安徽省滁州三中2026届英语高三第一学期期末达标检测模拟试题含解析

安徽省滁州三中2026届英语高三第一学期期末达标检测模拟试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate2．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a;the D．/；a3．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are4．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what5．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen6．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．advocateB．distributionC．allocationD．division7．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar8．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion9．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while10．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun11．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when12．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion13．---Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.----Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout14．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria15．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where16．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed17．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon18．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed19．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins20．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor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）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan12minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure22．（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）Myfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled(翻耕的)soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden,IrememberDadpushingthetiller(耕作机)aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcom,andourfavorite―redtomatoes.AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone'sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecomerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile,Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.1、Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?A．Thegardenwasplantedwithcolorfulflowers.B．Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilledbyhisfather.C．Helovedwhathisfathergrewinthegarden.D．Heenjoyedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.2、Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather.A．devotedmoretogardeningB．turnedtootherhobbiesC．stoppedhisgardeningD．focusedonplantingtomatoes3、Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?A．Theauthor’ssontookchargeofit.B．Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.C．Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.D．Itbroughttheauthoragreatharvest.4、Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．theauthor’ssonplayedhappilyinthegardenB．theauthor’ssonremindedhimofhisownfatherC．theauthor’ssonwasverygladtohelptheauthorD．theauthor’ssonwillcontinuegardeningaswell24．（8分）SUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers?Canyouunderstandhowolderpeoplefeel?Areyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouworkweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:☆Startingrateof￡8.56perhour☆Freeuniform☆Excellenttrainingcareers@WOWEEMAGAZINEWritersWantedWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare:chattyinterestingpassionateskilledContactusatinfo@.CALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel?Ifso,we'dliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunity.Girlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukWORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:☆Choosethehoursyouwork☆Getmanagementexperience☆ShareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerofCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsandexperience.Emailusatjobs@coffeebeans.co.uk.1、Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker?A．info@B．jobs@coffeebeans.co.ukC．careers@D．info@top-model-agency.uk2、AwriterworkingforWoweeMagazinecan______.A．getafreeuniformB．receivefreeticketstoeventsC．bringaparentD．chooseworkinghours3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Thereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.C．EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.D．ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineareexpectedtobesociableandenthusiastic.25．（10分）IbeganworkinginjournalismwhenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sidea.Shewantedmeto“makesomething”ofmyself,anddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenue.Thecrowdswerethere.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisible,makingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.Whenitwassuppertime,Iwalkedbackhome.“Howmanydidyousell,myboy?”mymotherasked.“None.”“Wheredidyougo?”“ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.”“Whatdidyoudo?”“StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.”“Youjuststoodthere?”“Didn’tsellasingleone.”“MyGod,Russell!”UncleAllenputin,“Well,I’vedecidedtotakethePost.”Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel(五分镍币).ItwasthefirstnickelIearned.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbells,addressadultswithself-confidence,andpersuadethembysayingthatnoone,nomatterhowpoor,couldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehome.Oneday,ItoldmymotherI’dchangedmymind.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.“Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethis,”shereplied,“you’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.”Sheinsistedthat,assoonasschoolwasover,Ishouldstartringingdoorbells,sellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidno,shewouldscoldme.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymother,dissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slife,determinedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeople.Butneverdidsheexpectthat,fortyyearslater,suchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlove.1、Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A．Hewantedtobefamousinthefuture.B．Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C．Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D．Thecompetitionforthejobwasfierce.2、Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismother,welearnthatthemotherwas_______.A．excitedB．interestedC．ashamedD．disappointed3、Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A．Sheforcedhimtocontinue.B．Shepunishedhim.C．Shegavehimsomemoney.D．Shechangedherplan.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thisbattle”(lastparagraph)referto?A．Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B．Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C．Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D．Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.5、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Theearlylifeofajournalist.B．Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C．Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D．Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Peopleusuallygetintoahardlifeandareunabletoescapefromthemselves.Therewasonceapooranddisappointedsalesmancomplainingeverydaythattherewasno1forhimtodisplayhisabilityandthe2wasoftenpullinghislegs.AtChristmasEve,everyfamily3theirhouseswithlanternsandstreamersanditwasvery4everywhere.Buthewasalonesittinginabenchinaparkandrecallingthepast.Itwasonthesamedaylastyearwhenhewasalsoalone5hisChristmasdayaway,6newclothes,newshoes,letaloneanewcarandanewhouse.“Damn!IhavetospendthisChristmasdaywiththeseoldshoesagain.”he7andbegantotakeofftheoldshoes.8,heglancedatayoungmaninawheelchairpassingbyhimwithhishandsstrugglinglypushingthewheelforward.It9himthathewassoluckytohaveshoestowearwhilethatmandidnotevenhavethe10Afterwards,thesalesmandidanythingwithacalm11andcherishedeveryopportunitytoimprovehimself.Heworkedhardandtriedhisbesttomakeprogresseveryday.Severalyearslater,he12changedhislifetotallyandbecameamillionaire.Ifyoulookallaround,youwillfindtherearesomanypeoplewhowereborn13inthesocietybuttheyare14inlifeandnevercomplainabouttheunfairdestiny.Theyarealsonottobegothers’giving.Instead,theyconstantly15tomakethemselvesstrongerandmoreexcellentto16thesociety.Bycontrast,weshouldfeel17Wearebornhealthy,butweare18withlife;wecomplainaboutourcolleaguesanddissatisfywithourjobs.Maybeallofuswouldfeelafraidwhenwerealizewehavefallenintosuch19stateoflife,butworseisthatyouevendonot20youhavefallenintosuchadangeroussituation.1、A．platform B．chance C．time D．status2、A．poverty B．fate C．ghost D．goal3、A．filed B．made C．decorated D．assisted4、A．temporary B．optimistic C．happy D．festive5、A．spending B．drinking C．celebrating D．congratulating6、A．besides B．with C．except D．without7、A．cried B．sighed C．shouted D．promised8、A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Suddenly D．Surprisedly9、A．dawnedon B．focusedon C．dependedon D．concentratedon10、A．motivation B．recognition C．chance D．challenge11、A．attitude B．feeling C．character D．mood12、A．eventually B．fortunately C．continuously D．awkwardly13、A．tough B．disabled C．stupid D．lucky14、A．energetic B．stubborn C．confident D．serious15、A．decide B．struggle C．remember D．wish16、A．understand B．create C．serve D．shape17、A．guilty B．immoral C．invaluable D．ashamed18、A．fedup B．caughtup C．brokenup D．cutup19、A．dangerous B．unique C．disappointing D．awesome20、A．show B．realize C．know D．chase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）MarkTwainwasaveryfamousAmericanwriter.Hewasgoodattellinginterestingstoriestomakeotherpeoplehappy.Butoncesomebodyplayedajokeonhim.Oneday,MarkTwain1．(invite)togivealectureinasmalltown.Afterthelecture,hemetayoungmanatlunch.TheyoungmantoldMarkTwainhehadanunclewhoneversmiledorlaughed.“Bringyouruncletomylecturethisevening,”saidMarkTwain,“I’lltellsomeinterestingstoriesandI’msureIcanmakehimlaugh.”Thateveningtheyoungmanas2．ashisunclecametoMarkTwain’slecture.Theysatinthefirstrowofthehall.MarkTwainlookedattheoldmanandtoldsomefunnystories,whichmadepeopleinthehalllaugh.Buttherewasstillnosmileontheoldman’sface.MarkTwaintoldthe3．(fun)storiesheknew.Buttheoldmanstilldidn’tlaugh.Atlast,MarkTwainstopped.Hefeltvery4．(disappoint).Hewasverysurprisedattheoldman.Somedayslater,MarkTwainmetafriendandtoldhimabouthisbadexperienceinthesmalltown.“Oh,”saidhisfriend,“Iknowwhathappenedtothatoldman.He5．(be)deafforyears.”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女文，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。刪除：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。Lastweekend,myclassmateandIwentonacampingtripneartheriver、Itwasnotlongdistance,sowechosetogetherebybike、Westartedwithearlyinthemorning、Ontheway,wetalkedaboutthatwesawaround、Ittakesabouthalfanhourtogettotheplace、Onarriving,somegirlssatdown,hadherbreakfastandlistenedtothebirdssings、Someadmiredtheriverwhileothersdrewpictures、MyfriendsandIfoundaquietlyplaceandwentfishing、Tooursurprise,wegotmuchfishes、Timepassedsoquicklyandwehadtosaygoodbye、Ienjoyedthepleasantorexcitingtrip、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.表示歉意；2.说明原因；3.另约时间。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，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、C2、C3、A4、D5、C6、B7、A8、A9、B10、B11、B12、A13、C14、D15、A16、D17、A18、D19、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、C2、D3、A22、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’steamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombi