河北省中國第二十冶金建設(shè)公司綜合學(xué)校高中分校2023學(xué)年高三一診考試英語試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．a(chǎn)ny2．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen3．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation4．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget5．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg6．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins7．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade8．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/9．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto10．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized11．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．a(chǎn)ppliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied12．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．a(chǎn)gainst C．from D．over13．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．a(chǎn)fter D．before14．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup15．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed16．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable17．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re18．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied19．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright20．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）At27,afterservinginWorldWarII,Idreamedofowningapieceofland.SoImovedfromcentralIllinoistoShelbina,Missouri,andbought236acresfor$6,000.Theplotoflandwassituatedonadirtroadandwashalffarmlandandhalftrees,withanoldhousethathadnorunningwaterorelectricity.Obviously,itwasnotwhatyou’dcallprimerealestate.Butitwasmine.Iwasaloneforthefirsttimeinmylife,andIfounditliberating.Mydayswerefilledfromdawnuntilduskwithplowingandplantingcorn.Dinnertimecameandwent,andIbarelyrememberedtoeat.Iwouldn’tsayIwasagreatsuccessatfarminginMissouri.However,whenIwenttothestoretobuysomeplowshares,ImetanicewomannamedClaudetteworkingbehindthecounter.IalsoranintoheratSt.Mary’sCatholicChurchinShelbinaeachweek.Ifoundoutlaterthathermanagerkeptaskingherabout“thattallboy(andeligiblebachelor)fromIllinoislivingoutinthecountryinanoldhousewithnowater,noelectricityandnohousekeeper.”Claudetteandhersistersoonvisitedmyfarmandputupsomecurtains.Toshowmyappreciation,ItookClaudetteoutforarideinmy2?-tonStudebakertruck.Wemarriedin1954andhavenowbeentogetherformorethan62years!IlatersoldtheMissourifarmfora$3,500profitandbought40acresinIllinois.Formanyreasons,buyingtheMissourifarmwasagoodidea.Iwillalwayscherishmemoriesofowningthefarmandmeetingmybeloved.1、WhentheauthorboughttheplotoflandinShelbina,________.A．itwaswellequippedB．hewasunsatisfiedwithitC．itwasnotarealestateD．heworkedveryhardonit2、Theunderlinedword“l(fā)iberating”inparagraph2canbereplacedbytheword________.A．upsetB．interestingC．freeD．boring3、TheauthorregardsbuyingtheMissourifarmasagoodideabecause_______.A．hewasabletosellitatthepriceof$3,500B．hecouldrecallplentyofexperiencesinhisownfarmC．hegotthechancetomeethiswifeworkingatachurchinShelbinathenD．hecouldpurchaseanotherhouseinIllinoisasaresultofsuccessfulfarming22．（8分）MostpeoplewhoowniPhonesusethemastheiralarmclocks―makingitveryeasytocheckemailsonelasttimebeforefallingasleepandhardtoeverfeelawayfromworkandsocialnetworks.Severalyearsago,mybossfaintedduetoexhaustionafterstayinguplatetocatchuponwork.Shebangedherheadandendedupwithfivestitches(縫針)―andbecamewhatshecallsa“sleepevangelist(傳教士).”Nowsheleavesherphonecharginginanotherroomwhenshegoestobedandencouragesherfriendstodothesame.“IsentallmyfriendsthesameChristmasgift―alovelyalarmclock―sotheycouldstopusingtheexcusethattheyneededtheirveryattractiveiPhonesbytheirbedstowakethemupinthemorning.”shesaid.Ifyourphonewakesyouupinthemorning,itmayalsobekeepingyouupatnight.A2008studyshowedthatpeopleexposedtomobileradiationtooklongertofallasleepandspentlesstimeindeepsleep.“Thestudyindicatesthatduringlaboratoryexposureto884MHzwirelesssignals,componentsofsleepbelievedtobeimportantforrecoveryfromdailywearandtearareseverelyaffected,”thestudyconcluded.Aquarterofyoungpeoplefeelliketheymustbeavailablebyphonearoundtheclock,accordingtoaSwedishstudythatlinkedheavycellphoneusetosleepingproblems,stressanddepression.Unreturnedmessagescarrymoreguiltwhenthetechnologytodealwiththemliesatourfingertips.Someteensevenreturntextmessagesatmidnight.Mostofuschoosenottosetlimitsonournighttimeavailability.Nearlythreequartersofpeoplefromtheageof18to44sleepwiththeirphoneswithinreach,accordingtoa2012Timepoll.Thatnumberfallsoffslightlyinmiddleage,butonlypeopleaged65andolderareleavingthephoneinanotherroomascommonassleepingrightnexttoit.1、Whydidtheauthor’sbossstarttoenjoysleeping?A．Herfriendsencouragedhertosleepontime.B．Mobilephonescouldn’twakeherupontime.C．Herfriendssentheralovelyclocktowakeherup.D．Shegothurtduetoworkingtoolate.2、Whydidtheauthor’sbossgiveherfriendsalarmclocksasChristmasgifts?A．Alarmclocksdon’tgiveoffanyradiation.B．Alarmclocksarebetteratwakingherfriendsup.C．Sheadvisedthemtoreplacephoneswithalarmclocks.D．Sheusedalarmclockstoremindthemnottoworktoolate.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthe2008study?A．Mobileradiationmakespeopleunabletofallasleep.B．Mobilephonescanrelease884MHzwiredsignals.C．Sleepcanhelppeoplefightagainstradiation.D．Componentsofsleepcanbeseriouslyaffectedbywirelesssignals.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowMobilePhonesAffectSleepB．WhyAlarmClocksAreBetterthanPhonesC．HowwecansleepbetteratnightD．HowMobilePhonesAffectHealth23．（8分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.24．（8分）TheTajMahal,inAgra,India,isoneofthemostbrilliantstructuresonEarth.Itisnearly400yearsold.EmperorShahJahanhaditbuiltinmemoryofhiswife.Ittookabout20yearstobuildthemonument.Some20,000workersand1,000elephantshelpedgetthejobdone.Today,theTajMahalisnotjustasymbolofculturalhistory.It’salsoIndia’smostfamoustouristattraction.About8millionpeoplevisititeachyear.Butpollutionisturningthewhitemarblemonumentshadesofgreen,yellow,andbrown.TheTajMahalstandsonthepollutedYamunaRiver.Insectsareattractedtothedirtywater.Theyleavegreenishdroppingsonthebuilding.Airpollutionisalsoabigthreat.Factoriesandcarsreleasepollutionintotheair.ItstickstotheTajMahal’ssuidEace.Inthe1990s,India’sSupremeCourtorderedhundredsoffactoriesnearthemonumenttoclose.Also,carandbustrafficwasrestricted.Fromtimetotime,workerscleantheTajMahal.Butdoingsoisdifficult,expensive,andtime-consuming;Anditdoesn’tpreventthediscoloration.OnJuly11,India’sSupremeCourtgavethecityofAgraawarning:“EitheryoudestroytheTajMahaloryourestoreit”.AuthoritiesinthecitysubmittedadraftofanactionplanonJuly24.Itsuggestsbanningplasticsandconstructionfromthearea.Italsocallsfortheclosingofmorefactories.“InordertopreservetheTajMahal,peoplemustcometogethertoworktowardasolution.Thereneedstobepositivepressureonpeopletoact.Weneedtoactimmediately,”SachchidaTripathisays.Heworkedona2014studyofpollutionattheTajMahal.“Wearetrying,”headds,“butweneedtotrymore.”1、WhydidEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahal?A．Toattracttourists. B．Tohonourhiswife.C．TorepresentIndia. D．Tomarkhisgreatness.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheTajMahalfromthesecondparagraph?A．Itisgettingdirty. B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itattractsinsects. D．Itislosingtourists.3、WhatshouldpeopledotosavetheTajMahalaccordingtoSachchidaTripathi?A．Closefactories. B．Becomeunited.C．Makeanewplan. D．Preventthediscoloration.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ImmediateActionMustBeTaken B．TheTajMahalMustBeRebuiltC．FactoriesandCarsLedtoPollution D．PollutionDestroyedtheTajMaha25．（10分）AprojectinGambiaisempoweringwomenandreducingdangerouswasteatthesametime.TheWasteInnovationCenter,fundedbytheEuropeanUnion’sGlobalClimateChangeAlliance，showswomenintheBrikamaareahowtorecyclewasteintousefulmaterialsandproducts,whichtheycanthensellinlocalmarkets.Wood-likewasteisrecycledintocharcoal(木炭)，forexample，whichcanbeusedtosupersedefirewoodandreducethenumberoftreesthatarecutdownforfirewood.Foodwasteisrecycledintocompost(混合肥料）tofunctionasenvironmentallyfriendlyfertilizersandplasticisturnedintomanyusefulthings.SupportedbyWasteAidUKandtheGambiaWomen’sInitiative(GWI),amongothers,theprojectprovideswomenwithskillstheycanusetobecomeself-sufficient(自給自足的).Womenlearningatthecentercomefromfivecommunities,andsomeofthemtravelasfaras12milestolearntheseimportantskillsthatwillprovidethemwithanincome,accordingtoTheGuardian.IsatouCeesay,whonowleadstheGWI，highlightedtheneedtofocusoneconomicequalityinhercountry,tellingTheGuardian,“Intermsofeducation,womenaretheoneswhoarealwaysbehind.Boysarechosentogotoschool.Whenweconductourtraining,wefindwomencandoalot，butdon’tknowwhotheyare,orhowtoimplement(實施）things.”AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization’sCountryCooperationStrategy2008—2013report,themainenvironmentalissuefacingGambiaispoorwastemanagementinurbanareas.NdeySirengBakurin,executivedirectoroftheNationalEnvironmentAgency,hasvoicedconcernoverhealthandenvironmentalrisks,suchaswaterpollution,theincreaseofinsectsaswellasfloodingthatoccurasaresultofpoorwastemanagement.1、WhatdoestheWasteInnovationCentertrytodo?A．DeveloplocalmarketsinBrikama.B．Teachwomenhowtoinventnewthings.C．Keepwomenawayfromdangerouswaste.D．HelpwomeninBrikamabenefitfromwaste.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supersede”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Replace. B．Transform.C．Burn. D．Reserve.3、FromwhatIsatouCeesaysaidwecanlearnthatwomeninGambia___.A．don’tlearnnewthingsfastB．a(chǎn)ren’tinterestedineducationC．reallyhopeforeconomicequalityD．a(chǎn)renotfairlytreatedinthecountry4、Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?A．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.B．Toprovidesomeadviceforthereaders.C．Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.D．Tointroduceanewtopicfordiscussion.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項Childrenandyoungpeopletendtohavecertainrolemodels–peopletheywanttobelikewhentheygrow1.Though2childrenwouldhavewishedtocopytheirmother,fatherora(n)3relative,graduallytheserolemodelsarethoughtofasfamouspeopleorpopular4.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsabout5popularstarsorotherfamouspeoplearegoodrolemodelsforchildren.Charmingmodels,suchasKatiePrice,areoftenadmiredand6byyounggirls.Thisisthebiggestworryofparentsandteachers.Theywishto7theconceptthatsuccessisachievedthroughhardworkand8ratherthananattractivelooking.Mostpeopletendtogrowuptobethosewhoare9home–theirparentsorfamilyfriends.Somedecidetobeliketheirfavoriteteacher.Achildwholovesto10maywanttogrowtobethenextPicassoorVanGogh;Someonewholovesto11mightimaginethemselvesasafamouswriter;ifachildenjoysdancing,heorshe12welladmireafamousdancer,butthisisnotthe13.Alotofdancestudentswishtobeliketheir14teacher.Therefore,thejobofateacheris15justprovidingknowledgeofagivensubject.Theyshouldbeableto16theirstudents’trustand17themwell.Helpingyoungsterstolearnfrommodels,tolearnhowtoaccept18withgraceandlosingwithdignity,iscentraltoanyparent’sorteacher’sjob.Mannersareveryimportantandadanceteachercan19hisorherpositionandinfluenceto20goodbehaviorstoyoungsters.1、A．younger B．stronger C．older D．taller2、A．a(chǎn)tfirst B．a(chǎn)tlast C．a(chǎn)tleast D．a(chǎn)tmost3、A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous4、A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers5、A．that B．why C．whether D．if6、A．lookeddownupon B．thoughthighlyofC．caughtupwith D．madefunof7、A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore8、A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．creativity9、A．similarto B．differentfrom C．farfrom D．closeto10、A．readandwrite B．singanddance C．listenandspeak D．drawandpaint11、A．write B．read C．travel D．think12、A．should B．may C．must D．need13、A．deal B．trouble C．matter D．case14、A．dance B．music C．a(chǎn)rt D．piano15、A．betterthan B．lessthan C．morethan D．ratherthan16、A．receive B．lose C．gain D．a(chǎn)ccept17、A．communicatewith B．keepupwithC．negotiatewith D．putupwith18、A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning19、A．makeuseof B．losecontrolof C．takechargeof D．getridof20、A．turn B．press C．introduce D．push第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）StanLee,whodreamedupSpider-Man,IronMan,theHulkandotherMarvelComics(漫威漫畫)superheroesthatbecamehighlysuccessfulatthemovieboxoffice,diedattheageof95,hisdaughtersaidonMonday.“1．(know)asawriterandeditor,hefeltadutytohisfanstokeepcreating,”hisdaughterJ.C．Leesaidina2．(state).“Helovedhislifeandheloved3．hedidforaliving.Hisfamilyandhisfanslovedhim.Hewasirreplaceable.”Leewas4．(wide)creditedwithaddinganewlayerofhumanitytosuperheroes.Hischaracterswerenotmadeofstone.Theyhadloveandmoneyworriesandsufferedterribleshortcomingsorfeelingsofinsecurity.“Ifelt5．wouldbefuntoshowthattheyarehumanaswellassuper,”Leesaidin2010.ManyofMarvelComicsmoviesLeecreatedwereproducedinthefirstdecadesofthe21stcentury,6．(add)uptoover$20billionattheatersworldwide,accordingtoboxofficeanalysts.In2008,Lee7．(award)theNationalMedalofArts,8．highestgovernmentawardforcreative9．(artist).Hisgreatestcontributionwillbenotonlytheco-creationofhischaractersbutthewayhehelpedtobuildtheculturethatcomicshavebecome,10．isaprettysignificantone,”saidRobertThompson,apopcultureexpenatSyracuseUniversity.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2、只允許修改10處,多者（從第11處起）不計分。Ladiesandgentlemen,Itisspecialpleasuretowelcomeournewstaffmember,MrTonyWhite,whohascomeheretoAmerica、MrWhitehasrecentlygraduatedfromtheUniversityofChicagowherehehasmajoredinEnglishLiteratureandminoredinTeachingEnglishastheSecondLanguage、Hewillworkingwithushereforatleasttwoyears、Oneofthegoalsofourschoolaretopromoteunderstandingandcooperationbetweentheyoungpeopleofourtwocountries、ByhaveMrWhite,whoiswillingtosacrificethecomfortofhisfriendsandfamilytocometoastrangecountry,wefeelweareveryluckyandourgoalswillbeeasilyrealized、Onbehalfofthewholeschool,I’dliketoextendtoyou,MrWhite,yoursincerestwelcome、Weareindeedhappytohaveyouhere,andwewishyouallthebetterduringyourstayinChina、Thankyou、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你聽說美國青年Martin在北京開了一間茶室（teahouse），該茶室面向年輕人提供世界各地的茶飲。你對茶文化感興趣，請給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.對該茶室的作用作出肯定的評價；2.表達(dá)你想暑假期間到該茶室當(dāng)志愿者的愿望，并說明其目的。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.郵件的開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)DearMartin,I’mLiHua,ahighschoolstudentinChina.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、C5、C6、A7、D8、D9、D10、Ｂ11、D12、B13、D14、B15、A16、B17、A18、D19、B20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、cherishmemoriesofowningthefarmandmeetingmybeloved?B選項hecouldrecallplentyofexperiencesinhisownfarm22、1、D2、C3、D4、A23、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawid