单选题 It may sound like something out of a science fiction plot, but Oxford researchers say that modern conventional medicine is gradually developing ways to change the moral states of humans through pharmaceutical drugs, and thus control the way people think and act in various life situations. These new drugs will literally have the ability to disrupt an individual's personal morality, and instead reprogram that person to believe and do whatever the drug designer has created that drug to do.
"Science has ignored the question of moral improvement so far, but it is now becoming a big debate," said Dr. Guy Kahane from the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics in the UK. "There is already a growing body of research you can describe in these terms. Studies show that certain drugs affect the ways people respond to moral dilemmas by increasing their ability to share in another's feelings, group affiliation and by reducing aggression."
While this may sound good in theory, mind control is already a very dangerous side effect of existing drugs. Take the antidepressant drug Prozac, for instance, which has been known to cause those taking it to lash out in violent rages. One young boy murdered his father by beating him and stabbing him in the head, and hit his mother with a crowbar and stabbed her in the face, shortly after starting to take Prozac.
But the kinds of drugs Kahane and his colleagues are referring to imply designer drugs specifically designed to not only alter one's mental state, but also to change the way that person thinks about situations from a moral perspective. The end result is literally a type of drug-induced mind control where human subjects will be controlled by someone else, and unable to make conscious decisions for themselves.
Research on the subject, of course, tries to paint the idea of mind-control drugs in a positive light, suggesting that they could be used to help make the world a better place. Just imagine less violence, more trust, and more love, they say. This way of using words persuasively, though, is really just a tactic to further numb the already mind-numbed masses into accepting the idea as a good thing.

单选题 The underlined part of the first sentence of the passage implies that ______.
A. developing drugs to change human morality sounds unbelievable
B. modern conventional medicine can bring miracles to health
C. it is impossible to control human behavior through drugs
D. Oxford researchers are writing sci-fiction about new drugs

单选题 Guy Kahane believes that certain drugs can______.
A. induce crime among drug-takers
B. cause death if taken at a high dose
C. bring about moral improvement
D. make some patients feel lonely

单选题 The drug Prozac is mentioned as evidence that______.
A. it is an effective drug for depression
B. some drugs can cause violent behavior
C. most drugs can make depression worse
D. antidepressant drugs produce the desired effect

单选题 The biggest side effect of designer drugs is that the users______.
A. can become increasingly immoral
B. can feel too upset to live a normal life
C. can no longer make any decisions
D. can no longer control their own mind

单选题 The author's attitude towards the development of such drugs is______.
A. supportive B. indifferent C. negative D. uncertain

单选题 This passage can be best entitled______.
A. Scientists Warn Future Drugs Will Be Designed to Control Human Mind
B. Drug Industry Is Entering a New Period of Dynamic Development
C. Humans Can Become More Human by Taking Certain Drugs
D. The World Will Be Dominated by Drug Developers Unless We Take Action