河南省许昌、平顶山两市2025届高考英语必刷试卷含解析

河南省许昌、平顶山两市2025届高考英语必刷试卷注意事项：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．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve2．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis3．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that4．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing5．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup6．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough7．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved8．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution9．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting10．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive11．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as12．Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely13．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.14．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented15．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest16．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe17．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas18．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof19．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines20．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．attractedD．changed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）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignlanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara，15atthetime，pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf，”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething，buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded，accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexiaandknewshe’dbeabletofingerspellintotheman’spalm.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt，walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane，andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook，then64.Gentlytakinghishand，shesigned，“Howareyou?AreyouOK/”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived，Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit，shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour，that’swhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn’tseeher，she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness，”apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing.”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellTimwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto，andshewassuchanangel.“Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystogivebackyourself?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’sliferightnow.1、Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause______________.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．Theycouldn’tcommunicatewiththepassenger2、WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring. B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing. D．Ambitiousandattentive.4、Thepassageismainlywrittento______________.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlB．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyC．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCook22．（8分）Ifyou’veevernoticeduneasinessinyourpuppyaroundanunwelcomehouseguest，youmightbeontosomething．Anewstudyfoundthatdogscanreallysensebadbehaviorinhumans，andarelesslikelytoaccepttreatsfromthosepeople．Forthestudy，whichwaspublishedintheJanuaryeditionofNeuroscience&biobehavioralReviews，researcherssetupasceneinwhichadogwatchedhisownertrytoopenacontainerwhiletwoactorswereonset．Inaseriesofthreetriesoneoftheactorswouldhelptheowneropenthecontainer，respondneutrally(中立地)，orrefusetohelpopenthecontainer．Theotheractorrespondedpassivelyinallthreetries．Ateachendofthetry，bothactorswouldofferthedogatreatatthesametime．Inthetrieswheretheworkingactorhadrespondedeitherhelpfullyorneutrally，thedogwasequallylikelytoacceptatreatfromeitherofthetwoactors．Inthethirdtrywherehehadrespondedrudely，thedogwasmorelikelytochoosethepassiveactor．JamesAnderson，apsychologistwhoworkedonthestudyatKyotoUniversity，toldtheNewScientistthatthedogsmostlikelyhaveasimilarabilitytonoticebadbehaviorinhumansashumanbabiesdo．“Ifsomebodyisbehavingbadly，theyprobablyendupwithsomesortofemotionalreactiontoit,”hesays．Babieshavebeenshowntobegintomakethesetypesofconnectionsaroundageone．Sowhileyoucan’taskyourdog’sopinioneverytimeyou’refacingadifficultsituation，youcanconsiderhisjudgmentofyournewfriendswhenthinkingaboutwhethertheyarekindornot．Ofcourse，we’11suggestdoingsoaccordingtothesituationandyourownconsideration，butitwouldn’thurttotakenote!1、Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyshow?A．Dogscanreadhumans’thoughts．B．DogsareunwillingtoaccepttreatsfrompeopleC．Dogscansenseunfriendlinessofhumans．D．Dogsfeeluneasyaroundstrangepeople．2、Inthethirdtry，whywasthedogmorelikelytochoosethepassiveactor?A．Thedogwantedtopleasehim．B．Histreatsappearedmoreattractive．C．Hisactionstayedthesameduringthreetries．D．Thedogconsideredtheotheractorrude．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword”they”inParagraph3referto?A．Humans．B．Dogs．C．Babies．D．Psychologies．23．（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.24．（8分）Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.25．（10分）MyBestEnemyOnceagain,Iwasinanewschool.SowasagirlinmyclassnamedLisa.Thatwaswherethesimilaritiesended.Iwastallandshewassmall.Mythickblackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshortintoanuntidystyle.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwas12andoneoftheoldestintheclasswhileshewas11andtheyoungest.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn’t.Icouldn’tstandher,consideringhermyenemy.Butshelikedmeandwantedtomakefriendswithme.Oneday,sheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes---Iwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.Myfamilyhadmovedsixtimesinsixyears,andIhadnevermanagedtodevelopanyfriendships.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Shelivedinafunpartoftownthathadtwopizzaplaces,anall-nightbookstore,amovietheaterandapark.Aswewalkedfromtheschoolbusstopthroughherneighborhood,triedtoguesswhichhousemightbehers.Wasitthewhiteonewiththeperfectlawnorthethree-storyhousewithafrontporch?Igotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanoldapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermother,herstepfather,hertwobrothersandhersister.Whenwegotintotheroomshesharedwithhersister,shetookoutabigcaseofBarbies,whichwasmynextsurprise.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.Wesatonthefloor,laughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.Wefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandbothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreattimethatafternoon.Lisawaslovedbythewholeneighborhood.Thebookstoreownerlentherfashionmagazines;themovietheatergaveherfreetickets...SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworld.Wesleptoverateachother’shousesandspenteveryfreemomenttogether.Lisa,myfirstrealfriendsincechildhood,helpedmegetthroughtheroughyearsofearlyadolescence(青春期)andtaughtmeanamazingthingaboutmakingfriends:yourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfriend.1、InthepassagethewriterdescribedLisaasagir1whowas.A．awkwardandshyB．noisyandproudC．quietandlonelyD．fashionableandfriendly2、WhatdidthewriterlearnfromLisa?A．Howtoturntoherneighborhood.B．Howtodressandlookfashionable.C．Howtobecomeagoodwriter.D．Howtomakefriends.3、Fromthepassage,wecanseethatthroughherfriendshipwithLisa,thewriter.A．foundsheandLisahadalotincommonB．wasabletofitinathernewschoolwithLisa’shelpC．wasnotsoawkwardorshyasbeforeD．learnedmoreaboutfashionherself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）Starsguidethewayforusinthedark.Someare1,othersaredim,buttheyallshinetogetherasifthey’re2theupsanddownsoflife.Amongthem,ItrytofindHazel’s,theheroineofthenovelTheFaultinOurStars,writtenbyU.S.authorJohnGreen.Hazelisa16-year-oldgirlwhohascancer.Inher3group,shewinsaboy’slove,whohaslostalegandhealsohas4.Theyfightpain,fearanddeathtogether.5theirlivesarehard,Hazelhasastrongwill.Shenever6,andevensilently7thehappinessofpeoplearoundher,behindwhich,Ibelieve,itistheinnerspiritthatmakesher8.Hazelisn’t9.Shequarrelswithherparents,likemostteenagers.Butmostofthetime,she’svery10,neverlettingcancerbeanexcuseto11herlife.Sheregardscancerasasideeffectofdeath,whicheveryonewill12oneday.Sheacceptsthefactthat“theworldisnotawish-grantingfactory”,soshe13everysinglemomentinlife,nomatterifit’s14orsweet.That’s15Iadmireher.Idon’texperiencethepainandthechallengethatHazelhasfaced,but16,Icomeacrossmanydifficulties.WhenI’min17,IalwayswonderwhatIcandoaboutit.Ifthere’snomoremercyIcanbegfor,thenItrytofind18inmyheart.Hazelhastaughtmethatweshouldloveandappreciatelifeasitis,forgettoday’s19,andlivelifetoitsfullest.20,tomorrowisanotherday.1、A．weak B．bright C．colorful D．favorable2、A．concerning B．clarifying C．commenting D．showing3、A．support B．education C．funding D．insurance4、A．disease B．flu C．cancer D．legs5、A．Though B．Therefore C．Asif D．Furthermore6、A．setsup B．sendsup C．bringsup D．givesup7、A．takesaway B．takesup C．takesin D．takesoff8、A．famous B．different C．popular D．bright9、A．perfect B．alone C．wrong D．simple10、A．ridiculous B．allergic C．cute D．optimistic11、A．disturb B．risk C．ruin D．serve12、A．take B．face C．challenge D．overcome13、A．values B．takes C．cares D．polishes14、A．tough B．rough C．bitter D．sour15、A．why B．how C．because D．so16、A．even B．yet C．ever D．still17、A．need B．trouble C．love D．pain18、A．happiness B．kindness C．bravery D．persistence19、A．mistakes B．fears C．roles D．errors20、A．Atall B．Inall C．Aboveall D．Afterall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）在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Daisywasalittlegirllongingtohelpendangeredwildlife.Oneday,shefound1．flyingcarpetbyherbedwhenshewokeup.She2．(beg)thecarpettotakehertoadistantlandwhereshecouldfindtheanimal3．furwasusedtomakehersweater.SothecarpetflewtoTibetwithher.InTibet,shesawanantelopethattoldhertheywerebeingkilled4．mercybypeoplefortheirwoolandwerenowanendangeredspecies.5．(feel)sad,DaisytraveledtoZimbabwewiththecarpettoseetheelephantsthere.Muchtoherrelief,the6．(Africa)livingthereprotectedtheelephantswellandtheirnumberwasgrowing.Happyand7．(satisfy),Daisycametoathickrainforest,inwhichshesawamonkeyrubbingamillipedeinsectoveritsbody.Daisyaskedthemonkey8．itwasdoingthat.Themonkeyrespondedthatitwasprotecting9．(it)frommosquitoes,becausethemillipedecontainedanaturaldrugwhichaffectedmosquitoes.10．(hope),nomoreendangeredanimalswillbekilledsomeday.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、删除和修改。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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ladiesandgentlemen,Welcometoourschool!It’smygreathonortobethereandIamveryhappytoseeyouall、I’dliketellyousomethingaboutourschool、Theschoolwasfoundin1915、Ithasahistoryofmorethan100year、Atthefirstitwasaschoolforboysandgirlswererareallowedtoenterit、Nowthereareabout3,000studentsinourschool,mostofwhoarelivingandhavingmealatschool、Ourteacherswerethefirst-classteachersinourcity、Welovetheirstudentsandtheirteachingwork、I’mpleasingtobeyourguideduringyourvisit、That’sall、Thankyou!180第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你班打算组织一次有机蔬菜采摘活动，想邀请外教Mr.Smith一起参加,请你根据以下提示,给他写一封电子邮件。1.时间地点；2.活动内容；3.期待回复。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使方文连贯。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C4、C5、D6、D7、D8、A9、A10、A11、B12、B13、C14、A15、C16、B17、C18、D19、C20、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、D2、B3、A4、B22、1、C2、D3、B23、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.Thismightbeasmallcha