江西省奉新一中2024学年英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

江西省奉新一中2024学年英语高三第一学期期末教学质量检测试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For2．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic3．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving4．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough5．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a6．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve7．Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup8．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem9．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated10．WhatdoesPM2.5mean？It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item11．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone12．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry13．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor14．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure15．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse16．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened17．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless18．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation19．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where20．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects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）Everyyeararoundtheworld,humanswasteanestimated1.3billiontonsoffood.Thishappenseventhoughmanypeoplegohungry.Sosomepeoplehavemadeittheirlife'sworkclaimingfoodbeforeitgoestowasteandthengivingittopeoplewhoarehungry.OneofthosepeopleisBrettMyers.In2011,MyersstartedNourishNow,afoodrecoveryandfoodbankintheU.S.stateofMaryland.Thisnon-profitorganizationcollectsfoodandthengivesittothepoorandorganizationsthatsupportthem.“NourishNowisafoodrecovery-basedfoodbankthatrecoversfoodfromrestaurants,cateringcompanies,grocerystores,hotels,farmsandmore.Andthendonatesthatfooddirectlytofamiliesinneed,kidsinneedatlocalschools.”Eachmonth,itrecoversmorethan20,000kilogramsoffoodandserves700needyfamilies,schoolsandsocialorganizations.Everyday,staffandvolunteersrepackagethedonationsanddistributethemtorecipients.AwomannamedRhodaisoneoftherecipients.ShedescribesthequalityofthefooddeliveredtoherfamilybyNourishNow.“Itconsistsoffreshfood,fruitsandvegetables.Youwillgetbread.Sometimesyougetdairyproductssuchasyogurtormilk.Andyouwillgetsomemeatitemsalso.Andifyougetluckyyoumightgetcookedfood,orpreparedsalads,andstufflikethat.”Thesuppliescanfeedafamilyforfivedays.Eachrecipientisabletoreceivefoodevery30days.Andthepackagesaremadetofitthedietaryneedsofeachfamily.Besidesfamilies,theorganizationalsodonatessmallmealscalledsnackstoseveralnearbyschoolsandsocialorganizations.NourishNowhasgrownconsiderablysinceitopened.Brendaisoneofthem.Partofherjobasavolunteeristomakesurethatnoneofthefoodgoestowaste.“Inthemorning,Imakesurethatallthethingsthatcamelateyesterday,getputawaysothatweusethatlast,andweusedthethingsthatcamethedaybeforefirst,sothatwe’realwaysgivingfreshfoodandwe'renotthrowingoutanything.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutNourishNow?A．Itdonatesmoneytothepoor.B．Itbenefitsfromcollectingfood.C．Itgetsfoodfrommanyplaces.D．Itdistributesfoodonlytothepoor.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A．NourishNow. B．Thepoor. C．Foodbanks. D．Organizations.3、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoclarifywiththeexampleRhodainParagraph5?A．Therecoveredfoodisfreshandrich.B．Sheisn’tsatisfiedwiththefoodsupplied.C．Eatingbettercankeeppeoplehealthier.D．Shecangetfooddonationseveryfivedays.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．PeopleShouldTakeCareoftheWeakB．ThePoorAreSufferingfromStarvationC．NourishNowCallsonPeopletoSaveFoodD．GroupUsesLeftoverFoodtoFeedtheHungry22．（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.23．（8分）Onarecentspringmorning.SusanAlexander,aretiredgovernmentintelligenceanalyst,leftherMarylandhome,climbedintoherVolkswagenPassatanddroveaboutthreemilestopickuptwostrangers.Shebattledrush-hourtrafficontheCapitalBeltwayandGeorgeWashingtonMemorialParkwaybeforedroppingthemoffatReaganNationalAirport.Shedidn'tearnacentforhertrouble,andthatwasthepoint.AlexanderisamemberoftheSilverSpringTimeBank-oneofmorethan100suchexchangesaroundtheworldtryingtobuildcommunitybyexchangingtimecreditsforservicesinsteadofdollarsandcents.“Ihavetime,”shesaid.“Ilikegivingthegiftoftimetootherpeople.“InAlexander'scase,passengersMaryandAlLiepoldweregratefulfortheride,butitwasn'tcharity.Mary,aretiredwriterandeditorfornonprofitorganizations,usedtimecreditsshebankedforeditingworkandbaking.Seniorcitizenswhodon'tdrive,theLiepoldscashedintheircreditstocatchaflighttoMontrealforafive-dayvacation.Withoutmoneychanginghandsorshiftingbetweenvirtualaccounts,theairportdrop-offwasmorelikeacoffeepartythanataxiride.Driverandpassengerschattedaboutprojectsthey'vecompletedforthetimebank,andnooneraisedaneyebrowwhenMarysaidshelikes“toavoidtheconventionaleconomy.““Thebeautyofthisisthatyoumakefriends,”MaryLiepoldsaid.“Youdon'tjustgetservices.”TheSilverSpringTimeBankformedin2015andhasabout300members,saidco-founderMaryMurphy.Lastyear,shesaid,l,000hourswereexchangedforbasichomerepairs,dogwalking,cookingandtailoring,amongotherservices,withouttheexchangeofmoney.“Yougettosavethatmoneythatyouwouldhavespent,”shesaid.“Yougettomeetsomebodyelseinyourcommunityandgettoknowthatperson.That'sabonusthat'spartofanexchange.“AdealperformedpartlytomakefriendswouldseemtogoagainstclassicaleconomicsandoneofBenjaminFranklin'smostmemorablesayings:”Timeismoney.“Tothoseattheforefrontofmodemtime-banking,thatistheappeal.1、What'sthemainpurposeoftheSilverSpringTimeBank?A．Tobetterservethelocaleconomy.B．Tohelppeoplegettoknowmorefriends.C．Toprovidetheelderlywithtimelyfinancialhelp.D．Tobuildcommunitybyexchangingtimecreditsforservices.2、HowdidtheLiepoldspayfortheirride?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．Bycheque. D．Withtimecredits.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Makingfriends. B．Classicaleconomics.C．Modemtime-banking. D．Franklin'sfamoussaying.4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?A．Timeismoney B．Themorefriends,thebetterC．Givingthegiftoftime D．Swappingtimecreditsforservices24．（8分）Oneofthebiggestproblemswhenwearetalkingistheawkwardsilence.Encounteringthissituationissouncomfortablethatyouwouldavoidmeetingnewpeopleinthefirstplace.Inthepast,IstruggledwiththisandIeventhoughtithadtodowithmyDNAorsomething…ButlaterIlearnedthatonceyouknowhowtokeepthosewordsflowing,youcanmeetandtalktoanyoneyoulike,whichhelpscreategreatpossibilitiesforfriendship,funandsharedactivitiesthatyouwouldotherwisehavemissedouton.Afterstudyingthisindepth,Ihaddifferentopinionsandfoundthatoneofthesecommonbehaviorsisthehabitoffiltering(过滤)--holdingbackfromsayingsomethinguntilyou’ve“checked”tomakesurethatwhatyou’reabouttosayiscool,impressiveandinteresting.Anotherproblemisnotlearningtogetinthemoodforconversation.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtochangefromsubjects,thenitcantakealotoftimetowarmup.Itisthereflex(习惯性思维)thatallowsyoutosaywhatevergoesoninyourmind.It’sfuntorealizethatyou’reallowedtosaywhateverisonyourmind.Aslongasyoudon’tsayanythingthatcouldlandyouinjail(监狱).Allofthe“Oh!That’sinteresting…”“Hmm,I’veneverheardofthat”“Hmm,cool!”expressionsarereactionary(保守的)bitsofconversationthatprovetotheotherpersonthatyou’rereallylistening.Thisworks99%ofthetime.So,ifyoushowsomeinterest,they’llhangaroundandwanttotalktoyouevenmore.Everyoneknowsthatstoriesjuice-upconversations,butmostpeopleonlytalkaboutstoriesoftheirownlives.Whensomeonementionssomethingrelatedtoanyofthem,justtellthestory,evenifit’snotfromyourlife.Themoreinteresting,strangerormorefrighteningtheyare,thehardertheyaretoforget.1、Ifpeoplecandealwiththeawkwardsilence,theycan.A．traintheirworkingskillB．improvetheirlifequalityC．enrichtheirsociallifeD．establishtheirworkingrelationship2、Whentalkingwithothers,weshould.A．feelnervousB．thinktwiceC．befreetoexpressD．avoidbreakingin3、Accordingtothepassage,whatdothespeakerscaremuchabout?A．Theattractivetopicsofconversation.B．Theatmosphereoftheconversation.C．Thelistener’sexperiencesandtastes.D．Thelistener’scuriosityandconcern.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“juice-upconversations”mean?A．makingconversationsmoreboringB．makingconversationslivelierC．makingconversationssmootherD．makingconversationsmorerelaxing25．（10分）AccordingtoaPewResearchCenterreportfromNovember2013,“71%ofthose10-18turntotheinternetasamainnewssource.”AnotherPewreportfoundfrom2012saysthatonanaverageday,29percentofyoungpeoplewere“newsless”meaningtheydidnotgetanynews,fromtraditionalplatforms,mobilephones,orevensocialnetworks.DespitethefactthatbothmyhusbandandIareinjournalism,myhusbandasadesigneditorandmyselfasawriter,Ihaveoftenwonderedifourfoursonswouldgrowuptoreadprintedpageswiththeirownchildrensomeday.Igotmyanswerlastweekwhenmyfailuretorenewuslivinginanewspaperdesertfortwoweeks.NormallywegetbothTheVirginian-Pilot(thepaperforwhichmyhusbandworks)andTheChristianScienceMonitorWeeklyprintedition.Ourfoursonshavegrownupwithavarietyofprintnewspapersavailabledaily.Thathaschangedslightlysinceouryoungest,Quin,10,hasalsobecomeanonlinenewstracker.However,itwasn’tuntilthenewspapersstoppedcomingtoourdoorstepsevendaysaweekthatIlearnedhowdeeplyattachedtheyallaretotheprinted,paper,page.That’swhenwedecidedtomakealistofwhatwehavecometorelyonnewspaperstodocheaplyandimmediately.Here’sthelistwemadetogetherofwhatournewspaperisusedforbeyondlearningthenewsitself:asanumbrellawhencaughtinrain;tostuffinwetshoesovernighttodry;tostuffinhatstokeeptheirshape;tostuffunderdoorsandincrackstostopcoldwindfromcomingin;towallpaperforadollhouse(mydaddidthatonce)….Despitethegrowinglistofhouseholduses,mysons’loveforreadingthepaperbeforeitbecomescagelinerhashelpedmetorealizethatthereisstillhopethatourkidsandfuturegenerationswillcontinuetovaluetheprintednewsasmorethanjustameanstoacraftingprojectend,buttogettingamoretouchablegraspontheissuestheymayfaceinlife.1、WhatisthePewResearchCenterreportprobablyabout?A．Children’snewssource.B．Qualityofjournalism.C．Children’safter-classactivities.D．Parent-childrelationships.2、Whendidtheauthorlearnhowdeeplyattachedherchildrenaretonewspapers?A．ourfoursonswouldgrowuptoreadprintedpageswiththeirownchildrenB．ouryoungest,Quin,10,hasalsobecomeanonlinenewsaddictC．thenewspapersstoppedcomingtoourdoorstepsevendaysaweekD．wedecidedtomakealistofwhatwehavecometorelyonnewspapers3、Whichisnotonthelistofusingnewspapersforhousehold?A．towallpaperforadollhouse.B．togetnewsfromsocialnetworks.C．toactasanumbrellawhencaughtinrain.D．tostuffunderdoorsandincrackstostopcoldwindcomingin.4、Howshouldchildrenandfuturegenerationscontinuetovaluethenewspaper?A．usingitasameanstoacraftingprojectend.B．relyingonittodocheaplyandimmediately.C．growingupwithavarietyofprintnewspapersavailabledaily.D．gettingamoretouchablegraspontheissuestheymayfaceinlife.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）LitaCabEllutisoneofSpain’smostsuccessfulartists,“My1waslikethatofthousandsofstreetkidsaroundtheworld.”saysLita.Sheusedto2thestreetsofBarcelonawithotherhomelesschildrenand3intheopenair.Litawas4inavillageinAragon,north-eastSpain,in1961.Whileshewasababy,hermother5Barcelona.Shewasleftwithhergrandmother—but6shespentmostofhertimeoutonthe7.8,shesaysthat“artwastherebecauseartis9aroundus”,butshedidn’tthinkaboutitina10sense—shewasfocusedon11.Lita’sgrandmother12whenshewasabout10yearsoldandshe13aBarcelonaorphanage（孤儿院）beforebeing14by“abeautifulCatalanfamily”twoyearslater.Shedidn’t15muchaboutthem,exceptthatthey16hertoart.TheytookhertoMadrid’sPradomuseum,andshowedGoya’sworkstoher.Heradoptedfamily17Litatokeeppainting—they18paidforprivateteacherstomakeupfor19time.Sheslowlymadeprogressatschool,startedtolistentothe“voiceofart”and20tostudyhard.1、A．hobbyB．skillC．dreamD．childhood2、A．moveB．wanderC．leaveD．cross3、A．drankB．sangC．sleptD．danced4、A．bornB．curedC．invitedD．admired5、A．movedtoB．stayedinC．passedbyD．backedoff6、A．infavorB．indangerC．inpersonD．inreality7、A．bedsB．streetsC．tablesD．grasses8、A．KnowingB．TrainingC．RememberingD．Forgetting9、A．badlyB．finallyC．neverD．always10、A．sadB．badC．formalD．humorous11、A．arrivalB．survivalC．eagernessD．patience12、A．diedB．bitC．ranD．played13、A．keptpacewithB．endedupinC．tookchargeofD．gotholdof14、A．adoptedB．matchedC．shownD．recognized15、A．finishB．admitC．mindD．tell16、A．attachedB．contributedC．introducedD．added17、A．discouragedB．taughtC．encouragedD．shocked18、A．yetB．justC．stillD．even19、A．closingB．lostC．availableD．spare20、A．decidedB．pretendedC．preferredD．abandoned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）Standinlineatanygrocerystoreorsitinanyhospitalwaitingroom,andyouseepeoplestaringattheirphones,probablycatchinguponnewsorjustrelievingtheirboredom.Thisseemsharmlessenough.Butcouldbeingonourphonesaffectour1．(able)toconnectwiththepeoplearoundus?2．newstudyaimedtoanswerthatquestion.ResearcherKostadinKushlevandhiscolleaguesaskedpairsofcollegestudents，3．werestrangerstoeachother4．(come)intoasmalllabwaitingroom-eitherwithorwithouttheirphones.Theyweretoldthattheresearcherswererunningabitlateandtheyneededtowait.Whilewaiting,theirfaceswere5．(secret)videotaped.Afterwards,thestudents6．(report)howtheyfeltandhowmuchtheyinteracted(互动)withtheotherparticipants.Theresearchersstudiedvideotapesofthefacesofairswhointeracted，7．(measure)howoftentheysmiled.The8．(result)?Peoplewithphonesexhibitedfewersmilesoverall.Theyspent30%lessofthetimesmiling9．peoplewithoutphones,signalinglessinterestinconnectingwithothers.What'smore,thirty-twoparticipantswithphonesdidn'tinteractatallinthewaitingroom.Thesefindingsshowthatusingphonesinpublic10．(affect)one'sinteractionwithothers.Consequently.cellphonesshouldbeusedwisely.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一篇作文。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。DearDavid,I’mmorethanpleasingtoknowthatyouarelearningChinese、I’dliketorecommendwww、edchinese、comtoyou、It’sagoodwebsitefornon-ChinesespeakerswhicharelearningChinese,especiallyforbeginner、Firstly,itprovidedyouwithavarietyofonlinecourses,suchasChineseidioms,dialoguesandcustoms、Throughthiscourses,youwillhaveagoodunderstandingoftheChineselanguageaswellasitsculture、Beside,itwillhelpyoulearntheChineseininterestingandeffectiveways、HereyoucanlearntosingsomeChinesesongs,enjoyingTangpoemsandwatchChinesemovies、Moreimportantly,thereareteachersonlinewhomyoucanturntohelp、Andallthisisfreeofcharge、Ihopeyouwillfindthiswebsiteattractivelyandhelpful、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是晨光中学的李津。最近，你校学生会的英语角网站上正在就“新时代要不要学习雷锋精神”进行讨论。请你根据以下内容要点在讨论区留言。1.新时代需要雷锋精神；2.结合实例说明如何向他学习；3.号召大家努力学习，培养社会责任感。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.可根据内容要点适当发挥，以使内容充实、行文连贯；3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；Recently，somepeoplehaveraiseddoubtaboutlearningfromLeiFeng._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、B6、B7、A8、B9、B10、C11、D12、B13、C14、C15、A16、C17、A18、A19、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、1、C2、B3、A4、D22、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,buttheresearchers