2025届山西省长治市上党联盟英语高三上期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2025届山西省长治市上党联盟英语高三上期末学业水平测试模拟试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature2．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive3．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup4．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich5．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which6．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime7．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while8．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how9．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone10．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw11．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken12．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold13．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed14．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure15．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print16．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone17．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime18．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby19．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose20．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides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）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.22．（8分）Whetheryou’vebeenincollegeoryou’relookingforwardtogoingtouniversityinthefuture,youandyourfamilylikelyspendsometimeworryingaboutthecostofyourcollegeeducation.It’snosecretthatcollegeisoneofthebiggestinvestments.However,thatwillgotogreatavailforyearstocome.Earningscholarshipsisagreatwaytohelpyou.TheFinancialAidOfficeatIllinoisStatehelpsstudentsidentifyscholarshipopportunitieseveryday.Hereissomeadvicetohelpyou.BegininyourownbackyardHaveyouaskedyourhighschoolorcommunitycollegefinancialaidofficeaboutscholarshipsatyourschool?Manyschoolshavealistofseveralscholarshipsrightthere.Localawardscanoftenbeeasiertogetastheapplicantpoolsaresmallerandlesscompetitive.Checkwithcommunityorganizations,banksandcreditunions,andlargeemployerswhomayofferscholarshipopportunitiesinyourarea.Findyour“hook”Whileyou’researching,considerwhatmakesyouspecialasastudent.Youruniquecharacteristicscanhelpyourscholarshipapplicationsstandout.Payspecialattentiontoawardsthatmentionyourbestqualities,whetherthat’sacademicachievement,leadership,communityservice,orsomethinglesscommon.Thinkaboutwhyadonorwantstoassistyouinpayingforyoureducation.Mostscholarshipproviderswanttoencourageaparticularbehavior.Companiesmaywanttoattractfutureemployees.Non-profitorganizationslikehelpingthosewhosupporttheircauseorsufferfromthediseasethey’reworkingtofight.DeveloparoutineEveryscholarshipisdifferentintermsofwhenyoucanapply,whatyouneedtosubmit,whenthewinnerisannounced,andhowthemoneyisgiventoyou.Typically?scholarshipapplicationsopeninthelatefallorearlyspringforthenextschoolyear’sawards,butthatalsovariesdependingonthedonor.Thereisn’tasingleapplicationorsearchenginethatallowsyoutofindandapplyforeverything.VisitthewebsiteoftheOfficeofStudentFinancialAidforlistsofscholarshipopportunities.Gothroughtheliststofindtheonesthatmatchyoubestandkeeptrackofwhenyoucanapplyforthem.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Youcanapplyforthescholarshipsfitforyou.B．Itishardtopayforthecollegeeducation.C．Itisdifficulttoapplyforthescholarships.D．Youcandependonparentstoattendcollege.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmean?A．Achievenothing.B．Payoff.C．Provemeaningless.D．Havealongwaytogo.3、Theauthorsuggestsapplyingforscholarshipslocallybecause.A．thecommunityoffersmorescholarshipsB．fewerstudentsthinkofdoingthatC．yourhighschoolwillbereadytohelpD．itisrelativelyeasytogetscholarships4、Whatkindofstudentsdothescholarshipproviderswanttohelp?A．Studentswhoonlytakeinterestintheirstudies.B．Studentswhoplantodocommunityservice.C．Studentswhoareeagertogetagoodeducation.D．Studentswhoareconsideredofhighqualities.23．（8分）“Howdoyouaccountforyourremarkableachievementsinlife?”QueenVictoriaoftheUKaskedHelenKeller.“Howdoyouexplainthefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeaf,youwereabletoachievesomuch?”Ms.Keller'sanswerisatribute（致敬）toherkindteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”AccordingtospeakerZigZiglar,AnnieSullivanwasnostrangertohardship.Shewasalmostsightlessherselfandwas,atonetime,diagnosedashopelessly“insane”byhercaregivers.Shewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitution.Occasionally,Anniewouldviolentlyattackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresence.Anelderlynursebelievedtherewashope,however,andshemadeitherworktoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedAnnie,andsheleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.ShebelievedAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyoncewitnessedangerandhate,theynawnotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycamewhenthisseemingly“hopeless”childwasreleased.AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersasshe,herself,washelpedbythekindnurse.ItwasshewhosawthegreatpotentialinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplined（约束）her,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithheruntiltheflickeringcandlethatwasherlifebecameabeacon（灯塔）oflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;butinwasalovingnursewhofirstbelievedinLittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoakindteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddedicatednurse,thenameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“accountfor”probablymean?A．showB．proveC．explainD．present.2、WhatdoweknowfromtheThirdparagraph?A．Sullivanhadverynormalbehavior.B．Sullivanwasignoredbyeveryone.C．Sullivanwaskeptawayfromherparents.D．Sullivanwasbelievedlohaveamentalproblem.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthenext?A．ThePowerofLoveB．MakingaDifferenceC．AGoodTeacherD．RemarkableAchievements24．（8分）OnaflightfromDallas,Texas,toCincinnati,Ohio,tovisitafriendin2008,eventplannerPaigeChenaultdaydreamedaboutthegrandbirthdaypartiesshe’dthrowforherdaughteroneday.(Paigewasfivemonthspregnantatthetime.)Then,flippingthroughamagazine,shesawaphotoofanimpoverishedHaitianboy,skinny.“Ithought,thiskidhasnothing,”Paigesays.Theimagestayedwithher,andsheresolvedtodosomethingtohelp.“IdecidedIwouldusemytalentstothrowbirthdaypartiesforhomelesskids,”Paigesays.Forthenextfouryears,Paigeandherhusband,Colin,tooktimeoutfromparenthoodtovisitshelterstodeterminehowbesttopullofftheparties.Finally,inJanuary2012,Paigelaunchedthe

BirthdayPartyProject,anonprofitorganization,andrecruitedfriendsandfamilytohelpdecorateDallas’s42-occupantFamilyGatewayShelterwithballoonsandstreamers,celebratingthebirthdaysof11boysandgirls,with30morehomelesskidsinattendance.“ThatfirstpartywasbetterthanIcouldhaveeverimagined,”saysPaige.NowPaigeandherstaffofthreepaidemployeesworkwithregionalvolunteerstoplanmonthlythemedpartiesat12sheltersacrossthecountry,someofwhichhouseabusedorabandonedkids.Eachchildcelebratingabirthdaythatmonthgetsa$30gift,adecorativeplacemat,andanindividualcakeorcupcake.OneofPaige’sfavoritepartsofeachpartyiswhenthekidsmakeawishandblowoutthecandles.“Theyrarelygetachancetodreambig,”saysPaige.Herdaughter,Lizzie,nowseven,oftenhelpsoutattheparties.Paigesays,“TheonethingI’vealwayswantedisformykidtobegenerous.”1、WhatwasitthatmadePaigewanttohelpthehomelesschildren?A．AflightfromDallastoOhio. B．Herdaughter’sbirthday.C．ThephotoofaHaitianboy. D．Hertalentforthrowingparties.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impoverished”mean?A．adorable B．poorC．talented D．dead3、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Atotalof42full-timeworkersareemployedbyPaigeatpresent.B．Afterunsuccessfulattempts,Paigefinallythrewawonderfulpartyforthehomelesskids.C．Kidscanspend$30tocelebratetheirbirthday.D．Paigecommitsherselftothecauseofhelpingthehomelesskids.4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkPaigeis?A．Caringandsensitive. B．Competentandloyal.C．Kindandperseverant. D．Responsibleanddisciplined.25．（10分）Thisyearpromisestobeanexcitingonefortechnologyandscience.There’saline-upofgreatproductsforyoutolookforwardto.TheAirBoard1.0TheAirBoard1.0isafantasticnewwaytogetaround.Theboardworkswhenyoustepontothepressurepads.Toturn?Allyouhavetodoismoveyourweighttotheleftorright.Itcantravelatthespeedof10milesanhourandittakesonehourtobefullycharged.Thepowerwilllastforabouttenmiles.TheOculusRiftHaveyoueverwishedyoucouldwalkthroughtheworldofyourgames，seeingthingsasyourcharacterswould?Well,nowyoucan.ThiscleverheadsetRiftallowsyoutoseetheworldofyourgamesin3-D．TheMiitoTheMiiloisperfectforallhomes,andespeciallythosewholiketocarefortheenvironment.Ithasbeencalled“thekettleofthefuture”.TheMiitoisdesignedtoheatupthewaterinanycontainer.Youcanfillacupwiththerightamountofwaterandplaceitontothekettle.Afterplacingtherodintothewater,therodwouldheatupandsowouldthewater.Theproductdoesn’tonlywater.Theyalsosaveelectricity.TheClick&GrowAreyouthekindofpersonwhoenjoysusingherbsandspices(香料)whencooking?TheClickAGrowmakessurethatyoualwayshavefreshandwell-grownherbsorotherplantswheneveryouneedthem.Itisself-watering.anditalsohasanLEDlightthatmakessuretheplantsgrowfastandhealthy.1、HowcanyougettheAirboard1.0started?A．Bychargingitallthelime.B．Bytravellingatacertainspeed.C．Byapplyingpressuretothepads.D．Bypushingitfromthelefttotheright.2、Whichisconvenientandenergy-saving?A．TheClick&Grow. B．TheAirBoard1.0.C．TheOculusRift. D．TheMiito.3、WhowouldbemoreinterestedintheClick&Growl?A．Farmers. B．Housewives.C．Doctors. D．Gardeners.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore__16___.Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare_17___togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere__18__available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon___19_,andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe_20___tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It__21__asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare__22_reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents_23__apost-secondaryeducation,theyhavetheopportunitytoreadbooksandlistentothe__24__oftopexpertsintheirfields.It__25__studentstothink,askquestions,and__26_newideas,whichallowsforadditionalgrowthand___27_andprovidescollegegraduateswithanedgeinthejobmarket__28__thosewhohavenotexperiencedahighereducation.Theimportanceofacollegeeducationisalsobecauseoftheopportunityto__29__valuableresources.Themoreconnectionswhichare__30___duringyourcollegecareer,themore_31___youwillhavewhenyoubeginyourjobsearch.Onceyouhaveendedyourjobsearchandhavestartedyourcareer,___32__,theimportanceofacollegeeducationhasnotbeenexhausted.Havingacollegedegreeoften__33_greaterpromotionopportunity.So,whyshouldyougotocollege?Thereasoningdoesnotbeginandendwiththe_34___aspect.Agoodeducationis__35__frommanydifferentviewpoints,andwhiletheimportanceofacollegeeducationisquiteevidentformanyhighschoolstudents,whatisoftennotasclearishowtheywillpayforthateducation.1、A．timeB．freedomC．respectD．opportunity2、A．likelyB．unableC．afraidD．unwilling3、A．onceB．justC．neverD．also4、A．natureB．cultureC．knowledgeD．agriculture5、A．referredB．addedC．devotedD．compared6、A．followsB．servesC．unitesD．disappears7、A．additionalB．secretC．interestingD．financial8、A．discussB．ignoreC．experienceD．imagine9、A．storiesB．requestsC．suggestionD．lecture10、A．helpsB．encouragesC．forbidsD．advises11、A．designB．exploreC．changeD．refuse12、A．developmentB．paymentC．agreementD．experiment13、A．forB．overC．inD．with14、A．admireB．satisfyC．gainD．notice15、A．removedB．collectedC．explainedD．controlled16、A．inventionsB．choicesC．worriesD．salaries17、A．besidesB．thereforeC．howeverD．otherwise18、A．savesB．includesC．ensuresD．means19、A．lifeB．characterC．communicationD．job20、A．freeB．rareC．beneficialD．absent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）Notripwouldbecompletewithoutexperiencingthelocalfoodculture.Actually,Chinahasvariouskindsofdeliciousfood,includingawidevarietyoflocalsnacks.FormostoftheforeignersIcontacted,andmyself1．(include),PekingDuck,MongolianHotPotarethefavouriteChinesedishes.Chinaisaplace2．thefoodisnotonlydelicious,butthe3．(cheap)I’veeverfound.4．mylastnightinBeijingbefore5．(return)totheStates,IwenttoaPekingDuckrestaurantthathadbeensuggestedformetotry.Whatabeautifulplace!Splendidwoodblockprintsonthewalls,freshflowersinthevases,6．(attract)silverware(银餐具)andbeautifulchopsticks.Iwashanded7．menuandfoundmostofthepriceswereespeciallylowforthehighqualityofthefood.Theluckycameinwholeorhalf,alongwithallthelittledecorations-alittletortilla(玉米粉圆饼)toputtheslicedcluckandvegetablesin,choppedonionandsauce.Anyway,Iorderedawholeduck,thinkingI’djusttaketherestbacktomyhotel8．(eat)laterifIcouldn’tfinishit.9．(believable),intheendtherewasnoneofthewholeduck10．(leave)ontheplate.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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:2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。JourneytothewestareaverypopularmasterworkamongChinesepeople.ItisafantasticstorysettingintheTangDynasty.Whenopeningthebook,you’llreadaexcitingstorythatTangsengandhisthreecompanionswentthroughadventurousexperiencetogetthescriptures.Theymadealongandhardjourneywestwardsandmetalotdifficulties.ButtheMonkeyKing,alsocalledSunwukong,whomanagedtofightagainstallkindsofghosts.However,theMonkeyKingasasymbolofbeingbraveanddeterminedisdeeplovedbyusChinese.Thestoryisveryamazingthatitisreallyworthreading.AndyoucouldlearnmoreaboutChineseculturefromthebook.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）如你是李华，最近你的一个外国朋友Peter来信说想了解一些有关中国水饺的情况。根据下列要点写封回信：1.水饺在人们心目中的地位；2.水饺的种类和吃法；3.一些春节期间吃水饺的习俗。注意：1.根据提示要点写一篇不少于80词的文章；2.可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,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletteraskingfortheinformationaboutChinesedumplings.Hereissomeinformation.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、A4、C5、C6、B7、A8、D9、A10、B11、A12、D13、A14、B15、B16、A17、C18、B19、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、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,whereaquarterofstudentshavereportedtohaveusedit.Overtheyears,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespondtotheuseofsmartdrugs,andsomehavesuggestedOlympic-styledopingtestsforstudentssittingexams.ProfessorGoodwinsaidthereshouldbeasociety-widedebateonhowmodafinilshouldbelicencedandregulated,aswellaswhatuniversities