四川省成都市雙流區(qū)雙流中學(xué)2025屆高考考前模擬英語試題含解析

四川省成都市雙流區(qū)雙流中學(xué)2025屆高考考前模擬英語試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously2．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．a(chǎn)re;eversince B．a(chǎn)re;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime3．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．a(chǎn)ct B．helpC．serve D．last4．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when5．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what6．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing7．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto8．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously9．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must10．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express11．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged12．Smoking______inthekitcheninmyhouse.A．doesn’tallowB．didn’tallowC．isn’tallowedD．won’tallow13．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare14．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．a(chǎn)resaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved15．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless16．—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.17．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood18．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave19．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．a(chǎn)reD．is20．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task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）TheAustralianpostalservicehasapologizedfordeliveringaletterhalfacenturyafteritwassentfromanislandintheSouthPacific.AcouplefromAdelaidefoundthefadedpostcard,fromtheFrenchPolynesianislandofTahiti,restingontheirdoorstepunderagasbill.Itboreapostmarkof1966andwasaddressedtoone“RobertGiorgio”,accordingtotheAdelaideAdvertiser.Thepostcard,whichwaswrittenbysomeonenamed“Chris’,reads:“Iamenjoyingmyselfgreatly.Theweatherisveryhumid.I’lltryanddropyouanoteinEngland.”Itsstampcost3francs,oraroundninepence,andisunderstoodtohavebeensenttotheoriginalownerofthehouse,whosewhereaboutisunknown.“Ittookawhiletorealizeitwasanoldone,”saidTimDuffy,whoboughtthehouse18monthsagowithhiswife,Claire,andbelievesitwasbuiltbyanItalianmanin1963.“ThenIcheckedthepostdateandit’s1966.”Hesuspectsthecardmayhavebeensentbysomeonewhowastravellingbyboat.“It’sfreshenoughalthoughitisabitfadedandit’sgotsomedamagetothetopleft,whichlookslikeabitofwaterdamage,”hesaid.MrDuffyhandedtheletterbacktoAustraliaPost,whoacknowledgedthatsomethinghad“gonewrong”andissuedanapology.“Itisclearthatsomethingwentwrong50yearsagoafterthepostcardwaspostedinFrenchPolynesia,andweapologisefortheinconvenience,”aspkesmansaid.Itisnotthefirsttimethataletterhastakenvastlylongerthanexpectedarriveatitsdestination.AlovelettersentbyaBritishsoldierduringWorldWarTwowasapparentlystuckintransitformorethan64yearsbeforeitreachedRAFLakenheathinSuffolk.1、Whowrotethepostcard?A．ClaireB．ChrisC．TimDuffyD．RobertGiorgio2、Whatdoesthepostcardlooklike?A．NiceandperfectB．OldanddamagedC．OldputbeautifulD．Freshbutdamaged3、Theunderlinedword“whereabout”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”A．locationB．familyC．habitD．name4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Thepostcardwassentoutin1963B．TimDuffyacceptedtheapologyfromtheAustraliaPostC．ThisisthefirstletterthathasgonewrongduringdeliveringD．ThepersonwhowrotethepostcardwouldtraveltoEngland22．（8分）InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(結(jié)構(gòu)),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsusetheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(對手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(線).Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkite-flyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龍).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B．Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.C．Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D．DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.2、Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?A．Ithastwostrings. B．Itissimpleindesign.C．Ithasarainbowpattern. D．Itisshapedlikeadiamond.3、AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?A．Alargekite. B．Anytypeofkite.C．Acomplexstructure. D．Akitethatimpressesothers.4、Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A．Akitefactory. B．Kite-flyinglessons.C．Specialcompetitions. D．Thekite-makingprocess.23．（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）Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:"Wherearethetoiletsplease?"ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called"silentcafés",wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea"onewomanwedding"—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression-“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesfromherhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofthecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million"hikikomori"-amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses(隱士)whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.1、（小題1）Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafes”?A．Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.B．Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.C．ItoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeakingD．Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.2、（小題2）Whichofthefollowingstatementcan’taccountfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?A．UnstableeconomicsituationB．AchangeintraditionalfamilysupportpatternC．TherisingdemandforprivacyD．Theincreasingsocialisolation3、（小題3）WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?A．Shedoesn’tliketobeanurse.B．Shedoesn’tlikethelifeinbigcities.C．ShetravelledtoTokyoonherworkdays.D．Sheenjoyshersolotimeinaquietplace.4、（小題4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LonelyJapaneseB．OnewomanweddingC．SocialreclusesinJapanD．Silentcafes25．（10分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround200,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly21oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.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）完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。Whenaratherdirty,poorlydressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobeg__21____afewcoins,doyouhurryon,not___22___whattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedly___23___somemoney?Whatshouldourattitude___24___beggarsbe?Therecanbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories．It___25___beterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom．Itseems___26___nottogivesomemoneytobeggars．__27____,mostoftheworld’sgreatreligionsorderustobeopen-heartedand___28___whatwehavewiththoselessluckythanourselves．Buthastheworldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,___29___oneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea．Quiteafewpeoplewillnotgivetobeggars．Letuslookattheir___30___．First,somebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressup___31___tolookpitiableandactuallymakeagood___32___frombegging．Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil（惡行）．__33____,thereistheworrythatthemoneyyougivewillbespentonbeer,wineordrugs．Thirdly,thereistheopinion__34____thereisnorealexcuseforbegging．Onemightbepoor,butthatisnoreasonforlosingone’ssenseof___35___andself-dependence．Relatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbehandledbythegovernment__36____ordinarypeople．Somepeoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentand__37____help．Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion:therearevarious__38____andwemust__39____themdifferently．Afewcoinscansavealifeinsomesituations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodnessofthe__40____．1、A．to B．with C．a(chǎn)t D．for2、A．knowing B．expecting C．demanding D．settling3、A．putaway B．handover C．takein D．getout4、A．a(chǎn)t B．in C．over D．towards5、A．must B．can C．need D．might6、A．warm-hearted B．generous C．cruel D．considerate7、A．Strangely B．Honestly C．Certainly D．Surprisingly8、A．give B．donate C．share D．contribute9、A．why B．when C．what D．how10、A．a(chǎn)rguments B．quarrels C．sayings D．talks11、A．onshow B．onpurpose C．forfun D．byaccident12、A．money B．comfort C．living D．decision13、A．Secondly B．Surely C．Possibly D．Then14、A．what B．whether C．that D．which15、A．goodness B．pride C．security D．responsibility16、A．ratherthan B．orrather C．otherthan D．butalso17、A．produce B．receive C．earn D．offer18、A．cases B．events C．conditions D．states19、A．gowith B．communicatewith C．dealwith D．meetwith20、A．giver B．receiver C．villager D．government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）ItwastheambitionofanelevenyearsoldboyinKansasCitytobeanenginedriver.Bornwithoutarms,hehadbeensenttospecialschools1．helearnedtousehis2．(foot)as“hands”.Hespendallhisssparetime3．(watch)trainsandonedayhisdreamcame4．(truth).Seeingadesertedengine,theboyclimbedin,hehadno5．(difficult)instartingitupwithhisfeet.Soonhewastravelingalong6．fortymilesanhour.Signalmencouldnotseetheyoungdriver,sotheysetout7．(stop)thetrain.MeanwhiletheboyreachedMissouri,stoppedtheenginehimself,andthen8．(make)itgobackwards.Whenhewasnearhome,arailwaymancaughtupwiththeengineandstoppedit.Atfirst,hewasveryangry,buthesmiledwhentheboysaid9．(simple),“Iliketrains.”“Well,I’mgladyoudon’tlikeplanes!”answered10．railwayman.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）不計分。Iwasoftentroubledbylackofconfidences、SoIappliedforajobatanexhibitionasreporterlastterm、Theexhibitionwasheldannualtodisplaythelatestproductsinthefieldofeducation、Atthattime,Iwasresponsibleforinterviewparentswhoboughtthelearningtools、Whiletalkingwithhim,IfounditwasnotsohardasIthink、Oneladyevenpraisedmebutaskedhersontolearnfromme、Irealizedtheexperiencewasingreatvalueandnothingwasmoreexcitedthancommunicatingwithpeople、Fromthisexperience,Iamfullyawarethatweshouldtakerealactionifourpersonalitythatneedsimproving、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，即將去美國參加一個中美文化夏令營活動。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容要點給你的美國朋友Mike寫一封信，告知他你的美國之行。要點：1.此行的目的：增進(jìn)彼此了解；2.活動的內(nèi)容：參觀大學(xué)，感受文化風(fēng)俗等；3.你的期望。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.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A6、B7、A8、A9、A10、B11、A12、C13、A14、C15、C16、C17、B18、C19、A20、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、1、B2、D3、A4、D22、1、D2、A3、B4、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,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtim