2023届甘肃省定西市通渭二中高考仿真模拟英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense2．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible3．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup4．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink5．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited6．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a7．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped8．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales9．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there10．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative11．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last12．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay13．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem14．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should15．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack16．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom17．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！18．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling19．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend20．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissions(排放)vehicles”,butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthenewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators(发电机).Generatorsarefueledbysomething--usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwords,those"zero-emissions"carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelse,itlooksclean.Itisnot.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan'tseeit,it'snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermal,orhydroorwindorsolar,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inaddition,electriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit'sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsaretooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.1、Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?A．PeopleseetheCaliforniaGreenseverywhere.B．Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc.C．PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells.D．PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles.2、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Electriccarsarenotcleanatall.B．Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredones.C．Peoplecastdoubtsonelectriccars’batteries.D．Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle.3、Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________.A．notlessthan25milesB．asfaras50milesC．asfaras25milesD．notmorethan25miles4、Accordingtothetext,electriccars________.A．aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB．burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC．areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD．arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill5、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationB．electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousinsC．zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD．electriccarsarenotcleanbecausewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething22．（8分）JohnD．Rockefelleroncesaid:“Theabilitytodealwithpeopleisaspurchasableacommodity(商品)assugarorcoffee.AndIwillpaymoreforthatabilitythanforanyotherunderthesun.”Wouldn’tyousupposethateverycollegeinthelandwouldruncourses:todevelopthehighest-pricedabilityunderthesun?Butthat’snotthecase.TheUniversityofChicagoandtheUnitedY.M.C．A．Schoolsconductedasurveytodeterminewhatadultswanttostudy.Thatsurveycost$25,000andtooktwoyears.ThelastpartofthesurveywasmadeinMeriden,Connecticut.IthadbeenchosenasatypicalAmericantown.EveryadultinMeridenwasInterviewedandrequestedtoanswer156questions—questionssuchas“Whatisyourbusinessorprofession?Youreducation?Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?Whatisyourincome?Yourhobbies?Yourambitions?Yourproblems?Whatsubjectsareyoumostinterestedin?”andsoon.ThatSurveyrevealedthathealthistheprimeinterestofadultsand,that.theirsecondinterestispeople—howtounderstand,and,getalongwithpeople;howtomakepeoplelike,you;andhowtowinothersovertoyourwayofthinking.SothecommitteeconductingthissurveydecidedtorunsuchacourseforadultsinMeriden.Theysearchedforapracticaltextbookonthesubjectbutfoundnothing.Finallytheyapproachedoneoftheworld'soutstandingauthoritiesonadulteducationandaskedhimifheknewofanybookthatmettheneedsofthisgroup.