2023年江西省宜春高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before2．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which3．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who4．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where5．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe6．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those7．—HeissodelightedtomakefriendswithJohnson.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______theyhavemuchincommon.A．whereB．howC．whatD．because8．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood9．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun10．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior11．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing12．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding13．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when14．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．aslongas D．inorderthat15．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending16．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink17．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working18．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose19．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled20．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once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）Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizzi-ness,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35metrestothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworldIt’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahugebillionbuildingpro-jectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthou-sandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveafaultlessviewofthePalaceofWest-minsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．sittingintheorangegardenC．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）AsPhDresearchgoes,BrianWisendenmightbeenvied:watchingbabyfishswimmingswiftlythroughtheclearwatersintheCostaRicantropicaldryforest.Byrecordingtheirgrowthandnumbers,hehopedtolookattheirrisksofbeingeaten.Instead,hewitnessedsomethingstrange.Manygroupswereincreasinginnumbers.Inthesegroups,someweresmallerthanothers,suggestingtheyweren’tsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Wisendenhadaccidentallydiscoveredthatthefish,calledconvictcichlids,adopteachother’sbabies.Whywouldtheydothat,hewondered?Inthehumanworld,wethinkofadoptionasaselflessact.Butinnature,itspresenceispuzzling.Takingontheburdenofbringingupbabieswithnogeneticlinkwouldseemtoreduceananimal’schanceofsurvivaloratleastprovidenogain.Yet,adoptionissurprisinglycommoninthenaturalworld.Taketheeasterngreykangaroo.Between2008and2013,Wisendenfollowedthefatesof326babykangaroosintheWilsonsPromontoryNationalParkinVictoriaandrecorded11casesofpouch(育儿袋)swapping.Thecircumstancesbehindsomeoftheseadoptionsaren’tknown,butfourwerestraightswapsandanotherfouroccurredafteramotherhadlostherownbaby.Howcome?Beforeindependence,babykangaroosgothroughaperiodinsideandoutsidetheirmotherspouch.Followingout-of-pouchattempts,mothersnormallysnifftheiryoungbeforeallowingthembackin,butWisendensteamsuspectthatduringanemergencytheymayomitthesnifftest,allowingaweakbabytoquicklyclimbinbeforefleeingfromdanger.Someofnature’sadoptionsare,actually,drivenbyyoung.Inburrowerbugs(土蝽),forexample,femaleslayanestofeggsclosetothoseofunrelatedbugs.Motherbugstendtheirdevelopingeggsbeforetheyhatch,andthenfeed出firbabiesnutsfromweedymintplants.Findingnutsisacompetitivebusiness，sonoteverymotherbuggetsherfairshare.Andifthedeliveryrateisn’tuptostandard,cleveryoungmayabandontheirmotherstojoinabetter-fedgroup.Theconsequencesofadoptionfollowingmistakenidentitycanbehorrible.Thetruebabiesofadoptingmotherswereabandoned.Buiitcanhaveremarkablebenefits,notjustforadopteesbutalsoforadoptiveparents.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutWisenden’sresearchaboutbabyfish?A．Itwasbeyondhisexpectations.B．Itputmanyrarespeciesatrisk.C．Itshowedageneticsimilarityinfish.D．Itfoundanewwaytoprotectforests.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“omit”meaninthepassage?A．Confirm.B．Repeat.C．Adopt.D．Skip.3、Whywouldsomeburrowerhugsabandontheirmothers?A．Toliveinwarmernests.B．Toreproduce.C．Toseekforbetterparenting.D．Toadapttocompetitionearlier.4、Whatmaytheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Thecausesofaccidentaladoption.B．Theprocessesofaccidentaladoption.C．Thedrawbacksofaccidentaladoption.D．Theadvantagesofaccidentaladoption.24．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:You’reatadullworkmeetingorpresentation,andyourmindkeepswanderingtowhattoeatforlunch,yourweekendplans,orwhat’sgoingonwiththenewseasonofStrangerThings.Don’tfeelsobadaboutallyourdaydreaming.Mind-wanderingmaybeasignofintelligenceandcreativity,accordingtoanewstudyinthejournalNeuropsychologia.Andaslongasyourperformanceatworkdoesn’tsufferwhenyourminddrifts,daydreamingmaynotbesuchabadthingafterall,thestudyauthorssay.ResearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologywantedtostudywhathappenstopeople’sbrainpatternswhenthey’retoldtoliestillanddonothing—aprimeopportunityformind-wandering.Sotheyasked112studyparticipantstodojustthat:lieinanMRImachinewhilestaringatafixedpointforfiveminutes.Theresearchteamusedthosereadingstoidentifywhichpartsofthebrainworkedtogetherduringthistypeofawakebutrestingstate,andtheyalsocomparedthereadingstoteststheparticipantstooktomeasuretheircreativeandintellectualabilities.Inaddition,theparticipantsfilledoutaquestionnaireabouthowmuchtheirmindwanderedindailylife.Theresearchersmadeseveralinterestingconnections.Peoplewhoreportedmorefrequentdaydreamingduringthedayscoredhigheroncreativeandintellectualtests.TheirMRIsalsoshowedtheyhadmoreefficientbrainsystems-meaningdifferentregionsofthebrainweremoreinpacewitheachother—comparedtopeoplewhoreportedlessfrequentmind-wandering.Thefindingthatmind-wanderingisassociatedwithintelligencewassomewhatsurprising,saysleadauthorChristineGodwin,apsychologyPhDcandidate.That’sbecausepreviousresearchhaslinkedmind-wanderingtopoorerperformanceonmemoryandreading-comprehensiontests,lowerSATscores,negativemood,andmentalhealthdisorders.1、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdaydreaming?A．Unconcerned.B．Approving.C．Cautious.D．Doubtful.2、Whatcantheparticipantsdoduringtheexperiment?A．Telllies.B．Dosomereading.C．Lieandstare.D．Answersomequestions.3、What’sthefindingoftheexperiment?A．Daydreamingmayresultingoodmemory.B．Thefindingiscontradictorytothepreviousresearch.C．Daydreamingissomewhatassociatedwithmentalhealth.D．Themoreyouaremind-wandering,thelessintelligentyouare.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DaydreamingisNotSoBadB．WhyPeopleareAlwaysDaydreaming?C．DaydreamingisHarmfultoTheBrainD．AnExperimentReportonDaydreaming25．（10分）AprimaryschoolinHangzhousaidonMondayit’spullingasexeducationtextbookovercomplaintsaftergainingrecentinternationalattentionforbothitsprogressiveapproachanditsgraphiccontent.Controversysparkedafteramotherofasecond-graderattheschoolpostedaboutthetextbookonSinaWeiboonFebruary28,complainingthebookcontainedoverly-graphicillustrationsofreproductive(生殖的)organs.Thebook,publishedbyBeijingNormalUniversity,aimsforstudentsaged6to13.Ithadbeenusedinschoolsfornearlyadecadebeforetherecentroundofcontroversy.InChina,sexeducationoftenfacesresistance,especiallyfromtheoldergenerationofparentswhousedtotelltheirchildrenthatbabieswerepickedupinstreetsorjumpedoutfromrocks.China’ssexeducationisconsideredconservativeandschoolsusuallytrytoavoidthesubject,leavingtheresponsibilitytoparentsorsociety.Nowadays,thefrankdescriptionofsexualbehaviorinarecently-releasedsexeducationtextbookforprimaryschoolstudentsinthecityhastriggeredawaveofparentalconcern.Isthesexeducationtextbooktrulytooclearlyexpressed?Somepeopleholdthatthesexeducationbookshouldbedetailed.Sexeducationisanimportantwayofteachingchildrenknowingthemselves,sowecannotambiguouswordsdescribingthesex.Ontheotherhand,adultsseedirtythingsinthebookswhilestudentsmaynot.Theyseethingsinadifferentwayandweshouldnotjudgethebooksfromourperspective.Thereisnoneedtoavoidsexineducation.Othersdonotagree.Theythinkitisnotwrongtodescribesexindirectways,butthesentencesinthebookaretoorudeandareevenbannedfromourwebsite.Thewordingshouldbemoretenderandbeautifulinbooksforchildren.AsfarasIcansee,weshouldbemorecarefulaboutthesensitivetopic,sexeducation.Differentmethodsshouldbeappliedtochildrenofdifferentagegroups.Wecantellmoredetailsaboutsextotheolderchildren,becausetheycanacceptitsmoothly,andgivemorepictures,ortenderwordstotheyoungerones.1、Whydidtheeldergenerationusetolieaboutwherekidscamefrom?A．BecausetheywereinnocentandhadnoideaaboutthatB．Becausetheywerenotopen-mindedanddidn’twanttheirkidstobeexposedtosextooearlyC．BecausesexwassoprivatethattheyfeltshamefulwhentellingthetruthD．Becausetheydidn’twanttogoagainstschools,whousuallytriedtoavoidthesubject2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotagreewiththeoriginaltext?A．Recently,thesexeducationbookmentionedabovehasbecomeaglobalconcern.B．ParentscriticizethedirectwaysthesexeducationbookadoptedtodescribesexC．PeopledividetheiropinionsonwhethersexeducationisnecessaryornotD．It’snotthefirsttimethesexeducationbookmentionedhasbeenusedinschools3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TherewasnodebateoverthesexeducationbookbeforetherecentroundcontroversyB．Accordingtothesupporters,parentsshouldputthemselvesintheirchildren’sshoeswhendealingwiththesexeducationbookC．DifferentmethodsshouldbeusedonchildrenofdifferentagegroupsD．Sexeducationissosensitiveatopicthatthewritercanhardlybringforwardanyadvice4、Whichofthefollowingwordsisthenearestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“progressive”inthefirstparagraph?A．RewardingB．StrangeC．ReasonableD．Advanced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）ThefollowingisabeautifulspeechbySundarPichai,aseniorexecutiveatabigITcompany.Ata1,acockroach(蟑螂)suddenlyflewfromsomewhereandsatonalady.Shestarted2outoffear.Withapanic-strickenfaceandtremblingvoice,shestartedjumping,withbothherhands3tryingtogetridofthecockroach.Her4wascontagious(传染的),aseveryoneinhergroupalsogot5.Theladyfinallymanagedtopushthecockroachawaybutit6onanotherladyinthegroup.Now,itwasthe7oftheotherladyinthegroupto8thedrama.Thewaiterrushedforwardtotheir9.Intherelayofthrowing,thecockroachnextfelluponthewaiter.Thewaiterstood10,calmedhimselfandobservedthebehaviorofthecockroachonhisshirt.Whenhewas11enough,hegrabbeditwithhisfingersand12itoutoftherestaurant.Sippingmycoffeeandwatchingtheamusement,Ipickedupafewthoughtsandstartedwondering13thecockroachwasresponsiblefortheirbehavior.Ifso,thenwhywasthewaiternot14?Hehandleditneartoperfection,withoutany15.Itwasnotthecockroach,butthe16oftheladiestohandlethedisturbancescausedbythecockroachthatdisturbtheladies.I17that,itisnottheshoutingofmyfatherormybossormywifethatdisturbsme,butmyinabilitytohandlethedisturbances18bytheirshoutingthatdisturbsme.It’snotthetrafficjamontheroadthatdisturbsme,19myinabilitytohandlethedisturbancescausedbythetrafficjamthatdisturbsme.20thantheproblem,it’smyreactiontotheproblemthatcreateschaosinmylife.1、A．hotelB．zooC．schoolD．restaurant2、A．pointingB．jumpingC．checkingD．screaming3、A．separatelyB．elegantlyC．desperatelyD．carefully4、A．reactionB．surpriseC．settlementD．excitement5、A．angryB．anxiousC．readyD．steady6、A．steppedB．diedC．landedD．took7、A．turnB．rightC．powerD．interest8、A．finishB．continueC．improveD．increase9、A．sideB．sceneC．rescueD．relative10、A．backB．aloneC．firmD．aside11、A．confidentB．certainC．braveD．strong12、A．pushedB．threwC．broughtD．helped13、A．howB．thatC．whetherD．why14、A．defeatedB．overcomeC．welcomedD．disturbed15、A．panicB．hesitationC．pauseD．delay16、A．inabilityB．fearC．troubleD．doubt17、A．expectedB．realizedC．includedD．argued18、A．ignoredB．concernedC．causedD．dealt19、A．andB．butC．orD．just20、A．BetterB．MoreC．WorseD．Truer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）Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep1．