2023届山东省临沂第十九高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect2．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical3．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed4．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting5．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat6．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could7．—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay8．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor9．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway10．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．advocateB．distributionC．allocationD．division11．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish12．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t13．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded14．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved15．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When16．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe17．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition18．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash19．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt20．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when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）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.22．（8分）Issmilejustafacialexpression?Ofcoursenot!Itisnotonlyusedtoexpresspleasure,affection,andfriendliness,butalsothecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.AChinesesayingruns：“Neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.”Itisatime-provenfactthatsmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworld.Wemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighbors,butwesmileinthesametongue.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglove,happiness,orgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCalifornia,itwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalityconflictedwithmine.Heseemedquiteunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothing,andmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.Ontheoutsidestoodayoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmine,andinthenextinstantabeautiful,brilliantsmilecoveredhisface.Themagicpowerofthatsmilemadeallbitternesswithinmemelt,andIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.“Beautifulday,isn’tit?”Iremarked,inpassing.Then,obeyinganimpulse(冲动),Iturnedback.“Ireallyoweyouadebtofgratitude,”Isaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepened,buthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.“Carlos,henospeakEnglish,”shevolunteered.“YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?”AtthatmomentIfeltchanged.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofme.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.“Yes,”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere,“tellhimIsaid,‘Thankyou!’’’“Thankyou?”Thewomanseemedslightlyconfused.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave.“Justtellhimthat.”Iinsisted.“He’llunderstand,Iamsure!”Oh,whatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagain,Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.Fromthatdayon,Ibecamesmile-conscious,andIpracticetheartdiligently,anywhereandeverywhere,witheverybody.1、Thewritermarchedangrilyoutofthestorebecause________.A．heboughtnothingB．hewasunluckytomeetwitharigidclerkC．hewasunfriendlyD．heconflictedwiththeclerkinthestore2、Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?A．CuriousandsincerewithgoodEnglish.B．HelpfulandcuriouswithpoorEnglish.C．EnthusiasticanddiligentwithgoodEnglish.D．Warm-heartedanddiligentwithpoorEnglish.3、Inthefollowingparagraph,thewritermaymention________.A．howheusedsmiletosolveproblemsB．howhardhetriedtolookfortheyoungmanC．thelessonCarolshadtaughthimD．howhebecameabigpersonoftenfeettall4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Arigidclerk.B．Apowerfulsmile.C．Ahelpfulwoman.D．Animpressiveyoungman.23．（8分）DearMissHanff，Youwillbegladtoknowthatthetwoboxesofeggsandthetinsoftonguehaveallarrivedsafelyandonceagainweallwishtothankyoumostsincerelyforyourextremegenerosity.Mr.Martin，oneoftheoldermembersofourstaff,hasbeenonthesicklistforsometimeandwethereforelethimhavethelion’sshareoftheeggs,onewholeboxfulinfact,andofcoursehewasdelightedtogetthem.Thetinsoftonguelookveryinvitingandwillbeawelcomeadditiontoourlarders(食物橱)andinmycasewillbeputononesideforaspecialoccasion.IenquiredatallthelocalmusicshopsbutwasunabletogettheMessiahorBach’sSt.MatthewPassioninstiffcoversinclean,secondhandcopies,andthenIfoundtheywereavailablefromthepublisherinneweditions.Theirpricesseemedabithigh,butIthoughtIhadbettergetthemandtheyhavebeensentbyBookPostafewdaysago,soshouldarriveanydaynow.Ourinvoice，total$4.20,isenclosedwiththebooks.WearesendingyoualittlegiftforChristmas.Wedohopeyouwillnothavetopayanydutyonit.Wewillmarkit“ChristmasGift”andkeepourfingerscrossed.Anyway，wehopeyouwilllikeitandacceptitwithoursincerebestwishesforChristmasandthecomingyear.MynameiscertainlynotofWelshorigin.AsitispronouncedtorhymewiththeFrenchword“Noel”，IthinktheremaybeapossibilitythatitoriginatedinFrance.Yourssincerely,FrankDoel1、WhatcanweinferfromthetextaboutFrankandhiscolleagues?A．Theylivedabusylife. B．Theyweretreatedbadly.C．Theywereinpoorhealth. D．Theylackedlivingmaterials.2、WhatwasMissHanffexpectedtoreceive?A．Tastyfood. B．Somemoney.C．Copiesofmusic. D．Secondhandbooks.3、WhywasFrankgoingtomarkthegiftwiththewords“ChristmasGift”?A．Toavoidtax. B．Tomakeawish.C．Toshowthecontent. D．Todeclareitsvalue.4、WhomdidFrankmostprobablywriteto?A．Afriend. B．Anassistant.C．Acustomer. D．Aworkmate24．（8分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$300andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottomention,it'snotveryexpensivetolivehere.Adecentsizedhomecancostaround$139000,whichisrelativelycheapinrelationtohomesintheUnitedStates.VietnamVietnamhasalsobecomeapopulartouristdestinationinrecentyears.Therearemanymilliondollarluxuryhomesbythebeach,butyoucanfindamodestfiatorsmallhomeforaround$230to$300ifyousearchintherightareas.1、HowmuchdoesittakeatleasttoliveinMexicoforayear?A．About$7000B．About$8000C．About$8400D．About$98002、WhatdoesArgentinaandVietnamhaveincommon?A．Theybothhavegreatrestaurants.B．Thecostoflivinginthemisbothexpensive.C．Themiddle-sizedhomesbothcostaround$139000.D．Peopleareallfondoftravellingtothetwocountries.3、Inwhichcountrydidthepurchaserprobablypayextramoneyafterheleft?A．EcuadorB．MexicoC．ArgentinaD．Vietnam25．（10分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces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）“Allmenarecreatedequal”isoneideathatnearlyeveryAmericanwouldagreeupon1theysometimesbetraytheideaintheirdailylives,theyhaveadeepfaith2insomefundamentalwaynooneisbornsuperiortoanyoneelse.IntheearlyyearsofAmericanhistory,becausetitlesofnobility(贵族)wereforbidden,no3classsystemdevelopedintheUnitedStates.Firmlybelievingthatbeingbornintoalowerclasswouldnot4themfromsuccessandtheywouldhaveabetterchanceinAmerica,thousandsofimmigrants5toleavetheEuropeansocieties,wheretheir6inlifewasdetermined7bythesocialclassintowhichtheywereborn.Itwasbecausethedreamsofmanyofthereimmigrantswere8intheirnewcountry,thoughtheremightbe9insomesituations,thatAmericanscametobelieveinequalityofopportunity.Americansdonotmeanthateveryoneshouldbe10equalwhentheysaytheybelieveinequalityofopportunity11,theydomeanthateachpersonshouldhaveanequalchanceforsuccess.AbrahamLincolnoncesaid,“Wewishto12thehumblest(最微贱的)mananequalchancetogetrichwitheverybodyelse.Whenonestartspoor,freesocietyis13thatheknowshecan14hiscondition.”However,competitionisthepricetobe15forhisequalityofopportunity.Americansmatchtheirenergyandintelligenceagainstthatofothersinacompetitivecontestforsuccess,becausetheybelievecompetition16thebestinanyperson.Indeed,thepressureofcompetitioncausesanAmericantobe17,butitalsoplacesaconstantemotionalstressonhim.Infact,inasocietythatgivessomuch18tothose“winners”,19doesnotcompetesuccessfullyforwhateverreasonnever20intoitaswellasthosewhodo.1、A．Since B．As C．Although D．Because2、A．what B．that C．as D．which3、A．normal B．moral C．formal D．general4、A．benefit B．prevent C．save D．limit5、A．forced B．required C．chose D．lookedforward6、A．place B．meaning C．function D．purpose7、A．slightly B．largely C．originally D．publicly8、A．cometrue B．ruined C．succeeded D．realized9、A．excitements B．expectations C．exceptions D．disappointments10、A．really B．totally C．actually D．truly11、A．Besides B．Meanwhile C．Moreover D．Instead12、A．allow B．encourage C．approve D．share13、A．so B．theone C．such D．as14、A．enjoy B．better C．maintain D．stand15、A．paid B．asked C．cared D．sought16、A．givesout B．comesout C．bringsout D．standsout17、A．exhausted B．energetic C．realistic D．effective18、A．honor B．pressure C．happiness D．burden19、A．anyone B．who C．one D．whoever20、A．enters B．fits C．falls D．matches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）TheHarbinInternationalIceandSnowSculpture(雕塑品)FestivalisHarbin’smaintouristhighlighteveryyear.It1．(become)theworld’sbiggestwinterfestivalsofar.2．makestheHarbinfestivalspecialarethescaleandsizeofthesculpturesandthebeautifullighting.ItisbiggerthantheonesinJapan,Norway,andCanada.Atfirst,mainlytheChinesetookpart,butnowitisaninternationalfestivaland3．(compete).Asthefestivalgrows,thesizeofthesnowsculpturesandicearchitectureexhibitskeeps4．(increase).Theworkofmakingtheseexhibitsis5．(astonish),andtheirsizeandbeautyareamazing.Thefestivalis6．(official)heldfromtheendofDecemberthroughFebruary.Openingdateskeepchanging,andclosingdatespartlydepend7．theweather.Morethan1,000icesculpturesareonshowsuchasicelanterns,magicalfiguresandanimalsthat8．(love)bychildren.Itismostlyaniceworld9．(aim)atkids.Thereareinterestingactivitieskidsmayenjoy,likeiceskating.IfyouareplanningaHarbintour,pleaseattend10．wonderfulfestival.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Thismorning,LiLinandIwenttoseeMr、Wang,heusedtobeourEnglishteacher、OnarrivingatMr、Wang’s,wepresentedourgiftstohim,whichhelikedthemverymuch、Hetalkedaboutsomeinterestedthingsandpersonsheremembered、Whenhebegantoteachus,IwasquitepoorwithEnglish、Learnedaboutthis,Mr、Wangofferedlotsofhelptome、Withouthishelp,Iwouldn’thavemadesorapidprogress、Mr、Wangisretirednow、Heleadsactivelifeanddoessomevoluntaryworks、Beforeweleave,heimpresseduponustheimportanceofknowledgeandinspiredustostudyhardly、Wewishedhimahappylifeforever、120第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，想邀请英国笔友John参加“中国文化发现之旅”的活动。请给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.活动时间、地点：暑假期间，三明；2.活动主题：传播中国文化，广交世界朋友；3.你将全程陪同并提供所需帮助。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：中国文化发现之旅ChineseCultureDiscoveryDearJohn,Howisitgoingrecently?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、D5、C6、B7、D8、A9、D10、B11、A12、B13、D14、D15、B16、B17、D18、B19、C20、C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、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.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewwork