云南省西南名校2025届高三适应性调研考试英语试题含解析

云南省西南名校2025届高三适应性调研考试英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held2．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises3．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either4．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic5．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must6．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch7．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how8．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup9．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition10．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget11．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.12．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where13．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t14．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed15．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable16．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what17．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted18．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something19．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat20．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay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）AfterasuccessfulfirstyearatSt.Faith'sSchoolinCambridgewe'redelightedtobereturningforoursecondsummercamptherein2012.Theactivitycampoffersfunactivitiesduringtheschoolsummerholidaysandisboundtobeverypopularinthelocalarea.Theactionpackedactivityprogrammeincludesmotorsports,archery,fencing,dance,art,footballandmuchmore!We'vegotyourholidaychildcarecovered—Ofsted（英国教育标准局）-registeredforparents,peaceofmind,and80+activitiestoensureavariedandexcitingprogrammeforthechildren.St.Faith'sSchoolisanidealplaceforaBarracudascampwithplentyofbeautifulgroundsandsuperbfacilitiesrightintheheartofthecity.Thesiteconsistsofamodernsportshall,dramastudio,assemblyhall,artroom,tenniscourts,playingfields,motorsportstrackandarcheryrange（靶场）.Wewillalsohaveoneofourfantasticinflatable（可充气的）waterparksonsite;alwaysabighitwithchildrenofallages.Aspredicted,apopularcamp!Thecampisforchildrenaged4.1to12years.Standardopeninghoursare8.30amto1.30pmbutcanbeextendedfrom8amto2pmwithourEarlyandLateClubs.Theseflexiblehoursmeanbusyparentscanberelaxedknowingtheirchildrenarewellentertainedallday!SkillsBuildercoursesavailableatthissiteincludeMotorMania（热衷）,LabRatsandUpstage!Addcover（保险）toyourbookingforunforeseencircumstanceswithCustomerProtectionPlanFurtherquestionsaboutBarracudas?VisitourFAQssectionorcallourfriendlyteamon08411231299.Don'tforgetyoucanalsovisitourTestimonials（推荐书）sectionforcustomerreviewstoo.Pleasenote:alloffersanddiscountedpricesshownbelowaredependentanavailability.Booknowtoavoiddisappointment.1、ThemainpurposeoftheactivityofSt.Faith'sSchoolinCambridgeisforchildrento_____..A．developagoodhabitB．teamupwithotherclassmatesC．promotetheircreativeabilityD．builduptheirbodies2、Whyarebusyparentsprobablysatisfiediftheirchildrenjointhecamp?A．Theirkidscanbewellentertainedundergoodcare.B．Theirkidscanlearnhowtotakegoodcareofthemselves.C．Theirkidscanimprovetheirmoralstandardtoadegree.D．Theirkidswillobtainalotofknowledgeaboutprotectingthemselves.3、Howmuchwill,youpayifyouwanttobookthreekidsfortwoweeks?A．￡181.B．￡1,203.C．￡834.D．￡913.23．（8分）Whenaspecialoccasionarrives，acolorfulgiftbagoraboxoftenfindsitswaytoadoorstep，anofficedeskoramailbox．Butonceinawhile，apresentarrivesatanunexpectedmomentasareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingaboutus．WandaAndersonofRichland，US，rememberssuchagift．Therosebusheswerefinallyinfullbloomonthatdayinspring．SeeingrosesalwaysbringstomindWanda'schildhoodmemories．Tothisyounggirl，thoseflowerswerealuxury．"Weneverhadmoneytobuyextrathings，soevenatiredrosewassomethingtocherish，"Wandasaid．Nowadays，tohaveabackyardfilledwithmanydifferentrosesispureenjoyment．Wandaespeciallylovestheveryfirstblooms．Herhusband，Dale，devotedlytendstherosesandknowsthislittlefactabouthiswife．So，onthisparticularmorning，hepickedtheveryfirstflowersofspring，freshfromthegarden．ButasDalecamebackintothehouse，hewasmetbyaneighborwhohadstoppedinforaquickvisit．