福建省龍巖市一級達標校2024屆高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

福建省龍巖市一級達標校2024屆高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited2．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!3．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．a(chǎn)daptB．exposeC．exploitD．a(chǎn)ttach4．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased5．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．a(chǎn)ppoint B．employC．promote D．commit6．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can7．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before8．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous9．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when10．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize11．HowIwishI______mymouthbeforeIshoutedatmymum!A．shut B．haveshutC．hadshut D．wouldshut12．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto13．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus14．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence15．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which16．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid17．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed18．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended19．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted20．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind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）Didyouknowthatbadmintonisalsoafast-pacedcompetitivesport?BadmintonhasbeenaSummerOlympicsportsince1992.Para-badmintonwillbeincludedinthe2020SummerOlympicGamesinTokyo.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowifyourchildisinterestedinbadminton.Badmintonisplayedona44-foot-longrectangular(矩形的)courtthatis17feetwideforsinglesand20feetwidefordoubles.Itisdividedinthemiddlebyanetplaced5feetofftheground,likevolleyball,notatgroundlevelliketennis.Incompetition,eachmatchisasetofthreegamesplayedto21points.Thereisaone-minutebreakwhenaplayerorteamreaches11points,andatwo-minutebreakinbetweenthefirstandsecondgamesandthesecondandthirdgames.Agekidscanstart:About6yearsold.Bestforkidswho:Havegoodskills,arepatientandhardworking,andcanhandlethepressureofone-on-oneortwo-on-twocompetition.Teamorindividual:Matchescanbesingles(one-on-one)ordoubles(two-on-two).Funfact:BadmintonistheonlysportthathasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGames.Costs:Beginnersareexpectedtopay$30to$40foranentry-levelracquet(球拍).Badmintonshoesaresimilarinpricetootherathleticshoes.Joinacluborteamforlessons.Aone-hourgrouplessonforbeginnersshouldcost$20to$3,withcostsincreasingasyourchildmovesuptheranks.Youwillalsopayentryfeesforcompetitions.Timecommitmentrequired:Beginnerswillplayforjustanhourortwoperweek.Potentialforinjury:Playershaveaverylowriskofinjury.Playerswhowearglassesshoulduseeyeprotection.1、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．badmintonisafast-pacedcompetitivesportwhichbeganin1992B．thecourtforsingleshasthesamewidthasthatfordoublesC．badmintonhasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGamesD．para-badmintonhasbeenincludedintheSummerOlympicGames2、Howmanyminutesinallwillaplayerhaveforarestinasetofthreegames?A．2.B．3.C．7.D．11.3、Accordingtothepassage,forthebeginners,theyshould________.A．wearglassestoprotecttheireyesB．starttolearnbadmintonattheageof8C．playforatleastanhourortwoeverydayD．payatleast$20foraone-hourgrouplesson22．（8分）Workisapartofliving—mygrandparentsunderstoodthat.Theylivedandworkedonafarmthathasbeeninmyfamilyfor150years.Theyraisedchickensforeggs,pigsandcattleformeat.Cowswerekeptformilkandthecream,fromwhichGrandmamadebutterandcheese.Whatlittleyardtheyhadbecameagarden.TheDepression（大蕭條時期）,therefore,didn’tmakemuchchangeintheirlives.Butitdidbringalotofmenoutofwork,driftingfromjobtojob,tothefarm.Thefirsttoshowupatthedoorofthekitchenwasamaninrags.Hetookoffhishatandquietlyexplainedthathehadn’teatenforawhile.Grandpastoodwatchinghimabit,thensaid,“There’sastackoffirewoodagainstthefencebehindthebarn（谷倉）.I’vebeenneedingtogetitmovedtotheothersideofthefence.Youhavejustaboutenoughtimetofinishthejobbeforelunch.”Grandmasaidasurprisingthinghappened.Themangotashineinhiseyesandhehurriedtothebarnatonce.Shesetanotherplaceatthetableandmadeanapplepie.Duringlunch,thestrangerdidn’tsaymuch,butwhenheleft,hisshouldershadstraightened.“Nothingruinsamanlikelosinghisself-respect,”Grandpalatertoldme.Soonafter,anothermanshowedupaskingforameal.Thisonewasdressedinasuitandcarriedasmalloldsuitcase.Grandpacameoutwhenheheardvoices.Helookedatthemanandthenofferedahandshake.“ThereisastackoffirewoodalongthefencedownbehindthebarnI’vebeenmeaningtogetitmoved.It’dsurebeahelptome.Andwe’dbepleasedtohaveyoustayforlunch.”Thefellowsethissuitcaseasideandneatlylaidhiscoatontop.Thenhesetofftowork.Grandmasaysshedoesn’trememberhowmanystrangerstheysharedamealwithduringthoseDepressiondays-orhowmanytimesthatstackofwoodgotmoved.1、Whenhewasaskedtomoveastackoffirewood,thefirstmanwhoaskedforamealgotashineinhiseyesforhewasgladthat.A．hehadfoundagoodjobB．hewouldhavesomethingtoeatC．hewouldnolongersufferfromtheDepressionD．hewouldgetwhathewantedwithoutlosinghisself-respect2、Thewriter’sgrandfatheraskedthosejoblessmentomovethestackoffirewoodbecause.A．hedidn’twantthemtohaveamealfreeofchargeB．hehadbeenneedingtogetitmovedC．hewantedtohelptheminhisownwayD．hewantedtoshowthemhiskindnessandrespect3、Thewriter’sgrandfatherwasallofthefollowingbut.A．kind B．thoughtfulC．wealthy D．sympathetic4、Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.A．TheDepression B．ThePleasureofHelpingOthersC．NoPains,NoGains D．Work-APartofLiving23．（8分）HarryPotterloversaroundtheworldmaywanttothankAliceNewton.Shewaseightyearsoldwhenherfatherbroughthomeamanuscriptforhertoread.Atthetime,hewasworkingforBloomsburyPublishing.Afterreadingthemanuscript,Alicewroteanotetoherfather:"Theexcitementinthisbookmademefeelwarminside,"shewrote."Ithinkitisprobablyoneofthebestbooksan8or9yearoldcouldread."BasedinpartonAlice'scomments,Bloomsburywentontopublish"HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone."Alice'snotetoherfatherispartoftheBritishLibrary'snewexhibition,"HarryPotter:AHistoryofMagic."Itcelebratesthe20thanniversaryofthepublicationofJ.K.Rowling'sfirstbookaboutHarryandhisfriendsatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.When"HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone"wasreleasedin1997,Bloomsburysentjust500copiestostoresinBritainandanother500copiestoBritishlibraries.Now,Harryandhisfriendsareknownworldwide.TheexhibitattheBritishLibraryinFebruaryincludesRowling'soutlineforherbooks,herartworkofitscharactersandamapoftheHogwartsSchool.ItalsoincludesearlyversionsofRowling'sbooksthatwererejectedbyotherpublishers.Theshowhastworooms.TheyaredividedupbasedonthesubjectsofferedatHogwarts.AreasincludePotions,Herbology,CareofMagicalCreaturesandDefenseAgainsttheDarkArts.EachareadescribesthestoriesandbeliefsthatRowlingincludedinherbooks.Includedintheexhibitionarediscussionsofalchemy,theEuropeantraditionsthatledtomodernchemistry,andtheRipleyScroll--asix-meter-longdocumentfromthe1500s.ItdescribeshowtomakeaPhilosopher'sStone.TheBritishLibraryhasalreadysoldabout30,000ticketstotheexhibit—themostadvanceticketseversoldforaBritishLibraryexhibition.TheshowclosesonFebruary28,2018.ItwillthentraveltoNewYorkforthe20thanniversaryofthereleaseof"HarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone,"thebook'stitleintheUnitedStates.1、WhydoesthewritermentionAliceNewtonatthebeginningofthetext?A．ToprovethepopularityofthefollowingparagraphsB．TointroducethetopicofthefollowingparagraphsC．ToremindreaderstolovebooksasAliceNewtondoesD．ToencouragereaderstoreadHarryPotterseriesmoreoften2、WhichisNOTincludedintheBritishLibrary’snewexhibition,“HarryPotter:AHistoryofMagic.”?A．Rowling’soutlineforherbooksB．AmapoftheHogwartsSchoolC．Rowling’searlypublishedbooksD．TheverynotetoherfatherbyAlice3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．ThankstoAliceandherfather,HarryPotterseriesgainedpopularityB．AssoonasthefirstHarryPotterwasavailable,itbecamethebestsellerC．TheexhibitionofHarryPotter:AHistoryofMagicwilllasttwomonthsinBritainD．Theexhibitionwillincludediscussionsaboutmodernchemistry24．（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）NarrativemedicineforhealthcareprofessionalsIfyou'reahealthcareprofessionallookingtobetterserveyourpatients,apracticeknownasnarrativemedicinemayhaveapowerfulimpact.Innarrativemedicine,patientssharethestoriesbehindtheirhealthconditions,withanemphasis(強調(diào))ontheirpersonalandemotionalexperienceofillness,enablingclinicians(臨床醫(yī)生)toprovidesympatheticcare.AccordingtoareportpublishedinThePermanenteJournal,thestoriessharedmayactasa"usefulresourceforunderstandingtheindividual,patient-specificmeaningofanillness".It'sthoughtthatthisunderstandingmayprovideclinicianswithauniqueandinvaluableinsightintohowbesttotreattheconditionathand.Inahealthcaresystemwhereprovidersaresooftenpressedfortime,theideaoftakingtimeouttoheareachpatient'shealthstorymayseemdiscouraging.However,manypractitionersofnarrativemedicinehavefoundthatthebenefitsofthispracticesupersede(取代)anyconcernsabouttimemanagement.Alongwithadeeperunderstandingoftheconnectionsbetweenpatients'behaviorsandsymptomsandthestrugglesthatpatientsfaceincontrollingtheirconditions,thebenefitsofnarrativemedicineincludeastrongerinsightintopossibletreatments.It'salsothoughtthatbuildingahealthnarrativemayhelppatientsfeelmoreengaged(參與感)andempoweredwhenitcomestomanagingtheircondition.What'smore,studieshaveshownthatpatientsmayexperienceimprovementinsymptomswhenencouragedtoexpresstheirconditionsabouttheirillness.Onceyou'veincludednarrativemedicineinyourpractice,gettingthewordoutcanhelpyoudrawpatientswhoareseekingthisapproachtohealthcare.Alongwithupdatingyourwebsite,youcanexpandyourreachwithsocialmediaplatforms,likeFacebookandTwitter.Usingsocialmediacontentandblogpoststoshareyourexperiencescanarousetheinterestofpatients.Sincemanypatientsmaybeunfamiliarwithnarrativemedicine,yourcontentcangoalongwayinspreadingthewordaboutthemanybenefitsofthispractice.Evenifyoudon'twriteabout"narrativemedicine",thewaysyouwriteandcommunicatewithconveyyourapproach.1、NarrativemedicinehelpscliniciansprovidetreatmentbasedonA．thepatient'swishesandneeds B．thepatient'sdescriptionofhisillnessC．thepatient'spersonalinformation D．thepatient'smentalandemotionalstate2、Whatmakesitachallengeforclinicianstopracticenarrativemedicine?A．Lackofequipment. B．Theirbusyness.C．Thepatient'sstatus. D．Noofficialpermission.3、Howdoesapatientbenefitfromnarrativemedicine?A．Heismoreabletomonitorhishealthconditions.B．Hecanspendlessmoneyduringthetreatment.C．Hegetsmoreconfidenceincontrollinghisdisease.D．Hegetstoknowhisownbehaviorsandsymptoms.4、Whatdoweknowaboutnarrativemedicinefromthelastparagraph?A．Itisonlyknownbyafewpeople. B．Itiswidelyusednow.C．Itstillneedsimprovement. D．Itisahottopiconline.第三部分語言知識運用（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）Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.MyhomeisontheBigIslandofHawaii.Aboutamonthago,whenI36mycarandwasabouttodriveoff,I37attheroadside.Apieceofpaper38myeye.Ipickeditupandreadit39.Instantly,IwasgratefulthatIhaddonethat.TheformturnedouttobeareceiptfromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,documentingtheowners’40oftheirVehicle’sRegistrationfees.Quickly,Iputmyselfintheirshoesand141:noonewouldthrowthisaway,especially42itwascurrent.Ialsolookedovertheformforcontactoranypersonal43,perhapsalicensetagortelephonenumber.Butthatseemed244.Theformhadbeenblownbythewind,so45wouldIfindtheowners?Haditbeenlyingthereforafewminutesoraweek?SoIcheckedthedateand46thenamesoftheowners,whomust47inourtown.Ibelievedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputtheformina（n）48addressedtothecoupleandmailitbypost.Further,IimaginedthatifIhadpostedthereceipttoawrong49,howfrantic（慌亂的）I’dbe.Butitwasmuch__50_toattempttoreturnitthantoleavethemangry,upset,etc.overthe51,soIdidasIthought.Myhunch（預感）wasright.Ontheweekend,ahappycouple52myhouseandbroughtmeabiggift.Theysaidtheyhadpanicked（恐慌）and53thereceiptmadlyeverywherebeforegivingup.Withoutittheywouldhaveto54another8,000.ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidamajortroublebydoing55thatatfirstglanceseemedminor.1、A．found B．started C．bought D．parked2、.A．lay down B．flewdown C．glanceddown D．jumpeddown 1836．.A．caught B．blocked C．kept D．covered3、.A．suddenly B．gladly C．formally D．carefully4、.A．a(chǎn)pplicationB．payment C．permission D．a(chǎn)chievement5、A．decided B．planned C．calculated D．thought6、A．if B．because C．when D．though7、A．opinions B．news C．data D．matters8、.A．possible B．important C．useful D．unlikely9、A．why B．how C．what D．which10、A．noted B．recalled C．called D．changed11、.A．wait B．live C．stop D．study12、.A．bag B．pocket C．envelope D．dustbin13、A．place B．country C．way D．station14、.A．sadder B．better C．worse D．faster15、A．luck B．pain C．mistake D．loss16、.A．calledat B．touredaround C．rantowards D．returned to 17、A．tookaway B．searchedfor C．lookedat D．a(chǎn)skedabout 1852．A．earn B．save C．borrow D．spend18、.A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Chinesehigh-speedrailwaysareaverycomfortablewaytotravel.Theyareclean,quietand1．(efficiency).China2．(lead)otherdevelopingcountriesandevensomedevelopedonesinthisfieldsincethefirsthigh-speedtraincameintousein2008.Thestationsare3．(main)builtoutsidethetowncenter,butlocaltransporthasbeenlengthened4．(connect)thehigh-speednetwork.The5．(facility)onthetrainarenewandthestaffarewelltrained.Eventhesecondclasschairsprovideplentyofspace.Thepassagesarewideandyoucanmoveeasily,not6．(disturb)anyone.Youcanuseyourmobilephoneorworkonyourlaptop,havingaccess7．theInternet.Thereisalsoarestaurantcar,thoughthekindsoffood8．(be)limited.Thetoiletsarclarge,cleananduser-friendlytoo.Thetrainalmostdoesn’trock.Evenwhenthetrainbrakes,youcanhardlyfeelitshake.What’smore,withafastercheck-in,thehigh-speedtrainsarealso9．(little)affectedbyweatherthanplanes.Seldomare10．delayedorcancelledforweathercondition.Therefore,theyhavebecomethefirstchoiceformanypassengers.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）下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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。Christinewasjustagirlinoneofmyclass、Ineverknewmuchaboutherexceptforthatshewasstrange、Shedidn’ttalkmany,herhairwasblackandpurple,andshewornblacksportsshoesandablacksweater,althoughinthesummer、Shewas,infact,ratherattractively,andsheneverseemedcarewhattherestofusthoughtabouther、Liketherestofmyclassmate,Ididn’treallywanttogetclosesttoher、ItwasonlywhenwedidtheirchemistryprojecttogetherthatIbegintounderstandwhyChristinedressedthewayshedid、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是晨光中學學生會主席李華，你校本月底將派一部分學生到美國一所中學去訪問，并進行一場籃球友誼賽。請用英語給該校負責此項事務的聯(lián)絡員Mark寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容主要包括：1.介紹派出學生情況；2.希望對方安排籃球比賽；3.請對方告知接待計劃。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右（開頭已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)）；2．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMark,I’mLiHua,chairmanoftheStudentCouncilinChenguangHighSchool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、C5、C6、A7、D8、D9、B10、C11、C12、A13、A14、C15、D16、D17、A18、D19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、C3、D22、1、D2、C3、C4、B23、1、B2、C3、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,buttheresearchersarguethatitchall