2025屆廣東省高三第二次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆廣東省高三第二次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof2．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly3．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped4．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print5．---Iusuallygotherebytrain.---Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing6．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive7．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend8．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup9．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating10．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned11．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since12．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so13．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound14．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．a(chǎn)ddition B．a(chǎn)rrival C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．a(chǎn)udience15．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing16．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed17．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison18．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof19．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．a(chǎn)greed B．reportedC．explained D．decided20．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandtransformthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,noteffectiveundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(再校正)andabundant,relativelystablesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,effective,andeasytocarryandlearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thechartshowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligenceisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A．a(chǎn)rousepeople’sattentionontheshortcomingsofCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．introduceanewsmartphoneAppforpeoplesufferingfromALStocommunicate.C．callforpeople’sawarenessofhelpingpeoplewithALStocommunicatesuccessfully.D．comparethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystemswiththenewGazeSpeakapp.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inparagraph5probablymeans_________A．ignoreB．a(chǎn)cceptC．strengthenD．weaken3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．TherearemanywaystocommunicateforpeoplesufferingfromALS.B．Thespeakerpointstheirsmartphoneatthelistenerwhenusingtheapp.C．Thecurrenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSneedimproving.D．ThenewsmartphoneappforpeoplewithALShasbeenputonthemarket.22．（8分）Asfamiliesgetreadytoheadbacktoschoolforthefall,parentsareonatightbudgetlogetalltherightsuppliespurchased,paperworkfilledoutandphysicals(體檢)scheduled.Itcanbeatoughtimeofyearandmanyparentsstruggletofindthetimeandmoneytomakeithappensmoothly.That’swhereHeartlandCommunityHealthCentercanhelp.Inordertogetkidsofftoahealthystarttotheschoolyear,Heartland,withsupportfromConnectChurch,willbefocusingontheback-to-schoolneedsoffamiliesduringtheweekofAug.7—11,andbeyond.Duringtheeventweek,Heartlandwillofferreduced-costschoolphysicalsbyappointmentonly.Freebackpacksfilledwithvariousschoolsuppliesandfreetoothpastetoprotectteeth,alongwithotherhelpfulinformation,willbeavailableonawalk-inbasisduringeventhours.The2017BackToSchoolwithHeartlandeventwillbeheld:Monday—Thursday2:00p.m.—5:00p.m.andFriday1:00p.m.—3:00p.m.,Aug.7—11.However,reducedcostsforphysicalswillbeavailablethroughSept.30thisyear,forthosewhoareunabletoscheduleanappointmentduringtheeventweek.Heartland’sregularclinichoursareasfollows:Monday&Wednesday:8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.;Tuesday&Thursday:8:00a.m.-7:00p.m.;Friday:8:00a.m.—3:00p.m.HeartlandisaLevel3Patient-centeredMedicalHomeandaHealthCenterservingDouglasCountyandsurroundingareaswithprimarycare,behavioralhealthandassistanceprograms.Servicesareavailabletoall,regardlessofincomeorinsurancestatus.Heartlandislocatedat346MaineSt.,Ste.150inLawrence,KS,andalsooffersanofficeinsidetheLawrence-DouglasCountyHealthDepartmentat200MaineSt.1、WhatcanpeoplegetfromHeartlandduringeventhours?A．Pick-upservice.B．Freeschoolsupplies.C．Reduced-costtechnicaltraining.D．Helpintheformofmoney.2、WhencanyouvisitHeartland’sclinic?A．At5:00p.m.onFriday.B．At7:00p.m.onMonday.C．At9:00a.m.onWednesday.D．At7:00a.m.onThursday.3、WhatinformationaboutHeartlandcanwegetfromthetext?A．Itsdevelopmenthistory.B．Thenumberofitsmembers.C．Itsfounder.D．Itsaddress.23．（8分）Sciencetextbooksaroundtheworldhavebecomesuddenlyoutofdate.Fournewchemicalelements(元素)havebeenaddedtotheperiodictable.Abigdecisionnowliesahead-elements113,115,117and118needtobegiventheirofficialnamesandsymbols.Newelementscanbenamedafteramythical(神話的)concept,amineral,aplaceorcountry,aproperty(性質(zhì))orascientist.Thenameshavetobeuniqueandmaintain＂historicalandchemicalconsistency＂.Thismeansalotof＂-iums＂.＂They’reLatinisingthename,＂explainschemistAndreaSella.＂Themostrecenttraditionistonamethemafterplacesorpeople.＂Theplaceschosentendtobewheretheelementwasdiscoveredorfirstproduced.Noonehasyetnamedanelementafterthemselvesbutmanyelementsarenamedinhonourofimportantscientists.AlbertEinsteinwasgiveneinsteinium.Thiscanalsobeawayofrightingthewrongsofthepast.＂LiseMeitnerwasreallythechemistwhospottednuclearfission(核裂變)butshewasneverreallyrecognisedforitbecauseshewasJewishandawoman,＂saysSella.＂Givinganelementanamethatremindsusofherisgreatlyimportant.＂Thenamingprocessisn’tquick.Thescientistswhodiscoveredthemwillstartthingsoffbysuggestinganame.ButitwillbedowntotheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry(IUPAC)toapproveit.AspecialdivisionoftheUS-basedgrouphastoacceptthesuggestion.ThenthereisapublicreviewperiodoffivemonthsbeforetheIUPACgetsthefinalapproval.Onceit’sready,thenameisannouncedinthescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry.Naminganelementisnotjustaboutfunctionality.Namesarealwaysimportant.1、WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Topresentafinding.C．Topointoutaproblem.D．Tocallforadecision,2、WhywasLiseMeitnermentionedinthenamingprocessinParagraph4?A．Topraiseher.B．Tobuildherreputation.C．Tocorrectthewrongsofthepast.D．Toendracialdiscrimination3、Whohasthefinalsayinthenamingprocessofanelement?A．Thescientistwhodiscoveredthem.B．ThespecialdivisionofUS-basedgroup.C．ThescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry,D．TheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howelementsgettheirnames.B．Whysciencetextbooksareoutofdate.C．Hownewelementsarediscovered.D．Howfunctionalnaminganelementis.24．（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.25．（10分）Circlescanbefoundeverywhereinthenaturalworld,butwithnoaccuratewaytomeasurethemtheyareverymysteriousandmightneverbefullyunderstood.Whenyoutakethedistancearoundacircleanddivideitbythedistanceacrossacircle,youwillalwaysgetPi(∏).WhilePiisequaltoabout3.14whenrounded,itisinfinitelylong.Withthehelpofcomputers,mathematicianshavebeenabletocalculatePiouttooveratrilliondecimal(小數(shù))places.ThismakesPipuzzling,eventothemostfamousmathematicians.PiDayiscelebratedgloballyonMarch14,sincethewaywewritethisdate,3/14,looksjustlikePiwhenrounded.In2009,U.S.CongressvotedtoofficiallymakeMarch14PiDay.Certainpartsoftheworld—placeswhereMarch14iswrittenas14/3—willinsteadcelebratePiApproximationDaywhichtakesplaceonJuly22ndbecauseoftheresultof22/7.Pihasappearedinmovies,comics,music,andmore.“Inmodernmovies,anytimethefilmmakerwantstocreateasenseofmystery,thesymbolPiisused,”saysBlatner.Peoplealsoloveworkingtomemorizethedigits(數(shù)位)ofPiandcompetingagainstotherstoseewhocanremembermost.TheGuinnessWorldRecordforrecitingthemostdigitsofPiisheldbyLuChaoofChina,whosuccessfullyrecitedPitonearly67,000decimalplaces.Aboveall,PiDayisabouthavingfunwiththenumber,accordingtoBlatner.PeoplewillcelebratePiDaybyeatingpieandthrowingpie,andwithfunPi-relatedgames.Princeton,NewJerseyholdsaseriesofPi-relatedfestivities.EventsthisyearincludeasurprisebirthdaypartyforAlbertEinsteinwhosebirthdayalsofallsonMarch14,anda“WalkaPiEvent”whereparticipantswillwalk3.14milestogether.Justlikethenumberitself,thepossibilitiesforPiDayaretrulyendless.1、WhatmakesPimysterious?A．Waystodivideacircle.B．Waystouseitwhenrounded.C．Inabilitytowriteitasanexpression.D．Itsplentifuldecimalplaces.2、WhyisPiDaycelebratedinsomeplacesonJuly22nd?A．Becauseitisvotedofficially.B．Becauseitwascorrectedoriginally.C．BecausethedivisionresultisapproximatelyequaltoPi.D．Becausethatdayiseasiertoremember.3、WhatisthegoalofusingPiinfilmsaccordingtoBlatner?A．Tomovemoreviewers.B．Tocallforviewers’attention.C．Tomakethefilmsmorefrightening.D．Toaddsomethingmysterioustothefilm.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．LuChaoisthefirstChinesetorecitePi.B．ManystatesintheUSAcelebratePidayonJuly22nd.C．TherearemanydifferenteventstocelebratePiDayintheworld.D．ScientistswilltrytheirbesttofigureoutthedigitsofPithoroughly.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Thinkingofmygoodfriends,Isensethatmyattitudesaretotallydifferenttowardsmenandwomen.MyearliestchildhoodfriendisDonald.Inthestreetwasa(an)1oldGermantruck.Nowheels.Nodoors.Eachday,2wewereflyingovertheAtlanticinthattruckour“airplane”，therecamethatwonderfulmoment:“Engine3!”I’dshout,“We’llhavetojumpout.”Glancingatme，he’dsay,“Ican’t4!”“Fearnot!I’lldragyoutothe5.Andwhenweswam6thedust,Donaldcried“Sharks!”ButIalways7him.Thenextday,changing8，Donaldwoulddothesametome.Wesavedeachotherhundredsoftimes,butwhenmyfamilyreallydidleaveforAmerica,wecoulddo9.Wejustcriedsilentlyasthetrain10.Thesedays,Jessicaisoneofmybestfriends.RecentlywewereswimmingatabeachintheAtlantic,the11oneIhad“flown”overinmyGermantruckwithDonald.Wewerefarformshorewhenweboththoughtwe12ashark!Webeganswimming13towardtheshore.Althoughin14，Ifellbacktoprotecther.Intheend?the“shark”proved15，butnotmydeepemotionalfeelingformyfriend.Welookedintoeachother’seyesandsaid,“Iloveyou!”YouseewithwomenIcouldbe16，emotionallyhonestandtransparent.Withmalefriends,itseemedimpossibleto17caringfeelingshoweverdeepthefriendshipwas.“AmInormal?”Ithoughttomyself.Muchtomy18，researchesshowthatmenandwomenhaveverydifferent19andrational(理性的)processes.Idoloveallmyfriends-onlythemeansofexpression20.1、A．a(chǎn)dvancedB．decoratedC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．updated2、A．beforeB．whileC．a(chǎn)fterD．until3、A．lossB．deathC．pressureD．failure4、A．jumpB．swimC．dieD．run5、A．dustB．riverC．truckD．shore6、A．overB．throughC．a(chǎn)crossD．beyond7、A．leftB．fetchedC．rescuedD．defeated8、A．rolesB．mannersC．imagesD．forms9、A．somethingB．nothingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything10、A．brokedownB．movedinC．pulledawayD．blewup11、A．veryB．lastC．firstD．only12、A．a(chǎn)ttackedB．spottedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．killed13、A．eagerlyB．casuallyC．hardlyD．crazily14、A．panicB．hesitationC．doubtD．silence15、A．fierceB．friendlyC．imaginaryD．true16、A．coolB．shyC．passiveD．open17、A．expressB．hideC．a(chǎn)dmitD．control18、A．embarrassmentB．disappointmentC．reliefD．surprise19、A．emotionalB．physicalC．mentalD．moral20、A．changesB．developsC．mattersD．differs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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Asweallknow,wearewhatweeat.That’sbecausewhatweeateverydayhas1．greateffectonourhealth.Therefore,weshouldmakeeveryeffort2．(change)ourbadeatinghabits.Althoughbakedorfriedfoodsmaybe3．(taste),eatingtoomuchofthemwill4．(probable)resultinsomeillnesses.5．,somefoodthatcostsusagreatdealofmoneyandisnothealthyisjunkfood.ComparedwithpeopleintheWest,Chinesepeopleusedtoeatmoregrainandvegetables,but6．(little)meat,whichisagoodeatinghabit.However,thingsarequitedifferentnow.Withtherapideconomic7．(grow)ofourcountry,wenowalsoeatalotoffoodthatishighinsugarandfat.We8．(run)theriskeatingoutwithoutconsideringthebalanceofourdiet.Thefoodwechooseaffectsourhealth,sowemustkeep9．mindthatthefoodwechooseshouldgive10．(we)thenutrientsweneed.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。LastSundayafternoon,Iwentshoppingwithmynephew、Heisa8-year-oldboywithbigeyesandblackhair、Becausehisparentswasverybusy,theyhadnotimetotakecarehim、Therefore,theyaskedmetolookafterherovertheweekend、Weboughtsomevegetableandfruitinthesupermarket、Ialsoboughthimatoy,thathelovedverymuch、Onourwaybackhome,heofferstohelpmewiththebags、Seeingthislovelyandhappyboy,andIcouldn'thelpthinkofmychildhood、Howunforgettablyatimeitwas!第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是英語(yǔ)校報(bào)的負(fù)責(zé)人李華，校報(bào)擬開(kāi)設(shè)“中國(guó)文化”專(zhuān)欄(Column),現(xiàn)需為該專(zhuān)欄招聘一名學(xué)生編輯，請(qǐng)發(fā)布一則招聘啟事。內(nèi)容包括:1.工作說(shuō)明；2.能力要求；3.報(bào)名地點(diǎn)及截止日期。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。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、B5、D6、B7、A8、B9、D10、B11、C12、B13、B14、A15、D16、D17、B18、C19、D20、D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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、D3、C22、1、B2、C3、D23、1、A2、C3、D4、A24、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,buttheresearchersargu