黑龙江省绥化市安达第七中学2025届高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

黑龙江省绥化市安达第七中学2025届高考临考冲刺英语试卷注意事项：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．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had2．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg3．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since4．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical5．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover6．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime7．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting8．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe9．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus10．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen11．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained12．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn13．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout14．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted15．WhileinteractingwithpeopleinIndia,Iwas________toawayoflifecompletelydifferentfrommyown.A．reducedB．exposedC．committedD．transferred16．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But17．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify18．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the19．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge20．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless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）Australiaisdividedintothreeseparatetimezones：AustralianEasternStandardTime（AEST），AustralianCentralStandardTime（ACST），andAustralianWesternStandardTime（AWST）．AESTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus10hours（UTC+10）．ACSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus9½hours（UTC+9½）．AWSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus8hours（UTC+8）．AustralianEasternStandardTime（AEST）coverstheeasternstatesofQueensland，NewSouthWales，Victoria，TasmaniaandtheAustralianCapitalTerritory（ACT）．AESTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus10hours（UTC+10）AustralianCentralStandardTime（ACST）coversthestateofSouthAustralia，thetownofBrokenHillinwesternNewSouthWalesandtheNorthernTerritory．ACSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus9½hours（UTC+9½）．AustralianWesternStandardTime（AWST）coversthestateofWesternAustralia．AWSTisequaltoCoordinatedUniversalTimeplus8hours（UTC+8）．DoesAustraliaobservedaylightsavingtime？IntheAustraliansummer，NewSouthWales，Victoria，SouthAustralia，TasmaniaandtheACTturntheirclocksforwardonehourtoDaylightSavingTime（DST）．DaylightSavingTimebeginsat2am（AEST）onthefirstSundayinOctoberandendsat3am（AustralianEasternDaylightTime）onthefirstSundayinApril．NSW，ACT，VictoriaandTasmaniamovefromAESTtoAustralianEasternDaylightTime（AEDT），UTC+11．SouthAustraliaandtheNSWtownofBrokenHillmovefromACSTtoAustralianCentralDaylightTime（ACDT），UTC+10½．DaylightsavingisnotobservedinQueensland，theNorthernTerritoryorWesternAustralia．HowmanyhourswillIgain/losetravelingtoAustralia？TheInternationalDateLinecrossingthePacificOceanchangesthedatebyoneday．Ifyoucrossthedatelinemovingeast，yousubtractaday；iftravellingwestyouaddonaday（withlocalvariations）．TravellingdirectfromLosAngelesorLondontoAustraliayouarrivetwodayslater；travellingback，youarrivethesamedayyoudeparted．1、HowmanytimezonesarethereinAustralia？______A．one B．twoC．three D．four2、Daylightsavingcouldbeobservedin______．A．Queensland B．theNorthernTerritoryC．WesternAustralia D．Victoria3、DoesAustraliaobservedaylightsavingtime？______A．yes B．noC．uncertain D．theauthordoesn'tmentionit．4、supposethatyougotoAustraliadirectlyfromBuckinghamPalaceonMarch8，thenyouprobablyarriveatAustraliaon______．A．March7 B．March10C．March9 D．March622．（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）Findingtruelovecanbepreytoughforalotofpeople,butaladyfromafairlywell-knownSanFranciscoadvertisingagencyseemstothinkmoneyhelps.Sheisoffering$10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.Shewantstofindherfuturehusbandthroughthisway.Theunnamedhusbandseekerwhosentouttheemailhadjustfinishedreadingthebest-sellingbooknamedLeanIn.Itwas11p.m.onaSundaynightandsherealizedthiswasthesecondself-helpbookshehadreadinthemonth.Shewasstillsingle.Thingswerenotlookingfine,buttherewashopeforherstill.Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn’tjustsitoutsideanemployer’sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?Butinsteadofgoingoutandmeetingnewpeopleshedecidedtowriteanemailtoallherfriends,offeringtogivethem$10,000onherweddingdayifanyofthemmanagedtointroducehertoherfuturehusband.“IamwritingyoutodaybecauseI’vedecidedtomakeanaggressiveactionplanonfindingthemanthatIgettohangoutwithforever,”thewomanwritesinheremail.“Introducingmetomyhusbandisjustnothighonyourto-dolist.ButIthinkIhaveanideathatmightchangethat…”Youguessedit,andthisiswheresheofferstorewardher“closestfriends”withcoldhardcash.“Iwillpersonallygivetenthousanddollarstothefriendwhointroducesmetomyhusband.”Hereishowtheprogramworks:Step1:Yousetmeuponadatewithaman.Step2:Imarrythatman.Step3:Igiveyou$10,000onmyweddingday.Iknowyou’rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.‘Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving$10,000.’Wellforstarters,thankyou!I’mhappy.”1、Whatdoestheladyoffer$10,000toanyofherfriendsfor?A．Celebratingthefactthatshehasmadeadecisiontofindahusband.B．Checkingthepowerofmoneyamonghercircleoffriends.C．EncouragingherfriendstohelpfindherMr.Right.D．Sharingherhappinessofhavingfoundtruelove.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nuts”meaninthelastparagraph?A．deliciousB．sensibleC．angryD．foolish3、What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’smentioninggettingabetterjobinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoffindingagoodjob.B．Tostresstheimportanceoftakingapositiveattitude.C．Toshowthatwaitingpatientlyisnecessarytogetajob.D．Tostatethatweneedtobepatientbeforeajobisoffered.4、Whatkindofpersondoyouthinktheladyis?A．AdventurousB．ImaginativeC．ConsiderateD．Polite24．（8分）Haveyoueverrealizedthatthesmallestcountriesintheworldhavesomuchtooffer?Whetherit’shistoricandculturalheritageorunspoilednature,thesemicrostatesareworthavisit.GrenadaGrenadaisasmallcountryintheworld.ItislocatedonislandofCaribbean,whichisalsoknownasTheIslandofSpiceforseveralspiceslikecinnamon,gingerandrarenutmeg.Grenadareliesontourism.Itspristinebeaches,warmturquoisewaterandunspoilednaturemakeitawonderfulholidaydestination.Recentlyecotourismhasbeengrowingaswell.SanMarinoLocatedwithinItalyandsurroundedbytheApennineMountains.SanMarinoisvisitedbyapproximately2milliontouristsannually.It’sabeautifulcountry,whichalsoclaimstobetheoldestsurvivingstateintheworld!Thereforeitsculturalandhistoricheritageisundoubtedlyfascinating.Althoughverysmall,themicrostatehasalotofarchitecturalattractionsaswellastheRomagna,whichislovedbyItalians,whoareamongthemainguestshere.MaldivesMaldivesislocatedonthebankofIndianOcean.Maldiveshasarangeofdifferenthabitatsincludingdeepsea,shallowcoast,andreefecosystems,fringingmangroves,wetlandsanddrylands.VisitorstotheMaldivesdonotneedtoapplyforapre-arrivalvisa,regardlessoftheircountryoforigin,providedtheyhaveavalidpassport,proofofonwardtravel,andthemoneytobeself-sufficientwhileinthecountry.AndorraIt’sapicturesquemicrostatefoundinthePyreneesMountains,borderingSpainandFrance.Over10milliontouristsvisitAndorraeveryyear!Unliketheneighboringcountries’highprices,thecountryhasaduty-freepolicy,allowingshopperstoenjoylowercosts.Alsotherearewinterandsummerresorts,soyoucanvisitanytime.1、WhomightbeinterestedinGrenada?A．Architects. B．Spicelovers.C．Historians. D．Mountainclimbers.2、Whichofthefollowingisagoodchoiceforpeoplewholikebuildingdesign?A．Maldives. B．SanMarino.C．Andorra. D．Grenada.3、WhatisnotrequiredforatravelertoMaldives?A．Money. B．Apassport.C．Avisa. D．Areturnticket.4、WhatmeasurehasAndorratakentoattracttravelers?A．Offeringlowerprices. B．Adoptingvisa-freepolicy.C．Settingnaturalhabits. D．Developingscenicspot.25．（10分）Silenceisunnaturaltoman．Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness．Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse．Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence．Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）．Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound．Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）．Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson．Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind．Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors．Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswish1:0talk．Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew．Someofthemarecontent．iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenew,playsorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel．Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists．1、Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto.A．exchangeideas B．provetheirvalueC．achievesuccessmlife D．overcometheirfearofsilence2、By"thebuzzingofafly"（Para．1）,theauthormeans"_____".A．thenoiseofaninsect B．alowwhisperingsoundC．meaninglesstalks D．thevoiceofachatterbox3、Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors___．A．aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB．aboutwhatevertheywanttoC．inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD．inthehopeofgettingonwell4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather．B．Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations．C．Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises．D．Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking．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）MyfatherbroughthomeasailboatwhenIwasten,andalmosteachSundayinsummerswewouldgosailing.Dadwasquiteskilledinsailing,butnotgoodat___36___.Asforme,I___37___bothbeforetwelvebecauseoflivingclosetoLakeOntario.ThelasttimeDadandIsetsailtogetherisreally___38___.ItwasaperfectweekendafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.Icamehomeand___39___Dadtogosailing.Outwesetsoononthe___40___lake.Dadhadn’tsailedforyears,buteverything___41___wellwiththetiller（舵柄）inhishands.Whenwewereinthemiddleofthelake,a___42___windcameallofasudden.Theboatwashit___43___.Dadwasalwaysathisbestinany___44___,butatthismomenthe___45___."John!___46___!"heshoutedinatremblingvoice,withthetillerstillinhishands.Inmymemoryhecouldfixany___47___.HewastheoneIalways___48___forstrengthandsecurity.BeforeIcouldrespond,a___49___ofwatergotintotheboat.Irushedtothetiller___50___itwastoolate.Anotherhugewallofwater___51___theboatinaminute.Wewerethrownintothewater,andDadwasstrugglingaimlessly.Atthatmoment,Ifeltfiercely___52___ofhim.IswamtoDad___53___andassistedhiminclimbingontothehull（船壳）oftheboat.Uponsittingonthehull,Dadwasalittleawkwardabouthisflashof___54___."It'sallright,Dad.Wearesafenow,"Icomfortedhim.ThatwasthefirsttimeDadhadcountedonmeinamomentofemergency.Moreimportantly,Ifounditwasmyturntostart___55___formyfather.1、A．boatingB．runningC．swimmingD．teaching2、A．enjoyedB．desiredC．hatedD．learned3、A．unforgivableB．unforgettableC．cheerfulD．regretful4、A．sentB．orderedC．invitedD．allowed5、A．calmB．icyC．stormyD．thundery6、A．finishedB．wentC．seemedD．sounded7、A．strongB．gentleC．coldD．hot8、A．respeatedlyB．lightlyC．hardlyD．violently9、A．dangerB．placeC．sportD．job10、A．sufferedB．fellC．frozeD．withdrew11、A．lookB．HelpC．RunD．jump12、A．problemB．relationshipC．machineD．boat13、A．turnedtoB．livedwithC．arguedwithD．objectedto14、A．fountainB．streamC．showerD．wave15、A．ifB．forC．afterD．but16、A．gotthroughB．pouredintoC．turnedoverD．liftedup17、A．ashamedB．protectiveC．tiredD．afraid18、A．hopelesslyB．quicklyC．slowlyD．helplessly19、A．painB．angerC．fearD．shame20、A．makingupB．gettingreadyC．payingoffD．lookingout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）AlbertEinstein,thegeniusbehindthetheoryofrelativity,hasrecentlybeenmakingheadlinesagain.However,thistimeitisnotforanewscientificbreakthrough,1．forahandwrittennotehegaveabellboy95yearsago.InOctober1922,EinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflecturesinJapan2．hereceivedatelegraminforminghimthathe3．(award)theNobelPrizeforPhysics.Though4．(please)atthenews,theNobelwinnerdecidedtocontinuewithhisJapanesetripinsteadof5．(head)toStockholmtoacceptthehonor.WhileinTokyo,hepenned6．noteinGerman,saying“Aquietandhumblelifewillbringmore7．(happy)thanthepursuitofsuccess...”Perhapshehadnoloosechangetotipabellboycomingtodeliverthemessage,hegavehimthenote,andtoldhim,“Maybeifyouarelucky,thenote8．(become)morevaluablethanjustaregulartip.”Earlierthisyear,thebellboy’snephewdecidedtohandittoJerusalem-basedWinner’sAuctions(拍卖)andExhibitions.Thenotewasthenputupforauction,9．mightbringtheownerasurprising$1.56million10．aEuropeanbuyer.ItwasarecordforanauctionofadocumentinIsraelandthewild-hairedscientistdeservedit.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:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意丄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。Yesterday,LiMeigoestoastoretoreturnashirtwithoutcarryingthereceipt(收据）、Whenshegotthere，sherefused、Thesalesmansaidthathewouldn’ttakeitbackifsheshowedhimthereceiptThinkingitwasnowayout，LiMeiputtheshirtbackinherbagandleftSuddenlytwoshopguardstoppedherandbegantosearchforher、TheyfoundtheshirtinthebagandlookedatitcarefulManyeyeswerestaringather,whatmadeLiMeiveryembarrassing、Luckily,asalesmancameupintimeandshewasallowedtogo、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）每年的8月8日是“全民健身日”，为了让这项运动更加深入人心，某英文杂志的《运动与健康》栏目正在以“Let'sTakeExerciseTogether”为题，向广大中学生征文，请你根据以下要点提示写一篇文章，向该栏目投稿。运动的重要性运动的时间与方式●保持健康●培养个人的性格……●上学时步行或骑自行车●上体育课时做各种锻炼(跑步、打篮球……)●周末与朋友去爬山、游泳……参考词汇：keepfit,train,aperson'scharacter,onfoot,PEclasses,climbmountains注意：1.短文须包含要点提示中的所有信息，并适当发挥；1．词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2．文章中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。Let'sTakeExerciseTogetherIt'sveryimportantforustotakeexercise.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、B5、D6、C7、D8、C9、A10、B11、B12、D13、C14、B15、B16、D17、A18、D19、C20、D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、D3、A4、B22、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-basedplanningintoth