广东省广州市海珠区2024届高三年级下册联考英语试题含解析

广东省广州市海珠区2024届高三下学期联考英语试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Theboyishavingafever.You'dbetterdampatowelandlayit_____hisforehead.

A.acrossB.within

C.throughD.beyond

2.■“Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless,isn*the?

■-Yes,heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.

A.ifB.unless

C.thoughD.so

3.OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition^publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureareasignificant

shareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.

A.takingupB.dividingupC.breakingupD.puttingup

4.—Thefoodhereisniceenough.

一Myfriend_______mearightplace.

A.introducesB.introduced

C.hadintroducedD.wasintroducing

5.—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?

一No.IfIanotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.

A.wouldgetB.wouldhavegotC.hadgotD.got

6.MsAliceisconsideredaladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.

A.selfishB.hopeful

C.meanD.generous

7.ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChinashedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.

A.whereB.that

C.howD.why

8.The90'speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefitsaboutbythegreatlevelofculturaland

economicdevelopment.

A.broughtB.bringing

C.tobebroughtD.havingbrought

9.Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysucha_margin.

A.lowB.high

C.wideD.narrow

10.Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynottothemtoohard.

A.drawB.strike

C.rushD.push

11.Soabsorbed_______inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.

A.MarywasB.Maryhasbeen

C.wasMaryD.hasMarybeen

12.challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.

A.DespiteB.Besides

C.ConcerningD.Regarding

13.competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimply

passingexams.

A.DueB.Raw

C.CoreD.Keen

14.—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?

一Yes,Idid.Youknow,mybrother________inthematch.

A.isplayingB.wasplaying

C.hasplayedD.hadplayed

15.DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,thefortunesofCao'sownfamily.

A.mirroredB.tomirror

C.mirroringD.mirror

16.Doubleovensareagoodidea,especiallyyouarecookingseveralmealsatatime.

A.thoughB.ifC.thatD.unless

17.Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith—whethertheywinor

loseagame.

A.certaintyB.caution

C.dignityD.independence

18.Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometimethe

situationimproves.

A.sinceB.when

C.unlessD.before

19.—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?

—No,ifsallright.I'musedwiththeradio

A.toturndown;towork;onB.turningdown;toworking;on

C.turningdown;toworking;offD.toturndown;toworking;on

20.Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,accompaniedbyother

measures.

A.onceB.whenC.ifD.unless

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）Awomanlostthesightinoneeyeaftergoingswimminginapoolatahotelwearingcontactlenses（隐

形眼镜）.JennieHurst,fromSouthampton,sufferedfromarareandpainfulinfectioncausedbyamoeba（变形虫）in

water.Theinfectioncausespeopletobesensitivetolightandthe28-year-oldsaidshehadtostayinadarkroomfor

threemonths.Sheisnowwarningofthedangersofswimmingorshoweringwearingcontacts.

MsHurstexperiencedfouroperationsandatreatmentinwhichshehadeyedropseveryhalfhour."Duringthat

timeIstayedinmybedroomwithblackcurtainsatthewindow.TheonlythingIcoulddowastolistentotheradio.

Oneevening,IwassoeagertolookoutofwindowtogetalookoftheoutsideworldthatIopenedmycurtainsinthe

middleofthenight.AssoonasIdidthisthemoonshoneinmyeyesanditreallyhurt.Ididn'tdothatagain.Ihave

beenleftwithnosightinmylefteyeandthedamagetomyrighteyecouldbelasting/*shesaid.

MsHursthadbeenwearingcontactlensesforfiveyears."Idon*tevenlikeswimming,Mshesaid.nMyfriendswere

quitesurprisedthatIhadgoneswimmingandprobablythoughtthatIhadbeenabitlazy.Iwasn*tawareofthe

problematall—itdidn*tevenentermybraintotakethemout.IfeltresponsiblethatIhadletithappenwhenactually

Icouldhavejusttakenmycontactsout.**

1、What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thewomanlosingsightwhileswimming.

B.Arareinfectioncausedbycontactlenses.

C.Anaccidenthappeninginahospital.

D.Thetroubleofstayinginadarkroom.

2、Amertheoperations,JennieHurstfelt

A.frightenedB.calm

C.regretfulD.anxious

3、WhatdoesJennieHurstmeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Sheusedtogoswimmingveryoften.

B.Shehasalsobeenhurtinherbrain.

C.Shewillbebusywithherworkinfuture.

D.Shemightbemorecarefulwhenswimmingnexttime.

4、Whafsthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toanalyze.B.Toexplain.

C.Towarn.D.Toencourage.

22.（8分）Don'tweallknowa“HappyMeal”whenweseeone—thefamousboxedmealthatincludesa

hamburger,kid-sizedFrenchfries,fruitsandmilk,servedwithatoythat'sextremelypopularwithchildrenwholoveto

collectthem?

AHappyMealisaformofkids'mealsoldatacertainfast-foodchainsince1979.Atoyisincludedinthemeal,both

ofwhichareusuallycontainedinaboxorpaperbag.However,collectorsoftheselittletoyswillnotgetthemanylonger,

sincethecompanywillreplacetoyswithbooksandeachofthesebookswillmainlypassonnutritionalmessages.

HappyMealsareextremelypopularwithkids,especiallyfortheircollectabletoys,whenyouconsiderthatover1.3

billionofthesepackagesaresoldeachyear.Thesepackageshavebeenverycontroversial.Healthsupportersbelievethat

drawingkidstothesemealswithtoysiscleverwayofpromotingunhealthyfoodchoices.Theyseeitasanadvertising

strategyof“catchingitscustomersyoung“一amovethathaspaidoffverywellforthefast-foodcompany.

Childdevelopmentexpertssaythatfoodhabitsgetformedinchildrenbyagesixandcontinuethroughtotheir

adultlife.FattyandsugaryfoodssuchasthoseservedinHappyMealsarebelievedtoplayabigroleingrowinghealth

problemssuchasobesityanddiabetes.Publichealthcarecostshavegoneupanduntoldamountsofmoneyhavebeen

spentoncopingwiththesehealthproblems.OnNovember2,2010,theSanFranciscoBoardofSupervisorspassedalaw

requiringthatchildren'smealssoldinrestaurantsmustmeetcertainnutritionalstandardsbeforetheycouldbesold

withtoys,toovercometheproblemofchildhoodobesity-inotherwords,theStateofCaliforniatriedtobanthetoysin

HappyMeals.However,itwasstronglyopposedbysomeasbeingheavy-handed,andthebanwasthrownoutbythe

government.

Whilesomepeoplebelievethatthefast-foodcompany,withitslargefollowingofchildren,cancreateapowerful

messagethroughthebooks,othersbelieveitsactionsarecontradictory.Anyway,thecompanyistryingtospreadthe

messageofnutritionwhileitisservingfoodthatisanythingbuthealthy.

1、TheaimofthequestionraisedinParagraph1is・

A.giveasurprisetothetoyloversB.makereadersthinkabouttheanswer

C.callonreaderstobuyboxedmealsD.getreaders5attentiontothearticle

2、BookswillbeaddedintoHappyMealsto.

A.introducetheuseofthetoysB.helpkidslearnaboutnutrition

C.increasethecostofthemealsD.spreadthemessageoffastfood

3、AccordingtoParagraph3,HappyMeals,

A.costmoremoneythanordinarymeals

B.helpthecustomersstayyoung

C.haveachievedthedesiredresult

D.receiveapprovalfromhealthsupporters

4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutHappyMeals?

A.Theydonoactualgoodtochildren'shealth.

B.Theyteachchildrenalotaboutnutrition.

C.Theybringmuchfuntochildren.

D.Theyarepopularwiththeyoungandtheold.

5、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HappyMeal-ANewAdvertisingMethod

B.ThelinksBetweenFoodandHealth

C.TheImportanceofEatingHealthyFood

D.AreHappyMealsReallyHappy?

23.（8分）Five-year-oldPrisillaPerez,astudentatMeadorElementarySchoolinWillis,wasunhappywithher

recenthaircut,whichresultedfromaseveredisease.WhenstudentsinherclassstartedcallingPrisillaaboy,shefelt

ashamed,oftencryingandlosingfocusinschool.

Herteacher,ShannonGrimm,sympathizedwithherunhappiness.GrimmandPrisilla^momwereconcerned,but

theirideasdidn'twork.66Wehadclassroomdiscussionsabouthowgirlshaveshorthairandboyshavelonghair,andI

showedthemphotosofmoviestarswithdifferentlooks,“Grimmsaid."However,itwasn'tsinkingin.”

GrimmthoughtaboutPrisillathroughoutwinterbreak,andonemorning,shehadanidea:Cutoffherhair™a

scarythoughtforGrimm,whoworeherhairlongandtookprideinit“I'veneverhadshorthair,andIstressedaboutit

fortwoweeksbeforemakingadecision,95shesaid.OnJan.4,Grimminvitedahairstylistfriendtoherhome."Itold

himtokeepgoing,evenifIcriedJshesaid.

Theclasslovedtheirteacher'snewdo,especiallyPrisilla,whoexcitedlyranofftheschoolbusthatafternoonyelling,

“Mom,Ms.Grimmcutherhair!”Theteacheralsoboughtmatchingbowsforherselfandthegirl,sotheycouldstyle

theirhairtogether.

InFebruary,theteacherrecommendedPrisillafortheschooldistrict9sStudentoftheMonthAward,butduringthe

Mondayceremony,shereceivedasurprise“heromedal55fromthegirl."Nowwehavematchingawards/9saysGrimm.

Prisilla^mother,Maria,saidthatGrimm'sthoughtfulnessbroughthertotears.66Iwasshocked.Iwascrying.I

couldn'tbelieveit-shedidsomethingIwouldn'thavethebraverytodo.Iwillneverforgetthat”

1、WhywasPrisillaunhappyatschool?

A.Shewasn'tsatisfiedwithherteacher.

B.Shecouldn'tconcentrateinclass.

C.Shewaslaughedatbyherclassmates.

D.Shecouldn'tgetonwellwithothers.

2、WhatmadeGrimmhaveherownhaircut?

A.Praisefromherstudents.B.Devotiontoherstudents.

C.RequestofPrisilla'smother.D.Suggestionfromthehairstylist.

3、WhatcanweknowaboutGrimm?

A.ShehadherhaircuttogetherwithPrisilla.

B.Sheexpressedhersincerethankstoherpupils.

C.Shehesitatedalotbeforehavingherhaircut.

D.Shewonagoldmedalforfacingdifficultiesbravely.

4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.HowGrimmhelpedherstudentout.B.WhatproblemPrisillahadatschool.

C.WhyPrisillawontheMonthAward.D.WhenGrimmgothernewhairstyle.

24.（8分）阅读理解

Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.I

lookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywitha

smile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedand

enthusiasticallyresponded,uOfcourseyoumay!”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyarey（）uiiic（）Hegeatsuchayoimg,

iimocentage"1asked.WIalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone!”shetoldme.After

classwewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.

Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon-stop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis“time

machine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusicon（偶

像）andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootball

dinner.Illneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.66Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestop

playing.ThereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingupAnybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttake

anytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunitiesinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderly

usuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethose

withregrets.99Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”.Shechallengedeachofustostudythe

lyrics（歌词）andlivethemoutinourdailylife.Attheyear*sendshefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthose

years.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.

1、Whathappenedtotheauthoronthefirstdayofschool?

A.Hegottoknowanoldprofessor.

B.Hemadetheacquaintanceofanoldlady.

C.HejoinedtheStudentUnion.

D.Hehadtoshareamilkshakewithothers.

2、FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanfindouttheauthor's.

A.concernaboutage

B.respectfortheold

C.curiosityaboutthelady

D.complaintabouteducation

3、Intheauthor*seyes,・

A.Rosewasinnocentandgenerous

B.Rosewaswiseandskilled

C.Rosewastalentedandhard-working

D.Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring

4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport・

A.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Romewasn*tbuiltinaday.

D.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.

25.（10分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingto

arecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.

Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.

ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior（sittingforlongperiodsoftime）influencesthehealthofthe

brain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.

UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaverage

numberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI（热分辨磁共

振成像）scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedinthe

formationofnewmemories.

TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysical

activity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.

“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspent

sittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspent

sitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.

Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinning

andwhatrolegender（性别），race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.

“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive（认知的）declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.Reducing

sedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskfor

Alzheimer'sdisease,researcherssaid.

1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?

A.Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.

B.Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.

C.Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.

D.Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath

2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto____・

A.evaluatetheirmemoryloss

B.examinetheirMTLconditions

C.recordtheirphysicalactivitylevels

D.recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting

3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?

A.Itinagreatsuccess.

B.Itislittlepracticalvalue.

C.Itmusttargettheyoung.

D.Itstillneedstobeimproved.

4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LongSittingIsBadforYourBrain

B.HowtoImproveBrainHealth

C.SittingCausesManyHealthProblem

D.AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss

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）完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该选项涂黑。

Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoon

turnedintocomplaintsabout1inworkandlife.

Beforeofferinghisguests2,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand3withalargepotofcoffeeandavariety

ofcups-porcelain（瓷），plastic,glass,crystal,some4andcheap,someexquisite（精致的）and5telling

themtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:"Ifyou6,allthenice-lookingexpensive

cupswere7up,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis8foryoutowantonlythebestfor

yourselves,thatisthe9ofyourproblemsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitself10noqualitytothecoffee.

Inmostcases11isjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyou12

wantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciously13forthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother's

cups.

Nowconsiderthis:14isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolsto

15life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine（规定）,norchangethe16oflifewelive.Sometimes,by___

17onlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasofferedus.

Godbrews（酿造）thecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!

“The18peopledon'thavethebestofeverything:Theyjust19thebestofeverything.95

Livesimply.Love20Caredeeply.Speakkindly.LeavetheresttoGod.

1、A.difHcultiesB.stressC.sadnessD.hate

2、A.coffeeB.teaC.giftD.cups

3、A.packedB.rushedC.fetchedD.returned

4、A.good-lookingB.ugly-lookingC.plain-lookingD.nice-looking

5、A.expensiveB.brightC.excellentD.comfortable

6、A.suspectedB.noticedC.ignoredD.appreciated

7、A.filledB.broughtC.takenD.used

8、A.normalB.carefulC.politeD.rude

9、A.shareB.accessC.entranceD.source

10、A.putsB・addsC.attachesD.ties

11、A.thisB.whichC.itD.one

12、A.reallyB.generallyC.possiblyD.precisely

13、A.lookedB.searchedC.appliedD.went

14、A.PeaceB.JoyC.ChanceD.Life

15、A.referB.reflectC.containD.support

16、A.qualityB.quantityC.characterD.value

17、A.keepingB.basingC.concentratingD.depending

18、A.coolestB.craziestC.happiestD.saddest

19、A.makeB.useC.acceptD.put

20、A.nervouslyB.secretlyC.generouslyD.curiously

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）语法填空

Howdoyouusuallybuywhatyouneed,shoppingonlineorgoingouttoshopinperson?WiththehelpoftheInternet,

shoppingis_1.—（easy）thanbefore.Wecanjustclickourmousetochoosethethingswelike,payforthemonline,and

theshopping_2.—（finish）.Itiseasyandquick.Ithelpssavemoney,too.Wecansavethousandsayearifwecompare

thepricesofsimilaritems（商品）beforedecidingwhich_3._（buy）.

However,therearealways_4.—（trap）inshoppingonline.Ifweare_5.—（care）,wemaygetintotrouble.For

example,wemayfindthecoloroftheitemdifferent_6.—thatinthepictureonline.Sometimes,thesizeoftheitemwe

receivecanbetoobig_7._toosmall.Toavoidsuchtroubles,weshouldcomparesimilaritemsondifferentonline

storesandpaymoreattentiontowhatothercustomerssay.Fromtheiropinions,wecanknow_8.—（well）aboutan

item'scolor,sizeaswellas_9.—（it）shortcomings.Inthiswayweincreaseourchanceofbuying_10.—more

satisfactoryitem.

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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

DearAlice,

Iamdelightedtohearthatyouwillcometomycityforsightseeing,Iwaswritingtoyouexpressingmywillingness

tomakearrangementforyourtour.

Asfortheaccommodation^havetheoptionofeitherstayinginmyhomeorinahotel9thatIcanreserveforyouin

advanceifyoulike、However,I*dliketohelpyouworkatravelschedule>Intheway,couldyoudomeafavorand

purchaseaCoachpursethoughitdoesn*tbotheryou?Withmymother'sbirthdayapproached,!wishtopresentittoher

asabirthdaygift、

I*mlookingforwardtomeetingyousoon、Ihopeyouwillhaveafunhere.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）入冬以来，我国多地遭遇了不同程度的雾霾影响，雾霾污染又一次成为备受社会关注的焦点。请你简要

分析雾霾形成的原因及危害，并提出治理的措施，为减少雾霾做出努力。

注意：1、要求语句通顺，意思连贯，可以适当增加细节；

2、词数100左右（开头已给出的内容不计入字数）。

Thesmoghasoccurredmanytimesrecently._______________________________________________________

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、B

3、A

4、B

5、D

6、D

7、B

8、A

9、C

10、D

11、C

12、A

13、C

14、B

15、C

16、B

17、C

18、D

19、D

20、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、A

2、C

3、D

4、C

22、1、D

2、B

3、C

4、A

5、D

23、1、C

2、B

3、C

4、A

24、Everyday,peoplecomeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlessto

humanhealth.Infact,thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesand

evenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.

Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.

Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butincombinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybecomedeadly.That

isthefindingofatwo-yearstudybyahigh-profiletaskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethe

cancer-causingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.

LindaGulliverwasoneof174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancer-causingpotentialof85

chemicals.All85aresaidtobecommonintheenvironment.

Ms.Gulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscan

becomedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.

Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.Ms.Gulliver's

teamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombinationstosupportthein-creaseofmalignant（恶性的）humancells.

Shesaysthecurrentwaytoidentifywhetherchemicalscausecanceristotestthemoneatatime.Thismethodleads,

sheadds,toalonglistofsupposedly“safe”chemicals.Sheandherteamsaythatapproachneedstochange.

“Wedefinitelyneedcertainresearch...toAndoutwhatmixturesofchemicalswouldbemoreharmfulthanothers;

whatgroupsofchemicals,whentogether,wouldproducemoreharmfuleffects.Andatthemoment,thatisnotknown.”

Anestimatedoneinfivecancershasbeenlinkedtochemicalexposure.Itmayturnoutthatthecancer-causing

villain（恶棍）isnotasinglechemicalatall.

5、Whateffectmayonesinglechemicalhaveonusaccordingtothetext?

A.Itmayletussufferfromcancer.

B.Itmaynotcausedangertous.

C.Itmaydestroyourbody.

D.Itmayletourbodymakeachange.

6、WhatcanwelearnaboutMs.Gulliver'sresearch?

A.Shehasfoundreasonsforfivekindsofcancers.

B.Shehasfoundthatonlyonechemicalcancausecancer.

C.Shehasfound85cancer-causingchemicals.

D.Sheisnotsurewhatmixturesofchemicalsaremoreharmful.

7、Accordingtothetext»wecaninferthatthestudy.

A.isjustwastingtimeandmoney

B.isinneedofgreatefforts

C.willcausepanicinpublic

D.willberesistedbythepublic

8、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MixturesofSafeChemicalsMayCauseCancer

B.BeingExposedtoOneChemicalIsDangerous

C.HowMixturesofSafeChemicalsComeintoBeing?

D.WhatIstheRealCauseforCancer?

25、1、C

2、B

3、D

4、A

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