山西省晉城市介休一中2025屆高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

山西省晉城市介休一中2025屆高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until2．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where3．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water4．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where5．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．a(chǎn)slongas6．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing7．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment8．---It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.---Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe9．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what10．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot11．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout12．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone13．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/14．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．a(chǎn)llthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime15．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful16．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching17．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm18．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof19．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that20．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．what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）CurrentCulture:IsCommonCultureAlive?Thedigitizingandglobalizingworldischangingtheworkingofculture.Assomeseeit,citiesandnationsarelosingtheircommoncultureandtheirgeneralspirit:peoplecannolongercountonthosearoundthemvaluinganyofthesamemusicorfilms.Othersarguethatacommoncultureisnotdyingsomuchaschangingforms:itislessandlessattachedtoaparticularareaandevermorelinkedtoglobalnetworks.Thefactsleadtothechangethatanyonecanbecomeaculturalproducertoday,thatthecultureisincreasinglyavailableeverywhereyouwantit,andwheneveryouwantit,notjustinthetwomonthsafterthemovieorbookcameout.Culturalpossibilitieshavemultipliedasaresult,butthechangealsomeansfewerculturalmoments.Itiseasytofindthechangeintermsoflossofdiversityofsociety.Sowhatwillitmeanifglobalizationturnsusintoonewideworldculture?Fortheenthusiastsofthesechanges,cultureisnotaboutpopularartistsorbooks,butcentersonplatformslikeGoogleandWikipedia,whereeveryvarietyofculturebringsabouttheexchangeofknowledgeandideas,andmakesconnectionsacrossboundaries.Itisperhapsdebatablewhethertwopeoplewhohaveparticipatedinsuchwebsites,butintotallydifferentcornersofthem,havehadaculturalexperienceincommon.Infact,theseplatformsbecomeverysuccessfulwithalargecrowdofpeople,whobuildthingstogether,shareinformation,andforwardarticlesbackandforth.Therearestillmorequestions.Whatdoesitmeanforthefutureofcountriesthatculturenowgoesbeyondthelimitsofthenation?Isthereanythingtodefendandpreserveinthepassingculturalworld,oristhatmerelytofavorpenoverprintingpress,horseoverautomobile?Uptonowagrowingquantityofculturehasbeengloballyspreadinganddeveloping.Moreindividuals(個人)thaneverhavethechancestobemakersofculture,evenifthatmeansmoretochoosefromandfewerstandardstobereachedincommon.Whatitmeansisthisstrangefeeling:thatofbeingmoreconnectedthanever,withone-clickaccesstosomuchoftheculturalharvestaroundtheworld,andyet,ofbeingstarvedforhavingsimilarinterestsandopinionswithothers,concernedonlywithourselves.1、675．InParagraph1theauthorindicates______.A．themissingofcommoncultureB．theculturaldiversityamongpeopleC．thedisadvantageinthedigitizingsocietyD．thedoublestandardofculturalevaluation2、677．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that______.A．peoplefeelsatisfiedwiththecurrentcultureB．