廣東省師大附中2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)模擬試題含解析

廣東省師大附中2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought2．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where3．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee4．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent5．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup6．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway7．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria8．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout9．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded10．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That11．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask12．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes13．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why14．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．a(chǎn)sif15．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly16．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing17．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget18．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown19．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone20．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please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）Whenitcomestocarhiring,allcarhirecompaniesrequirethatyoushouldhaveafulldrivinglicenseforatleastoneyear,someofwhommayaskfortwoyears,especiallyforyoungerdrivers.Mostcarhirecompanieswillnotautomaticallyhireoutacartosomeoneundertheageof25ortopeopleover70.Butthereareexceptions.Somelistedcompaniesarenormallypreparedtoservepeopleof21andover.Andsomemaygoovertheagelimitandprovideserviceforolderpeople(aged70andover)providingyouhavenorecordofbreakingthelawandvalidlicense,andadoctor'sletterofgoodhealth.Nowreadonforsomeinformationaboutnationalcompanieswithmanybaseshiringoutcarstopeopleaged21andolderdrivers.1、Whichisarequirementfor72-year-oldBritishMichaeltorentacar?A．Havingacleandrivinglicense.B．Havingrichdrivingexperience.C．Havingalivelyandsharpmind.D．Havingadoctor'srecommendation.2、InwhatwayisAlamoRent-A-Carspecial?A．Itsetsnoupperlimitonage.B．Itchargesthelowestinsurancefee.C．Itonlyprovidesnationwideservice.D．Ithiresoutnoautomaticcarstounder25s.3、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．ToexplainhowtohirecarsintheUK.B．ToshowthebenefitsofhiringcarsintheUK.C．ToinformpeopleoftheUK'scarrentalservices.D．TointroducesomecheapcarhirespecialsintheUK.22．（8分）PetraandWadiRum,JordanWhenitcomestotheworld'swonderfuldesertscenery,Jordan'sPetraandWadiRumhasit.AlsoknownastheValleyoftheMoon,thisplaceisoneofthebestduetoitsamazingdesertcanyons（峽谷）androckwalls.ParticipantsloveexploringitsBurdahandUmFruth,walkingtotheimpressiveancientcity.Kilimanjaro,TanzaniaTheRongaiRouteisthebestrouteiftheparticipantsofthewalkingtourwantaquietclimb.TheKiliTrailpermitstravelerstowitnesstheregion'swilderness,virginforests,andrareanimals.Thisroute,accordingtomany,istheeasiestwaytoreachthetopwherethebreath-taking360-degreesightsofnaturalwondersawait.Quebec,CanadaThisspecialenvironmentmadeupofboththenaturalandculturaltreasures,wherefreshwaterbecomesonewiththetides（潮汕）ofthesea,makesQuebeconeoftheinterestingwalkingtourdestinationsintheworld.HereisatrackthatheadstotheSaguenayFjordNationalParkwhichisincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.AddingtothebeautyofQuebecareitssparklingwaterfalls,invitinglakes,andrareanimals.GreatSmokyMountain,USThisregion（地區(qū)）hasbeennamedastheancestralhomeoftheCherokeeIndians,whererichnaturalwonderscombinedwithinterestinghistoryarethemajorhappenings.Therichnaturalreserveisevidentandenjoyedbywalkingtourparticipants.WhatalsomakesthisdestinationapopularchoiceisitsreputationasthebiggestwildernessontheeasternpartoftheUnitedStates.1、WhatisPetraandWadiRumbestknownfor?A．Itsculture.B．Itsquietness.C．Itsrareanimals.D．Itsdesertscenery.2、Whichtourcombinesthesceneryoflandandwater?A．PetraandWadiRum.B．Kilimanjaro.C．Quebec.D．GreatSmokyMountain.3、WhatisuniquetoGreatSmokyMountain?A．Specialhistory.B．Nationalpark.C．Virginforests.D．Oceanview.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MagicalNatureReservesB．BestWalkingToursC．ColorfulCulturalTreasuresD．AmazingWildernessAreas23．（8分）ResearchersinChinaandtheUnitedStateshavedevelopedanewcataract(白內(nèi)障)treatmentwithcellsthathasrestoredvisioninbabiesinatrialandmayeventuallybeusedinadults.Thetreatment-bydoctorsandstaffmembersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoSchoolofMedicineandSichuanandSunYat-senuniversitiesinChina-waspublishedinMarch9editionofthescientificjournalNature.Acataractisacloudingofthenormallyclearlens(晶體)ofaneye.Typicalcataractoperationinvolvestheremovalofthecloudylensandtheinsertionofanartificialone.Thenewoperationhasbeentestedinanimalsandduringasmall,humantrial.Itresultedinfewercomplications(并發(fā)癥)thanthecurrentharmfuloperation,andinregrownlenseswithsuperiorvisualfunctioninall12ofthebabycataractpatientswhoreceivedtheprocedure.Acongenitalcataract-lenscloudingthatoccursatbirthorshortlyafter-isimportantcauseofblindnessinchildren.Inthenewresearch,KandZhang,headofophthalmicgeneticsatUSSanDiego’sShileyEyeInstitute,andhiscolleaguesreliedontheregrownpotentialofendogenous(同源的)stemcells.AccordingtoZhang,endogenousstemcellsaredifferentfromotherstemcellsthataretypicallygrowninalaboratory,transplantedintoapatient,andcanhaverisksofimmune（免疫的）rejection,infectionorcancers.ZhangtoldCBSNews,“Weinventedanewoperationtomakeaverysmallopeningatthesideofacataractouslensbag,removethecataractinside,allowtheopeningtoheal,andpromotepotentiallensstemcellstoregrowanentirelynewlenswithvision.”Thehumantrialinvolved12babiesundertheageof2whoweretreatedwiththenewmethod,while25babiesreceivedthestandardoperationcare.Thelattergroupexperiencedahigherincidenceofpost-operationdanger,early-onseteyehighbloodpressureandincreasedlensclouding.Thescientistsreportedfewercomplicationsandfasterhealingamongthe12babieswhohasthenewprocedure.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewcataracttreatmentwithstemcells.B．Theconceptofthecataract.C．Badeffectsofpost-operationinthecataract.D．Thereasonswhythecataractcomesintobeing.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethenewcataracttreatmentaccordingtothepassage?A．Convenient.B．Comfortable.C．Safe.D．Cheap.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewcataracttreatment?A．Itmaybeusedwidely.B．Ithasmorerisks.C．Ithasbeenputintopracticewidely.D．Itcanonlyrestorevisioninbabies.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“congenital”inthefourthparagraphmean?A．Strange.B．Born.C．Serious.D．Dangerous.24．（8分）Christmasatthemountainclinewouldhavetowait.ThebanksbesideMaryBreckinridge’sWendover,Kentucky,clinicwereruinedafteraheavyrain.ShehadtofindawaytogetherfivepatientstothehospitalinLexington.Withaneighbor’shelp,Maryandthenursesbuiltaboat.TheynameditAmbulance,andonthemorningofDecember30,1926.Maryanothernurse,andthepatientssetoffdowntheriver.Aftersixteenwildmilesonthedangerousriver,theyarrivedatthetrainstationinKrypton.Asshewatchedthetrainpullawaywithherpatientssafelyonboard.Marysmiledandwaved.Maryhadnotplannedtobeanurse.ShewasthedaughterofawealthyKentuckypolitician.Asachild,Marywasinfluencedbyherfamilywhohadalwaysbeenconcernedaboutthepoorerpeopleofthestate.Whenshegrewup,Marywasinspiredtobecomeanurse.Soin1925MaryhiredafewBritish-trainednursesand,withsomemoneyfromherfamily,startedtheFrontierNursingServiceinWendover,Kentucky.BeforeMaryandhernursescame,themountainpeoplelivedahardlife.Familiesmadesolittlemoneythattheycouldnotafforddoctorsormedicine.Manychildrenhaddiseasesandnearlyeverypersonwasmalnourishedforlackoffood.MaryandthenursesbuiltclinicsandasmallhospitaldeepintheforestsofLeslieCounty.Therewerenopavedroads,electricity,ortelephones.Eachdaythenursesrodeonhorsebacktooutlyingfarms,ofteninbadwenther,toanswercallsforhelp.Theyworkedhardtokeepaneyeontheirpatients.Tothegratefulmountainpeople,Maryandthenursesseemedtobeeverywhere.Theytreatedeverythingfromcutfingerstopneumonia(肺炎),gaveshots,anddeliveredbabies.Theproudcountrymenlikedthenursesbecausetheytreatedeveryonewithrespect.TheFrontierNursingServicegrew.TodaytheirNursingServicereachesfarbeyondtheKentuckymountains.MedicalprofessionalsfromallovertheworldcometoWendovertostudyruralhealthcareinaction.Whenthesemenandwomengobacktotheirowncountries,theyarepreparedtohelppeopleinneed.1、HowdidMaryBreckinridgegetherfivepatientstoKrypton?A．Bytrain B．BycarC．Bywater D．Onhorseback2、Theunderlinedword“malnourished”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans.A．mysterious B．lackingnutritionC．careless D．indangerofdying3、WecanlearnfromthetextthatMaryBreckinridge.A．remainsagreatinfluenceonhealthcaretodayB．wantedtosetupmoreclinicstohelpthesickC．wipedoutdiseasesintheKentuckymountainsD．trainedallofherassistantsherself4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．MaryandherfamilywerealwayshelpfultoothersB．TheFrontierNursingServicesetupmanybranchesC．RuralnursesfoundcreativewaystotransportsuppliesandpatientsD．Maryandothernursesprovidedkindmedicalcaretoruralpeople25．（10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.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）Thejobofraisingchildrenisatoughone.Childrendon'tcomewithaninstructionmanual(說(shuō)明書(shū)).Andeachchildis1.Soparentssometimespulltheirhairoutinfrustration，not2whattodo.Butinraisingchildren，whatwedois3byourculture.Naturallythen，AmericanparentsteachtheirchildrenbasicAmerican4.ToAmericans,thegoalofparentsistohelpchildren5ontheirownfeet.From6，eachchildmaygethisorherownroom.Aschildrengrow,theygetmore7tomaketheirownchoices.8choosetheirownformsofentertainment，aswellasthefriendsto9themwith.Whenthey10youngadulthood，theychoosetheirownjobsandmarriage11.Ofcourse，manyyoungadultsstill12theirparents’adviceandapprovalforthechoicestheymake.Butoncethey“l(fā)eavethe13”ataround18to21yearsold，theywanttobeontheirown，not14totheirmothers'apronstrings(圍裙帶).TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninAmericaisveryinformal.Americanparents15theirchildrenasindividuals—notasextensionsofthemselves.They16themtoachievetheirowndreams.Americanspraise,encourageandgivetheirchildrenthe17tosucceed.Whenchildrenbecomeadults，theirparentsbecomesmorelike18.But19topopularbelief，mostadultAmericansdon'tmaketheirparentspayforroomandboardwhentheirparentscometo20them.Evenasadults，theyrespectandhonortheirparents.1、A．strangeB．newC．differentD．unlike2、A．noticingB．knowingC．rememberingD．deciding3、A．changedB．madeC．controlledD．influenced4、A．valuesB．standardsC．lawsD．services5、A．sitB．getC．standD．rise6、A．childhoodB．girlhoodC．boyhoodD．a(chǎn)dulthood7、A．moneyB．spaceC．timeD．freedom8、A．AdultsB．AmericansC．TeenagersD．Parents9、A．helpB．shareC．joinD．provide10、A．gainB．passC．becomeD．reach11、A．partnersB．wivesC．husbandsD．couples12、A．inviteB．seekC．tryD．choose13、A．nestB．houseC．roomD．place14、A．connectedB．tiedC．stuckD．held15、A．lookB．recognizeC．thinkD．view16、A．hopeB．suggestC．commandD．a(chǎn)llow17、A．powerB．trustC．confidenceD．energy18、A．friendsB．companionsC．membersD．companies19、A．knownB．contraryC．similarD．due20、A．noticeB．watchC．visitD．observe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）Itisagreat1．(true)thatlifeisdifficult.Oncewereallyunderstandandacceptit,thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.2．,mostofusdonotfullyseeit.Theyjustcomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.3．makeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisareallypainfulone.Problems,4．(depend)ontheirnature,causesadnessorregretorangerorfear.Theseare5．(comfort)feelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblems6．lifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwewanttostrengthenthegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanability7．(solve)problems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentodealwith.Learningfromthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsis8．greatbenefit.AsBenjaminFranklin9．(say),“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct.”Forthisreason,wisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcome10．painofproblems.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。Sorrytohearthatyoufailedinthemonthlyexams、Asisknowntousthatlifeisnotasmoothlyjourney,whichisfullofupsanddowns,soneverlosetheheart、Buttherearesometipsforyoutofollow、Firstly,learnfromyourexperiences、It’sstronglysuggestedthatyoufiguredoutandreflectonyourmistakes、Toavoidmakethesameerrors,youmayaswelltumyourteachersforhelp、Secondly,workoutadetailedplan、Makesureitiseasyandpracticaltocarryoutandyoushouldrewardyouwhengoalsachieving、Thirdly,moderaterelaxationisamust,becauseallworkandnoplaymakeJackadullboy、Lastbutnotleast,sticktoyourideal,whichservesasacompass,guidingandmotivatingyouacrosstoughtimes、Wishyougoodluck、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友Tom近日寫(xiě)信給你，想了解中國(guó)高中生的體育鍛煉情況。請(qǐng)給Tom寫(xiě)一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：1．中國(guó)高中生參加體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的現(xiàn)狀，如每周一節(jié)體育課等；2．分析該現(xiàn)狀產(chǎn)生的原因；3．你自己的感想。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．開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)和結(jié)束語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearTom，Gladtoreceiveyourletter.AndI'mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutChinesehighschoolstudents’physicalexercise.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，Hua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、A4、C5、D6、A7、D8、B9、C10、B11、B12、A13、C14、B15、C16、B17、C18、C19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、A3、C22、1、D2、C3、A4、B23、1、A2、C3、A4、B24、1、C2、B3、A4、D25、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,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It'llmaket