四川省成都高新區(qū)2023-2024學年高三壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

四川省成都高新區(qū)2023-2024學年高三壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail2．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare3．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety4．—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick5．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe6．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen7．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged8．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after9．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw10．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading11．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince12．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what13．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto14．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which15．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose16．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed17．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that18．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must19．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway20．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when 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）Theweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinchesofsnowbringsthecountrytoastandstill.Butthen,whathappensnextisevenmoresurprisingandcatchesthefolkoffguardcompletely.Andwhocouldpossiblyhavepredictedit?!ITMELTS!Flooding!Whatasurprise!Theninthesummer,itgetsveryhot.IfithadbeenThailandorAustralia,there'dbenoproblem.Itissupposedtobehot,so,thereisairconditioning.ButintheUK,justtotalconfusionatthesuddenhotweather.Shock,healthproblems,anddespitethefactthatthecountryisconsideredtobewhereitalwaysrains,summertimebringsdrought!Butdopeoplehavecisterns（水箱）andreservewatertanks?Wouldn’titmakesenseforpeopletostorerainwaterincaseofdrought?Ofcourseitwould,butitisadependency-culturewherepeoplehavebeentrainedtobedependentonthestate,whichthenmeansthatinemergencypeoplearestuck!WhyistheBritishweathersostrange?ItissomethingtodowiththecombinationofanalmostArcticlatitude（緯度）combinedwithbeinganislandandhavingtheGulfStreambringingwarmweatherfromthetropics.Helpfulpeopleintheknowongeographicalmeteorology（氣象學）havecommentedthatthegeneralsituationwiththeUKweatherisevenmorecomplex,asmanydifferentthingscontributetothechangeableweather.AswellastheNorthAtlanticdrift,thereisthefactthattheUKisaffectedbythefollowingmajorairmasses:thetropicalmaritime（海的）GulfStream,thePolarMaritimeairfromtheNorth,theArcticMaritime,thePolarContinental,andtheTropicalContinental.There'salsofastflowingairinJetstreams.AirgoesaroundinconvectioncurrentsinHadleycellsandinFerrelCells.BecausetheBritishIslescangetweathercomingfromhotorcoldzones,andfromlandorsea,achangeablehot/coldwet/dryweatherisfound.1、WhatistheBritishattitudetowardheatandcold?A．Serious.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Careful.2、HowdotheBritishfeelwhentheyseesnowinwinter?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Amazed.D．Disappointed.3、WhathappenswhentheBritishmeetadroughtinsummer?A．Theyhavegotwell-prepared.B．Theygetwaterfromtheriver.C．Theyalwayshelpeachother.D．Theymaybefallintotrouble.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhyweatherintereststheBritish.B．Englishmen'sattitudetoweather.C．WeatherintheUnitedKingdom.D．WhataffectstheweatherintheUK.22．（8分）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（納米纖維）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纖維素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔離板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets23．（8分）Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,"Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth."Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,"Jobmeans"justoverbroke".Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers"livewithintheirmeans".Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearn,morethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteach,"HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald’s?”almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask,"Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger,howcomeMcDonald’smakesmoremoneythanyou?"Theanswerisobvious:McDonald’sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbui1dingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.1、Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A．hehasasharpsenseofhearing B．heisreadytohelpothersC．heisjustoneofthetalentedpeople D．heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing2、Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby“”.A．spendmorethantheycanafford B．dointheirownwayC．liveintheirowncircle D．livewithinwhattheyearn3、Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A．Theylackfinancialintelligence. B．Theydon’tworkhardenough.C．Theydon’tmakefulluseoftheirtalents. D．Theyhavenospecializedskills.4、Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A．howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjob B．whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC．howMcDonald’smakesmuchmoney. D．whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoor24．（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.25．（10分）NowadayswiththepopularityoftheInternetmanypeoplecomplainofthedifficultyoffindingtheir“true”identityinamongstalltheconflictingmessagesanddemandsoftheworldaroundthem.Thisidea,that,somewheredeepdown,isthe“real”us,isasoldasphilosophyitself.Itinvolvesthingslikeourvalues,oursenseofpurpose,thebeliefsthatmakeuswhoweare.Weoftenaskthequestion,“Areyoulivingthelifeyouwanttobeliving,orthelifeotherpeoplewantyoutolive?”TheInternethasbroughttheopinionsofotherstoourownlivesasneverbefore,anditisthreateningourabilitytounderstandwhowereallyare.Todiscoverourtrueselves,maybeit’stimetodisconnect.Notforever,thatwouldbethrowingthebabyoutwiththebathwater,butforsignificantperiodsofourdays,weeks,ormonths.Because,withdisconnectioncomesquietandwithquietcomestheabilitytoreflect.InresearchingmyWorldServicedocumentaryDefaultWorld,Ispoketoalotofpeopleabouttheirexperienceoftechnology.Manysaidtheyweretryingtospendlesstimeonline,takingabreakfromFacebook,connectingonlywhentheyneededto.Andtheyspokewithpleasureofrediscoveringthephysicalworldaroundthemandtheworldofhuman-to-humancommunication.Ithinkthisisencouraging.WearestilllearninghowtobeontheInternet,whateffectthishugenetworkofcomputersanetworkwehavebuiltourselveshasonoursenseofself.Weareatthemoment,asThoreausaidofpeopleintheindustrialrevolution,“toolsofourtools”.DisconnectinggivesusachancetoturnthetablestoseetheInternetnotassomethingthatoverwhelms（使不知所措）usbutasatool,whichweusewhenweneedit.Onlythencanwereallyunderstandwhoweareandwhatwecangivetheworld.Andthat,deepdown,istherealtootofouridentity.1、Whatmakesitdifficultforusfindthe“real”us?A．Thefastpaceofourmodemlife.B．Thefloodofonlinemessages.C．Losingoursenseofpurpose.D．Lackingvaluesandbeliefs.2、Whatshouldwedofirsttodiscoverourtrueselvesaccordingtothetext?A．Spendtimestudyingphilosophy.B．Rediscoverthephysicalworld.C．TakeabreakfromtheInternet.D．Buildagoodsocialrelationship.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“turnthetables”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Towinavictory.B．Tofollowatrend.C．Tochangethesituation.D．Tosolvetheproblem.4、Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthetext?A．Lifestyle.B．Nature.C．Science.D．Health.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）Canyouchangetheworld？Yesyoucan！Oneofmyfriendswrotemealetterafewweeksago.Hislifewasfullofproblemsand1.Hewaslowonhope.Heendedhislettertomewiththis2：“Wecan'treallychangethiscrazyworldwelivein，canwe？”Iansweredhimimmediatelywiththese3："Yes，we4can！”Icanstillrememberhowsomeonechangedmyworld.Shewasthemusicteacheratmyelementaryschool,the5atourchurch,andafamilyfriend.Iwascrazyaboutherandwantedto6hermorethananything.However,Ihadno7foranyinstrumentandmysingingwasquite8thoughIwasenthusiastic.Onedaysheletmetryplayingherguitar.Ididmybestbutcouldonlyplayanoteortwo.WhenIwasdone,I9myhead."IguessIamnotverygood,"Itoldher.Shelookedatmewithherkindeyes,10,andsaid:"Weareallgoodatsomething.Youjustneedto11whatyouaregoodat.Thenyoucan12itwiththeworld."Thosesimplewordschangedme.Theyplantedaseedinmysoulthat13togrowtothisday.Theymademe14thatIhadsomethingtogivetoothers.Ihadsomethinggoodinsideandthatcouldchangethisworldforthe15.Ijusthadtofindit,16itoutandshareit.AndthatiswhatIhavetriedtodoalloftheyearssincethat17day.Youcanchangetheworldandmakeitbettereverysingledayofyourlife.Youcanchangeit,onechoice,oneperson,andonekind18atatime.Allyouhavetodoisshareyourgoodness.19youhavetodoismakeyourlovegreat!Livewell!Dogood!20theworld!1、A．worries B．excitements C．surprises D．interests2、A．problem B．matter C．answer D．question3、A．idioms B．words C．decisions D．assessments4、A．certainly B．suddenly C．merely D．ever5、A．worker B．doctor C．guitarist D．cleaner6、A．help B．impress C．instruct D．challenge7、A．manner B．respect C．luck D．talent8、A．popular B．awesome C．awful D．sweet9、A．raised B．lowered C．used D．kept10、A．smiled B．sighed C．sang D．cried11、A．setup B．takeup C．putforward D．findout12、A．play B．mix C．share D．provide13、A．fails B．refuses C．continues D．agrees14、A．regret B．realize C．deny D．declare15、A．richer B．worse C．wider D．better16、A．set B．give C．bring D．put17、A．important B．insignificant C．extra D．stressful18、A．teacher B．friend C．invitation D．act19、A．All B．Much C．Most D．Nothing20、A．Protect B．Change C．Create D．Save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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Amanandhisfriendwerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringthetriptheyhadaquarrelandthemanhithisfriendin1．face.Hisfriendwashurt,but2．sayinganything,hewroteinthesand,“Todaymybestfriendhitmeintheface.”Theykepton3．(walk)untiltheyfoundalake,wheretheydecided4．(take)abath.Theman’sfriendfellintothelakeandwasina5．(danger)situation,butthemansavedhim6．(immediate).Afterhecamebacktolife,hewroteona7．:“Todaymybestfriendsavedmylife."Theman8．hadhitandsavedhisbestfriendasked,“WhenIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnow,youwroteonastone.Why?”Hisfriend9．(reply),“Whensomeonehurtsus,weshouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindcanblowitaway.However,whensomeonedoessomethinggoodfor10．(we),wemustwriteitdowninstonewhereitcanlastforever.”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。Nowadayswearelivinginaninformationage,whenTV,cellphonesandthewebareusingwidely.Itseemsthatmanypeoplecan’tenjoyhimselfwithoutthem.However,wereItogiveuponeofthem,IwillturnoffmyTV,butnotcuttingofftheInternet.ThereasonisbecausetherearefewshowsIfancyandtherearetoomanycommercials.What’sworse,mostprogramsontheTVarealsoavailablesomewhereelse.Notonlycellphonesbutalsothewebarenecessaryforme.Ineedacellphonetokeeptouchwithmyfriendsandfamily.AndalmostallinformationscanbegatheredontheInternet.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）美國某中學舉辦英語暑假訓練營，開設以下課程:cooking,swimming,givingfirstaid，playingfootball/basketball。假定你是李華，請你寫封申請信，報名參加其中一門課程的學習。內容包括:1.你感興趣的一門課程；2.為什么想學這門課程；3.你期望從中學到什么。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearSir/Madam,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、A3、D4、D5、C6、A7、A8、B9、B10、B11、B12、C13、C14、B15、C16、D17、D18、D19、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、B2、C3、D4、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、B23、1、C2、D3、A4、D24、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.ProfessorGoodwinsaidthereshouldbeasociety-widedeb