enthusiastslookforcurrentculturefromfamousartistsC．disappearanceofcommoncultureisaproblemtobesolvedD．commonculturemayexitintowebsitesthatconnecttheworld3、679．Accordingtotheauthor,theincreaseofculturalpossibilitiescanbecausedby______.A．a(chǎn)greementwithcommoncultureB．individualsasculturalproducersC．popularartistsandbooksavailableD．a(chǎn)reductionindevelopmentofculture4、681．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscurrentculture?A．Uninterested.B．Approving.C．Uncertain.D．Critical.22．（8分）AttheendofthespringsemesterinMay,studentstakingGeorgiaTech’sonlineKnowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligencecoursereceivedsomesurprisingnews.JillWatson,oneofthenineteachingassistants(TAs)thathadhelpedthemfinishthechallengingcourseforthepastfivemonthswasnota“she”butan“it”—anintelligentrobot!WatsonisthebrainchildofAshokGoel,whoteachesthepopularonlinecourse.TheProfessorofComputerandCognitiveScienceintheSchoolofInteractiveComputingcameupwiththeideaasawaytodealwiththenumberofquestionsposedbystudentsintheonlineforums(論壇).AccordingtoGoel,everytimethecourseisoffered,the300orsostudentsthatenrollpostover10,000questions.Thequestionsareoftenrepetitive.ThisledGoeltowonderifasmartrobotwouldhandlethequestionswhichrequirestandardresponses—thingslikedateswhenassignmentsaredue.HavingworkedwithIBM’sWatsontechnologyplatforminthepast,theprofessorknewitwouldbeidealforhisartificialTA:JillWatson.Theartificialintelligencesystemthatusesnaturallanguageprocessingandmachinelearningtoanalyzelargeamountsofdatahasevenbeenclevererthanhumancompetitorsonthetelevisionshow.Itwouldthereforeeasilybeabletohandleroutinequestionsthatrequiredlittle“thinking”.TheprofessorandhisteamofgraduatestudentsbeganbypopulatingJill’smemorywith40,000questionsandanswersfrompastterms.Thencamethetestingstage.Atfirst,Jillwasnotverygoodandoftengavestrangeanswers.Itoftengotstuckoncertainkeywords.Bytheendofthesemester,JillhadattainedenoughknowledgeandskillstoparticipateinforumswithoutanymanagementfromGoel,ortheotherassistants.1、Whatsurprisedthestudentswhotaketheonlinecourse?A．Thecoursewasinterestingbutchallenging.B．Ateachingassistantwasn’tarealperson.C．JillWatsonisahard-workingTA．D．Theyallfailedtopasstheircourse.2、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ARobotofGeorgiagivesanonlinecourseB．AshokGoelCameupwiththeIdeaofJillWatsonC．JillWatson—OneoftheNineTeachingAssistantsD．GeorgiaTech’sTeachingAssistantTurnOuttoBeaRobot3、WhydidGoeldecidetoinventasmartrobot?A．Anumberofstudentstookhisonlinecourse.B．Asmartrobotisclevererthanahumanbeing.C．Toomanysimilarquestionsaretobedealtwith.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Studentsshoulddealwithroutinequestions.B．Jillismainlyinchargeofpostingsurprisingnews.C．TheTAsgivestudentshomeworkatacertaintime.D．GoelissatisfiedwithJill’spresentperformance.23．（8分）Manypeoplehaveheardbeepopulationsaredecliningduetosuchthreatsaspesticides(殺蟲劑).Andmanyunderstandbeesareimportanttoplantpollination(授粉).Yet,accordingtoastudyledbyUtahStateUniversityecologistJosephWilson,fewareawareofthewidediversityofbeesandotherpollinatorsbeyondsuchspeciesashoneybees.“TheU.S.PostalServicerecentlyputoutitsProtectPollinatorseries,whichfeaturesonlytheEuropeanhoneybeeandthemonarchbutterfly,”saysWilson,assistantprofessorofbiologyatUSU’sTooelecampus.“Asocialmediacommenterobservedthatusingthesetwospeciesonacampaigntoprotectpollinatorsissimilartofocusingonchickenstosavebirds.It’saprettygoodcomparison,actually.”Wilson,withcolleaguesMatthewForisteroftheUniversityofNevada-Reno,publishedfindingsintheSept.5,2017,onlineeditionofFrontiersinEcologyandtheEnvironment.“Inourrecentsurvey,99percentofourrespondentssaidbeesareimportant,yetonly14percentwereabletoguesswithin1,000,theactualnumberofbeespeciesintheUnitedStates,”hesays.“Mostpeopleguessedaround50speciesofbees,whilethecorrectnumberisabout4,000knownspecies.”Further,whenshownimagesofvariedinsects,manypeoplewereunabletodistinguishbeesfromnon-bees.“Achallengewithlackofknowledgeaboutbeesisyoucan’tprotectwhatyou’renowawareof,”Wilsonsays.“Wecouldbelosingspeciesorcausingdeclineandnotevenknowit.”Publiceducationiskeytoencouragingconservationefforts,hesays.“Becauseconservationeffortsrequiresubstantialpublicsupport,it’simportantthatthepublicunderstandbeesandwhatneedstobedonetoprotectthesespecies,”Wilsonsays.“Educationisthekeytounderstandingbeedeclinesandprotectingourpollinators.”1、Accordingtothetext,beesfunctionas__________.A．honey-makersB．pest-killersC．producersD．pollinators2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．WilsonisinsupportoftheProtectPollinatorseries.B．Thecommenterobservedhoneybeesandbutterflies.C．Peopleneglectmanyotherpollinators.D．Protectingchickencanhelpsavebirds.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“substantial”inthelastparagraphmean?A．legal.B．large.C．minimum.D．slim.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NotOnlyHoneybeesB．ProtectionofHoneybeesC．GrowingThreatstoBeesD．NewlyDiscoveredBeeSpecies24．（8分）Discovery’sastronautsarrivedtoanexcitingcelebrationWednesdayasnearly700peoplecrowdedanairplanestorageplace,wavingflagsandholdingsignsthatread:“WelcomeHome,Astronauts!”Theseven-personteamreturnedtoEarthonTuesdayafterbeingthefirsttotakeaspaceshuttleintoorbitsincetheColumbiadisaster(災(zāi)難)of2003.“Inthelasttwoandahalfyears,wehavebeenthroughtheveryworstthatmannedspaceflightcanbringus,andoverthepasttwoweekswehaveseentheverybest,”NASAAdministratorMichaelGriffintoldtheastronautsandtheirfamiliesandfansWednesday.ThecrowdwavedAmericanflagsfortheU.S.astronautsandJapaneseflagsforcrewmemberSoichiNoguchi,oneofthespacewalkers.“Asarookie（新手）astronaut,Icouldnotaskformore,”Noguchisaid,“Wehadthreespacewalks,twoextradaysinspaceandonegreatteam.”Whilethehomecominghasbeenfilledwithexcitementforwhatmissioncontrollersdeclareda“trulyspectaculartestflight”,uncertaintyremainsforthefutureoftheshuttleprogram.ShortlyafterDiscoveryroseupintospaceJuly26,anearly1-poundlargepieceoffoaminsulation（泡沫絕緣材料）fellfromthefueltank—theverythingthatwassupposedtohavebeenfixedafterColumbiaexploded.ThefoammissedDiscovery,butNASAgroundedallshuttleflightsuntilengineersfixtheproblem.NASAgroundcrewsexaminedDiscoveryafteritsreturnfromorbitandfounditingoodcondition,anofficialsaidWednesdayatNASA’sDrydenFlightResearchCenteratEdwardsAirForceBaseinCalifornia.Technicianscounted101dingsanddivots,including20thatwerelargerthan1inch.SchaafDean,landingsupportgroupchief,saidthenumbersweresimilartotheresultsofothershuttle,post-landingexaminations.Abeginningexaminationoftheshuttle’sthermal（熱的）blanketshoweditremainedundamagedduringre-en-tryintotheEarth’sair.(Agencies)1、Thesevenastronauts________.A．a(chǎn)rethefirsttotakeaspaceshuttleintoorbitB．tooktheColumbiaintospaceC．returnedtoearthsafelyD．a(chǎn)reAmericans2、Accordingtothetext,theNASAofficialsthink________.A．theflightofDiscoveryisafailureB．mannedspaceflighthasbeenthroughthebestinthepastC．theflightofDiscoveryisasuccessD．theastronautsarenationalheroes3、WhentheDiscoverytookoff,________.A．thefueltankburnedB．a(chǎn)pieceoffoaminsulationfellC．thesafetybeltisnotfixedD．itknockedintotheColumbia4、Theunderlinedword“grounded”means________.A．(ofaboat)hitthebottomofaseaandbeunabletomoveB．tocauseaboattohitthebottomofaseaorlakeC．topreventaplaneorpersonfromflyingD．tobebasedonsomething25．（10分）TheUniversityofSheffieldBacktoitsoriginTheUniversityofSheffieldisaresearchuniversityinthecityofSheffieldinSouthYorkshire,England.Itisoneoftheoriginal“redbrick”universities,whichareagroupoftopandfamousolduniversities.TheUniversityofSheffieldwasoriginallyformedbythecombinationofthreecolleges.TheSheffieldSchoolofMedicinewasfoundedin1828,followedin1879bytheopeningofFirthCollegebyMarkFirth,asteelmanufacturer(制造商),toteachartsandsciencesubjects.FirthCollegethenhelpedtoprovidemoneyfortheopeningoftheSheffieldTechnicalSchoolin1884toteachappliedscience.In1897thethreeinstitutionswerejoinedtogethertoformtheUniversityCollegeofSheffield,whichinturnbecametheUniversityofSheffieldbyRoyalCharter(特許)in1905.ThisuniversityisfamousforitsgoodeducationandboastsanumberofNobelPrizewinnersamongitsformerstudents.MoreinformationSystem:TheUniversityhasfivedepartments:ArtsandHumanities;Engineering;PureScience;SocialSciences;Medicine,DentistryandHealth.Sheffieldalsohasmanyresearchprogramsinfieldsincludingaerospace,environmentalscience,psychology,andbiology.Cityshow:SheffieldisalivelycityinthenorthofEngland.SheffieldisknownasthegreenestcityinEuropebecauseofits2milliontrees.Asaresult,therearemanyparksandwoodsthroughoutthecityandbeyond.SheffieldisthegreenestcityinEnglandwith150woodlandsand50publicparkswithinthecity.Once,inSheffield,thefolkhero—RobinHoodlivedinSherwoodForestwith150ofhisloyalfriends.AndCharlotteBronte,theEnglishwriternotedforhernovelJaneEyrewasborninSheffield.1、SheffieldisintheofEngland.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2、WhichstatementabouttheUniversityofSheffieldisnotTRUE?A．Ithasagoodfameformanygreatgraduates.B．Ithasalonghistoryofmorethan180years.C．Itisonememberof“redbrick”universities.D．Itownsdifferentdepartmentsandresearchprograms.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Sheffieldhasverybeautifulscenery.B．CharlotteBronteisanEnglishwriter.C．SheffieldisthebiggestcityofEngland.D．RobinHoodisacharacterinJaneEyre.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）Gradythrewdownhisbackpackandslammedthecardoorshut．“Thisisgoingtobeareally1week，”hesaidunhappilytonoone2．Helookedaroundthecampground．Hundredsoftallandgreenfirtrees，someastallaschurchtowers，3themountainside，givingittheappearanceofagreencarpet．Thesunwouldbesettingsoon．Then，Gradythought，maybethe4wouldn’tbeunbearable，Butactuallyevenuphereinthe5，thehotstickinessofJulywascloselyattachedtohim．Gradyhatedcamping，butitwassomethinghisfamily6everysummer．Hisfatherlikedcookingoveranopenfire，tellingstoriesabouthowto7thingslikebearattacksandswarmsofbees．HismotherandyoungerbrotherJared1ikedtohikeandtake8ofanimals．Jaredhadacollectionofbugpicturesthathe’d9tothewallsinhishalfoftheirroom．GradythoughttheywerejustscaryandproofthatJaredwasa10kid．Theysetupcamp—two11，oneforhisparentsandoneforhimselfandJared．Whileeveryoneelsestarted12dinner，Grady，lookingforsomeplacetocooldown，setoffforthenearbystream，whichwasdeepenoughto13in．Ashe14thestream，somethingcaughthiseye．Therewasa(an)15blackbearcub—nomorethantwofeettallwithalovelyface．Itwasplayingpretty16atthewater’sedge，17itssurroundings．Gradymovedclosertogeta18look．ThenGradyheardasoundbehindhim．He19hisfathersayingthatbearcubswouldneverbe20．Thenheturnedaroundandsawthecub’smothermovingswiftlytowardshim…1、A．risky B．1engthy C．peaceful D．interesting2、A．inparticular B．inadvance C．inbrief D．insilence3、A．blocked B．reflected C．scarred D．covered4、A．dust B．campground C．heat D．sun5、A．river B．sky C．tower D．mountain6、A．believedin B．stuckto C．camecross D．livedthrough7、A．survive B．experience C．explore D．recognize8、A．care B．control C．examples D．pictures9、A．guided B．pinned C．taken D．thrown10、A．sensitive B．smart C．strange D．tough11、A．beds B．rooms C．tents D．plates12、A．a(chǎn)ltering B．hunting C．ordering D．