2024屆陜西省延安市吳起縣高級中學(xué)高考英語二模試卷含解析

2024屆陜西省延安市吳起縣高級中學(xué)高考英語二模試卷請考生注意：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(xiàng)》，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．He________whethertosetasidetheminordifferences，thenhedid．A．debated B．predictedC．plotted D．calculated2．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping3．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure4．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that5．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads6．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized7．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because8．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．a(chǎn)llgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife9．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop10．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why11．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．a(chǎn)bove C．a(chǎn)bout D．beyond12．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad13．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack14．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize15．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand16．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan17．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget18．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn19．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving20．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Wheneverwetalkaboutholidays,mymotherteasesmysisterandmeabouthowwe“makeoutlikerobbers.”SheisreferringtothefactthatwearehalfJewishandhalfIndian,sowereceivegiftsonboththe.festivalsoflights.HanukkahandDiwali.Thoughmymotherteasesus,Idonotmindgettingtwosetsofgifts!Hanukkahiscelebratedonthe25thdayoftheJewishmonth.whichisusuallysometimeinDecember.OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies.welightamenorahandsayaprayereachnight.Wealsosayaspecialprayeronthefirstnight.Afterthat,itisatraditiontormysisterandmetodo‘hotandcold’,forourhiddenHanukkahgifts.Whenwewalktowardsthegift,ourparentssay‘hot’andwhenwewalkfurtheraway,theysay‘cold’.WeeachreceiveonepresenteverynightofHanukkah.AnotherpartIlikeaboutthisholidayisseeingfamilymemberswhowedonotseeoften.Myauntusuallystaysforafewdays,andwesometimesvisitotherrelatives.Diwaliiscelebratedonthe13thdayofthedarkfortnightofthemonthofAshwin(October/November).TocelebrateDiwali,myfamilydoesapooja,orprayers,inhonorofthegoddessLakshmi.Sincesheisthegoddessofwealthandprosperity,thepoojaincludeswashingsilvercoinsinmilkandwater.InIndia,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithlamps,similartothewayyoumightlightupyourhouseforChristmas.MyfamilyjustplacesafewcandlesoutsideWealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.Weoftendothisactivitywithfriendstoaddtotheexcitement.BothholidayshavedifferenthistoriesandstoriesWecelebratethemindifferentways,yettheybothhavethesamemeaning.Theybothtranslateinto.FestivalofLights,andtheybothmeanfamilyandpresentsforme!1、WhydoestheauthorreceivegiftsonbothHanukkahandDiwali?A．Becausehelivesinarichfamily.B．Becausehelivesintwodifferentcountries.C．Becausehisparentslikecelebratingtheirdifferentcultures.D．Becausehisparentslikespendingmoneybuyinggiftsforthem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hotandcold”inParagraph2referto?A．AkindofHanukkahgame.B．AkindofHanukkahgift.C．Acanoffestivaldrink.D．Ariddlewrittenonlights.3、wecanlearnfromthetextthatHanukkahandDiwali.A．sharethesamehistoryandcultureB．a(chǎn)recelebratedbybothJewsandIndiansC．a(chǎn)rebothrelatedtothelegendoflightsD．encouragethefamiliestodotheirprayers4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsHanukkahandDiwali?A．Sheenjoyscelebratingbothofthem.B．Shedoesmindspendingthem.C．ShelikesHanukkahbetter.D．ShelikesDiwalibetter.22．（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.23．（8分）Whenmygrandmotherdiedattheageof96,thereweretwothingssheleftbehindinabundance—nearly100photoalbumsdocumentingdecadesoftravelandhomelife,andadozenquilts,oneofwhichmymothergaveme.Quiltingistheprocessofsewingtogetherfabric(布料)tomakeonelargepieceoffabric.Inmyfamily，quiltingandsewingisatraditionthathasbeenpasseddownthroughthegenerations.Mymothersayshergreat-grandmotherwouldoccasionallytravelaroundNewYorkStatetosewclothingforotherfamilies.IntheUnitedStates，quiltingwasacraft(手藝)thatstartedasanecessityandeventuallybecamemuchmore.In1862,theU.S.governmentofferedmillionsofacresoflandtoAmericanswhowantedtomovewest.Thisallowedfamiliestosettleonlandthatthatcouldeventuallyown.Theyoftenbuilttheirownhomesandlivedoffthevegetablesintheirgardensandthelivestocktheyhad.Sewingwasveryimportantforwomenbecausetheywereresponsibleforclothingtheirfamiliesandkeepingthemwarm.Quiltingalsobecameachanceforwomentosocializewitheachother.Theywouldgatherforso-called“quiltingbees”，wheretheywouldmeetupandworkononequiltingprojecttogether.Thisprovidedamuch-neededrelieffromthelonelylifeoflivingonalargepieceofland.Throughouthistory,thedifferentpatternsonAmericanquiltshaveconveyedallkindsofinformation.Fromthen，wecantellwhereapersonlived，whatregionoftheworldtheyoriginatedfrom,orsometimesastoryistoldinpicturesonaquilt.Eventoday，womenstillgathertoquittogetherinashowoffriendshipandaloveforthecraft，justliketheolddays.Mysisterhastriedquiltingafewtimes，andhopefully，hertwodaughtersmayonedaycontinuethisfamilytradition.1、Whatdoweknowaboutquilting?A．Itisalosttraditionalcraft.B．ItisamajormeansofmakingalivingintheUSA．C．Itisacraftthathasbecomeaculturalsymbol.D．ItwasawaytocarryontheAmericanhistory.2、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3？A．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.B．SummarizethepreviousparagraphsC．Addsomebackgroundinformation.D．PraisetheU.S.government'spolicy.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph4referto？A．Workingontheland.B．Participatingin“quiltingbees”.C．Designingaquiltingproject.D．Clothingthefamily.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext？A．Toinstructhowtosewtogetherfabric.B．Toshowtheauthor'sskillsofquilting.C．Totellaboutthestruggleofwomen.D．Toappealforpreservationofquilting.24．（8分）TeenTourCampsatSummerCRock-N-WaterChristianCampsLotus,California,UnitedStatesDuration:4weeksFoundedin29,Rock-N-WaterisagroupofhighlytrainedChristianswhowanttoimpactyoungpeoplewiththejoyofGod’sLivingWord.Wefocusourprogramonbiblicalprinciples,andweusethehelpofnature,friendship,andchallengetodevelopcharacterandhaveridiculousamountsoffun.OdysseyExpeditions:CaribbeanRoadTown,TortolaDuration:3weeksOdysseyExpeditionsofferstropicalsailingandscubadivingadventuresforteenagers,withmarinebiology,watersports,andscubacertificationsatexcitingCaribbeanlocations.Establishedin35,OdysseyisthebestopportunitytosafelyexploretheCaribbeanaboardabeautifulsailingcatamaran.Noexperiencenecessary.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability.Smallgroupsof9-12allowyoutohavethemostfun!TheG2AcademyGolfCampBluffton,SouthCarolinaDuration:variableThesummerprogramatG2isdesignedspecificallyforgirlsempoweringthemfortheirfuturesuccess.Studentscanjoinweeklysessionsorstaytheentiresummer!WhileparticipatingintheG2AcademySummerProgram,studentsreceiveG2ProprietaryTrainingingolf,mentaltoughness,physicalfitness,nutrition,andempowerment.Berklee’sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensiveBoston,Massachusetts,UnitedStatesDuration:5weeksBerklee’sAspirewillgiveyouatasteofBerklee,thepreeminentinstituteofcontemporarymusicandtheperformingarts.Whetheryouareinmiddleschool,highschool,orbeyond,thereisaBerkleesummerprograminmusic,theater,and/ordanceforyou.You’llenjoyaccesstoBerklee’sstate-of-the-artfacilitiesasyoulearnfromfacultywhoaretheverybestatwhattheydo,joinedbystudentsfromallovertheworld.1、Whichtourcampdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A．TheG2AcademyGolfCamp.B．Rock-N-WaterChristianCamps.C．OdysseyExpeditions:Caribbean.D．Bcrklee’sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensive2、WhatistheprimaryfocusforBerklee’sAspiretourcamp?A．Adventure. B．Sports.C．Music. D．Religion.3、WhatisuniqueabouttheG2AcademyGolfCamp?A．Itoffersscubacertifications. B．ItisbasedonChristianprinciples.C．Itrequiresnopreviousexperience. D．Itisintendedforgirlsonly.25．（10分）TheBritishliveonasmallisland.Theyaresurroundedbythesea,soitisnotsurprisingthattheseahasalwaysplayedanimportantroleintheirlives.Afterthedevelopmentoflarge,ocean-goingsailingshipsinthefifteenthcentury,theseabecameevenmoreimportanttothecountry’sdevelopment.ShipssettingsailfromEnglanddeterminedtoextendBritain’sterritories,itswealthanditsknowledgeoftheworld.ShipsreturnedtoEnglandbringinggoods,peopleandnewideasfromforeignplaces.Bythenineteenthcentury,Britainhadthelargest,mostpowerfulnavyintheworld.ThegreatsailingshipsweresomuchapartofBritishlifethattheyevenaffectedthelanguage.ManyEnglishexpressionsweusetodaywereoriginallynautical(航海的)terms,althoughmostpeoplenolongerrealizethis.Forexample,peoplecommonlydescribeanhonestandfairbusinessdealasbeing“aboveboard”.Thisexpressionwasoriginallyusedinsailingshiptimeswhensecretive,dishonestship’sbusinesswouldbecarriedoutbelowdecks(belowtheboards)outofpublicview.Ontheotherhand,honestbusinesswasalwaysconductedondeck(abovetheboards),intheopenwhereeveryonecouldseewhatwasgoingon.“Pipedown!”,meaning“Bequiet!”,isanothercommonexpressionthathasnauticalorigins.Theship’sboatswain(水手長)wouldblowawhistle,orpipe,attheendofthedaytoindicate(表明)tothesailorsitwastimetoquietendownandgotosleep.MostnativeEnglishspeakershaveheardtheexpression“notenoughroomtoswingacat”,butfewknowthatthe“cat”doesnotrefertoasmallfurryanimalwithfourlegsandatail.The“cat”isactuallyashortformof“catofninetails”—awhipwithnine,knotted(打結(jié)的)tails.Aboatswainneededalotofspaceinordertoswingthewhipproperlywhenlashing(鞭打)apoorsailorunderhiscontrol!1、TheBritishhavebeenstronglyinfluencedbytheseabecause________.A．theyoccupiedmorelandaroundtheworldB．theygotmorewealthfromtheseaC．theyliveonanislandsurroundedbytheseaD．theyhadthelargestnavyever2、Ifsomeoneisopenandaboveboard,itmeansheis________.A．secretiveB．honestC．cheerfulD．dishonest3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sailorsneedtogotosleepwhentheyhearawhistle.B．Sailorswillbewhippediftheydobusinessbelowdecks.C．Apoorsailormaybewhippedninetimesaday.D．Thereisnospareroomtoraisecatsonships.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThebusinessonBritishsailingships.B．TheinfluenceofBritishsailors’languageonEnglish.C．ThesailinghistoryofEngland.D．ThesailingstoryofBritishsailors.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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空Iamamomoftwoyoungchildrenwhomwehome-school．This1thattheyarewithmealmostconstantly．WheneverpossibleIwill2randomactsofkindness;3thingslikepayingfortheorderbehindmeinthedrive-thrulane,holdingdoors,etc．So,theyarevery4withtheconceptandare,ofcourse,5toalsodo"nice"thingsforothers．Justafewdaysagowestopped6ourlocalgrocerystoretopickupafewthingswhichquicklyturnedintoanentirecartloadofstuff．Wegotintooneofthetwoopencheckoutlanesandwaitedour7．Whilewaitingayoungmancameupbehinduswithonlyafew8inhisbasket．Itoldhimtogoaheadofusaswewereinno9．Heseemedverypleasantlysurprisedandgraciously10．Ashebeganputtinghisitemsonthebelttheclerkbeganto11hertilltapesowehadafairlylongwaitinline．Mykidswerevery12behavedbuttheywerestillchildren;theyaskedquestions,theytalked13,theymovedaroundandtheyweregenerallyveryentertaining．(Tome,anyway．)Icouldseetheyoungmanwatchingandlisteningwithasmileonhisface．Wewereputtingourgroceriesonthe14whentheclerkfinishedwith15order．WhatIdidn'tknowwasthathehadheardmykids16bubblegum．Ihadagreedtheycouldhavesome．17,hepickedupapackofbubble-gumandaskedtheclerktoringitthroughtwicebeforeputtingitback．Hethentoldmykidsthatheboughttheirgum18theirmomwas19enoughtolethimgoaheadinthequeue．Theexperiencereallydrovehomethe20thatgoodbegets(產(chǎn)生，引起)goodformylovelylittlekiddos（親呢的稱呼：小伙子）．1、A．tells B．leaves C．means D．ensures2、A．entertain B．serve C．function D．perform3、A．important B．impressive C．suitable D．simple4、A．satisfied B．occupied C．familiar D．pleased5、A．supported B．taught C．encouraged D．supposed6、A．near B．by C．with D．a(chǎn)gainst7、A．opportunity B．return C．turn D．time8、A．fruit B．vegetables C．items D．sales9、A．time B．hurry C．case D．sense10、A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．collected C．carried D．a(chǎn)greed11、A．change B．remove C．continue D．stop12、A．badly B．poorly C．well D．ill13、A．constantly B．immediately C．usually D．rudely14、A．belt B．bench C．basket D．cart15、A．her B．his C．their D．our16、A．complainabout B．a(chǎn)llowfor C．a(chǎn)skfor D．concernabout17、A．So B．But C．Or D．For18、A．when B．unless C．because D．until19、A．happy B．helpful C．serious D．nice20、A．idea B．reward C．chance D．instruction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）M.Pei,oneofthebest-knownarchitectsofthe20thcentury,hasdied.Hewas102.BorninChina,IeohMingPeimovedtotheUSAin19351．(study)architectureatHarvardUniversity.Pei’s2．(work)aroundtheworldincludemuseums,governmentbuildings,hotelsandotherstructures3．(build)withstone,steelandglass.Oneofhisbest-knownworkswasanewentrancefortheworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParis,PeifirstspentfourmonthsstudyingthemuseumandFrenchhistory.Hethendrewplansfor4．21-meter-tallsteelandglasspyramid,withthree5．(small)pyramidsnearby.Itwasanextremelymodernstyleofworkforthe12th-centurybuilding,6．raisedaheatargument.SomepeopleevenaccusedPei7．ruiningoneworld’sgreatestlandmarks.Thepyramids8．(open)inthespringof1989.Overtheyearsthatfollowed,thestructurecametobelovedbymost,ifnotall,ofitscritics(批評家).TherearemanyotherfamousPeibuildings,suchastheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonandtheDallasCityHallinTexas.Pei9．(official)retiredin1990.10．,hecontinuedtoworkonprojects—includingmuseumsinLuxembourg,QatarandhisancestralhomeofSuzhou.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。每處錯誤僅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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。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(jì)分。DearMichael,Howisitgoing?I’mwritingtoinviteyoutoparticipateavoluntaryactivityholdbyourEnglishclub,whichcansurelyimproveourselves、SinceIwillalsojoininit,whynotgoingwithmetoenjoythisactivity?Herearesomeinformationasfollows、AnactivitywillbeheldatXihuPark,whichiscloselytoyourhome、Andthetimeisaboutfrom9:00to11:00pmonSunday、Aimingtodeveloptheawareofprotectingtheenvironment,thevolunteerwilldosomethingvaluabletotheenvironment,suchaspickinguptherubbish,wateringtreesandflowers、Besides,pleaserememberwhichyouneedtomindthegrassandbecarefulaboutyourself、Pleasekeepmeinformeditifyouarewillingtoacceptmyinvitation、Bestwishes、Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你班將在本周五下午舉行一場主題為“閱讀的重要性”的英語演講比賽。請圍繞該主題寫一篇演講稿，需包含以下要點(diǎn)：1.你認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在很多人不喜歡閱讀的原因是什么？2.你認(rèn)為閱讀重要嗎？為什么？注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Hello，everyone.Itisagreathonorformetospeakhere.Thetopicofmyspeechisthesignificanceofreading._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That'sall.Thanksforyourattention.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、B5、C6、D7、A8、B9、D10、C11、D12、A13、D14、C15、D16、D17、D18、D19、C20、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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、D4、A22、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,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe