2025屆陜西省渭南韓城市英語高三上期末綜合測試模擬試題含解析

2025屆陜西省渭南韓城市英語高三上期末綜合測試模擬試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)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(zhǔn)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．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict2．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what3．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut4．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto5．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．a(chǎn)pplied6．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith7．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend8．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame9．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose10．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising11．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave12．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should13．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin14．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which15．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas16．Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif17．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing18．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof19．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a20．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since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）Itiseasiertonegotiate（談判）firstsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinsider,theorganizationalconstraintsinfluencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon’tatleastaskforit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithotherresources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth’sstory.IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle（小隔間）officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforanofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.IguesstheythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemyopinioneitherway.Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequaltoourmerit（價(jià)值）,but“nice”isn’taqualitysharedbymostorganizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeserveagoodraiseinpay,you’llprobablyhavetoaskforit.Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip（籌碼）whenyouareseekingaraise.Youmustbeabletoprovethatyoudeservearaise.Timingisalsoagoodbargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethingheorsheneeds（anewclientorasizablecontract,forexample）justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youaremorelikelytogettheraiseyouwant.Useinformationasabargainingchipcoo.Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopenmarket.Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableattheappropriatetimeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionoftheinteraction.1、Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,apersonshould.A．provehisabilityB．givehisbossagoodimpressionC．a(chǎn)skforasmuchmoneyashecanD．a(chǎn)skforthesalaryhehopestoget2、WhatcanbeinferredfromBeth’sstory?A．Prejudiceagainstwomenstillexistsinsomeorganizations.B．Ifpeoplewantwhattheydeserve,theyhavetoaskforit.C．Peopleshouldnotbecontentwithwhattheyhavegot.D．Peopleshouldbecarefulwhennegotiatingforajob.3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．unfairnessexistsinsalaryincreasesB．mostpeopleareoverworkedandunderpaidC．oneshouldavoidoverstatingone’sperformanceD．mostorganizationsgivetheirstaffautomaticpayraises4、Togetapayraise,apersonshould.A．a(chǎn)dvertisehimselfonthejobmarketB．persuadehisbosstosignalong-termcontractC．trytogetinsideinformationabouttheorganizationD．dosomethingtoimpresshisbossjustbeforemeritpaydecisions22．（8分）ThenewsofHarperLee’ssecondnovelbroketheinternet.GoSetaWatchmanwouldbepublishedinJuly.Leebecamearecluse(隱士)afterthepublicationofherfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,in1960.Althoughtheauthorhasbeenoutofthepubliceyeformorethan50years,thewavethatfollowedtheannouncementshowedhernovel’sbelovedplaceintheAmericanliteraryworks.In1991,TheBookoftheMonthClubandthelibraryofCongressconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathadmadeadifferenceintheirlives.Lee’sbookfollowedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,ToKillaMockingbirdremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachinganestimated70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchaperfectreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondthesuperficial(膚淺的)conversationsoftheschoolhallways.Literaturepromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.ToKillaMockingbirdparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisregard.Itspeaksinchild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Peoplehavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedintheprose(散文)ofawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharmingreadforyoungpeople.Italludesto(轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角地說到)theconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultgoingthroughdifficultrealities,butshowsitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.1、InwhichyearmightGoSetaWatchmancomeout?A．2015B．1960C．1910D．19912、WhichbookleavesthedeepestimpressiononAmericanreaders?A．GoSetaWatchmanB．ToKillaMockingbirdC．TheBibleD．Shakespeare’sworks3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutToKillaMockingbird?A．Itsauthormaybeaplayfulchild.B．It’sastoryaboutawell-educatedadult.C．Youngpeoplecanseethemselvesfromit.D．It’simpossibleforchildrenlikeScouttoexist.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheGreatWriter:HarperLeeB．TheGreatYoungPeopleNovelC．VoicesfromChildrenD．DifferencesHarperLeemade23．（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.24．（8分）Whenyou’relookingforwardtotakingaholidayinEgypt,you’recertainlynotshortofchoices.Thecountryhassomanytoseethatyou’llprobablynotwanttolimityourselftojustonecity.Hurghada—AWaterSportParadiseWith250hotelsrankingfromcomfortable3-starhotelsupto5-staraccommodation,themainattractionofstayinghereistheactivitiesinandonthewarmwaters.Ithasbecomeaninternationalcenterforwatersports,allowingvisitorstotakepartinsurfing,sailinganddeep-seafishing.Thewatersarealsohometoahugevarietyofcoralandfish,makingitadreamspotfordiving.Ifallthatisn’tenough,Hurghadaishometosomeoftheworld’sfinestunderwatergardens.Luxor—AnOpen-airMuseumofAncientHistoryForthosewithaninterestinEgyptianhistory,LuxorisanexcellentplacetostayandisbuiltuponthesiteoftheancientEgyptiancityofThebes.IfyoumakethisthebaseforyourEgyptholiday,you’rebasicallystayinginanopen-airmuseum!ThemoderncityofLuxorhastheruinsofKarnak.AcrosstheNileliemanymoremonuments,templesandtombsincludingtheValleyofKingsandtheQueens.TheNilesailingisnecessaryforthosewithaninterestinthecountry’sancienthistory.Cairo—TheCapitalCityFinally,ofcourse,there’sCairo.It’sdefinitelyastartingpointformostofEgyptholidaymakers.Cairooffersanexcellentmixofculture,art,cookingandsightseeingchances.Withthefamouspyramids,varioustemplesandsomefascinatingmuseum,Cairoisafantasticchoiceifyoucancometothecity.1、VisitorsfloodtoHurghadamainlybecauseitcanofferthem____________.A．thefunniestbotanicgardens B．choicesofwateractivitiesC．a(chǎn)briefhistoryofEgypt D．themixofcultureandart2、WhichofthefollowingcitiesdomosttouristsvisitfirstinEgypt?A．Cairo B．Luror C．Thebes D．Hurghada3、Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom____________.A．a(chǎn)historicaldocument B．a(chǎn)sciencemagazineC．a(chǎn)travelguide D．a(chǎn)bookreview25．（10分）LastnightMr.andMrs.Rojasstayedhome.Itwascoldandrainyandtheydidn’twanttogooutinthebadweather.Mrs.Rojasmadesomepopcornandicetea.At8:00,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswentintothelivingroom,satonthesofaandbeganthemovieandateanddrank.At8:15,Mr.andMrs.Rojasrealizedtheyalreadywatchedthemovielastyearandtheydidn’twanttowatchitagain.“Nowwhat?”askedMr.Rojas.“Let’splaycards!”answeredMrs.Rojas.At8:30Mr.andMrs.Rojasstartedtoplaycards.Theywereplayingforabout10minuteswhenMr.Rojaslookedoutthewindow.Therainchangedtosnowandthetreeswerecoveredinbeautifulwhitesnow.“I’mhappywestayedhometonight.Itlooksbeautifuloutsidebutthisweatherisverydangeroustodrivein.”saidMr.Rojas.“You’reright,”saidMrs.Rojas,“butI’mbored.Let’splaysomemusicanddance.”Mr.Rojaswassurprised.“Dance?ButIreallydon’t….”“Ohcomeon!”Mrs.Rojasinsisted.SheputonaromanticCDandtheybothstartedtodance.Theyweredancingforabout1minutewhensuddenlythemusicstoppedandthelightswentout.Mrs.Rojaslaughed.“We’rejustnotveryluckytonight,arewe?”shesaid.Mr.Rojassaid,“Ofcoursewe’relucky!Wearetogether!”Hekissedherandcontinuedtodancewithher,inthedarkandwithoutmusic.1、WhydidMr.andMrs.Rojasstayathomelastnight?A．Theywantedtostaytogether.B．Theweatherwassoterrible.C．Theyhadadinnerathome.D．Theyplannedtowatchamovie.2、Whenitstartedtosnow,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswere_________.A．makingpopcornB．watchingamovieC．playingcardsD．dancingtothemusic3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．ItwasarainydayinsummerB．Mrs.RojascookedverywellC．Mr.RojaslovedtodanceatfirstD．Mr.Rojaswasinlovewithhiswife第三部分語言知識(shí)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）Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,weacceptthesefailuresasa1partofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenasparentsandteacherswe2thissamerighttoourchildren.WhenIseeachild3fromthiskindofpressure,IthinkofDonnie.Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.His4offailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenenjoyed.He5answeredquestions—hewasafraidhemightbewrong.Itriedmybesttobuildhis6.Butnothingchangeduntilmidterm,whenMaryAnne,astudentteacher,wasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshelovedchildren.Mypupils,Donnieincluded,all7herverymuch.Onemorning,wewereworkingonmathproblemsatthechalkboard.Donniehad8theproblemswithpains-takingtidiness.Pleasedwithhisprogress,I9thechildrenwithMaryAnneandwentforartmaterials.WhenIreturned,Donniewasin10.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.Mystudentteacherlookedatmeindespair.Suddenlyherface11.Fromthedeskweshared,shegotacontainerfilledwithpencils.“Look,Donnie,”shesaid,kneelingbesidehimandgently12thetear-stained(弄臟的)facefromhisarms.“I’vegotsomethingto13you.”Sheremovedthepencils,oneatatime,andplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethese14,Donnie,”shecontinued.“TheybelongtoMrs.Lindstromandme.Seehowtheerasersare15?That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyou16learntodo,too.”Shekissedhimandstoodup.“Here,”shesaid,“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilson17desksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,18teachers.”Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandasmile.The19becameDonnie’sprizedpossession.That,togetherwithMaryAnne’sfrequentencouragement,gradually20himthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.1、A．small B．basic C．necessary D．large2、A．give B．disallow C．offer D．permit3、A．come B．take C．fall D．suffer4、A．fear B．lesson C．chance D．sense5、A．a(chǎn)lways B．often C．never D．seldom6、A．self-protection B．self-improvement C．self-confidence D．self-learning7、A．respected B．disliked C．a(chǎn)voided D．minded8、A．workedout B．writtendown C．goneover D．learned9、A．left B．offered C．missed D．parted10、A．surprise B．a(chǎn)stonishment C．a(chǎn)nger D．tears11、A．darkened B．brightened C．pulled D．loosened12、A．lifting B．picking C．holding D．pushing13、A．help B．show C．reward D．promise14、A．pencils B．mistakes C．marks D．containers15、A．used B．built C．worn D．damaged16、A．may B．must C．ought D．can17、A．my B．someone’s C．theteacher’s D．your18、A．still B．a(chǎn)lso C．even D．not19、A．pencil B．words C．mistake D．desk20、A．warned B．informed C．persuaded D．reminded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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenIfirstentereduniversity,myaunt,1．islivinginAmerica,gavemeanewEnglishdictionary.Iwas2．(surprise)toseethatitwas3．EnglishEnglishdictionary,alsoknownasamonolingual(單一語言的)dictionary.4．itwasadictionarypreparedfornon—nativelearners,yetnoneofmyclassmateshadone.Tobehonest,Ithoughtitverydifficulttouseatfirst.Iwouldlook5．wordsinthedictionaryandstillnot6．(entire)understandthemeaning.Iwasusedtothebilingual(（雙語的）dictionaries,inwhichthewordsare7．(write)andexplainedbothinEnglishandChinese.Ireally8．(wonder)whymyauntdecidedtomakethingssodifficultforme.Now,after9．(learn)Englishatuniversityforthreeyears,Iunderstandthatmonolingualdictionariesare10．(good)instudyingaforeignlanguage.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的一下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。沒出錯(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(hào)（∧），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.沒出錯(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。Aswintercomes,therearemuchrainandsnowinmanypartsofourcountryincludingourcity.Itistoocoldthatanincreasingnumberofstudentscatchacold.Evenworse,somestudentsfelldownandhurtthembecausetheicyroads.Soweshouldprotectourselvesfromcoldweatherandtherearemanythingswhatareofhelp.First,weshouldputupmoreclotheswhengoingoutside.Thentoremembernottorunorwalktoofastonslipperyroads.Luckily,somemeasureshavebeentakingtopreventusfromfallingdown.Forexample,somematshavebeenplacedonthestepoftheteachingbuilding.Ihopeeveryoneissafeandhealth.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高中生李華，你曾在美國做交換生的學(xué)校校報(bào)給你寫信約稿。“ForeignCulture”欄目擬刊登介紹中國高中生學(xué)習(xí)生活及夢想的短文。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)完成你的短文。1.介紹中國高中生的學(xué)習(xí)生活，如：學(xué)年，學(xué)科情況。2.介紹中國高中生的假期，課外活動(dòng)情況。3.介紹你周圍同學(xué)業(yè)余愛好和夢想。注意：1.詞數(shù)120字左右。2.增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.高考：CEE(CollegeEntranceExamination)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C4、A5、B6、C7、C8、B9、C10、B11、D12、C13、C14、C15、B16、D17、C18、C19、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、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、D4、B23、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-widedebateonhowmodafinilshou