preparing13、A．dig B．swim C．hide D．sink14、A．crossed B．imagined C．neared D．1eft15、A．a(chǎn)dorable B．a(chǎn)ggressive C．injured D．1arge16、A．cautiously B．joyfully C．forcefully D．nervously17、A．a(chǎn)ttacking B．destroying C．hating D．ignoring18、A．better B．brighter C．fixed D．1asting19、A．found B．1earned C．remembered D．misunderstood20、A．a(chǎn)lone B．a(chǎn)wake C．smart D．scared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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Withthe1．(develop)ofindustry,airpollutionisgettingmoreandmoreserious.InBeijing,manypeoplesufferdifferentkindsofillnessesbecause2．a(chǎn)irpollution.Airpollutioniscausedbythefollowing3．(reason):abouthalfoftheproblemiscausedbyvehicles.Therearemoreandmorecars,busesontheroads,andtheygiveoff4．(poison)gases.25%ofairpollutioniscausedbyfactories.Anotherfactoristhesmokers.Smokingnotonlydoesharmtotheirhealth5．toothers.6．(beside)these,about10%ofairpollutioniscausedbyotherreasons.Weshouldtakesomemeasurestofight7．pollution.Newfuelcanbeusedtotake8．placeofgas.Wecanplantmoretrees.Ifeverybodyrealizesthe9．(important)oftheenvironmentanddoessomethingtostoppollution,theproblemwill10．(solve)．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。ItcanbeseenfromthepictureMr、Liu，whowearsamask、waswalkinghisdog、Interestingly，hisdogwhichalsowearsamask、Inrecentyear，airpollutionhasbecomemoreandmoreseriousinsomeareas，whichhaveledtosevereconsequences、Tosolvethisproblem，firstlyofall，weshouldraisethepublicawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment、Secondly，thegovernmentoughttopunishtheillegalactsaspollutingtheenvironmentsevere、Thirdly，wemustdoourbesttoprotectingtheenvironmentinourdailylife、Onlyinthiswaycanhumanbeingsandanimalsshareapleasantplanetorliveahappylife、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國朋友John對福建茶文化感興趣，請你為他做簡要介紹。內(nèi)容:1.福建是中國茶文化的發(fā)源地之一，有著悠久的歷史；2.不同種類的茶造就了福建豐富的茶文化；3.喝茶已成為福建人增近親情友情風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。注意:1.詞數(shù)100詞左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾語已給出，不計入總詞數(shù).DearJohn，__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes.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、B2、D3、D4、D5、D6、C7、C8、B9、B10、B11、A12、A13、C14、C15、B16、D17、C18、B19、D20、B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、675．A2、677．D3、679．B4、681．C22、A“smartdrug”takenbystudentstoimprovetheirperformancereallydoeswork,scientistshavefound.Thedrugmodafinil（莫達非尼）iscurrentlyusedtotreatsleepdisorder,butitiswidelyusedoff-labelbystudentstohelpthemreviseforexamsorfocusonlongessays.Untilnow,therehasbeenalackofclearevidenceoverwhetheritcanactuallyboostconcentrationandalertness.Butanewanalysisoftheresearchrevealeditdoesimproveplanninganddecisionmaking,flexibility,learningandmemory,andevencreativity.Thefindingsraiseseriousethical(處方的，道德的)questionsaboutwhethermodafinilshouldbe“classified,toleratedorcondemned”,scientistssaid.ProfessorGuyGoodwin,PresidentoftheEuropeanCollegesaid:“It’sthefirstrealexampleofa‘smartdrug’,whichcangenuinelyhelp,forexample,withexampreparation.”Previousethicaldiscussionsaroundsmartdrugsassumedmajoreffectsofthedrugsbeforeitwasclearthattherewereany,headded.Hecontinued“Ifcorrect,thepresentupdatemeanstheethicaldebateisreal:howshouldweclassify,tolerateorcondemnadrugthatimproveshumanperformance?”[Afifthofuniversitystudentsacrossthecountryclaimtohavetakensmartdrugs,

accordingtosurveysbystudentnewspaperTheTab.AndtheuseofmodafinilismostwidespreadatOxfordUniversity,whereaquarterofstudentshavereportedtohaveusedit.Overtheyears,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespondtotheuseofsmartdrugs,andsomehavesuggestedOlympic-styledopingtestsforstudentssittingexams.Prof