安徽省皖北名校2025届高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

安徽省皖北名校2025届高考考前模拟英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter2．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need3．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading4．—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested5．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound6．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend7．—WhendidTomcometoQingdao？—ItwasinJuly，2006andheatripinChinawithhisparentsatthattime.A．wouldtake B．hadtakenC．wastaking D．hadbeentaking8．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had9．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting10．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith11．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading12．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI13．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating14．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong15．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat16．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show17．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would18．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded19．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone20．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.NosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadofromtheTVthanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettothefirstfloor.Theclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,whichseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourhousetowaitthingsout.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Aswefinallyreachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Glassfleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.Wegotclosetothestaircaseonlytoheartheloudsoundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydecidedtohideinthebrickstaircasebecauseitwasthestrongestplacetohide.B．Itwashardtomakeittothefirstfloorbecausetherewasnofloorunderneaththem.C．Theirhousewasoneofthehousesintheunitthatwerecompletelydestroyed.D．Ifthetornadohadn’tstoppedintime,Jimmywouldhavebeenblownawayintothedarkness.2、What’stherightorderoffollowingevents?a.Thebackwallofthehousetoreoffintothedarknessoutside.b.Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetandwasthoughttobegone.c.Theauthorfeltnopainalthoughherkneeswerefullofglass.d.Atreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframeandflewovertheirheads.e.Thegaragedoorcameoff.f.TheauthorwaspusheddowntotheclosetbyJimmy.A．deafcbB．deafbcC．dfeabcD．daefcb3、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheirexperience?A．Thrillingandsmooth.B．Frighteningandlucky.C．Sufferingandmiserable.D．Painfulandunfortunate.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．TornadoonthewayC．LovedefeatseverythingD．Thelife-long4minutes22．（8分）FamousModernChineseBuildingsBeijingInternationalAirportThefirstplacemostvisitorsseewhentheyarriveinChinaisBeijingInternationalAirport.Theairportwasconstructedinthe1950s.Ithasanindoorgarden,achildren’splayground,andover70foodbusinessesinTerminal3alone.ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterCompletedin2008,SWFCtookover10yearstocompleteduetofinancialshortagesandconstructiondelays.Sinceitscompletion,ithaswoncountlessarchitecturalawards.TouristsarewelcomeatSWFC'sviewingplatform,whichat474metersabovegroundistheworldshighestclosedviewingplatform.TheWaterCubeItwasconstructedforuseduringtheBeijing2008SummerOlympics.Nowvisitorscanexpresssurpriseatthearchitectureofthebuilding.Theycanenjoytheindooratmosphereaswell.AmongtheofferingsoftheWaterCubearearestaurantandbar,ashoppingarea,andWaterWorld,afamilywaterparkTheBird'sNest,BeijingItwasdesignedmainlyforthe2008SummerOlympics.Itcanholdupto80,000peopleandhasbeenusedforawinterthemepark.Nowadays,itsmainincomeisasatouristattraction.Itdrawsmorethan20,000touristseveryday.NationalCenterforthePerformingArtsItwascompletedin2007.Thebuildingissurroundedbyaman-madelake,requiringgueststoenterviaanundergroundhallway.ItishometoanOperaHall,MusicHall,andTheater.1、Whichofthefollowingbuildingswasfirstconstructed?A．BeijingInternationalAirport. B．ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter.C．TheWaterCube. D．TheBirdsNest,Beijing.2、WhywastheconstructionofShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterdelayed?A．Itneededmoreconstructionworkers. B．Itwasshortofmoney.C．Itaddedanextraviewing-platform. D．Itfacedtoomuchterribleweather.3、Howdoesthebird'sNestoperatedaily?A．Byrentingthewinterthemepark. B．Byincreasingitsopeningtime.C．Bychargingtouristsforadmissionfees. D．Bygivingsomeliveconcerts.4、WhatcanyoudoinNationalCenterforthePerformingArt?A．Enjoysportsevents. B．Playmusicalinstruments.C．Attendsciencelectures. D．Watchdifferentperformances.23．（8分）BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek(moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid).YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersintheformofreducedhours.“It’stimetosharethebenefitsfromnewtechnology,notallowingthoseatthetoptograbthemforthemselves.”shesays.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．BritishpeoplearetheleastproductiveintheworldB．MostcompaniesinBritainhaveconductedafour-dayweekC．PRcompanyhaswitnessedariseinemployees’happinessD．Britishpeopleworklongerandgetmorepaymentthanothercountries2、WhichistheproperdescriptionofBritishworkingpractices?A．TheworkingtimeofBritishworkersiswithintheEUlimit.B．Intermsofproductivity,BritainisbeatenbytheUnitedStates.C．Profitsgainedfromnewtechnologyareonthedecrease.D．AutomationandAIarelikelytocauseaninstableworkmarket.3、WhichcanbeinferredfromO’Grady’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．It’stimeforemployerstosharetheincreasedprofitscreatedbyautomation.B．Workersshouldbenefitfromautomationintheformoflessworkinghours.C．Newtechnologyshouldbelongtobothbusinessesandworkers.D．Businessescan’tmakemoreprofitswithoutnewtechnology.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．TointroducesomeBritishfirms’switchtoafour-dayworkingweek.B．ToexplainthereasonswhyBritishworkerssufferstressandanxiety.C．Toappealformorereasonableworkingconditions.D．TopresentthecurrentproductivityprobleminBritain.24．（8分）Inthefuturethosewhoaretakingcareofoldpeoplemaygethelpfromthehouseitself.Overthelastfewyears,newtechnology,suchastheInternet,Wi-FiandflatTVscreens,haschangedourhomesandthewaythatwelive.Now,anothertechnologyrevolutionishappening.AnewprojectattheUniversityofHertfordshirewantstocreateahomethatmonitorspeoplelivinginitwhoareelderly.Theresearchershavedevelopedawristbanddevice（装置）whichhelpsustowatchtheelderlypersonwhoiswearingit.Thedevicecollectsinformationtoseeifthepersonhasfallenorhaswanderedawayfromwhereheorsheshouldbe.Theassisted-livingprojectispartoftheuniversity’swiderInterhomeproject,whichisthedevelopmentofasmarthouse.Thehouseremembersthehabitsofthepersonwholivesthereanditusesverylowamountsofenergy.TheInterhometeamhopethatofferingthisservicewillhelptakecareoftheelderly.Theysay,“It’sveryimportantthatthesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportandnotreplaceanyoftheexistingservices.”TheInterhomeisnotjustaresearchmethod.It’salsoawayforstudentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundstolearnanddeveloptechnology.Theuniversityusesthelatesttechnologytohelpstudentsgetexperiencebydevelopingnewhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.Theteamincludesdesign,engineeringandcomputersciencestudentsworkingtogether.“Weareworkingonasmart-homeprojectinWatfordwithsomecompaniesatthemoment,”saystheprojectleader.“Wearelookingathowasmarthomecanprovideevenmoreservices.”Thiscouldhelpmillionsofoldpeoplearoundtheworldhaveabetterandsaferlifeinthefuture.1、Thewristbanddevicebenefitsitsusersby.A．changingthelivinghabitsoftheelderlyB．monitoringpeoplewholiveinasmarthomeC．offeringinformationtothepersonwearingitD．watchingovertheelderlywhomayfallorgetlost2、WhomdoestheUniversityofHertfordshirehaveinitsresearchteam?A．Studentswhowanttofindajobeagerly.B．Studentswhoprefertoworkontheirown.C．Studentsfromdifferentscientificbackgrounds.D．Studentswithalotofrichworkingexperience.3、Whatistheprojectleader’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesmarthomeproject?A．Uncertain.B．Uninterested.C．Optimistic.D．Disappointed.4、Whatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Awristbanddevicehaschangedthewaythatwelive.B．Asmarthomehelpsstudentsdevelophardwareandsoftware.C．AnInterhomeprojecthasbeenputintousetohelptheelderly.D．AnInterhomeprojectwillhelptheoldliveabetterandsaferlife.25．（10分）AttheendofthespringsemesterinMay,studentstakingGeorgiaTech’sonlineKnowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligencecoursereceivedsomesurprisingnews.JillWatson,oneofthenineteachingassistants(TAs)thathadhelpedthemfinishthechallengingcourseforthepastfivemonthswasnota“she”butan“it”—anintelligentrobot!WatsonisthebrainchildofAshokGoel,whoteachesthepopularonlinecourse.TheProfessorofComputerandCognitiveScienceintheSchoolofInteractiveComputingcameupwiththeideaasawaytodealwiththenumberofquestionsposedbystudentsintheonlineforums(论坛).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.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）SnowboardingintheMountainsIwillneverforgettheexperienceofseeingapartofCanadaandsnowboardinginthemountains.Igotalittleemotionalonthe1fromMontrealtoourfirststopinVancouver.AlthoughIhaveto2thatIwatchedamoviewhileweflewovertheprairies(大草原),Ididoccasionally3outofthewindowtoseewhatwaswhat!4mostofthemountainsinAlbertaandB．C．werecoveredincloudssoIhadto5ourdrivefromKelownatoRevelstoketoseethosemountains!I6I'denteredintoLordoftheRingsterritory(领地)aswetookalifttogettothetopofMt.MackenzieinRevelstoke.BeforesnowboardingIlearnednotto7coffeeinthemorning,whichonlyaddedshakingtomy8duringthefirstfewdescents(滑雪下坡)oftheday.Snowboardinginpowderisquite9fromridingtheicyslopes(斜坡)inQuebec.Atleastwhenyou10downseveralmeters,it'slikefallingonpillows!Mymain11,however,wasgettingstuckinthefew12sectionsofthemountain,thoughafew13skiersgavemearidebylettingmegrabtheirskipolesand14metothenextdrop.Eventhoughwecould15reallyskithetophalfofthemountain,itwasstillatleasttwicethesizeofthemountainweusually16!Ourphonepicturesdon'tdojusticetothesemountains,17wehaveourown18.WhenmyhusbandandIaskedeachotherwhatwasourfavorite19ofthetrip,otherthanspendingtimewitheachother,itwas20theview.1、A．train B．ship C．plane D．car2、A．admit B．pretend C．recall D．regret3、A．go B．look C．walk D．stare4、A．Luckily B．Particularly C．Possibly D．Unfortunately5、A．endwith B．pickup C．waitfor D．startfrom6、A．felt B．dreamt C．imagined D．agreed7、A．sell B．drink C．cook D．store8、A．nervousness B．confidence C．excitement D．delight9、A．absent B．tired C．safe D．different10、A．fall B．slip C．ski D．look11、A．task B．issue C．concern D．idea12、A．ugly B．rough C．steep D．flat13、A．helpful B．young C．aged D．single14、A．throwing B．dragging C．lifting D．deserting15、A．even B．almost C．only D．yet16、A．stay B．visit C．climb D．ski17、A．and B．so C．for D．but18、A．memories B．advantages C．feelings D．tips19、A．mountain B．part C．place D．friend20、A．hardly B．normally C．certainly D．strangely第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Afterweeksofrain,atownfloodedandthepeople1．livedtherehadtomovetoasafeplace.Atonehouse,rescueworkersfound2．manstandingdeepinwater.“Comeon!Getintheboat!”therescuersshouted.Themanshoutedback,“No!Ihavefaith3．God,andHewillsaveme!”Soonthefloodwaterschasedthemantothesecondfloor.4．(luck),anotherboatcamebyatthispoint.“Getintheboat!”therescuersurged.“Noway!”themansaid,stubborninhisthought5．Godwouldsavehim.Thefloodwaterscontinuedtorise,andthemanhadtoclimbtotheroofofhishouse.Fortunately,arescuehelicoptercamebyand6．(drop)aladderforhim.Thepilotshoutedthroughamegaphone,“Grabtheladder!”Themanrefusedandshoutedthesamethingagain.Butthefloodwaters7．(rise)abovetheroof.Theman8．(sweep)awayanddrowned.When9．(arrive)atheaven,hedemandedtomeetwithGod.“God,Iwascertainthatyouwouldsaveme,butyouletmedie.Why?Whydidyouabandonme?”Godrepliedwitha10．(puzzle)look,“Whatdoyoumean?Isentyoutwoboatsandahelicopter!”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asthesayinggoes,timeismoney、Butinmyopinion,timeisevenpreciousthanmoney、Why?Becausewhenmoneyisspent,westillhaveachancetoearnthemback、Butwhentimeiswasting,wecannevergetitback、Thereissomedoubtthattimeisverylimited,andevenaminuteisofgreatvaluable、Weshouldmakefulluseoftimetodothatshouldbedone、It’sthepitythatalotofpeoplestilldidn’tappreciatethevalueoftime、Theyarewastingtheirtimedoingnothingofuseful、Weshouldformthegoodhabitofraceagainsttimeandmakeadifferenceinourworld、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李明，在过去一周你在英国参加中学生文化交流活动，期间一直住在你的英国好友Peter家，现在已经回国。请你根据以下要点给他写一封感谢信。要点包括：1.表达感激之情；2.回忆各种收获；3.发出邀请。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiMing

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、C5、B6、A7、C8、B9、B10、C11、B12、B13、D14、C15、C16、B17、A18、D19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、A3、B4、D22、1、A2、B3、C4、D23、1、C2、D3、B4、A24、1、D2、C3、C4、D25、A“smartdrug”takenbystudentstoimprovetheirperformancereallydoeswork,scientistshavefound.Thedrugmodafinil（莫达非尼）iscurrentlyusedtotreatsleepdisorder,butitiswidelyusedoff-labelbystudentstohelpthemreviseforexamsorfocusonlongessays.Untilnow,therehasbeenalackofclearevidenceoverwhetheritcanactuallyboostconcentrationandalertness.Butanewanalysisoftheresearchrevealeditdoesimproveplanninganddecisionmaking,flexibility,learningandmemory,andevencreativity.Thefindingsraiseseriousethical(处方的，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,whereaquarterofstudentshaverepor