Asthewomanturnedtogo，Dalegraciously（有风度地）handedtherosestoher．Andeventhoughtheirvisitorinsistedshedidn'twanttotakethem，shewasrepeatedlyconvincedthattheflowerswereherstokeep．"ItoldherIwashappyforhertohavetheroses，butIreallywasn't，"Wandasaid，recallingtheemotionsshewasfeelingrightthen．Seeingherverypreciousfirstbloomsgooutofthedoorfilledherwithregret，andabitofselfishness．Throughouttherestofthemorning，Wandaarguedwithherself，knowinglogicallyitwas"bettertogivethantoreceive．"Nevertheless，shewishedshecouldhavekepttherosesforherself．Laterthatday，thecoupleheadedtothepostoffice，whereWandawaitedoutsideinthecar．Then，withoutwarning，anolderwomansuddenlyappearedatthecar'sopenwindow，withabunchofmulticoloredrosesinherarms．"Theseareforyou，"shesaid，givingtheflowerstoWanda．"They'remyfirstbloomsthisspring．"Totallysurprisedandoverwhelmed（不知所措的），Wandathankedthewomanandbentforamomenttoinhale（吸入）theroses'richfragrance．Whenshelookedback，themysteriousvisitorwasgone．Tothisday，that"specialdelivery"changedWanda．Now，herveryfirstbloomsalwaysgotosomeoneelse，asareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingofthem．1、WhydoesWandaloverosessomuch？______A．Shethinksthattheystandforpurelove．B．Shewasgiventhemoftenasachild．C．Herhusbandalwayssendsherroses．D．Shecouldn'taffordthemwhenshewasyoung．2、HowdidWandafeelaftertheneighborleft？______A．Worried． B．Upset．C．Satisfied． D．Relieved．3、WhatchangedWanda'sopinionofgivinggifts？______A．Theflowersherhusbandboughther．B．Thegiftsherneighborgavebacktoher．C．Therosesshereceivedfromastranger．D．Amysteriousdeliveryshegotfromthepostoffice．4、WhydoesWandaalwaysgiveawayherrosestoothersnow？______A．Toshowoffherbeautifulflowers．B．Toprovethatsheisn'tselfish．C．Tosurprisepeoplesheloves．D．Toshowthatshe'sthinkingofthem．24．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids25．（10分）Wecanhaveconflictswithourimportantpersonslikefriends,relatives,workmates,etc.Buttheconflictsdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattherelationshipwillbedestroyed.Infact,sometimesconflicthelpspeopletoletouttheirsilentfeelings,allowingthemtofreetheirsuppressedemotions.However,wheninaconflict,weusuallygetangryandsayordothingswhicharen’tlinkedtotheproblemathand.Therefore,itisimportantthatweshouldtrytoavoidconflictsthrougheffectivecommunication.Inaheatedargument,weusuallysaythingsthataren’trelatedtotherealproblem,andevenuserudewordstomakesurewegainanadvantageovertheotherperson.Thenthewholesituationgoesbadly.Soweshouldseparate(隔离)therootcauseoftheproblemandbuildourdiscussionaroundit.Thisensuresthattherearenoruderemarksandthesituationmovesinapositivedirection.It’seasyforustothinkwe’rerightandifsomethingisn’tworkingout,itsurelymustbesomeoneelse’sfault.However,ifyouaimtosolveaconflict,firstofall,youshouldshowsomerespectandallowtheotherpartytoexpressthemselves.Usingremarkslike,“Iunderstandyourconcernonthis”or“Iknowyou’rerightatyourend”,wouldmaketheotherpersonfeelmoreappreciated.Sometimessomepeoplegettooexcitedandmaybehaveinthewrongwayorsaysomethingothersmaynotappreciate.Thiscancauseaworsesituation.Actually,theyshouldcontroltheiremotionsandkeepcalm.Thishastobelearnedthroughself-controlandobservingbehaviorofotherpeople.Thetipsmentionedaboveareusefulformostsituations.However,wedon’truleoutthepossibilitythattherearesomepeoplealwayswanttocreatesomesortoftroubleforothers.Youcantellthemfromothers,andputtinginanefforttoresolveaconflictwiththemmayjustnotbeawiseidea.Thebestwaytodealwiththesepeopleistoforgetthem.Afamoussayingcanhelpyouandthatis:“Youshouldneverfightwithapig;youbothgetdirtyandonlythepiglikesit.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Conflictsmayhelpusdealwithouremotions.B．Conflictscanimproveourrelationswithothersgreatly.C．Effectivecommunicationcanhelpusavoidconflictsundoubtedly.D．Theclosertwofriendsare,themoreconflictsarebetweenthem.2、Whenmakingdiscussionstosolveconflicts,weshould.A．knowothers’personalqualityB．knowothers’abilityofexpressionC．avoidshowingourdisadvantagesD．avoidtherootcauseoftheproblem3、Theauthorsuggeststhatwhenpeoplegettooexcited,theyshould.A．behavelikeotherpeopleB．controlthesituationC．learntokeeptheirheadD．saysomethingunconcerned4、Intheauthor’sopinion,howshouldyoudealwiththosewhoalwayswanttocreatetroubleforyou?A．Fightwiththem.B．Ignorethem.C．Haveatalkwiththem.D．Givethemsomethingtheylike.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）Iallowedmyselftoreceive.Theseflowerswere1tomebyourlocalflorist(花商）.Ihadplacedanorderwithhimforflowerstobedeliveredtoaclose2overseas.Forreasons3tous,theflowerswereneverdeliveredandaftermany4withtheoverseassupplierwithno5,wecanceledthe6atlast.Myfloristcalledto7andsaidhewantedtosendmesomeflowersto8themistake.EvenifIassuredhimitwasn’this9inmyorder,he10hewantedtosendmeflowers.Wewentbackandforthonthisand11Irealizedthiswassomethingthatwouldmakehimfeel12andthatIshouldjustsaythankyouandlethim13!Iamalwayssayingallowingourselvesto14.Ittookmeawhilehereto15whatIsaid!Havinglearntthestory,myfriendoverseassaidperhapstheuniversefeltIneededthe16more.Shemademesmile.Immediatelyafterwritingthispassage,Ireceiveda(n)17fromthisfriend,tellingmeshehadjustreceivedmyflowers!Infact,ouremails18,becauseIhadsentheracopyofmypassageatthesametimeshesentmeheremail!WhenIcalledmyflorist,hetoldmehewouldnotchargemefortheflowersbecausehewassorryforthe19Ihadwithmyorder!Looksliketheuniversewanted20ofustohaveflowers!1、A．giftedB．soldC．donatedD．showed2、A．relativeB．friendC．teacherD．colleague3、A．impossibleB．unfairC．unknownD．obvious4、A．appointmentsB．agreementsC．challengesD．contacts5、A．expectationB．suggestionC．discussionD．results6、A．orderB．journeyC．invitationD．request7、A．congratulateB．greetC．apologizeD．complain8、A．getridofB．makeupforC．putupwithD．takeadvantageof9、A．excuseB．faultC．responsibilityD．business10、A．insistedB．predictedC．realizedD．pretended11、A．finallyB．naturallyC．immediatelyD．gradually12、A．worseB．poorerC．busierD．better13、A．leaveB．goC．giveD．fail14、A．presentB．shareC．receiveD．collect15、A．replytoB．practiceC．correctD．takeback16、A．flowersB．friendshipC．moneyD．appreciations17、A．giftB．warningC．letterD．email18、A．werelostB．sankC．wererefusedD．crossed19、A．satisfactionB．convenienceC．troubleD．sorrow20、A．eitherB．bothC．allD．none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）Thehistoryofcomputerbeganin1642asacalculatingmachineinFrance.Itcould1．(simple)difficultsums.Thecomputerdevelopedveryslowlyandittooknearlytwohundredyears2．itwasbuiltasan3．(analyze)machine.In1936,AlanTuringwroteabookabouthowthecomputercouldbemadetoworkasa“universalmachine”4．(solve)anydifficultmathematicalproblems.Atthebeginning,thecomputerwasaslargeasaroom.Thisrealityworriedthedesigners.Withtime5．(go)by,itbecamesmallerandsmallerand6．memorydevelopedagreatdeal.Withartificialintelligence,itisgettingclevererandcleverer,quickerandquicker.In7．early1960s,computerscouldbeconnectedbyanetwork,whichenabledtheiruserstoshareinformationwithothers.Sincethe1970s,computershavehadmanynew8．(apply)andbecomeveryimportantincommunication,finance,tradeandbeenputintospacerocketsandsenttoexploretheMoonandMars.Sinceitsbirth,thecomputer9．(design)toservethehumanraceandprovidedhumans10．alifeofhighquality.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；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Inmyopinion,myfathercanalwaysgivemeadvicesbecausehehasexperiencedalot.Whenhegraduatedincollege,hisfirstjobwastoworkasanofficeclerk.Laterhefoundlifewasboringtositinoffice,sohedecidedtoquitandthenstartshistravelstomanyplaces.Havingbeentraveledalot,myfatherbroadenedhisvisiongreatandthenwentbackhome.Whilehemetmymother,shethoughtitwastimetosettledown.Interestinginhislifeexperience,Ican’thelpthinkingthatifIgowithhim,IwillmeetmanynewpersonswithwhoIcanmakefriends.Iwanttolivelikemyfather.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是某英语报社的编辑Rina，收到LiWei同学的来信，诉说因为肥胖常遭到同学嘲笑的苦恼，并向你寻求建议。请你根据以下提示给LiWei回信。1.自信乐观，不要太在乎他人的看法；2.合理饮食，拒绝高脂肪食物；3.适当运动，经常锻炼身体。要求：1.须包括所有要点提示并适当补充，语句通顺，意思连贯；2.100词左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。DearLiWei,I'vereceivedyourletterandIcanunderstandyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Rina

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、A5、A6、C7、A8、A9、B10、A11、C12、C13、C14、D15、C16、B17、B18、B19、D20、B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,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespondtoth