithoutpesticidesorweeding.Sincetheconceptisrelativelynew,andittakesatleastthreeyearsforfruitandnuttreesandberrybushestostartproducingmeaningfulamountsoffreshfood,it’shardtoknowwhetherfoodforestswillhaveanimpactonfooddeserts.Volunteer-drivenprojectscanfallapartifthegrouplosesinterest.Lackoffundingcanalsobeproblematic.Pestsalsoareanoften-citedconcern.Afterallandaboveall,LeRescheexplained,foodforestsareaboutalotmorethanfood.“Wealsowanttoprovideagatheringspacethatisproductiveandbeautifulwherepeoplecandeveloparelationshipwitheachotherandgetconnected.”1、Comparedwithcommonfoodbought,whatisspecialaboutthefoodinedibleforests?A．Ittastesbetter.B．Ithasmorevarieties.C．Ithasfunnyappearances.D．It’sproducedfreeoffertilizer.2、WhatisstressedinParagraph4?A．Foodforestsmaydisappearsoon.B．Foodforestshavealongwaytogo.C．Foodforestswastelotsofnaturalresources.D．Foodforestsseemimaginaryandimpossible.3、AsforLeResche,whatisthemostimportantroleoffoodforests?A．Awaytorelaxandentertain.B．Awaytosolvefoodshortage.C．Awaytobethankfulfornature.D．Awaytomeetandmakefriends.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tocallhelp.B．Toraisemoney.C．Tocompareandargue.D．Toinformandintroduce.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）MymostrewardingexperiencethroughoutthepasttwoyearswasvolunteeringattheswimmingcompetitionforSpecialOlympicswhereadisabledfriendofmycommunitytookpart.Thishadspecial1formebecauseexperiencingithelpedimprovemyleadershipskills,developmycharacter,andsupportmycommunity.Firstly,my2skillsdevelopedwhenIindependentlydirectedeachswimmerwhereto3attheplatformand4eachcompetitorwhentheyneededtoswim.Ihadtomakesurethattheswimmerswere5andreadytoperform.Thiskeptmeonmyfeetatalltimesand6ofeachevent’stimeandlocation.Ilearnedeachswimmer’sname,7manyofthemswaminmorethanoneevent.Secondly,my8wasgreatlyinfluenced.WhenIsawtheswimmersgettheirawardsforwinningeachswimmingevent,Iwasdeeplymoved.Iwas9thatmostswimmerscouldswimbetterthanI.Their10attitudesastonishedme,whethertheywonorlost.Thisalsoenlargedmyview,offeringmetheopportunityto11peopleIwouldnormallynotruninto.Iwentoutofmy12zoneanddidwhateverwasneededtobedone,evenifitwassometimesdifficulttome.Itwasespecially13whenIsawtheglowingfacesofthecompetitors.Lastly,Iwasof14tomycommunitybylendingahandtothisorganization.Tobeapartofitgavemeachancetoimprovemycommunityandbecome15withthepeoplelivinginthisarea.AsWinstonChurchilloncesaid,“Wemakealivingbywhatwedo,butwemakea(n)16bywhatwegive.”Theimportanceof17shouldbestressedthroughoutyourlife.18,throughthemanyopportunitiesmycommunityhasofferedIwasprivilegedtobe19inthisexcitingandimportanteventinthesecompetitors’lives.Ihopetobea(n)20againatthiseventinyearstocome.1、A．purposeB．attentionC．meaningD．regulation2、A．learningB．actingC．exerciseD．leadership3、A．pileupB．lineupC．putupD．fillup4、A．informedB．awardedC．taughtD．compared5、A．positionedB．preservedC．presentedD．predicted6、A．fullB．ignorantC．awareD．convinced7、A．becauseB．ifC．soD．though8、A．techniqueB．imaginationC．figureD．character9、A．remindedB．impressedC．blamedD．concerned10、A．variousB．controversialC．changeableD．positive11、A．educateB．gatherC．meetD．recommend12、A．safetyB．comfortC．timeD．development13、A．rewardingB．outstandingC．interestingD．relaxing14、A．wisdomB．courageC．serviceD．encouragement15、A．crowdedB．combinedC．suppliedD．acquainted16、A．exceptionB．wayC．lifeD．analysis17、A．evaluatingB．volunteeringC．travelingD．allocating18、A．StrangelyB．GenerallyC．SpeciallyD．Fortunately19、A．involvedB．committedC．devotedD．caught20、A．trainerB．assistantC．judgeD．announcer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）Aproverbsays,"Timeismoney".Butinmyopinion,timeiseven1．preciousthanmoney.Why？2．whenmoneyisspent,wecanearnitback.However,whentimeis3．（go）,itwillneverreturn.4．isknowntoallthatthetimewecanuseislimited.Thereforeweshouldmake5．useofourtimetostudyhardsoastoserveourcountryin6．future.Butitisapitythattherearealotofpeople7．donotrealizethevalueoftime.Theywastetheirprecioustimesmoking,drinkingandplaying.In8．word,weshouldformthegoodhabitof9．(save)time.Donotputoffwhatcanbedonetoday10．tomorrow.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便条。便条中共有10处语言错误，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。Ihavealwaysbeenshowinggreatinterestinsports、WhenIsawsomepeoplesnowboarding,Idecidedtogiveittry、Therefore,itwasmuchmoredifficultthanhadexpected、AtfirstIfoundwhyIcouldnotkeepmybalancesonaboardeasily、Anditseemedalmostpossiblyformetogoanydistancewithoutfalling、Ihatedtofailinanysport,soIcontinuedtotryandfinallymanagetogoallthewayupaslope(斜坡)withoutanaccident、ItwasthenwhenIrealizedwhatagreatsportitwas、NowI’drathergoingsnowboardingregularly、51第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，正在一家美国博物馆实习，负责向参观者介绍美式英语的发展历史。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，作为讲解时的参考。形成1607年，首批英国移民者来到北美，将英语带到北美大陆。发展1.18与19世纪，伴随着移民潮，美式英语受到了德语、西班牙语等语言的影响；2.1806年，美国著名的词典编纂家诺亚·韦伯斯特（NoahWebster）正式提出“美式英语”这一说法，被看作是美式英语形成的重要标志；3.1828年，诺亚·韦伯斯特编纂的AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage出版，系统而全面地规定了美式英语单词的拼写、意义和用法；4.随着美国的发展，美式英语的影响力不断增大。注意：1.词数150左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：移居immigration；词典编纂家lexicographer_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、B5、A6、D7、D8、B9、A10、B11、D12、D13、A14、D15、D16、A17、B18、A19、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、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…tofindoutwhatmixturesofchemicalswouldbemoreharmfulthanothers;whatgroupsofchemicals,whentogether,wouldproducemoreharmfuleffects.Andatthemoment,thatisnotknown.”Anestimatedoneinfivecancershasbeenlinkedtoche