廣東省重點(diǎn)名校2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題含解析

廣東省重點(diǎn)名校2025屆高考沖刺英語模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)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．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it2．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling3．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting4．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching5．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．a(chǎn)nxiety6．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once7．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving8．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed9．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t10．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas11．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout12．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might13．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the14．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs15．TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline16．Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．a(chǎn)ttheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity17．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where18．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend19．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless20．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）WhenIwastenyearsoldIwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.InoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryonespokeEnglish.Onemoment!Irememberveryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder“Frenchfries”.Icouldn’timaginewhattheywere.ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedattheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome“chips”fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcrisps（薯片）!Howcome?Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered“biscuits”withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsaresweet.Ilaterrealizedthat“biscuits”inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall“biscuits’,theycall“cookies”.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy“pants”.Iwonderedhowshecouldseethem!Mymumthentoldmethattheycall“pants”whatwecall“trousers”,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegsinsteadofinsideclothing!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan“eggplant”pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.ButIwaspuzzledhoweggscangrowonplants.Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines（茄子）.“Theycallaubergines‘eggplant’inAmerica!”hetoldme.Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AvisittotheUnitedStates.B．DifficultiesinspeakingEnglish.C．WaystospeakEnglishcorrectly.D．DifferentEnglishindifferentplaces.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfriendboughtcrisps?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Embarrassed.D．Disappointed.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4?A．Legs.B．Jewels.C．Trousers.D．Underclothes.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）Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclockstellthemthey’redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncellphonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsthatclockbasedworkscheduleshindercreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m,researchfrom10a.mtonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipantsorganizedifferentactivitiesfromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyogabytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“clocktime”vs.“tasktime”.Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficient(有效率的)butlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It’llmakethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayaclock-basedwork?A．Itmakesworkersverytired.B．Itremindsworkerstoleaveontime.C．Itmakesworkersawareoftheprecioustime.D．Itmayhaveabadeffectonthecreativity.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hinder”inparagraph2mean?A．Block.B．Consider.C．Increase.D．Value.3、WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?A．Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B．Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C．Theytendtobemoreproductive.D．Theycancontroltheirlives.4、Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?A．Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B．Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D．Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.24．（8分）I’mpartoftheRoots&ShootsprogramfoundedbyDr.JaneGoodall.Theprogramisintendedtomakeandpromotepositivechangesintheworld.AsDr.Goodallsays,“Whatyoudomakesadifference,andyouhavetodecidewhatkindofdifferenceyouwanttomake.”InBulgaria,whereIlive,homelessdogsareeverywhere.Manypeoplehereturnablindeyetothem.ButIcannotignorethelifeofastreetdogwheneverIseeonewanderinginthestreet,lookingforsomethingtoeat.That’swhyI’mnolongerafoodwaster.WhenIseewastedfood,Ialwaysthinkofahungrydogclimbingtogarbagebins,searchingforfoodthatpeoplehavethrownthere.Wheneatinginarestaurant,I’mnotafraidtotakeleftoverfoodtofeedstraycatsordogs.Aweekago,Isawahomelessdogaroundthegarbagebins.ImmediatelyIkneltdown,spoketohersoftlyandranmyhandsoverher.Icouldseethatshehadhadpuppies.Icouldn’timaginehowshecouldhavebeenabletocareforthem.Hoursearlier,I’dbaggedupaplateofleftoverfish.AsIunwrappedit,shewaggedhertailandsniffedatit.Sheateallthefishinnotime.It’ssad,isn’tit?Ican’tunderstandwhymanyofuswastesomuchandthinklittleofit.Thesehomelessanimalshavetaughtmethatfoodisprecious.EvenwhenIdon’thaveleftoverswithme,I’lltakethetimetogetsomethingfromthegrocerystoretofeedthem.Iknowmypowerissmall,soIhopethatnexttimeyouseewastedfood,doturnitintoworthyfood.Youhavethepowertosavealife!1、TheauthoruseswhatDr.Goodallsaystoshow__________.A．howwecandevelopourbusinessB．whyitisimportanttobegreatC．whytheprogramispopulargloballyD．howwecanchangetheworldpositively2、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A．TherearefewhomelessdogswheretheauthorlivesB．TheauthortakeshomelessdogshomeandraisesthemC．SeeinghomelessdogsmakestheauthorneverwastefoodD．Peoplethrowfoodintogarbagebinstofeedhomelessdogs3、Theauthortooktheleftoverfishwithhimto____________.A．feedahomelessdoghemetB．eatitwhenhewashungryC．lookformorehomelessanimalsD．setanexampletothosewhothrowawayfood4、Theauthorwrotethetexttoaskusto__________.A．valueourfoodB．treatdogsasourfriendsC．savewastedfoodforhomelessdogsD．raisehomelessdogsandcats25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossed,yourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvic(骨盆的)bonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftime,yourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheother,itcausespressureontheveins(血管)andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegsmayleadtothefollowinghealthproblemsexcept________.A．ItcanincreaseyourbloodpressureB．ItcancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneckC．ItwillmakeyourneckandspinetwistedD．Itcancauseparalysisforthetimebeing2、Whycancrossingyourlegsincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．Becausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstbeingpumpedbacktoyourheart.B．Becauseitwillpreventthebloodcirculating.C．Becausecrossinglegsresultsinlessresistanceforthebloodtocirculate.D．Becausehigherbloodpressurecontributestopushingthebloodbacktotheheart.3、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Topersuadeusnottocrossourlegsanylonger.B．Tomakeusawareofthehealthproblemscausedbycrossinglegs.C．Totellusthebenefitsofsittingwithourfeetonthefloor.D．Toshowthatcrossinglegsisanextremelycommonhabit.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Atmyoldschool,Iwastreatedbadlybyallofmyclassmates.SoIhadtoeatlunchaloneeveryday.Itriedtoreachouttosomeonewholooked1,butIwasrejectedmanytimes,andIfeltreally2Sittingbymyselfwasvery3,becausemanypeopleknewIwasthegirlwhohadnowheretosit.Sothereweremanyterriblefeelingsthat4thatexperience.Atmynewschool,however,Inotonlymadefriends,butfoundthatsomethinghad5,IfeltthatIshoulddosomethingforthosewhohadasimilarlonely6atlunchtimeeveryday.Ididn’twanttobebadlikethepeoplewhowatchedmeeat7.Ifeltlike,withmystory,itwasmy8tostandupandexpressmydissatisfactionwiththeactof9others.Asitseemed10towalkuptopeopleandjustaskthemifIcouldsitdown,Icameupwiththe11ofdevelopinganappcalledSitWithUs.Thismethodwasmuchmore12Itworkedviamobilephones,sonooneelsewouldknowaboutit.Kidscould13upasmembersofaSitWithUsclubonthewebsiteand14topostopenlunches.15,anyonewhohadtheappandhadnowheretogocouldfinda16Meanwhile,hopefullytheymightmakesomenewfriends.Theappcameontothemarket17lastweek.IhadmyfirstClubmeetingtheotherday,andeveryonewasvery18.Sofar,theresultshavebeenvery19Morestudentsarepostingopenlunchesatschoolnow,I’msoexcitedthatthingsaregettingofftoagreat20.AndIhopenobodywillfeellonelywhilehavinglunchatschoolagain!1、A．kindB．patientC．braveD．determined2、A．lostB．downC．movedD．hungry3、A．pleasingB．puzzlingC．dangerousD．embarrassing4、A．putupwithB．madeupofC．cameupwithD．camealongwith5、A．controlledB．noticedC．changedD．realised6、A．historyB．occasionC．experienceD．a(chǎn)dventure7、A．a(chǎn)loneB．lonelyC．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．happily8、A．dutyB．chanceC．beliefD．business9、A．refusingB．protectingC．hurtingD．cheating10、A．wrongB．importantC．necessaryD．impossible11、A．ideaB．planC．secretD．a(chǎn)nswer12、A．familiarB．suitableC．difficultD．harmful13、A．takeB．signC．comeD．walk14、A．a(chǎn)dmitB．a(chǎn)greeC．suggestD．manage15、A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．MeanwhileD．Therefore16、A．tableB．lunchC．cellphoneD．friend17、A．patientlyB．regularlyC．suddenlyD．successfully18、A．worriedB．excitedC．shockedD．bored19、A．naturalB．differentC．positiveD．popular20、A．planB．startC．developmentD．position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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Woodblockpainting（木版畫）areoftenhungathomesduringtheChineseLunarNewYear.FormanyChinese,thebright-coloredpaintingsarequitetime-limited.Assoonasthefestivalcomestoanend,theseprintworksareatoncethrownaway.1．,theseshort-livesNewYearpaintingsrequireayearofhardworkbytheartists,manyof2．havedevotedtheirentirelifetothistraditionalfolkart.YangLuoshu,a92-year-oldmanfromWeifangCity,ShandongProvince,is3．thosewhohavehadagreatloveoftheart.Yanghasworkedas4．craftsmanfor77years,andhaskeptimprovinghiscarvingskillswitheverypieceofwork.YangjiabuNewYearwoodblockpaintings,whichYanghasfalleninlovewith,5．(appear)intheMingDynasty.Asanationalculturalheritage,itisnowoneofChina’sthree6．(representative)oftraditionalfolkpaintingsfortheNewYear,togetherwithTianjin’sYangliuqingandSuzhou’sTaohuawu.7．(run)acenturies-oldfolkartfamilyworkshopnamedTongshunde,Yanghascarvedallkindsofimages,includingflowers,birds,mountains,riversandtraditionalChinesegods.Butherealizesthatsomethingmustbechanged8．(make)surehandmadeNewYearpaintingsliveon.“Wearenowthinkingaboutdevelopment,allowingthepaintingstobemore9．(create).”hesaid.Forhim,thenextthingtodoistofindqualifiedsuccessorstoensurethattheskills10．(pass)toyoungergenerations.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上英語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(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。DearEditor,Recentlyourschoolhassetuparulethatnostudentallowedtotaketheirmobilesintoclass,whichhasarousedalotofdiscussionsamongwestudents、Manyofthestudentsfeelstrongagainsttherule,arguingthatthemobilehadbecomeanecessarypartofourlife、Theyalsoconsiderthatamustforustogetrelaxingfromourbusystudies、Whenitcomestome,likesomeotherstudentIholdadifferentopinion、Whileamobilephonecanhelpusgetsomerelief,withitwecanbemoredevotedtoourstudies,butsparemoretimetocommunicatewiththosearoundus、Therefore,Ibelieveinthisschoolruleisbeneficialtoeverystudent、Yours,LiHua39第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你在網(wǎng)上看到你所在城市的一個(gè)英語培訓(xùn)中心擬招收暑期助教，請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)寫一封英語申請信。內(nèi)容包括：1.申請?jiān)颍?.自我優(yōu)勢（口語能力，組織能力，溝通能力）；3.希望獲準(zhǔn)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.信的開頭和結(jié)尾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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、B4、D5、D6、D7、D8、C9、A10、B11、B12、D13、D14、B15、C16、B17、C18、B19、C20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、B3、D22、A“smartdrug”takenbystudentstoimprovetheirperformancereallydoeswork,scientistshavefound.Thedrugmodafinil（莫達(dá)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.ProfessorGoodwinsaidthereshouldbeasociety-widedebateonhowmodafinilshouldbelicenceda