江蘇省連云港市東?？h2025屆英語高三上期末質量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題含解析

江蘇省連云港市東?？h2025屆英語高三上期末質量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those2．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched3．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether4．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so5．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn6．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone7．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon8．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled9．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere10．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed11．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup12．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout13．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance14．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose15．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn16．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one17．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas18．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before19．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned20．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Tinymicrobes(微生物)areattheheartofanewagriculturaltechniquetomanageharmfulgreenhousegas.Scientistshavediscoveredhowmicrobescanbeusedtoturncarbondioxideintosoil-enrichinglimestone(石灰石),withthehelpofatypeoftreethatgrowsintropicalareas,suchasWestAfrica.ResearchershavefoundthatwhentheIrokotreeisgrownindry,acidicsoilandtreatedwithacombinationofnaturalfungi(霉菌)andotherbacteria,notonlydoesthetreegrowwell,italsoproducestheminerallimestoneinthesoilarounditsroot.TheIrokotreemakesamineralbycombiningCafromtheearthwithCO2fromtheatmosphere.Thebacteriathencreatetheconditionsunderwhichthismineralturnsintolimestone.Thediscoveryoffersanewwaytolockcarbonintothesoil,keepingitoutoftheatmosphere.Inadditiontostoringcarboninthetrees’leavesandintheformoflimestone,themineralinthesoilmakesitmoresuitableforagriculture.Thediscoverycouldleadtoreforestation(重新造林)projectsintropicalcountries,andhelpreducecarbondioxideintheatmosphereinthedevelopingworld.IthasalreadybeenusedinWestAfricaandisbeingtestedinBolivia,HaitiandIndia.Thefindingsweremadeinathree-yearprojectinvolvingresearchersfromtheUniversitiesofEdinburgh,Granada,LausanneandDelftUniversityofTechnology.TheprojectexaminedseveralmicrobiologicalmethodsoflockingCO2aslimestone,andtheIroko-bacteriawayshowedbestresults.WorkwasfundedbytheEuropeanCommissionundertheFuture&EmergingTechnologies(FET)scheme.DrBryneNgwenyaoftheUniversityofEdinburgh’sSchoolofGeoSciences,wholedtheresearch,said:“Bytakingadvantageofthisnaturallimestone-producingprocess,wehavealow-tech,safe,readilyemployedandeasilyoperatingwaytolockcarbonoutoftheatmosphere,whileimprovingfarmingconditionsintropicalcountries.”1、Thepassageismainlyintroducing________.A．someusefulnaturalfungiandbacteriaB．anewwaytodealwithgreenhousegasC．anewly-foundtreeinWestAfricaD．thesoil-enrichinglimestonecreatedbyscientists2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueabouttinymicrobes?A．Mosttinymicrobeslikelivingindry,acidicsoil.B．CO2canbebrokendownbynaturalfungiandbacteria.C．Themoregreenhousegasis,themoreactivetinymicrobesbecome.D．TinymicrobesgetalongwellwiththeIrokotreeinspecialsoil.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3probablyreferto?A．Carbondioxide.B．Carbon.C．Soil.D．Limestone.4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfer?A．Theactionofthetinymicrobescanincreasetheoxygenintheearth.B．ResearchershavedonetheexperimentontreesinAfricaforthreeyears.C．Researcherstendtousenaturalpowertosolvetheirproblem.D．WestAfricaisoneofthemostpollutedareasallovertheworld.5、Accordingtothepassage,theIroko-bacteriamethod________.A．canbeusedtoimprovethefarminglandB．cansavealotofseriouslydestroyedwoodsC．hasbeenpopularizedinBolivia,HaitiandIndiaD．shouldbespreadallaroundtheworldinthefuture22．（8分）閱讀理解Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'tknow.Ilookedroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladywithasmile.Shesaid,“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！”Shegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？”Iasked.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！”shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtotheStudentUnionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayofthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknon-stop.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(歌詞)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．Rosewastalentedandhard-workingD．Rosewascourageousandherwordswereinspiring4、WhichsayingmightRosepossiblysupport________.A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.D．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.23．（8分）InChina，chainrestaurantsespeciallythebigmultinationalonesarecool．GoingtoStarbucks，forexample，isastatussymbol．Itnotonlysays，"I'mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffee，"butalso，"I'mcosmopolitan（見多識廣的）enoughtobepartofglobalization．"WhereIcomefromintheUK，however，chainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet（美食的）．ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear'sDaywhennowhereelseisopen，orwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan'tstandhearing，"I'mhungry!"anylonger．Inmyowncase（withregardstoMcDonald's），achainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirst"date"．Evenattheageof13，Iknewtogivetheguythe"let'sjustbefriends"phonecallthenextday．IntheUK，independentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscene．Nowadays，aLondonerwhosays"let'smeetforacoffeeatMonmouth"（anindependentcafe）ismuchcoolerthanonewhosays"let'sgotoStarbucks"．EvenifMonmouth'scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensive，there'sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren'tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations．Ofcourse，therearechainstoresallovertheUK；youcan'tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffee．Butnumbersdonotadduptogoodtaste．Ido，however，haveaconfession（坦白）．AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch．I，too，haveretreatedtoMcDonald's．1、ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______．A．therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeigncultureB．therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurantsC．theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatusD．theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？______A．TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefood．B．BranchesofMonmouth'scafecanbefoundallovertheUK．C．MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear'sDayintheUK．D．ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant．3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______．A．theauthordoesn'tlikefoodfromPizzaHutB．theauthordoesn'tliketofollowfashiontrendsC．manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorqualityD．manyBritonsdon'tlikebigcorporations24．（8分）Foreightyears,AmericanAlexHonnolddreamedaboutclimbingElCapitaninYosemiteNationalParkwithoutanysafetyequipment.ButwheneverHonnoldwenttotheparkandlookedupatElCapitan,hebecamefrightened.ThatchangedlastSaturday.Honnold,aworld-classrockclimber,reachedthetopofthegreatrockwallinaboutfourhours.Heusedonlyhishandsandfeet.Heisthefirstpersonevertoclimbthe914-meterhighgranitewallaloneandwithoutropesorsafetyequipmenttocatchhimifhefell.Honnoldbeganpreparingforhishistoricclimbtwoyearsago.HeclimbedElCapitanwhilewearingsafetyequipmentcountlesstimes.Hetriedtomemorizeeveryholehehadtoholdandthepositionsofhisbody.Herepeatedtheclimbagainandagain,untilhefeltsureenoughtotrytheso-called“freesolo”climb.Themostdifficultpartofthetripisabout700metersofftheground.Atthatpoint,theverysmallholdsintherockareonlybigenoughforathumbtofit.ButHonnoldsaidtheclimbwasmorementallydifficultthanphysicallydifficult.“EachyearIwouldshowupanditwouldseemjustmuchtoodaunting,”hesaid.ObserverssayHonnold’sclimbhaspushedthelimitsinasportthatrequiresahighlevelofphysicalability,risk-takingandmentalstrength.TheclimbupElCapitanoncetookclimbersseveraldaystocompletewiththeaidofropes,safetyequipmentandapartner.Butinthepast20years,speedclimbersworkingwithapartnerandusingropeshavesetrecordsinreachingthetop.InJanuary2015,TommyCaldwellandKevinJorgesonbecamethefirstto“freeclimb”theDawnWall,averysteepclimbtothetopofElCapitan,Theyusedropesonlytocatchthemiftheyfell.Theyreachedthetopin19days.Honnoldhasanextremeabilitytocontrolfearandhisbodyforalongperiodoftime.1、What’sthemostdifficultpartofHonnold’sfree-soloclimbaccordingtohimself?A．Mentaldifficulty.B．Physicaldifficulty.C．Nosafetyequipmentandnopartner.D．Theverysmallholdsabout700metersofftheground.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“daunting”inParagraph4?A．impressiveB．attractiveC．highD．frightening3、WhatdidobserversthinkofHonnold’sclimb?A．Theysanghighpraiseofit.B．Theythoughtitwasmeaningless.C．Theycriticizedhimforitsdanger.D．Theythoughtittooktoomuchtime.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A．ElCapitanisConqueredbyHumanbeingB．ClimberReachestheTopofElCapitanWithoutRopesC．ClimberOvercomesHisFeartoLandonElCapitanD．NoOneDarestheBare-handedClimbingExceptHonnold25．（10分）Onesinglemother’screativemannerofmakinghersonnotfeelhurtfromaschooleventcelebratingclosefather-childrelationship,haspulledsocialmedia’sheartstringshardYevetteVazquez,fromFortWorth,Texas,wasdroppingoffher12-yea-oldsonElijahatschoolwhenshesawthatthereweremoreparkedcarsthanusualforaschoolrun.“Iaskhimwhythereweresomanycars,”VazquezwroteinaFacebookpostthathasbeensharedmorethan6,000times.Hesaid,“Donuts(炸面圈餅）withDad”.Itwasaneventbeingheldbytheschooltohonorclosefatherchildrelationship.ButVazquez,whoisasingleparent,didnotwanthersontobeleftoutfromtheeventInstead,sheandElijahdrovehomesothatshecouldchangeherappearance.“Iknowseeingotherdadswiththeirkidsisn’teasyforminebutit’slife,atleastIcandowhateverittakestoputasmileonthatface,”wroteVazquezinthepost.Theposthasreceivedmorethan18,000reactions.OneusercalledCeciSoliswrote,“Tearsarecomingdownmyface.”Sheadded,“It’shardnothavingadadtodothat.It’sjustamazing.”AnothernamedMozarELucyDePaulasaid,“Youareanamazingmom.Iwasasinglemom?soIknowwhatittakesustodoanythingtoseeasmileonourkidsfaces.Youarethebestandkeepup.Godblessyouandyourson.”Severalcalledforhertobecrowned“MotheroftheYear”.1、Accordingtothetext,Elijahis.A．oldenoughtolivealoneB．unwillingtomakedonutsC．aboywithoutfatherathissideD．welltakencareofbyhisparents2、WhatdidVazquezdotoavoidhurtingherson?A．Sheparkedhercarsecretly.B．Shedresseduplikeafather.C．Shelearnedtomakedonutsherself.D．Shedrovehersontoschooleveryday.3、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Asonisthemostlovely.B．Lifewithdadisgoingonasusual.C．Amumcelebratesclosefather-childrelationshipwithadad.D．