(need)dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsin2．sleeptakesplace.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthan3．old,butusuallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowith4．thanthisamount,butothersmayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.5．isthenamatterofgoodjudgmenttosatisfyhisneed.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonebringbackhis6．(strong)andgetreadyforaday’swork.Freshairisnecessarytosoundsleep.Soitisnotwithoutreasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleep7．theopenair.Abathatbedtime,8．hotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpful9．sleep.Sleep-producingdrugshouldneverbetakenexceptwhen10．(suggest)byadoctor.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处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。Manyrestaurantshave"takeout"service.ButthisrestaurantinHelsinki,Finland,hasbecomemorefamousforitsspecial"takein"service.Actually,anameoftherestaurantis"TakeIn"too.TakeInisn'tevenhaveakitchen,thatmeansitdoesn’tcookmeals,either.Instead,itallowscustomertoorderdifferentdishesfrom20otherrestaurantsinthecity.Theideabehindthemissimple.Sometimes,yougooutwithagroupoffriendsandyoucan'tdecidewheregofordinnerbecauseeveryonewantstoordersomethingdifferently.TakeInistheperfectsolution.Youcanorderapizza,whenyourfriendsmaychooseJapanesefood,Chinesefoodorahamburger.ButallofyoumusthavemealstogetheratTakeIn.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，作为校英文报的记者，你打算与外教Terry预约一次采访。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.采访时间：周五下午三点整；2.采访地点：外教办公室；3.采访内容：如何提高英语阅读能力。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTerry,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、A3、B4、D5、D6、A7、D8、C9、A10、A11、D12、C13、B14、C15、C16、A17、D18、D19、A20、B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.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It'llmakethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftimedisplayedeverywhere?A．Itmakeseverybodyawareoftime.B．Itisaconvenienceforworkandlife.C．Itmayhaveanegativeeffectoncreativework.D．Itclearlyindicatesthefastpaceofmodernlife.5、WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?A．Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B．Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C．Theyhavemorecontrolovertheirlives.D．Theytendtobemoreproductive.6、Whatdotheresearcherssayabouttoday'sbusinessculture?A．Itdoesnotsupportthestrategiesadoptedbysmartcompanies.B．Itdoesnotattachenoughimportancetotask-basedpractice.C．Itplacesmoreemphasisonworkefficiencythanonworkers’lives.D．Itaimstobringemployees'potentialandcreativityintofullplay.7、Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?A．Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B．Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D．Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.22、Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord,Mr.Heathcliff.IamdelightedwiththehouseIamrentingfromhim,whichsuitsmeperfectly.Mr.Heathcliffismyonlyneighbour,andIthinkhischaracterissimilartomine.Hedoesnotlikepeopleeither.WhenIintroducedmyself,hesaidnothing,butfrowned,anddidnotencouragemetoenter.Afterawhile,however,hedecidedtoinvitemein.“Joseph!”hecalled.Josephwasanoldservant.Helookedcrosslyupatmeashetookmyhorse.“Godhelpus!Avisitor!”hewhisperedtohimself.Perhapstherewerenootherservants,Ithought.AnditseemedthatHeathcliffhardlyeverreceivedguests.HishouseiscalledWutheringHeights.Thenamemeans“awindswepthouseonahill”,anditisaverygooddescription.Thetreesaroundthehousearebentbythenorthwind,whichblowsfiercelyeverydayoftheyear.Fortunately,thehouseisstronglybuilt,andisnotdamagedevenbytheworstwinterstorms.Mr.HeathcliffandIenteredthehugemainroom.Wesatdownbythefire,insilence.“Joseph!”shoutedMr.Heathcliff.Noanswercamefromthecellar,sohediveddownthere,leavingmealonewithseveralratherfierce-lookingdogs.Suddenlyoneofthemjumpedangrilyupatme,andinamomentalltheotherswereat