内蒙古集宁市第一中学2025届高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

内蒙古集宁市第一中学2025届高考考前模拟英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a2．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen3．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup4．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address5．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie6．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which7．Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe8．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed9．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．10．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve11．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated12．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown13．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone14．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished15．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan16．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making17．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout18．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick19．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．allC．notall D．none20．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing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）EducationSecretaryNickyMorganhascalledforareturntotheclassicsofEnglishliteratureinschools,butaretheystillappropriatefortoday’schildren?Aquickscanofanylistofthemostreadchildren’sbookswillreveal(揭示)thattoday’syoungpeoplearegrowingupinaverydifferentliteraryenvironmentfromtheirparents.GonefrombedroombookshelvesaretheFamousFiveandtheChroniclesofNarnia.AndintheirplacesarethelikesofJeffKinney’sDiaryofaWimpyKid.Andasforthe19thCenturyclassicsofEnglishliterature,suchasEmilyBronteandCharlesDickens,manychildrensimplyhavenotheardofthem.OnesouthLondonmother,GeriCox,explainedhowherdaughter’sYear5classwastobenamedthisyearaftertheliterarygiant,JaneAusten.Buttheclassteachersoonhadsecondthoughtswhenthesuggestednamewasmetwithblankstares.“Mydaughtercamebackandsaidtheyweren’tgoingtobecalledAustenclassanymore,becausenotmanypeoplehadheardofher.Instead,theclasswastobenamedafterRowing,theHarryPotterauthor.”Ms.Morganarguesthatchildrenwillmissoutiftheydonothaveaccessto“ourrichheritage(遗产)ofworld-famouschildren’sliterature”.Butperhapsthesemoremodernbooksareabletodothejoboflightingtheliterarytouchpaperjustaswell.AspokesmanforPenguinRandomHouseChildren’sbookssaid:“MillionsofchildrenarereadersbecauseofDiaryofaWimpyKidandJeffKinney’sworkisperfectforturningunwillingreadersontobooks.”AccordingtoSeniGlaister,children’sbooksexpert,themixoftype-faceandartisabigpartoftheattraction.“Itmeansthetextdoesnotlookfrighteningandthatitwillthereforeappealtounwillingreaders.”1、Whoenjoysthegreatestpopularityamongchildren?A．JeffKinney.B．JaneAusten.C．EmilyBronte.D．CharlesDickens2、WhatdoesthestoryofGeriCox’sdaughtersuggest?A．Teacherslearnlessabouttheirstudents.B．Childrenoftenstareblanklyattheirteachers.C．Year5classshouldselecttheirownliterarygiant.D．Childrendon’tlikereadingliteraryclassicstoday.3、What’sMs.Morgan’sattitudetowardsliteraryclassics?A．Unclear.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Confused.4、WhatdowelearnaboutDiaryofaWimpyKid?A．ItbelongstooneofliteraryclassicsB．Itwaswrittenbyawriterin19thcentury.C．Itturnsouttobeagreatsuccessamongchildren.D．Itisn’twell-receivedbyexpertsonchildren’sbooks.23．（8分）Acoupleofweeksago,afewfriendsandIhadanopportunitytoattendadearfriend’sweddinginNewYork.Aftertheweddingandreception,ratheraccidentallyfourofusgatheredinahotelroomandbegantoexplorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath.Whatdoesitmeantolivetruly?Ifweareallgettingclosertodeath,isallthematerialaccumulationworthit?Itisnotexactlythetypeofconversationsonehasatawedding.Whiletheanswersvariedfrompersontoperson,Iwasleftwithmorequestionsthananswersandafeelingofgratefulnesstobesurroundedbyfriendswhowereaskingthe“right”questions.Astheclockkepttickingpast3a.m.,oneoftheroommatessuggestedwewatchashortfilmtitled“LastDaysofZachSobiech”.Thefilmisaboutateenager’sjourneythroughthelastdaysofhisincurableillness.ThefilmbroughtupalotofmixedemotionsbutonequotethatstoodoutformewasZach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness,“Whatmakesonehappyisseeingsomeoneelsesmilebecauseyouputitthere.”By4a.m.,therewasthisenergyintheroomthathadtobeshared!Withafewpackagesofpost-itnotes,wehitthehallsofthehotel.Wedecidedtoleaveshortinspirationalwordsonguests’doors,sowhentheyopenedtheirdoorsfewhourslaterasmilewouldturnup.Weendedupstickingpost-itnotesonallthedoorsuntilweranoutofthem.Thenoteonthedoorofthenewly-wedsproperlysaid,“Wherethereislove,thereislife.”1、About“explorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath”atawedding,theauthorthinks______A．itisrathermeaningful.B．itisinteresting.C．itisnatural.D．itisnotproper.2、Afterwatchingthefilm,whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Zach’smixedemotions.B．Zach’spoorfate.C．Zach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness.D．Zach’sstrugglewithillness.3、Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoaftertheysawthefilm?A．Theyknockeddoortodoortoofferhelpinthehotel.B．Theysharedhappinesswiththeworkersofthehotel.C．Theystucknoteswithencouragingwordsonguests’doors.D．Theythankedtheweddingcouplegratefullyforinvitation.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorandhisfriends’action?A．Onewhobringshappinesstoothersisalsohappyoneself.B．Helpingothersintroubleisgoodtooneself.C．Friendsareyourvaluabletreasure.D．Goodisrewardedwithgood.24．（8分）Attheageof14,JamesHarrisonhadamajorchestoperationandherequired13units(3.4gallons)ofbloodafterwards.Theblooddonationssavedhislife,andhedecidedthatonceheturned18,hewouldbegindonatingbloodasregularlyashecould.Morethan60yearsandalmost1,200donationslater,Harrison,whosebloodcontainsanantibody(抗体)thathassavedthelivesof2.4millionbabiesfrommiscarriages(流产),retiredasablooddonoronMay11.Harrison’sbloodisvaluablebecausehenaturallyproducesRh-negativeblood,whichcontainsRh-positiveantibodies.Hisbloodhasbeenusedtocreateanti-DinAustraliasince1967.“EverybottleofAnti-DevermadeinAustraliahasJamesinit,”RobynBarlow,theRhprogramdirectortoldtheSydneyMorningHerald.“It’sanamazingthing.Hehassavedmillionsofbabies.Icryjustthinkingaboutit.”Sincethen,Harrisonhasdonatedbetween500and800millilitersofbloodalmosteveryweek.He’smade1,162donationsfromhisrightarmand10fromhisleft.“I’dkeepgoingiftheyletme,”HarrisontoldtheHerald.Hisdoctorssaiditwastimetostopthedonations—andtheycertainlydon’ttakethemlightly.Theyhadalreadyextendedtheagelimitforblooddonationsforhim,andthey’recuttinghimoffnowtoprotecthishealth.Hemadehisfinaldonationsurroundedbysomeofthemothersandbabieswhohisbloodhelpedsave.Harrison’sretirementisablowtotheRhtreatmentprograminAustralia.Only160donorssupporttheprogram,andfindingnewdonorshasproventobedifficult.ButHarrison’sretirementfromgivingblooddoesn’tmeanhe’scompletelyoutofthegame.ScientistsarecollectingandcataloginghisDNAtocreatealibraryofantibodiesandwhitebloodcellsthatcouldbethefutureoftheanti-DprograminAustralia.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJamesHarrison?A．Hesaved2.4millionpoorpeople.B．Heistoretireasablooddonor.C．Heisaverygratefulblooddonor.D．Hedonatesbloodnearlyeveryday.2、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingParagraph4?A．TostateHarrison’sdecisiontocontinuedonatingblood.B．TodescribehowHarrison’sdonationscometoanend.C．TointroducesomebabiessavedbyHarrison’sblood.D．TopraiseHarrisonforhiscooperationwiththedoctors.3、WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutHarrison?A．Afterhisretirement,theRhprogramwillfail.B．Newdonorsareeasytofindinashorttime.C．HecontinuestocontributetotheRhprogram.D．HisDNAiskeptinalibraryforfuturestudy.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AUniqueManwithaRareBloodTypeB．TheBloodSavingMillionsofBabiesC．ASpecialBloodTypeDonortoRetireD．TheManwiththeGoldenArm25．（10分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能见度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?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）Weconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetteroncewearemarried,haveababy,thenanother.Thenwegetfrustratedbecauseourchildrenarenotoldenough,andthat__1__willbewellwhentheyareolder.Thenwearefrustrated__2__theyreachadolescenceandwemustdealwiththem.Surelywe’llbe__3__whentheygrowoutoftheteenyears.Wetellourselvesour__4__willbebetterwhenourspouse(配偶)getshis/heracttogether,whenwehaveanicercar,whenwecantakea__5__，whenwefinallyretire.Thetruthisthatthereisnobettertimetobehappythan__6__.Ifnot,thenwhen?Yourlifewillalwaysbefullofchallenges.Itisbettertoadmitasmuchandtodecidetobehappy__7__itall.Forthelongesttime,itseemedthatlifewasabouttostart—reallife.Buttherewerealwayssomeobstaclesalongtheway,anordeal(苦难)to__8__，someworktobefinished,sometimetobegiven,abilltobe__9__.Thenlifewouldstart.Itfinallydawnedonmethatthose__10__werepartoflife.Littlebylittle,thatpointof__11__alsohelpedmeseethatthereisn’tanyroadtohappiness.Happinessistheroad.So,enjoyeverymoment.Andbearinmindthat__12__waitsfornoone.Sostop__13__schooltoend,forareturntoschool,tolosetenpounds,to__14__tenpounds,forworktobegin,togetmarried，...beforedecidingtobehappy.Happinessisavoyage,notadestination.Thereisno__15__timetobehappythan...NOW!Liveandenjoythemoment.1、A．we B．they C．all D．nothing2、A．because B．but C．so D．and3、A．luckier B．happier C．older D．healthier4、A．life B．study C．children D．condition5、A．rest B．bath C．breath D．vacation6、A．before B．ever C．justthen D．rightnow7、A．insteadof B．inadditiontoC．inspiteof D．upto8、A．meetwith B．goahead C．turnto D．getthrough9、A．paid B．got C．asked D．printed10、A．achievements B．obstacles C．duties D．opinions11、A．view B．life C．position D．condition12、A．happiness B．time C．age D．road13、A．askingfor B．supposing C．waitingfor D．hopingfor14、A．gain B．reduce C．weigh D．enjoy15、A．worse B．better C．more D．less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）OverandoveragainImeetbabiesdesperately1．(try)to“read”amagazinewithfingers.Iamconstantlyshocked:Howcantheseparentsstayateasewhentheirkids2．(harm)somuchfromtechnology?Howonearthcantheynotknowwhatamagazineisinotherways?ResearchersfromCanadalookedatthis.Theresultswerenotgood,especiallyforyoungerchildren.Theyfoundthatparentsthatusedtechnologytoomuchnegativelyaffectedtheir3．(children)senseofsecurity.Besides,babiesneedimagination,notinstantsatisfaction,whichis4．screensoftenprovide.“Babiesareoftendistressedandputintobadmoodwhentheyturntotheirparent5．aconnectionanddiscovertheparentisuninterested,”theywrote.Beinginvolvedintoomanyelectronicdevices(设备)6．(be)bad.Buttheideathatparentsshouldspendalloftheirfreetimeensuringkidsarewell-developedisactuallyamodemconcept–andan7．(absolute)unrealisticone.OurkidswilljustbefineifwehandovertheiPadatarestauranttohaveagrown-upconversation.I’mcertainlynotarguingthathoursuponhoursofscreentimeisagoodideaforkids,8．thatweshouldn’ttrytohavetheirview9．(broad).Butwhoamongusdidn’tgiveourparents10．much-neededweekendbreakbysittinginfrontofSaturdaymorningcartoons?第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文，假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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。DearChris,I'mLiMing,monitorofClassOne,SeniorOne、I'mgladtohearthatyouwillcometoourschoolasexchangestudentnextterm、Ifeelitanhonorofustostudywithyou、NowIhavesomethingtotellyouabout、Firstly,withtheclimatechanging,youshouldpreparedenoughclothes、ThentherearedifferentkindoffoodsandsnackswhichwillgiveyouachancetoexperiencingrichChinesefoodculture、Inaddition,everystudentisfriendlytoforeignfriends,thatwillmakeiteasyforyoutogetalonggoodwiththem、Lastbutnotleast,wecandowhatwecantohelpyou,andyoumustgetpreparedtomeettrouble、Duringyourstayhere,IhopeyoucantellusmoreaboutAmericanculture、Onlybyunderstandingandlearnfromeachothercanwespendthesedaystogetherhappily、Yours,LiMing第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你班新来外教老师MissMelinia，今天是她的第一节课，由你代表你班的同学发言，欢迎MissMelinia。请按要求写一篇发言稿，要点如下：1.简单介绍一下你班的情况；2.你班英语学习情况；3.对MissMelinia的教学建议。注意：1.请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯；3.词数不少于100字；开头已给出，不计入总词数。DearMissMeliniaandclassmates,Iammuchhonouredtohavetheopportunitytomakeawelcomespeechonbehalfofmyclassmates.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、D5、A6、B7、B8、D9、C10、C11、C12、A13、B14、D15、C16、D17、A18、B19、B20、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-basedtimingshouldbeused