Asinglemumchangesherappearancefor“DonutswithDad”第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）It’sonlyafterthreeweeksintoanewjobthatImadeaseriousmistake.Mybosscalledit“extremelyembarrassing”inacompany-widee-mail—which,1,hewrotebecausehefeltheneededtoexplainthatwhatIdidwassomething2inthecompanyshouldeverdo.IwishI3giveagoodexcuseforwhatIdid.Attheveryleast,IwishIcouldexplainitsomehow—4itonyouth,inexperienceorignorance.Unfortunately,I’m5,experiencedandIknowbetter.6Iworkwithsomeverykindandcompassionate(富于同情心的)people.Forthepastcoupleofdaysmanyofthemhavetakentimeto7bymydeskandoffercomfort,encouragementandsupport.Somehavesharedwithmesimilar8theyhavemade.EvidentlyI’mnottheonly“9”personhere.OneoftheexchangesIhadthisweekwaswithLois,themuch-honored,much-respectedprofessionalwho10thedeskrightnexttomine.Loiswascompletely11aboutherwork,andtobehonestIwasalittlenervousabouthowshewould12tosuchanextremelyembarrassingincident.AsIexpected,Loisdidn’tpassoverthe13whenshesawmethenextday.Shementioneditdirectly,14withempatheticconsideration.Shelistenedtomy15JustasIwasreadytoexpressmyregrets,shebroughtmyself-pitypartlytoa(n)16“Ithappened”,shesaid,“There’snothingyoucandoto17that.Ithappened.Butit’sovernow.It’s18It’sinthepast.Youneedtoletitgo,andmoveon.”Andwiththatshereturnedher19toherwork,asiftosay,“We’redonehere.”Ibeatmyselfupforweeks.AtsuchtimesIneedtorememberthose20words:It’sover.It’sdone.Letitgo.Andmostly,moveon.1、A．bytheway B．intheway C．ontheway D．totheway2、A．someone B．anyone C．noone D．theone3、A．should B．might C．will D．could4、A．fix B．blame C．rely D．put5、A．outgoing B．old C．cheerful D．energetic6、A．Thankfully B．Naturally C．Generally D．Hopefully7、A．work B．stop C．watch D．sit8、A．decisions B．troubles C．attempts D．mistakes9、A．annoying B．confusing C．embarrassing D．puzzling10、A．repairs B．wants C．works D．occupies11、A．mad B．serious C．curious D．hopeful12、A．react B．agree C．turn D．object13、A．issue B．outcome C．standard D．message14、A．for B．therefore C．but D．otherwise15、A．challenge B．imagination C．conclusion D．explanation16、A．order B．key C．end D．process17、A．forget B．ruin C．prevent D．change18、A．broken B．done C．lost D．kept19、A．attention B．skill C．patience D．interest20、A．sweet B．pleasant C．meaningful D．colorful第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Zhangjiajie,1．(locate)inthenorthwestofHunanprovince,isfamousforitsbeautifulanduniquescenery.Itconsists2．thedistrictofYongdingandWulingyuan,andcountiesofCiliandSangzhi.AlsowithinitisWulingyuanScenicAreawhich3．(name)aUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1992.SeniorexpertsfromUNESCOwereamazedatitsuniquenaturalscenery,nearperfectbiologysystem,andcreative4．(combine)ofnatureandhumanism.Ithas5．areaof9653squarekilometers,andanaveragerainfallof1200-1600mm.InZhangjiajiearea,HuanglongdongandLongwangdongarecavesknownformanynaturalrockformationsand6．(they)undergroundcataracts(急流).Eachyear,ZhangjiajiehoststheInternationalCountryMusicWeekFestival,7．(feature)internationalactssuchasAmericancountrymusicgroupLucyAngel.Thecity8．(build)12state-leveltouristareasbynow,of9．oneis5Aclassscenicspotandfoursitesare4Alevel.ItattractsvisitorsfromalloverChinaandsomeAsiancountries,andis10．(increasing)popularamongotherinternationaltourists.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。ThereisanEnglishsaying“Itneverrainsbutitpours”、Inowbelieveitwasprobablytrue、LastSaturday,Ihadaterribletime、Itwasrathercold,orquitesunny,soafterlunchIwentdowntown,plantobuyasweater、Iwaslookingatthewindowofclothesshopwhensomeonestolemywallet、WhileIwasgoingtohome,itstartedtorainandIarrivedhomecoldlyandmiserable、Idecidedtohaveahotbath、Iwasgettingreadytohavemybathwhilethedoorbellrang、Itwasasalesmanandittookmeseveralminutetogetridofhim、Unfortunate,allthetimehewastalkingtous,thewaterwasrunning、Youcanimaginethestateofthebathroom!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，請用英語給你校外教Kate寫封信。請她就有關急救方面的常識，給同學們做個講座。內容包括：1．寫信的目的；2．急救的重要性及同學們對其了解情況；3．期待回復。注意：1.字數80左右；(開頭和結尾已給，不計入總字數.)2.可適當增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫。DearKate,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、B5、D6、C7、A8、B9、A10、C11、A12、A13、D14、A15、D16、D17、A18、D19、C20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、C4、C5、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’steamlookedattheabilityofdifferentcombinationstosupportthein-creaseofmalignant(惡性的)humancells.Shesaysthecur