湖南省益阳市龙湖中学2025年高考考前模拟英语试题含答案

湖南省益阳市龙湖中学2025年高考考前模拟英语试题含答案考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere2．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded3．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard4．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when5．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone6．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that7．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread8．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction9．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．areworn10．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink11．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction12．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond13．USslangishugely______thankstothemanydifferentethnicgroupsthathavesettledinthecountry.A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate14．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so15．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting16．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight17．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after18．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange19．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame20．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated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）InformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.270、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray22．（8分）Lackofinexpensive,reliableenergydeliveryisoneofthechiefbarrierstogrowthanddevelopmentinsub-SaharanAfrica.Nearlyseventypercentofpeoplelivingintheregionlackaccesstoelectricity,forcingthemtospendsignificantamountsoftheirincomeoncostlyandunhealthyformsofenergysuchasdiesel(柴油)fueltorungeneratorsandkerosene(煤油)forlanterns.ButifthereisonethingAfricaisnotlacking,itissunshine.Andthatmeansalot;indeed,forsomeoftheworld’spoorestpeople,itmakesallthedifferenceintheworld.Alittlemorethanayearago,PowerAfrica—aU.S.Governmentinitiative(倡议)coordinatedbytheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment,orUSAID—andPowerAfrica’spartners,theUnitedKingdomDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment,ShellFoundation,andtheAfricanDevelopmentBank,startedtheScalingOff-GridEnergyGrandChallengeforDevelopment,withafocusonpay-as-you-gosolarhomesystems.TheChallenge’sgoalistoprovide20millionoff-grid(离网)householdsinsub-SaharanAfricawithclean,affordableelectricityby2030.Sofar,theChallengehasmade40-plusinvestmentsinearly-stage,off-gridenergycompanies,whichareexpectedtoresultinsome4.8millionnewelectricalconnections.Onereasonforthesuccessofthestart-upcompaniesthathavewongrants(资助)fromtheChallengeisthefactthatthecostofsolartechnologyisfallingfast,soitiswithinthemeansofthosewholiveawayfromtraditionalpowergrids.Andthankstothenewsystemofmobilemoneyandpay-as-you-gofinancing,theycanpurchasethesolarpower-generatingequipmenttheyneedandpayforitindailyinstallments(分期付款)fromtheirtelephones,foraslittleas15centsaday.Thankstothesetechnologicalandfinancialinnovations(创新),manypeoplearegettingelectricityforthefirsttimeeveryday.Inthesenewly-electrifiedcommunities,businessescanboom,clinicscansafelystorevaccinesandstudentsmaystudylongafterdark.Indeed,accesstocleanandreliableelectricitycanenableentirecommunitiestoescapethecycleofextremepoverty.1、Whatisthemainproblempeopleinsub-SaharanAfricaarefacedwith,accordingtoParagraph1?A．Theyarelackofelectricity.B．Theyarelackofdieselfuelandkerosene.C．Theyarelackofmoney.D．Theyarelackofsunshine.2、What’stheaimofPowerAfrica?A．Tomakepeoplericher.B．Tomakepeoplehealthier.C．Toprovidepeoplewithcleanfoodandwater.D．Toprovidepeoplewithinexpensiveelectricity.3、WhichisNOTthereasonforthesuccessofthestart-upcompanies?A．Thecostofsolartechnologyisdropping.B．Theyliveawayfromtraditionalpowergrids.C．Theycanusethenewsystemofmobilemoneyandpay-as-you-gofinancing.D．Theycanpayfortheequipmentindailylowinstallments.4、Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout________.A．agricultureB．environmentC．technologyD．education23．（8分）TinyDeviceAllowsYouToTrackYourCarUsingYourSmartphoneHaveyoueverlostyourcaronaparkinglot?Ithappens.Youparkandgoshopping.Whenyougetback,youdon’thaveacluewhereyourcaris.Thenyoustartroamingaroundclickingonthepanicbuttononyourcarkeyssothealarmgoesoff.Itcanbefrustrating,especiallyonahot,sunnyday.Now,youdon’tneedtoturntoaGPSsystemortrackingservice.Nobodywantstopayexpensivemonthlysubscriptionfees.ACalifornia-basedstartupcompanyhascreatedatinydevice,TrackR,whichworkswithyoursmartphone.Itcouldtrackyourvehiclewithoutcostingyouafortune.It’seasy!InstallthefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone,connecttheapptoyourdeviceandyou’rereadytogo!SimplyattachTrackRtowhateveryouwanttokeeptabson.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.ThenusetheTrackRapptolocateyourmissingiteminseconds.You’reprobablythinkingthatthisdeviceisveryexpensive…False!TrackRonlycosts$29!Youcanbuyitdirectlyfromthecompany’swebsite.Theyshipworldwideandyou’llreceiveyourTrackRwithinaweek.Aswesaidbefore,TrackRhasunlimitedpossibilities.Thedeviceissmallandunobtrusive(不引人注目的)enoughthatyoucanattachittoyourpet,yourkeys,yourbriefcaseandanythingelseyoudon’twanttolose.TrackRevencomeswithadouble-sidedadhesive(胶)soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!1、Whydoestheauthormentionthelostcarinthefirstparagraph?A．Tostresstheimportanceofprotectingyourcar.B．TointroduceTrackR.C．Totellyounottobeworriedaboutit.D．Towarnyounottoparkyourcarcasually2、WhatdoweknowaboutTrackR?A．TrackRisfreeofcharge.B．TrackRappcostsyouonly$29.C．TrackRhelpsyoufindanythingyoulosewithinaweek.D．TrackRissoldtopeoplethroughouttheworld.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“keeptabson”inparagraph3?A．losesightofB．comeacrossC．keeptrackofD．takechargeof4、Thetextprobablycomesfrom.A．abookreviewB．apopularsciencemagazineC．asciencefictionD．anofficialdocument24．（8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.25．（10分）Bendablewingscoveredwithoverlapping(重叠部分)pieceslookinglikefishscalescouldbeusedtobuildmorecontrollable,fuel­efficientaircraft,anewstudyfinds.Nowadays,conventionalaircrafttypicallyrelyonailerons(副翼)tohelpcontrolthewaytheplanestilt(倾斜)astheyfly.However,whentheWrightbrothersflewthefirstairplane,Flyer1,overacenturyago,theyusednoaileronsbutwiresthatpulledandstretchedthewood­and­canvaswings,tocontroltheplane.“Scientistshavelongsoughttodevelopaircraftthatcanchangetheirwingsduringflight,justasbirdscan.However,mostpreviousattemptshavefailedbecausetheyreliedonheavymechanicalcontrolstructureswithinthewings.Thesestructureswerealsocomplexandunreliable，”saidNeilGershenfeld,aphysicistanddirectoroftheCentreforBitsandAtomsatMIT.Thenewwingconsistsofasystemoftiny,strongandlightweightmodules(组件).Theshapeofthewingcanbechangeduniformlyalongitslengthusingtwosmallmotors,whichapplyatwistingpressuretoeachwingtip.Thesewingsarecoveredin“skins”ofoverlappingstripsofflexiblemateriallikefishscales.Thesestripsmoveacrosseachotherasthewingschangethemselves,providingasmoothoutersurface,theresearchersexplained.Windtunneltestsofthesewingsshowedthattheyatleastmatchedtheaerodynamic(气动)propertiesofconventionalwings,ataboutone­tenththeweight.“Initialtestsusingremotelypilotedaircraftmadewiththesewingshaveshowngreatpromise，”saidBenjaminJenett,agraduatestudentattheCentreforBitsandAtomsatMIT.Thenewmodularstructuresthescientistsdevelopedcouldbemanufacturedquicklyinmassquantitiesandtheninstalledbyteamsofsmallrobots.Thesemodularstructuresalsocanbedisassembledmoreeasily,makingrepairssimpler.“Still,thefirstaircraftbuiltusingthisstrategywillnotbeapassengerjet，”Gershenfeldsaid.“Instead,thetechnologywilllikelyfirstbetestedonunmannedaircrafts,leadingtoaircraftsflyingforalongtime,tohelpdeliverInternetaccessormedicinetoremotevillages.”1、WhyistheWrightbrothers'airplanementionedinthetext?A．Toshowthehistoryofaircrafts.B．Toshowthedevelopmentofwings.C．Toshowtheneedtoimproveplanes.D．Toshowthestructureofconventionalplanes.2、Whatmakesplanesflylikebirdswhentheytilt?A．Theirailerons.B．Wiresandpulleys.C．Changeablewings.D．Mechanicalcontrolstructures.3、WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Theshapeofthenewwings.B．Thepurposeoftheoverlappingstrips.C．Theworkingprincipleofthenewwings.D．Theresultofwind­tunneltestsofthesewings.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disassemble”meaninParagraph6?A．Replace.B．Analyze.C．Putaway.D．Takeapart.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）DoubleTroubleWhenIwaseight,Iwantedatoyandneeded$10tobuyit.But,asusual,Iwasbroken.Idecidedtoaskmy11-year-oldsister,Kathleen,foraloan.Iwenttoherroom,1herforthecash.Laughing,sheagreedto2methemoney,butadded,“Iwillchargeyou10percentcompoundinterestevery3untilyoupaymeback.”“Compoundinterest---what’sthat?”Iasked.“Well,interestiswhatyoucallthe4moneyborrowershavetopaybackonaloan,”sheexplained.“Compoundinterestmeansthattheinterestpaymentsgetbiggerandbiggerthe5youtaketopaybacktheloan.Torepaytheloan,youwillneedtogiveme$11afteronemonth.Ifyouwaittwomonthstopaymeback,your6willgrowfrom$10to$11.SoI’llbechargingyouintereston$11.ThenIwilladdthatinteresttothe$11youalreadyoweme,fora7of$12.10.That’swhatyou’lloweaftertwomonths.”“Sure.Igetit,”Isaid.Thoughtruthfully,Iwasgetting8.Kathleenlentmethemoney,andIboughtthetoy.Mybirthdaycameamonthlater,andmymomgaveme$10.9,thatwasjusttheamountIneededtobuyanothertoyIwanted10.Iputoffpayingmysisterforamonth.Afteranothermonth,I11abouttheloan.Severalmonthslater,onChristmasmorning,mysisterandIeachfounda$02billinourstockings.Iwasjustputtingitintomypocket12Kathleentappedmeontheshoulder.“Sorry,kiddo.That’smine.I’m13onyourdebt.”“Huh?”ThenIrememberedtheloan.“Hey!Howcanitbethatmuch?I14borrowed$10.”“True,”shesaid,“butinteresthasbeencompoundingforeightmonths.Nowyou15me$21.43.”Shepaused,thenadded.“Youcanpaymethe$1.43.”I16tobelievethata$10loancouldmorethandoublesoquickly.Muchtomy17,mysistergotherpencilandtabletandshowedmeexactlyhowitalladdedup.Myhead18asItriedtokeeptrackofKathleen’s19,butthistime,Igotthebasicideaofcompoundinterest.I20thehardwaythatborrowingmoneycanbe“doubletrouble”innotime.1、A．blaming B．begging C．searching D．preparing2、A．pay B．send C．lend D．hand3、A．month B．year C．week D．day4、A．little B．same C．enough D．extra5、A．shorter B．longer C．more D．less6、A．cash B．saving C．note D．debt7、A．total B．cost C．number D．bill8、A．encouraged B．shocked C．confused D．satisfied9、A．Gradually B．Obviously C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully10、A．seriously B．anxiously C．secretly D．desperately11、A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．cared12、A．after B．until C．while D．when13、A．carrying B．collecting C．relying D．focusing14、A．normally B．nearly C．only D．really15、A．owe B．offer C．take D．give16、A．decided B．refused C．pretended D．managed17、A．relief B．delight C．annoyance D．regret18、A．turned B．nodded C．stuck D．hurt19、A．calculations B．excuses C．directions D．discoveries20、A．explored B．learned C．explained D．questioned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）AcomputerprogramhasbeatenahumanplayerattheancientChineseboardgameGo（围棋）.Itmarkedanimportantadvanceforthe1．(develop)ofartificialintelligence.Theprogram,2．(call)AlphaGo,hadtaughtitselfhowtowin.ItbeattheEuropeanplayerinallfivegamesofamatchinOctober.Thedeveloperssay3．(it)learningabilitymaysomedayletcomputershelpsolverealworldproblems.Thosecouldincludemakingmedicaldiagnosesand4．(explore)scientificresearch.Previouscomputershavebeatenhumansinothergames.Butamongclassicgames,Gohaslongbeenviewedasthemostchallenginggameforartificialintelligencetomaster.Therefore,manypeoplefindit5．(accept)whenAlphaGowonthehumanplayer.Goinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkersonacheckerboard-likegrid(格子).Playersobtaintheopponent’spieces6．surroundingthem.Therulesaresimple,7．playingitisnot.It’s8．(probable)themostcomplexgameevercreatedbyhumans.MartinMueller,acomputingscienceprofessor,9．(work)onGoprogramsfor30years.Heoncesaid,“Thenewprogramisreallyabigstepupfromeverythingelsethatwe’veseen.It’savery10．(amaze)pieceofwork.”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仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InMarch1984,DrJohnFellows,wholivedinEngland,anddecidedtovisithismarrieddaughterintheUSA．HeboughtareturnairtickettoNewYorkandflewKennedyAirport．Whenhereached,however,herealizedthathehadforgottenhisdaughter’saddress．Evenbadly,hediscoveredhecan’trememberherfamilynametoo!DrFellowsspentseveralhoursattheairporttriedtothinkwhathisdaughter’snamewasandwhereitwaswhichshelived,butwithmuchluck．Eventually,hedecidedthathewouldhavetogiveuphisplantovisitherandhecaughtanextplanebacktoEngland．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，上周末，你和同学们去当地一家孤儿院（orphanage）开展志愿者活动。请根据下列要点写一篇英语报道。要点：1.时间、地点、人物及活动（赠送书籍、玩具等)2.孤儿院孩子们的反应；3.简短评论。要求：1.词数100左右2.可合理增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、D5、A6、C7、C8、A9、B10、B11、C12、D13、C14、D15、C16、C17、C18、A19、D20、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、270、B1、C2、B3、A4、D22、1、A2、D3、B4、C23、1、B2、D3、C4、B24、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,

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