“No,”hereplied,“Iknowwhatthoseadultswant.Butthebooktheyneedhasneverbeenwritten.”Iknewfromexperiencethatthisstatementwastrue,forImyselfhadbeensearchingforyearstodiscoverapractical,workinghandbookonhumanrelations.Sincenosuchbookexisted,Ihavetriedtowriteoneforuseinmyowncourses.Andhereitis.Ihopeyoulikeit.1、TheUniversityofChicagoandtheUnitedY.M.C．A．Schoolsconductedthesurvey______.A．tofindoutwhatadultswanttolearnB．tofindoutwhatadults'ambitionsareC．tofigureoutwhattypeofpersonisthemostpopularD．tofigureoutthenumberofpeoplewhowanttolearn2、Howwasthestudycarriedout?A．ByinvitingtheadultstoanAmericantown.B．Byaskingtheadultstoanswersomequestions.C．Byinvitingtheadultstoparticipateinanexperiment.D．Bycollectingtheadults*opinionsoncollegeeducation.3、Whatproblemdidthecommitteemeetwith?A．Theylackedfinancialsupport.B．Theylackedexperiencedteachers.C．Theycouldn’tattractenoughstudents.D．Theycouldn’tfindasuitabletextbook.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewcourse.B．Tointroduceanewsurvey.C．Toexplainwhyhehaswrittenabook.D．Toprovehumanrelationsareimportant.23．（8分）TheNobelPrizeWinnersinLiteratureRabindranathTagore(1913)Prizemotivation:“becauseofhisprofoundlysensitive,freshandbeautifulverse(诗歌),bywhich,withconsummateskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought,expressedinhisownEnglishwords,apartoftheliteratureoftheWest”WilliamFaulkner(1949)Prizemotivation:“forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothemodernAmericannovel”SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(1953)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographicaldescriptionaswellasforbrilliantoratory(演讲)indefendingexaltedhumanvalues.”ErnestMillerHemingway(1954)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecentlydemonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea,andfortheinfluencethathehasexertedoncontemporarystyle.”JohnSteinbeck(1962)Prizemotivation:“forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydosympathetichumorandkeensocialperception.”ClaudeSimon(1985)Prizemotivation:“whoinhisnovelcombinesthepoet’sandthepainter’screativenesswithadeepenedawarenessoftimeinthedepictionofthehumancondition.”MoYan(2012)Prizemotivation:“whowithhallucinatory(幻觉般的)realismmergesfolktales,historyandthecontemporary.”BobDylan(2016)Prizemotivation:“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition.”1、WhichwriterwonNobelPrizeforhispoetry?A．WilliamFaulkner.B．BobDylan.C．RabindranathTagore.D．ClaudeSimon.2、WhichwriterwonNoblePrizemostlyforhisspecificwork?A．ErnestHemingway.B．JohnSteinbeck.C．WilliamFaulkner.D．WinstonChurchill.3、Whoseworkswillyouturntoifyouareinterestedinasong-writingNobelPrizewinner?A．MoYan’s.B．BobDylan’s.C．ClaudeSimon’s.D．RabindranathTagore’s.4、Whodescribedreallifeexperiencesinhishistoricworks?A．JohnSteinbeck.B．MoYan.C．ErnestHemingway.D．WinstonChurchill.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）Aftershoppingfordealsinstoreson“BlackFriday”,oronlineon“CyberMonday”,Americansandpeopleworldwidearepreparingfornewlypopular“GivingTuesday”.Startingin2012,nowtheglobaleventthatiscelebratedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgivingisthebrainchildof92ndStreetY,aculturalcenterinNewYorkCityandUnitedNationsFoundation.Asthenameindicates,GivingTuesdayismeanttorestartthecharitableseasonandthereforeobservedbyraisingfundsforlocalnonprofitsandschools,organizingfoodandclothingdrives,andconductingrandomactsofkindness.In2015,700,000peoplefrom71countriescametogethertodonate$116.7millionincash.Anadditional$1.08millionwasspentongifts.Whiletheeasiestwaytoparticipateisbydonatingtoyourfavoritecharity,thisdaycanbecelebratedinmanyotherwaystoo.Youcangivebackbyvolunteeringatyourlocalshelterorfoodbank,orevenbydonatingblood.Ifallelsefails,apurchasefromthegrowingnumberoforganizationsthatgiveaportionoftheirsalestocharitywilldothetrick.Butperhapsthebestwaytocelebratethedayisbyhelpingthosenearestanddearesttoyou.Assistafamilymemberwithasimplechorelikefoldinglaundry,cookingdinner,orevenreadingtoayoungersibling.Nomatterwhatyoudo,besuretoshareyougooddeedonsocialmediaandinspireotherstocelebrateGivingTuesdayaswell!1、Whichofthefollowinghastheshortesthistory?A．BlackFriday B．GivingTuesdayC．ThanksgivingDay D．CyberMonday2、What’sthemainpurposeof“GivingTuesday”?A．TomakeThanksgivingDayenjoyableB．TogetvoluntaryworkbetterknownC．ToencouragemorepeopletodocharitiesD．Topersuademorepeopletoshoponline3、Whydoestheauthoradvisesharinggooddeedsonsocialmedia?A．Tokeeparecordofone’sexperienceB．TohelppeoplemakenewfriendsC．TodonatemoneytolocalschoolsD．TomakeGivingTuesdaymorepopular4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthenextprobablycomefrom?A．Education B．CultureC．Lifestyle D．Business第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Whenrespondingtoanyadult,youmustanswerbysaying“Yesma’am”or“No,sir.”Justnoddingyourheadisnotacceptable.BecauseIgrewupinruralNorthCarolina,thisrulecomes1tome,anditseemstheobviouschoicetocomefirst.Ifyouwantchildrentorespectyou,youhavetoletthemknow2Simplytellingthemyouwantthemtoaddressyoubysaying“sir”letsthemknow3youexpectthemtotreatyou.Ialsotellmystudentsit’saveryusefultoolwhen4withadults,andfurthermoreitalso5handyforanyadultinteractingwithanotheradult.Caseinpoint:Iwas6thephonerecentlywiththephonecompanydiscussingtheinaccuracies(差错)ofmy7TheladyIspoketowasnot8andseemedannoyed.9,inthemidstoftheconversation,Ithrewina“yes,ma’am,”andherentire10changed.Shebecamefarmorehelpfuland11todealwith,andshe12cuttingmybillinhalf.SomeofmystudentsinHarlemweretobe13forachancetoattendahigh-ratedjuniorhighschool.Theschoolonlyhadthirtyopeningsforthefollowingyear,andtwelveofmystudentswere14themanykidsacrossthecitywhoappliedforthespots.Ipracticedwhattheinterviewwouldbe15withmystudents,andonemainthingIstressedwas,“16yousay‘yesma’am’or‘nosir’nomatterwhat!”Weeksaftertheinterviews,Iwasdelightedtohearthatalltwelveofmystudentshadbeen17WhenItalkedwiththeadmissionsdirectorattheschool,themain18hemadeoverandoverwashow19mystudentswereintheirinterviews.Itseemedlikejustsuchasimplethingtodo,butitgets201、A．frequently B．eagerly C．constantly D．naturally2、A．you B．it C．themselves D．why3、A．theway B．thewish C．themethod D．thereason4、A．disagreeing B．debating C．dealing D．discussing5、A．comesin B．getson C．goesout D．bringsin6、A．on B．in C．by D．with7、A．record B．phonecall C．message D．bill8、A．useful B．hopeful C．optimistic D．helpful9、A．Instead B．Then C．Moreover D．Otherwise10、A．method B．thinking C．attitude D．feeling11、A．interesting B．easy C．close D．different12、A．tookup B．cameup C．pickedup D．endedup13、A．introduced B．demanded C．intended D．interviewed14、A．among B．above C．over D．with15、A．popular B．familiar C．like D．successful16、A．Makesure B．Bynomeans C．Makeapromise D．Becautious17、A．received B．allowed C．appreciated D．accepted18、A．contribution B．comment C．impression D．reason19、A．considerate B．confident C．polite D．clever20、A．results B．responsibility C．relief D．reforms第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaregoingtoallkindsoftrainingclassesor1．(have)familyteachersatweekends．Therearetwodifferentviewpoints2．it．Somethink3．necessary．Firstofall,it's4．(effective)tostudywithateacherthanbythemselves．Secondly,itcanstrengthen5．theyhavelearnedinclass．Besides,theycanlearnalotmore．Othersthinkit6．(necessary)．Foronething,studentscaneasilyformthehabitofdependence．For7．，studentsneedtimetorelaxfromtimetotime．What'smore,thepurposeofmanytrainingclassesandfamilyteachers8．(be)tomakemoney．Inmyopinion,whetheratrainingclassorfamilyteacher9．(need)justdepends．Besuretochooseagoodand10．(suit)classorteacher,oritwouldbeawasteoftimeandmoney．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。:Iaman18-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.Ihavebeenbusywithmystudyandseldomhelpedmyparentsinthehousework.Feltquitesorryforthat,Ibegantothinkabouthowtodotohelp.LastSunday,whenmyparentswentoutshopping,Isuddenlygotanidea:whynottogivetheroomsathoroughcleaning?FirstlyIcollectedallthebooks,newspapersandanotherthingsscatteredintheroomsandputtheminplace.ThenIwipedthedustofallthefurnitures.Afterthat,Isweepandmoppedthefloors.Atthisverymoment,myparentscamebackandwerequitesurprisetoseealltheroomstidilyandfloorsshining.Mymothergavemehug.TiredasIwas,Ineverfeltsohappy.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jonah得知你即将到美国旅游。他来信询问你是否方便带点中国特产给他，请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信。1.表示愿意；2.介绍特产（茶叶、丝绸等）；3.询问要求（种类、数量、预算等）。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。参考词汇：特产localspecialproductsDearJonah,I’mgladtoknowyouareinterestedinChineselocalspecial__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LookingforwardtomeetingyouintheUSA．Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、A5、C6、A7、D8、B9、D10、D11、B12、B13、B14、D15、D16、D17、C18、D19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、A3、D4、B5、D22、1、A2、B3、D4、C23、1、C2、A3、B4、D24、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,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesaw