Ever tried taking smart drugs to perform better in exams? They certainly work. Before last summer's exam, a few of my mates, merely out of curiosity, took a considerable amount of Modafinil, a drug normally used for narcolepsy(嗜眠發(fā)作癥). Guess what? While I was feeling sleepy, bored by revision, my mates were more focused.
Modafinil is a smart drug that gives a user a feeling of staying awake for hours. It also sharpens the mind, improves memory and helps problem-solving.
But it does more than just keeping you awake. It disturbs your mental system, making you desperate to do what you are doing. You just don't want to do anything else but revise all the time non-stop.
A recent study discovers that healthy people use smart drugs, like Modafinil, to get down to and complete tasks they have been putting off, because these tasks seem more enjoyable when taking these drugs. This might sound like what a stressed student desires. However, the pills have a range of side-effects.
"At present no evidence shows that these drugs are safe in healthy people," as a medical expert puts it, "Ordering online, though easy, is a dangerous way to obtain drugs. You never know what you're actually purchasing. "
In my experience, Modafinil changes people's behaviour too. Over those weeks my friends became different people—in turn aggressive, cold. Even eating became "a waste of time" and so did conversation.
A BBC survey found that of those who had tried smart drugs before, 92% would do so again. My friends say they'd happily do so without considering the practice a form of cheating.
I admit I was curious—but not enough to try it. Seeing the strange behaviour of other users, I feel a little bit upset and scary. Modafinil may promise to change your grades, but it might also change the way you act. Don't say you haven't been warned!
小題1:According to the author, his mates took Modafinil for the purpose of______.
A．escaping from realityB．getting better exam results
C．curing their narcolepsyD．leading an active life
小題2:Taking the smart drug can lead to ______.
A．cheating in the examB．dropping out of school
C．youth crime(犯罪)D．drug addiction(上癮)
小題3:What does the author think of his mates' taking the smart drugs?
A．Worrying.B．Inspiring.
C．Acceptable.D．Reasonable.
小題4:Which statement about Modafinil is wrong?
A．Modafinil sharpens the mind and helps problem-solving.
B．Modafinil more than just keeps you awake.
C．Modafinil has a range of side effects.
D．Modafinil is safe in healthy people.
小題5:Who are the target readers of this passage?
A．Teachers.B．Doctors.C．Scientists.D．Students.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：本文敘述了這種藥Modafinil的藥效，有些人要考試的人吃了以后特別愿意復(fù)習(xí)，不想停止，非常有精神，能夠提高自己的成績(jī)，但是它也有副作用，長(zhǎng)期服用會(huì)起依賴(lài)的作用，最后指出他的觀點(diǎn)不贊成吃這種藥。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Ever tried taking smart drugs to perform better in exams為了考得更好，故選B。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Over those weeks my friends became different people—in turn aggressive, cold.故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I feel a little bit upset and scary.作者有點(diǎn)擔(dān)心，故選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"At present no evidence shows that these drugs are safe in healthy people沒(méi)有證明這種藥是安全的，故選D。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Ever tried taking smart drugs to perform better in exams?因?yàn)檎f(shuō)的考試時(shí)可用所以是寫(xiě)給學(xué)生的，故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：細(xì)節(jié)題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例高達(dá)80% ，相對(duì)而言較簡(jiǎn)單，因?yàn)檫@類(lèi)題雖然要求理解準(zhǔn)確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，因此是我們可望得高分的部分。細(xì)節(jié)題絕大部分體現(xiàn)“中心思想是解”這一原理。本文都是細(xì)節(jié)理解題，在文中比較容易找到答案。
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